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This article contains spoilers for The Watch episodes 7 and 8. Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books have long been fantasy favorites. In fact, the CEO of Motive Pictures, a UK company planning to adapt a huge number of Pratchett’s novels for television, called Discworld “a national treasure.” But with the recent lackluster reception of BBC America’s The Watch (a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 50%, a 4.9 out of 10 on IMDB), can television adaptations both succeed in live-action serial storytelling and live up to the expectations of Pratchett fans?...

Queen Aethelswith may be less cowardly than her craven husband, but I reckon her bladder’s only about ten seconds away from betraying her. I try to be soft with her, empathetic even. I understand where your hatred comes from, I say, but we are not here for war — we only desire peace. Her gaze shifts wayward as the encroaching crunch of stomping boots gets louder. Three severed heads roll past my feet and land at hers — I have my way of handling delicate situations, and Ivarr Ragnarsson has his....

Best PC gaming headsets: The best wired, wireless and surround sound headsets around Our quick take Asus TUF Gaming H1 - 3.5 / 5 Surprisingly good comfort Weight: 287g Capable audio 40mm neodymium magnet drivers 20Hz-20Khz frequency response Stereo sound (or virtual surround via Windows Sonic/Dolby Atmos) Multi-device compatible Wired 3.5mm with splitter cable Works with PC/Mac, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch Capable mic? Unidirectional microphone 100Hz - 10KHz frequency response No active/AI noise cancelling To recap On the face of it this is a no-frills headset with an affordable price tag that might cause you to dismiss it....

Atari is getting back into the gaming console business with the release of its new console Atari VCS 800, which is launching this fall. After several delays, some of which were due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the console is now set to release on November 27. Atari also announced that the console will be arriving with its own cryptocurrency as well. The currency is called Atari Tokens and will be used to buy games for the Atari VCS console once it is released....

DICE and Electronic Arts officially announce that the first DLC map for the forthcoming first-person shooter Battlefield 1 will be available to fans free of charge. According to a new post on Battlefield 1’s website, the World War I-inspired game’s developers already have the title’s first DLC map planned out for December, as the studio is calling it “Giant’s Shadow.” While the prospect of getting yet another map a couple of months after the shooter’s release in October of this year is definitely exciting, fans will likely be even more eager to learn that it’s going to be available as a completely free download to all players....

Anticipation is mounting for The Game Awards, but it seems like Best Buy Canada jumped the gun on one of the announcements from the show. Returnal has been listed with a new release date on the retailer’s website. Gematsu found on Best Buy Canada’s website that Returnal will likely come out on March 19, 2021, which would fit right in line with the PS5’s release window period. You can now pre-order the game with the retailer giant if you live in that country....

It’s safe to say that the world is a bit weird right now. Much to some people’s surprise, horror movies can often be a way for fans to make sense of things and confront their fears in a safe space. Streaming service Shudder offers a large array of horror movies, TV shows, and even podcasts covering the full spectrum of the macabre. But how do you know where to start?...

Although it’s been a few years since Alien: Isolation was released, the game still manages to remain popular thanks to its high-quality graphics and long campaign. Even the vanilla version of the game offers so much challenge and various mini DLCs that mods aren’t even necessary to get the most out of Alien: Isolation. There’s not a substantial modding scene for the game in the first place, but a few crucial mods out there are truly worth giving a shot....

From outer space to future Earth, science fiction helps us explore what-ifs and the human heart. Take a look at our top picks for new science fiction books in July 2022. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers Type: NovelPublisher: TordotcomRelease date: July 12 Den of Geek says: Chambers is a reliable staple for stories that appear low-stakes at first but address big ideas with their unconventional relationships and lush universes....

The very best night vision monoculars will be able to help you spot what you would otherwise miss, all while being easier to transport and use than binocular equivalents. Whether you’re watching wildlife, camping or simply navigating in the great outdoors during the dark, monoculars are the ideal device to have to hand. However, not all of these night-friendly scopes are created equally. While entry-level models will often provide you with basic zoom features in a light and compact model, more advanced devices will offer excellent magnification and often, the ability to record or take photographs directly from the lens....

This article contains spoilers for all of Better Call Saul. Many shows have pre-credits scenes that are valuable to the greater story of the season. Others don’t care at all about the cold opening, opting to go right into the title card and then to the action. Better Call Saul, like its predecessor before it, takes these few minutes at the beginning of each episode to make some true television magic appear before our eyes....

Big changes are taking place in the World of Darkness, as games like Vampire: The Masquerade and Werewolf: The Apocalypse will now be published by Renegade Game Studios, with creative and development decisions moving in-house in the future. The World of Darkness franchise consists of several horror tabletop RPGs that share the same continuity. The most famous of these is Vampire: The Masquerade, which involves undead trying to keep their existence a secret in modern times....

The final week of January was nothing if not eventful. While the news cycle was dominated by Gamestop’s meteoric rise on the stock market, otherwise major stories have been entirely sidelined. Grand Theft Auto, Cyberpunk, and Mass Effect fans have a lot to be excited about this week. Meanwhile, Ninja and Activision-Blizzard stay perfectly on-brand by making entirely out of touch statements. It’s been a wild month of ups and downs, and 2021 is just getting started....

When you first launch Biomutant, you don’t have many abilities at your disposal. You can run, roll, and shoot your shiny guns, but that’s about where the fun ends. If you’re looking to gain a few powerful perks, you’ll want to figure out how to upgrade your loyal, mechanical Automaton. Once you’ve discovered that the Automaton can be upgraded, you’ll probably want to go out of your way to unlock everything it has to offer....

A couple of days ago, update 1.5 went live for all Biomutant players. The patch addressed issues with the low level cap, lack of FOV slides, and poor loot variety towards the end of the game. While Biomutant may be far from a runaway success, this update has at least managed to please the fans it does have, as they heap praise on developer Experiment 101 for listening to their concerns....

There’s nothing gamers love more than free giveaways. Whether it’s a unique version of a game or a limited edition controller, having a developer offer up some free goodies as extras can really make a person’s day and it doesn’t harm the developer’s reputation either. No more was this true than for one fan of Bloober Team’s new game The Medium who recently took to Twitter to express their joy....

Demon’s Souls is currently slaying it when it comes to launch titles, and we recently knighted it as “the best PlayStation launch game ever” in our review. To celebrate the remake’s PS5 release, the team at Bluepoint wanted to highlight their favorite bosses from the title. Posting on the PlayStation blog, Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios creative director Gavin Moore shared his thoughts on the game’s formidable foes. He noted that Demon’s Souls housed a wide variety of bosses, where every enemy was perfectly designed to make you feel inadequate....

Troy Calypso is one of the two primary antagonists of Borderlands 3. Love him or hate him, he’s a complex character with plenty of reasons to be an aggravating childish cult leader. He’s the twin brother to Tyreen Calypso, a siren, and shares her power with her twin brother throughout the game. In other words, he’s very much the weaker Calypso twin and takes the meaning of “parasite” to new levels both figuratively and literally when it comes to their relationship....

When it comes to the series’ array of weapon manufacturers, the Jakobs tend to consistently be a fan-favorite among gunslingers. This tradition continues with Gearbox’s latest mainline entry, Borderlands 3, as the game offers a new range of awesome guns from the Old Western-style brand. Despite usually being minimal and lacking elemental features, they can be deceptively potent with their high damage output, sharp accuracy, and swift fire rates. These are the strongest, most efficient Borderlands 3 guns bearing the Jakobs brand....

Often held to be one of the best games available on the Nintendo Switch as well as one of the best games in the already acclaimed series, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild needs no introduction. However, despite the game’s unrivaled success, Nintendo has been fairly cagey when it comes to information about the game’s sequel. Aside from a teaser trailer — confirming that a followup to Breath of the Wild was indeed in development during E3 2019 — fans of the series have had little to go on, and we’re starting to feel a bit skeptical about some of the ideas and rumors about the upcoming release being thrown around by the fanbase....