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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Tape 2is a tough game to review because I sort of already reviewed it. Back in February, I wrote about why Iloved the first episodeof the new game fromLife is Strangedeveloper Don’t Nod. After finishing Tape 2: Rage, not much has changed. I was instantly fond of Lost Records’ cast of characters, especially Swann, the shy high school girl at the story’s center. I loved getting to know her new friends, Autumn, Nora, and Kat, over several blissful summer months that end with a tagedy....

Summary TheMinecraftmovie is being unleashed upon us later this week, for better or worse, but it seems as though the general feeling towards it has softened ever since that cursed day when the first official trailer dropped. If you can recall, not many nice words were spoken about it,as it managed to amass over one million dislikes on YouTube in just a few days. In fact, it was so hated that Steve actor Jack Black says he was pretty shaken by it, claiming that he actually loved the first trailer....

Summary If you likedAtomfall, there’s a good chance you’re into that kind of creepy, sci-fi storytelling. The game takes place in an alternative version of the 1960s in Northern England after a nuclear disaster turns the area into a radioactive zone. What makes Atomfall feel so unique is that something feels off, but you can’t really explain why Some of these projects have a similar feel to them, and a few of these movies might be slow burns, but that just makes them feel more impactful....

Summary State of Decayco-creator Jeff Strain and his wife Annie Strain are suingMarvel Rivalsdeveloper NetEase Games for $900 million due to alleged defamation and unfair trade practices, which they claim harmed their publishing company Prytania Media. In 2024, Kotaku reporter Ethan Gach reached out to Jeff Strain to discuss the closure of subsidiary Crop Circle Games for a wider article about Prytania Media. During this conversation, Gach mentioned non-public details about Project Vonnegut, a game in production at another subsidiary studio, Possibility Space....

Summary The actor Nicky Katt has passed away at the age of 54. Katt, who was best known for a long line of supporting roles, appeared in films such as Dazed and Confused, School of Rock, The Limey, and Sin City. However, the gaming community would know him fromStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 - The Sith Lords. Here, Katt played Atton Rand, one of the first companions you meet and a compellingStar Warscharacter in his own right....

Summary Oblivion’srumored remaster is more real than ever right now, thanks to a seemingly unending stream of evidence leaking out ofBethesda,Microsoft, and developer Virtuous.Screenshots have been shared online, Xbox’s support accounthas seemingly confirmed it’s coming, and multiple insiders have claimeda shadow drop will take place next week. Despite all of that, some people are somehow still a little skeptical that this game even exists. It is pretty sensible not to believe everything you see on the Internet these days - thanks to the rampant, unchecked use of generative AI - but sometimes it’s fine to get excited, especially since even more evidence of the Oblivion remaster has popped up, this time on Bethesda’s official website....

Summary Yesterday, after three years of leaks and rumors that ramped up over the last few months, Bethesdaofficially revealedand releasedThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster. More than a simple remaster, though, Virtuous overhauled the game’s visuals, added new quests,new voice lines, a bunch of quality-of-life changes, andintroduced character originsto the almost 20-year-old title. This effort doesn’t seem to have been in vain either, as combined with the community’s thirst for more Elder Scrolls, the Oblivion Remaster has had the second-biggest single-player launch of 2025 so far, at least onSteam....

Summary In case you missed it,Silent Hill f, the first newSilent Hillgame in over a decade,was re-revealed on Thursday as part of a Silent Hill Transmissionhosted byKonami. Among the highlights,including a brand-new trailer, arepre-order details, plusstatements from the game’s writer, Ryukishi07, andthe franchise’s iconic art director. With the game fully back in the nexus, more and more details are beginning to come out. Chief among them isa harrowing content warning spotted on the Silent Hill website, which notes the following:...

Dress to Impress onRobloxis packed full of clothing for you to try on and strut about in, even if you don’t have VIP. What’s more, many clothing items let you customize their color and even add a pattern to the mix. While the possibilities are endless, some clothes end up more beloved than others. Here, we are going to take a look at some of the best clothes introduced with the Petal Update in Dress to Impress....

Oblivion Remasteredkeeps the popular quotes coming from start to finish. Bethesda’s RPGs have seldom excelled first and foremost with their core narratives, but Oblivion’s, much like Morrowind’s, is still pretty solid. Several quotes from characters spread across the game’s main questline are excellent. Throughout the open world, there are plenty of more well-recognized lines. Oftentimes, they’re downright funny, and above all, those are the ones that click with us for decades on-end, and have been lovingly brought forward in Oblivion Remastered with every bit the bizarreness of the original....

The Dungeon Master’s Guide forDungeons & Dragonsnot only gives you the tools to build your own world and includes unique rules for chases and item crafting, but useful tips for running the game. These tips are both practical and essential for making sure the game runs smoothly. While not every tip will apply to every DM or table, they include ways to avoid or solve some of the biggest issues that most tables and first-time DMs face....

Summary The Last of UsandThe Last of Us Part 2are known for many things. Fantastic world-building, emotional storytelling, and a chilling score, to name a few. With the success of the first season of the HBO adaptation and thereview scores of the second, it’s clear that these characteristics have translated perfectly into TV. With the second season airing on TV last night, eagle-eyed fans have already spotted a cameo from one of the game’s most influential developers paying homage to their work’s importance in the Naughty Dog video games....

Summary According to aNintendocustomer service representative, theNintendo Switch 2Edition ofThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildwon’t include the season pass, which will have to be purchased separately. While all of us Nintendo fans have spent the last yeardreaming of the day when we’d finally know everything about the Nintendo Switch 2, it’s fair to say that the end result has been a little mixed. While the console itself looks incredible and like a big step-up from the original Switch,everything else surrounding the system has generated more annoyance than excitement....