Acclaimed actress Annie Wersching has passed away at the age of 45 after a prolonged battle with cancer. As reported by Deadline, Wersching was diagnosed with cancer in 2020, yet continued her acting career, appearing in both Star Trek: Picard and The Rookie. Wersching is best known for her roles as Renee Walker in the […]
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Screenshot: Hi-Fi Rush Hi-Fi Rush, a game built around the concept of pure joy, was notable last week for two things. One, it’s really, really good! And two, it achieved that rarest of video game feats: a successful surprise release. By surprise I mean absolute surprise. One minute nobody knew the game even existed, the
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Developers seem to be willing to apply deckbuilding mechanics to every genre and setting these days. At first, this seemed a little faddish, but as designers relax into it, some interesting, thoughtful hybrids are emerging. One such example is Mahokenshi (out now on Steam), a tactics game set in a world of Japanese-style folklore from
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WWE’s annual Royal Rumble event had plenty of exciting moments as wrestling’s biggest superstars fought for a title match spot at this year’s WrestleMania 39. One notable moment was Zelina Vega’s entrance during the women’s event where it was revealed that she will be lending her voice as a guest commentator in the upcoming Street
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Just trying to get away from the fakes.Image: Nintendo A big fighting game tournament, Genesis 9, took place from January 20-23 in San Jose, California. Top talent from around the world, including Super Smash Bros. competitors Leonardo “MkLeo” Lopez and Samuel “Dabuz” Buzby, gathered at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center to play games like
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The Last of Us’ monsters are not your average zombies. Yes, they’re gross. Yes, they bite. But they’re not reanimated after dying. Instead, they’re living people who have been taken over by a fungus called Cordyceps — their whole thing is multiplying and spreading the infection as far and wide as possible. The Cordyceps infection
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YouTuber Mutekimaru Channel is well-known for livestreaming their pet fish playing various games through motion tracking software, which registers the pets’ positions as button inputs. The fish have accomplished some pretty impressive things during these streams — in 2020, they even beat Pokemon Sapphire after a 3,195 hour run. But earlier this month, their fish
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Image: Rare / Kotaku After years and years of rumors, whispers, fan outcry, and endless internet theories, Rare’s beloved Nintendo 64 first-person shooter, GoldenEye 007, is finally out on modern consoles. And while for many this is something to celebrate, these new ports aren’t quite as good as they could have been. First, the good
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It’s the end of the month, so you know what that means, Polygon readers: A new group of movies leaving their respective streaming services. After the flurry of typical arrivals and departures when the calendar turned to 2023, there is once again plenty of good movies leaving streaming services at the end of January. The
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Today, you can already save $10 off the recently-released PlayStation 5 exclusive Forspoken. Today’s other daily deals include a powerful AMD Radeon RX 6800 GPU (RTX 3080 equivalent), the top-of-the-line AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX GPU (RTX 4080 equivalent), the diminutive Cooler Master NR200P mini ITX case, an Alienware m15 R7 RTX 3070 equipped gaming
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