Players are informally referring to the easy difficulty setting as “Kato Mode,” named after Konatsu Kato, the actress who plays the main character, Hinako Shimizu. Her popular gameplay videos have become incredibly popular online.
The company has reconfirmed plans for a new and improved Steam Deck. However, they’re waiting for more powerful chips that can significantly boost performance without drastically reducing battery life.
Hamilton Police reported a strange incident that happened around 9 p.m. on November 11th. A man reportedly entered an empty HSR bus at the McNab Bus Terminal while the driver was on a break. Surprisingly, instead of speeding off, he began driving the bus up the Hamilton Mountain, acting like a regular driver and even making scheduled stops with passengers still on board – essentially turning the situation into a real-life bus driving experience.
Jason Momoa is set to star in a new action-crime drama called Nomad for Apple TV, according to Deadline. The series comes from Kurt Sutter, the creator of Sons of Anarchy. After seven seasons following the complex biker Jackson “Jax” Teller and his motorcycle club, Sutter will explore similar themes of family and intense drama, this time focusing on biker gangs in New Zealand.
The next Avengers movie, Avengers: Secret Wars, will follow Avengers: Doomsday. Both films are directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, known collectively as the Russo Brothers. Avengers: Doomsday is currently being finalized and is scheduled for release in 2026, with Secret Wars planned for 2027.
Konami’s update for the new Silent Hill f includes numerous bug fixes. Players can now choose the ‘Casual’ difficulty setting right away, or the game will offer it if they die repeatedly. The update also lets players skip sections on subsequent playthroughs (New Game+), but Konami assures fans this won’t affect the story or endings.
More than 200 employees at Rockstar Games have signed a letter asking the company to give jobs back to colleagues who were recently fired. Those fired workers were all part of the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain, which strongly criticized Rockstar, calling their actions the most aggressive attempt to suppress a union in the history of the video game industry.
Channing Tatum has been heavily involved in preparing for Avengers: Doomsday. Since filming finished in September, he’s been sharing details, recently telling Deadline that he’s still amazed by the experience and that while he did a lot of action sequences, they were only a small part of his overall role. This suggests Tatum will have a major impact on the movie’s story, potentially hinted at in the previously removed Deadpool & Wolverine scene.
Following the addition of a creator from the game Kingdom Come to the team working on The Witcher 4, and reports of another meeting between Hideo Kojima and CD Projekt Red staff, it appears the Polish game developer has hired another talented individual. Reddit users have spotted that Jess Scott, who previously led Gameplay Programming at Insomniac Games, has joined CD Projekt Red.
The “Crossed the Threshold” achievement is earned by defeating another player in the game. Surprisingly, only about 81% of players have unlocked it. Many players have discussed this online, particularly on Reddit, and generally agree that playing the game alone is a more relaxed experience. The game groups solo players together, while those playing with two or three friends are matched with other similar-sized groups. As one Reddit user put it, “People are just more laid-back when you’re playing solo.” You can find these achievement percentages publicly on Steam, even without owning the game.