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“That’s like Nirvana”: Michael Dorn Reveals Gene Roddenberry’s Sage Advice That Saved Worf From Fading Out of Star Trek
Michael Dorn, the beloved Worf of Star Trek: The Next Generation, was originally a background character fated to blend into obscurity until Gene Roddenberry offered a sagely advice. In Captain’s Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages (1995) by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, Dorn recalls the journey of embodying Worf: He [Roddenbery] said one of […]
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Dec 26
Every Christmas Tree in Escape From Tarkov and How to Find Them
Escape From Tarkov’s Winter 2025 event is in full swing, and one of the best parts of it is the Christmas Trees that you can find scattered around the maps. These decorated trees are great because they give us a festive feeling and theme in the game. As if that wasn’t cool enough, you can […]
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Dec 26
Angeline Era Free Download (Build 21178637)Angeline Era Direct Download: Explore a secret-filled land in this 3D Action-Adventure, where every level is hidden in plain sight! Travel and fight through a vast, unmarked overworld. The next surprise is only a single search away! The Angel’s mothership, Throne, lays dormant behind a fierce storm. To reach it, unlock its secrets, and usher […]
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Dec 26
Girls Frontline Fire Control Crystal Guide: How to get and where to spendSet in the Girls’ Frontline universe, Darkwinter Software Co., Ltd‘s Girls’ Frontline: Fire Control blends high-intensity shooting gameplay with deep team-building strategy. In this guide for Girls Frontline Fire Control, I will break down tips for getting the premium currency, Crystals, quickly, and give my opinion on where to use them. If you are just starting Girls …
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Dec 26
Where Winds Meet Horse Tier ListTravel is a huge part of Where Winds Meet. From winding mountain paths and river crossings to long journeys between cities and hidden landmarks, how you move through Jianghu is important. And it directly affects how fast you progress, how efficiently you farm, and even how enjoyable exploration feels. That’s where horses in Where Winds …
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Dec 25
eFootball 2026 Epic Spanish League Midfielders (Thiago, Seedorf, Kubo) pack revieweFootball 2026 has introduced a new Epic pack in the Spanish League Midfielders pack, and it marks the debut of a world-class player. With Clarence Seedorf and Takefusa Kubo appearing, who have seen Epic cards previously, the latest debut is of Thiago Alcantara. Is it worth spinning for this pack? We’ll find out in this …
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Dec 25
“I missed that part of it”: Even Clark Gregg Misses Agents of SHIELD’s Most Tragic Moment That Forced It Out of MCU
The ABC series, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., was the pioneer for all the TV shows and mini-series that were later developed by Marvel Studios. But with the release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the close connection of the series with the MCU started to fade away with newer seasons as changes were being made to […]
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Dec 25
Review: Death Howl Can Test Your Resolve
Games like Slay the Spire and Into the Breach involve careful plotting, deck-building, tactical awareness, and patience to succeed, and Death Howl is the latest new title to follow in their footsteps. The Outer Zone often references both types of genres, as well as soulslikes, when discussing its strategic affair. It’s an absolutely gorgeous game with some situations that can prove truly taxing. It can be a challenge! But some of the situations can prove quite daunting. I’d say in a good way, as it makes you think while surrounding you with an appropriate atmosphere.
Ro’s son is dead. However, the warrior won’t accept that. She is determined to do whatever it takes to retrieve Olvi, even if that means braving the dangers of the Spirit World. So she undertakes a ritual to traverse unknown areas and face opponents in the hopes of reuniting with him. It’s a dangerous path, one that involves fighting and taking Death Howls from fallen foes into Ro’s self. By wandering through realms, facing spirits, opening up nodes on skill trees to get Spirit Cards and abilities, grinding past spirit fights to get Death Howls and crafting materials, getting totems for boosts, and unlocking fast-travel via Sacred Groves, you can build better decks of cards with actions and attacks and come closer to Ro’s goals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7J4c7mzP2M
While some roguelike games and strategy titles like this feature picking nodes on a map, Ro actually wanders through various realms in the Spirit World. Once you happen upon a Spirit, you choose the starting position on the grid from the initial row. You then get five cards from your deck dealt to you, with each one featuring a certain energy cost to them. Ro herself also has 20 health. Your goal will be to defeat the spirit you face, using different attacks and abilities to retaliate. Attacks may also have effects like poison or push, and actions might involve sprinting a certain distance to go further than usual or adding armor. You can have 20 cards in a deck,
I will warn you that Death Howl isn’t for everyone for a number of reasons, even though it is excellent example of things happening in the deckbuilding and tactical genres. The references to soulslike refer to the ambiance and difficulty. Even some standard enemies are really challenging, until you’ve faced them a few times and realized what their gimmick and range is. Speaking of which, RNG itself can be brutal and result in moments when you won’t have much of a chance. Which is a whole thing in standard roguelikes, but becomes extra punishing here. This means there’s a lot of grinding necessary to become strong enough to actually survive. At times, it might even feel a bit unbalanced.
Images via The Outer Zone
Especially since Death Howl falls into the soulslike trap of often not explaining things to the degree necessary. This is very much a game where I felt like I learned by doing. If you aren’t familiar with titles like Into the Breach, Lost in Fantaland , and Slay the Spire , then Death Howl will confound you. It fill feature icons like skulls, drops of blood, shields, spirals, and plus signs next to cards and assume you know what that means. Enemy stats aren’t well explained. There’s nothing wrong with having a game where you need to work things out on your own, but it’s another thing to be aware of when it’s already quite challenging.
However, because there is grinding in Death Howl and quite a few side quests, it doesn’t feel truly impossible. If you keep pushing forward and experimenting with which path you take through a realm, things might go better. I found sometimes I’d find a solution to get past an encounter that was troubling me or get the crafting materials I needed.
Images via The Outer Zone
I also feel like, considering how fantastic the story is, it is worth weathering the storms you’ll face when aiding Ro on her journey. It’s a dark, sad tale that also incorporates lore as she encounters different individuals. It’s a haunting tale about grief, beautifully executed with its spritework and punctuated with battles that feel like they test your limits. It all comes together so well.
The struggle in Death Howl is real, both in terms of its story and challenge. It’s meaningful and haunting. While it can mean going through quite a bit of grinding and dealing with major foes and a bit of unfair RNG, it is a battle worth fighting.
Death Howl is available for PCs.
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Dec 25
ASUS ROG Bulwark Dock DG300 ReviewThe ASUS ROG Bulwark DG300 blends neatly into a gaming setup, offering practical expansion without the bulk or complexity of larger docks.
Dec 25
Why You Should Play: Metal Eden
Every time I boot up Steam, my eye catches Metal Eden in my library, and I'm reminded of just how slick of an FPS it is. This cyberpunk adventure is Doom Eternal meets Ghostrunner , and I'm still thinking about it five months after I rolled credits. I fear not enough people have played it, and if you haven't, you should change that. As the year comes to a close, we're highlighting some personal favorite games from our team that we feel you shouldn't miss. If you're still looking for the right game to carry you into 2026, and you've already hit up our Top 10 Best , we're hoping one of these recommendations will hit the mark. Moebius is a cyberpunk city on the verge of imminent destruction, courtesy of a time bomb, and only Aska, a special disposable Hyper Unit android, can save it. Fortunately, her computer brain can be implanted over and over again into cybernetic android bodies, which are equipped with grapples, jetpacks, and limbs that allow Aska to dash and wall-run through any environment. Oh, and it lets Aska carry seven guns, ranging from sniper rifles to shotguns and more, that she deftly uses to mow down anything and anyone in her way. Her journey to defeat Moebius's massive Engineers, which hold the Cores she desperately needs to save the city, will take you through derelict factories, deserts, mining facilities, and into myriad arenas for some of the best first-person gunplay of 2025.
Metal Eden wears its Doom Eternal inspiration on its sleeve, turning wave-based arenas into coliseums of destruction, lest you stop moving. Using her jetpack, turbo boosts, ammo, armor, and health pickups scattered around the arena, you'll need to hold your breath and shoot everything in the room – it all wants to kill you, after all. Pause for a second, and it could spell certain doom. The resulting combat experience is a fast-paced, kinetic, on-the-go shooting gallery that I promise will send adrenaline surging through your veins. That high-speed gunplay elasticity carries over into the Ghostrunner-like runs in between arenas, which task you with keeping momentum as you sprint on walls, grapple up to platforms, and jetpack double jump to safety, all while shooting down enemies that threaten your existence. The reward at the end of a linear run through Moebius' various locales is one of the aforementioned arenas, the perfect zones to try out your latest weapon upgrades. There's more to Metal Eden, like some Metroid Prime-inspired sections and a voice-in-your-comms that's a bit too present, but ultimately, everything that happens when you aren't pulling the trigger gets in the way. Fortunately, these sections aren't as frequent as the parts of Metal Eden that shine, so rest assured, there's an excellent shootout just minutes away when things feel slow. For more of my thoughts, read my Metal Eden review here .
Dec 25
15 Single-Player Games That Offer 100+ Hours of Content
Single-player games don’t need online support to last forever; they leave a mark on players with their rich worlds, gripping narratives, and unique gameplay mechanics. There are countless such titles, but only a few come close to crossing the 100-hour mark in terms of content. With that in mind, here are 15 games that offer […]
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Dec 25
Keep the Heroes Out! – ReviewA couple of years ago, at a board game night over at a friend’s house, we were introduced to Keep the Heroes Out!. While we do remember having a good time that night, our memories of the actual game are hazy: playing 3 of 4 different games with a similar setting over the span of one night will do that to you. Still, the title of the game must’ve lingered in our mind, because when we saw that there was now a video game version of Keep the Heroes Out!, it triggered a spark of recognition. Was this indeed that very same game? More importantly, was it as fun as we vaguely remembered? Story Being based on a real-life board game, Keep the Heroes Out! isn’t a story-driven game at all. Granted, there is a premise here that contextualizes things, and the game follows a campaign-like structure, but neither of these are used to deliver a gripping narrative arc. Said premise sees players take on the uncommon role of archetypal fantasy monsters such as skeletons, imps, and even a disgruntled dragon. The task at hand is simple: pesky adventurers are invading the dungeon in an attempt to steal treasure. It’s up to our villainous grunts to stop the heroes from success. While the game’s campaign is structured around individual scenarios, dungeon layouts, and themed objectives, like collecting potion ingredients for a witch, or special event-style challenges, these are mechanical variations, rather than storytelling elements. Graphics The overall presentation of Keep the Heroes Out! is cute and colourful, fitting the playful tone of monsters defending a dungeon rather than grim fantasy. The game fully leans into the source material, adapting a board-game-like aesthetic. Dungeon rooms, monsters, and heroes are visually distinct, although the game’s UI doesn’t share the same fate. Readability, both when it comes to the amount of information thrown at you and text legibility, can be an issue, especially when you’re still familiarising yourself with the game’s core mechanics. From a technical perspective, Keep the Heroes Out! doesn’t push any boundaries, and the game runs smoothly and reliably. Sound When it comes to Keep the Heroes Out!’s soundscape, we can be concise: it’s functional, but not outstanding. There is no voice acting, and the game’s background music is present and fitting but doesn’t stand out. Sound effects and ambience, such as combat noises, monster actions, and UI feedback, are here to provide clarity. There are no glaring issues with the sound design, but it’s also not especially memorable or impressive. Gameplay A straight-up digital adaptation of Brueh Games’ beloved board game, Keep the Heroes Out! is a turn-based strategic dungeon defense game. Its core loop involves planning room defenses, managing monsters, responding to hero actions, and optimizing resource play, rather than direct action combat. In practice, that involves choosing a room layout, filling it with traps and monsters, and then reacting to incoming heroes’ movements with cards and abilities. You’re constantly making strategic decisions and adapting to evolving threats as you make your way through Keep the Heroes Out!’s scenario campaign. The digital version of Keep the Heroes Out! feels very faithful to the physical game, not just in its presentation, but also in how core strategic elements, enemy behaviors, and decision points mirror the tabletop version. Gameplay is definitely more streamlined, as some of the board game’s fiddly bookkeeping is automated. Hero movement is tracked, damage is counted, and initiative is managed by the game itself, making for a game that feels smoother and faster. Setup time in particular is cut down: the physical game requires laying out rooms, shuffling decks, and organizing components, whereas the digital version skips this part altogether. The downside is that you don’t get the tactile satisfaction of moving pieces and handling cards, but ultimately, this digital version of the game feels more than adequate as an adaptation. This inevitably does bring us to Keep the Heroes Out!’s multiplayer aspect. While the game does support a solo experience, any board game aficionado will attest that these kinds of games are meant to be played with multiple people by nature. In Keep the Heroes Out!, you’re working together to keep the dungeon safe from hero infestation. While we didn’t get a chance to try out the online multiplayer, we can tell you that couch co-op is perhaps the most fun you can have with Keep the Heroes Out!. Sessions last between 30 and 60 minutes, and with no setup or cleanup required, this is a perfect game to fit in as a palate cleanser between those sessions of Mario Kart World. With an RRP of €19.99, which is about a third of the physical game, Keep the Heroes Out! might just be the star of your next game night. Conclusion The digital version of Keep the Heroes Out! succeeds in faithfully bringing the co-op chaos of the original board game from your tabletop to the comfort of your couch. While we wouldn’t go as far as to say that this is the definitive way to go, as we do prefer the tactility of the original, the port comes pretty close, especially if you can rope some friends into joining you. There definitely are some shortcomings here, mostly when it comes to the lack of a narrative and a lackluster soundscape, but those stem from this being a board game adaptation rather than something that was designed to be a video game from the ground up.
Dec 25
Bungie’s taken a weird approach to marketing its newest version of Marathon by taking shots at its own Alpha version of the gameThe post Bungie’s taken a weird approach to marketing its newest version of Marathon by taking shots at its own Alpha version of the game appeared first on The Escapist .
Dec 24
New Zenless Zone Zero Figures Are Miyabi, Harumasa, Ellen Joe
Myethos announced three Zenless Zone Zero figures of Asaba Harumasa, Hoshimi Miyabi, and Ellen Joe that are in various stages of development. The Sparkling Wonderland Gift+ version of Harumasa is furthest along, while the Ellen Joe one is only confirmed as a teaser silhouette . There are no release windows for any of them. We should see them worldwide like past figures based on characters from the game .
As Harumasa is furthest along in development, we have the best idea of how he’ll look. He’s wearing a casual outfit with an oversized blue sweater over white and black shirts and black pants. He has a guitar at his side, with his right arm leaning on it. It will be 1/8 scale and already showed up as a painted prototype, so it’s possible we’ll see it release in 2026.
The Miyabi and Ellen Joe designs are earlier in the process. Miyabi did show up as an unpainted prototype . That design featured her in a formal-style dress while playing a keytar. The Ellen Joe silhouette only hints at her possible pose, which suggests she’ll be holding a guitar and waving.
Here are all the Myethos teaser photos for the Gift+ Zenless Zone Zero Asaba Harumasa, Hoshimi Miyabi, and Ellen Joe figures.
Images via Myethos and HoYoVerse
Myethos is well known for its HoYoVerse series figures. One that we’ll see in 2026 is a Honkai: Star Rail concert figure of Castorice playing a harp.
The Zenless Zone Zero Asaba Harumasa, Hoshimi Miyabi, and Ellen Joe Myethos Gift+ figures are in development. The game is available on the PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and mobile devices.
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Dec 24
Goodbye June Ending Explained: Who Really Dies, Christmas Scene, & the Letter
Goodbye June is the emotionally powerful 2025 Netflix film marking Kate Winslet’s feature directorial debut, written by her son Joe Anders and rooted in real-life family loss and grief themes. The story revolves around Helen Mirren’s June, a beloved family matriarch who is in the last stages of cancer. At the start of the film, […]
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Dec 24
Marvel Blade Director Confirms Continued Development, Urges Fans to Be PatientArkane Lyon has offered a rare update on the development of Marvel Blade, responding to growing fan curiosity after a long period of silence. The update came directly from co-creative…
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Dec 24
How to Get All Escape From Tarkov Winter (2025-26) Twitch Drops?
Well, gamers, Escape From Tarkov is back with a new Winter Twitch Drops campaign that’s running from December 22nd to January 4, 2026. During this period, you’ll be able to earn loot boxes that contain Common, Rare, and even Epic rewards. Claiming them is quite easy as well. Just tune into an Escape From Tarkov […]
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Dec 24
Holostars English Concert Taking Place on Christmas Eve
Cover and Holostars English Vtubers announced there will be a Winter Music Festival Concert on December 24, 2025. People can tune in for free at 6pm PT/9pm ET. It will air on the official YouTube Channel for all members in this branch, and we’ll be able to find it in the Live section. However, as of time of writing there’s no placeholder available.
Leading up to the performance, the official Holostars English social media account shared some descriptive teasers. The first general teaser appeared on December 19, 2025 . It suggested a school-themed setting and teased a performance on December 25, 2025. (In some time zones, like JST, the stream is taking place that day.) Subsequent posts teased references to performers like Banzoin Hakka , Crimzon Ruze , and Octavio .
Here are all the teaser messages released so far:
Images via Cover
This will mark the second Holostars English concert to appear in 2025. The first was Everglow, the first 3D live performance for that branch. It showed up in August 2025. That’s still free to watch online, and you can see it below to get an idea of what we might be able to expect tonight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWOmxhmp_Ck&t=3626s
The Holostars English Vtubers Winter Music Festival concert will stream on YouTube at 6pm PT/9pm ET on December 24, 2025.
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Dec 24
Percy Jackson & the Olympians Season 2 Episode 4 Ending Explained: Thalia’s Fate, Annabeth’s Dark Past, and the Cliffhanger
Percy Jackson & the Olympians Season 2, Episode 4, titled Clarisse Blows Up Everything, is a major turning point for the series. The episode is released today, December 24, 2025, on Disney+. The episode continues from the previous episode, where the trio, Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson, escaped from Luke’s ship in a speedboat. Episode 4 […]
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Dec 24
The Fallout TV Show’s Second Season Is Slower, But Still Good
As time goes on, I am comfortable awarding the first season of the Fallout TV show as my favorite video game adaptation . Well, actually, that honor still belongs to the 2021 Josh Ruben horror comedy Werewolves Within , but that movie is more technically based on a video game than it is an adaptation of beloved interactive media. Fallout has the much more difficult challenge of taking a well-known, well-liked, and dense video game universe that has existed since 1997 and condensing it down so anyone can enjoy it. But it also has to serve longtime fans of the franchise. And it also has to be interesting. And it has to be funny, too. And canon. The fact that season one worked as well as it did is a bit of a miracle. I wanted more when I made it to the end of season one so I have been looking forward to the follow-up. I have watched the first six episodes and the short version of my review is that I (so far) have not enjoyed it as much as season one. But, I still quickly started each consecutive episode and will eagerly tune in when the final two episodes are available to stream. A (so far) weaker season of a good show, is still part of a good show. Season two picks up where season one left off with Lucy (Ella Purnell) and The Ghoul (Walton Goggins) looking for Lucy’s dad (Kyle MachLachlan) who is hanging out in New Vegas where new-to-the-show character, Robert House (Justin Theroux) set up his empire. Maximus (Aaron Moten) is back with his Brotherhood again, but now as a celebrity, and Lucy’s home vault is still struggling and being weird as hell. And all the while my favorite character, Thaddeus (Johnny Pemberton), is off doing something unexpected. Where Fallout season two loses me slightly, in comparison to the first season, is its pacing. In the first six episodes, not much wholly new or exciting happens. The show is already slated for a third season, which means there is room to set the table, potentially for years to come, and I am feeling that here. Lucy and The Ghoul progress and have fun moments, but don’t make much headway. Maximus is grappling with his morals and deciding if he still believes in the teachings of The Brotherhood, but doesn’t make many big moves. And Robert House has a secret plan of some kind that involves Lucy’s dad, but it’s frustratingly opaque rather than being mysterious and compelling. With that said, however, all the aesthetic and tone elements established with the first season are all here. Lucy is charming and motivated, and becoming increasingly less naive. The Ghoul is no stranger to violence and has no problem enacting it in creative ways. The Brotherhood and everything it stands for continues to be a fascinating organization and Moten’s sympathetic and confused portrayal of Maximus is still endearing. And Thaddeus makes me laugh with just about everything he says, which leads me to arguably the reason Fallout is still my favorite video game adaptation: it’s funny. Fallout’s world is dark and scary, but it is also absolutely absurd. Comedians primarily make up the secondary cast, and no one acknowledges how ridiculous their reality is, which makes it enjoyable television. I wish the pacing was stronger for season two, but there is no reason not to recommend it. I suspect that with its patient table setting in the first six episodes, the final two will be exciting conclusions to an otherwise slow start.
Dec 24
ARK: Survival EvolvedArk: Survival Evolved is a action-adventure survival video game developed by Studio Wildcard.
