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• Latest news Unturned source code released on GitHub for non-commercial modding

  Smartly Dressed Games has published Unturned's source code and project files on GitHub under a non-commercial license to enable community mods and total conversions. The release requires mods and all their features to remain free to players and omits code the studio lacks redistribution rights for, including anti-cheat and third-party pathfinding. The code release is not OSI-certified open source, and the studio plans to pursue MIT re-licensing of parts of the project once it finishes another game and re-acquires rights. This gives the community tools to extend and preserve Unturned while commercial restrictions and missing components limit some reuse.

• Latest news Anthology TV lets viewers skip weak entries — Fargo's most-hated season deserves another look

  Anthology series are self-contained by season, so viewers can skip a poorly received entry without losing the rest of the show. The most-hated season of Noah Hawley's FX series Fargo is presented as underrated and worth revisiting. Examples of anthology low points cited include True Detective season 2 and a Black Mirror episode featuring Miley Cyrus.

• Latest news 2007 footage shows Demon's Souls prototype had a scrapped first-person option

  Newly unearthed footage from a 2007 developer presentation shows Demon's Souls once included an optional first-person view. The prototype mode appears in early builds but was removed before the game's release. The revelation shows developers experimented with game perspective and that the final product shipped without the first-person option.

• Latest news Club Soko reimagines Sokoban as a beer‑splattered nightclub puzzler

  Club Soko is a Sokoban‑style puzzle game that swaps the traditional warehouse for a nightclub and keeps the crate‑pushing, spatial challenges intact. The game pairs fiendish Sokoban mechanics with a cartoonishly dark, beer‑splattered visual style. That fresh setting reinvigorates the classic puzzle formula and stands out as a strong new entry for fans of spatial puzzles.

• Latest news GSC debuts deep dive for Stalker 2 DLC 'Cost of Hope' showing Chornobyl plant

  GSC Game World released a deep dive video spotlighting its upcoming Stalker 2 DLC, Cost of Hope. The DLC adds the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant as a fully explorable location in Stalker 2. This expands the game's map and delivers new environment content for players to experience.

• Latest news DreamWorks time‑travel film returns to free streaming after anticipating Doctor Who idea

  A DreamWorks Pictures science‑fiction time‑travel film has been restored to free streaming. The film was released almost three years before Doctor Who's 2005 revival starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, and it anticipated the show's later 'fixed points in time' concept. Doctor Who formalized that concept in the 2008 episode 'The Fires of Pompeii' (David Tennant, Catherine Tate), where some events must occur or reality could tear apart.

• Latest news Eurogamer staff roundup: Connor picks Star-Lord, Bertie attends demon school, Kelsey walks

  Eurogamer's regular 'What we've been playing' feature returns with staff sharing short impressions of current games. This week Connor has been playing as Star-Lord, Bertie played a demon-school themed game, and Kelsey spent time on a long, exploratory in-game walk. The brief collects personal highlights to show what the team is enjoying right now.

• Latest news Big Walk's beach puzzle numbers (4166, 1899) are coordinates to a hidden button

  Players encounter a beach structure containing a nubbin in frosted glass with a sign showing two four-digit numbers. The numbers 4166 and 1899 are latitude and longitude coordinates that point to a separate button on the island which must be held to open the container. The puzzle cannot be solved immediately — it becomes solvable after completing five other puzzles and the red tower, and can be completed using either the in-game map or a GPS-like device that shows current coordinates.

• Latest news Palworld 1.0: Planting Pals speed farm setup and scale food production

  Planting is a Work Suitability in Palworld 1.0 used to sow and maintain crops such as berries, wheat and tomatoes. Pals with high Planting ability sow seeds much faster, letting players establish self-sufficient bases sooner and increase food output. Players should use early starter Planting Pals to get farms running, then replace them with stronger Planting Pals as they progress to boost planting speed and throughput.

• Latest news Memoirium: Soulslike action RPG marrying dreamscapes and Backrooms launches on Steam soon

  Memoirium is an action RPG that blends Soulslike combat with the fluid, crumbling dreamscapes of Inception and the liminal horror of the Backrooms. The game will arrive on Steam in a few days. It explicitly draws on the Soulslike tradition — from medieval fantasy aesthetics to sci‑fi horror exemplified by Hellpoint — to create a surreal, psychological setting for its combat and level design. This release brings a cinematic, dream-based twist to familiar Soulslike mechanics on PC.

• Latest news How Xuanzang's 7th‑century pilgrimage led to Toriyama's 1984 manga and modern pop culture

  PC Gamer's Causality Chain traces a direct line from 7th‑century Chinese monk Xuanzang's pilgrimage to India through the 16th‑century novel Journey to the West to Akira Toriyama's 1984 manga and onward into contemporary film and games. Xuanzang traveled from China to India beginning around 627, returned in 645 with hundreds of Sanskrit manuscripts he translated, and his account inspired later storytelling. Journey to the West (published in the late 1500s) fictionalized Xuanzang's trek and introduced characters like Tang Sanzang and Sun Wukong that became templates for later creators. In 1984 Toriyama consciously used Journey to the West as the basis for a new series after Dr. Slump, and the chain of influence reaches into modern properties referenced alongside Keanu Reeves and Sonic the Hedgehog.

• Latest news ContraPoints’ Natalie Wynn viewed video games as a forbidden delicacy in childhood

  YouTuber Natalie Wynn, who streams and produces video essays as ContraPoints, viewed video games as a forbidden, decadent treat when she was a child. That prohibition intensified her desire to play. The anecdote illustrates how early social taboos shaped her personal relationship with games and relates to her identity as a creator.

• Latest news Several Netflix genre shows suffer clear mid-series quality drops

  Popular Netflix series often lose momentum partway through their runs, creating lulls that undermine the overall viewing experience. Examples include The Walking Dead, which declines after lead Andrew Lincoln departs; Lost, which lost narrative edge after introducing flash-forwards; and Stranger Things, which weakened after season 3. These mid-series drops matter because they reduce audience engagement and change how a show’s entire run is judged.

• Latest news Tom Holland insisted on adding a Marvel character to Spider-Man and kept it secret

  Actor Tom Holland pushed to include a specific Marvel character in the Spider-Man: Brand New Day project and deliberately withheld that information. He kept the choice quiet through promotion and development, preserving the surprise for fans. The secrecy demonstrates Holland's improved discipline around MCU spoilers and affects how reveals are managed.

• Latest news Sadie Sink silent on Spider-Man: Brand New Day

  Sadie Sink is unable to comment publicly about Spider-Man: Brand New Day. A short published item about the situation contains only a single sentence: “This seems like a good use of everyone's time.” Her silence leaves casting, role and plot details unconfirmed and keeps fans and media speculating until an official announcement.

• Latest news Pokémon Pokopia: Bubbly Basin treasure maps come from daily shining spots

  Treasure maps in Pokémon Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC are collectible items that players obtain by digging shining spots on the Bubbly Basin map. Those shining spots spawn daily, giving players a new opportunity each day to find maps. Players must visit and dig the Bubbly Basin spots to collect the maps.

• Latest news Holland, Bernthal and Batalon sit down to discuss Spider-Man: Brand New Day

  Tom Holland, Jon Bernthal and Jacob Batalon joined a joint interview to answer fan questions about Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The conversation, published by Polygon, brought three actors associated with the Spider-Man films into the Brand New Day discussion and gave fans direct commentary from cast members.

• Latest news Cretton used video games and wingsuit fliers to shape Spider-Man: Brand New Day

  Director Destin Daniel Cretton drew on video-game camera and movement techniques plus real wingsuit fliers to design Spider-Man: Brand New Day. He applied those influences to the film’s aerial action and how the hero moves through New York. The approach aims to deliver more dynamic, authentic-feeling action as Spider-Man returns to the screen.

• Latest news Lego’s Pokémon Smart Play sets launch August 1

  Lego will release its Pokémon Smart Play sets on August 1. A hands-on demo occurred ahead of the launch, giving early access to the physical sets. The line is branded 'Smart Play' and focuses on Pokémon characters, marking a new licensed product release from Lego.

• Latest news Cooper Tomlinson makes ill-advised wishes as Obsession nears streaming release

  Cooper Tomlinson, a star of the film Obsession, was asked to make wishes in a promotional segment ahead of the movie's streaming release. He made several wishes that proved ill-advised and did not go as planned. The exchange functions as light promotional content tied to the film becoming available to stream.

• Latest news Big Walk patch boosts quiet mics but keeps short-range proximity chat

  Developer House House released a patch that raises volume for players with quiet microphone setups, making voices louder at close and medium distances. The update does not increase how far voices carry or add separate voice/background audio sliders, preserving the game's short-range proximity chat design. This matters because limited voice range is a deliberate puzzle mechanic that forces players to use radios, arm signals, notes and signs to coordinate.

• Latest news Arctic Haze returns in Destiny 2 as a 720 RPM Solar auto with PvE scorch synergy

  The Monument of Triumph update reintroduced all Europa-era weapons to Destiny 2, including Arctic Haze. Arctic Haze is a 720 RPM Solar auto rifle whose perk combinations strongly complement subclass builds that apply scorch, making it especially effective in PvE. The weapon has distinct recommended god rolls for both PvE and PvP to optimize scorch application and overall performance.

• Latest news MLB The Show 26 adds 99-rated Tarik Skubal card after Dodgers trade

  Tarik Skubal, a two-time Cy Young winner, was traded from the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the MLB trade deadline. MLB The Show 26 released a 99-rated Tarik Skubal Diamond Dynasty card as part of its New Threads Trade Deadline program, dropping around 12 PM PT / 3 PM ET, alongside other high-rated cards. The card underscores how Skubal's arrival further strengthens an already top-ranked Dodgers rotation while MLB negotiations over an expiring CBA and a proposed salary cap could affect future rosters and player movement.

• Latest news Mecha anime spans Gundam’s war realism to Evangelion’s existential style

  Mecha anime covers a wide range of approaches, from grounded military drama to surreal existentialism. Mobile Suit Gundam explores mass-produced military hardware and the consequences of war, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann delivers a stylized coming-of-age shonen spectacle, Macross fuses fighter-jet mechs with pop music, and Neon Genesis Evangelion frames mecha through abstract, adolescent existential themes. A 33-year-old mecha sci-fi masterpiece anticipated a disturbing element that later influenced the genre, underscoring the lasting impact of earlier works on mecha storytelling.

• Latest news Fields of Mistria: full fish list and how to catch every species

  A comprehensive guide compiles every fish in Fields of Mistria and explains how to catch them. It flags which species fulfill town residents' requests and which count toward the in-game museum. The guide consolidates locations, methods, and tips to reduce the difficulty of finding rare catches and to help players complete quests and collections.

• Latest news WoW Midnight’s first major patch raises world boss difficulty

  World of Warcraft’s Midnight expansion received its first major patch, which increases the difficulty and changes how world bosses behave. World bosses are high-level, non-instanced enemies that roam zones and commonly draw large groups of players whose fights fill the screen with particle effects. The change matters because it alters a long-standing open-world encounter type and will affect how players locate, coordinate on, and defeat these bosses.

• Latest news One character is quietly changing how Star Wars defines the Force

  A single character is prompting a subtle shift in Jedi canon that reframes how the Force is understood. Star Wars has spent 50 years with creators and fans offering multiple, conflicting explanations of the Force. That matters because the Force’s definition determines how Jedi and Sith behave, influences storytelling, and affects franchise continuity.

• Latest news Find the free Windup Inkay in Pokémon Pokopia’s Bubbly Basin cave

  A free Windup Inkay collectible is hidden in Pokémon Pokopia’s Bubbly Basin. The doll floats inside a cave in a deep part of the ocean, so players can easily miss it without exploring the area. If players don’t find it there, Windup Inkay can also be obtained through the game’s daily shop rotation; the item is a required decorative piece for a specific habitat.

• Latest news Devolver Digital seeks to go private after difficult spell as a public company

  Devolver Digital, the independent games publisher, is pursuing a return to private ownership following several difficult years as a publicly traded company. The company is moving to exit public markets, which would end its public financial reporting and change its shareholder structure. This shift removes routine scrutiny from public investors and alters how the company will be governed and financed.

• Latest news Gears of War: E-Day open beta breaks series Steam records in first stage

  The first stage of the Gears of War: E-Day open multiplayer beta launched on Steam and immediately exceeded the franchise's previous Steam records. The record-breaking player numbers occurred during the initial open-beta rollout on Steam. The strong early turnout demonstrates unusually high player engagement for the series ahead of its full release.