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China Box Office: ‘Resident Evil’ Retains Top Spot Over Quiet Post-Holiday Frame as Local Titles Wind Down

• “Resident Evil” led China’s box office with $9.3 million.
• Weekend takings totalled $26.7 million.
• 2026 box office revenue trails 2025 by 29.2%.

“Resident Evil” remained top of China’s box office over 16–18 October, earning $9.3 million in its second full weekend. Its lead came during a quiet post-holiday period, as local releases lost momentum. “Traces of Justice” placed second with $6.8 million, taking its total to $84.6 million, while “Mr.…

Pressly defends Mom co-stars; ultra-processed food linked to brain changes

Jaime Pressly backs her former co-stars after Chuck Lorre’s comments, while a Canadian study links higher ultra-processed food intake with small areas of brain damage. A Mass Effect replay guide and claims about the PS6’s soaring component costs round out the bulletin.

31 Years Later, Calvin and Hobbes’ Scariest Comic Is Still a Controversial Classic

• A 1994 strip satirised graphic violence in superhero comics.
• Calvin’s shock gives the joke its lasting edge.
• The punchline contrasts comics with parental complaints about TV violence.

A 1994 *Calvin and Hobbes* strip has endured as a controversial classic because it sharply parodied the graphic violence then common in American superhero comics. Its joke also turns on the contrast between that violence and the familiar advice that children should put down the television and read…

9 Best DLCs That Were Even Better Than the Base Game

• Nine expansions are praised for surpassing their base games.
• *Old World Blues* turns organ theft into sci-fi comedy.
• *Citadel* gives Shepard’s crew a celebratory reunion.

The article celebrates nine video game expansions that outdid their already strong base games by taking creative risks. Its central point is that memorable downloadable content works best when it builds on a solid original game, then offers players a surprising change of tone or experience. Examples include…

10 Near-Perfect PS4 Games Nobody Played

• Several acclaimed PS4 games attracted relatively little attention.
• Some are now harder to find or play.
• The article revisits distinctive titles from the console’s library.

The article argues that several strong PlayStation 4 games were overlooked, and that the console’s winding-down years are a good time to revisit them. It highlights titles that received limited attention despite their distinctive ideas or later improvements. Among the examples are *Infamous: Second Son*, which followed a…

Resident Evil Director Is Already Thinking Sequels

• Zach Cregger has ideas for more Resident Evil films.
• The film is tracking for a $35 million to $50 million opening.
• Cregger plans to make The Flood next.

Zach Cregger says he has already come up with further ideas for his Resident Evil film series, despite initially seeing the adaptation as a one-off. The film takes a different approach from the games, following a medical courier trying to survive in a zombie-infested Raccoon City. A sequel…

All Notes locations in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and how to get them

• A new clue gives the hidden bunker code as 0330.
• The guide covers more than 50 campaign Notes.
• Some Stranded locations are still listed as TBA.

New details in the guide give the code 0330 for a hidden bunker on Stranded and explain how to reach two Notes during a bunker objective. The update adds to a guide to more than 50 collectibles in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s campaign. Four Notes are…

Xbox Series X runs four PS5 games through limited emulator research project

• PS5X has run four PS5 games on an Xbox Series X.
• Developer Mode limits it to 5GB of memory.
• The project has no public download and limited compatibility.

Developer Devran Cosmo Uenal has demonstrated PS5X, an Xbox Series X port of the KytyPS5 emulator, running four PlayStation 5 games. The project shows that PS5 software can run on Microsoft’s console, but its limits mean it is currently a research effort rather than a practical way to…

‘Fallout’ Star’s $275 Million Action Reboot Is Officially a Global Netflix Favorite

• *Tomb Raider* is trending in over 30 Netflix regions.
• The 2018 reboot made about $275 million worldwide.
• It is also trending on Prime Video in two countries.

Alicia Vikander’s 2018 *Tomb Raider* reboot is trending on Netflix despite a mixed reception from critics and audiences. The film, which also stars Walton Goggins as antagonist Mathias Vogel, has reached Netflix’s Top 10 Movies chart in more than 30 regions, showing renewed streaming interest years after its…

New Steam Game is Basically Kiki’s Delivery Service in Video Game Form

• A witch runs a magical bakery in Paris.
• Shopkeeping and exploration meet emotional heart quests.
• The soundtrack features a composer from a Ghibli film.

The Witch’s Bakery is a cosy adventure game that follows Lunne, a witch who moves to Paris to open a magical bakery with her cat-like companion, Orio. It blends everyday shopkeeping with a story about helping people confront painful emotions, drawing comparisons to Studio Ghibli’s Kiki’s Delivery Service.…