I’m a huge fan of Junk Head, the stop-motion sci-fi anime directed by self-taught animator Takahide Hori. I’ve been eagerly anticipating the film’s follow-up, Junk World, ever since it was first announced back in 2023. On Monday, the official website for the film posted a new trailer announcing Junk World’s upcoming Japanese theatrical release on...
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A concept album for the now-cancelled Earthblade from the studio behind Celeste has been released by composer Lena Raine.
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Make it a Mario day. Nintendo has already kicked off its MAR10 Day celebrations with new LEGO, sales and Alarmo themes, but there's plenty of fan-made goodness to get into, too. Like, for example, this stunning animation from the YouTube artist maribou, which provides a whistle-stop tour of the prized plumber's Switch adventures. The 'SUPER MAR10 WORLD' animation is only a little over a minute long, but boy is it packed with personality. maribou reimagines iconic moments from the likes of Super ...
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In Nekojima, up to five players compete to assemble a power grid by stacking wood pieces as high as they can go. But the many cats of the island have other plans. You’ll need to stack each cylindrical piece strategically so that it’ll hold up when the curious cats inevitably hang on the wires. Each...
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Yet another fake AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming CPU has been spotted in the real world. However, this time a fake 9800X3D has reportedly been sold and shipped by Amazon directly, sealed in an original box, leaving the owner hundreds of dollars out of pocket. While stock levels for the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D have improved since launch day, scammers have taken advantage of the AMD CPU’s high demand by scamming gamers with fake chips such as this one. As our 9800X3D review shows, it’s simply the best gami...
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"The idea of simulation games with emergent properties is very much part of what we do."
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The new game releases this week are proof that cute animals make everything better. Shooters? Better if you’re an animal. Boba shop management sim? Great, now let me play as a penguin. Samurai game set in 19th-century Japan? Sounds like it needs a cat. There are games this week that don’t have animals, but we...
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Asus took its best 4K OLED gaming monitor and shrunk it to 27-inches. Yay, I guess?!
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Finding the best food buffs and meals to prepare in Monster Hunter Wilds doesn’t require culinary skills, but patience and planning are definitely rewarded. While we’ve already covered how to cook meals in detail, it can be overwhelming to decide what to use in every meal depending on the encounter at hand, the weapons you...
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A fallen warrior tries to take it easy in a cozy tea shop.
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Activision has confirmed when the Call of Duty: Warzone Verdansk map is coming back to the battle royale, and we don’t have long to wait. The original locale is arriving alongside Black Ops Season 3, and marks a huge moment for the struggling free version of CoD. Players have been calling for improvements for some time, alongside the return of Verdansk, so a lot is riding on the map’s arrival.
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A nice surprise! Control Ultimate Edition is set for a big update today to bring in a bunch of extra graphics features and tweaks along with some bug fixes.
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Redeem these codes to bag some free loot before they expire.
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If you enjoyed your flirtations (and more) with Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3, and want more, well, you can now romance the sultry vampire in Stardew Valley.
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Steel Seed, the next game from Close to the Sun developer Storm in a Teacup, is officially launching for PC and consoles next month.
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Apple is internally testing iOS 18.3.2 for iPhones, according to our website's analytics logs, which have been a reliable indicator of upcoming iOS versions. The software update should be released in the next week or two. iOS 18.3.2 will be a minor update that addresses software bugs and/or security vulnerabilities. iOS 18.3.2 will serve as a stop-gap update while iOS 18.4 remains in beta testing. iOS 18.4 does not have any new Apple Intelligence features for Siri, as Apple has confirmed those f...
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Toho Animation released a new trailer for My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Monday, introducing the anime world to Koichi Haimawari, the unlicensed hero of the MHA spinoff manga of the same name. Meet the Crawler, Knuckleduster, and their less enthusiastic friend — as well as the series’ first theme song, “Kekka Orai” by Kocchi no Kento....
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If you’re desperately awaiting the launch of Terraria 1.4.5 and you haven’t yet played Core Keeper, consider today’s patch a reminder to check in on one of the best co-op survival sandbox games in recent years. Boasting a 92%-positive Steam score from 40,000 user reviews, Core Keeper’s mixture of exploration, digging, crafting, building, and climactic boss battles make it one of the best options to fill that Terraria-shaped gap in your gaming schedule. Developer Pugstorm’s new major upgrade make...
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It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped the download charts last month. New releases joined the PS5 charts in February, with Monster Hunter Wilds and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II claiming top spots on the US and EU lists. Beat Saber and Among Us VR continue to perform well on...
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Brainlag Games, a studio made up of ex-Gothic and Elex developers, has announced Rootbound, a physics-based action-adventure game for PC.
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Apple One allows you to subscribe to up to six Apple services for one discounted monthly price. There are three Apple One tiers: Individual, Family, and Premier. Over the last month, the highest-end Apple One Premier plan has gained two additional perks. Here is what Apple One Premier already included, for $37.95 per month:Apple Music Apple TV+ Apple Arcade Apple News+ Apple Fitness+ iCloud+ with 2TB of storageHere are the two new perks, at no extra cost:Apple Invites Apple News+ FoodLast mont...
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Apple is still discussing the possibility of making smart glasses similar to Meta's popular Ray-Ban glasses, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says that such a product wouldn't be a proper augmented reality device like Apple Vision Pro, but it would include AI, microphones, and cameras to create a "pretty good user experience." "If Apple can bring its design prowess, offer AirPods-level audio quality and tightly integrate the glasses with the...
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Kojima Productions has revealed the Death Stranding 2 release date, with the long-awaited sequel due to launch in summer.
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Waterworld.
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Monster Hunter Wilds has a new update that makes copious little and large changes to the popular animal-hitting sim. As often with PC game patch notes, the changelog is a balance of mealy fare such as fixes for broken weapons, and moments of absurdity, such as addressing a problem whereby you'd hack the tail off an Ajarakan only for it to transform into another monster's appendage. Also, you'll no longer be able to cheese the Gore Magala by somehow dropping a dozen boulders on it simultaneously.
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The new iPad Air with the M3 chip launches Wednesday. Ahead of time, the first reviews of the device have been shared by select publications and YouTube channels. As expected, the latest iPad Air is up to 20% faster than the previous-generation model with the M2 chip. In addition, the M3 chip brings hardware-accelerated ray tracing to the iPad Air for the first time, providing improved graphics rendering in games. A new Magic Keyboard is available for the iPad Air. It features a larger trackpad,...
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If you’ve picked up an iPad in the last five years or so, the new iPad Air will not surprise you. It is, in every way but one, identical to the iPad Air that Apple released last spring. The only difference is that the latest iPad Air has the M3 chip inside, instead of the already-capable M2. Even the (extremely muted) colors appear identical this year. Besides the 13-inch screen option Apple added last spring, the iPad Air is barely different from the one that was released way back in 2020. That...
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A few years ago, a sound bite went viral on TikTok: “Darling, I’ve told you several times before, I have no dream job. I do not dream of labor.” As writer Caitlyn Clark put it in Jacobin at the time, it’s no surprise that the statement resonated with people: a “tighter labor market,” Clark wrote,...
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'All my life's led to this and now I see what I've become.'
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Celebrations and commiserations.
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The economy's in shambles.
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Snaaake?
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Nintendo has announced its Alarmo clock will be available on general sale in Japan in May.
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Doom: The Dark Ages serves as a prequel to 2016's Doom and its sequel Doom Eternal, and tells the "epic cinematic origin story of the Doom Slayer's rage". But, even though it's a prequel, don't expect The Dark Ages to end with the Slayer being popped in a coffin.
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Capcom has dropped a major Monster Hunter Wilds update that tackles some of the game's most pressing issues, but there's still a fair number of glitches you need to watch out for. While Wilds has been one of the biggest Capcom launches of all time, it has been beset with problems across all platforms. Progression has been blocked and mechanics aren't working properly, but this latest set of patch notes is bursting with fixes that you'll want to read.
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