Every book has the potential to change the world, but some of them are downright trying to break your brain. From wild sci-fi adventures to metatextual puzzles, here are 10 mind-bending books that are guaranteed to change the way you look at the world. Dhalgren If you’re interested in reading a deeply weird story that’s often considered one ofthe best sci-fi books of all time, thenDhalgrenshould be the next thing you pull off the shelf....

Taking the ‘F’, the ‘M’, and the ‘V’ out of ‘FMV’ E3 sawLimited Run Gamesshow off its upcoming range of new and classic titles h getting shiny new physical releases. Among the announcements for great titles such asRiver City Girlsfor PS5,Huntdown: Collector’s Edition,and theContra Anniversary Collection, will also got an appearance from, ofallthings, piece of shit 3DO titlePlumbers Don’t Wear Ties, which is astoundingly headed to PlayStation, PC, and Switch....

RTTK Team 2 goes live inEA FC 25on Friday, October 4, but the cards coming to Ultimate Team have already been leaked. There is no doubt that the promo will get a second team. So far, EA Sports has remained tight-lipped about the new cards. However, the community had already seen all the leaked cards before last week’s official release, and the same has happened once again. Complete RTTK Team 2 player leaks in EA FC 25 While most new cards will be available in packs, Team 2 will have some unique items as part of SBCs and objectives....

Cblogs Recap: Week 30 -Niordiscusses the inadequate preservation of video game history, which threatens to erase the memory of some really excellent games of the past. –Chingona13reviewsShadow of the Tomb Raider. –Eggrollbuddydiscusses his thoughts regardingThe Last of Us Part IIone month later. -Lord SpencerreviewsEternal Eyesas part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series. –Lord SpencerreviewsMonkey Heroas part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series. –ExberreviewsSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, the progenitor of allMario RPGs....

Kiss the moons Roughly a year after launchingChrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition, Square-Enix hascircled backto address some of its glaring issues with a patch this month. The patch is expected to address issues relating to the title’s frame rate, tweak the growth system for Pip, and fix numerous bugs. Chrono Crosswas the anticipated sequel to the SNES classic,Chrono Trigger. It was extremely well-received at its time of release but has since developed a reputation as “notChrono Trigger” (source: my old college friends)....

CD Projekt Red is offering a free trial, not a demo, ofCyberpunk 2077for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S owners. If you’ve not had the distinct pleasure of walking the streets of the vibrant and grimy Night City, then it might be time to surrender the next hundred or so hours to this maligned masterpiece. New players, it’s time to give Cyberpunk 2077 a try The news came viaTwitterby the officialCyberpunk 2077account....

This article contains spoilers for Destiny 2: The Final Shape. Destiny 2‘s first saga has come to a close withThe Final Shapeexpansion. Though Echoes and future Episodes promise to continue the game’s narrative, the campaign inThe Final Shapeessentially served as the franchise’sAvengers: Endgame, wrapping up a decade-long intrigue. And while the campaign forThe Final Shapehas proven itself great, I can’t shake the feeling that Bungie missed an opportunity to leave an even more significant impact than it did....

Genshin Impact I’m going to be honest with you: this wasn’t even a close vote. While mobile platforms saw a large variety of great games throughout 2020, there was just no topping the worldwide phenomenon that isGenshin Impact. Dismissed as a mereBreath of the Wildclone when it was first revealed,Genshin Impactproved it wasn’t merely an anime retread of the Nintendo masterpiece when it launched this past September. MiHoYo’s sprawling adventure raised the bar for what players can expect from gacha games on the platform....

This week’s REAL fighting game reveal The ironically named SUBTLE STYLE (all caps) has announced a new sequel to its super-cult 2010 fighting titleEN-EINS PERFEKTWELT. Currently in development for the Japanese arcade scene,EN-EINS PERFEKTWELT Anastasisis expected to hit the scene later in 2022. You’d be forgiven for being blissfully unaware ofEN-EINS PERFEKTWELT‘s existence. As a “doujin fighter,” it is a small-scale, extremely independent release. Doujin fighters typically only find life among the Japanese PC community, though most have incredibly passionate, if minute, communities....

As originally reported byVarietyin an interview with EA’s vice president andThe Simsgeneral manager, Kate Gorman, Maxis has multiple plans forthe Simsfranchise, including running another playtest forProject Renein Fall 2024 and introducing Creator Kits toThe Sims 4. Moving forward, Gorman says things will be a little different. When asked specifically if there will not be aSims 5, Gorman says, “It’s not ‘Sims 5‘ as a replacement for4.” During the interview, Gorman elaborates on multiple games in the franchise, withThe Sims 5being the main discussion topic initially and Maxis’ plans to avoid making it “‘Sims 5‘ as a replacement for ‘4....

Welcome back, Sei To this day, I’m still surprised with the way how the originalGundam Build Fightersseries turned out. When the project was announced in 2013, my gut feeling told me it was going to be a disaster. While I didn’t mind its premise about people using model kits to fight each other, my concern was with the director since he worked onNo. 6, one of Bones’ weaker titles. After I watched the anime,Build Fightersbecame my favorite mecha series of2014since it felt like a mix betweenCustom Robo,Yu-Gi-Oh!...

Last weekwas a hairy debate of man versus woman. Some argued that the Russian’s ripped chest and limbs would rip any female fighter apart, while others claimed that Chun-Li was so skilled that even Capcom had to tame her moves down as the fighting series progressed. Despite great arguments from both sides of the gender fence, the grass was definitely redder on one side by the end. Here are the manslaughter results:...

Two runners-up will win JW: Fallen Kingdom on Blu-ray When a movie makes over $1.5 billion at the box office, you don’t have to waste a whole lot of time introducing it. Chances are you’ve seen it, and anything I say about it won’t tell you anything you don’t already know — so let’s just get to it. We’ve got some Blu-ray copies ofJurassic World: Fallen Kingdomto give out. Come win one!...