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Don’t Watch the Brilliantly Disgusting Clayface Trailer While You’re Eating

  • New "Clayface" trailer showcases graphic body horror, including a melting-eyelids scene
  • Film is a standalone DCU entry, separate from Matt Reeves' Batman films
  • Releases 23 October 2026; no confirmed links to future DCU Batman

DC Studios has released a new trailer for "Clayface," offering the first detailed look at Matt Hagen's origin story within James Gunn's DC Universe. The footage leans heavily into body horror, including a widely noted scene of Hagen's eyelids melting shut, positioning the film as a deliberately unsettling…

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BlizzCon 2026 exclusives for WoW, Overwatch, and Diablo announced

  • Blizzard unveils BlizzCon 2026 cosmetic bundles for five games
  • Bundles cost $24.99–$49.99; event is 12–13 September in Anaheim
  • First in-person BlizzCon since 2023; tickets already sold out

Blizzard has revealed its lineup of BlizzCon 2026-themed cosmetics and in-game bonuses for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo 4, Diablo Immortal and Hearthstone, alongside a bundle letting fans buy items across all five games at once. The announcement matters because it marks the return of BlizzCon as an…

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BlizzCon is finally coming back, and so, too, are digital goodies bundles for all its games

  • BlizzCon returns in person on 12–13 September 2026 in Anaheim.
  • Digital goodies bundles for each game now sold separately, $24.99–$29.99.
  • Free StarCraft II and Heroes of the Storm rewards also available; livestream planned.

BlizzCon is returning as an in-person event for the first time in three years, taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center in California on 12 and 13 September 2026. To mark the occasion, Blizzard is reviving its tradition of digital goodies bundles across its game portfolio, though unlike…

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Poinpy, a perfect video game, is back and it’s completely free on mobile

  • Poinpy is free again on iOS and Android after leaving Netflix.
  • It had been unplayable for over a year following its June 2025 removal.
  • The relaunch has no ads or microtransactions, just an optional tip.

Poinpy, a mobile platformer previously available only to Netflix subscribers, has returned as a free download for iOS and Android after being pulled from Netflix's games lineup. Developer Ojiro Fumoto and publisher Devolver Digital had said they hoped to bring the game to other platforms after its removal,…

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Prophecies of Ash, Anno 117 Pax Romana’s first DLC is better than the haters give it credit for

  • Anno 117's new DLC adds volcanic eruptions to shake up city-building.
  • Despite mostly negative reviews, the writer says it fixes key issues.
  • Eruptions cause damage and shortages, but soil recovery follows afterwards.

Anno 117: Pax Romana's first expansion, Prophecies of Ash, has drawn "mostly negative" reviews on Steam, echoing wider criticism that the base game feels empty and underdeveloped compared with its predecessor, Anno 1800. However, this Polygon writer argues the DLC is unfairly maligned, as it introduces a volcanic…

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NBA 2K27 Finally Ditches PS4, Reveals PS5 Cover Athletes

  • NBA 2K27 launches PS5-only on 4th September, dropping PS4 support.
  • Three cover stars: Wembanyama, Caitlin Clark and Derrick Rose across editions.
  • Editions cost $69.99 to $149.99; full gameplay reveal comes 28th July.

NBA 2K27 will drop PS4 support entirely, becoming PS5-only when it launches on 4th September, ending a longer-than-usual last-generation support run for the annual basketball series. The move signals 2K Sports is fully shifting focus to current-generation hardware, and the game arrives with three cover athletes rather than…

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The Pokémon Center is exploding after surprise Ascended Heroes drop

  • The Pokémon Center unexpectedly dropped new TCG products, not the 30th anniversary set
  • Items include 151 tins, Ascended Heroes packs and Poké Ball tins, capped at one each
  • High demand, bots and long queues expected; avoid refreshing or using VPNs to prevent bans

The Pokémon Center has launched a surprise, unannounced drop of trading card game products, separate from the previously trailed 30th anniversary collection. The release has triggered heavy demand, with high queue wait times and rapid stock depletion, as several of the sets involved are known to command strong…

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The best Android game masterpiece just became free for millions of gamers

  • Poinpy returns free on iOS and Android after a year's absence
  • Game no longer requires a Netflix subscription to play
  • No ads, microtransactions or paywalls; optional developer tips only

Devolver Digital's mobile platformer Poinpy has returned to the iOS and Android app stores as a free download, a year after vanishing from both platforms. The game, created by Downwell director Ojiro Fumoto, originally launched as a Netflix exclusive but was pulled last year, becoming unplayable and highlighting…

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Microsoft is bringing original Xbox exclusives to PC for the first time, starting with four ‘classic games’

  • Microsoft is porting original Xbox exclusives to PC for the first time.
  • Rollout starts with four unnamed "classic games".
  • Part of Microsoft's wider push to bring Xbox titles to PC.

Microsoft is set to bring games from the original Xbox console to PC for the first time, marking a notable expansion of its strategy to make its back catalogue available beyond dedicated Xbox hardware. The move continues Microsoft's recent push to blur the lines between Xbox and PC…

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Call of Duty dropping SBMM in favor of system ‘inspired by classic games’ for BO7, and hopefully MW4, too

  • Activision is reducing SBMM in Call of Duty, inspired by classic Black Ops matchmaking.
  • Black Ops 7's season five, launching tomorrow, gets the new system first.
  • MW4's August beta will trial it too, ahead of a possible October rollout.

Activision has confirmed it is scaling back skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) in Call of Duty, introducing a new system inspired by the classic Black Ops matchmaking style for Black Ops 7, with hopes of extending it to Modern Warfare 4. The change follows years of player frustration with SBMM,…

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