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World of Warcraft: The War Within will see hero Alleria Windrunner stepping into the spotlight once more as one of the expansion’s main characters, and a new animated short from Blizzard highlights just how long she’s been a pivotal character in Warcraft lore.Titled Alleria: Light and Shadow, the short film is the first fully 2D-animated work created by Blizzard and follows all the major decision points in Alleria’s life over the course of the franchise’s history. It begins with her decision to leave her homeland and family to fight the Horde alongside the Alliance in Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness, depicts her choice to take the fight to enemy as part of the Alliance’s expedition into Outland, and ends with her embrace of the Void as a means to defeat Azeroth’s enemies–even at the cost of…

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For nearly three years, gamers have awaited any word about Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas VR. It was originally announced in 2021 as a title for the Meta Quest 2. But as Meta moved on to the Meta Quest 3, further updates about the game were scarce. Now, Meta has said that GTA: San Andreas VR is “indefinitely delayed.”In response to a comment on its official YouTube channel, a Meta Quest VR representative stated that “GTA: San Andreas is on hold indefinitely while we both focus on other projects. We look forward to working with our friends at Rockstar in the future.” Meta confirmed the news to IGN shortly thereafter.There are some questions about how far along the project was, since Meta never shared any screenshots or video of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas VR. Rockstar’s original version of…

Prior to Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Terminator Genisys, the franchise’s continuity held together pretty well. Judgment Day was originally set to happen on August 29, 1997, until it was pushed back by the events of Terminator 2. Netflix’s upcoming anime series, Terminator Zero, is picking up on that thread by showing viewers what was happening in Japan as the countdown to Judgment Day was nearly over. And in a new extended preview clip from the series, the events of 1997 appear to coincide with the birth of a Terminator in the future. Although the clip features no dialogue, it doesn’t have trouble conveying the story through on-screen text. In 1997, scientist Malcolm Lee has a vision of his A.I. creation, Kokoro, which is a rival to Skynet. And in the future, Skyne…

A secret–and possibly cursed–update for Vampire Survivors has gone live, adding not only a “hellish meat-dimension” for players to conquer but also a major new gameplay mechanic in the form of Darkanas. Called the Darkasso update, players can also expect to uncover more secrets, unlock extra skins for characters, and earn new achievements. Like Arcana skills, Darkanas add new gameplay modifiers that can significantly change how you play. Developer Poncle says there’ll be five of these to experiment with, and they offer skills like generating exploding projectiles when you lose health. For the new level, Room 1665, Poncle explained in a press release that this stage was created by the spite of the souls that fell in the Bone-Zone and features 16 floors for players to fight their …

Gotham City has a thousand stories to tell, and if you’re looking to discover what happened between the events of the 1989 Batman movie and its sequel Batman Returns, then you can soon crack open the spine of a direct sequel to Batman ’89. Published by Random House and slated for October 15, Batman: Resurrection is an official 336-page novel written by John Jackson Miller. He has plenty of experience writing stories set in the worlds of beloved franchises, including Star Wars, Star Trek, Halo, and Planet of the Apes. Batman: Resurrection is available to preorder in hardcover format at Amazon for $27.49 (was $30). The Kindle ebook version is available for $15, and the audiobook will launch the same day, too.

Batman: Resurrection – A Novel by John Jackson Miller

Journey to the West, Revised Editions (4 Volumes) See at Amazon We’re less than a week away from the release of Black Myth: Wukong on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. A souls-like with fast-paced combat set against a backdrop of Chinese mythology, Wukong is heavily inspired by the classic novel Journey to the West. In some respects, you could call Wukong an adaptation. For instance, the game’s main character, the Destined One, is a nod to a primary character from book named Sun Wukong (th…

Silent Hill fans have a proper new game to look forward to soon, but before the Silent Hill 2 remake arrives this October, fans may want to check out Hollowbody, the latest in a long line of horror games made to look and play a lot like PS2-era greats such as Resident Evil and Silent Hill.Hollowbody comes with a twist though: It takes place in a cyberpunk setting, meaning its haunts will often be more technological in nature. You can see it in action with the new release date trailer below. In it, it’s revealed the game will launch on September 12 for PC via Steam and GOG. It’s a date we’ve been waiting for, as Hollowbody made our list of the most anticipated horror games of 2024 back in January. With fixed camera angles, resource management, and likely a few or more head-scratchi…

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For a limited time, you can grab all four John Wick films on Blu-ray for only $18 at Amazon. The John Wick: Chapter 1-4 Collection was available for this best-ever price last week and sold out, so we’d expect this restock to disappear, too. Walmart also has a deal that slashes 50% off its exclusive John Wick Stash Book 4K steelbook collection, which received a reprinting last month. Amazon, meanwhile, has a 4K set with the first three movies available for $29 (was $45)

John Wick: Chapter 1-4 Collection on Blu-ray

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