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Warning: This Outlander article contains MAJOR spoilers through Season 5, Episode 8. Outlander may taketh away (R.I.P., Murtagh), but it also giveth. Only a week after killing off one of the series’ most beloved characters, a familiar face returned from the past, Young Ian (John Bell), and just in time, as he helped Roger through some of his trauma recovery. For those whose memories may be a little fuzzy, Ian James Fitzgibbons Fraser Murray is Claire and Jamie’s nephew....

Outlast 2 has been horrifying the public ever since it launched a little over a week ago, with the game’s campaign introducing new mechanics, new enemies, and plenty of new ways to scare those brave enough to play it. Outlast 2 is one of the better horror games to come around in recent years, though many playing through the campaign on normal difficulty or higher may have felt the game to be quite unforgiving, even for a survival horror experience....

Earning the best gear in Outriders will require you to complete Expeditions, time-sensitive missions that pit you against hundreds of enemies. These missions can get exceptionally tough at higher Challenge Tiers, requiring you to have a perfect build or a good team. Even with the removal of timers, Stargrave is a fairly tough Expedition for most builds in Outriders. Some of the encounters in this mission can prove troublesome if you haven’t cleared Stargrave many times....

“The thousand-year Reich needs thousand-year soldiers.” That single line of dialogue, spoken by the film’s primary villain, perfectly captures the glorious absurdity that is Overlord, the World War II/sci-fi/horror mash-up from director Julius Avery and producer J.J. Abrams. Set on the eve of the Allied D-Day invasion, the film adds mad Nazi scientists and zombies to its genre mash-up to devilish effect. From its creative opening credits, which mixes radio broadcasts and newsreel style footage over shots of airplanes flying across occupied France, Overlord wants you to believe it’s a World War II movie....

An eagle-eyed Overwatch fan has found an outdated Activision Blizzard costume at Spirit Halloween that features a hero that hasn’t been altered to reflect Overwatch 2. With Halloween 2022 coming to an end, many stores have cheap candy and Spirit Halloween has discounted its items before disappearing for another year, including costumes like the aforementioned Overwatch 2 one. Reddit user CreamierCheesier recently shared a photo from a Spirit Halloween retail store in which an Overwatch McCree costume sits between an Incredibles one and another that appears to be the tank hero D....

A game as popular as Overwatch can attract nearly any kind of player, with each occupying the same shared virtual space in which they all attempt to enjoy the same team-based shooter experience. That same accessibility, however, tends to place people with different ideas as to how the game should be played, and has warranted Overwatch adopting a new machine-based learning algorithm to better recognize, address, and punish the occasional heated grinding of opinions....

Path of Exile: Legion has officially launched and brings with it one of the largest patches in the history of the game, both in terms of the overhaul to melee combat, and the sheer size of data needed to get the game up to date. The free-to-play action-RPG has always been popular, and developer Grinding Gear Games has discussed the upcoming implementation of these changes for months. Still, the amount of change is incredible and can be seen in its entirety in the 14,000 words of patch notes....

Warning: contains spoilers for Peaky Blinders season 5 Peaky Blinders started life as a niche period drama with a name that made people screw up their eyes in confusion and ask Peaky-what? Now more phenomenon than TV show, the BBC series has a festival, a clothing line, merchandise in your local Boots (honestly. ‘Mrs Tommy Shelby’-emblazoned water bottles and travel mugs are a thing), as well as celebrity fans up the wazoo....

This week marks a special time that only comes around once every 5-7 years: the launch of a new generation of gaming consoles. The PS5 and Xbox Series X (along with their more cost-effective counterparts) launch this week and players seem to be on the edge of their seats in anticipation of their new consoles to arrive. And with so many new titles to explore like Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Yakuza: Like a Dragon, it seems easy to see why these players have their expectations so high....

Mortal Kombat X adds a new challenge tower themed around St. Patrick’s Day that includes exploding leprechauns, intoxicating beer, and other fun treats. Although plenty of video games tend to celebrate the major holidays like Christmas, Halloween, and Valentine’s Day, few recognize the smaller ones. That doesn’t mean all games ignore them, though, like today’s St. Patrick’s Day nod by Mortal Kombat X. Those still playing Mortal Kombat X will notice a new Challenge Tower called ‘Watch Out Leprechauns’ that features plenty of clever St....

This post contains spoilers for MS. MARVEL episode 3, SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS, and CAPTAIN MARVEL. Thus far, Ms. Marvel showrunner Bisha K. Ali has given simple explanations for the change in the title character’s powerset. Where the Kamala Khan of the comics gained the ability to alter the shape and size of her body after exposure to Terrigen Mists released by the Inhumans, the television version uses a bangle to form energy constructs....

One of the many actors on my list of favorites is Kevin McKidd, most known for his role as Lucius Vorenus in the awesome but short-lived HBO series, Rome. What really grabbed my attention from the Scottish-born actor is that for a very long time, years ago, he was rumored to play Thor in Marvel’s first live-action adaptation for the character. While that didn’t end up happening, McKidd’s kept busy with other work including the 13-episode series, Journeyman, Grey’s Anatomy (for which he currently stars) and more recently, the voice of Captain “Soap” MacTavish in one of the most successful games ever: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2....

For many people, gaming is an escape from real-world pressure, and a great way to spend time with friends. And now more than ever, people are in need of some sort of online community building due to social regulations during COVID. MY.GAMES, with the help of Fair Play Alliance and IGDA, conducted worldwide international research on gamers, with topics including mental health and cyberbullying in online matchmaking during the COVID lockdown....

NBA 2K fans are hopping mad over a change in NBA 2K21. Released on September 4, the game introduced a new targeting and timing system. Players are complaining that the new system makes it hard to aim and shoot. NBA 2K includes the Pro Stick, which allows gamers to control players on the court. It also enables players to perform post and dribble moves to get past defenders as well as to shoot....

U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order earlier today, calling for the restoration of net neutrality. Net neutrality rules ensure that internet providers cannot manipulate speeds to favour certain sites at the expense of others, or block access to selected portals. The Obama administration’s Federal Communications Commission ensured that net neutrality rules were cemented into U.S. law, but was later dismantled by FCC chairman Ajit Pai who was appointed during the Trump era....

Passing by its second anniversary, Overwatch remains a very popular competitive shooter. Since its anniversary event a few months back, Overwatch has added a new hero to the roster, kicked off a new Summer Games event, and even had the Overwatch League Grand Finals featured on ESPN. However, one feature that has been missing for quite some time are the popular Animated Shorts, giving fans insight into one of the various characters....

The demise of Mixer surprised many players as it had completed a series of high profile acquisitions and was working under Microsoft who is one of the most successful technology companies in the world. Despite what seemed to be a positive direction, Mixer folded unceremoniously into Facebook Gaming and many streamers and viewers have wondered what prompted the decision. A new report by Business Insider now suggests that several factors led to the disappearance of the streaming platform....

It wasn’t that long ago when Telltale Games was forced to close its doors, leading to most of its staff being let go and all of its projects, including the final season of its The Walking Dead series, being canceled. It was a sad day for a lot of people, but there was some light at the end of the tunnel, courtesy of Skybound Games. A division of Skybound Entertainment (the company behind the entire Walking Dead franchise), Skybound Games swooped in to revive the popular series so as to bring a proper conclusion to Clementine’s story....

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands brings players together in a massive multiplayer fantasy RPG. As a constantly evolving experience, Blizzard has added many expansions and updates to the title over the years. The 9.0.5 update is out and bringing a host of changes to activities, rewards, and characters in World of Warcraft. Though multiplayer is a persistent characteristic of the title, some players may feel the endgame is too dependent on PvP....

Now that The Karate Kid has been a beloved classic for nearly four decades, it’s impossible to imagine anyone besides Ralph Macchio in the role of Daniel LaRusso. But in a recent appearance on The Tonight Show to promote the latest season of Netflix’s Karate Kid spin-off Cobra Kai, Macchio revealed that he wasn’t the producers’ only choice for the part. After Macchio had been cast in the role, partly thanks to his acclaimed performance in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders, some studio executives got cold feet because he didn’t have quite enough star power to inspire total confidence....