The Batman was neither extremely grounded nor a colorful comic book take on the (DC) world's greatest detective. As a direct answer to both Christopher Nolan's notable trilogy and Zack Snyder's half-baked take on the character, Matt Reeves' own approach to Bruce Wayne and his vigilante persona was gritty and slightly stylized, but its dark feet were still firmly planted in reality. According to him, that won't change in the sequels. During a chat with SFX magazine (via Deadline), the filmmaker, now deep into The Batman: Part II's writing process, doubled down on the idea of toying with the comics' rich mythology without going too fantastical, as James Gunn's rebooted DCU continuity will be doing that anyway with Batman: The Brave & The Bold. "What was important to me was to find a way to take these pop icons, these mythical characters that everybody know, and translate it so that Gotham feels like a place in our world. We might push to the edge of the fantastical but we would never go into full fantastical. It’s meant to feel quite grounded," he explained. Don't expect Arkham-like takes on Clayface or Poison Ivy, to name a couple of villains, to pop up. Read more View the full article
Acer just unveiled its latest gaming PC range, the Predator Orion 7000, and along with all the usual internal hardware options you might expect, the company has offered up an extra feature that is a new one to us. This new Acer gaming PC includes a pop-out, hot-swappable SSD. With Acer's Orion 5000 already our top pick for the best gaming PC you can buy - as a pre-made system that it - the Orion 7000 will no doubt deliver the sort of balance of performance and affordability as its brethren. However, it's really the swappable SSD that's the intriguing bit here. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Acer's new gaming laptop trackpad turns into a Steam Deck lookalike Acer's Steam Deck competitor is revealed to be the Nitro Blaze Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 review View the full article
Not long after Deadlock was confirmed, stat-tracking websites started cropping up, but it seems Valve doesn’t want them just yet. This comes from ws, the developer behind Deadlock stat site Tracklock. “Valve’s turned on even more aggressive rate limits and now there are no new games being tracked,” announced ws in the site’s Discord server on Sept. 5. This lines up with Deadlocktracker’s status—which emerged as another community-run stat site for the game—with both sites only showing data from matches up until Sept. 3. View the full article
Scanning your face for your MyPLAYER character has been a cool feature of NBA 2K games for many years, and NBA 2K25 has that option as well. We will show you how to scan your face using the MyNBA 2K Companion App and truly transfer yourself onto the court. The first thing to do is download the MyNBA 2K Companion App if you haven’t done so already. If this is your first time using the app, you are asked to link your 2K account with the app. If not, then you can move straight to the scan. The Face Scan option is slapped right in the opening menu, in the top left corner. Click it to initiate the face scan. View the full article
As per a recent report, Sony is apparently quite bullish on its next live-service game, Fairgames. In the aftermath of the unprecedented collapse of PlayStation's latest live-service effort, Concord, this development suggests that Fairgames could have a better shot at success in the crowded but potentially very profitable live-service space. View the full article
The Darkmoon Faire is an exotic and somewhat creepy limited-time event in World of Warcraft. While it’s exciting to play, getting to the Faire isn’t so easy and requires players to find several specific portals before they can get involved. Here’s how to get to the Darkmoon Faire, how to check if the event is live, and when future events will begin. Table of contentsHow to get to the Darkmoon Faire in WoW The War WithinHow to check if the Darkmoon Faire event is live How to get to the Darkmoon Faire in WoW The War Within This is where you’ll find the Horde Darkmoon Faire portal. Screenshot by Dot Esports via Blizzard. The Alliance Darkmoon Faire portal is just south of Goldshire. Screenshot by Dot Esports via Blizzard. You can get to the Darkmoon Faire in WoW during the event ******* by using your faction’s Darkmoon Faire portal. So, depending on your faction, you must find and use that portal to get to the Faire. View the full article
One Piece Card Game is still a relatively new trading card game, having released in late 2022, but some of the One Piece-themed cards have already become must-find collector’s pieces worth upwards of $6,000 over more recent years. There are a few surprises among these valuable cards, though for the most part, the list’s dominated by Manga rares and parallel versions of characters like Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Law. There is also a high number of rewards cards for competitive play like Championships and Treasure Cups. While you’re going to have to open your wallets to get your hands on the rarest One Piece Card Game cards, there’s no doubt they’re all incredible. View the full article
Mountaintop Studios has already been forced to lower Spectre Divide‘s skin prices a little under 12 hours after the game’s launch as players took to review pages to ***** the game. BobNSwap, the game director for Spectre Divide, addressed the massive player backlash in a Sept. 4 blog post by first apologizing for the over-priced ******* skins and bundles in the store. In the same post, the developer lowered the skins’ prices by up to 25 percent, with the Cryo Kinesis Masterpiece bundle now available for 7,000 SP (around $65), down from 9,000 SP (approximately $85). This change came shortly after Spectre Divide players began review ******** the game on Steam, accusing the developer of being greedy with their “overly expensive generic skins.” View the full article
Brooms are one of the helpful items you need to succeed and win your matches in Harry Potter Quidditch Champions, with each broom offering unique stats. This makes knowing which brooms are available and how to unlock the best ones crucial to your success. Here’s all the details on Harry Potter Quidditch Champions‘ many brooms. View the full article
Bandai Namco’s One Piece Card Game boasts a veritable pirates’ horde when it comes to Starter Decks (and deck variants), with more than a dozen already hitting shelves in the time between Romance Dawn and today. Because there are so many One Piece decks, it’s important to make sure you’re buying the best ones, whether it’s sealed packs that can be played straight out of the box or older Starter packets that carry competitive staples. While you can always collect other strong cards, starting off right can be enough to survive the Grand Line. View the full article
Prices for One Piece Card Game Romance Dawn Leaders, Secret and Super Rares, and alternate art foils have skyrocketed in the years after the game’s English launch, leaving many of the OP-01 chase cards worth quite a bit of money. The One Piece Card Game made its official English debut on Dec. 2, 2022, and nearly immediately booster packs, starter decks, and boxes sold out across the U.S. and worldwide. While second and third-wave releases have since rolled out (and continue to hit shelves in 2024), One Piece’s popularity has certainly spiked card prices for its early sets. View the full article
The original Beetlejuice is nothing short of a whacky dark fantasy film, but that’s to be expected considering it’s directed by Tim Burton. One of the actresses, Catherine, lends her talents to several of his films—and is the answer to today’s NYT crossword clue. The clue, “Catherine of ‘Beetlejuice,” comes from today’s Sept. 5 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle. If you’ve never watched Beetlejuice (or any other Tim Burton movie), you’re in luck because I totally love them and have the answer to this clue below. View the full article
During a recent interview, Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels hinted at the possibility of a sequel to Hogwarts Legacy being developed in the future. To date, Hogwarts Legacy still attracts tens of thousands of players every month, which attests to the potential that ***** with a game of its kind. View the full article
Fractured Spark of Omens is a vital crafting resource in World of Warcraft: The War Within, so completing the “Omens Unified” quest (which rewards you with two) is essential. Here’s what you need to know about how to start and complete this quest. Table of contentsHow to start the Omens Unified quest in WoW: The War WithinHow to complete the Omens Unified quest in WoW: The War WithinFix the ‘Unable to complete the Omens Unified quest’ issue How to start the Omens Unified quest in WoW: The War Within Look for the Custodian with the purple symbol! Screenshot by Dot Esports via Blizzard. You’ll start the Omens Unified quest in The War Within by speaking with Custodian Khubon, the Catalyst Steward, in the Forgegrounds of Dornogal on the Isle of Dorn (coordinates 50 and 54). View the full article
Publisher Kodansha and developer IchimatsuSeika have announced a release date for BAN: The Prologue of GUCHA GUCHA, their ********* horror/grindhouse game. BAN: The Prologue of GUCHA GUCHA is launching on October 23rd for Windows PC (via Steam). The game is reportedly the first in a trilogy. “BAN: The Prologue of GUCHA GUCHA presents an unearthly experience […] Source View the full article
The Illuminate appear to (finally) be set for a huge comeback in Helldivers 2, based on a quick mistake the Arrowhead Game Studio developers have done their best to hide. Helldivers 2 players have reported looking through the game’s map and spotting hints of the Illuminate today. While selecting other Helldivers 2 map areas, active ****** factions such as Terminids and Automatons are labeled and highlighted in their respective colors with their own insignia. When hovering over the Rictus sector, however, there isn’t any label for players—but with a closer look, the Illuminate insignia is actually visible, clear as day. View the full article
PUBG’s 31.2 update is now live on PC, introducing massive changes for a whole host of areas on Taego and improving the HUD for a better experience for viewers tuning into its esports streams. The patch dropped for PC on Sept. 4 and console players must wait over a week (coming Sept. 12) for this patch to go live on their devices. Here are all the most significant changes in PUBG’s Update 31.2. View the full article
Stardew Valley is known for having some incredibly cute interactions between Farmers and their animals but this player may have just seen the most adorable conversation yet. The day players get a **** in Stardew Valley is one of the early highlights of a playthrough and while they may not do much in a mechanical sense, it's always comforting to come home after a long day to see one's cat or dog curled up on the bed. If that wasn't cute enough, it turns out that cats' in-game sounds are more realistic than many assumed. View the full article
Acer's showcase featured an upcoming gaming desktop, two mainstream laptops, and the company's first handheld gaming PC. Although Acer's branding attempts to align these new products with the emerging AI PC trend, they primarily feature relatively mature processors. Read Entire Article View the full article
One gamer put together their own version of a Steam Machine. The Steam Machine is a unique slice of gaming history, with rumors of the system surfacing around 2012 and announced for sales in 2014, the console offered gamers who were tired of picking a side in the console wars a practical alternative. Unfortunately, by the time the Steam Machine was released, gaming had shifted back towards a focus on portability with the dawn of the Nintendo Switch. View the full article
Diablo 4 players have discovered that the Season 6 title will be Season of the Hatred, and that it will be themed around Mephisto. The information appeared with the new opening of Diablo 4's test server, which will be available until September 11 for players to test the content and features to be released with the game's long-awaited sixth season. View the full article
Sony's big-budget PlayStation 5 hero shooter Concord is shuttering only a couple of weeks after its release, and I wish I could say that I'm surprised. With a big cinematic trailer and gameplay reveal that opened Sony's State of Play showcase in May, Concord was straining to be the next live-service hit. The response was far from enthusiastic, however, and in the months following the State of Play, the road to release started to look more and more like a ****** march. View the full article
While exploring different space systems in No Man’s Sky, you’ll come across Space Stations where you can trade goods and upgrade technologies. Aboard these stations, you’ll encounter aliens that are members of the Merchant, Explorer, or Mercenary Guilds. These alien guilds act as storefronts where you can sell valuable cargo such as artifacts or contraband or pick up quests that offer unique rewards. View the full article
You can make a variety of plays in Harry Potter Quidditch Champions to help your team ace the scorecard and performing an assist as a Chaser‘s one of them. Harry Potter Quidditch Champions has multiple daily and weekly challenges that earn you Gold and Winged Keys to buy cosmetics, victory celebrations, broomsticks, characters, and more. In one of the repeating daily quests, it asks you to complete three assists as a Chaser to earn two Winged Keys, but you might find it tricky to deliver assists as the timing to count as an assist after passing isn’t made clear during the tutorial. View the full article
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet seven-star Tera Raids have finally cycled over to Incineroar, and the Gen VII ***** Starter is ready to take on anyone who challenges it. Special Incineroar Tera Raids will appear in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet from Thursday, Sept. 5 at 7pm CT to Sunday, Sept. 8 at 6:59pm CT and again from Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7pm CT until Sunday, Sept. 15 at 6:59pm CT. In these seven-star raids, Incineroar will have the Dark Tera Type and exclusive Mightiest Mark, making it a valuable and rare ‘mon to get your hands on. View the full article
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The Batman was neither extremely grounded nor a colorful comic book take on the (DC) world's greatest detective. As a direct answer to both Christopher Nolan's notable trilogy and Zack Snyder's half-baked take on the character, Matt Reeves' own approach to Bruce Wayne and his vigilante persona was gritty and slightly stylized, but its dark feet were still firmly planted in reality. According to him, that won't change in the sequels. During a chat with SFX magazine (via Deadline), the filmmaker, now deep into The Batman: Part II's writing process, doubled down on the idea of toying with the comics' rich mythology without going too fantastical, as James Gunn's rebooted DCU continuity will be doing that anyway with Batman: The Brave & The Bold. "What was important to me was to find a way to take these pop icons, these mythical characters that everybody know, and translate it so that Gotham feels like a place in our world. We might push to the edge of the fantastical but we would never go into full fantastical. It’s meant to feel quite grounded," he explained. Don't expect Arkham-like takes on Clayface or Poison Ivy, to name a couple of villains, to pop up. Read more View the full article