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There’s a whole host of upcoming video game movies on the way, adapting everything from classics to recent hits. Among the line-up, there are some horror outings from the likes of Until Dawn and Five Nights at Freddy’s. Then we also have new movies such as The Sims and Street Fighter to add to our calendar as well.Too often, video game movies get a bad rap. However, it looks like Hollywood has finally seen the light and we are getting more adaptations than ever before now. Most recently, we had Sonic 3 prove yet again that video game films are better than ever (read our Sonic the Hedgehog 3 review for more details on that). So yeah, adaptations are bringing in audiences and the big bucks, so as you can imagine 2025 and 2026 are already stacked with flicks and there is so much more to look forward to as we await more release windows for confirmed films as well.Alongside some long-awaited sequels like The Super Mario Bros Movie 2, there are dozens of video game movies that have been in various stages of production over the past few years, such as Ghost of Tsushima and the Minecraft movie. There’s a lot to keep track of, but we’ve ma…

Remedy Entertainment just unveiled FBC: Firebreak at the Xbox October Partner Preview. The studio may be known for creating some of the best single-player games around – Alan Wake 2 and Control being its most recent efforts – but now the team is turning its attention to multiplayer for the first time in its 29-year history. FBC: Firebreak is a three-player co-op shooter set inside The Oldest House from Control. In it, you take on the roles of a fearless first responder from the Federal Bureau of Control, diving into the darkest recesses of The Oldest House to fend off para-natural threats with your friends. It’s a strictly PvE affair, with communications director Thomas Puha promising that Remedy isn’t pitching FBC: Firebreak as an all-consuming live service – but rather something you can dive into at your leisure. “FBC: Firebreak should be easy to get into and quickly understandable, not feel like a second job or that you have to spend an hour setting up your loadouts etc. before you get into a session. This is not that game,” Puha tells Xbox Wire. “It’s a pick-up-and-play experience [about] having fun with your friends when you have the time. That’s no…

Metaphor: ReFantazio is easily one of the best JRPGs of the year (and ever, if you ask me), and since its release last Friday, fans have been pouring dozens of hours into it across PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and, uh, 3DS.You read that right – despite not officially releasing on Nintendo’s previous-gen handheld, that’s not stopped at least one player from seeking out the crunchiest possible way to explore Euchronia. Well, I say ‘crunchiest,’ but in this clip posted to Reddit, user bjatman8008 shows the opening cinematics, as well as a little bit of gameplay running around in one of the earliest dungeons, displaying surprisingly well on their New 3DS XL. It might not be quite as crisp as on, well, literally any other platform, but you can’t deny that it’s workable.Playing it on my new 3ds xl from r/MetaphorReFantazioIt’s worth pointing out that in the clip above, technical wizardry hasn’t been deployed to get Metaphor: ReFantazio running natively on the handheld – I’d genuinely fear for the console if it was. Instead, as explained by the user themselves in the thread, they’re streaming a copy of the game from their PC to their New 3DS XL, which explains how, despite b…

The Silent Hill 2 Remake book puzzle, in the reading room of LakeView Hotel, sees you matching a bookshelf arrangement to a painting. However, it’s one of the most willfully obtuse puzzles in the game, using the least intuitive arrangement of what’s possible.So if you’re trying to work out where to put all the books in the Silent Hill 2 bookshelf puzzle, then here’s the correct placement to continue.Where to place the books in Silent Hill 2 Remake The Silent Hill 2 book puzzle is in the reading room of LakeView Hotel 2f. Inside you’ll find these four books, that you can place in specific slots in a bookshelf opposite a large painting:Stalwart to the End – the coffee table immediately on the right as you enterRevelations: A New Understanding – on a table by the bookshelfPride Before the Fall – on the bookshelfThe One Who Soared – the desk to the right of the save pointOnce you place the books on the shelf you’ll see they all have symbols – a lion, bull, eagle and angel – that arrange around a button showing two spears. These all correspond to the characters in the large painting on the wall opposite: The correct arrangement of books is to translate the painting placement of inner …

Minecraft has so many niche communities built around the game’s infinite blocky possibilities, you might not be aware that Minecraft parkour is even a thing – let alone a thing that’s gone viral across TikTok and is now inspiring other indie games.Building Relationships is the zany adventure game that we previously reported is “like A Short Hike but stupid” thanks to the fact that it literally stars sentient buildings looking to date each other. You roll around as a normal house, exploring different biomes, fishing, courting apartments and windmills and other such erections. It’s essentially a wide open dating sim that revels in wholesome kinkiness.But Building Relationships creator Tanat Boozayaangool has now revealed an extra layer to the game: Minecraft parkour-inspired platforming. Minecraft parkour is a game mode that has players hoping from block to block in obstacle courses that are probably a massive headache for whoever has the controller in their hand, even though it’s quite a zen, tranquil watch for any TikTokers looking to make 10 seconds fly by faster”I may have gotten too into Minecraft parkour civilization and added platforming challenges to my game,” Boozayaangool t…

A genius Baldur’s Gate 3 player has managed to mod all of the RPG’s Origin characters into Tekken 8, and it’s downright awesome.Speaking in a recent Reddit post, a user who goes by “Doctor_Sauce_” reveals footage of their modded Tekken 8 fighters – the Baldur’s Gate 3 companions. First up in the clip is Lae’zel, who takes on Kazuya Mishima in hand-to-hand combat. It’s almost too perfect – as one fan’s comment reads, “Lae’zel would likely love Tekken, too.” Another jokes that “Lae’zel is the person who has learned all of the combos and tries to fight with skill.”I modded every BG3 Origin character into Tekken 8 from r/BaldursGate3Next up, Doctor Sauce’s video shows Gale fighting Karlach, Astarion walloping Gale, Wyll taking Lae’zel on, and more. My personal highlight is seeing Shadowheart absolutely destroy Gale as a Jun Kazama reskin – and I’m not the only one, either. “Jun for Shadowheart because her attacks look like they do holy damage was clever,” writes a commenter. “Shadowheart as Jun seems surprisingly fitting,” admits another.The idea of Baldur’s Gate 3 characters as Tekken 8 fighters is made even more brilliant by an old Dungeons & Dragons trope &ndas…

A spiritual successor to narrative-driven cRPG Disco Elysium, which will let players literally shape the world with the choices they make, is in the works from a new indie studio made of former developers from ZA/UM, Bungie, Rockstar, and Brave at Night.The studio is called Longdue, and its currently-unnamed psychological RPG will be its debut project. As per a press release, it’ll explore “the delicate interplay between the conscious and subconscious, the seen and unseen” in a world where “the lines between the mind and the environment blur,” meaning the landscape is constantly changing and evolving with each decision you make, in a physical, visual, and thematic way.Speaking to GamesRadar+, narrative director Grant Roberts tells us that Longdue’s project is “continuing a legacy” of cRPGs from the last 30 years, following a through line established by “Fallout and Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale,” as well as Disco Elysium, which itself “set the bar very high.” Rather than being daunted by that, however, Roberts thinks that being able to “continue in that legacy and stand alongside something as successful as Disco is really exciting.” This new project isn’t meant to be a compet…

Metaphor: ReFantazio is a wildly impressive new JRPG from long-time veteran Persona developers, which is more than enough reason to be excited about it. Released on October 11, 2024, Metaphor: ReFantazio is definitely one of the best new games of 2024 and will probably keep you busy for the rest of the year. Announced under a codename in 2016 before its full reveal last year, Metaphor: ReFantazio is a medieval fantasy adventure where players “must fight their own anxiety,” according to Atlus’s description, in a world constantly torn between reality and fantasy. You’re accompanied by companions in a typical Persona-like style, meaning you can expect lots of social sim aspects alongside the squad-based combat. Sounds like the makings of one of the new best JRPGs if you ask us!Here’s everything you need to know about Metaphor: ReFantazio right now, from gameplay to news from the developer and more.Metaphor: ReFantazio newsMetaphor: ReFantazio borrows Persona’s iconic calendar system, but devs say players don’t need to “worry about missing out on activities due to time constraints”Persona veterans’ new JRPG Metaphor: ReFantazio bumps a major series staple by excluding romanc…

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The Fortnite Fortnitemares 2024 event will be launching on October 11, to kick off the traditional annual Halloween celebration across the battle royale and beyond. There will be plenty of spooky challenges to take on, while you visit areas of the island that have received a chilling makeover, along with the return of the Horde Rush to eliminate waves of monsters heading your way. We’ve already seen the arrival of Billy, the puppet from the Saw franchise, which is possibly one of the creepiest skins made so far – especially when trundling around on their tricycle! For the lowdown on everything, here’s what we know so far about the Fortnite Fortnitemares 2024 event.What is the Fortnitemares event The Fortnite Fortnitemares 2024 event is a little over three-week event in Fortnite during which limited-time quests and rewards are added to the game, all Halloween themed, along with certain new weapons, enemies, locations, and NPCs added to the map. Most of these new map and gameplay additions are featured in the quests in some way, so players will need to find all of the new eleme…

Visual Concepts are beginning to drip feed NBA 2K25 locker codes, and they’re worth grabbing as the upcoming year of virtual basketball unfolds. Active NBA 2K25 locker codes bring boosts in MyTeam and MyCareer, but are usually only available for a limited time – so be sure to grab them as soon as you can. We explain how the method works in our expired and active NBA 2K25 locker codes guide.Active NBA 2K25 locker codes Active NBA 2K25 locker codes will appear here across the coming year. As of Wednesday, October 9, there is only one, and it requires a little bit of work on the user’s part to acquire it. You need to sign up (or sign) in to the official NBA website, then highlight the account button in the top right corner of the screen. After that, click the Benefits, Voting & Badges prompt. Click the panel for each reward, then ‘Access Benefit’ to generate your personal code.NBA 2K25 Rewards Level Up: 1 Hour 2XP Coins (MyTeam), 1 Hour 2XP Coins (MyCareer), 10 games of skill boosts, 2 level skipsHow to use NBA 2K25 locker codes The system works similarly to WWE 2K24 locker codes. NBA 2K25 locker codes can apply to various modes – but the easi…