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Because of its algorithm-based map creation system, glitches in Microsoft Flight Simulator are resulting in some hilariously surreal results, ranging from water that defies the laws of physics to skyscrapers becoming so tall that they are hazards to plane traffic. Fourteen years since the last Microsoft Flight Simulator comes the most recent installment in the amateur flight program. The game’s premise is as simple as it sounds: flying different kinds of planes around a realistic depiction of Earth....

Microsoft is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire Obsidian Entertainment, the popular development studio behind games like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2, Fallout: New Vegas, and the Pillars of Eternity franchise. According to Kotaku, several sources have confirmed that the acquisition is well along and could be completed soon. Neither Microsoft nor Obsidian have made an official comment on the report. Three sources are cited in the report, each said to have information regarding the ongoing negotiations....

With less than a month left to go before Middle-earth: Shadow of War officially goes live, Monolith and Warner Bros. Interactive have decided to continue to introduce fans to practically all of the orc groups that they will be up against in the forthcoming action-adventure game. Now, the developer and publisher have released yet another trailer for the title, but this time it presents players with their first look at the ferocious fighters in the Feral Tribe....

Farming chicken eggs in Minecraft requires only a very simple farm. Eggs are used to spawn even more chickens or used to cook Cake and Pumpkin Pie. If you want unlimited stacks of both, you’re going to need a chicken egg farm. The simplest egg farm requires little to no Redstone. There are more complex egg and chicken farms that allow you to farm feathers, chicken meat, and eggs all in one go....

It’s hard to overstate how popular Mojang Studios’ Minecraft has become since 2009. This May, Minecraft passed 200 million copies sold, and when Steve was announced to be the next DLC fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate this week it crashed the social media site Twitter. One key element to the game’s success is the way it has constantly evolved, and Minecraft’s next major batch of content will be its Caves & Cliffs update in summer 2021....

As of late, there have been plenty of video game properties that have been announced as receiving theatrical adaptations, with Mojang and Microsoft Studios’ Minecraft set to be one of them. As a matter of fact, the companies have now decided to provide fans of the sandbox construction and survival title with a release date for the film based on the game, with the Minecraft movie now scheduled to debut on March 4, 2022, which runs contrary to the May 2019 release date that had been shared several years prior....

After a week of Mass Effect 3 news content - in the form of positive reviews (read our Mass Effect 3 review), DLC controversy, and impressive day one sales - the Mass Effect PR blitz continues at full strength. This time we’re getting our first look at the Mass Effect Anime from FUNimation - who debuted images and details from the upcoming project at the 2012 SXSW (that’s South by Southwest for our non-movie fans) event....

This article contains mild Jurassic World Dominion spoilers. We all agree that Jurassic Park is a masterpiece, right? Perfectly directed and acted, and augmented by one of John Williams’ best scores. And we should also agree that the rest of them are trash. To be clear, I don’t mean that derisively—killer dinosaur movies should be kind of trashy. While Steven Spielberg brought a sense of wonder and genuine emotion to the first film, not even he could make the sequel anything more than a nasty movie about dinosaurs eating people....

A new trailer for the morbid and disturbingly funny game Just Die Already was released to wrap up the Guerrilla Collective event. Just Die Already is a multiplayer sandbox mayhem simulator in which players take on the role of an elderly person creating insane mischief and dying in abnormally creative ways. Yes, it’s being made by the creator of Goat Simulator. The new Just Die Already cinematic trailer is certain to confuse as many people as it persuades to buy the game....

Many modern games are designed to be more generous and easy-going, but Katana Zero captures the difficulty of classic titles. You control a skilled swordsman who is sent to numerous locations to assassinate certain targets. You’ll need to navigate different level layouts, evade traps, and cut through enemies in order to succeed. There are also several challenging boss encounters that will test your speed and reaction time. Katana Zero offers plenty of second chances but requires precision to move forward....

As the longest game in the series to date, it will likely take Kingdom Hearts 3 players quite awhile to complete the main story, but the game doesn’t end there. Beating the main story and then reloading the save point right before the final boss fight unlocks special Battle Gates throughout the various Kingdom Hearts 3 worlds that provide an extra tough challenge for Sora to overcome. Unlocking the Battle Gates in Kingdom Hearts 3 is just a matter of beating the main story....

The Game Awards 2016 host Geoff Keighley reveals that Hideo Kojima was ’locked in a separate room’ for six months during Metal Gear Solid 5’s development. Some may remember back in 2015 when a report surfaced that alleged Konami’s poor work conditions and how those internal issues led to the delay of Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. It was a scathing report - one that also alleged that employees would be punished if they aren’t deemed as ‘useful,’ forced to become cleaners and security guards and that there are cameras in corridors that monitor employee movements....

After an event ends, League of Legends players usually get several dead weeks to calm down. Following Spirit Blossom 2020’s recent conclusion, the community was surprised to get missions for some new summoner icons. However, no one was expecting the next event, PsyOps 2020 to arrive so soon and run from September 3rd to September 30th. PsyOps is a new skinline from another future universe where its agents fight against the enigmatic Black Rose Group and the new event centers around this conflict....

The Legend Of Zelda are games that are full of wonderous adventures. Featuring the character known as Link, players got to experience numerous different stories from many different versions of the character. Because the majority of them are reincarnations of themselves, it is clear that not every Link is equal to each other. As such, it is a curiosity to see which Link is stronger or weaker than the other....

The streaming service Netflix pulled the plug on the sequel to Will Smith’s Bright following the controversy at The Oscars. “It appears that Netflix will not be moving forward with a sequel to Bright. While Bright 2 was confirmed in 2018 with an orc audition, Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw revealed that Netflix has ‘abandoned plans to make a sequel to Bright,’ but disclosed that it was not related to the recent slap incident at the Oscars....

Almost 35 years on, Howard the Duck still holds the crown of Marvel’s weirdest movie to date. “Over 20 years before Iron Man kick-started what’s now the Marvel Cinematic Universe—the pop-culture juggernaut that devours so much of the box office—another Marvel hero got his chance to save the world. Big difference, though: the star of Howard the Duck didn’t exactly set the world on fire with his efforts.” Read more at Gizmodo....

Love, Simon is a smart, funny, and endlessly charming teen comedy in the vein of Mean Girls and Easy A. Fundamentally about friendship, being yourself, and living the life you deserve, this rare, uplifting, “romantic AF” LGBTQ movie is to be prized. With a modern soundtrack and a diverse cast, Love, Simon is the kind of movie many people wish they had growing up. Simon (Nick Robinson) and his friends are seniors, counting down the days until high school is over....

There was a brief moment last generation when the likes of Rock Band and Guitar Hero ruled the gaming industry. Rhythm-based games exploded in popularity thanks to the social experience of playing with friends, and third party companies like Mad Catz rushed to get additional peripherals to market and cash in on the craze. But if Rock Band 4 causes another spike in popularity for music games when it releases later this year, Mad Catz will already have its foot in the door....

Although a vast majority of video games nowadays are extremely violent, news of an assault taking place as a result of a video game feud is not all that common. Even so, there have been some instances of gaming-related assaults, including the time a man was attacked with the Master Sword from Legend of Zelda. However, few of these instances have involved gamers’ parents, like a recent incident in Malaysia....

Bethesda reveals that some Fallout 4 mods on Xbox One have been stolen from their original PC creators and the developer is working hard to get to the bottom of it. While mods can largely be a good thing for the lifespan of popular games, the modding community is certainly a work in process. Nowhere is that more clear than in the world of Fallout 4, where PC modders are reporting their work stolen on the Xbox One version....