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While James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) is the big filmmaking name on the new superhero/horror hybrid Brightburn — he produced the picture, which was written by his brother Mark and cousin Brian — the person actually behind the camera on the movie is director David Yarovesky. A longtime friend of Gunn’s, Yarovesky cut his teeth on videos, commercials and short films (including the music video “Guardians: Inferno,” which appeared on the home video release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....

The God of War franchise has featured some epic boss battles and enemy showdowns, but the Valkyrie boss fights in the 2018 entry top anything the series has offered in terms of difficulty. With 9 total Valkyrie boss fights in the game, God of War will put players to the test but only if they choose to pursue them. The Valkyrie boss fights in God of War are completely optional but are well worth completing if players are up to the challenge....

A close-knit crew of wildly different people ride around on a spaceship having adventures. If you’re a sci-fi fan, there are very good odds that this synopsis describes one of your hooks into the genre. That crew might be a dysfunctional band of space criminals and revolutionaries, or a clean cut team of scientists, diplomats and soldiers serving a galactic Space UN, but there is a core appeal to this set up across the genre....

Over the last month, Splitgate has climbed up the Steam charts and broken nearly all its concurrent player records en-route to becoming one of the most talked-about games of the year. Of course, most conversations about Splitgate currently start with the question “What is Splitgate?” Well, Splitgate is a free-to-play competitive first-person shooter that combines elements of Halo and Portal. It’s developed by 1047 Games: a studio you’ve probably never heard of before simply because Splitgate is their first project....

PC gamers everywhere are justifiably excited about the upcoming release of Nvidia’s new 30-series graphics cards. The powerful skew of hardware options offers roughly double the performance of the last generation at the same price point, a leap which is practically unheard of in graphics tech. Even for those who do not immediately jump up to purchase a brand new graphics card, the implications of a new hardware generation reach far and wide....

Let’s say a holiday is coming up - like, Halloween or Christmas - and you want your iPhone to look all spooky or festive. To achieve that, did you know you can do more than change your wallpaper to an image of a ghost or a witch or Santa with his reindeer? Read: How to customise your iPhone lock screen There was once a time when Apple wouldn’t let its users customise the home screen....

The addition of support for Android apps is one of Windows 11’s most exciting features. This means that a lot of your favourite apps are likely missing, but, with a little tech know-how, you sideload pretty much anything. It’s not the easiest, and technophobes might want to steer clear, but it doesn’t take long and has the potential to unlock some very cool capabilities. We should also note that there’s no guarantee that unsupported apps will work properly, but we’ve had great success so far....

With the release of Persona 5: Strikers on the horizon, the buzz around the Persona series is once again at an all-time high. Perhaps more exciting than the upcoming Persona 5 spinoff, however, is the rumored Persona 6. Fans have been eagerly awaiting a follow-up since the original release of Persona 5 back in 2016, and while there’s little-to-no indication such a thing is in development, it seems likely Atlus would not let the momentum slow down now....

Our quick take HTC Sensation XE - 4.0 / 5 HTC through the ages: A brief history of HTC’s Android handsets Best smartphones: The top mobile phones available to buy today A Design for Life The Specs Stop Making Sense I Need a Doctor Reality Killed the Video Star To recap An accomplished handset, the HTC Sensation XE is a comprehensive device out of the box, but it is an incremental upgrade over the older version and Beats offers more in terms of cool brand value than anything else....

Huawei Mate 10 vs Mate 10 Pro: Design Mate 10 Pro: Fingerprint sensor on the rear, no home key on the front Mate 10: Home key and fingerprint sensor to the front Both: Multi-axis curved glass rear, 6H tempered glass for robust scratch-resistance Both: Mocha Brown, Pink Gold / Mate 10 only: Champagne Gold, Black / Mate 10 Pro only: Midnight Blue, Titanium Gray Mate 10 Pro only: IP67 dust and water resistance...

First of all, I know that you’re not guaranteed to roll the poster character for a new Genshin Impact banner, so if you’re going to comment on this post to say I’m stupid because of the headline, maybe you’re the stupid one who hasn’t even bothered to read the actual article. If you’re here, then congratulations: you’re smarter than the entire population of “I’m going to respond to the headline before I read the piece....

Indies garner more mainstream attention than they used to, but often, the indies that do well are the ones made in the West. Too often, it feels like the thriving Japanese indie scene is ignored - which is a shame, as it’s a hotbed of creativity and innovation. Case in point: this month’s Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. Our own Sam Watanuki loved the game, pointing to the its relaxed and meditative approach to farming as a huge selling point....

Wholesome Games is bringing us a video showcase of over 50 games that will make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Not every game has to involve shooting, punching, or ripping demons in half using nothing but your pinky toes. Sometimes games can be a little kinder, a little gentler, and a little less covered in the entrails of your enemies. Wholesome Games is looking to lift up those video games that try to do things differently....

NetherRealm releases the first gameplay trailer for Injustice 2, showing off several Super moves and a variety of new characters including Supergirl, Atrocitus and Gorilla Grodd. NetherRealm revealed the gameplay for Injustice 2 on Saturday via the developer’s Twitch channel and there’s a fresh new trailer that shows plenty of the game’s roster in action. The reveal was expected, with Ed Boon teasing the gameplay trailer earlier this week. NetherRealm also released an announcement trailer for Injustice 2 three days ago, but that video is all pre-rendered CG....

Tim Seeley seems to have a thing for writing about sci-fi barbarians interacting with modern worlds. At Marvel, he’s in the middle of doing a series on Shatterstar. With DC, he’s in the middle of a miniseries called Injustice vs. Masters of the Universe. Yes, even though He-Man and his ilk haven’t shown up in the actual NetherRealm Studios games, that hasn’t stopped Seeley and artist Freddie Williams II from slamming the two properties together like action figures....

Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War isn’t just the first next-gen Call of Duty title: it’s a Call of Duty game that will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC at the same time when it’s released on Nov. 13 (check out the launch times here). While that’s good news for Call of Duty fans who don’t want to upgrade to a next-gen platform just to play the latest entry in the hit shooter franchise, the game’s ambitious release strategy has rightfully raised questions about the extent of its cross-platform and cross-play capabilities....

As a sensation, the thrill of a good scary movie is never more heightened than at the peak of young adulthood. With the world still an eternity away, and a youth that seems everlasting, the most abstract idea in the world is death—that exotic custom from a foreign land for other people. Smart horror invites this stranger home. It Follows does it one better. As the best horror movie in years, David Robert Mitchell’s second feature assimilates death into the fabric of American youth culture, making its fatalism not only intimate, but unshakable—like that knowing feeling you’re being watched....

It’s been known for some time now that Grand Theft Auto 5 was getting a next-gen upgrade for newer hardware at some point in 2021. That now has a concrete release date of November 11. This was initially announced solely for PlayStation 5 last September, but now it is confirmed that this upgrade will also be available for those on Xbox Series S/X, bringing forth “new features and more.” To boot, the standalone GTA Online will be launching as well....

One Grand Theft Auto 5 player mods a deer into Rockstar Games’ open world title as the main character and lets fans watch as it roams the streets of Los Santos. With the use of mods and video game recording equipment, Grand Theft Auto 5 fan and interdisciplinary artist Brent Watanabe has created the San Andreas Streaming Deer Cam, which features a deer from the wilderness trotting across the entirety of the game’s landscape....

Grand Theft Auto 6 has yet to be announced, but that hasn’t stopped fans from speculating on every aspect of the game. A lot can be presumed about it based on the way that previous titles have worked, but in truth, there’s no telling what sorts of changes Rockstar Games might make. Sometimes it can be fun to ponder at these potential changes and think on how they might change the franchise as a whole, but one potential fan-favorite but unlikely feature would turn the world of Grand Theft Auto upside down: a permadeath system....