But rewatching The Silence of the Lambs this week, just days before its 35th anniversary, completely changed my mind. The gore (which, again, is pretty mild by today's standards) still didn't faze me. What did faze me was the script. Anthony Hopkins' performance as Hannibal Lecter is undeniably unsettling, but it's the film's dialogue — and Hopkins' delivery of each line — that had me squirming in my seat.

Assuming the insider reporting provided to a YouTube channel is accurate, then the controversy that’s led to the shutdown of Ashes of Creation’s development studio goes much deeper than gamers might suspect. YouTuber NefasQS has released a spicy video featuring information reportedly provided by primary investor Jason Caramanis of Ya Ya Legacy Trust, who Nefas says […]

A new Star Citizen free fly event is underway. The ambitious space game has long been positioned as one of gaming's great mysteries, and it's currently rocketing towards the billion-dollar fundraising mark at alarming speed. Open for the next week and change, the free-to-play promotion lets you start without having to spend a thing, and there are bonus rewards up for grabs if you decide to stick around, or are an existing player who brings someone new into the fold.

Read the full story on PCGamesN: The Star Citizen free fly is back, giving you a chance to try the colossal space game as it nears a billion dollars in funding

Earlier this month, the developer behind the crowdfunded fantasy MMORPG Ashes of Creation, Intrepid Studios, suddenly collapsed, leaving backers and fans baffled less than two months after the game's launch on Steam Early Access. As it turns out, though, the project had been teetering on the brink of collapse for a very long time. YouTuber NefasQS, AKA Casper, has managed to interview one of the game's main investors, Jason Caramanis, who has come forward to reveal what he alleges is a massive, years-long fraud perpetrated by Steven Sharif, founder and creative director of Intrepid Studios. Caramanis is a 57-year-old multi-level […]

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If you put Binding of Issac or Hades into a blender with the horror classic Alien, while spicing it up with PlayStation's commitment to narrative-driven third-person games, Returnal would be the resulting smoothie - a twisted, frustrating, and occasionally sour smoothie, but a delicious one nonetheless. It's a unique little gem in the publisher's portfolio, and is unsurprisingly lost in the white noise behind hits like God of War, the 'Ghost of' series, and Insomniac's Marvel games. However, Returnal isn't one to pass on, and this brilliant roguelite game is cheaper than ever on PC - right before the sequel's release on PS5.

Read the full story on PCGamesN: PlayStation's underloved roguelite is cheaper than ever on PC, right before a sequel launches

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