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This Outlander review contains spoilers. Outlander Season 3 Episode 8 Well, I suppose there are probably worse ways to find out about your husband’s other wife, but not many. The other shoe dropped on tonight’s episode of Outlander, and it made for some emotionally-riveting television. After last week’s installment, which felt like phoning it in for this character-driven drama, Outlander delved deeper into the complications of reuniting with someone you love after two decades apart....

Giant mechs have been a staple of games for a long time. The giant mech seems like something that was made for video games as a medium, and it fits in well wherever even a little sci fi (or fantasy) is present. Players show their love for mechs in lots of ways, including fan art of Mudkip driving a Mudkip mech. Override: Mech City Brawl was a game that tried to capture one of the best aspects of giant mechs in games: having them fight each other....

Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan reveals the top three characters that are most often featured in the Play of the Game for both Quick Play and Competitive Play. One of the ways Overwatch separates itself from other shooters is its Play of the Game moments. Instead of simply showing the final killcam like other FPS games, Overwatch attempts to show players the best performance, whether that be from an especially impressive killstreak or a Mercy that has revived the entire team....

Although Overwatch has arguably been one of the most popular shooters since its release in 2016 – it managed to become Blizzard’s fastest growing franchise, for instance – the title has yet to officially receive the granddaddy of all FPS modes: Deathmatch. That all is about to change, however, as the game’s developer has finally announced the decision to include Free-for-All and Team Deathmatch alongside a new map built specifically for Deathmatch called Château Guillard, which are all available to experience now in the Public Test Region (PTR)....

Whether it’s nerfing Mercy’s ultimate ability or curbing the power of Roadhog, Overwatch has been home to a huge number of tweaks since it released. That’s much to the credit of developer Blizzard, but certain parts of the game’s community have felt that there are still some balancing issues within the game. However, director Jeff Kaplan has now address these concerns, stating that he feels the title is currently balanced....

There are a lot of shocking moments strewn throughout Pearl. But maybe the most shocking thing about it, in a larger sense, is that it actually turned out to be better than the movie it sprang from. During a mandatory quarantine in New Zealand prior to shooting X, Ti West and star Mia Goth fleshed out an origin story for Pearl, the murderous elderly woman in that movie played by a prosthetically aged-up Goth....

Monster Truck Championship - an upcoming simulation game from Nacon and Teyon - released a gameplay video showcasing the incredible power of monster trucks. This adrenaline-filled video highlights never-before-seen in-game gameplay and is sure to get fans excited for the first-of-its-kind simulator. The game is a unique simulator that allows players to take control of giant trucks in order to participate in various competitions. The gameplay highlights the realistic approach to driving that the game will offer as opposed to the more standard “arcade” style....

Less than a fortnight ahead of its premiere, runtimes for the first four episodes of Marvel’s Moon Knight have made their way onto social media. Julia Delbel of The Direct shared details of the Moon Knight episodes over on Twitter. According to Delbel, the first episode is 45 minutes long, episode 2 is 50 minutes long, episode 3 is also 50 minutes, and episode 4 is 51 minutes. All the running times listed include the end credits sequence, which is apparently 5 minutes long....

Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been weaving a web of sequels and spinoff projects to increasingly intricate effect. Compounding that, the apparent plot connectivity of the untitled Spider-Man 3 and Marvel Studios’ subsequent sequel, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, seems destined to shift the shared continuity on a dimensional level. Thus, questions have been raised by Sony’s latest shift for the Jared Leto-starring spinoff, Morbius, which is now on schedule for January 2022....

Ever since the release of Mortal Kombat 11 back in April, fans have been asking for more details on who the MK11 DLC characters will be and when they will be available. While it has now been confirmed that Nightwolf, Sindel, and Spawn will eventually join Mortal Kombat 11’s Shang Tsung as DLC fighters, release dates for these three characters are still nowhere in sight, and fans are starting to grow tired of Mortal Kombat 11 director, and series co-creator, Ed Boon’s frequent teasing on Twitter....

Mortal Kombat 11 is set to launch in just a few hours time, but reviews for the game are already out in the wild. Based on the Mortal Kombat 11 reviews, it sounds like the game is more or less a success, but there is one issue that has been a source of contention by reviewers. Apparently, Mortal Kombat 11 has a notoriously brutal grind, but it seems that NetherRealm is looking to address that in the near future....

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is nearing the end of development, and with the Alpha and upcoming Beta cycling through, fans have several expectations with guns. As a shooter, the choice of weapons in each of the Call of Duty releases helps define the gameplay and historical perspective. With Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War set in the past, there are several historical staples that fans are expecting in the upcoming title....

Uncharted fans are in for a treat as Naughty Dog has revealed that it has DLC plans for the upcoming title that release each season until Spring 2017. Just ahead of the game’s May 10th release, developers Naughty Dog has released its plans for all Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End multiplayer DLC. According to the released DLC road map, the company has plans for the game that go as far as Spring 2017....

2K has partnered with Kevin Durant and his company, Thirty Five Ventures, to bring the Brooklyn Nets’ small forward to the small screen. The game is currently down for maintenance, and Season 3 will kick off when the scheduled downtime is complete. Durant will be the icon athlete for NBA 2K Mobile during Season 3, which is available for free on both iOS and Android. 2K and Thirty Five Ventures have entered into a “long-term partnership,” where the two will collaborate on “future game development, exclusive content, in-game merch, and more....

This Tekken: Bloodline review contains no spoilers. Video games are hard to adapt to movie or television screens because the gameplay is the meat of the experience. When you disengage the player from the story, the writers have to ensure their filmmaking is top-notch to reimburse the fans for what they’ve lost in the process. This is why gaming continues to be a hit-or-miss translation. The more these shaky adaptations occur, the less confidence studios have to produce them....

Without a doubt, Destiny is one of the most successful titles of this past year. The proof lies not only in its financial prosperity – it set a sales record for a new game franchise, breaking $325 million in its first five days of availability – but also in the point that with about 20 million active players across every platform, Destiny fans have logged a total playtime of more than 2 billion hours....

There’s word that a AAA project by a major developer is set to be revealed later on today, and all signs point towards the game being a new Saints Row sequel. E3 is still a little over a week away, but we’re already seeing the news cycle accelerate as a result. Several studios are choosing to unveil their new projects ahead of time so they can dive straight into further details at the show — nd it seems that Saints Row developer Volition is among that number....

Foxington is the final world in New Super Lucky’s Tale. It isn’t a standard world, but instead a bonus world featuring 16 minigames that must be completed. The completion of each minigame will earn you a medallion, and each minigame will have one hidden hotdog collectible during it that you will need to collect for 100% completion. Coins are not required on any minigames except for the marble ones, so they can be largely ignored....

New World mixes the “alternate-history Age of Exploration” with Aeternum’s emphasis on dark fantasy, horror, magic, and mythology. Players will face off with the monsters that live on Aeternum as part of the game’s PvE component. While coming away impressed with New World‘s gameplay, saying “it does a lot of the basic game stuff right” and that “gathering and crafting is simple and fun,” Polygon also took issue with the alternate-history 17th-century setting and some of the themes in the game....

Fans of VALORANT’s silenced assault rifle can finally rejoice as Riot Games adds an evolving skin set including a skin for the Phantom. When Valorant’s patch 1.04 arrived on July 21, avid skin collectors were quick to discover the addition of two new skin collections. The first is a basic, but beautiful, collection of skins for the ARES, Stinger, Vandal, Classic, and Sheriff. This set, called the Sakura Bundle, features a clean, white backdrop with cherry blossoms gently drifting from a tree branch....