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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 February 2022. Clean Air by Sarah Blake Type: NovelPublisher: Algonquin BooksRelease date: Feb. 8 Den of Geek says: Early reviews are positive for this post-post climate apocalypse story combining speculative fiction and a poet’s sensibilities. Publisher’s summary: The climate apocalypse has come and gone, and in the end it wasn’t the temperature climbing or the waters rising....

Fans of ARPGs should be familiar with Torchlight and it’s signature fantasy-steampunk setting. After all, it’s not often that players encounter a CRPG with a welcoming cartoonish vibe with engaging gameplay separate from its contemporaries. Thanks to the success of Torchlight 2, gamers can soon play Torchlight 3 on PC and major consoles. In turn, players can once again return to Novastraia and protect its denizens against the Netherim. Interestingly, as players have seen in demos and gameplay trailers, Torchlight 3 seems to have its fair share of new features alongside its trademark aesthetic and charm....

While Twitch is mainly used for streaming video games, others use the platform to simply stream their everyday lives in what are called Twitch IRL broadcasts. One such Twitch streamer is Jinnytty, a Korean woman who has used her Twitch IRL streams to build a respectable fanbase. Unfortunately, one fan has taken their admiration for Jinny too far, and has allegedly been stalking the Twitch streamer for at least six months....

Battle Royale is enjoying a surge of interest in gamers, and guess who’s riding that wave up and up: Twitch streamer called Shroud (Michael Grzesiek, a former eSports star), who recently passed 100,000 subscribers and almost 6 million followers. This makes Shroud the second most popular Twitch streamer, behind the prolific Ninja (Richard Tyler Blevins), who has more than double his followers, with 13.6 million people. Shroud really enjoys battle royale games, such as Black Ops 4’s Blackout mode, Fortnite (because who doesn’t enjoy Fortnite), Apex Legends, and even PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which got him into trouble with developers after he flew in a hacked car....

Gaming is one of the most widely enjoyed hobbies on the planet, right up there with watching TV and movies and listening to music. Collectively, more than a billion people play games like Fortnite, Call of Duty, Pokemon GO and tons of other titles. Given how much gaming has permeated society, it’s unsurprising that one government is now examining the effect that gaming is having on society. In a press release today, the UK’s House of Commons’ Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport issued a call to gamers and young people to submit evidence over whether gaming is “harmful or helpful to society....

Feeling a little bored with the collection of multiplayer games just lying around the house? Are you waiting in desperation to see what Nathan and Sully have gotten themselves into in Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception? Perhaps that month when the PlayStation Network was down may finally prove to be of some use, as the multiplayer beta for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception is heading to the PSN June 28th, and almost everyone should have a ticket in....

Stanley Kubrick fans will be sure to rejoice to hear that the acclaimed director of such renowned films as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dr. Strangelove, The Shining, Eyes Wide Shut, and A Clockwork Orange, to name a few, has a new production in the works. Prior to Kubrick’s passing in 1999, the famed director planned on adapting his original screenplay, Lunatic at Large, for the big screen. Now, the project is being revived by producers Bruce Hendricks and Galen Walker, who optioned the rights to the film....

Fans of horror video games looking for an even more immersive experience will be excited to know that Supermassive Games is already devising ways to deliver a more tactile experience with the PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller. Supermassive Games’ CEO Pete Samuels revealed that the company has already had discussions about how to deliver a contemporary gaming experience with this new technology. He highlighted how the tactile nature of the controller is something they want to be able to leverage in order to help transfer an on-screen character’s experience directly to the player....

Is there a game making bigger waves than Valheim? It keeps consistently breaking concurrent player records and has everyone from casual gamers to famous streamers gathering with their friends online to try it out. One of the toughest parts of surviving in Viking purgatory is defeating the bosses in the game. The Elder is the second boss players will encounter and he can be quite a challenge if they come in unprepared....

Valheim is an open-world, crafting and survival game with a Viking twist developed by Iron Gate AB. The game has met with incredible success, since its release on early access, attracting over five million players in its opening month. With varied biomes and epic boss fights, the sprawling archipelagos of Valheim are as dangerous as they are beautiful. Like many games with randomly generated landscapes, players have already begun sharing their map seeds....

Valorant is one of the most talked-about games recently, and it is still only in the beta. Streamers and professional players alike have been leaving other games to move to this rapidly growing game. Hundreds of thousands of people tuned in to Valorant streamers in hopes of getting a beta key drop. Twitch chats were getting blown up with people typing /drops to increase their chances (though it didn’t actually work, of course)....

One type of media often inspires a version in another type of media, and that has been the case for many movies turned into video games, and video games turned into movies. While video game adaptations in film can often miss the mark, video game adaptations in TV shows have often worked better. In a surprise announcement, Valve Corporation and Netflix have partnered to create an anime based on the popular game, DOTA 2....

A Reddit user has posted a video showcasing the water physics of three big-name first-person shooters released since 2004. Two of the games showcase impress reactionary water; the third game, Cyberpunk 2077, leaves something to be desired despite being the newest of the three. Cyberpunk 2077 was one of the most anticipated games in the history of the medium for many fans. Hot off the success of fantasy RPG The Witcher 3, developer CD Projekt Red promised an immersive, futuristic world with endless possibilities, and the gaming industry was inclined to believe it....

WandaVision’s eighth episode debuted last week, the penultimate point in the story of Scarlet Witch and her hubby, and with it, a wealth of backstory, retcons, and context was thrown out and into the world. We learned an awful lot more about her powers, with a huge hint towards her already being connected to magic prior to her exposure to the infinity stone - is she a mutant, or just a natural?...

Watch Dogs 2 offers players plenty of goodies to spend in-game currency on, so fans will want to take note of these quick ways to earn money in the sandbox hacking game. Although the first game was met with mixed reviews, Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2 is one of the most anticipated releases this fall. The sequel launched with some multiplayer problems on day one, but there are plenty of single player objectives to tackle while that fix is being rolled out....

One of Watch Dogs Legion’s biggest features is that it gives players the ability to freely recruit any NPC that they encounter. However, not all recruits in Watch Dogs Legion are created equal, and fans that want to add the best of the bunch to their teams should look to unlock the various Skilled Operatives. One such Skilled Operative is the Professional Hitman, and players will find full details on how to obtain this powerful character in what follows....

A bus from Hell, Siths, machine guns, Johnny Gat, and some slippery slopes headline this weekly video game trailer roundup! Didn’t get a big enough fix from the trailers we hosted throughout this past week? Well this roundup will satisfy the senses! There are a lot more featurettes than trailers, but who’s complaining? We’ve got a lot of quick videos - so you can breeze by these pretty fast! This week’s roundup includes: Star Wars: The Old Republic, Lollipop Chainsaw, The Witcher 2, Max Payne 3, Saints Row: The Third, Dead or Alive 5, SSX, Armored Core V, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning...

Despite the fact it’s still routinely played and popular enough to be given away as a freebie to new PS5 owners, Grand Theft Auto 5 is over seven years old. Sure, Rockstar has updated GTA Online to the point that it’s practically an entirely different game on its own, but it’s still a long time to go without an official new entry. For the next installment of Rockstar’s money-making, car-stealing franchise, there are features both old and new that we’re hoping will be implemented....

With CD Projekt Red deep into preparations for their new title, Cyberpunk 2077, it is likely that we won’t be seeing a Witcher title anytime soon. However, considering the success of the game series and the popularity of The Witcher Netflix series, it is likely that the developers have not entirely abandoned their flagship title. If we do get a Witcher 4 in the foreseeable future, here is what I am hoping we get to see from the game!...

This The Orville review contains spoilers. The Orville Season 1 Episode 7 Okay, now you’re trying too hard, The Orville. Maybe for those who haven’t seen the Black Mirror episode, “Nosedive,” “Majority Rule” was an innovative satirical look at our social media obsessed culture, but even those seeing this idea for the first time might wonder if the nearly identical planet to Earth was a bit too on the nose. The tension of Lieutenant Lamarr’s ordeal was authentic, and plenty of the jokes landed solidly, but taking the story planetside makes it seem like this was an existing script adapted to the template of The Orville....