IGN recently asked Jennifer Hale in an October 24th interview if she would reprise her role as FemShep, or if she’d be interested in playing new characters in the next Mass Effect game. Her response was brief and enthusiastic.
Hades 2 puts you in control of Melinoe, sister to Zagreus from the first game, as she fights to defeat the titan Chronos and reclaim her family’s power. Guided by Hecate, Melinoe will encounter both familiar and new gods. The game keeps the exciting, quick combat of the original, but introduces a new sprint ability that replaces the focus on dashing. This ability can be improved with boons and even used to attack, offering a different way to approach battles. You can find our full review at TopMob, where we awarded it a perfect 10/10.
Battlefield Studios announced on October 28th that they’re updating the upcoming battle royale mode in Battlefield 6 before it’s officially released with Season 1. Many believe the mode will be available unexpectedly alongside the season’s launch.
Ball X Pit recently shared its stats from its first week after launching on October 15th. The game reached 34,500 players at its peak, became the fourth most-played game on Steam Deck, and viewers watched over 1.3 million hours of gameplay on Twitch.
Recently, Escape From Duckov briefly became more popular than Battlefield 6 on Steam, though the usual top games have since returned to their positions. The game has been very successful since it launched, which is particularly remarkable considering it was created by a small team of just five people, known as Team Soda. As of today, Escape From Duckov has reached a peak of over 257,000 players playing at the same time on Steam.
A teacher at Tsunan Secondary School in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, showed how they used the video game P.T. as a learning activity in class. Students played the game in English, and their classmates practiced English by giving advice and suggestions on what to do next.
Turns out, Tesla’s income statement now doubles as a crypto ticker tape. Thanks to new accounting rules, every Bitcoin hiccup-er, price swing-gets splashed onto quarterly reports like confetti at a Silicon Valley IPO party. 🎉 Experts spent 2023 preparing for this shift. (Cue dramatic gasp: “Should we wear red or green ties to the board meeting?!”)
The faux hair thong is completely sold out on the SKIMS website (there’s a waitlist), so it’s clear that somebody out there is snatching up the furry panties. As Kim Kardashian attended the UK premiere of All’s Fair ahead of the legal drama hitting the 2025 TV schedule on November 4, she was asked if anyone in the cast might be secretly sporting the item underneath their wardrobe. She told Capital:
With 2025 coming to a close, everyone in the movie industry is now focused on the big releases planned for 2026. IMAX recently announced that the new Marvel film, Avengers: Doomsday, will be shown in IMAX theaters, but it’s not the only Marvel movie coming next year.
2025 saw a lot of Stephen King stories adapted for the screen, and two more are on the way. The most recent adaptation, released on October 21st, was a big success with both critics and audiences. According to FlixPatrol, The Long Walk quickly became popular on streaming services.