Helldivers 2’s latest Major Order, at least in theory, is one of those one people really like. Seriously, there are a bunch of things to kill a big number of, and if that’s not enough, one of Arrowhead’s community managers has just reiterated that having fun on the menu is “an explicit company target” when it comes to the game.You can’t say the studio’s been slacking when it comes to enacting that 60-day plan of changes to help get it outlined following the whole Escalation of Freedom debacle either, having deployed two patches in the last two days. Sure, one was an emergency whipping out of a single fix, but that’ll have taken plenty of work.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings One of the bugs Arrowhead still has on its hit list is one that’s se…
Read moreA fan took to the Civilization Reddit with a “little pipe dream”, asking if it were possible to play the upcoming 4X strategy game Civilization 7 early. The reason is a sad one, as their dad is currently fighting against stage four pancreatic cancer. As a long-time Sid Meier’s fan, having played Alpha Centauri and the original Civ, a chance to play the latest game would make for a nice gift.”I normally wouldn’t ask this, but my dad has only a few months left,” writes JordantheGnat, “He’s dying of stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and he’s been a fan of Sid Meier games since Alpha Centauri, and I think also the first Civ game. I’m trying to get a hold of anything that he could play before he passes, since we’re not sure if he can make February. If that’s not ava…
Read moreThe Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is slowly making progress, and one step it hopes to put forward is by bringing Ian McKellen aboard.Earlier this year, in Hollywood’s quest to infinitely capitalise upon pre-existing IP even if maybe we should just leave things alone sometimes, it was announced that a new Lord of the Rings film is on the way, very specifically about, uh, Gollum. A new Lord of the Rings film isn’t all that surprising, though the choice of focus might be, but apparently both Andy Serkis and Peter Jackson have been thinking about it for quite a while. Of course, not much has been confirmed about the film just yet, including casting, but according to everyone’s favourite version of Gandalf himself, Ian McKellen, the actor has actually been approached to reprise the rol…
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