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This Westworld review contains spoilers. Westworld Season 2 Episode 9 In the penultimate episode of Westworld’s second season, we saw the fall of the House of Delos, and it was gloriously ugly. It might be the series’ darkest hour, a tragedy that spans multiple generations and carries an air of the Bard’s Lear. Yet it is also just so fitting. William saw the dollar signs of cloning guests’ cognition and figuring out who they are “down to their core,” but his total destruction came because his wife was able to do that to him for free....

Sucker Punch clearly knocked it out of the park with Ghost of Tsushima, what with the game becoming the PS4’s fastest selling original IP. However, now that this game has launched, the question remains of what is next for the developer, and where will Sucker Punch’s next game land? While Sucker Punch has clearly shown that new IPs like Ghost of Tsushima can be successful, the company does have a couple franchises that deserve some more attention....

Special Attack works in conjuction with Attack as one of the Pokemon stats concerned with offense. After the physical-special split in Generation IV, every type can be special depending on the move, so Pokemon can take advantage of that however they please. Regardless, split or no split, some types are better on the special side than others. This list will look at each type’s best special attackers and pit them against each other, hoping to look into which types work best in that department....

This The Simpsons review contains spoilers. The Simpsons Season 32 Episode 21 The episode opens with the uneasy soundtrack of intrigue as the titles tell us we are in London in 1970 at the office of the MI5. The British spies are toasting their youngest and brightest star, Terrance, voiced by Stephen Fry, who also voices the Head of the MI5, and will go on to voice his own father and daughter....

So you have a loved one that plays Dungeons & Dragons, and has played for a long time. They have a huge bag of dice, books you’ve never even heard of, and painted minis galore. What do you give someone like that? Or maybe you’re a player that can tell your DM is getting a little bored with the dungeons, dragons, and all that entails. Why not try a new RPG altogether?...

There could be more Xbox consoles on the way, as a software developer has found yet another codename within the Xbox One operating system. A Twitter user by the name of “bllyhlbrt” was digging through Xbox One’s OS, where they found mentions of Lockheart – the rumored codename for the Xbox Series S. It didn’t end there, however, as the user found codenames Dante, Edinburgh, and Count too. According to leaks, Dante is a profiling mode used in the Xbox Series S to help developers test their games on the next-gen console....

The holidays have a tendency to bring family together, which can be either a blessing or a curse depending on the family in question. Television shows play with the comfort and drama that comes from such a charged concept as “getting together with friends and family over a large meal”. As a result of this inherent tension some find in the season, these episodes of television tend to involve some great moments and can be catalysts for character development....

Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding offered a bleak yet beautiful expanse to navigate in the shoes of Norman Reedus, whilst Mads Mikkelsen’s antagonist drip-fed the game’s narrative with a poignant sense of dread. Clifford Unger embodied a top-tier performance from Mikkelsen, and in case you’d like a visual reminder of his overbearing presence, Prime 1 Studio has just the statue for you to invest in. There are respectable collectors and fans who will not indulge in high price tags for merchandise....

Starting tomorrow, gamers will get their first look at Call of Duty: Ghosts, the latest iteration in the long-running and extremely lucrative franchise. But many gamers will not be flocking to video game retailers on launch day, as there is an even bigger Call of Duty launch on the horizon. We speak, of course, of the next-gen launches for Call of Duty: Ghosts, which will take place on November 15th for the PS4 version and November 22nd for the Xbox One version (technically the games will be available earlier, but the consoles will not)....

After years of waiting for Valve to finally release some new Half-Life content, player have recently been rewarded with a brand new VR title from within the franchise, Half-Life: Alyx. However, while Steam VR’s new flagship game may have finally given fans the return to the developer’s most successful franchise, there was something that many noticed to still be missing. The crowbar, one of the most iconic items from the Half-Life series and Gordon Freeman’s trademark weapon, never found its way into Alyx’s hands throughout Half-Life: Alyx....

We’re hitting the ground running as the second full week of the year brings forth a number of incredible-looking indie titles that are worth checking out as we head into the weekend. Here are our picks for this week in indie games, January 10 - January 16. Cloud Climber - January 14 (PC) From solo indie developer, Gavin Eisenbeisz, comes Cloud Climber - a first-person adventure where you’ll spend most of your time amongst the clouds, exploring various man-made towers to uncover the mystery behind what happened 1,000 years ago when rain stopped falling....

Well, this might just be the final Thor: Love and Thunder set photo story we publish. Not because you, our readers, haven’t devoured these and clamored for them every time we published ’em, but because there simply won’t be any more set photos to report. You see, folks, Thor: Love and Thunder has wrapped filming. “That’s a wrap on Thor Love and Thunder,” Hemsworth wrote on Instagram. “It’s also national don’t flex day so I thought this super relaxed photo was appropriate....

Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning was something of a sweet surprise for fans of the original game, bringing it forward to a new generation complete with remastered graphics and some other neat tweaks. For fans that own the original game on Steam, there’ll even be a pretty hefty discount to look forward to when it launches, THQ has announced. In a blog post on the Steam Store, a representative confirmed that players will receive 50% off the game if they own the original....

A new Rick and Morty short, ‘vs. Genocider’, from director of the Tower of God anime Takashi Sano, debuted over the weekend. Both Japanese dub actors, Youhei Tadano (Rick) and Keisuke Chiba (Morty) reprise their roles in the short which sees the dimension-hopping duo battling in Japan. Following the Adult Swim Con panel with co-creator Dan Harmon over Twitch, Adult Swim shared the new 8 minute short on their YouTube channel....

Team Solo-Mid have officially entered the competitive VALORANT scene with the acquisition of the mouseSpaz roster, the organization announced early Friday. With this acquisition, Team Solo-Mid becomes one of the first North American organizations to field an a fully-formed VALORANT roster. They’ll join Gen.G, Cloud9, T1, Sentinels, Immortals and more as some of the first organizations to sign North American VALORANT talent. TSM’s new roster of ex CS:GO pros have impressed competitive VALORANT fans in the game’s early scene....

Game Rant’s Jason Weissman reviews TuneUp Utilities 2012 TuneUp Corporation has recently released TuneUp Utilities 2012, a yearly update to its well-known PC optimization suite. Besides the inclusion of system tools from prior versions, the latest installment offers two new meaty features, TuneUp Program Deactivator and TuneUp Economy Mode. Do these additions make TuneUp Utilities 2012 the must-have utility suite for PC owners? Read our review to find out. The purpose of TuneUp Utilities 2012 is to provide PC owners with an all-in-one optimization product that is easy to use yet flexible enough for a power user’s needs....

It’s been a busy few weeks for Ubisoft after launching Watch Dogs Legion late in October, the company shifted gears to then launch what many fans would consider its most anticipated title just a couple weeks later. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla moved its release date up a week to be right in the center of the next-gen console launches with the Xbox Series X and PS5 a couple days later. While the game has been receiving plenty of praise from fans and critics, the PC version is strangely missing one traditionally core feature....

Undertale is a fascinating indie hit of an RPG. Taking the notion of a roleplaying game and spinning it on its head, this pixelized world is full of good music, cheesy humor, and many wacky, beloved characters. Among these many fan-beloved characters are the Temmies, a tiny, semi-canid monster race, featuring such beloved characters as Temmie, Temmie, Temmie, Bob, and Temmie. They all reside in the aptly-named Temmie Village, but this humble little town is surprisingly easy for players to miss if they don’t know where to look....

After receiving numerous inquiries from fans on Twitter, Supermassive Games confirms that Until Dawn will not be optimized or enhanced for the PlayStation 4 Pro. The PlayStation 4 Pro is almost here. Sony’s upgraded console has a release date of November 10, which means it’s about time for gamers to make up their mind: is it worth the purchase? For some fans, the decision may be influenced by which current games — like Until Dawn, for instance — are getting an upgrade to support the new console....

Valheim continues its massive popularity as countless more players pick up the Viking survival game to try each day. Still, many players old and new alike get tripped up when entering the Ocean Biome when they come up against the mighty Serpents found there. Based on the mythical beast Jörmungandr of Norse legend, the Serpents in Valheim have sunk countless ships of those who face them unprepared. Whether hunting them down for the materials they provide or running away to safety, a bit of knowledge makes taking these beasts down much easier....