Diablo 4 is free to play this weekend on Steam, and Blizzard keeps creating more reasons to convince you to dive in

It’s pretty easy to be excited about Diablo 4 right now. The game is currently in its best form ever, following the fundamental loot and itemisation overhaul from Season 4, and the new endgame activities and quality of life improvements that arrived with Season 5.Over the horizon, we’re anticipating yet another major shakeup in the form of Season 6, which kicks off alongside the release of the game’s first expansion, Vessel of Hatred. So it makes sense that Blizzard would want new players to jump into the game right now, and the developer timed this particular free weekend especially well.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings Over on Steam, Diablo 4 is currently free to play from now until Tuesday, August 27. The free trial also coinci…

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Wahey, The Witcher 4 has had "substantial progress" made on it, with CD Projekt "gearing up" to put the game into full production

CD Projekt has revealed that the game codenamed project Polaris – that “first instalment in the new Witcher saga” that we’ve all been referring to as The Witcher 4 just to make thing a bit less confusing until a proper name is slapped on it – is just about ready to enter full production.According to joint CEO Michał Nowakowski in a press release detailing the studio’s latest earnings figures and progress on its current projects, preproduction on Polaris is on track to wrap up soon, with the developers “nearing a major milestone” that’ll mark this point. So, as of right now, CD Projekt is “gearing up” to launch into that next phase.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings In an earnings video that adds the this smorgasbord of witchery info, CD Pr…

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Alien: Earth's very short first teaser trailer definitely has the Earth and an alien in it

The first teaser trailer and details for Alien: Earth are here, though you shouldn’t expect too much from them.Ever since Alien: Covenant was released in 2017, things have been a bit quiet for fans of the series, but 2024 is clearly the year to change that. Alien: Romulus, the first film since Covenant, just came out in August, and yesterday the first teaser trailer for the first TV show based on the beloved sci-fi horror, Alien: Earth, was released. And uh, yeah, it’s certainly a teaser trailer! It’s a very simple one, starting off looking over planet Earth before being revealed to be a reflection off of a xenomorph’s smooth, shiny head, wrapping things up with some horrific scream. You know, classic xenomorph stuff. Luckily, an official logline has been released to share a few more detai…

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