Netflix’s original movies can be a little hit-or-miss, but their new project about vampire hunting in Los Angeles definitely looks like it’ll be a fun romp at the very least. Titled Day Shift, the movie centers around Jamie Foxx, who plays a blue-collar dad who hunts vampires for a living.

You can check out the trailer down below:

We’ll also be seeing other prolific names including Dave Franco (who is lowkey the better Franco brother, don’t @ us), who plays the nerdy sidekick that defends Breaking Dawn Part 2, which is a choice. Snoop Dogg will also star in the movie as another badass vampire hunter, and look, anything with Snoop Dogg is just destined to be great. Like season 2 of Mythic Quest.

Day Shift is set to premiere on Netflix on Aug. 12.

GameStop celebrated the launch of its NFT marketplace on Monday. Its Ethereum-based depot for virtually autographed JPEGs arrived just days after the meme stock giant ruthlessly laid off more employees, and based on my short tour through its website, it’s also still a little broken in places.

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Atlus released one of its daily trailers of the upcoming JRPG Soul Hackers 2, focusing on one of the demons that will be featured in the game.

This time we get to take a look at Dominion, a demon that has been part of the the Shin Megami Tensei for a long while and that also appeared in the recent Shin Megami Tensei V.

Like most daily trailers, we also get the daily horoscope, which sees Taurus at the top of the fortune ranking and Gemini at the bottom.

You can check the video out below.

Soul Hackers 2 releases for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC (Steam and Windows Store) on August 26, just one day after the Japanese launch on August 25.

Today Naughty Dog announced that its remake of The Last of Us, simply titled The Last of Us Part 1, has gone gold.

If you’re unfamiliar with the industry lingo, that means that work on the game has been completed to the extent of the data that will be printed on the game’s disk. Usually, this does not mean that everything is done, as nowadays development teams usually start working on day-one patches after a game has gone gold. Yet, it’s a major milestone in a title’s development.

Specifically, this happened quite early compared to the release date of the game on PS5 which will happen on September 2, with a PC version following at some point in the future.

You can fund the announcement below.

If you were to distill the concept of Sonic Frontiers into an elevator pitch, it would likely involve the term "open-world" somewhere. However, while the game features many tenants of the open-world genre, Sonic Team is adamant about calling Frontiers an "open-zone" game instead. While on the surface that sounds like little more than a marketing ploy, after chatting with the developers, it makes more sense as you dig deeper into its meaning.

Coming off 2017's Sonic Forces, a game that didn't fare well with critics or fans, the development team wanted to shake things up. Forces received criticism for its generic 3D level design, unfulfilling story, short length, and poor 2D gameplay compared to the then-newly released Sonic Mania. According to Sonic Frontiers director Morio Kishimoto (who also directed Forces), the team carried a lot of lessons from Sonic Forces and other previous 3D Sonic games into Frontiers.

Michael “shroud” Grzesiek was recently announced as the final piece of Sentinels’ Valorant team. He is rounding out the active roster following Hunter “SicK” Mims’s announcement that he would not be competing with the team for the North American Last Chance Qualifier, which will take place in August following the conclusion of Masters 2: Copenhagen next week.

However, after being retired from competition for over four years, and with his Twitch and YouTube channels being among the most prominent in the FPS space, why would shroud return to competitive play? While we might not truly know unless we ask him ourselves, here are some speculations as to why shroud might have chosen to dive into the Valorant esports world as a player.

The Competitive Itch Never Truly Goes Away

Anyone who has competed in high-level competition knows that one’s competitive drive and spirit rarely ever fade away entirely. After years of competing and countless hours of honing skills to be the best, it’s tough to simply walk away from something that was such a massive part of one’s life. It’s the same reason why many coaches in professional sports had previous careers as professional players.

Shroud has indicated on recent streams that this was a major contributing factor to his decision to return to competitive play. In fact, it was he who reached out to Sentinels to put his name in the hat of potential candidates for the team, rather than the team reaching out to him to see if he was interested in competing once more.

Announced today is Kingdom: The Blood, an upcoming game based on the South Korean Netflix series Kingdom. We even have a look at zombie-filled gameplay. Kingdom is about a zombie outbreak in 16th century Korea, mixing horror with period piece.

Kingdom: The Blood comes from notable South Korean mobile game developer Action Square. Fans of Ghost of Tsushima and Nioh will have plenty to like here.

You can find the gameplay trailer below:

For those wondering how the combat will feel, the developer had this to share in a press release:

The main antagonist of Thor: Ragnarok, Hela, and the Asgardian Goddess of Death continuously reigned supreme throughout her first appearance, with the might of her demonic powers and the ability to stop Mjolnir. So, now that Love and Thunder is here, is the Hela in this latest film? We’ll tell you everything you need to know about the estranged sister of Thor and Loki.

Is Hela in Thor: Love and Thunder?

Hela played a crucial role in Thor: Ragnarok as the new ruler of Asgard, yet she is not present in Love and Thunder. On the contrary, you could count Melissa McCarthy’s rendition of the character in the play within the movie, which displays other cameos like Matt Damon as Loki and Luke Hemsworth as Thor. So, at least fans got a slight reference to the Goddess of Death in a hilarious parody of what happened in Ragnarok.

The character was first introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe when she showed up after the death of Odin Borson, the father of Thor, Hela, and Loki. The events that transpire afterward result in the brutal murders of many soldiers, Asgard’s invasion, and her brothers’ banishment. But, by the end of Ragnarok, we see Hela get killed by Surtur, the fire demon, as he destroys the magical realm, fulfilling the catastrophic prophecy.

Bandai Namco, the Japanese publisher behind the Ace Combat, Dragon Ball Z, and Dark Souls games, appears to be the latest major gaming company to suffer a major hack. The ransomware group BlackCat added the Elden Ring publisher to its list of victims earlier today, though it’s not yet clear the extent of the damage or…

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Thor: Love and Thunder is currently bringing the thunder to theaters near you. The fourth standalone Thor movie is pack full of comedy, heroic battles, and enough evil bad guys to keep you entertained. The movie’s end brings a familiar face in the form of Hercules with huge implications for the future of the God of Thunder. In case Hercules looked familiar and you’re not sure where you’ve seen him from, here’s what you need to know about who played Hercules in Thor: Love and Thunder.

Who Played Hercules in Thor: Love and Thunder

Hercules is now officially played by actor Brett Goldstein in the MCU. While Brett Goldstein doesn’t have a massive list of film appearances, he’s more well-known for his time on television.

A sequel might be on the horizon, but there’s still a lot of game left in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Half a decade after its release, players are still finding new ways to crack Nintendo’s open-world RPG wide open. Just this week, glitch hunters have discovered what might be the most game-breaking…

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I know your mind is racing, so why don’t you sit down tonight with your Nintendo Switch and try out one of these six relaxing games?

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I remember receiving the first Rune Factory game as a gift, and I was eager and excited to cut my teeth on the hybrid dungeon-crawler/farming simulator. It became an immediately memorable experience. It managed to dabble in both genres effectively, proving that a more involved Harvest Moon (now Story of Seasons) was possible. Rune Factory 5 is the latest entry in the series, with the Nintendo Switch version arriving in North America and Europe in March 2022. However, its initial release was plagued with technical issues, and the PC version of the game isn’t exactly free of them.

Immediately, I noticed several visual errors that resulted in lighting dispersed over character models in large, triangular chunks that would flash in and out of existence. This became a source of pain some hours in, with the light flashing from this glitch proving to be more than just an annoyance. While there are several graphics options available that you can select before loading the game, none of these feel particularly significant. Not to mention textures for outfits on certain characters looking pixelated and extremely rough around the edges. Switching between these options and fiddling with the menus didn’t alleviate my initial issue.

After courting controversy for playing in a major Super Smash Bros. tournament over the weekend despite being seriously ill, world-class competitor Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma is now apologizing for his “incredibly selfish” decision.

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Ubisoft has removed Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD from Steam as part of a larger online “decommissioning” of several of its titles, most notably on PC. What alarmed owners of the game was a notice by Ubisoft implying that those who purchased it would still lose access in September. Ubisoft has clarified that will not be the case.

For context, Ubisoft recently announced it will cease online services for several of its titles on September 1, of which Liberation HD is among them. In particular, the PC versions of these titles will not only lose their online features but their DLC will be rendered inaccessible, even if you purchased it. 

Yesterday, Twitter user Nors3 shared a screen capture of Liberation HD’s now-defunct Steam page, displaying a notice that states, "At the request of the publisher, Assassin's Creed Liberation HD is no longer available for sale on Steam." A second, more concerning notice reads, "Please note that this title will not be accessible following September 1st, 2022."

Ubisoft is making a precedent on Steam as Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD will not be accessible following September 1st, 2022. Even if you already bought it, a bar new low for consumers. pic.twitter.com/hRmmb2yM3w

CD Project Red’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is beloved, in particular, for its myriad of well-written quests, many of which feature branching dialog that intertwines multiple storylines found throughout the game. But does this apply in the case of one poor Skellige warrior who met an untimely demise while helping Ciri to escape the Wild Hunt? Can you clear Skjall’s name in the Witcher 3? Here’s everything you need to know.

There are three quests associated with Skjall’s story arc:

• The Calm Before the Storm
• Nameless
• Skjall’s Grave

The first time you encounter Skjall is during a main quest playing as Ciri. Later, as Geralt, you’ll track Ciri’s last known whereabouts Larvik village. Here, villagers explain that Ciri was last seen fleeing the Wild Hunt with a man called Craven (Skjall), who they believe cowardly ran away rather than helping to fight her enemy. In order to clear his name, Craven pledged to fight a local monster, and so Geralt and Yen head to find out any further information they can from the man. Sadly, Skjall is dead, and so in order to extract information from him, Yen performs necromancy.

Ciri’s journal entry explains Skjall’s situation:

“Initially, he and his family tended to Ciri’s wounds, nursed her back to health, then he helped her flee the Wild Hunt. In doing so, he sacrificed the thing Skelligers hold dearest: his honor. Accused of cowardice, he was forced to perform a heroic deed to clear his name. Sadly, he failed. Mortally wounded by a beast in an abandoned garden, he suffered a slow, painful and lonely death.“

Luckily, Ciri can later return to Skjall’s grave in a quest by the same name. She is then able to give him the proper burial he deserves for his efforts in helping her escape the Wild Hunt.

With the MCU still chugging along through Phase Four and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness set to release early next month, it’s time to look ahead. Next up on the Marvel movie platter will be Thor: Love and Thunder, and we’re here to tell you when it will be coming out.

Thor: Love and Thunder Theatrical Release Date

Marvel fans won’t have to wait long. Thor: Love & Thunder, featuring the return of Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, will be hitting theaters on July 8, 2022.

Thor: Love and Thunder is directed by Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, What We Do in the Shadows, Jojo Rabbit) and the story is summarized officially by Marvel as follows:

The film finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced — a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi), and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who — to Thor’s surprise — inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. 

Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.

Level Infinite released another trailer of the upcoming RPG Tower of Fantasy.

This time around we get to see bits of the vast open world included in the game, set on the distant planet named Aida.

We see exotic beaches surrounded by massive cliffs, roads snaking through ruins, sand dunes, snowy mountains, and more.

We also take a look at the game’s characters as they jog around these environments.

Apparently, this is the first of a series of trailers dedicated to sharing tips, tricks, and suggestions on how to better enjoy your time on Aida.

You can check the trailer out below.

Tower of Fantasy is coming in Q3, 2022 for PC, iOS, and Android. Pre-registration is already available.

If you’d like to see more of Tower of Fantasy, you can enjoy the previous trailer focusing on the story and another about mounts.

Over the weekend, life imitated art in the grandest way imaginable at a fighting game tournament and folks, it’s a tear-jerker.

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You’d be hard-pressed to find a more mind-bending thriller than Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed neo-noir murder mystery, Memento. Shot entirely backwards to help place viewers in the shoes of the film’s protagonist, Leonard Shelby (played by Guy Pearce) — who suffers from chronic amnesia — Memento is a disorientating, yet deeply smart and original suspense pic.

But what if you’re after a movie much like Memento. Well, to be honest, thanks to its innovative structure, there isn’t a movie exactly like it. Still, we’ve come up with ten that we think you’ll enjoy if you’re in the mood for something like Memento. So, without further delay, here are the top ten best movies like Memento that we heartily recommend. Let’s dive in, shall we?

2K Games and Firaxis Games revealed another video of the turn-based tactical game Marvel’s Midnight Suns, dedicated to one of its playable superheroes.

Today’s video is all about introducing Iron Man, A.K.A. ultra-rich genius Tony Stark.

While the trailer is fairly brief, we get to see Iron Man in action, on top of his shiny new armor in the Midnight Sun’s signature gold and black color scheme.

This follows the trailer that showcased the gameplay of Steve Rogers A.K.A. Captain America, and another that delved into his history.

You can enjoy the trailer below.

While Iron Man is pretty much the quintessential tech-based superhero? The trailer appears to indicate that in Midnight Suns he’ll acquire some rather mystical powers, even if the trailer doesn’t go into details.

We’ll likely see more videos about him in the future as we did for Captain Americal, possibly explaining how his newfound abilities will work and where they come from.

Thor: Love and Thunder was released this past week and with any new MCU installment comes many different questions. These questions are not only about how Thor: Love and Thunder affects the future of Thor and his corner of the MCU, but also the MCU at large as characters from this movie might come into other films.

This becomes even more important now that Disney+ is introducing series that majorly impact the MCU. So, without further ado, here are the 10 most pressing questions we have after watching Thor: Love and Thunder.

Warning: Spoilers for all of Thor: Love and Thunder below. Read at your own risk.

Another round of weapon adjustments have hit Fortnite in the latest hotfix. Those who use the the Striker Burst AR or Pump Shotgun will be slightly disappointed, but fans of the Two-Shot are in luck. It isn’t only weapons being affected, either. From now on, you won’t be able to carry as many Port-A-Fort grenades.

A tweet from Fortnite Status lists the changes as:

• Striker Pump Shotgun body damage slightly reduced
• Striker Burst AR deals less damage at maximum range
• Port-A-Forts stack size reduced from 5 to 2
• Two-Shot Shotgun fires its second shot faster

Fortnite dataminer @iFireMonkey has further detailed the damage nerfs to the two weapons.

• Striker Pump Shotgun loses one point of damage for all rarities
• Striker Burst AR drops damage by 1.75 at medium range and 2.8 at long range across all rarities

While this is definitely a huge blow to the Striker Burst AR, the recent addition of the Charge SMG seems to be more than worthy enough to be a primary arsenal weapon.

I had expected to dislike Riders Republic because Ubisoft's marketing made the open-world xtreme sports game look like it was about gnarly middle-aged dudes with sikk lingo and twatty hats. And it is, and they are awful. But behind the rude 'tude and Fortnite-grade fashion, Riders Republic makes riding a virtual bike feel like riding a real one in a way few video games manage. Switch to the first-person camera, turn off the music and HUD, and just cycle through American national parks with your bike humming beneath you. Bliss.

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Prime Day is just around the corner, meaning Prime Gaming members are in for several free treats. Freeload over 30 games this month, including Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Need for Speed Heat, and more. You can read some snippets from the Prime Day blog post below:

Mass Effect Legendary Edition: "Relive the epic saga and prepare for an unforgettable adventure in the highly acclaimed trilogy."

Need for Speed Heat: "Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed Heat, an adrenaline-fueled street racer where the lines of the law fade as the sun starts to set." 

Grid Legends: "Bring instant thrills and iconic racing moments in the world's most incredible cars, with action and drama everywhere you look."

Star Wars Jedi Knight — Jedi Academy: "Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi in the fourth and final installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series."

Star Wars Jedi Knight II — Jedi Outcast: "A first- and third-person shooter game where the legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces and Star Wars Jedi Knight lives on in the intense action of Jedi Outcast."

Possibly one of the most underrated adaptations of Stephen King has come out of nowhere today to hit Netflix’s Top 10 charts. Boasting an impressive 6.23 million hours streamed this week alone, said film is clearly resonating well with audiences around the globe.

Specifically, the pic in question is 2007’s Lovecraftian psychological horror movie, The Mist, which is, according to Netflix’s official site, in at number 8 in today’s Top 10 charts. Pretty remarkable, no?

Directed by Frank Darabont, who previously adapted another Stephen King novel to the silver screen with much success called The Shawshank Redemption (you may’ve heard of it!), The Mist is a taut and atmospheric horror movie that features an overtly oppressive atmosphere, a terrific ensemble cast, and some seriously haunting visual effects.

The narrative focuses on the small rural town of Bridgton, Maine, where affable father David Drayton (Thomas Jane), eight-year-old son Billy (Nathan Gamble) and disgruntled neighbour Brent Norton (Andre Braugher) are tasked with venturing out to their local grocery store to pick up supplies following a nasty storm. Downed telephone lines, bustling aisles, mysterious military personnel, and a handful of oddball characters await them, including the neighbourhood religious nut, Mrs. Carmody (Marcia Gay Holden).

Both seasons of Kingdom are currently streaming on Netflix along with the special Kingdom: Ashin of the North.

HoYoVerse uploaded a trailer video titled “A Winter Night’s Lazzo” that teases an upcoming Chapter Interlude about the Fatui Harbingers in Genshin Impact. While the trailer does not fully spoil the Inazuma Archon Quests, players should finish Inazuma’s plot before watching. As such, both this article and the video will have some spoilers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmaAOV4SJNQ

At just over four minutes long, “A Winter Night’s Lazzo” gives a peek at all of the Harbingers who will appear in Genshin Impact. Signora and Scaramouche are not there due to Signora’s death and Scaramouche’s disappearance following the events of Inazuma. In the trailer, everyone has gathered to mourn Signora. It also sheds some light on some of the dynamics within the Harbingers. At the end of the trailer, there is a brief scene of Collei, who will be one of the upcoming Dendro characters from the Sumeru region.

When was the last time you played a game on Facebook? Well, Meta is hoping to tempt you back to its platform with an interesting prospect: a daily, choice-based narrative experience taking place over the course of the next four months, titled The Walking Dead: Last Mile.

A massively interactive live event (MILE), the project is a collaboration between publisher Genvid, which specialises in these part-game, part-interactive stream, part-live show creations, with design and narrative input from The Walking Dead's team at Skybound and funding from Facebook.

The big sell is that Last Mile is a new chapter of The Walking Dead's lore, which will unfold across the next couple of months based upon decisions made by players, with the resulting narrative becoming franchise "canon" in line with the original comic books. And for fans of Telltale's The Walking Dead games, there's a clear influence in art style and design language, if not gameplay.

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I have long been on the "eh, seems okay" side of the fence regarding Valve's newest lil child. To me, the Steam Deck did not do anything not already covered by the four different video game boxes I already own. The largest advantage afforded by the Steam Deck, the ability to play cool games on a handheld device, was surely the domain of the Nintendo Switch - a console that I personally use about once a year. Usually the process is that I go "Oh yeah!", pick up the Switch, and contemplate buying Breath Of The Wild before I see that it has not depreciated in value whatsoever since it came out five years ago. Then I turn off the Switch.

Last week, though, I picked up the Switch, saw that Tangle Tower was on sale, and played it through in one go. "This is great!", I thought, marvelling at how I could play a game while sitting on the sofa, but leaving the TV free for my partner to watch whatever stupid TV show he wanted. I went to look for other cool indie games that might be on sale on the Switch, and that's when I discovered that the Switch eshop is hot garbage unless you know specifically what you're looking for. So now I want a Switch.

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A new novel based in the Halo universe is coming to stores on 9th August.

This book, which is called Halo: The Rubicon Protocol, will act as a prequel to Halo Infinite and tells of the six months before Master Chief wakes up and the game's campaign begins.

It sounds like this will offer up some useful bits of background information for those who started Halo Infinite and found themselves a touch confused by what exactly was going on. While some of this history can be picked up in-game thanks to some well-placed audio logs, it could definitely be made clearer for players from the off.

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By fist, blade, or fighting spirit-fueled drill, there’s something enthralling about a good fight in anime. Since the medium was first created, we’ve seen a number of great fights, but these ones, in particular, are among the best anime fights of all time.

Oftentimes representing the climax of an arc or storyline, it culminates everything the viewer has invested themselves in, with wills and ideologies on the line along with the characters’ lives.

Common sense goes out the window as each new attack tears through the air, sometimes as the swing of a sword and other times as a cataclysmic laser meant to rend the planet in half.

If you’re interested in reading about more anime, check out what we had to say about the best anime villains, anime senpai, and more!

Warning: Spoilers for multiple series ahead.

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After over a decade of game development, Last Call BBS is the curtain call for prolific indie studio Zachtronics. Released only a month after the studio casually announced it would be disbanding, Last Call BBS will be the last game the studio releases. It's a bittersweet feeling for fans, but this final game is not just a goodbye, it's a retrospective dive into the studio’s ten-year-plus run making games. It also acts as a reminder of how flipping good Zachtronics is at making puzzle games, even if they do melt my brain into a puddle.

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The democratization of game development has long been touted as a fresh, original idea, each and every time a developer does it. From releasing daily public builds to frequently updated Early Access editions, it’s been done many times for many years. The difference with Dr “Herschel Beahm IV” Disrespect’s upcoming FPS…

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The revamped co-op mod for Bethesda's classic fantasy RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim only launched on Friday, but it’s already been downloaded more than 59,000 times. The past three days have been very kind to Skyrim Together Reborn, which has been put together by mostly student modders in their spare time. They’ve even made a video guide on how to install, create a server and start playing with your Dragonborn mates, which you can watch below.

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