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Survival games have been wildly popular for years now. I’ve dabbled here and there to see what the fuss is about, but I’ve always fallen off after a few hours. Usually, I get tangled up in one meagerly explained system after another until I lose track of what I’m supposed to do, and my time with the game peters out. When Palworld 1.0 came out to rave reviews , I figured I’d give the genre another shot – and I’m glad I did. Palworld’s gradual, newbie-friendly onboarding helped me see what a whole lot of people have loved about survival games all along. Palworld made me a believer. I’m glad I came in at the 1.0 mark, because I’ve heard Palworld had a much steeper learning curve out of the gate. But now, new players start with a series of missions designed to guide you through the game’s numerous systems . You learn how to punch trees to get wood to create a crafting bench. You learn how to make a club you can use to beat some Pals to death (it’s a dog-eat-dog world out there) to get wool...

To know something's name is to understand it — at least just a little, be it the thing itself, or the world around it. In Big Walk, there are lots of things yet unnamed. You will certainly recognize trees, mountains, that dang cowbell. But there are plenty of things you won’t: the red, peanut-shaped objects my group calls a bean, which makes the structures they must be delivered to the bean towers. To us, the underground tunnel system is the backrooms, and the glowing medicine balls that light paths throughout the world are simply orbs – but not to be confused with the Big Orb, a mysterious and ominous structure looming in the distance. Big Walk is a co-op-only puzzle adventure that relies heavily on shared experience, shared language. Its genius lies in how it pushes you to decipher the logic behind the clever puzzles spread around its open world in a way that only you and your companions will understand. With all the twists and limitations it imposes, it’s unlike any other multip...

Target is reportedly cutting the shrink wrap on boxes of new Pokémon cards to deter scalpers in some stores, who buy stock in bulk simply for the resale market. That's according to fans who report seeing some Target employees fully removing the plastic wrap from boxes of cards in stores, and receiving cut-open card boxes when ordering online. While Target is yet to officially comment on the practice, fans strongly believe this is a tactic to put off scalpers, who purchase the lucrative cards only to sell them on for a profit. Card boxes that have their packaging removed make no difference to actual collectors, but are worth far less when sold second-hand — as there would be no way of proving the cards inside haven't already been opened, and had their rarest pulls removed. Didn’t realise Target was also cutting the shrink wrap for online orders aswell! 👀✂️ https://t.co/KaNC24onqE pic.twitter.com/JnTLlJpMEw — Pokemon Giveaways (@PokeTCGiveaways) August 6, 2026 A Target e...

The 2021 remaster of Quake has gotten a new, 19-level campaign co-developed by MachineGames in honor of the FPS' 30th anniversary. At QuakeCon, id Software and MachineGames announced a free new campaign for the 2021 version of Quake. The new campaign is titled Dawn of the Machine and is available for Quake owners right now at no extra cost. Ranger is stuck in a time loop and must solve puzzles and fight new foes using new weapons (including an axe!) to survive. It includes a new soundtrack, new deathmatch maps, and achievements. id Software and MachineGames have also ensured there will be a high degree of replayability with these levels, noting that the narrative presentation of the time loop allows for players to tackle them to their hearts' content and make new discoveries. If you load up a level again, new paths will unlock, new secrets will be made available, and there will be new upgrades for you to grow stronger. Ultimately, it sounds like a lot of really exciting conten...

Actor Robert Bogue, who played FIB agent Steve Haines in Grand Theft Auto 5, says he auditioned for 60 roles in GTA 6, but was ultimately ignored by Rockstar Games. The news comes courtesy of X user Burak , who DMed Bogue with some questions on Instagram. Despite the absurd secrecy revolving around Rockstar and GTA 6, Bogue was pretty forthcoming. The actor was asked whether or not he was involved GTA 6, to which he revealed that he's not, much to his dismay. "I'm a little bit down on Rockstar right now," said the actor. "I had such a great time working with them. [...] I so badly wanted to work on GTA 6. I must've auditioned for over 60 characters. Some were big, some were small. I didn't care. I just wanted to be in it. I didn't get any of them, and they never called me about any of them. I was so disappointed. I thought maybe they have an unofficial policy where they don't reuse actors, because I thought, 'You're gonna say no to me 60 t...

K-Pop star Asa of BABYMONSTER fame is getting compared to Resident Evil’s Ada Wong after posting selfies sporting an outfit and hairstyle that makes her look strikingly similar to the iconic double-agent. Ada Wong has a certain style; she’s a badass spy, after all, so she’s gotta look chic. We never catch our girl lacking, either — whether it’s the sultry bodycon dress from Resident Evil 2 or the turtleneck from Resident Evil 4 , she knows how to work an outfit. She’s nothing if not consistent, though, always boasting a short bob with side bangs and wearing some shade of deep red. That’s why, when Asa — the main rapper of K-Pop group BABYMONSTER — posted photos with a similar look, fans instantly started comparing the two. She uploaded the selfies to the official BABYMONSTER community on Weverse, a social media hub for K-Pop fans created by HYBE, the parent company of BTS' record label. It didn’t take long for fans of both the band and the Resident Evil games to spot the similari...