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The big picture: Gamescom is returning this summer with an in-person element. The show was forced to go all-digital in 2020 in response to the ongoing global pandemic. Last year’s event was supposed to be a hybrid with in-person and digital elements, but organizers shifted to an all-digital format due to an uptick in infections.…

Something to look forward to: PC Building Simulator became one of the surprise hits of the year when came out of its lengthy early access period back in 2019. As is the case with most things that are successful, a sequel is in the works, and it arrives this year. PC Building Simulator 2 retains…

The Sonic sequel is more disjointed than its predecessor but makes up for it with strong humor and fun character dynamics.By Phil Hornshaw on April 4, 2022 at 4:25PM PDT The engine that drove the first big-screen Sonic the Hedgehog adaptation was the way it combined the Blue Blur with a human buddy–making for a…

Jared Leto likes to get into character and stay there for as long as he can. For his new film, Morbius, that meant intentionally struggling to get around, just like the film’s titular character did before his transformation, said director Daniel Espinosa in an interview with Uproxx.”Yeah,” Espinosa said, confirming that Leto did indeed use…

A new Half-Life game from Valve only comes once in a blue moon, but there are thankfully fan projects like Half-Life Alyx: Levitation to help make the wait for an official new installment in the series a little more bearable.The upcoming mod is an all new fan-made campaign for Half-Life: Alyx from level designer and…

20th Century Studios has released a new official trailer for The Bob’s Burgers Movie. The long-delayed film is scheduled to be released theatrically on May 27 for Memorial Day weekend.Just like the first trailer released back in January, this one doesn’t reveal much about the movie’s plot–not that it matters because more Bob’s Burgers is…

In a nutshell: This year’s SXSW kicked off last Friday, and over the weekend, Reggie Fils-Aimé spoke with Bloomberg on various topics, including the metaverse. While Fils-Aimé believes the metaverse is coming, he doesn’t think that Facebook’s current idea of it will succeed. Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé is not a big fan…

In brief: This week, Chinese authorities seized a shipment of XFX GPUs at a port on the border between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. It contained 5,840 GPUs that local media identified as mostly AMD Radeon RX 6700 XTs headed for XFX’s Chinese sales partners. According to a report from Chinese customs, the shipment was seized…

Why it matters: Three vulnerabilities were recently discovered affecting uninterruptable power supplies (UPS) made by APC. The vulnerability, classified as critical and high severity, is related to APC’s SMT, SMC, SCL, SMX, SRT, and SMTL product lines. The TLS-based attacks can result in impacts ranging from physical damage of the device itself to unauthorized access…

Since Elden Ring came out in February, some players, who apparently don’t find the base game difficult enough already, have started looking for ways to make the latest FromSoft title more of a challenge. This includes Twitch streamer Seki, who has just completed the game’s very first recorded no-hit/no damage run live on stream, Kotaku…