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A local card shop held an ‘anything but a deck box’ tournament, and the winner put their cards in a literal loaf of bread. Card games are having a bit of a moment right now (despite scalpers upending the market), and one card store decided to bring its players together using an unconventional method; challenging them to bring their decks in anything but a specialized box. Magic , Pokemon, Riftbound, and other trading card game players will most certainly have purchased at least one deck box in which to store the cards they intend to actively play with. Oftentimes, these are specially-made, leather-coated boxes from specific companies, but they can be handmade, as well. They don’t have to be boxes, either, but that’s the usual shape most folks go with. This time around, players had to show up to their local tournaments using literally anything else but a box to store their cards… and the winning player put their deck inside a loaf of bread. As told by Reddit user and Pokemon TCG playe...

Legendary adventure game designer Ron Gilbert has announced Thimbleweed Park 2, a sequel to his 2017 pixel-art point-and-click adventure game about two Mulder and Scully-like characters (not to mention a host of other playable heroes) solving a murder mystery, including hundreds of puzzles along the way. It's in development for PC (on Steam and GoG), Mac, and Linux, and it's due out in early 2028. "I have good news and bad news," Gilbert posted on his GrumpyGamer blog . "First the good news. The good news is that we just started production on Thimbleweed Park 2, due out in early 2028. We will self-publish with the help of a private investor. Mark Ferrari, Gary Winnick, David Fox, Octavi Navarro, Robert Megone, and others from the original team will be back!" He then invited fans to wishlist the sequel on Steam before adding, "Now the bad news. There is no bad news, it’s all good news." IGN (and specifically me) gave Thimbleweed Park an 8.5 out of ...

Spider-Man star Tom Holland has revealed his favorite game is The Last of Us Part 2 , but he hasn't watched the TV series. When speaking with Josh Horowitz , Holland was asked about his favorite game. He very quickly noted that it's The Last of Us Part 2, though didn't elaborate much on why that is. When asked whether he'd seen the HBO TV series, Holland revealed he hasn't, simply because he's such a big fan of the game. "I have not watched the series because I love the game so much," said Holland. "I don't play video games all that much, and the game is just so good." Depending on who you ask, that might be a good thing. The first season of The Last of Us was well-regarded by fans and critics, but the second season (not unlike the game) was much more divisive. However, the reasons for the second game and the second season of the show being divisive among fans are actually completely different. The Last of Us Part 2 was controversial amon...

Cyberpunk 2077 is nearly six years old, but fans are still reminiscing about some of its best parts, and its developers are still revealing fresh insights into its creation. Warning! Spoilers for Cyberpunk 2077 follow… The Hunt is a side quest where you join forces with River Ward to investigate a serial killer called Anthony Harris, who River believes has kidnapped his nephew, Randy. Fans have praised The Hunt for how it reveals the serial killer, who at the start of the quest is in a coma in hospital having been apprehended by police. The player picks up snippets of insight into Harris’ character as they search for clues as to Randy's whereabouts. You learn how Harris grew up and delve deep into his psychology through detective work, with little to no combat involved. During a search of Randy's room, V and River log onto his computer to view his activity on the net. At this point you discover Harris and Randy were exchanging messages, and there’s a, well, a very creepy car...

From the D-Day landing that opened Medal of Honor: Frontline to the Battle of the Bulge that capped off the American campaign in the original Call of Duty, it feels like videogames have already told and retold most of the major conflicts that occurred during the second world war. However, while players have previously stepped into the combat boots of soldiers on the ground in various settings from Sicily to Stalingrad, the events of China’s War of Resistance against the Japanese invasion have largely been overlooked. That’s where The Defiant comes in. This story-driven singleplayer shooter from developer Hangzhou Hoothanes Entertainment is set to explore the prolonged and devastating conflict from the perspective of multiple Chinese soldiers. After getting hands-on with it at a recent BiliBili: First Look event in Shanghai, my first impression of The Defiant is that it’s spotlighting a setting that feels unexplored for the World War II genre, in a singleplayer-focussed style that’s a w...

Giants Software and Straight4 Studios have launched a new, free DLC pack alongside a “significant new update” for Project Motor Racing. Update 2.1 includes a total rebuild of the handling model for the GT3 and GT4 categories, Alpha triple-screen support on PC, and more. The ‘Aussie Rivals’ pack brings one of the greatest rivalries in motorsport to Project Motor Racing for the first time, introducing the 2013 Holden VF Commodore and a “completely reworked” 2013 Ford Falcon FG. These Australian domestic models represented the last truly local clash between Holden and Ford, before Holden transitioned to the imported ZB Commodore shell in 2018 and the death of car manufacturing in Australia saw the Supercars series subsequently shift to Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang shells. This era of V8 Supercar racing has been represented in a string of Forza Motorsport games, as well as on iRacing and 2014’s Grid Autosport, but never in Gran Turismo – so this may come as particularly appetising for...