Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin has said he's made little progress lately with the latest A Song of Ice and Fire book, the infamously delayed The Winds of Winter, as his various TV shows "ate up" most of his time.Martin shared the update in a blog post where he discussed his mounting stress levels. "The first half of my year was pretty miserable," Martin said, before explaining a close friend died suddenly in January. "Nor did I find much solace in my work," he added."Writing came hard, and though I did produce some new pages on both The Winds of Winter (yes) and Blood & Fire (the sequel to Fire & Blood, the second part of my Targaryen history), I would have liked to turn out a lot more.Image credit: IGN."My various television…
Cryptozoic's long-running DC Deck-Building Game is growing even bigger in 2025 with the release of a new Arkham Asylum deck. This base set deck will allow players to fill the shoes of iconic villains like Joker, Harley Quinn, Two-Face, and Riddler as they terrorize Gotham City.DC Deck-Building Game: Arkham Asylum is the focus of Cryptozoic's latest Kickstarter campaign. The deck will be available in one of two covers – the standard DC villains cover by Philip Tan and a Kickstarter -exclusive cover spotlighting Joker and Harley by Matteo Scalera. The campaign also includes the option of one of two Travel Boxes, a Batman Edition and a Kickstarter-exclusive Joker Edition. These Travel Boxes are made to store 500 cards and can even unfold to form a play mat.…
Apple officially revealed the iPhone 16 during today's Glowtime event today, confirming new features like an updated camera button along with the price, specs, and more.The iPhone 16 is being designed for Apple Intelligence, Apple's AI initiative, "from the "ground up." It is being made from aerospace-grade aluminum and will feature an updated Ceramic Shield it claims is 50 percent tougher than the first generation version.The iPhone 16 has been revealed. Image source: Apple.One new feature is a customizable action button, which was first introduced with the iPhone 15 Pro. It allows users to access functions like recording a voice memo or translating a phrase. It's also introducing a new camera control on the right side below the on/off switch, which integrate…
James Earl Jones, the distinguished actor and EGOT winner who provided the iconic voices of Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King, died Monday morning at the age of 93, IGN has confirmed with his agent.Jones made his feature film debut in Stanley Kubrick's 1964 classic Dr. Strangelove, and would go on to rack up more than 80 movie credits. Some of the most notable include Conan the Barbarian (1982), Matewan (1987), Coming to America (1988), Field of Dreams (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), and The Sandlot (1993).Jones was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, in 1931, and studied drama at the University of Michigan before serving in the Korean War. He moved to New York when he completed his service, and by the early '60s, he was rising to prominence for his work i…
Bethesda has celebrated Starfield’s first birthday by sharing some new details on upcoming expansion Shattered Space.The sci-fi role-playing shooter, which launched on September 6, 2023 as Bethesda’s first brand new franchise in years, gets its debut expansion Shattered Space on September 30, 2024.In a tweet, Bethesda teased it has “much more coming” to Starfield beyond Shattered Space, but for now, revealed some fresh details on the expansion.…
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September has arrived and the summer season is starting its shift into fall. With most of the Labor Day sales coming to an end this week, we are looking ahead at some of the biggest product releases and sales happening throug the rest of the month. If you're wondering what's going to be worth buying, we've handpicked some of the most notable stuff to buy in September 2024.Jump to:
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Remedy Entertainment will soon issue an update for the original Alan Wake that will remove one of its songs on PC.The studio announced the news in a post on the official Alan Wake X/Twitter account, saying that the changes will arrive in a few days, starting September 10 at 11 a.m. UTC. It’s an update that will affect Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG versions of the 2010 experience, removing David Bowie’s classic ‘60s tune, Space Oddity.🛠️ Alan Wake (2010) will receive an update on September 10th at 11am UTC. The update will be to all PC versions (Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG).This update removes the song Space Oddity from the game due to changes in licensing, and replaces it with a new original song by Petri… pic.twitter.com/Eem40e6vRd— Alan Wake 2 (@alanwake) September 5, …
Ubisoft’s share price has fallen following the launch of Star Wars Outlaws, which some analysts have said has come in below expectations.Massive Entertainment’s Star Wars Outlaws, the first open-world Star Wars video game, launched on August 27 and since then Ubisoft’s share price has fallen 12.6% to a near 10-year low of 15.22 euros. At the time of this article’s publication, Ubisoft was valued at 1.96 billion euro.…
Microsoft has announced the first wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass in September 2024, headlined by Age of Empire spin-off Age of Mythology: Retold.This real time strategy game blends its beloved Age of Empire roots with vast mythologies from around the world, letting players not only overcome other nations but plenty of monsters too. It comes straight to Game Pass upon its September 4 launch.Next up is Expeditions: A MudRunner Game on September 5. Another action packed entry in the long running franchise, Expeditions blends camp and crew management with its core gameplay of exploring mountains and valleys in myriad off-road vehicles. "Expeditions: A MudRunner Game isn’t a replacement for the supremely addictive SnowRunner, but its more untamed wilderness maps make it a worthwh…