Cyberpunk 2077 from developer CD Projekt Red had a challenging start when it was released in December 2020–the issues were so bad that Sony removed the game from sale entirely on the PlayStation Store. But the game rebounded in a very meaningful way and went on to become a critical and a commercial success. In fact, following the 2.0 update and release of the Phantom Liberty expansion, it’s one of the best comeback stories in modern times for games.With more than 25 million units sold, it’s one of the most successful video games in history. Naturally, CD Projekt Red is moving ahead with a sequel that’s in development right now at one of the team’s newest studios.In this post, we’re rounding up everything we know so far about the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, which doesn’t have an official title …

The Epic Games Store continues to give away a free game each week, and this week is another nice find with a price that can’t be beaten. Every Thursday at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET, Epic offers at least one free PC game (and sometimes even as many as two or three). All you need to do to claim the free games is create a free Epic account and enable two-factor authentication. You have a week to add the freebies to your library before the new one(s) take their place. At this point, Epic has given away hundreds of free games, and there’s no sign that the program will stop any time soon. We keep this article up to date weekly to highlight both the current free games and next week’s offerings.

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If you’ve ever read a book and thought, “This would be a lot cooler if the main characters knew their stats and could see their health points,” then you might want to check out the new print editions of the popular Dungeon Crawler Carl series, which is getting hardcover editions for the first time. See full series at Amazon Written by Matt Dinniman, the popular book series belongs to a subgenre of fiction called “LitRPGs” that integrates video game tropes like stats, health bars, and inventory screens directly into the story. Rather than being a choose-your-own-adventure story or a tabletop RPG, LitRPG books are prose novels where the characters interact with the world in a game-like way–often because they are transported into an alternate video game reality or because outside …

Dimension 20 is back for another season with our magical misfits as Misfits and Magic Season 2 has been announced for the next adventure in the dome. And it’s a full season this time around–unlike the four-episode Season 1, Season 2 will have 11.Misfits and Magic Season 2 sees Aabria Iyengar return to the dome as the Game Master, and Brennan Lee Mulligan, Erika Ishii, Danielle Radford, and Lou Wilson reprise their roles as Evan Kelmp, K, Sam Black, and Whitney Jammer. Picking up three years after the events of Season 1–which saw four normal high-school kids learning the ropes of attending a magic school and bashing the absurd and nonsensical nature of arcane academics–Season 2 tells a story about how Evan, K, Sam, and Jammer have to contend with the transition to adulthood. The…

September is a big month for The Legend of Zelda, with Echoes of Wisdom, the Hyrule Edition Nintendo Switch Lite, and the first Zelda Lego set all scheduled to release. But those aren’t the only imminent Zelda releases to look forward to. A box set collecting all 11 volumes in the superb manga adaptation of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess launches September 24, just two days before Echoes of Wisdom.The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Complete Box Set preorders are discounted from $130 to $117 at Amazon and $104 at the Crunchyroll Store. With Amazon’s preorder price guarantee, you’ll pay the lowest offered price until your order is shipped. It’s wouldn’t be surprising to see Amazon match Crunchyroll’s 20%-off deal, which is the best discount yet since the collecti…

A new clip from Joker: Folie à Deux confirms that Harry Lawtey (Industry) will play Harvey Dent. His involvement was hinted at in a previous trailer where his voice was heard off-screen, suggesting his role in the movie–now it’s for sure.Released on Tuesday, the footage features Lawtey’s Dent criticizing Joker’s actions from the first film. “Arthur Fleck is a monster. He knew exactly what he was doing. His depraved acts of violence led to riots by his followers, and they are still willing to commit acts of violence in his name,” Dent says in the clip. Watch the video in the embedded tweet below:

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 1987: The Complete Classic Series $27.85 (was $34) See at Amazon For many Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fans, the original ’80s and ’90s animated series was their introduction to the team of amphibious martial artists. If you’ve been feeling nostalgic for the classic animated TV show, then good news, as the entire animated series is coming to DVD. It’s available to preorder at Amazon…

After Game of Thrones came to an end, author George R.R. Martin co-created the prequel spin-off series, House of the Dragon, with showrunner Ryan Condal. And while Martin has been very complimentary about the show in the past, he apparently has some issues with it that he wants to address… just not right now.In a new post on his official site, Martin writes, “This has not been a good year for anyone… I have had a pretty wretched year as well, one full of stress, anger, conflict, and defeat… I do not look forward to other posts I need to write, about everything that’s gone wrong with House of the Dragon… but I need to do that too, and I will. Not today, though. Today is Zozobra’s day, when we turn away from gloom.”The festival that Martin is referring to is an annual event in Sant…

Xur’s back for another weekend of Destiny 2, and with Act 3 of Episode: Echoes in full swing, you can never go wrong with a visit to the arms dealer. As usual, you can pick up some fresh rolls of Exotic gear–one of these might pair nicely with the new Exotic weapon Choir of One–Legendary-class armor, and some useful items to farm for Strange Coins for when Exotic class items are offered again. Here’s where Xur is this week, and what he has for sale.This week, Xur is offering the Exotic weapon catalysts for Huckleberry and Trinity Ghoul, and for Exotic armor, Hunters can pick up Celestial Nighthawk; Titans can grab Severance Enclosure; and Warlocks can buy Crown of Tempests. If you’re looking for Exotic w…

Thanks to “a really strong response on Xbox” for Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix seems committed to launching more of its games on the console. Though Naoki Yoshida, the director and producer of the MMO, didn’t offer any specific examples of what could arrive next on Xbox Series X|S.Eurogamer caught up with Yoshida at Gamescom earlier this month and chatted about how Final Fantasy XIV has performed on Xbox since the full game released in March. “I’m happy to say that we’ve seen a really strong response on Xbox; we’ve seen communities starting to establish and now they’re growing,” Yoshida said.You need a javascript enabled browser to watch videos. Click To Unmute FINAL FANTASY 14: DAWNTRAIL – Official Launch Trailer

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