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An inhuman spirit, according to 2013’s The Conjuring, is “something that’s never walked the Earth in human form. It’s something demonic.” And The Dark Zone, a new online community that “embraces the vast spectrum of all things paranormal” wants to lock you in a house with it for a whole week. Figuring it may be the only thing scarier than the coronavirus, the network will present a weeklong livestream from the real Conjuring House....

If you have been keeping tabs on gaming or tech news within the past year or so, you may have heard the term “NFT” thrown around at least once. The NFT, which stands for “non-fungible token,” has become greatly coveted by tech gurus, cryptocurrency aficionados, and gaming executives alike, with many claiming it represents “the future of gaming,” or art, or some other digital marketplace to which it applies. Alongside these ringing endorsements comes a heavy dose of backlash and derision, particularly among gaming enthusiasts....

The Division’s closed beta has been extended to 11am GMT, tomorrow, February 2, Ubisoft has announced. It had originally only been expected to be live until January 31. The extra time will offer more players on the waiting list a chance to give it a go, along with pre-order customers who had yet to receive their access key. Additional keys, Ubisoft says, are going out now. “Over the last few days, we’ve seen an incredible amount of excitement for the game, leading to many of you registering on the waitlist for a chance to join our Closed Beta,” a Ubisoft community manager wrote on the game’s forums....

The Game Awards has been through many changes over the past 17 years since its inception. Going from a cable TV sponsored point of contention in the gaming community to a fairly respected ceremony, in recent years, The gaming awards truly mean something special to not only the fans, but developers as well. Using review aggregator Metacritic, we’ve assembled all 17 Game of the Year winners to see how they compare to each other in the eyes of critics over the years....

I’m still mildly surprised that The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is actually getting a western release. This always seemed like the one part of the Phoenix Wright/Ace Attorney franchise (Edgeworth sequel aside) that we’d never see. The fanbase has long discussed the rumored reasons for this. Its use of real-world countries kind of messes up the Ace Attorney localizations when moving the games from Japan to America. Plus, the time period of late 19th/early 20th century means that there’s a fair bit of casual racism....

The last decade in horror gaming owes a great deal to H.P. Lovecraft. The many nightmares that host his eldritch creations are fertile ground for interactive horror. Lovecraftian horror will have a prominent place in the industry for years to come; fear of the unknown can’t ever grow old. What does, however, is the self-serious tone that The Innsmouth Case’s contemporaries adopt. Sometimes, you need a break from the bleakness. Sometimes, you just need some comedic relief....

One intrepid The Last of Us Part 2 player has gone above and beyond to answer the questions that, let’s be honest, we all still have even two years after its release. Spoiler warning: The Last of Us Part 2 plot and ending details follow. Questions like, can you save Joel from death? Can you kill Abby in Santa Barbara? What happens if Abby jumps out of the car before being ambushed by the Scars?...

HBO, Sony, and Naughty Dog are working together to bring The Last of Us series to the screen. After the hype that one of the rumors caused around the show, we just got to know one of the most crucial details. We already know the actors who will play Ellie and Joel. Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann will strive to present The Last of Us HBO series in episodes, but preparing the series will not be an easy task....

The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot is back and better than ever. After a one-year stint as a free-to-play, PC action role-playing game, Ubisoft vaulted the game in 2016. This month, Mighty Quest reemerged for mobile platforms with a smoother interface, new loot, and sharper graphics. Everything that made the original an instant joy to play is reimagined for a platform with the potential to reach a larger audience. Although the game was far from demanding critical acclaim, Mighty Quest was well-received amongst its generously sized community of players....

Players looking for a more traditional Fallout style experience will likely want to check out Obsidian Entertainment’s The Outer Worlds. Featuring familiar gameplay from the studio’s previous work like Fallout: New Vegas, its latest game manages to add in a number of twists to make the sci-fi RPG experience feel fresh. In addition to a new engine powering the experience as well as the style and tone that Obsidian is known for, The Outer Worlds also features some unique and outlandish guns called Science weapons....

Key Points Napster was a music peer-to-peer file-sharing computer service created in 1999. Napster hit a record number of 80 million registered users in under two years. Napster ultimately failed due to complications with piracy and copywriting laws. From the early 90s till the dot-com boom, Napster was among the most debated controversies on the web. The platform allowed users to download and enjoy millions of free MP3 files easily. Of course, the music industry quickly pounced on the P2P network....

Those who have been exploring the Lands Between in Elden Ring over the last couple of months will have likely come across the game’s singing bat enemies. These enemies have humanoid facial features and will attack when approached. However, these mysterious creatures are often heard before they are seen, as (as their name suggests) they sing a rather haunting song known as the Song of Lament. This song is sung in Latin, adding to the mysterious aura that surrounds these bats....

Telltale Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced that The Walking Dead: The Final Season will receive a physical release in the shape of a Season Pass Disc. Available from November 6, the Season Pass Disc will include the first two episodes of the narrative-heavy zombie drama, Gone Running and Suffer the Children, as well as access to the final two episodes as they’re released. While the Season Pass Disc is available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Nintendo Switch owners will get a separate retail cartridge at a later date....

The first full trailer for Warner’s Suicide Squad movie has been released, giving fans an extended look at the super group dubbed the worst heroes ever. Heavily featured in the trailer are Will Smith’s Deadshot and Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, plus there’s another look at Jared Leto as Joker. Also starring are Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Jai Courtney as Boomerang, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, Adam Beach as Slipknot, Karen Fukuhara as Katana, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag and Jay Hernandez as Diablo....

Living in the modern world, it’s pretty much impossible for anyone to get away with anything, as the internet is constantly updating on everything in this world so that nothing is a secret anymore. That being said, there was a time when this wasn’t true, which is why a lot of things in games like Super Mario World ended up flying under the radar. As we got older, we moved onto different games and unless we were looking out for it, a lot of the secrets of the game ended up going unnoticed by us, even if we did think of ourselves as being quite the Super Mario World expert!...

Metalhead Software announced Super Mega Baseball 3, and it’s offering a Franchise mode, revamped visuals, and new features and mechanics. The biggest addition to the third entry in the series is, of course, Franchise mode. This will pad out the single-player experience with player development, aging, retirement and signing/releasing of free agents in their team, and the multiplayer mode lets players jump in to any combination of games in custom Seasons and Elimination brackets....

This Supernatural review contains spoilers. Supernatural Season 14 Episode 1 Supernatural premiered its fourteenth season by lobbing emotional curveballs at every turn and showing us just how this show can keep going long after other series have burned out. The ability to adapt is what I attribute to the longevity. Here again, we have a big opener of a premiere, and the usual story beats are used only to setup some misdirection....

The lore and myths surrounding vampires have existed for centuries. These beings walk amongst normal humans, albeit at night. But the biggest difference between humans and vamps is the fact that they feast on blood. If you’ve been seeking this type of lifestyle change in your video game experiences (sorry, can’t help you IRL), then you’ll want to mark your calendar for May 17, when the open-world survival vampire game V Rising releases on Steam Early Access....

There’s a timeless appeal to board games. They have been around since at least the Bronze Age, and will probably continue to be a popular amusement in the centuries to come. They are relatively cheap, they provide interactive entertainment for a group, and they don’t require electricity or an internet connection. A horrible board game can suck the fun out of a room and cause unwanted antagonism. There are a lot of games that have an unearned reputation for being fun....

Key Points About the Tate-Layton Machine The Tate-Layton machine was largely based on the work of Thomas de Colmar and other 19th-century arithmometers. Charles and Edwin Layton, founders of C. & E. Layton, were originally publishers. The design was largely unchanged from the 1883 version to the end of production in 1910. Tate-Layton Machine History The first English stepped drum machine (Thomas de Colmar-type arithmometer) was devised in the early 1880s by Samuel Tate (1840-1917), an ironworker and mechanical engineer from Sedgley, Staffordshire....