‘Benedetta’ Review: Sex, Lies, and God

Which is preferable, the tangible disappointment of truth or the hollow ecstasy of fantasy? Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta is less interested in coming down on either side than it is in showing the inextricability of these two states, the psychosexual points of contact at which they interpenetrate and grow together. The…

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Benedetta

REVIEWS

The Elder Scrolls VI is Most Likely Going to be Xbox-Exclusive, Too

At this point it shouldn’t be particularly shocking, but sometimes it takes a confirmation to really hit home: The Elder Scrolls VI appears to be careening toward Xbox exclusivity. The news comes from an interview with Microsoft Executive VP of Gaming Phil Spencer in British GQ, which tapped Spencer on the…

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NEWS

FFXIV Endwalker’s Lyrical Journey Reveals a Beautiful Ode to the End

Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker expansion is delayed until December 7, but the MMO’s main theme song is out in just a few days on November 17. The official title of that Masayoshi Soken-composed banger you hear in the full trailer is Endwalker – Footfalls, and I have ten million theories…

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NEWS

Turtle Rock is Adjusting Back 4 Blood’s Unintended Difficulty Spike

Back 4 Blood is pretty damn hard—that’s not just coming from me, either. In an update stream from Turtle Rock, the studio admitted the co-op shooter is facing development challenges that make it “far more difficult than intended.” Earlier this week, Turtle Rock thought they had fixed issues surrounding Special…

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Back 4 Blood cinematic image

NEWS

Grand Theft Auto Remastered Trilogy Remains Unavailable to Play or Buy on PC

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition was released on PC just last Thursday but wound up promptly taken down as Rockstar’s official launcher went offline for maintenance. The service is back now, but you still can’t buy or play Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, or San…

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A street view from Rockstar's Vice City comparison video for the GTA remaster.

NEWS

HARASHIMA and Kazusada Higuchi Kicked Off the D-oh Grand Prix with a Bang

For my money, DDT is the best promotion running in Japan today. Their mix of high-level main event wrestling combined with its famous undercard silliness makes it one of the most consistently entertaining promotions in the entire world. Its roster is filled to bursting with some of the most talented…

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WRESTLING

I’m Ready for Arataki Itto, that Hunky Oni Dude Genshin Impact Players Went Wild Over

It’s official, Arataki Itto—a new five-star character in Genshin Impact that drove damn near everyone to show out on Twitter—will arrive in Teyvat with version 2.3, Shadows Amidst Snowstorms. As a fan of this character I have never played, met or held any reasonable connection to, I’m pumped for his…

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Genshin Impact's Arataki Itto trailer.

NEWS

FFXIV is Resetting Your Mid-Level Job EXP Progress in Endwalker

Final Fantasy XIV is reining in numerical values throughout the game, and that means you’ll spot some differences in things like HP pools, attacks, and consumables. While that’s all fine and good—not really affecting your gameplay—there are situations where the changes hurt. Come Endwalker, any job or class you have…

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FFXIV Is resetting experience progress from middle level points in Endwalker.

NEWS

Cody Rhodes on Warehouse 13: A Review

Before new dad Cody Rhodes was the proud EVP of a very successful wrestling company, star of your coworker’s favorite reality show, and also owner of one of the world’s most questionable tattoos, he was just another pretty face trying to make it in Hollywood. I didn’t watch wrestling in…

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WRESTLING

Shin Megami Tensei V Has The First Demon From Philippine Folklore For The Series, And It’s DARK

One of the most fascinating things about the Shin Megami Tensei franchise isn’t just its wild compendium of demons to use in battle, but also the lore and mythologies they come from. Almost every demon (or persona in the Persona series) draws from cultures and folklore around the world, and…

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FEATURES

‘Inscryption’ is a Card Game Made to be Broken

Spoilers for Inscryption follow. Like Pony Island before it, Inscryption is a game designed to be “broken.” You begin facing an opponent who you can’t quite make out in the dim candlelight of an old cabin, save for his glowing eyes and his spindly hands. This man, Leshy, narrates your…

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Inscryption

FEATURES

Shin Megami Tensei V Tips Guide – 23 Things the Game Doesn’t Tell You

Shin Megami Tensei V doesn’t mess around. We recommend you don’t, either if you plan to survive more than literally one turn of combat in the aggressive new JRPG. Sheer bad luck will almost certainly kill you regardless, but there’s no reason not to stack the deck in your favor…

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