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Larian’s Baldur’s Gate 3 data reveals players’ chaotic real habits
Larian Studios has published a new batch of player statistics for Baldur’s Gate 3, offering a light-hearted look at how millions of people have actually played the game rather than how it was designed to be played. The figures reveal behaviour that diverges sharply from the “heroic” playthroughs many might expect, highlighting the gap between…
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Promising girl, 17, met tragic end on terrifyingly narrow Oregon road while driving home from her second day at new job, dad’s $39m lawsuit claims
A father in Oregon has filed a $39 million lawsuit after his 17-year-old daughter died in a crash on a narrow road as she drove home from only her second day at a new job. The teenager was described as a promising young woman, and the case highlights concerns about the safety of the road…
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‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Sets Netflix Release Date, Unveils First-Look Photos
Netflix has announced a release date and unveiled first-look images for “Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story”, the latest instalment in Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s true-crime anthology series. The show, which premieres on 17 September, marks the franchise’s first female “monster” and dramatises the infamous 1892 axe murders of Andrew and Abby Borden, exploring how…
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Godzilla Minus Zero to make world premiere at New York Film Festival
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” will have its world premiere at the 64th New York Film Festival, organisers at Film at Lincoln Center announced. The film is the highly anticipated follow-up to 2023’s Oscar-winning “Godzilla Minus One,” and its selection as the festival’s Spotlight Gala underlines the continued critical standing of Yamazaki’s rebooted franchise more…
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Violent Night 2 director reveals a disturbing scene inspired by horror master Sam Raimi
Director Tommy Wirkola has previewed Violent Night 2, the sequel to the 2022 action comedy in which David Harbour plays a foul-mouthed, murderous Santa Claus. Speaking to Polygon, Wirkola and producer Kelly McCormick revealed that the new film sees Santa taking the wrong lessons from his first outing, becoming so obsessed with punishing the “naughty”…
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Scary World News Has Auteur Directors Looking Onwards and Inwards at Toronto Film Festival
The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled its Wavelengths section, its showcase for avant-garde and artist-driven cinema, continuing a trend seen at Cannes this year of international auteurs taking centre stage as Hollywood pulls back from major festivals. Curator Andréa Picard said many of the featured filmmakers are turning inward amid grim world news, producing work…
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Resident Evil Veronica hits 2 million wishlists to absolutely no one’s surprise—come on, it’s got the RE2 and RE4 remake team working on it
Resident Evil Code: Veronica, the upcoming remake from Capcom, has reportedly surpassed two million wishlists, according to the PC Gamer report. The milestone is being framed as an unsurprising one, given that the project is being developed by the same team responsible for the acclaimed Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4 remakes, whose pedigree…
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Get the new issue of Metal Hammer with an exclusive Dominum cover, brain stress ball and signed art card
Metal Hammer has partnered with German zombie-metal band Dominum to offer an exclusive bundle available only through the Louder webstore, rather than in shops. The package features the new issue of the magazine, with singer Dr Dead and guitarist Tommy Kemp on the cover, alongside a signed art card and a brain-shaped stress ball housed…