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The Western genre has had a major impact on the history of cinema and the people who watch them. In the first part of this two-part series, we looked into the past, evaluating westerns from different decades. And, we examined how features of plot, cinematography and character writing reflected society during their respective releases. However, it is not just looking into the past that completes our theory of the importance of the western in film history....

Earlier this week, Publisher Modus Games released an intriguing Dev Diary about the second iteration of the Remothered horror franchise: Broken Porcelain. While an official release date has yet to be announced, the development team goes into detail about the story, characters and changes that fans can expect to the gameplay. Remothered: Broken Porcelain is a continuation of the first story, but it is told in a series of flashbacks. While Rosemary Reed will still play a big part in this next project, it seems as if Jennifer will be the primary focus of Broken Porcelain....

Get ready for Day 411 of Wordle! The New York Times’ Wordle is a word-guessing game where you have up to six attempts to guess the right 5-letter word each day. If you need a few hints or want to dive right into today’s final answer, you’ll find both as you continue reading this page. This guide will provide various hints and the final answer for Wordle 411 on August 4, 2022....

Prepare to enter the afterlife, or level some alts in the meantime. World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Shadowlands, may be delayed, but the update 9.0.1 pre-expansion patch is hot around the corner (depending on when you are reading this). On October 13th Azeroth will change once more, as the pre-expansion 9.0.1 update ushers in a squished level-cap, improvements to leveling, and more. WoW Shadowlands Update 9.0.1 Pre-Expansion Patch Notes For the sake of brevity, I will be creating separate articles for each class and their associated changes in the Shadowlands update 9....

You have to give it to the team behind Xbox Game Pass, they sure know how to keep consistent. Shortly after their currently announced lineup of games gets released, a new set of games soon follows almost every time. It’s some dedication, and some to be appreciated. This month appears to be starting no different from the others, as March 2022 is kicking things off the right way with some strong indie and triple-A titles to get fans satisfied....

Microsoft’s recent efforts to bring indie games to the Xbox One with the [email protected] program has put them in better standing with small developers, but it wasn’t always this way. According to the developer behind the upcoming Hyper Light Drifter in an interview with EDGE, “Microsoft used to be assholes about it.” “They’ve become a lot friendlier and that’s to do with Chris Charla and his team… He’s a major proponent for smaller developers like us,” Alex Preston of HLD says of the company’s new initiative and leadership....

Soon, players without Xbox Live will get a few extra perks. It’s long been a point of contention in the gaming community that Microsoft’s Xbox Live is the most egregious requirement for online among all available options. Without Xbox Live, you’re left with a very limited range of options on your console, which can make things rather difficult. Still, considering its only been $60 a year, that hasn’t been too big of a deal....

Microsoft has continued churning out new additions to its wildly popular Xbox One Backwards Compatibility feature, bringing three new games to the service today. Assassin’s Creed, Dark Void, and GRID 2 have all become available, though the Xbox One Backwards Compatibility list has yet to be updated to match their inclusion. The early announcement came from Xbox Live’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb, who linked to the yet to be updated list in the tweet....

Aaron Greenberg tweeted about the success of Xbox One X, according to the tweet Xbox outsold PS4 consoles for Gen 8 console as per NPD data. But it is clear that Nintendo Switch is among the highest and is in the top position. The official tweet is shared below. Many reports stats has cleared that no doubt Switch was the winner last year who is the most selling console. Through news sources it was revealed that during many months in 2017 Nintendo Switch was the top-selling console, it has remained high on the sales for 5 to 7 months in the year 2017....

Sony and Microsoft are both expected to launch their next-gen gaming consoles in the coming weeks, and the internet is abuzz with speculations about the pros and cons of each platform. Now, one of the biggest and most well-known names in gaming has weighed-in with his opinion on the subject. According to Valve co-founder, Gabe Newell, the Xbox Series X beats the PlayStation 5 hands-down. Gabe Newell: Xbox Series X is better than Playstation 5 pic....

In an unsurprising move, Square Enix chairman Yoichi Wada has resigned his position in favor of focusing full time on Shinra Technologies, his appropriately referential cloud computing business. This follows a 2013 step down from CEO of Square Enix, amid disappointing finances and the massive company shakeup that they prompted. Steady successes such as the Tomb Raider reboot have since helped Square Enix turn their fortunes around, making it easier to take this resignation at face value....

Taking steps to address the criticism around the use of Messenger to spread inciteful and hateful content – specifically in Myanmar last year – Facebook has introduced a couple of new tools which allow users to report conversations that violate the company’s community standards within the app. To access the new reporting tools, users can now: Tap on the name of the person or group who they want to report. Scroll to the Something’s Wrong option....

Heard of the new Raw Zoisite in Final Fantasy XIV, but you have yet to find it? Many players have difficulty accessing all the new features added to the massive online multiplayer game. To help you out, we’ll show you what you first need to do to unlock Raw Zoisite. From there, you can discover it out in the world. How to Unlock Raw Zoisite in Final Fantasy XIV Final Fantasy XIV adds numerous new features for players to explore thanks to the latest patch....

Sandile is one of the cutest Pokémons in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. It’s like an ordinary crocodile, but it lives in the desert. It does not look scary and has a sandy color with big black eyes and stripes, which gives it a unique look. Sandile is ground and dark-type Pokémon, making it strong against electric, psychic, rock, poison, and dark-type Pokémons. Getting Sandile can be a little tricky as it’s found in only one part of the map....

Ghostwire: Tokyo is a great game as it has two important things: food and dogs. They are truly the foundations on which a great title stands upon. All jokes aside, however, they do intertwine more often than not in the game. So, here is how to get the bandana dog some Kibi Dango to eat. You can find food items all over Ghostwire’s map. There will commonly be bags of takeaway food hanging from bicycle handles and sitting on benches, so you will want to grab those whenever you can (even if they’ve been rained on… ew)....

The Crimson Amber Medallion is one of the items that you can choose as a starting gift when you create your character. If you want to forgo getting that item, you can always pick up the upgraded version of it later in the game. The upgraded version of the medallion raises your maximum health by a great amount, which is useful for any tarnished fellow. Here is where you can find the Crimson Amber Medallion +1 in Elden Ring....

The Salt Giant is one of many World Bosses spread across Lost Ark, and as is the norm for World Bosses within the title, can take a bit of work to take down. The Salt Giant is either composed of ancient evil energy from the collapse of Encavia, or from players’ tears collected while trying to clear hard dungeons. In order to find the Salt Giant, head to the continent of Yudia; players will want to teleport to the Nomad Camp in the north of Saland Hill....

To get a Hammer in Rune Factory 5, you will first need to do a task for the blacksmith. The task is Gather Material Stone for a client called Darroch (the blacksmith). You can get this task by going to the Task Board outside of Seed Station. However, the Gather Material Stone task will not show up until you complete a few tasks. So to get the task to appear, you must go to the Task Board and clear some tasks until it pops up....

The introduction of new NPCs in Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 8 means new punchcard challenges. One of them is to use an alien jump pad at an alien crash site in a challenge for Nitehare. Alien jump pads can be found at all the alien crash sites that are now scatted around the map. When Slone brought down the ship, it crashed and broke up, scattered parts and contents all over the map....

The new Thor trailer has an invisible secret. After months and months of waiting, Marvel has finally released the first trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder. However, the first teaser trailer for Thor’s fourth solo film has brought with it more questions than answers. A short shot in the Thor: Love and Thunder trailer features a mysteriously empty spot, and fans think that Marvel has edited out a secret character that’s supposed to be present in that scene....