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Smile 2 star Kyle Gallner is making it known that he’s ready and willing to play V in Paramount’s live-action film adaptation of Cyberpunk 2077. Cyberpunk 2077 has come a long way from its roots as a tabletop RPG. Thanks to CD Projekt Red’s video game and its standout expansion, as well as the critically-acclaimed Edgerunners spinoff anime from Studio Trigger, fans of the gritty sci-fi series are eating well. They’re about to get fed even more, as Paramount revealed that it is developing a live-action movie based on the franchise. Thus far, we’re not sure of any plot details, so it’s possible that we could follow V’s adventures with Johnny Silverhand, or Idris Elba’s Solomon Reed before he meets V — or heck, maybe even Edgerunner 2’s Weak Kingsley, for all we know! What we do know is that there’s no shortage of possibilities for this film, and that’s what has fans so excited. One of these fans is none other than actor Kyle Gallner, who is raring to step into Night City as the male v...

Ben Affleck has revealed he plays shooters like Fortnite and sometimes ends up getting into arguments with kids in voice chat. When speaking on the New Heights podcast , Affleck was asked about the inspiration for some of the costumes in his latest film, Animals. The new Netflix thriller features a character wearing a fuzzy bunny mask, and Affleck stated that he took inspiration from Fortnite for that particular costume. He noted that his son was taking an interest in Fortnite skins and kept calling them "tough." Affleck joked that he didn't quite understand what was "tough" about a character wearing a bunny mask, but utilized it as an inspiration. "I thought these costumes are so kind of random and unusual, that's what I based the costumes on," said Affleck. "I thought he'd be getting them off games." The actor also noted that he plays quite a few games himself, including sports titles like Madden and 2K, as well as shooters. Affleck...

Resident Evil Requiem producer Masachika Kawata revealed that the game was originally planned to be an online title before they scrapped the idea to focus on horror. Kawata shared this information in the BIOHAZARD 30th Special Mook (‘magazine book’), a 124-page, full-color fan book with a complete history of the series' timeline, creature genealogy, and developer interviews. “Every game is a continuous process of trial and error. For example, with Resident Evil Requiem, [game director Koshi Nakanishi] initially went so far as to develop it as an online game,” he said, via a fan translation. “However, the results of research conducted partway through development were not favorable, so we decided to prioritize the horror concept once again and abandoned the online direction.” That’s not the only wild thing Kawata revealed in the mook; he also said that Leon was the first character the team chose as a protagonist, but they ultimately felt that being able to hack and slash zombies wi...

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale is coming to an end tonight, but there are still a few new deals to be had today. The online retailer has added various Legend of Zelda books to its '3 for 2' sale, including the official Ocarina of Time manga. Akira Himeka's Legend of Zelda manga series is a great read any fan of the franchise will enjoy, and this sale makes it a great time to grab a physical copy of the Legendary Edition. With the Ocarina of Time remake on the horizon, it's a cool way to refamiliarize yourself with the story in a totally different format. Buy 2, Get 1 Free Legend of Zelda Books The Ocarina of Time is the only Legendary Edition included in Amazon's sale, but there are several other Zelda books you can buy with it. There's the awesome Art & Artifacts encyclopedia, which is an awesome Legend of Zelda gift idea for most fans. You can also grab several volumes of Himeka's Twilight Princess manga with the '3 for 2' promo attac...

The first Dark Arisen expansion for the original Dragon’s Dogma has a well-lauded place in video game history as the expansion that “fixed” the base game, sanding down the rough technical edges and tweaking things to make the notoriously obtuse RPG more approachable. It also added hours of new content, spiraling an already heady story directly into the heavens on the back of dragon wings. Dark Arisen 2 isn’t as transformational as the first one was, primarily because many of Dragon’s Dogma 2’s biggest issues have been fixed through incremental patching since it came out in 2024. But the new content here definitely flies in the same ambitious skies as its predecessor, pushing the story and world design to new heights, even if some of the new progression options get left behind. As with Dragon’s Dogma 2’s base campaign, Dark Arisen 2’s story remixes themes from the first game without being a simple retelling. Like in the first, another Arisen has been rumored to exist, something that sho...

Steam launched its Autumn Sale last week , and the PC-inclined know these seasonal sales are pretty much the best time of year to buy games. Sometimes, though, the gaming giant isn't offering the best possible price. On Steam, Bungie’s latest live action release, Marathon, has dropped to $23.99 . However, digital game stores like Fanatical and GMG are also running fall sales, and it just so happens that the former has Marathon Steam codes for even cheaper, at $19.99 . According to price trackers , that’s a lower price than the game has ever been on the U.S. side of Steam. Regardless of your feelings about the hardcore extraction shooter, it’s hard to argue with that being a good deal. Marathon on PC Drops Under $20 at Fanatical Fanatical is a UK-based e-commerce platform under the Fandom umbrella. It’s one of our go-to storefronts for digital game deals, so you can rest assured you’re paying for something legit. And yes, it’s a Steam code, not some wacky third-party launcher situat...