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“Based on a true story” is the hook that the Conjuring universe was built on. A franchise where the main entries feature events from the case files of real life paranormal investigating couple Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga), it’s a good gimmick that has served the series well so far – if you want to believe the Perron family were haunted by a ghost witch and that there was a poltergeist in North London in the 1970s, have at it....

Sadly, The Crown of Wu is not a game about the Wu-Tang Clan as one might assume based on the name. In this case, Wu refers to Sun Wukong, the Monkey King and Chinese god from the ancient fable Journey to the West. It is not a game about the Wu-Tang Clan, which would have been inherently superior in every way. But it’s 2020, so we can’t have nice things....

This article contains some spoilers for The Menu, Glass Onion, and Triangle of Sadness. There is something incredibly satisfying about watching the super rich fumble. The internet is joyous whenever celebrities make an ill-judged attempt at earnestness (think the infamous pandemic “Imagine” video), and everyone is ravenous over the almost daily faux pas of a certain social media owning billionaire. It seems screenwriters and filmmakers noticed. Recently, there has been a slew of films and TV shows that display rich people and all their foibles so audiences can relish in their demise: The White Lotus, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and Triangle of Sadness, to name but a few....

The Division’s official Twitter page releases a statement on a new bug in the game that removes daily missions. A fix will come tomorrow, in the large April 12th update. Despite a number of new blockbuster games dropping this month, many gamers are still busy with Tom Clancy’s The Division. These players are grinding for the best gear in an attempt to prepare themselves for the game’s upcoming Falcon Lost Incursion, but a new bug in The Division has made that grind a little more difficult....

According to Chart-Track, The Division sets a new record in the United Kingdom for sales within the first three months of any year, a record previously held by Gran Turismo 4. After a longer than expected wait thanks to a few delays, Ubisoft’s social third person shooter, The Division, is finally out in the wild and has been enjoying a lot of positive word of mouth even if a few trolls appeared to hamper the experience for some....

YouTuber JackFrags uploads a new video of The Division containing almost 50 minutes worth of new gameplay set in the Dark Zone and showing a number of high level missions. The Ubisoft marketing machine has finally torn the lid off the highly anticipated RPG shooter, The Division in advance of the beta which kicks off on January 28 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC gamers who have already pre-ordered the title....

Bethesda and ZeniMax are finally ready to show off the next expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online. On December 10 during The Game Awards, a “World Premiere Trailer” will air, giving us a look at the new content heading our way in 2021. The official Twitter accounts for The Game Awards and The Elder Scrolls Online broke the news earlier today, including a short clip with their announcements. It doesn’t reveal much, but features what looks to be Eveli Sharp-Arrow writhing in pain near an ancient text....

Host Geoff Keighley presents The Game Awards 2016 live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. Find out which games took home the top prizes! Serving as the closest thing video games have to the Oscars or the Emmys, The Game Awards 2016 took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. And while this year’s event had plenty of bells and whistles to boast about - like its 4K resolution support and the option to watch the entire thing in virtual reality - the focus was still on video games, game developers, and fans....

Warning: the Handmaid’s tale season 4 episode synopses below contain plot spoilers The Handmaid’s Tale isn’t the kind of TV show that suits a binge-watch. Its heart-heavy dystopian story about a brutal theocracy that enslaves and rapes fertile women benefits from a little fresh air between episodes. On-screen torture and suffering are best delivered in small doses. It’s good news then, that after its first three episodes are released on Hulu in one batch on Wednesday April 28th, the remaining seven episodes of season four will be released weekly each Wednesday until June 16th, giving US viewers all time to digest....

Final Fantasy 7 Remake presents players with a variety of choices throughout the game, some of which are inconsequential and some of which do not benefit the player who makes a certain choice. Oftentimes, it’s choices that many do not expect to carry the most weight, as some of the consequences do not take place until later chapters in FF7 Remake. NOTE: This article contains SPOILERS for the game, though we try to refrain from story spoilers as much as possible....

SNK recently announced the 15th entry to their long-standing fighting games series, The King of Fighters. This 3v3 fighting game series boasts some of the most enjoyable mechanics featured in games like Capcom vs. SNK 2. While touting it as their most ambitious entry yet, along with the announcement of a new Neo Geo console, KOF XV could redefine the landscape of fighting games as we know it. With the release of their iconic character, Terry Bogard, in Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros....

When Life is Strange first debuted in 2015, no one really knew the success it would accumulate. In fact, there’s a very good chance that Life is Strange actually helped Dontnod Entertainment a lot because of its acclaim and success. The first game and its episodic set up led to the release of a prequel, Life is Strange: Before the Storm, and a sequel Life is Strange 2, which had a different cast than the original game....

The long-awaited Apple silicon Mac Pro refresh might be just around the corner if a new report and a little bit of tea leaf reading turn out to be accurate. The Apple silicon Mac Pro is a machine that we had hoped would arrive last year but were left disappointed. Now though, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that he’s been told that the Mac Pro currently being tested is running macOS 13....

Fighting games are hard. Before you even start playing a fighting game, you basically have to sit down and learn an entirely new language. You start throwing around terms like “frame data” and “Korean backdash” and most folks are going to start zoning out. Arc System Works knew this when they made Dragon Ball FighterZ, which is why a lot of the mechanics in the game were designed with a straightforward, streamlined philosophy in mind....

Fans of the Stalker franchise from Ukrainian developer GSC Game World are eagerly awaiting the sequel Stalker 2, which was officially re-announced in 2018, with the first in-engine footage of the game being shown only a few months ago. However, there is one extra reason for fans of the series to be excited, as Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl will soon get an unofficial remake. The project uses Unreal Engine as well as Stalker 2, and the team has recently shown off some new visuals for players to check....

Star Wars Battlefront 2: Celebration Edition is now available for free on the Epic Games Store. The title will remain free until January 21, at which point it will be replaced by Galactic Civilizations 3. Epic Games has been giving away free games for months now, but Battlefront 2 is one of the best offers yet. While it may have struggled at launch, the Star Wars game is in a much better place in 2021, thanks to constant updates and patches to address player feedback....

After its predecessor was more or less a multiplayer-only experience, Star Wars Battlefront 2 is set to deliver a full-fledged single player campaign. This campaign will star Iden Versio, who will stand as one of the only female protagonists in a genre that is comprised almost entirely of male heroes. Some fans may complain that having a female main character is DICE “catering” to “social justice warriors,” but for DICE, it’s not about catering to any specific group, it’s about making a good character....

After initially launching to critical acclaim for the PC in 2010, Blizzard’s StarCraft 2 franchise has been a staple in the competitive gaming scene. Although it first released as a direct successor to RTS great, StarCraft: Brood War, the game has already seen one expansion significantly change its gameplay while another expansion is nearing release. While Blizzard has been refreshingly open about a lot of information regarding StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void, the newest expansion to their StarCraft 2 series, they have been tight-lipped about key details like the release date....

As you’ll know if you haven’t set your Netflix account to stop autoplaying previews, a lot of comedy writing isn’t really comedy writing at all, but writing in the shape of comedy. There are rhythmic set-ups and punch lines and pauses for laughter, but what’s being said is… words. There’s every appearance of a joke, but nothing inside, just a vacuum where a joke might go. It’s the TV equivalent of void-fill foam starch packing peanuts; technically edible but with zero nutritional value....

Now this is being proactive. Still angry about the lack of major Nintendo Directs lately? Make your own. Disclaimer: it won’t mean that Rayman actually joins Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (as much as the fandom continues to want him), but you’ll feel like he will for a rage-abating moment. For Nintendo fans, there are three schools of thought regarding Nintendo Directs. Some are furious that it’s been so long since the last Direct, some are furious because the contents of the most recent one weren’t to their liking, and the third group are furious for both reasons....