UPDATE: Wahey, Helldivers 2's latest patch takes aim at "excessive ragdolling", ineffective flamethrowers, and inescapable tentacles

UPDATE (21/08/24, 12:55 PM BST): Arrowhead has just issued another patch for Helldivers 2, this time aiming to rectify just one issue: “a common crash that occurs when killing the Impaler inside a Stronghold”. “This patch is an emergency hot fix addressing the Impaler crash. We deemed it worth bringing this one crash fix in now in an attempt to minimize the crashes during the weekend. Thank you for your understanding,” the studio wrote.Good news, people who’ve been unhappy about the state of Helldivers 2 since the deployment of the Escalation of Freedom update, there’s a fresh patch out and it very much looks to be the first step on Arrowhead’s road to addressing all of the complaints.If you’re out of the loop, the studio’s previously outlined a 60-day plan of…

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Black Ops 6 will be buffing its miserable weapon XP in the beta, but we're going to have to wait until the second weekend

The Black Ops 6 beta, which kicked off over the weekend, has been a little polarising. Call of Duty players are split on the new changes to movement and time to kill. And though many are having fun with the new body shield/hostage mechanic, there’s been a lot of complaints about game feel in the beta’s first couple of days.One thing that everyone agrees on, however, is just how incredibly slow weapon levelling in the beta has been. It’s so slow, in fact, it feels like a bug.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings You’re not imagining things; it really does take multiple games to unlock even a basic set of attachments for your chosen weapon. The good news is that the weapon XP earn rate in the Black Ops 6 beta is, indeed, not the on…

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Downton Abbey and Harry Potter star Maggie Smith dies aged 89

Dame Maggie Smith, known for her roles in the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, has died aged 89.Her sons, Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin, issued a statement to the BBC saying she passed away peacefully in hospital on Friday morning.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings “It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith,” the statement reads, “She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday September 27. An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end. She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother.”We would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful staff at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospita…

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Hollywood continues its crusade against nature with a Rugrats live-action movie featuring cosmic horror CGI babies

Hollywood is running out of profitable IPs to adapt, and Paramount is one of the large companies that’s currently struggling to keep up with the big boys. Shortly after the release of Transformers One in theaters, we’re getting word that Rugrats might be getting the live-action treatment next… sort of.Deadline dropped the news, stating that Paramount and Nickelodeon have been developing a Rugrats live-action movie for a while, but there’s a major twist: the babies will be computer-generated. Oh no.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings The original animated series, which premiered in 1991 and expanded with a number of movies, focused on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil, and their day-to-day lives, which included tons …

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HBO's Lanterns recruits Aaron Pierre as John Stewart following acclaimed leading performance in Netflix's Rebel Ridge

HBO and DC Studios’ high-profile Lanterns series is rapidly heating up and has just found its John Stewart in Rebel Ridge’s Aaron Pierre after a very long search for the perfect actor to go with Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan.James Gunn’s DCU is off to an exciting start this year with Creature Commandos, a stylish animated series. In 2025, his Superman reboot will mark the universe’s first live-action movie and Peacemaker will get a second season. Up next, Supergirl and Lanterns are coming to the big and small screen respectively. It’s all ramping up rather quickly, and DC fans and casual audiences alike are starting to wonder whether this is the one Warner/DC attempt at a shared universe that doesn’t crash and burn.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings The…

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