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"Staying MTX and advertisement free is absolutely key": Almost 20 years later, RuneScape fan turns his MMO love into an old-school RPG where fitness is the grind

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. WalkScape views game-ified exercise through an old-school MMO lens. Walking in real life progresses skills in-game, strengthening your character and propelling you toward new unlocks. Simplicity is part of the pitch. “What gets a person up and moving is always dependent on the person themselves,” Schamppu reckons. “Some don’t need external motivators, many others do....

"Success beyond expectations, earning over $100,000": This weird job sim made in a year would be torture for me, but it's changed its developer's life after "bitter failure"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. The game has since accrued 177 user reviews with a 77% positive score. And $100,000 for a year of work seems pretty darn good to me. I reached out to Simon to talk through his game dev journey and Cabin Crew Life Simulator’s launch. That forced me to rethink my approach. “This game has completely changed my life, but the journey wasnt easy,” he continues....

21 years later, the Friends spin-off nobody asked for is streaming for free

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. 21 years after its release, Friends spin-off Joey is available to stream and for free onYouTube. The show ran for two seasons between 2004 and 2006 and was ultimately scrapped due to low ratings. Eight episodes were never aired by NBC, but were broadcast internationally via other channels. ‘And the thing that kept me going was watching Friends....

4 years after shutting down, this dead sci-fi MMO is being brought back to life, but there's no word on its canceled TV show tie-in

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. According to SteamDB, its peak concurrent player count on Steam was just 12,690. I’m keen to try the game, but I’m even more interested in the TV show. I live for that kind of sci-fi. It was one of Naomi Scott’s first acting roles and ended on a suspenseful cliffhanger.

6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (March 14)

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. For more, read ourThe Electric State review, and check out thebest Netflix showsto watch right now. Ready to dive into the turquoise seas again? The Parenting (Max) Available:USWatch now:Max Looking for something unexpected? For more, check out our guides to thebest HBO showsand thebest HBO movies. For more, check out thebest Hulu showsto watch right now....

After 10 years, a new animated movie has beaten a box office record set by Star Wars: The Force Awakens

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. The movie was released in China on January 29, before arriving in North America on February 14. As well as being a hit with audiences, Ne Zha 2 has also landed well with critics. The movie currently has a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Ne Zha 2 is out now in US theaters and arrives in UK cinemas on March 14....

After 20 years, a second Nintendo Store is set to open in the US this May

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Nintendo San Francisco will celebrate its grand opening on May 15 in Union Square at 331 Powell Street. it’s possible for you to head to theofficial sitefor details on that. It was the only Nintendo Store in the world until 2019, when one opened in Tokyo. A new Nintendo Switch 2 filing suggests there are going to be plenty more Amiibo to collect....

After 3 years and 44,327 overwhelmingly positive Steam reviews, viral hit PowerWash Simulator is finally getting a sequel complete with split-screen co-op

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. (No, I didn’t wake up from a fever dream - PowerWash Sim actually has lore.) Unlike the first go around,Square Enixisn’t on publishing duties anymore. PowerWash Simulator managed to reached 17 million players, so the studio is now self-publishing the follow-up. One of thebest first-person squirter gamesever? I wouldn’t argue against it. While we wait for a date, check out the othernew games of 2025 and beyond....

After a landmark RPG, Disco Elysium mobile wants to "captivate the TikTok user," which is maybe the worst thing I've ever read in my entire life

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. This “total re-imagination” doesn’t sound like it will inspire those same ideas. Every word is honestly worse than the last. I don’t understand the idea that mobile gamers specifically want short games. If I open a game, it’s because I want to play, not kill five minutes. Maybe one of themany Disco Elysium successor studioscould use this as inspiration....

As Final Fantasy 14 fans gear up for patch 7.2, Yoshi-P teases that the update will be the MMO's largest ever

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. With patches post-7.0, developers' focus has shifted.

As Sony trots out an AI-powered Aloy, Horizon Zero Dawn fans revel in the irony: "The entire game is a warning against this kind of nonsense"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “The entire game is a warning against this kind of nonsense,“writesone fan on Reddit. “The irony of this …. hits so hard,“repliesanother. I love it here,“writesone person on Twitter. Another Redditorclaims, “The point is that billionaires are dumb.” I wonder what Aloy would think of an AI version of herself. She’s already a clone, so maybe she’d find it comforting....

Beetlejuice 2 star Jenna Ortega would love to star in another classic horror comedy franchise: Gremlins

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Wednesday andBeetlejuice 2star Jenna Ortega has her heart set on another classic genre franchise: Gremlins. “You know what I used to love as a kid? “Would love… Gremlins 3? There werereports of a third movie in January 2025, but Warner Bros. has yet to confirm a threequel. Well, they know who to call if they do....

Blizzard boss says keeping World of Warcraft players happy for 20 years is so hard because the MMO is filled with "different demographics that only have so much time in their day"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “They have a certain set of expectations. A seemingly impossible task that World of Warcraft’s very existence proves is possible, in fact. “It’s a never-ending chase to strike the right balance,” Fries continues to explain. “There are different demographics that only have so much time in their day. Creators have a certain expectation too, even before we get to commercialization of the content....