Street Fighter V Will Have Two-Week Free Trial With All 40 Characters

The Japan Fighting Game Publisher’s Roundtable livestream that premiered last night dropped tons of news, including a brand new announcement forStreet Fighter V. According to the stream, there will be a two week free trial starting on August 5th. The trial will feature all 40 playable fightersfrom theChampion Edition: And just to reiterate, a newStreet Fighter Vstream willÂpremiere this coming Wednesday(Aug. 5th) at 10 AM PT. The livestream, according to the previous Twitter status update, will reveal the future ofSFV....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Joseph Harris

Tetsuya Nomura Wanted Stranger of Paradise FF Origin to be About the "Story of an Angry Man"

The concept of Square Enix’s newStranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Originis still settling with fans of the franchise - amidst all that Chaos. However, Nomura’s vision was clear from the beginning, when he planned to have an “angry man” as the protagonist. Square Enix Presents debuted our first look atStranger of Paradiseduring E3 weekend, and while the project is still in development, it didn’t quite manage to win viewers over....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Scott Rodriguez

The World’s Greatest Classical Music Festival Finally Embraces Game OSTs

Here’s the $1,000,000 question (and with a gun to your head for good measure): what’s the best gaming soundtrack ever? It’s subjective, of course. Opinions vary, especially onDualshockers, but there are a few iconic melodies that have stood the test of time long after the credits rolled. You know the ones: catchy ear-worms, sweeping scores and 8-bit gems. With those precious tunes in mind, the time has come for a handful of them to take center stage and delight the crowd at Prom 21: Gaming Prom-From 8-Bit to Infinity, held at the Royal Albert Hall on August 1st....

August 11, 2025 · 5 min · 1009 words · Robert Powers

There’s No Doubt That This Is Still The Best Thanksgiving Movie Till Date

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Ah, it’s that time of year again—turkey on the table, touchdowns on the screen, and, of course, family drama on the side. As much as I look forward to the warm, fuzzy vibes of the holiday, I’ll be honest: it’s the chaos that steals the show. Like the time my cousin tried to deep-fry a turkey, only to turn it into a fiery disaster that rivaled the Hindenburg....

August 11, 2025 · 9 min · 1912 words · Scott Hancock

Total War: Warhammer 3 Factions

Yesterday, Creative Assembly and Sega announced the next title in theTotal War: Warhammerseries,Total War: Warhammer 3.Total War: Warhammer 3and it’s predecessors are a range of fantasy-driven, real-time strategy games, based around theWarhammertabletop wargame. The games pit a bunch of factions against each other in a battle for supremacy and this one looks no different, with a total of six confirmed. Who are theTotal War: Warhammer 3Factions though? Let’s take a look....

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Nancy Cabrera

Video Games With The Best Character Creators

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of waiting months or even years for a game to release, only to spend three hours creating the perfect replica of a chosen celebrity before actually diving into the primary content of the game. There’s a reason character creation is such an integral, in-depth aspect of so many games: For many, video games are a way to enter another world, where you can place yourself in the role and/or likeness of anyone, from gunslingers to dragon slayers to soccer players....

August 11, 2025 · 10 min · 1942 words · Paul Cummings

What Is The Wordle Answer Today? #383 Hints & Tips For Thursday, July 7

Prepare yourself for a challenging puzzle in Wordle today (July 7), as the answer is something that you might have barely used or heard so far! After two moderately simple puzzles in the last few days, Wordle has increased the difficulty level for today’s puzzle, choosing a word that you can barely hear in a daily conversation unless you are reading a book written in a moderately old literature. Anyway, we are not here to disappoint you!...

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Donald Miller

Without Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone May Have Never Taken a Vow That Landed Her Basic Instinct: ‘I’m not gonna work until I get a job I care about’

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Arnold Schwarzenegger surprisingly had an unrealized contribution in leading hisTotal Recallco-star Sharon Stone to her most popular role as Catherine Tramell inBasic Instinct. The film, which has since become her most memorable role, is renowned for its groundbreaking portrayal of s*xuality in mainstream Hollywood, as well as the controversy it sparked. Stone later reflected in an interview how her earlier work, including her 1990 film with Schwarzenegger, influenced her decision to focus on finding more meaningful roles, a quest she ultimately fulfilled with the 1992 erotic thriller....

August 11, 2025 · 4 min · 812 words · Katherine Gomez

World of Warcraft's Next Expansion, Midnight, Is Fully Unveiled At Gamescom

Fresh off the release of the newest content update forWorld of Warcraft, patch 11.2’s Ghosts of K’aresh, gamescom 2025 gave us the first in-depth look at the nextWorld of Warcraft expansion, Midnight. The second entry in the planned Worldsoul Saga trilogy looks to take us back to QWuel’Thalas, first introduced in The Burning Crusade expansion, and focuses on the forces of the void invading Azeroth. Holly Longdale, the Executive Producer and Vice President for World of Warcraft, took to the gamescom stage to preview what’s in store for the 11th expansion inBlizzard Enteratinment’s long-runningMMORPG....

August 11, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Gregory Torres

X4: Foundations Comes to PC Next Week on November 30

Developer Egosoft has recently announced that the latest entry in the long-runningXseries,X4: Foundations, is slated to release next week on November 30 for PC. For that unfamiliar, X4: Foundationsis a space simulation game which takes place in the first-person perspective. You will manage an ever-growing empire all while being able to utilize a variety of different ships to travel and fight your way throughout the universe. Egosoft has been developing games in theXfranchise for years andX4: Foundationsis the franchise’s eighth installment....

August 11, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Angela Howell

“Better color grading than Superman”: Fantastic Four: First Steps Teaser Update Has MCU Fans Taking Shots at James Gunn

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed TheFantastic Four: First Stepsteaser just dropped, and MCU fans are already firing shots – this time at James Gunn. The latest teaser update sparked a wave of reactions, but one comment stood out: someone took a dig atSuperman, all because of the color grading. With Gunn now steering DC Studios, fans wasted no time drawing comparisons....

August 11, 2025 · 4 min · 755 words · Michael Carroll

“I don’t do that”: Martin Scorsese Has the Most Elitist Reason for Not Watching His Own Movies

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Although it was fairly known that Martin Scorsese did not watch his films, it was recently revealed by the man himself that it was not that he didn’t, but that he couldn’t. Scorsese revealed that whenever he went to the theatres, there would always be a taller guy sitting in front of him. Furthermore, due to his short height, it was fair to say that he couldn’t enjoy his movies at all, staring at the back of the head of some random guy....

August 11, 2025 · 5 min · 973 words · Erica Phelps

“It was a departure from my favorite type of Shonen manga”: Hiromu Arakawa Stepped Out of Her Comfort Zone for Fullmetal Alchemist’s Heavy and Dark Tones

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Fullmetal Alchemistis a class apart in Shonen anime because of its blend of steampunk influences with adventure and fantasy themes. Written by Hiromu Arakawa, the story follows the journey of Alphonse and Edward Elric to find the Philosopher’s Stone after their bodies get deformed because of a mishap during an alchemic ritual. Through her works such asRaiden-18, Hero Tales, andSilver Spoon, she received accolades and further recognition as a manga writer....

August 11, 2025 · 4 min · 834 words · Jonathan Stone