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An incredibly meticulous gamer has created the entirety of Dunder Mifflin from The Office in Far Cry 5, and the attention to detail is impressive. Gamers sometimes struggle to comprehend how far gaming has come in the space of 20 to 30 years. It seems like only a short time ago we had nothing but sidescrollers and other 2D games to keep us entertained. Nowadays, we have overwhelming worlds to explore that we are unlikely to scour the entirety of....

In Star Trek: Lower Decks Episode 2, “Envoys,” Ensign Rutherford faces a new version of the famous no-win scenario from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. During a holographic command training program, Commander Ransom puts him in several situations in which it seems like there’s literally no way to save the ship. After the ship is destroyed in the very first simulation, Ransom says this: “In situations like that, try employing the Janeway protocol....

This Star Trek: Lower Decks article contains spoilers. With most new Star Trek shows, locating the Easter eggs and references takes probably at least two viewings. But, with Lower Decks, you can watch an episode four times and still be missing references and Easter eggs. This is saying something when you also consider that these episodes are half as long as episodes of Discovery or Picard. So, with that in mind, like in the previous episodes, there is almost certainly something we missed in trying to gather all the Easter eggs and references from Lower Decks episode 4, “Moist Vessel....

Remember how hard it was to beat computer games in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s? Just when you thought you were doing great on The Oregon Trail, your entire family would die of dysentery or some other floppy-disk catastrophe. Now, imagine what that gameplay would be like if it were set in the Star Trek universe, complete with old-school 8-bit computer graphics. You’ve just imagined a new web-based Star Trek game you can play right now, called, appropriately, Star Trek: Kobayashi Maru....

Krobus, Stardew Valley’s resident monster friend was the last “marriage” candidate added to the game and is the strangest one so far. Due to his strange route, there has been some confusion in the community. You may be asking yourself “can you marry Krobus?” The answer is no, he doesn’t actually marry you, but he can become your roommate. Once moved in, Krobus somewhat acts as a spouse would. He only has two heart events, neither of which will play a part in him moving in....

Titanfall 2 is the latest EA game to make its way to Steam, leading to a major spike in the player base and highly active multiplayer servers. EA has slowly been bringing their back catalog of games over the Steam over the last month. Until now, practically all of their games have been exclusive to their in-house game client Origin. This week, Respawn’s highly-acclaimed shooter Titanfall 2 made it’s way over to Steam, causing a surge of players and renewed interest in the game....

Capcom updates the Street Fighter V beta with a brand new story-drive tutorial, prompting speculation that a narrative-driven campaign might also be on its way. The beta version of Street Fighter V has been updated with new content, and a video is circulating online that demonstrates a tutorial mode. Based on the footage, it seems that this training content might be used as a method of injecting some story-based content into the game....

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has already shown fans that the gang will be tasked with taking down Superman, quite possibly the toughest job the Squad has ever been assigned. Harley and her team will also likely have to deal with the other main members of DC’s Justice League, likely excluding Batman after the events of Arkham Knight. Superman’s weakness Kryptonite is so well known that it’s become synonymous with the phrase “Achilles’ heel” in the modern world, and the Squad will likely have to get their hands on some to take down the Man of Steel....

The world record for a blindfolded Super Mario speedrun hasn’t just been broken, it has been absolutely smashed. Speedrunning is a big part of the video game world, especially when it comes to certain games. One of the most popular games to speedrun is the original Super Mario Bros. So many speedrunners have set and broken various records on the game that some in the speedrunning business believe they are fast approaching a point where its record will no longer be able to be broken....

In the span of a decade, System Shock has gone from being an inaccessible cult classic to another instance of potential vaporware. A long-gestating remake has yet to surface, and Kickstarter backers have yet to see their money translate into an actual game. The project is officially on hold, despite developer promises to finish the game eventually. Today, then, brings a true monkey’s paw scenario. Prolific corporate giant Tencent has acquired the rights to the System Shock franchise in its entirety....

Following the news on Monday that Warner Bros. Pictures was shifting the release of its sci-fi epic Dune from December 18 of this year to October 1, 2021, Deadline reports that the studio has now massively reshuffled even more of its planned tentpole films for the next two years. Not surprisingly, Matt Reeves’ The Batman is moving off that October 1, 2021 date in the wake of Dune’s shift and will now open on March 4, 2022....

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness - the black sheep of the iconic series starring butt-kicking beauty Lara Croft - is by far the most controversial and overwhelmingly hated-on game of the bunch. It’s the entry in the series that most long-time fans of the franchise look back on with at least some degree of disappointment. Indeed, it’s the Tomb Raider game that so many people love to hate. But that’s old news, the fact is that the game is a total hot mess....

The good ol’ internet. It’s been our friend and our enemy since the military’s ARPANET network switched on in the late ‘60s. Online communication has led to an enormous amount of acquired knowledge, and it’s given many people their livelihood (this writer raises his hand). Internet memes, however, have also taken some of the best moments in TV history, shown them to the masses out of context, and in turn ruined the original intent of the message from said TV shows....

Investing in players of the future is a quick way to create an unstoppable team in Football Manager 21 while making plenty of profit in the process. The likes of Kylian Mbappe, Joao Felix, and Erling Braut Haaland are already shining on the biggest stage, but which players are next in line to take the football world by storm? From future stars in attack to stalwarts in defense, a number of young players stand out as options that football manager fans should look to target quickly if looking to build a team for the future....

It’s official, but nobody was surprised when Blizzard announced that The Burning Crusade expansion was coming to Classic World of Warcraft. Players are already discussing the next step they’re going to take, and that’s not just a matter of stepping into Outland, hitting those new dungeons and raids, and getting a flying mount. There’s also a lot of buzz on the technical side regarding server changes and whether or not characters should progress past Classic WoW....

Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe released a new trailer for The Dark Pictures: Little Hope today, and it has strong Blair Witch Project vibes. Supermassive Games is developing a whole anthology of horrifying game-based storytelling, and this is the second edition. Fans of Until Dawn and have been anticipating this release since The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan came out in August 2019. Recent events have made game development difficult, so Little Hope’s release date has been pushed to sometime this fall....

One fan of Ubisoft’s military action-MMO The Division compiles screenshots of all the unlockable items players receive after collecting everything in the game. Over the weekend, the hilariously named Redditor “NordicIceNipples” dug in and ground his way throughout The Division’s post-pandemic Manhattan in order to gather up each and every individual piece of Intel — that is, the title’s version of in-game collectibles — to unlock all of the jackets rewarded unto players after doing so....

After being announced earlier this year, The Division 2 quickly rocketed up the charts as one of the most anticipated games of E3 2018. The initial press release was light on details, though rumors and potential leaks attempted to fill in many of the gaps including the location for this latest entry in the franchise. Thanks to the Microsoft E3 2018 press conference, fans finally got confirmation on what the sequel will be bringing to the table....

During the latest Ubisoft financial briefing the publisher confirmed that it is aiming to release The Division 2 before April 2019. While this was good news for fans eager to play the follow-up to 2016’s connected, third-person shooter, many others raised concerns that the game may launch during a crowded window. The release window announcement means that The Division 2 will go toe-to-toe with Anthem, the connected shooter from EA and BioWare that was recently pushed to early next year....

The Elder Scrolls series has a long history, both as a gaming franchise and within its lore. Since it first burst onto the scene in 1994, the franchise has generated thousands of years of detailed, often pretty bonkers history to absorb throughout the main game series - all of it having some kind of impact on the world. But with the five main games and numerous spin-offs now in the library, the sheer volume of lore is staggering....