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7 Years Later, One 'Vinland Saga' Line Remains Anime’s Greatest Lesson About Violence
Vinland Saga disguises a powerful anti-violence story as a viking epic, asking what it really means to live without enemies.
.VIOLENCE
Released Feb 12, 2023
.VIOLENCE is a PC shooter that launched in February 2023. Recent coverage touching on the game remains sparse, with most recent headlines addressing violence in other media and gaming properties - from mature-rated expansions in Dungeons & Dragons to the upcoming Marvel's Wolverine title. The broader gaming discourse has focused on how violence is portrayed across different titles and mediums, including narrative-driven experiences like Static Hour and tactical RPGs such as Ledgerbound. Industry coverage suggests continued conversation around mature content ratings and how violence functions as a design element across genres, though specific updates or developments for .VIOLENCE itself have not been prominently featured in recent gaming news cycles.
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Disprove insurance claims with violence in Ledgerbound, a new tactical RPG with flirting that could make Baldur's Gate 3 blush
Ledgerbound combines tactical turn-based RPG combat and a charmingly silly premise executed to perfection, topped with relentless flirting.
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Kick streamer Santos Salazar arrested for attempted murder after domestic violence call
Influencer Santos Salazar was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after police responded to a domestic violence call at a Los Angeles home.
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Wolverine Uses Blind Rage And Violence To Make Combat Feel Authentic
It'd be inaccurate to say the X-Men are having a resurgence, given that the team's escapades are perennially popular stories in comics. However, between Marvel Tokon , Avengers: Doomsday, and X-Men '97, the X-Men are certainly having a pop-culture moment . Also in the zeitgeist m…
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Tell a whole town what to believe in Static Hour, a rolodex-flipping newsroom thriller about investigating a strange epidemic of violence
Static Hour is a spooky narrative simulation designed to give journalists a god complex, or at least, aggravate the ones we already have. Set in the 1980s, it casts you as a night shift news editor in a small town that has succumbed to a Happening of some kind. There are garbled…
Violent Night 2 treats us to a new trailer and even more over-the-top Christmas violence
Admittedly, it didn't offer much in the way of cozy Christmas warmth, but it made up for it with plenty of violence and action - which made the 2022 film Violent Night a huge box office hit. David Harbour played Santa Claus (the real one, not your neighbor in a plastic mask), who…
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Marvel’s Wolverine Earns Mature Rating For Violence And Gore
The upcoming Marvel's Wolverine is officially rated for a much harsher tone than most of Insomniac Games' other titles. Marvel’s Wolverine Earns Mature Rating For Violence And Gore is a post from Tech4Gamers - All About Technology And Gaming News
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Dungeons & Dragons 2027 Roadmap Features Mature-Rated Expansion That Comes Shrink-Wrapped With a Warning For Its Violence, Sex and Nudity
Dungeons & Dragons will soon include a mature-rated expansion that'll come shrink-wrapped to protect minors from seeing its pages containing "violence, bloodshed, nudity and sexuality."