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All Ailments and Status Effects in Mortal Shell 2
Mortal Shell 2 features a range of status effects and ailments that can be inflicted on enemies or applied to the player during combat, making them a key consideration when building a character. Understanding how each effect works helps players choose weapons, consumables and shells that complement their preferred playstyle, since some effects boost damage…
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Silver Pines Preview: It Plays and Looks Like If Alan Wake Were Made in the ‘90s
IGN previewed Silver Pines, an upcoming 2D pixel-art survival horror game from developer Wych Elm Games that blends the atmosphere of Alan Wake with the aesthetics and mechanics of a 1990s PlayStation title. After playing the first hour, the reviewer was drawn in by its unsettling story, striking pixel art and eerie sound design, comparing…
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My Morning Jacket Signs Publishing Deal with Peermusic
My Morning Jacket has signed a publishing deal with Peermusic, covering the band’s future releases as well as solo work by frontman Jim James, including his forthcoming album Wowed Out, due via ATO Records on 28 August. The agreement continues a working relationship spanning more than two decades between the band and Jamie Cerreta, now…
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Joe Rogan discovers Turnstile, claims US rap has “fallen off the charts” because of defunding international aid
Joe Rogan sparked ridicule after discovering the hardcore band Turnstile on his podcast and claiming, without evidence, that US rap had “fallen off the charts” because of the defunding of USAID. During a “Protect Our Parks” episode with comedians Shane Gillis, Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir, Rogan alleged that the US foreign aid agency had…
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Phoebe Bridgers Covers Nirvana In The Live Lounge
Phoebe Bridgers performed a session for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge in London, which has now been released, including a cover of Nirvana’s “Lithium” from the album Nevermind. The session was recorded before she had to postpone a run of intimate UK shows this week due to appendicitis, which would have marked her first live…
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The Witcher 3 NPCs Kept Dropping Their Babies Due to an Unintended Side Effect of a Cut Mechanic
CD Projekt Red quest designer Philipp Weber has revealed that during The Witcher 3’s development, female NPCs would sometimes drop babies on the ground before fleeing in fear whenever Geralt approached. The bizarre bug stemmed from an early design decision that prioritised realistic day-and-night routines for villagers over sensible reactions to the player, meaning characters…
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Majority of Naughty Dog Was Working on The Last of Us Online Before It Was Cancelled
Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier has revealed that the “majority” of Naughty Dog’s staff were working on The Last of Us Online, the studio’s cancelled multiplayer project, before it was scrapped in late 2023. This challenges the widely held assumption that the multiplayer game was a minor side project while most of the studio focused on…
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Giraffe review – sparkling one-woman show stands out from the crowd
The Guardian’s review praises Giraffe, a one-woman show by Abigail Weinstock performing at the Pleasance Courtyard as part of the Edinburgh festival 2026, for compellingly portraying a sociopathic protagonist while keeping the audience emotionally engaged. The show follows 30-year-old Eliana, who has two weeks to gather letters of support before a court decides whether to…
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Jane Curtin Boards ‘Little Five’ Film From Anne Hathaway’s Somewhere Pictures & Pigasus Pictures
Jane Curtin has joined the cast of “Little Five,” an upcoming period film produced by Anne Hathaway’s Somewhere Pictures alongside Pigasus Pictures. The former Saturday Night Live star will play Dean Weston, a formidable university leader who mentors and challenges a group of young female cyclists striving to break into a male-dominated collegiate sport. The…