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Jason Momoa, the Aquaman of the ill-fated DCEU and the actor behind Dune’s Duncan Idaho, will star in PlayStation and Sony Pictures’ Helldivers movie adaptation, according to Deadline. In December, Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions announced that Justin Lin (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast Five) will direct the adaptation, which has also received a new 2027 release date. More specifically, this Helldivers adaptation will hit theaters on November 10, 2027, meaning there’s still plenty of time to go before we see what Arrowhead Game Studios’ uber-popular series looks like on the silver screen. The first Helldivers launched back…

Last October, Meta began testing a new Instagram feature that gives users more control over what appears in their feed. The feature lets users customize the platform’s algorithm by selecting or removing topics to better match their interests. At the time, Meta said it was exploring a similar feature for its microblogging app, Threads. And it’s now rolling out to users. The AI-powered feature, called Dear Algo, is launching in beta for Threads users in the US, and it lets them personalize their feeds by specifying what they want to see more or less of. While it sounds similar to…

Reanimal is an adventure game: you press forward, avoid untimely deaths, collect keys, and work with your partner to escape. But Reanimal is also a punctual game about the cost of war, and the children, always innocent, whose lives will forever be marred by the actions of adults – endlessly greedy, cruel, and disgusting. Developer Tarsier Studios has crafted its best gameplay yet, with cinematic cinematography, macabre puzzles, and a dynamic use of mechanical and engaging verbs. Its co-op design, however, is lacking, making little use of playing with someone beside you or in your headset. Playing with the AI…

While Android beta testers were exploring the newly-launched Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2.1, Google decided to surprise everyone. The official Android Beta Program handle on Reddit has confirmed the arrival of Android 17 Beta 1, and it’s coming sooner than you’d think. “We are looking forward to our next Beta program cycle that covers our Android 17 Platform Release (26Q2),” says Google. It says the upcoming update will build on the Android 16 QPR platform release and include the “latest bug fixes and improvements.” A surprise at the end of the cycle The timing isn’t exactly shocking, as Android 16…

Mewgenics, the cat-breeding roguelike turn-based strategy RPG, has already made back its 8-year development costs, and it only took about three hours after the game’s launch to do so. That’s according to developer Tyler Glaiel in a new interview with IGN, who told the publication, “So far, this is beating expectations by quite a lot.” Glaiel, who developed the game with The Binding of Isaac creator Edmund McMillen, says Mewgenics’ launch was bigger than any of The Binding of Isaac’s expansions. McMillen told IGN that yesterday’s launch day, February 10, far surpassed his previous biggest launch-day release. “I think the highest…

Razer announced plans to revive the world’s first gaming mouse late last year, and now that promise is becoming a reality. The company has opened pre-orders for the Boomslang 20th Anniversary Edition, a limited-run tribute to one of the most influential peripherals in PC gaming history. The original Boomslang debuted in 1999, when Razer was still operating as a subsidiary of kärna LLC. At the time, dedicated gaming peripherals were barely a category, so the Boomslang stood out with its distinctive design and high-precision sensor. The 20th Anniversary Edition keeps the iconic look but brings the internals firmly into 2026.…

Konami has announced a new Silent Hill Transmission that will air on Thursday, February 12. The broadcast will share new updates on upcoming titles, including the mysterious Silent Hill: Townfall, which was first announced in 2022.The broadcast will begin at 4:00 p.m. PT/7:00 p.m. ET and will likely be streamed to YouTube and Twitch (though Konami has not yet confirmed how to watch). Although Konami confirms that Silent Hill: Townfall will be a topic of discussion, it does not specify what else the Transmission has in store other than sharing “the latest updates from the Silent Hill series.”Silent Hill: Townfall…

TikTok recently launched an app called PineDrama to cash in on the rising popularity of vertical, short-form scripted dramas. Now, Instagram appears to be preparing to follow suit. Unlike TikTok, however, the Meta-owned platform may integrate the feature directly into its main app. According to a recent post from leaker Alessandro Paluzzi on X, Instagram may soon introduce a new feature that will allow creators to publish short dramas on the platform. A screenshot of the in-development feature suggests these episodes would appear in a new tab on a creator’s profile page, alongside the grid, Reels, reposts, and mentions tabs.…

Pokémon Pokopia is an easy sell – befriend a wide roster of beloved pocket monsters, build them homes, and spend some quality time with them. It’s such an easy sell, in fact, that it would be very easy for the teams involved to phone it in, coasting on the cozy premise and the powerful brand identity. After playing it myself, I’m delighted to learn this isn’t the case.I visited New York City in late January to preview some upcoming Switch 2 games, and while I’ve already written about Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the Virtual Boy, Resident Evil Requiem, and Pragmata,…

Researchers in China seem to have given batteries a serious upgrade that not only enables them to survive but also retain performance in freezing weather (via Global Times). A team at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has unveiled a new “liquid-solid” lithium battery that retains more than 85% of its capacity after operating for over eight hours at bone-chilling -34°C (−29°F). What the new battery tech does differently All of that, and the new battery tech doesn’t even require external insulation to keep the temperature under control. That’s a big feat, as…