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You’ve Got to Feel Sorry for Mark Cuban, He Couldn’t Even Make an Offer as Barbara Corcoran Stole the $350K Deal for a Kombucha Brand on Shark Tank
Imagine stepping into Shark Tank with a slimy, mushroom-like blob in a jar, only to walk away with powerhouse investors fighting over your business. That’s exactly what happened to Kate Field, the founder of The Kombucha Shop, who appeared on season 10 of the reality show. So, what exactly happened in the episode? Did the […]
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Mar 31
Matier in Netflix’s ‘Devil May Cry’: Could She Unravel Sparda’s Hidden Secrets?
With Netflix’s new Devil May Cry series coming out in a few days and with its trailer revealing that the powers of the Force Edge and the Perfect Amulet will play a huge role in the show, it is clear that the anime will dive into the legend of Sparda, the legendary Dark Knight of […]
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Mar 31
‘It has influenced every film about war since’: Before ‘Modern Family,’ Ty Burrell Starred in the Greatest War Movie That Turns 24 This Year
Long before Ty Burrell became a household name as the lovable Phil Dunphy on Modern Family, he appeared in one of Ridley Scott’s war movies. He starred in one of the most influential war movies of the past two decades. It marked one of his earliest appearances in a movie, setting the stage for his […]
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Mar 31
Games That Keep You on the Edge: The Thrill of Randomised ChallengesGaming in the UK has become more than just a pastime – it’s a full-blown cultural phenomenon. The gaming market …
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Mar 31
“The friendship will change”: What ‘Drive to Survive’ Season 8 Needs to Show After Toto Wolff’s Remark on Lewis Hamilton
The members of the 2025 Formula 1 team are cooking up a storm of scandal and drama left and right without Drive to Survive having to go looking for it. Ranging from drivers to veteran team principals, F1 is currently serving as a minefield of controversies that are set to become fodder for the Netflix […]
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Mar 31
Grand Theft Auto 6 Marketing Will Begin “Relatively Close” to its Release Window, Says Take-Two CEOStrauss Zelnick believes "the anticipation for that title may be the greatest anticipation I’ve ever seen for an entertainment property."
Mar 31
“I couldn’t do it”: Emilia Clarke Fought N*dity in ‘Game of Thrones’ but There’s 1 Scene That Truly Terrified Her
Emilia Clarke’s portrayal of Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones required more than just talent—she also had to have the courage to do the n*de scenes, which she believed was more than what the story needed. Despite the pressure, she managed the scenes with so much grace, all in the hope that she would not […]
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Mar 31
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree Shows Its Gear Progression SystemKnights Peak and Primal Game Studio released a new trailer for dark fantasy Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree. The video showcases the game's gear progression system.
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Mar 31
Free Fire World Series (FFWS) Brazil Season 2: The next chapter in an expanding Esports empireFree Fire is commencing every regional esports event, including pro leagues and qualifiers. As per the announced roadmap for 2025, the events are marking significant growth in the title’s esports scenario. And now, Free Fire World Series (FFWS) Brazil Season 2 is closing near on taking place in April. FFWS Brazil Season 2: Schedule and Format …
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Mar 30
“He was not the director I remembered”: Emilia Clarke Hated Every Second With ‘Game of Thrones’ Director in One of Her Worst Ever Movies
Hollywood is full of behind-the-scenes stories, some amazing and others downright disastrous. The latter is how Emilia Clarke felt about working on Terminator Genisys, where she teamed up with director Alan Taylor, who was at the helm of several episodes in Game of Thrones. It should have been a dream reunion, but none of them […]
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Mar 30
Review: Atomfall is a Fantastic Addition to the Genre, But Lacks One Important Edge
Post-apocalyptic, nuclear sci-fi fans aren’t without options these days. Lesser-known titles such as Encased , Atom RPG , and Wasteland possess unique portrayals of the genre while poking at familiar mechanics with new perspectives. Popular franchises like Fallout , Stalker , and Metro offer a wide berth for those seeking a particular experience within the general setting. There truly is no shortage of this style of game, so new concepts need to stand out in order to find a seat at the table. At first glance, Atomfall might resemble these iconic series with its eponymous premise. However, as the secrets of the zone are unraveled, so too does Atomfall reveal a novel, engaging adventure inside a compelling world.
Loosely based on the real-life Windscale fire, a nuclear disaster that occurred in the northern part of England in 1957, Atomfall begins with a brief retelling of these events- adding its fictional spin on them in the process. You wake-up disoriented on a cot inside a bunker, as a wounded stranger in a hazmat suit stumbles into your room. The stranger explains you’re inside the quarantine zone containing the Windscale plant, and urges you to escape by any means necessary. He hands you a keycard for a place called the Interchange, and begs you to let the whole world know of what’s been happening within. You leave the bunker. An oddly placed telephone booth just a few feet in front of you begins to ring. You answer. A voice on the other end croaks, “Oberon must die.”
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This is how your journey through Atomfall begins. With secrets on top of secrets. Uncovering new information only adds more layers to the ongoing mystery of the Interchange, and the various people you meet in the zone all guard their knowledge- and themselves- with fervor. In a landscape of games too quick to divulge every last detail of its world upon you, Atomfall insists on leaving the investigation entirely in your hands. Refreshingly, every ounce of information you uncover about the zone, the interchange, and the poor souls stuck inside is earned by braving dangerous locations, interrogating NPCs with evidence of their schemes, and finding your way behind locked doors and into hidden areas.
Typical quest structures are replaced by a journal of leads, cataloguing everything you’ve found. What you do with it is up to you; there are no waypoints in Atomfall. No objective markers that urge you to investigate a specific place or person. I absolutely adore this. Being left to my own devices, to deduce the answer to a riddle or triangulate the location of an item, is incredibly rewarding. Even when you’re wrong, the multiple areas you can explore in Cumberland yield new leads and answers to other mysteries. With so many unreliable voices to extract the truth from, and information drip-fed to you after harrowing encounters with the zone’s many dangers, Atomfall’s mysteries are captivating in a way other games in this genre don’t quite achieve.
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This intense devotion to push players towards exploring as much as they can, and making their own conclusions based on what they learn, is woven tightly together by Atomfall’s self-touted action-survival gameplay. There are no RPG mechanics in Atomfall. Ammunition is precious. Enemies are deadly. Skills are revealed by reading their respective manuals. You then learn them by consuming special items typically found at the end of dungeons or in hidden areas. Currency doesn’t exist. Players must barter hard-won resources for valuable crafting recipes or tools. If not, they can brave the dangers of the zone to find them elsewhere. Even upgrading weapons is locked behind finding the proper manual that unlocks the skill allowing them to do so.
All of this is balanced out by static inventory space, and carrying limits on crafting materials and ammo. Only ever crafting when I needed to in order to preserve inventory space. Ensuring I had enough materials on-hand to make what I needed in emergencies. Forcing myself to only use my guns to deal with serious threats. Crawling behind a box after taking a hit that ate more than half my health so I could craft a bandage in a hurry. Despite all of my skills and upgraded guns, I would still find myself in tense situations.
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This is all thanks to a key component of how Atomfall treats the player. You can get better at killing things, but you will never become harder to kill. Again: I adore this. It culminates in a consistently exciting chain of interactions. Exploring an early area yields an equally challenging encounter as one you might find deeper in the zone. It’s worth mentioning Atomfall has no fast travel; an intentional choice. Getting from Point A to Point B alive is about managing resources. Managing resources is a pillar of Atomfall’s gameplay. A lack of fast travel is integral to Atomfall delivering the gameplay experience it’s aiming for. Areas aren’t terribly large to begin with. You can walk from one end of them to the other in a couple of minutes. That being said, I wanted a faster way to get around when wrapping up loose ends while finishing my playthrough.
If any of this sounds exciting, then Atomfall won’t disappoint you. If only some of it does, Atomfall still has you covered. While its baseline difficulty (Survivor) was exactly what I wanted, you can customize your difficulty by tweaking various settings. These include adding waypoints for leads to your map, adjusting enemy behavior, bartering values, loot scarcity, and more. Difficulty settings are adjustable at any time during your playthrough as well. While we’re at it, Atomfall also has a modest selection of accessibility options. Mileage on these may vary, but audio cues, aim assists, and being able to automate functions such as forward movement and attacks are very helpful for those of us who need them.
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So much of Atomfall is united in delivering an engrossing experience. Yet, I find it slightly lacking in the mystery’s most important facet: a satisfying conclusion. Good mystery doesn’t need to reveal all in order to deliver a great story. In fact, Atomfall will leave you with questions you can only hope to answer by putting the pieces together afterward- which is fantastic! Unfortunately, the big reveals towards the end aren’t as exciting as the lead-up to them.
Once I realized the quarantine was for more than a simple nuclear accident, I was hoping to learn more about those elements. I was looking to explore the mysteries of Atomfall through that avenue. However, the game is almost reluctant to explore this specific aspect of its world. Without going into spoilers: it would’ve been nice to have more the sci-fi alongside the high levels of curiosity Atomfall had injected me with.
Despite this, I was still incredibly impressed with Atomfall. Dense maps filled to the brim with things to discover. A strong delivery of world-building and storytelling. Engaging gameplay that wasn’t afraid to ask more of me. Not to mention impeccable sound design! It kept me on my toes as much as it convinced me of the spaces I was travelling through. In the end, I was thoroughly happy. I wanted more of this world and its secrets. If that phone ever starts ringing again, I will definitely answer.
Atomfall is now available PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PC.
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Mar 30
The Dark Knight Was a Cursed Movie: What Happened to the Main Cast Christian Bale and Morgan Freeman During Movie Release
DC fans have often sworn to The Dark Knight and claimed that there has never been a better Batman trilogy than Christopher Nolan’s version. And they ain’t wrong. After all, the movie left fans in awe of its chilling performances and gripping story. But beneath the film’s blockbuster success lies a shadowy tale. Straight out […]
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Mar 30
Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark Free Download (v1.1.2)Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark Direct Download: Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark” is a true metroidvania sequel to the classic-style action game “Gal Guardians: Demon Purge.” Two new characters, Kirika and Masha, take the stage with unique playstyles, and you’ll need to switch between the two at will in order to fully explore […]
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Mar 30
Shark Tank: Kevin O’Leary Must Be Regretting His Greedy $300K Offer as Sharks Trolled Him After the Founder Turned It Down
Anything can happen on a television show when money and Sharks are involved. Due to the many unpredictable variables in Shark Tank, the production of the series can famously take some interesting directions. Although the series maintains a focus on business, there are many emotions involved when a product is being shown to the judges. […]
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Mar 30
Real Reason Why George R.R. Martin Nearly Killed Off Bran Stark After He Catches Jamie-Cersei’s Incest
We know George R.R. Martin doesn’t just kill characters. He obliterates expectations. And apparently, Bran Stark almost got the axe way earlier than we thought. Yep, before he could even learn to warg or drop cryptic three-eyed raven wisdom, Martin considered offing him right after catching Jaime and Cersei’s not-so-family-friendly moment. Why? Because, in Martin’s […]
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Mar 30
$52M Mark Wahlberg Flop Became an Insane Streaming Hit On Independence Day
Mark Wahlberg likely didn’t expect his 2016 action thriller Patriots Day to find a new audience after its underwhelming box office performance. However, he must have been pleasantly surprised when the film soared to the top of the streaming charts years later. The phenomenon isn’t uncommon in the streaming era, where movies and shows often […]
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Mar 30
RPG Cast – Episode 762: “Cautiously Pessimistic”This week, the cast is searching for the ever-elusive 12-bit game. Andi is confused about the wrong PoE, Kelley and Joshua debate the merits of Pirate Laser Cannons for one final time, and special guest Ryan Radcliff ponders the problem of Nintendo target balls trademarks. Oh, and Chris is crying in the Twitch chat.
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Mar 30
Get 3 for the Price of 2 on Select Vinyl During The Last Days of Amazon's Spring SaleThis Amazon deal includes everything from classic rock albums like Dark Side of the Moon, to the popular Wicked movie soundtrack, to 2Pac.
Mar 30
Too Much Popularity Is the Bane of Anime and ‘Solo Leveling’ Is Going Down the Same Path
Every new day sparks a new debate about Solo Leveling anime. From its characters and animation to its reception, there have been endless discussions about everything. All of this is a great indication of how popular the anime-manhwa series has become. Popularity is usually seen as a good thing, but it can prove to be […]
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Mar 30
Dark Quest 4 AnnouncedBrain Seal announced that turn-based RPG Dark Quest 4 will release on both PC and consoles this fall. The game takes inspiration from board games and features co-op multiplayer.
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Mar 29
ARK: Survival EvolvedArk: Survival Evolved is a action-adventure survival video game developed by Studio Wildcard.
