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Video games are big business. According to analytics firm Newzoo the industry was collectively worth $148.8 billion USD globally in 2019. By comparison, the movie industry racked up a paltry $35.3 billion last year. AAA titles with cutting edge graphics are only become more expensive to make, too. Teams of hundreds, even thousands of employees working hard for years to bring us our most anticipated games, adds up to a lot in costs....

Undoubtedly the most buzzed about video game news from last week was the reveal of Dead Island trailer. Yes, it’s yet another zombie game in an overcrowded genre, but this trailer was different. It had an emotional and cinematic quality unlike most other game trailers and watching it, forces you into silence and concentration. It was disturbing, but that was its selling point. In today’s society, a buzz-worthy video game, comic book or even an idea brings with it interest from Hollywood so to no surprise, within a day news broke that Dead Island’s film rights had already been sold....

Now and then a television series produces a scene so funny that it indirectly shatters the internet. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia follows a group of misfits who aren’t beneath conspiring for self-gain. One of the most memorable scenes from the show is about a character called “Pepe Silvia,” who may or may not exist. Charlie Day’s performance as a frantic Charlie Kelly is Golden Globe worthy. The scene is popular on the internet, gaining over 3 million views on YouTube....

There’s no doubt about it, first-person shooter (FPS) games have been one of the biggest parts of the PlayStation console lineup since the very beginning, and that’s not likely to change in the future, either. FPS games have come a long way since the days of DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein, but one basic factor links them all — it’s just a lot of fun to shoot stuff. © SolidMaks/Shutterstock.com When you sit down to play a good first-person shooter game, you expect it to be a bit more fun than your normal games....

This article contains some InuYasha spoilers. InuYasha is an anime series that effectively mixes together the action and romance genres to tell the entertaining story of Inuyasha, a half-demon on an important mission of redemption. Inuyasha’s journey puts him in the orbit of Kagome, a normal high school student, and an important bond is formed between the two of them. The demon-slaying anime series comes from the prolific Rumiko Takahashi and lasted for nearly 200 episodes between two series and four films....

Persona 5 can be overwhelming with the number of activities you can do in the game. You have stats that you can increase with daily activities, friends to make, money to earn, and hearts to change. On top of that, you can collect decorations for your attic room! Most decorations are obtained through hanging out with companions on particular outings at certain seasons. Others can be won at an arcade. They range in terms of difficulty to get, but they don’t exactly do anything other than serve as collectibles....

The Nintendo Switch is a retro gamer’s dream come true with its absolute treasure trove of vintage, arcade, and retro-inspired titles to choose from. From simple platformers and dungeon crawlers to side-scrolling beat-em-ups, the beloved system is essentially an arcade in your pocket. But, what good is an arcade without the classic side-scrolling-shoot-em-ups? Whether they’re spaceships taking on alien invaders, planes and bombers in dogfights against enemy soldiers, or run-and-gun bullet-hell shooters, there is no shortage of the genre on the system....

Key Facts Uboxing channels involve the unboxing of products so viewers can have an idea of what those items look like and what they come with.With over 18 million subscribers and over 4 billion views, Lewis Hilsenteger’s Unbox Therapy is the largest of them all. Viewers can get to watch Lewis, review varied devices, including smartphones.Marques Brownlee’s channel follows close behind with over 16 million subscribers and about 3.2 billion views....

With The Blackout Club having been developed by former BioShock and Dishonored devs at Question, it’s hard to fault anyone from putting it on their list of most anticipated horror games of 2019. The premise of a group of teenagers banding together to solve a dark mystery plaguing their town is unique for a video game and letting players team up with friends in 4-player co-op made The Blackout Club seem even more promising....

Dioramas are a new type of collectible in The Devil in Me. These are static scenes or pictures that depict characters/moments that you’ve encountered while playing the game. You can see them in the Bonus Features menu, and subsequently use Obols to obtain them. In any case, here’s our The Devil in Me Diorama location unlocks guide to help you find the required chapters and instances. Note: For more information, check out our The Devil in Me guides and features hub....

During a presentation at a recent preview event (via Xbox Achievements), The Division 2 creative director Julian Gerighty said that more people finished The Division’s campaign than ‘any other Ubisoft story-based game.’ ‘The original campaign lasted around 40-hours, which is a considerable amount of time,’ Gerighty said, before adding that ‘more people finished The Division 1 than any other Ubisoft story-based game.’ He didn’t elaborate further, but I guess this means that more players saw the credits roll on the shooter-RPG than any Far Cry, Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell, or Rayman, but to name a few....

Bethesda announced that it’s officially working on The Elder Scrolls VI. And that’s literally all it would say on the subject. The industry giant revealed a brief teaser trailer for the upcoming fantasy role-playing game to close out its E3 presser, although there was no subtitle accompanying it or any gameplay footage. Still, Todd Howard acknowledged that it’s the game that everyone has been asking about for years, so it’s good to see them finally confirm it’s happening....

This review contains spoilers for The Man in the High Castle. The Man in the High Castle Season 3 Episode 7 There’s a sense of confluence in this episode of The Man in the High Castle that comes from the growing understanding of the alternate realities and their importance for characters like Kido and Smith, who have yet to weigh in on what they plan to do with their new knowledge....

The Outer Worlds Switch launch has been delayed as a result of the coronavirus, stated publisher Private Division (via Eurogamer). Official Counter-Strike, Overwatch League, and Pokémon events to be held in China were cancelled due to the epidemic, and new stocks of Nintendo Switch coming from China have been halted. “China is important for manufacturing of some game hardware, phones and other components, and we believe that the entire supply chain of manufactured goods will be impacted—much more than just games,” explained industry analyst Daniel Ahmad....

It seems like continual support for Pokémon Sword and Shield will end. In a report from Serebii.net, a Pokémon-themed news website, The Pokémon Company has put notice that the next update for Sword and Shield will also be its last. This final update will launch on Nov. 1 and allows players to catch Giagantimax Pokémon you wouldn’t usually be able to catch, such as Giagantimax Snorlax. Serbii.net also revealed that the Battle Stadium would no longer update with ranked seasons starting on Nov....

While the name might not ring a bell, the Sinclair ZX80 computer is one of the most important predecessors to the modern laptop computers we know today. This home computer came along with the wave of microcomputers that were popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s which allowed users to plug the device into their home televisions and use it as they would use a business, scientific, or engineering computer....

The Sinking City comes from developer Frogwares. Their previous titles include a lots of Sherlock Holmes games, the last two were Crimes & Punishments (2014) and The Devil’s Daughter (2016). Much like the world famous detective, you too will have your wits tested as Charles Reed, a private investigator tasked with uncovering the secrets in Oakmont. It’s not just The Sinking City which you need to explore, but the psychological effects of the trauma brought about by the otherworldly horrors of the Old Ones....

Bithell Games has announced that spy-thriller-meets-card-game The Solitaire Conspiracy will arrive on Xbox and PlayStation on November 3. The game, which first landed on PC last October, sees you recruited by the last remaining member of the world’s greatest spy agency, Protego. You’ll be helping to rebuild the agency and uncover who took them down via games of Solitaire. You’ll do this by taking on and recruiting a team of agents from several crews....

The following contains spoilers for The Tick Season 2. If there’s one thing The Tick creator Ben Edlund knows about, it’s superheroes. If there’s one more thing Tick creator Ben Edlund knows about, it’s crustaceans. “Lobsters are practically immortal,” Edlund says, giving his best marine biology lesson. “The only reason they die is molting fatigue. They only die because apparently their systems don’t have enough intrinsic energy to go through whatever final molt would make them even larger, and then they just cap it....

The Tinba Virus, or Tiny Banker virus, is a trojan malware designed to infect end-user devices to compromise financial website accounts and steal data sent to and from banking sites.The bank trojan can inject itself into system processes like explorer.exe, firefox.exe, and svchost.exe, creating a serious issue in cybersecurity.Man-in-the-Browser attacks are a hacker technique that injects fill-out forms for users to willingly give their personal information to the virus creator....