Author: Harvey Randall
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Van Gogh Museum forced to stop distributing special Pikachu cards after scalpers storm the gates: ‘[we] take the safety and security of visitors and staff very seriously’
Late last month, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam opened a special exhibit in partnership with Pokemon, celebrating its 50th anniversary—and, in a move that’s a little unwise in hindsight, also offered a limited-edition Pikachu card in the style of Gogh’s piece “Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat”. The intent was to make a fun, family-friendly…
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Omni-Man’s Mortal Kombat 1 trailer is a splatter-filled gauntlet of Invincible’s most harrowing scenes
I knew Omni-Man’s inclusion in Mortal Kombat 1 was gonna bring back memories—you grab any popular character and throw them into a fighting game, and their moveset’s going to be reference-heavy. But NetherRealm really went all out with this one. First, due diligence—if you’ve not watched it yet, I’m going to run through some major…
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Blizzard pulls Diablo Season 2 trailer that got almost everything wrong, its fumbled sums stunlocking this streamer with laughter
Diablo 4’s Season of Blood drops tomorrow. In the run-up, the game’s social media accounts have been in overdrive—dropping trailers, explainer videos, memes, all that good stuff. One such video, however, came and went like a vampire in the night. As spotted by PCGamesN, a video promising to explain “the best quality-of-life changes coming with…
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Unusable Starfield mod morphs every ship’s reactor into Thomas the Tank Engine, trapping them inside a horrific cocoon—creator says ‘Life isn’t always fair’
[ad_1] It’s time. Starfield finally has its most important mod—more important than the script extender, more vital than StarUI—something that changes the game entirely. Thomas the Tank Engine is not, by any means, looming horrifically in the dark corners of my room and forcing me to write this. Ominously titled “Really Useful Starfield”, this mod…
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Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty used AI to reproduce late Polish voice actor’s performance as Viktor Vektor, with the family’s blessing
[ad_1] As reported by Bloomberg, it’s been revealed that CD Projekt used AI to replicate the voice of the late Miłogost Reczek, who voiced Night City’s most reliable ripper doc, Viktor Vektor, in the base game’s Polish localisation back in 2020. Reczek built an extensive portfolio during his career, dubbing both games and movies in…
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Diablo 4 will be Steam Deck ready when it leaves its Battle.net exclusivity next week, confirms community director
[ad_1] Diablo 4’s leap to Steam—alongside other games like Overwatch 2—is welcome news to gamers wanting to keep their rigs launcher-slim. Adam Fletcher, the game’s Global Community Development Director, has fully confirmed on Twitter that the game will be coming Steam Deck verified next Tuesday. (Image credit: @PezRadar on Twitter/X) Regrettably, it looks like there…
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WoW Classic Hardcore squad clutches a world-first clear of Naxxramas—after the heroic sacrifice of their guild leader
[ad_1] There’s something about World of Warcraft Classic’s Hardcore servers that just seems to generate good stories. Any other day, face planting in one of the game’s hardest raids wouldn’t be a blip on the radar—but here a single slip-up can cost you everything, elevating an already vicious encounter to a matter of life and…
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At Activision’s internal meeting—inexplicably hosted by James Corden—Bobby Kotick promises a ‘new dimension of emotional connection’ powered by AI
[ad_1] As reported by Windows Central, sources have shared the inside details of an internal townhall yesterday between Activision CEO Bobby Kotick and Activision-Blizzard employees. This was apparently hosted by James Corden. In case you’re not familiar, Corden’s known for his role in beloved british sitcom Gavin and Stacey, movies like Into the Woods hosting…
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Geralt of Rivia, Clive Rosfield, and Mr. Hands walk into a tavern: a new Dungeons & Dragons web series is in the works
[ad_1] A new Dungeons & Dragons actual play is in the works, featuring even more familiar faces from the voices and creatives of the gaming industry. Titled “Natural Six”, the campaign posted the Kickstarter trailer—shown above—to their YouTube channel earlier this week (thanks, Dicebreaker). Leading the group as its DM is Harry McEntire, who is…