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On Saturday, August 31, All Elite Wrestling hosted its All Out pay-per-view event. It was at All Out where AEW crowned its first-ever AEW World Champion when Chris Jericho defeated “Hangman” Adam Page with his devastating Judas Effect finishing move. Following his match, Jericho was filmed in a backstage segment that has since spawned an increasingly popular Internet meme about “the bubbly.” In the backstage segment, Chris Jericho comes upon a table with some champagne on it....

Pachacuti led the Incan Empire at the height of its power and influence. Known as the “Earth-shaker,” he moved heaven and earth to bring prosperity to his people. In Civilization VI: Gathering Storm, I simply call him “The Mighty Mountain Man of the Andean Lands.” I mean, just look at those muscles! I don’t know if this is a Deity game or a dating game. In any case, I consider the Inca an “A-Tier” civ just like Mali, the Maori, and France led by Eleanor of Aquitaine (or FranLeanor)....

The game, in development at Bleszinski’s firm Boss Key Productions had been given the codename Project BlueStreak prior to its reveal. The game focuses on futuristic law enforcement officers attempting to repel marauding gangs which have clubbed together and attempted to take the US. The moon, of course, was also the subject of clandestine testing and has shattered, leading to pockets of zero-gravity which can be exploited. Bleszinski said the “seed” of the idea had been in his mind for years, and sees LawBreakers as a fast-paced, team-focused action title which uses the gravity element to change up standard shooting....

Only a day before its Devolver Direct event, Devolver Digital has announced the release date for Blightbound. Made by Ronimo Games (also known for Awesomenauts), this three-player, co-op dungeon crawler comes with a distinct cartoony, yet old-school horror vibe. It all takes place in a fantastical world filled with monsters, magic, knights, and heroes. The game will enter Steam Early Access on July 29 with a 10% discount from its $19....

For much of the last decade, it’s become an annual January/February ritual: a crime thriller starring Liam Neeson slips into theaters during what is usually one of the most barren corridors of the year in terms of cinematic quality. This all started back in 2008 with Taken, which became such a monster hit that studios have been trying variations on the same theme ever since — Neeson as an everyman/cop/government agent (retired or otherwise) who finds himself up against an extraordinarily dangerous killer/plot/conspiracy and must use his wits/common sense/special skills to survive and win....

A remastered version of classic management sim Constructor is heading to PS4, Xbox One and PC on January 29, 2016, System 3 has announced. Constructor HD is said to be a “reimagining” of the original 90s PC game, introducing players to revamped visuals as they take on the role of a property tycoon. As well as creating homes and businesses, however, players must micro-manage the Undesirables, a group of thugs, hippies and cowboy engineers that can be used to sabotage other players’ properties....

As 2019 draws to a close, we’ll see more Content Drops and PC game releases being churned out just in time for the holidays. We’ve got Halo: Reach, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, Detroit: Become Human, Phoenix Point, Boneworks, Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory, Everreach, and Darksider Genesis. Likewise, December 2019’s launches will have more expansions or add-ons to existing titles such as Shovel Knight Showdown and King of Cards, Path of Exile: Conquerors of the Atlas and the Metamorph league, Destiny 2: Shadowkeep‘s “Season of the Dawn” DLC, and the final episode of Life is Strange 2....

This week’s Content Drop has more PC game releases to add to your November 2019 haul. We’ll see new games such as the long-awaited but highly controversial Shenmue 3, as well as Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts, Lost Ember, and Narcos: Rise of the Cartels. We’ll also have expansions to existing games such as Age of Wonders: Planetfall – Revelations, Battletech: Heavy Metal, and Prison Architect: Psych Ward. For the other games that will be releasing this November 2019, check out the monthly PC game releases listing....

This summer’s blockbuster season has hardly been abounding in the kinds of knock-out hits we’re used to. It’s been a strange dry patch, bookended by Avengers: Endgame and the coming climactic clown capper It Chapter Two, but finally, washing up at the UK box office this late August to quench our thirst is Crawl. Cut from the same cloth as director Alexandre Aja’s earlier creature feature Piranha 3D, Crawl wants to do nothing more than entertain the bejesus out of you....

The Crytek vs CIG Star Citizen court documents are still going back and forth, and following CIG’s request that this case is dismissed, Crytek’s lawyers have hit back with a response and it’s firey. This latest response from Crytek holds no punches and they have outlined clearly in this document why the court should not allow CIG to dismiss this case. The preliminary statement sums it up: The full document is lengthy and goes into more detail citing more references to specific areas of contention with links to forum posts made by CIG and other cases that may set precedent for copyright infringement....

Cyberbang 2069 is a visual novel based on CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 that expands upon its romances. Available for free on itch.io in both SFW and explicit versions, it was created by three-strong developer Triple Thirst as a form of fanfiction for the game. And yes, that means you can bang Keanu Reeves. Interestingly, Cyberbang 2069 was made with the permission of CD Projekt Red, despite the terms of service stating that video games based on Cyberpunk 2077 are not allowed....

The Night City Wire event for Cyberpunk 2077 has been postponed. Developer and publisher CD Projekt RED announced that the reason was spurned by current events happening in the US. Instead of celebrating the game with new information, the company is stepping back, saying “more important discussions are happening right now and we want them to be heard.” The event has been rescheduled for June 25. It’s a good move, frankly....

The Pickup mission is one of the first missions that you will encounter in Cyberpunk 2077. You will get it along with another mission called the Information by Dexter DeShawn. The Pickup is one of the most challenging side quests in the game and asks you to meet the Maelstorm gang and get a Militech robot, either through buying or stealing. There are three choices that you need to make in the Pickup mission: Call or leave Meredith Stout (Optional), tell Jackie to relax or not, and finally pay or shoot Royce....

Wlad Marhulets, the developer behind the Burton-esque horror indie Darq, rejected an Epic exclusivity agreement and explained his reasoning in a Medium post published earlier this week. Marhulets had been working on his game for almost four years. Darq appeared on Steam last year, and was sitting comfortably in the top 50 most wishlisted games on Steam before it launched last week. After Marhulets had posted a trailer announcing the release date, he received an email from Epic Games that offered an exclusivity deal for the game on its distribution platform....

While many fans appreciate the conveniences of modern survival-horror games, others long for the days of fixed camera angles and tank controls found in the PS1-era Resident Evil titles. Various indie developers have attempted to emulate the classic survival-horror style of gameplay to varying degrees of success, with the latest effort being the PS4-exclusive Dawn of Fear. Dawn of Fear does a decent enough job of looking and playing like an old-school survival-horror game, but unfortunately, it is completely and utterly broken in its current state....

Days Gone is the next Sony game to be getting a film adaptation. According to Deadline, the movie will be written by Oscar-nominated Sheldon Turner, with Sam Heughan - who plays Outlander’s Jamie Fraser - reportedly in consideration for the lead role of Deacon St. John. The movie will be produced by Jennifer Klein and Turner’s production company, Vendetta Productions, whilst Asad Qizilbash and Carter Swan will be producing on behalf of Sony PlayStation Productions....

Despite all the excitement for Half-Life: Alyx, it’s important not to forget the games that paved the VR path. Arizona Sunshine was one of the earliest examples of VR shooters done right, and the developer isn’t done with the game yet — despite it launching more than three years ago. The game landed on Oculus Quest late last year, and when it did, the developer offered an extensive content roadmap. After three updates, its next DLC, titled Dead Man, is here to take you on a journey before the story of the main campaign....

Fighting game tournament Evo 2018 will play host to the first public playable build of Dead or Alive 6, publisher Koei Tecmo has announced. Evo 2018 takes place August 3-4 in Las Vegas, and Team Ninja’s sweaty fighter will be showing off its best moves on the show floor, where it’ll feature as part of a mini Dead or Alive 6 tournament. If that wasn’t enticing enough for fighting fanatics, Yohei Shimbori, the game’s director and producer, will be attending the punch-up over the weekend to help promote the sequel....

Swiss indie game developer Sunnyside Games is partnering with Dear Villagers, the publisher behind smaller-scale hits such as The Forgotten City and The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos, to produce Nocturnal, a stylish side-scrolling platformer due on PC in the first half of 2023. The odyssey places the flame-wielding protagonist Ardeshir in a world consumed by an anomalous mist. Once the predominant genre on the 8- and 16-bit systems of yesteryear, 2D platformers have more or less fallen from the limelight in the AAA space....

Death Stranding has been released to mixed reviews, yet like any game by Hideo Kojima it is vast and full of surprises, with that in mind fans have been traversing the virtual environments. Naturally, with this exploration, there have been surprises discovered in the vast landscape of the game. However, very few players will have had the nail-biting experience that Reddit user RobKenobi has shared. Death Stranding is about connecting people through delivering packages to different locations and even walking down a hill can be a challenge....