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Third-party developers shared interesting news and assets today about Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft and scenery add-ons. We start with new screenshots LearAvia Lear Fan 2100 by Lionheart Creations, which apparently is close to its release. A new trailer has also been released by Hype Performance Group about the HEMS (helicopter emergency medical service) version of the Airbus H145 included in the Action Pack, which is currently available in early access....

Imperator: Rome marches on. Although we’ve mentioned some issues in our official review, one has to note the sheer number of nations that you can play as during the time period. Hundreds of nations may play similarly when compared to others, but there are those that are just a tad bit more interesting be it due to geographical location, historical factors, or even by design. Consider this as a companion cavalry companion piece for our previous guide on Imperator: Rome’s basics and what you need to do before unpausing....

Infection, the fan favourite game type from Halo 3 and Reach, is coming to Halo 5, developer 343 has revealed. The mode challenges players to remain uninfected for as long as possible. Once killed you return as an infected zombie and must join the fight to kill the remaining living players. A teaser for Halo 5 Infection can be seen below. Infection is scheduled to release as part of the Memories of Reach update later this year....

Instapaper vs Pocket: 4 Must-Know Facts Instapaper and Pocket offer free and premium versions.Both apps also offer text-to-speech features.Instapaper includes a speed-reading feature for up to 650 words per minute to enhance readability.Pocket uses a better text-to-speech engine. Is your browser overloaded with tabs, bookmarks, and other notes to help you remember articles you want to read? Keeping track of all the fascinating news, excellent deals, and helpful how-to guides can be challenging....

Call of Duty: Warzone is a highly customizable game. Be it graphics, controls, or general settings, there are many options that can be changed to suit personal preference. Some of these are purely aesthetic or negligible, but there is one less obvious setting that can be game-changing. This is the affected FOV option in the Warzone general settings menu. FOV stands for field of view. Most PC gamers are likely well acquainted with that term, but here are the details for those who aren’t....

The new release of Diablo Immortal has been bringing new and original fans to this mobile/PC game. With so much news and updates, players have many questions about Blizzard Entertainment’s latest arrival. Most importantly, is Diablo Immortal pay to win? Find out what you can expect before you start the storyline. Diablo Immortal’s Pay to Win Mechanics Even if Diablo Immortal is free for all users, the game has pay-to-win features....

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, also called Miraculous Ladybug, is a South Korean animated series that has managed to garner popularity and fans across the globe. With the art style and aesthetics matching very closely to what many would consider anime-looking, several fans are looking for a clear and decisive answer on whether Miraculous Ladybug is anime or not. So to end this discussion once and for all, in this guide, we will answer the question – is Miraculous Ladybug an anime?...

Jena Malone has had a storied career, venturing into mainstream blockbusters such as Sucker Punch and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, to independent work that has caused quite a commotion. Putting all of that behind her, Malone is set to star in Swallowed, and fair warning, it’s not a movie for those with weak stomachs. Swallowed follows the story of two friends as Benjamin looks to leave the small town for the big lights and a career in acting....

Grip Digital and Terrible Posture Games have released the second trailer for the upcoming bullet-hell first-person shooter, Mothergunship. Stuck aboard a spacecraft, players must shoot an endless swarm of mechanical enemies, on procedurally generated alien spaceships, as they attempt to make it through to the gargantuan endgame boss. My hands are getting clammy just thinking about it. Mothergunship welcomes all to join in the resistance against an unending horde of alien invaders, large and small....

If you are looking to warm up from the cold winter months, it’s best to look elsewhere as the team at Unknown Worlds Entertainment is ready to dive into the frozen depths of Subnautica: Below Zero. On Wednesday, January 30th, Subnautica: Below Zero will enter Early Access on the Steam, Epic, and Discord Stores for $19.99 USD, and the team behind the game want you to be a part of the release....

Esteemed voice actor Keiji Fujiwara, who played Reno in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and Final Fantasy VII Remake, sadly passed away on April 12 (via Anime News Network). Fujiwara attended the Bungakuza acting school, and in the early 1990s, he joined the voice acting agency, Ken Production. His breakout role was voicing Shinnosuke’s father Hiroshi Nohara in the anime series Crayon Shin-chan, and his career soon soared. With credits in Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear Solid, Assassin’s Creed, Call of Duty, and BlazBlue, Fujiwara was an exceptional talent....

Nintendo Switch Online is expanding its lineup of NES games soon, with Kid Icarus and StarTropics available to grab from March 13. Kid Icarus should be familiar to most Ninty fans. The game launched for the NES back in 1986, and is something of a cult classic. A sequel came out on Game Boy, although the franchise went on a 20-year hiatus and didn’t show its face again until 3DS title Kid Icarus Uprising in 2012....

This Killjoys review contains spoilers. Killjoys Season 4 Episode 7 “If you can’t do the impossible, do the honorable.” For the briefest of moments, it appears the woman Dutch and Johnny seek as they head toward the pulsar might reveal herself to be The Lady, but in true Killjoys fashion, the reality of her identity turns out to be even more intriguing. “O Mother, Where Art Thou?” helps explain many of Khlyen’s past actions as he attempted to safeguard Dutch and Aneela, and while these glimpses don’t necessarily justify his treatment of both young women, our view of him and his intentions can’t help but change....

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue will launch worldwide for PS4 in December, Square Enix and Disney have announced. A new gameplay trailer has also been released which showcases Aqua, one of the original Keyblade wielders, and her battle against the Heartless. The battle takes places in a new playable episode in Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep – A fragmentary passage, included in the HD compilation. This episode has been created using the same tech of Kingdom Hearts 3....

It appears that famed gaming industry figure Hideo Kojima has a lot on his plate these days. Not only may his studio, Kojima Productions, be developing exclusives for the PlayStation 5, but he is also apparently interested in making movies, manga, and anime. According to DualShockers, Famitsu magazine interviewed Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima and lead character and mecha designer Yoji Shinkawa as part of a feature on Kojima Productions’ fourth anniversary since the studio’s inception, which involved discussion on Kojima and Shinkawa’s history together as well as what they plan to do next....

From down on his luck mobster to ultimate savior of humanity, Kung Fu Jesus will use his feet and fists to beat bad guys and discover his ultimate destiny. If it wasn’t abundantly clear already, Kung Fu Jesus is an indie game. There’s no publisher in the known universe that would try to sell a game with a name like “Kung Fu Jesus.” Well, maybe Devolver. We wouldn’t be surprised to hear Devolver pick this game up to help with its release....

2022 was a rough year for PC ports. Between stuttering performance issues and infuriating user experience problems, I was almost broken as a reviewer for Digital Foundry. To start the year with a fresh slate, I thought it would be a good idea to put together a checklist of sorts for best practises in creating a PC port. In generating this list of dos and don’ts, I’ve called on my experience reviewing hundreds of titles across my four years at Digital Foundry....

You don’t have to be a fan, or even have any prior knowledge of League of Legends to appreciate the latest creation from Riot Games. Yesterday, Riot – the studio responsible for one of the most popular, globally played multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games – released a new cinematic featuring one of the franchise’s oldest champions – Ryze, the Rune Mage. Entitled Ryze: Call of Power, the five-and-a-half minute cinematic showcases Ryze’s adventures across Runeterra as he searches for and gathers World Rune fragments....

Today is a sad day for Left 4 Dead 2 players eagerly awaiting the new The Passing downloadable campaign - not least if you’re an Xbox 360 gamer. Originally slated for release “by the end of March”, Valve has now confirmed that The Passing has indeed been delayed, but will still see a release “in Spring”. That’s not so bad for PC gamers – we understand the logic of Valve Time – but for Xbox 360 gamers… Well, if you can handle the delay, I’m afraid to say we’ve got more bad news for you....

Bright colors, energetic characters, and cheery outlooks? These are foreign concepts at Playdead, the developers of Inside and Limbo. The studio has been quiet since its last release though, with its last official tweet being about Inside arriving on the Mac App Store. It’s just as well that the first time we heard about this new project was in 2017, with some sparse teasers on social media here and there ever since....