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If you were hoping that a new Brütal Legend game was in the works now that Double Fine is independent again, Tim Schafer unfortunately confirmed that's not the case. Instead, Double Fine plans on focusing on smaller and weirder projects for now, although Schafer seems open to making a sequel someday.

Is there anything better than watching an action-packed Jason Statham movie at the end of August? It's a great way to turn your brain off for a bit and unwind. On Aug. 21, action movie fans could hit the cinema to watch Mutiny, the latest addition to Statham's filmography. Regrettably, due to a leak on Amazon's part, some were able to watch early.

He stood on the roof of a decaying structure in the Plaguelands section of Old Russia on Earth while his girlfriend, Liv, stood a short distance away, perched atop a nearby building. Over their shared comms, Lord Saladin grimly recalled the fall of the Iron Lords. Across the way, Liv waved to Mac. He smiled and waved back. In real life, they were hundreds of miles apart, and their hearts were breaking.

Actor Michael Wright, known for his roles in The Five Heartbeats, Sugar Hill, V and Oz, died Aug. 19 in Los Angeles. He was 70. “It is with profound sadness and an unimaginable heaviness in my heart that I share the passing of my beloved husband, Michael Wright,” his wife Susan Wright wrote on Instagram. […]

After 24 hours of silence, implying they may have been caught, the GTA 6 leaker has returned and is posting new footage.