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With Ori and the Blind Forest and its sequel, developer Moon Studios deconstructed the fundamentals of metroidvania design and honed in on its most alluring aspects. Combined with some of the tightest platforming in the business and an entrancing visual design, the studio's debut IP was a standout hit, leading to heightened anticipation for its next project. Yet, No Rest for the Wicked could not be more different from the enchanting veneer of Ori and the Blind Forest, trading in precise platforming for punishing combat, bright colors for a dark and foreboding medieval world, and tight gameplay for systems that struggle to reign everything in.No Rest for the Wicked puts you in control of a member of the Cerim, a group of warriors charged with protecting the realm from a plague that turns folks into horrific, almost eldritch creatures. While sailing towards the island of Sacra, your ship is attacked by rebels from the land known as the Risen, leaving you str

Amazon Gaming Week is in full swing and features steep discounts on all sorts of gaming gear. If you're in the market for an upgraded desktop PC, this is a great time to be shopping. A bunch of prebuilt gaming rigs are included in the Gaming Week deals, making it easy for you to scoop up a powerful PC without dropping as much cash as usual.One of the best price cuts is for the iBuyPower Y40, which is discounted from $1,700 to $1,430. Inside of its white and black see-through case, you'll find an Intel Core i7-14700KF CPU and a Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti graphics card. This mid-range setup will allow you to play most modern games at respe

Compared to the chunky briefcases of yesteryear, modern-day laptops are technological miracles, and if you're looking for one, Amazon Gaming Week is a good place to start looking. These days you can get plenty of power and performance inside of a sleek package, and with the added punch of Nvidia DLSS or AMD FSR, you're getting plenty of bang for your buck with these deals.We've highlighted several good options below if you're looking to upgrade. Some laptops work fantastically if you don't plan to travel much with them and just want your desk to be as uncluttered as possible, while other models excel as mobile gaming units. For example, the Acer Predator

Last month, Jonathan Nolan and his wife and producing partner, Lisa Joy, successfully launched Fallout on Prime Video. Prior to that, the duo co-created Westworld for HBO, and Nolan co-wrote The Dark Knight trilogy with his older brother, Christopher Nolan. It's been 12 years since the Nolan brothers closed out their take on Batman in The Dark Knight Rises, but the younger Nolan is still willing to revisit the iconic hero."Wouldn’t that be a dream?" Nolan replied during an interview with the YouTube channel Showsha when asked about a potential Batman return. "That period was 10 years of my life [from] when I got the call to work on Batman Begins, and it was epic. Working with Christian [Bale], Heath [Ledger], Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and to honor an American icon. If I had the chance to go back and work on that again? Absolutely."Batman's cinematic adventures are currently being overseen by writer and di

Elden Ring - Shadow of the Erdtree--the expansion to FromSoftware's 2022 action-RPG--is coming next month, and it will add a new layer to the story of one of gaming's most-recent smash hits--and GameSpot's 2022 Game Of The Year. Unfortunately for Elden Ring fans, this extra chapter will be the only DLC expansion, as game director Hidetaka Miyazaki confirmed that no other new content will be coming to the game after it.Per GamesRadar, Miyazaki made the statement while speaking with Chinese outlet Campfire Camp, where he calls Shadow of the Erdtree the "the first and last DLC" and the "only DLC" in multiple instances. However, in the same interview, Miyazaki does not rule out another game set in the Elden Ring world, though he does not conf

XDefiant, Ubisoft's Call of Duty competitor, is launching on May 21 across Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. XDefiant will start with a six-week preseason before switching over to a seasonal model similar to other live-service titles.Announced on Ubisoft's blog, the free-to-play arena shooter will launch on May 21 in preseason. The preseason will include five factions from various Ubisoft's games. The first four are the Cleaners, Libertad, Echelon, and Phantoms, which will be available to everyone immediately. The fifth faction, Dedsec, will be available to unlock or purchase. The preseason also includes 14 maps, five game modes, and 24 weapons. While most game modes will be 6v6, the preseason will also include a 4v4 ranked practice playlist, which includes the same rules as the real ranked mode coming in Season 1.

Star Wars has become a multimedia empire over the past 45-plus years. The franchise is so influential that it even has its own annual holiday on May 4. If you want to go back to where it all started this Star Wars Day, a logical place to start would be by watching A New Hope, perhaps as part of a movie marathon with the convenience of a box set. But you could go back even further than that, to the creation of Star Wars. That's where The Making of Star Wars comes in. A trilogy of books covering the first trilogy of films, these pricey hardcover volumes are discounted by $30-$39 at Amazon.

20 Best Movies To Stream In May 2024 That You Need To Watch NowMay the flicks be with you (sorry). A new month means new movies coming to all your favorite streaming services. And we're rounding up the best ones that you shouldn't miss in May 2024.This month is bringing plenty of streaming options, both old and new. No matter your taste in film, there's something here for every fan of the silver screen. We've combed through scores of titles coming to the various platforms in May to deliver a list of the best viewing experiences for you. We've got superhero flicks, newly released award-winning films, sports movies, beloved childhood classics, Shrek--you name it.Some of these movies are expecting a new installment in the franchise at some point in the near future, so you can make sure you're all caught up and refreshed on th

Every New Netflix Movie Releasing In Summer 2024It's almost summer and Netflix is primed and ready to premiere its summer movie schedule, starting this Friday with the Pop-Tart origin film, Unfrosted starring Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, and more.From there, Netflix is offering action movies, comedies, documentaries, and dramedies as part of this lineup, all the way to early September. With everything from a documentary about the creation of Black Barbie to an action-comedy with Glen Powell pretending he's a hit man, you can find something for everyone this summer.Subscribers can find all the information below about all the brand-new movie titles hitting Netflix over the next few months.

Call of Duty Warzone Season 3 is upon us, and that means we've got the full patch notes for the latest changes to the highly popular battle royale game. The biggest addition that Season 3 brings is the introduction of Weapon Prestige Camos, which allow players to earn a molten gold skin (called One Trick) for their favorite Modern Warfare 3 weapon after earning a staggering 150,000 Weapon XP. That's a lot of kills.Future Seasons will add more Weapon Prestige Camos to the game, giving you even more goals to work toward. Season 3 brings a number of highly varied changes to the game as a whole, and you can see them all at the link. One of the most notable is the introduction of Loaded Resurgence, which allows players to choose their preferred loadout for Insurgence. This season will also bring back Lockdown on Rebirth Island, so keep an eye out for that.