Author: Buzzo

Many will likely look back on 2024 and lament its flaws, especially on the live service front. However, if one genre saw the most success, it’s role-playing games. The year saw many compelling new titles and sequels catering to every kind of player. Looters with deep combat and compelling loot to chase, memorable stories with characters that we formed seemingly lifelong bonds with, impactful decisions that rippled throughout our stories, and gorgeous vistas with a near-endless amount of detail – RPG fans were truly eating good this year. While next year looks even more jam-packed with incredible adventures, what are…

Lego’s new series of building sets based on Fortnite are now available at major retailers across the US, including Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. The Fortnite Lego lineup includes the Battle Bus with a bunch of minifigures, a Peely Bone display model, the Supply Llama, and the Durrr Burger.All four sets initially launched in October as Lego Store exclusives, but now you’ll start seeing them on store shelves–as long as they remain in stock, of course. The Fortnite Battle Bus is the No. 1 best-selling new Lego set at Amazon right now, and Walmart is currently sold out of units.…

Like the rising sun, 2025 has arrived far too early, far too bright and far too cheerful for its own damn good. And with it comes our first batch of PS Plus Essential games. Lets see what we’re getting. From January 7th you can claim the following games for no extra cost provided you have an active PlayStation Plus Essential or higher subscription. As always, even if you don’t intend on playing them, add them to your library anyway so that you’ll have them in case you ever change your mind. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – PS5 While…

The few who played Ice-Pick Lodge’s underrated Pathologic 2 will doubtless be excited for the sequel launching later this year. However, a prelude, Pathologic 3: Quarantine, is in the works, which should provide a chance to sample the gameplay for free. It also sees players venturing to the Capital for the first time in the series. Though standalone like The Marble Nest for Pathologic 2, it provides “fragments” of the core gameplay for Pathologic 3. Furthermore, it’s meant to showcase the world and “set the stage for the story”, somewhat overlapping with the game’s intro. Pathologic 3: Quarantine will arrive…

Like the setting sun, 2024 has faded away. And like the rising sun, 2025 has come around far too early, far too bright and far too God-damn cheerful for its own good. The good news is that aside from squinting, complaining about it being too bright and wondering if it’s possible to get another 5 minutes, 2025 is shaping up to be a good year in videogames. Well, aside from all the industry turmoil which will hopefully settle its backside down this year. 2024 was a fairly crazy year for the industry as well. Obviously job losses continued to be…

JERUSALEM — Israeli forces killed a member of the Palestinian security services in the occupied West Bank whom they accused of being a militant. Tearful Palestinians on Sunday meanwhile laid to rest six people killed in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip the day before, including a teenager.Israel’s paramilitary Border Police said they carried out an operation in the West Bank village of Meithaloun to arrest Hassan Rabaiya, describing him as a wanted militant. They said he was killed in a shootout while trying to escape, and that the troops found a shotgun, weapons parts and around $26,000 in cash…

President-elect Trump is playing host to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Mar-a-Lago this weekend, suggesting he plans to develop a warmer relationship with one of his closest ideological allies in Europe.Trump praised Meloni, 47, for having “taken Europe by storm” during a dinner Saturday night. Meloni was elected in 2022 after running on a conservative pro-family and anti-immigration agenda, panned as “far-right” by many in the media.Meloni is the first female Italian prime minister, and she has served as leader of the Brothers of Italy party since 2014. Both she and her party surged in popularity thanks to backlash…

VIENNA — Austrian People’s Party on Sunday nominated its General Secretary Christian Stocker as interim leader after the expected resignation of Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Austrian news agency APA reported.Nehammer announced Saturday he would resign in the next few days after coalition talks with the Social Democrats collapsed.Stocker, a lawyer and member of the Austrian Parliament, has served as general secretary of the People’s Party since 2022. He is seen as an experienced and calm crisis communicator who has frequently appeared in Austrian media to defend controversial decisions.Protected by special police forces, Nehammer walked across the square from the Chancellery toward…

Posting her story on social media for others to view and opine on, a woman said she’s been with her partner for five years and the couple’s been engaged for four months — but with the wedding up ahead in the months to come, she’s not sure what to do.”Up until now, I’ve been mostly excited,” she wrote on Reddit. “But there’s a pit in my stomach I’ve been trying to ignore. Something just isn’t right.”She noted to others, “Any advice appreciated, especially if you’ve had similar feelings.”WOMAN WHO HATED $30K WEDDING FINDS HAPPINESS, RELIEF, IN $1K RENEWAL OF VOWSShe…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Editor’s note: This essay was first published on the author’s blog: Res ipsa loquitur – The thing itself speaks.”This body and this nation has [sic] a territories and a colonies problem.” Those words from Del. Stacey Plaskett echoed in the House chamber this week as the delegate interrupted the election of the House speaker to demand voting rights for herself and the representatives of other non-states. The problem, however, is not with the House, but with Plaskett and other members in demanding the violation of Article I of the Constitution.‘COLONIES PROBLEM’: DELEGATE’S…