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Super Meat Boy Forever started life as a PC and Nintendo Switch exclusive. But now, the notoriously rage-inducing platforming series is continuing its life on PlayStation and Xbox, with a wider release of its sequel. The selling point this time around is the variety of stages. The game boasts “thousands” of levels, according to developers Team Meat, who also claim that you can finish the game to completion several times without seeing a repeat stage....

Many players who do not have access to more expensive triple-A titles, or who have found themselves craving something fresh, have found joy in smaller indie titles. Besides Steam, the Nintendo eShop offers big discounts on indie titles semi-regularly, making it a great shopping site for indie lovers. Many know the Nintendo eShop on the Switch for virtual titles from the big-name Nintendo series. It’s very convenient to have a Nintendo virtual storefront, especially with COVID-19 still causing havoc....

The world of LittleBigPlanet was on track to greatness on the PS3. The first and second entries in the series were incredibly well-received and were adored by fans for their creation tools and community level player. The third entry didn’t quite hit the mark, and the kart racing spinoff was almost instantly forgotten. Sackboy: A Big Adventure is the newest entry in the series, and it went in the direction of a 3D platformer....

It’s been a difficult year for the publishing industry, as global supply chain issues and labor and paper shortages have led to delays. But many wonderful and nerdy books have made it over those obstacles to make it into the world and into our eyeballs and brains. As we reflect back on 2021, here are the books—from horror to fantasy to science fiction—that meant something to Den of Geek staff and contributors over the past year, as well as Den of Geek readers’ choice for the best book of 2021....

A “dungeon” in World of Warcraft is an instance intended for a party of five players. Once you have parties of 10, 25, or 40, they become raids, and although some dungeons and raids share the same space, they aren’t really the same thing. That’s why every World of Warcraft expansion has a variety of both to choose from already, and The Burning Crusade expansion added even more variety to the list....

Not too long ago, Xaviant Games surprised practically everyone by announcing this week’s release of its Battle Royale sequel The Culling 2, a direct followup to the original that officially came out to the public in October of last year after a lengthy early access closed beta period. It looks as if the game’s launch didn’t fare to well, though, for just two days after it became available, it seems as if there’s barely anyone playing it....

This article contains The Devil All the Time spoilers. You can read the review here. After so much bloodshed and tragedy, few could expect to find peace at the end of things. That includes Tom Holland’s taciturn Arvin Russell. Yet sitting in a Volkswagen next to a long-haired gentleman, one who appeared to be part of the vanguard for the next generation, the often hyper-observant Arvin is letting his guard down, and a sense of ease washes over him for the first time in probably his whole life....

A group of dedicated The Division players put together a helpful loot table that breaks down all the reported drops from named bosses and there likely percentage to drop. As most players have learned by now, Tom Clancy’s The Division is very different from the typical TC-branded game. While many of Clancy’s prior collaborations (before his tragic passing a few years back) have focused on realism, The Division is all about loot....

Fans of The Division create a music video parodying Drake’s “Hotline Bling” with raps about the struggles players encounter in Ubisoft Massive’s third-person shooter. As many fans of The Division can attest, grinding for loot in the Dark Zone—that is, the game’s combination PvP/PvE areas—can often be incredibly taxing. In fact, the YouTubers known as ArcadeCloud and NemRaps wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment, as they recently put together a spoof of rapper Drake’s oft-parodied “Hotline Bling” to express their griefs with trying to level up as an Agent in The Division’s Dark Zone....

Reddit user Lehnsherr discovers a reference to both Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film and Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight hidden in Tom Clancy’s The Division. As is typical of open world games, Tom Clancy’s The Division is stuffed with Easter Eggs for eagle-eyed gamers to find. The latest Easter Egg that fans have discovered in The Division is hard to spot, but those who do will find a reference to the Batman films....

Now that reviews are out, you’ve probably seen a lot of people claiming that Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is the first game that truly feels next-gen. Frankly, I don’t necessarily agree with that sentiment. If you ask me, Rift Apart feels like classic Ratchet & Clank with a shiny coat of paint. The rift bounding turned out to be a pretty exaggerated part of the marketing, and the gameplay hasn’t evolved much beyond what we saw in Ratchet & Clank on the PS4, or even the Future trilogy for that matter....

This THE FLASH article contains spoilers for Season 7, Episode 6 Actor Brandon McKnight was promoted to a series regular for The Flash Season 7 last year and some fans (read: cough yours truly) may have wondered whether there was space for Chester P. Runk on a series that often struggles to give its existing cast of characters meaningful things to do. After all, Carlos Valdes’ Cisco was absent for the bulk of Season 6, Danielle Panabaker’s Caitlin took a near-permanent backseat to her Frost alter-ego that the series is only just now correcting, and though we all love Jesse L....

Vincent van Gogh’s painting Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear sold for $71.5 million at a November 1998 Christie’s auction. The artist created it after dropping a package off at a brothel for a woman named Rachel, telling her to “guard this object with your life.” That was in December 1888. Van Gogh was an unknown artist at the time. Adrien Brody plays a similar art curator to those at Christie’s in Wes Anderson’s anthology film, The French Dispatch....

This LAST OF US article contains spoilers. The Last of Us‘ exceptional second episode certainly wasn’t lacking in suspense, though it’s safe to say that no moment in the episode generated more buzz than Tess’ apparent death. Some viewers were even left wondering whether or not Tess is truly dead. Well, barring a truly wild twist, I can assure you that Tess is dead. Unless we’re lucky enough to get a Tess flashback scene down the line, that’s sadly the last we’ll see of her....

Naughty Dog takes a very nuanced approach to its games, and apparently, none of their work will show this off more than The Last of Us Part 2. The studio has gone out of its way to make the look and personalities of the game’s characters and environment feel as real as possible. The latest episode of Sony’s “Inside” mini-documentary for The Last of Us Part 2 describes what Naughty Dog does to achieve this....

Since the launch of the new generation of consoles, there has been an influx of remastered and rebooted versions of titles from last-gen attempting to cash-in on the transition. The HD remake of 2013’s Tomb Raider was stunning, as seen in these side-by-side comparison videos. Meanwhile, Xbox One owners have the prospect of playing through the first four Halo titles in Halo: The Master Chief Collection — a re-release exclusive to the Xbox One that will not be making its way to Xbox 360 and PC....

This The Magicians review contains spoilers. The Magicians Season 3 Episode 4 “Be the Penny” has everything a good episode of The Magicians should have: plenty of pathos, a healthy dose of self-referential humor, and just the right amount of unexpectedness. Arjun Gupta has always delivered a wonderfully sardonic performance as Penny, and to see the consequences of his general disdain in the past is entertaining in the extreme. As the quest for the keys continues, it’s encouraging to realize the show can still surprise us with details like each of the keys having different powers or, of course, the amazing ending....

This The Magicians review contains spoilers. The Magicians Season 4 Episode 4 This week’s The Magicians wasn’t only a standalone episode which addressed a long-standing dangling thread from Josh’s earlier history, it also was an exercise in testing the audience’s acceptance of weird pairings now that we’ve known these characters for several seasons. But more than that, the show is doing one of the things it does best: subtly reminding its audience that although it’s not shy about reversing expectations about the power dynamics between men and women, it’s also not going to hit us over the head with social commentary....

The Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy is looking more likely than ever before. With rumors circulating that the remaster could be announced by BioWare on N7 Day 2020 or even sooner in October, Mass Effect fans are more excited than ever to return to their favorite stores on the Citadel, especially after the disappointing release of Mass Effect: Andromeda. However, after Andromeda and the even more disappointing critical and commercial reception of Anthem, BioWare has a lot riding on the Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy in the eyes of many fans....

Warning: contains plot references to The Day of the Triffids, Chocky and The Midwich Cuckoos Novelist John Wyndham’s genius lay in seeding menace among innocence. In The Day of the Triffids, the narrator drives through a bucolic country village but is unable to admire its delightful cottage gardens – partly because the world has ended, but also because the picture-postcard borders contain intruders: tall, swaying carnivorous plants with leathery green leaves and poison whips waiting to sting human flesh....