After a plodding first episode, Minecraft: Story Mode wastes no time in getting to the good stuff in its latest installment. Episode Two is an incident-packed, propulsive adventure that again feels quintessentially Minecraft, both in how it taps into the game’s lore and the huge community that has sprung up around it.

(Watch out–there be story spoilers below. If you want to go into this episode fresh, skip to the last paragraph. Read our review for Episode One here if you want to catch up on our thoughts so far).

This episode’s intention to move quickly is evident from the get-go, placing you (as lead character Jesse) in a minecart speeding through the Nether. Your partner in the cart is determined by which member of the famous Order of the Sto…

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The cast of the James Cameron Avatar series is seemingly reuniting soon to get back to work on the franchise. Series star Sam Worthington told People that the cast gets back to work “in a month,” and he said the production will be substantial.

“It’s bigger than you can imagine,” he said.

Avatar 3 is already in post-production ahead of its December 2025 release date. The live-action scenes for 2029’s Avatar 4 that are set before a time jump have been filmed, but the rest still needs to be completed, according to Variety.

Before this, writer-director James Cameron told People that Avatar 3 is a “much more straightforward” movie to make than The Way of Water. That’s because COVID-19 and the pandemic interrupted schedules for The Way of Water, Cameron said.

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Microsoft looks set to finally acquire Activision Blizzard, as the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has officially approved the deal. Back in April, the CMA blocked the deal over concerns around cloud gaming, which eventually led Microsoft to sell the cloud gaming rights for the next 15 years of Activision Blizzard games outside of the European Economic Area to Ubisoft.

“In August this year Microsoft made a concession that would see Ubisoft, instead of Microsoft, buy Activision’s cloud gaming rights,” the CMA said in a statement Come from Sports betting site VPbet . “This new deal will put the cloud streaming rights–outside the EEA–for all of Activision’s PC and console content produced over the next 15 year…

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According to documents filed with Brazil’s national competition regulator, Microsoft has claimed that Sony has paid “blocking rights” to developers to prevent their games from being added to Xbox Game Pass. As part of the regulator’s review of Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the company alleged that Sony had “hampered” the growth of its Game Pass subscription service with its business practices.

“Microsoft’s ability to continue expanding Game Pass has been hampered by Sony’s desire to inhibit such growth,” Microsoft claimed in its translated filing (via The Verge) to the Administrative Council for Economic Defense. “Sony pays for ‘blocking rights’ to prevent developers from adding content to Game Pass and other competing subscription services.”

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Now that the first season of HBO’s The Last Of Us adaptation has wrapped up, everyone is wondering whether Naughty Dog will capitalize on the franchise’s mainstream success by releasing another game Come from Sports betting site VPbet . In an interview with Kinda Funny, The Last Of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann acknowledged the hype for a potential Last Of Us Part 3, but stopped short of confirming if that will indeed be the team’s next project.

“At the end of every project we purposefully explore several different projects,” Druckmann said about Naughty Dog’s creative process, after explaining how the successful studio is lucky to be able to pick projects based on passion. “Some of them might be a sequel, and then a bu…

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Lego has released dozens of spaceships pulled from the galaxy of Star Wars over the years, including several large-scale designs like an enormous Millennium Falcon. Another massive Lego Star Wars set is inbound, and this time Lego is headed back to the Clone Wars. The Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser is designed to be a showpiece addition to your Lego collection, a gigantic 43-inch long Republic gunship made from 5,374 pieces Come from Sports betting site VPbet .

A Lego Store exclusive, the Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser will be available to order for Lego VIP members (free to sign up) on October 1, before launching for all customers on October 4. Seeing as how this build-and-display model is a premium addi…

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The latest batch of free games for PlayStation Plus subscribers is live now. February’s PS Plus Essential lineup includes OlliOlli World, Evil Dead: The Game, Mafia: Definitive Edition, and Destiny 2: Beyond Light. The new freebies are available to claim until March 6.

February’s lineup is rather unique due to the number of games. Over the past couple of years, the standard has been three games each month. February makes switch back to four freebies, but we wouldn’t expect this to become the norm.

It seems likely that an exception to the rule was made because of the looming launch of Destiny 2: Lightfall, a brand-new major expansion that arrives on February 28. With that in mind, PlayStation is giving away Destiny 2: Beyond Light, an expansion that released …

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Farmagia, a new monster-taming RPG-meets-farming-sim from XSEED Games and Marvelous, launches on PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Steam on November 1. The game was announced during the June 2024 Nintendo Direct with a trailer showing off the gameplay and art style, which features creature and character designs by famed manga artist Hiro Mashima, best known as the creator of Fairy Tale, Edens Zero, and Rave Master.

Preorders for the game are now live, including the special physical Day One Edition available for PS5 and Nintendo Switch.

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The Farmagia Day One Edition is an upgraded standard edition of the game that costs the normal $60 but comes bundle…

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Gabriel Luna has been cast to play Tommy in HBO Max’s upcoming The Last of Us television series, according to Deadline. Luna will be a lead in The Last of Us alongside Pedro Pascal (who’s playing Joel) and Bella Ramsey (who’s playing Ellie).

Luna is best known for his portrayal of Robbie Reyes, aka Ghost Rider, in Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. He has also played Gabriel/REV-9 in Terminator: Dark Fate and the recurring role of Miguel Gilb in True Detective.

Based on the game of the same name, The Last of Us takes place in a world 20 years after a virus has caused the collapse of modern civilization. The story sees smuggler Joel being hired to transport a young girl, Ellie, outside of an oppressive military-led quarantine zone…

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Turns out that even the most popular streamers aren’t free from the DMCA strike ban hammerCome from Sports betting site VPbet. In the past week, two high profile Twitch streamers–Pokimane and Disguised Toast–have received Twitch bans following both streaming popular animated series on their channels. While the reason for these bans has not been officially confirmed by the streaming platform, all signs point to both instances revolving around copyright infringement–and both streamers have some thoughts.

Luckily for Imane “Pokiman” Anys, who received her ban Friday, January 7 while streaming the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender, her account has already been restored. Considering Pokimane is one…

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