It’s unquestionable that Microsoft’sXbox Game Passsubscription offers great value for gamers. With three varieties to choose from — PC only, console only, or both — players will have access to a library of over 100 titles, many of them on launch day. The service is so enticing that PlayStation owners have begun asking forSony to combine PlayStation Now and PS Plusinto something similar. The only potential downside to Xbox Game Pass is that people may find themselves with too many games they want to play and not enough time before they are removed from the service....

1923season 1, episode 8, “Nothing Left to Lose”, is a dour finale and the halfway point of the Taylor SheridanYellowstoneprequel, with each character having some cross to bear in this heartbreaking endcap. While1923season 1 has mostly taken its time getting the wheels turning on its epic story, episode 8 is a climactic episode that ends with more tragedy than anything else, but also perfectly sets up1923season 2, episode 1, to start running right out of the gate....

Netflix’sOuter Bankshas only one season left in its run, meaning that the series will have a lot of questions to answer in season 5. Since 2020,Outer Bankshas followed the Pogues in their various treasure hunts, which have seen the teenagers uncover secrets both near their homes in North Carolina’s Outer Banks area and in foreign countries. Season 4, part 2 saw the Pogues travel to Morocco in search ofthe Blue Crown, a fabled Blackbeard treasure....

9-1-1season 8 had several memorable plotlines, but the saddest moments were foreshadowed by the procedural years beforehand. From Maddie’s (Jennifer Love Hewitt) brush with a serial killer toPeter Krause’s shocking exit from9-1-1, season 8 was a consequential batch of episodes that will continue impacting the characters for years to come. Originally, Krause’s Bobby Nash and Angela Bassett’s Athena Grant were9-1-1’s leads, but the rest of the ensemble— including Evan “Buck” Buckley (Oliver Stark), Howard “Chimney” Han (Kenneth Choi), and Eddie Diaz (Ryan Guzman)— all became crucial parts of the procedural’s unique identity....

Warning! Spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again.The season one finale ofDaredevil: Born Againhad some astounding implications for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, drastically affecting various heroes of the franchise. Theending ofDaredevil: Born Again’s first seasonsaw Wilson Fisk enact his Safer Streets initiative as mayor of New York City, making all vigilante activity officially illegal and granting absurd legal powers to his corrupt cadre of cops. Of course, this hasdrastically altered the lives of many of the MCU’s heroes, who are based in New York City....

Amazon’s Echo lineup started with a single speaker, and has grown to include smart displays, earbuds, and a lot more speakers. Two Echo devices are now receiving a refresh, and there’s a completely new speaker. First, Amazon is introducing a completely new product (pictured above), theEcho Pop. It has a “custom-designed front-facing directional speaker” in a semi-circle design, as opposed to the Echo Dot and regular Echo speakers, which are omni-directional....

Developer Gearbox Software is promising a large amount of post-launch content and support forBorderlands 4. Yesterday, after weeks of public scrutiny and outcry from the game’s community regarding the potential $79.99 price tag of the game, Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox Software, confirmed theBorderlands 4price to be $69.99and announced pre-orders were now live. Along with that information came more details about some of the different editions of the game and what the more expensive packs will entail for future DLC....

‘I believe we should produce titles that bring out the horror’ Capcom producer Masachika Kawata has asked fans to “stay tuned” for more news aboutResident Evil 7. Talking to Dengeki PlayStation magazine (viaSiliconera), Kawata said, “We’re currently not at a state to talk about it… but please stay tuned.” He also added that while “the hurdle is high,” Capcom would like to “respond as much […] as possible” to fan demand for further HD remakes of pastResiclassics....

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueledjust kicked off itsfirst Grand Prix event, which are seasonal events that will give players the limited-time rewards for completing challenges. These rewards include new characters thatCrash Team Racing Nitro-Fueledplayers can add to their roster, with the first batch of DLC characters representing the Nitro Squad. Future Grand Prix events will add even more DLC characters toCrash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, and while some have already been confirmed, a recent datamine posted on Resetera has revealed all the other characters coming to the game....

Dark Souls 3is undoubtedly one of themost challenging and rewarding games ever. It’s a game full of treacherous roads, exciting battles, andunforgettable boss encounters. However, while many of the game’s bosses are well-known for their difficulty, another aspect of them is frequently overlooked — their lore. RELATED:Dark Souls 3: Tallest Bosses Dark Souls 3is brimming with sad stories of lost kingdoms, broken heroes, and doomed civilizations. Many of its bosses are inextricably linked to these stories, with tragic backstories and motivations that make defeating them all the more heart-wrenching....

Confirming what seemed like an expected path forward for theMetroseries, Deep Silver CEO Dr. Klemens Kundratitz tellsJoystiqthat “Our ambition is to absolutely continue with that brand and we will also, in the next phase, look to making it more accessible for a broader gamer audience.” Which isn’t going to be the most thrilling of news for fans who started off with and preferredMetro 2033— or at least aspects of it — overLast Light....

Players of theDestiny 2betagot an extra (nearly) two dayswith the beta after it was extended earlier this week. While that allowed Bungie to do some more rigorous testing of the backend systems in the game, the extra time allotted to testing the beta ended up delaying another planned maintenance for the game. On July 25, there was a scheduled clan migration, which would require anyone who currently leads a clan inDestiny 1through Bungie....

Last month, theDestiny: Fall of Osiriswebcomic debuted, kicking off a prequel tale taking place before the original game and filling in more of the lore behindDestiny 2’s Curse of Osiris expansion. Now, the second part of that ongoing comic series has released, further building upon the story The comic can be read here, one panel at a time as the story unfolds, with Part 2 focusing on the conflict between Osiris and the Speaker....