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Image: Atlus Metaphor: ReFantazio is the latest RPG from the minds of the Persona. Like its predecessors, Metaphor is a dense game with lots to do and talk about, from its Archetype class system to Atlus’ maturation as storytellers. There’s even something to be said about how cool it is to skate on your sword. Our first playthrough for the review was just under 80 hours, and a completionist playthrough could easily add another 20...

Image: Irvine Police Department The city of Irvine, California’s police department officially introduced its cringy new Tesla Cybertruck on Tuesday to the public in the most cringe way possible: a dorky video featuring theme music from “The Terminator,” a franchise that famously portrays cops in a poor light. Iconic Director And Proud Nerd Kevin Smith On Sneaking Into Movies, Mallrats, And More First spotted by Gizmodo, Irvine Police posted videos to Twitter and Facebook showcasing...

Image: Blue Rider Interactive One of the most well-known principles of theatrical storytelling is widely referred to as “Chekhov’s gun.” The principle suggests that if some element is introduced to a story, even in a casual, offhand way, by the end, it had better prove significant. Or, as it’s often summed up, if a gun shows up at some point in your story, by the end, it had better go off. So, when a gun...

This week, YouTuber and Kick streamer Jack Doherty crashed his $200,000 McLaren sports car while broadcasting, an event which has seen him banned from the latter platform permanently. Also, The Weather Channel used its Unreal-powered storm visualization tool to give viewers a good look at just how bad the devastation from Hurricane Milton could have been in the lead-up to the storm’s arrival in Florida, and the results were incredibly effective. In more traditional gaming...

Were you obsessed with “Back to the Future” growing up? Did you never grow out of that obsession? Do you quote ‘80s movies so frequently your wife finally left you for some guy willing to watch newer movies and eat his vegetables without being told? Well, then boy have I got the car for you — this Back to the Future–themed 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 that’s currently listed on Cars & Bids. Why bidding is already...

I think Junji Ito might be cursed. Or at least, maybe his work is, because when it comes to animated adaptations of any of his manga, they just never seem to come out right. 2018 saw the release of the Junji Ito Collection, which was made up of a range of his stories, more anthological in nature, and it just didn’t have the sauce, that feeling of being unable to sleep because of one...

According to a new report, Microsoft is planning to introduce the ability to cloud stream any Xbox game you own starting from next month. Those of you that have Xbox Game Pass know that the cloud streaming option has been around for a while, letting you play many titles available on the service without having to download them. It’s been a useful way to quickly jump into something to try it without the...

It’ll likely be a while before we get to play Crystal Dynamics’ upcoming Tomb Raider game, but luckily Aspyr has another round of remasters coming our way. Tomb Raider fans haven’t been able to play a completely new entry in the series since 2018, and since then the rights have changed hands a touch, but we do know a new Crystal Dynamics game is in the works. The anime did just arrive on...

Ideas around digital game ownership are certainly about to change, as Steam is making it clear the games you pay for are actually just licences to play them. Last month, California governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law which means that digital storefronts have to make it clear that when you purchase something digitally, whether it be a movie, game, album, ebook, or the like, you only just own a licence to it...

In a now deleted series of posts on Bluesky, Uzumaki producer Jason Demarco shared a bit of insight into what went wrong with the series. When it was first announced earlier this year that the anime adaptation of the classic Junji Ito horror manga Uzumaki would finally be releasing this year, fans were obviously incredibly excited, myself included in that. The first episode started really strong too, with this striking 3D look that...