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Nearly a week after a major hack forced it offline, the notorious imageboard 4chan remains inaccessible, and there's a growing feeling that it's going to stay that way—and that maybe it's not so bad.Founded in 2003, 4chan is—or was—something of a waypoint for a particular part of online subculture: Basic, unrefined, unmoderated, and almost entirely anonymous, which is what made it so notorious. Vice called it "the internet’s favorite hotspot...
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Bungie’s recent Marathon stream where it showed early footage of the first-person extraction shooter sparked skepticism on social media and Reddit, prompting some people to predict it will suffer the same fate as Concord, the hero shooter that Sony took offline less than a month after its release. In response, a former Concord developer made a post on the Marathon subreddit asking people to give it a chance. “Concord failed...
We know a lot more about Bungie's Marathon reboot now than we did a week ago. We learned that it's a hero-based extraction shooter with abilities, economy, and a handful of maps in the vein of Escape From Tarkov. We know it's got weapon mods that should tickle the brains of Destiny buildcrafters, and Bungie also shared details on proximity chat, solo play, and cosmetics (it'll have them).Weirdly, one important...
Weekend box office reporting is a seminal part of entertainment media. In recent years alone, it has served as everything from a checkup on the general health of movie theaters to a litmus test for each new Marvel film. But recently, box office reporting has gotten a little weird: All the earnings are being reported in terms of budgets and profitability. This used to be language reserved for obvious box...
Overwatch 2 Stadium is one of the biggest shakeups for the game since the sequel launched in 2023. Hero perks in standard Quickplay and Competitive let you tweak hero abilities through a handful of upgrade choices. Stadium, a new mode separate from standard play, lets you completely change how abilities function and even adds new effects for weapons and equipable items to give your team a boost. How many of...
We're in a golden age of ARPGs if you haven't been paying attention, but that doesn't make them any easier to balance. Since its launch, Diablo 4 has been criticized for its awfully gentle take on the Burning Hells; and though smacking loot pinatas until they stop moving doesn't have to be all that hard to be fun, lead live game designer Colin Finer is ready to kick things up...
Pasokon Retro is our regular look back at the early years of Japanese PC gaming, encompassing everything from specialist '80s computers to the happy days of Windows XP. Developer: e-frontier Released: 2000 PCs: Windows 95-NT, Mac (Image credit: e-frontier) Sometimes I buy obscure old games for what I like to imagine are grand, noble reasons. A niche developer makes an unusual puzzley twist on the RPG, and I must learn...
Amazon is currently offering a great opportunity to fill out your collection of physical media. For a limited time, you can pick up three select 4K Blu-rays for just $33. This discount can be used multiple times and features dozens of eligible titles to choose from. Just add three movies to your cart, and Amazon will discount each trio to $33 regardless of their current price. The clear highlight of...
As all Ruddheads know, actor Paul Rudd made his acting debut in an iconic 1991 Super Nintendo commercial as a radical-looking 22-year-old playing games like F-Zero and a then-unnamed The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on a gigantic, drive-in movie theater screen. And now, almost 35 years later, Rudd is back to promote the Switch 2 wearing the exact same outfit. Nintendo uploaded both commercials to YouTube...
We finally know the identity of the mysterious Force ghost that briefly haunts Anakin Skywalker’s back in the lava-filled showdown at the end of Revenge of the Sith. If you’ve watched Revenge of the Sith without ever noticing this guy, don’t worry. He appears in frame for just a split second and is really only visible if you’re watching in slow motion or going frame-by-frame. But he’s still there, a...