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The early 2000s smelled of petrol, nitrous, and sweaty grungers… probably. That’s what the Fast and the Furious and Need for Speed franchises would lead us to believe, anyway. The turn of the millennium marked a noticeable shift towards a tuner counter-culture - so named due to the nature of enhancing a car by tweaking and fine-tuning it. Both the Fast and Furious and Need for Speed franchises reached colossal heights during this time....

Last week’s Oscar nominations came earlier than usual, but the surrounding noise remained the same: who got snubbed and who got slighted? Many of the headlines justifiably critiqued the sameness of the Academy’s favorite movies of the year. With Joker earning 11 nominations, and Once Upon… a Time in Hollywood and The Irishman each picking up 10 nods, violent movies about white men breaking bad took center stage. However, the common complaint that the Oscars never change is misleading....

The mystery thriller The Pale Blue Eye stars Christian Bale as renowned detective Augustus Landor as he’s hired to track down a murderer. Though it’s based on a book by Louis Bayard, the narrative is not a true story. However, in Scott Cooper’s movie adaptation, which has landed on Netflix, there are elements of truth, notably around the young man who assists Landor at the military academy he is investigating—one Edgar Allan Poe....

Destiny 2’s next-gen update arrived this week on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, bringing 4K and 120fps gameplay to console Destiny players for the first time. Setting up the next-gen update hasn’t been the smoothest process for everyone, especially PlayStation 5 players. This guide will briefly walk you through the process of installing or updating Destiny 2 on your PS5. First of all, if you haven’t yet downloaded Destiny 2 on your PS5 then all you need to do is navigate to the store page and type Destiny in the search bar....

Starting a podcast may sound daunting to the average person. There’s the weekly commitment of putting your voice out there in the world and some monetary barriers that can keep people far away. However, beginning a podcast is much more within reach than some may believe. Choosing The Right Concept There are millions of podcasts out there, so how are you going to stand out in the crowd? Fitting a niche is the best way to gain an audience, and if you have positioned yourself correctly, you will have listeners just like that....

On January 28, Ryan Reynolds sent out a tweet that got the internet racing. In an attempt to raise further awareness for #BellLet’sTalk, an online drive to normalize discussing mental health issues, he let slip what the concept for Deadpool 3 would’ve been, before Disney bought Fox. As the star, producer, and main creative force behind the film, Reynolds would’ve been clued-in on what the threequel’s concept would’ve been, and turns out it’s weirder than anyone anticipated....

The best VR headsets to buy 2021: Top virtual reality gear HTC Vive Pro 2 Fast switch LCD IPS panel with 2448 x 2448 pixels per eye (4896 x 2448 total) 120 Hz refresh rate and “true” 120-degree field of view Dual-stack lens setup with RGB Subpixel design 57 to 72mm IPD adjustment Just the headset (for upgraders who already own the HTC Vive or Vive Pro) - pre-orders for this open on 11 May with orders shipping 3 June....

Playdigious’ third-person survival horror game, White Night, is officially coming to the iiRcade catalog. First launched in 2015, the unique horror game should bring a bit of variety to the arcade’s lineup – which continues to grow every week. “White Night is a really unique game,” said Jong Shin, founder and CEO of iiRcade. “It’s a fun, completely different game than what our iiRcade community is used to. They’ll be sure to enjoy this 1930’s style survival horror game....

NFTs (Non-fungible tokens) have become a popular topic of discussion across the internet. The ability to create and/or purchase NFTs has proven to be a lucrative opportunity for some people, while others have had negative experiences with the use of them. NFTs can be viewed somewhat like a certificate of authenticity for a digital item, being attached to almost any form of digital content such as internet videos, music, or even in-game digital art....

Psychonauts 2 is the first ever sequel from Double Fine, and in some ways, it’s a strange prospect. The original Psychonauts launched back in 2005 to critical acclaim, but was considered a commercial failure. Still, it became a cult classic in the years that followed, which eventually opened the door to an unlikely sequel announcement in 2015. Since then, Psychonauts 2 has gone from being a crowd-funded Hail Mary to one of Microsoft’s biggest new-gen exclusives....

Josef Fares’ latest co-op game It Takes Two is receiving excellent review scores from critics around the globe. Fares, who once said “F*** the Oscars” at The Game Awards, could very well be on the way to getting his own trophy at The Game Awards this year. So far, 23 outlets have reported in on Metacritic, and it stands as a 90 out of 100. If that remains the same over the next few weeks, that marks It Takes Two as the highest-rated game in 2021 so far....

After selling over 3 million copies already Gears of War 3 is definitely one of the most popular games released in 2011 so far, so fans are bound to create some pretty cool stuff based on their favorite characters or weapons in the series. DeviantArt has held a contest to find the best art their users could create which spawned some fun drawings awesome enough that even Cliffy B had to throw out his props on twitter....

The developers at Rockstar Games provide a fresh update for the open world title Grand Theft Auto 5, which adds several new vehicles and races to the game. Following Grand Theft Auto 5’s release of the Cunning Stunts DLC for its multiplayer mode in Grand Theft Auto Online, Rockstar Games has decided to add even more stunt cars and wild races into the game’s latest add-on. As a matter of fact, today’s update for Grand Theft Auto 5 brings three brand new vehicles and six different styles of races for the game....

There’s something in the air in Grounded, and it isn’t friendly. The Crow has just flown in as part of the August Update to add yet another threat you need to worry about in the yard. If you know how to manage the dangers, however, you will find this feathery fiend may also be of some benefit to you. In a game like Grounded, where spiders and ladybugs are major threats to your life, the appearance of a crow is a terrifying sight....

Grounded is one of the biggest surprises of summer 2020. The cooperative multiplayer survival game launched in early access on PC and Xbox One on July 28. Content in the early access version of the game was limited, but players nevertheless dove into the game headfirst. Grounded picked up more than a million players in its first 48 hours and topped Steam’s list of best sellers. Now, less than a month later, Obsidian is ready to drop Grounded’s first major content update....

Grand Theft Auto 6 is the focus of attention for many gamers as they anticipate when Rockstar Games’ next blockbuster title is released. Grand Theft Auto 5 continues to sell well every month and the driving factor for that is GTA Online, which happens to be a cash cow for publisher Take-Two. Fans are wondering if the mode’s financial success might lead Rockstar down a road where GTA 6 releases as an online experience with no stand-alone campaign....

GTA Online received a new major update on December 15 called The Cayo Perico Heist, which brought new clothing and customization options to the player. Along with these additions, a few unexpected items were added to the game. These things can range from characters making a return to the game to a new command center being available. With so many new additions to the game, players are sure to find something from the update that they will enjoy....

GTA Online is a sprawling open world full of both veteran players and newcomers but with so much variety of different player and skill levels comes a bunch of very experienced players that have been grinding on the game since its release. Unfortunately, considering these players are such a high level, they have also experienced the worst that the game has to offer and there are some things that only higher level players will understand....

Rockstar Games’ development of Grand Theft Auto Online has some fans worried about Red Dead Redemption 2. GTA Online has made so much money that Rockstar may employ the same content strategy for Red Dead Redemption 2, much to fans’ chagrin. Writing on Reddit, fans complain that Rockstar focuses more on Grand Theft Auto 5’s multiplayer mode, GTA Online, than on the game’s single player component. Calling the upcoming Tiny Racers DLC the “last straw,” one fan says that (Rockstar parent company) Take-Two has now realized what a"cash cow" the multiplayer mode is and so despite “very obvious” plans from Rockstar to create single player DLC for GTA 5, this has been dashed in favor of more multiplayer content....

Last year’s Disco Elysium and this year’s Hades are two of the most celebrated story-rich games in recent memory, and for good reason. They tell very different tales in very different ways, but both titles share a mechanical feature/design philosophy that sets their storytelling apart from the rest of the pack. This not only lends their narratives, but allows them to compete with AAA titles like The Last of Us or Ghost of Tsushima, and juggernaut IPs like Star Wars and Final Fantasy....