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Ubisoft’s coming open-world Star Wars game ends years of EA exclusivity

Enlarge / Artist’s conception of Ubisoft shoving EA out of the way in announcing its upcoming Star Wars game project. Ubisoft will be publishing an open-world Star Wars game developed by The Division studio Massive, the companies announced in a Wired story this morning. Details are sparse, as even the specific characters and setting have […]

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Owen Wilson must choose between real and fantasy worlds in Bliss trailer

Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek star in the forthcoming science fiction film Bliss. Owen Wilson (Shanghai Noon, Zoolander) plays a man who finds himself flitting between two worlds, one of which is supposedly a simulation, in Bliss, a new science fiction film coming to Amazon Prime next month that co-stars Salma Hayek (Desperado, Frida). Sure, the basic […]

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Review: Heartbreaking His Dark Materials S2 finale sets the stage for war

Enlarge / The second season of His Dark Materials, starring Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua, concluded just before the new year. (credit: BBC/HBO) The first season of His Dark Materials, the BBC/HBO adaptation of Philip Pullman’s classic fantasy trilogy, had its share of critics, particularly with regard to its sluggish pacing. Fortunately, those shortcomings have been successfully […]

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Run over Nazis in this cathartic, free Wolf 3D/Monkey Ball mashup

BONK! [credit: Nickireda ] Back in 1992, id Software proved that it can be a lot of fun to shot virtual Nazis on your computer with Wolfenstein 3D. Back in 2001, Amusement Vision proved it can be a lot of fun to roll around in a sphere collecting bananas with Super Monkey Ball. This week, […]

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Fenn treasure hunter pleads guilty for damage caused in Yellowstone Park

Enlarge / Over 350,000 people tried and failed to find the Fenn treasure before someone finally solved the puzzle last June (credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus) A Utah man charged with causing more than $1,000 worth of damages in Yellowstone National Park has pleaded guilty to two felony charges, The New York Times reported […]

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Bethesda, Lucasfilm tease new Indiana Jones video game

Enlarge / Artist’s conception of the gaming public eyeing the prospect of another movie-licensed game with suspicion… Bethesda will be publishing a new Indiana Jones game “with an original story” in collaboration with Wolfenstein: The New Order developers Machine Games, the publisher announced today via Twitter. Todd Howard, best known for his directing work on […]

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Capcom confirms at least 16,000 people affected by Nov. data breach

Enlarge Back in November, Capcom announced that personal data for up to 350,000 people may have been revealed by a “customized ransomware attack” on its systems. Today, the company announced that the number has grown to 390,000 potential victims, including over 16,000 confirmed to have had their information compromised. The group of 16,415 people whose […]