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This THe Flash review contains spoilers. The Flash Season 7 Episode 3 When we initially learned that the last three episodes of The Flash’s Season 6 would be rolled over into its seventh, some of us (read: me) were hopeful that it might serve as an impetus to rethink Season 7 entirely and build these additional installments into some sort of larger story that worked as a cohesive whole. But, unfortunately, it’s very obvious that “Mother” was meant to serve as The Flash’s sixth season finale – for all the good and ill that designation entails....

With the pumpkins now rotting on the pavement, here’s a new horror that just missed the boat. Spooky forests home to dark secrets, flinty locals warning newcomers that they shouldn’t have come here with their fancy city ways, the whole works. If this makes The Hallow sound formulaic, that’s because a lot of horror is, if you ask me. But these films live or die by whether they have any ideas to transcend their established framework, and there’s a bagful here....

There are some excellent video games that had the misfortune of being released alongside high-profile titles and were buried as a result. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age released close to Marvel’s Spider-Man, while Katamari Damacy REROLL released on the same day as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This could be the same fate that awaits the games released alongside Cyberpunk 2077, which is why so many other titles decided to push their release back to 2021, in order to escape the wrath of Night City....

Having been available on PC and other consoles for some time, The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing is now available to Xbox One players — and is being offered for free this month via Games with Gold. But does the game offer much to anyone who’s familiar with the genre? The action RPG genre is a stalwart of the video game industry, having evolved considerably over the years, as trends and platforms have changed....

When Carnival Films adapted Death of Kings (the sixth book in Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories series) they – probably wisely – left out a scene in which Uhtred of Bebbanburg is drugged in a witch’s cave and sexually assaulted by a goddess of the earth. Season three had plenty going on without that little adventure. King Alfred was dying, Uhtred was cursed, Danish war lord Bloodhair was doing what Danish war lords do and vowing to make the streets run with Saxon blood… Add in seer Skade running around the place stabbing priests and the last thing required was the complication of yet another prophetess....

The Body Snatchers, Jack Finney’s novel about an insidious and silent alien invasion that threatens to turn the world’s population into a horde of emotionless, single-minded replicant drones, was published in 1955 after starting life as a magazine serial. Although inspired, at least in part, by Robert Heinlein’s 1951 novel The Puppetmasters and possibly William Cameron Menzies’ 1953 Invaders from Mars, Finney’s novel took a much darker tone and employed a handful of standard noirish elements, which left the story open to countless social and political interpretations....

Fallout: New Vegas 2 has been rumored to be in development ever since the first game released back in 2010. The game could be a direct sequel to the events of the first game, but the title could also be used to refer to another spin-off and potentially third-party Fallout game as a spiritual successor. Some of the rumors have the game being developed by a third-party developer rather than Bethesda Game Studios, just as the original game was developed by Obsidian Entertainment....

The Mandalorian has made waves among long time Star Wars fans and new viewers alike ever since its premiere. For some, its popularity comes from the stories it tells. For others, it is absolutely because of their love of Baby Yoda. But one aspect that captured the attention of many in the industry was Industrial Light & Magic’s (ILM) groundbreaking virtual set technology known as “Stagecraft.” Now, it looks like Sony may be helping bring that tech to the mainstream....

This Star Trek: Discovery review contains spoilers. Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 3 If you were expecting the Discovery’s return to Earth to become a major plot point in Season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery, then keep guessing. The show makes a clever and unexpected narrative decision by, upon reuniting our wayward travelers with Michael, almost immediately bringing the crew of the Discovery to Starfleet’s (former) home planet, only for them to find very few answers or comforts there....

Star Wars games have had a rough few years, with both Battlefront games being marred by controversy and multiple Star Wars game cancellations. However, Star Wars: Squadrons, revealed today by EA, looks promising, judging by its initial trailer. However, those waiting for gameplay before passing judgment are in luck, as Star Wars: Squadrons gameplay will debut during EA Play. The annual event, which EA has traditionally used as its own sort of E3 press conference, typically provides a slate of new details for EA’s upcoming games, and this year should be no different....

In the last 48 hours, the Internet has been in an uproar over EA’s business model in Star Wars Battlefront 2. After some serious controversy regarding hero unlock times, reduced currency gain, and an abundance of loot box complaints, the company has seen criticism non-stop on Reddit as well as all around the web. The social news and discussion site has been particularly anti-EA as of late, with boycotts, mass-refunds, and one of the most down-voted comments in Reddit history coming in the publisher’s direction....

Several years ago, the British developer Free Radical Design had all of its production work cancelled for a Star Wars Battlefront 3, and it looks as if the company even had more assets brewing for a now-defunct fourth entry. As it so happens, a slew of unused concept art has now surfaced online for Free Radical Design’s nonexistent fourth numbered installment for the science fiction game franchise, with images depicting a Dark Luke Skywalker, a Dark Leia Organa, a Redeemed Darth Vader, and more....

Horror fans partial to platformers should take note of the 2D action game Necrofugitive - for its eye-catching art style and intriguing title. Its premise is a straightforward one, but how you progress will be a showstopper for gore-seekers. From its opening gameplay, Necrofugitive immediately brings Blasphemous to mind - despite its more muted color palette. Developed by Black Garden Studios, you will play shapeshifting fugitive the Prisoner, the last survivor of The Cult of Skoroz, on the run from bounty hunters and bannermen....

Valve kicked off its 2016 Steam Summer Sale this afternoon with discounts on games like Doom, Grand Theft Auto V, Fallout 4 and Rise of the Tomb Raider. Gamers have been looking forward to this year’s Steam Summer Sale for a while now thanks to a leak of the sale dates on Reddit and elsewhere. Now, the wait is finally over, as Steam’s annual summer sale kicked off at 1 p....

Today, XSEED Games and Marvelous Europe Limited unveiled the retail editions of Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, the upcoming title in the Story of Seasons series. Each company detailed the standard editions and region-specific special editions — the Premium Edition for North American buyers and the Deluxe Edition for European customers. The standard Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town edition comes in physical and digital versions priced at $49....

Rude people are the worst. And sometimes, the only way to teach them a lesson is by spending $60 on international shipping fees. Oh, and maybe include a terribly drawn gold-plated PS5 for good measure. That’ll teach ’em a lesson. Rainyday_vg is a Twitch streamer that regularly holds giveaways on their Twitter account. They’ve given away thousands of dollars of stuff over the years, but apparently that wasn’t enough for one of their contestants....

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While speedrunners are already facing a great challenge trying to finish a game as quickly as possible, some like to take things to new levels of difficulty. Super Mario World speedrunner Katun24, for example, has taken to running the game while blindfolded, and in the process has set a new record for the sightless category. In total, it took Katun24 13 minutes and 31 seconds to complete the blindfolded Super Mario World run, an impressive time even for non-blindfolded players....

The latest update to the Smash Remix mod for Super Smash Bros. has made the Mad Piano from Super Mario 64 playable. The Mad Piano is an enemy from Super Mario 64 that appears in Big Boo’s Haunt. It pretends to be a regular piano until Mario approaches it. The Mad Piano is notorious for being one of the scariest enemies on the N64, as it comes to life, grows a set of fangs, and stomps toward Mario in a rage....

For many fans of The Legend of Zelda series, the best games in the franchise are difficult to pinpoint, though in that difficulty, one incredibly frequent choice for the best game is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Despite this consensus, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma and director Takashi Tezuka believe that Link’s Awakening, now being remade for the Nintendo Switch, is superior to Zelda’s premier SNES title....