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Superman’s relationship with America’s government keeps getting more complicated

In an extremely contentious interview with her boyfriend/coworker Superman/Clark Kent (David Corenswet) in James Gunn’s 2025 reboot movie Superman, Lois Lane presses him about the fallout of his intervention in an overseas war between the aggressive country of Boravia and its weaker neighbor, Jarhanpur. “You seemingly acting as a representative of the United States will […]

Dead Take, The Psychological Horror FMV From Surgent Studios, Gets July Release Date, Full Cast Revealed

Surgent Studios Dead Take FMV Game Ben Starr Alanah Pearce Neil Newborn Matthew Mercer

Last month, we learned that the next game from Surgent Studios, the team behind 2024's Tales of Kenzera: Zau, will be Dead Take, a psychological horror FMV game set to release this year. Now, the team has revealed it launches later this month on July 31, alongside the full cast players can expect to hear (and see) the game. 

In Dead Take, you play as an actor, voiced by Neil Newbon (Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3), searching for his missing friend, who is played Ben Starr (Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33). Set in a beautiful but seemingly abandoned Hollywood mansion, you must explore the house to figure out what exactly has transpired within its walls. There are puzzles to solve, videos to splice together, and more. 

Check out gameplay in the latest Dead Take trailer below: 

As you can see in the trailer above, Newbon and Starr will be joined by Jane Perry, Matt Mercer, Laura Bailey, Sam Lake, Travis Willingham, Alanah Pearce, and Connor Cdawg Colquhoun, with music by Ross Tregenza. 

Dead Take launches on PC later this month on July 31. 

In the meantime, check out the Dead Take reveal trailer from June. 

Are you going to check out Dead Take? Let us know in the comments below!

The Zelda movie has found its Zelda and Link

The roles of Link and Zelda in the forthcoming Legend of Zelda live-action movie have been filled with two young British actors. Bo Bragason will play Zelda, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will play Link. Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto made the announcement Wednesday via Nintendo’s X account. “I am very much looking forward to seeing both […]

D&D’s largest starter set aims to woo board game players

Dungeons & Dragons 5e’s accessible rules vastly increased the popularity of tabletop role-playing games, but Wizards of the Coast is continuing to look for ways to expand its audience. While D&D starter sets have traditionally been presented as an easy way to try the game with pregenerated characters, dice, and short or medium-sized adventures packed […]

Donkey Kong Country remains tough as hell on Switch 2

Don’t call it a comeback. While Nintendo has kept DK’s barrel in the air since his debut in 1981 — reissuing his modern classics, making him playable in multiplayer games, throwing him a supporting role in the Mario movie — his 2025 is more of a Kongaissance ripped from the Matthew McConaughey playbook. Donkey Kong […]