Megalawho? Friday night. Finally. The weekend is here and it’s time to party. Only, you don’t have any plans. Or maybe you’ve got a headache. Or your friends have a headache and have bailed on you. Or must just feel like staying in. What to do? A movie is always a fine suggestion, right? Yes, Netflix exists and it can get the job done in a pinch, but what about the time-honored tradition of visiting a video store and browsing the aisles for something suitable?...

Story mode cast, latest gameplay Star Citizen, the massively crowd-funded, ambitious space game, has seen a rough patch this year ofmissed release windowsand a more recentlawsuit threats against a media outlet, but there’s also a video game in development in them there hills. The developer held its yearly fan event, CitizenCon, this weekend and announced its cast for theSquadron 42module (that’s the single-player, story bit). It includes some recognizable Hollywood talent: Gary Oldman, Gillian Anderson, Mark Hamill (Skywalker), Andy Serkis, Mark Strong,and more....

Most successful franchise launch ever Holy orange ninjas! Namco Bandai announced that their latest Naruto game,Naruto Shippuden:UltimateNinjaStorm3,has shipped 1.2 million copies worldwide. We were surprised to see thatthe game made NPD’s top ten list last month, but now it looks like it’s doing well everywhere. It’s only been available in Japan for a week now, though. The game wasa solid release, and it looks great, and that always helps. CyberConnect2 knows what they’re doing, though....

Zane’s Film is thelast lengthy chapterfor Alan Wake before the endgame stretch. It will test you on everything you know. But our walkthrough forAlan Wake 2– Initiation 8: Zane’s Film will guide you along so you don’t get lost. In fact, you may just get lost without a bit of help. Zane’s Film contains a particularly troublesome section that left a few stumbling around in the light of a neon sign....

There is a lot of hype surroundingBaldur’s Gate 3’sseventh patch, with its ownclosed betaand informational announcements months prior. Now, you can experience this patch yourself, as Larian has officially released Patch 7 on PC, with console and Mac players getting the update in October. Let’s check outBaldur’s Gate 3’sPatch 7 patch notes. From here onward, there aremajor spoilers for all three actsof BG3. Proceed with caution! Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 7 update notes and changes Baldur’s Gate 3’sseventh patch, as detailed in Larian Studios’announcement post, features hundreds of new additions, bug fixes, and quality-of-life changes in its 11....

Seeing red while in the black It’s a big week of news for publisher Bandai Namco. The studio behind gaming franchises such asTekken, Dragon Ball Z,and the incomingElden Ringreleased its latest financial results, as well as detailing some of its company plans for the coming year and beyond. 2021 wasa stellar year for Bandai Namco. The studio saw a 15% year-on-year increase in revenue, translating to some ¥628.3 billion (or $5....

Breaks all entertainment sales records Hey, Treyarch and Activision. We’re friends, right? We’ve known each other for awhile now. You see, Christmas is coming up. I’ve got bills to pay and gifts to buy. How ’bout sharing some of thatBLOPS2cash? What’s $10,000 out of your billion or so dollars? Nothing, right? You know where to find me. Activision announced today thatCall of Duty: Black Ops IIhas crossed the $1 billion worldwide sales mark already....

The PlayStationSpider-Manseries has quickly become one of the most important franchises for Sony’s console.Spider-ManandSpider-Man: Miles Moralesboth released on the PS4 to a wave of critical acclaim. It’s understandable then that many PS4 gamers want to play the latest game,Spider-Man 2,on the last generation platform, so here’s what we know. IsSpider-Man 2playable on the PS4? In short, no.Spider-Man 2cannot be played on either the base PlayStation 4 or the PS4 Pro. UnlikeSpider-Man: Miles Morales, which was released simultaneously on the PS4 and PS5, the latest game is exclusive to the current gen system....

I really wish this video could have been compressed into a podcast, because it’s really better to listen to than to watch. Still, there is some good content here for anyone who’s still trying to wrap their head around what Tatsunoko vs. Capcom is. Seth Killian explains how to play two ofTatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars‘ new character, Frank West and Zero, what he thinks of the people refusing to buy the game because it’s on the Wii, and the process of developing such a strange, beautiful, but potentially unmarketable game....

Blud eez too preshush a teeng in deeze toimes… Fans, (or should that be “fangs”), of Bandai Namco’s gothic anime adventureCode Veinwill be pleased to hear that the publisher has finally released details regarding season pass content, which will start to roll out in 2020. Three DLC packs are expected to arrive early next year, which will all feature new story content, boss fights, weapons, companion costumes, blood codes, and more....

Build a PC on your hand-built PC! Yo, I heard you like giveaways for wacky simulation games so I put another giveaway for a wacky simulation game up the day afteranother giveaway for a wacky simulation game. Today’s offering should provide the meta-commentary on PC gaming that we all so desperately crave, as our friends at The Irregular Corporation have given us 16 copies ofPC Building Simulatorto give out! Why 16?...

Valve’s tactical shooterCounter-Strike: Global Offensivehas smashed its own concurrent player record for the third time in just two months — This past weekend sawCS:GOpull in over 1.5 million players on Steam, beating a record set just a fortnight ago by almost 50,000 players. According tothe figures on Steamdb, 1,519,457 squaddies leapt into action on March 25, beating the peak player count of1,470,183recorded on Saturday, March 11, and further surpassing the previous record of 1,308,963 recorded back in February....

Will it be out in 2077 too? Cyberpunk 2077blew pretty much everyone away who played it at E3, and now, all we have to do is wait for it. Which…could be a while. Amid all the oos and ahhs at the game’s engine and bustling city, developer CD Projekt Red’s associate design director Kyle Rowley shared another tidbit in the game’s official Discord server — there are no loading screens. When asked, simply put, Rowley stated that there will be “no loading screens after the initial load into the game....