An expanding polar vortex is expected to lower temperatures across the eastern half of the U.S., with the potential for record-breaking cold in January.

A growing body of research suggests crabs, lobsters and other animals caught for seafood can feel pain. Scientists are pushing for legal protections to ensure they are treated humanely.

Animal Crossing fans can add to their Lego collection with three new sets featuring a total of seven villagers to invite to their brick-built towns. The trio of new sets includes the iconic Able Sisters Clothing Shop for $40, Leif's Caravan and Garden Shop for $30, and Stargazing with Celeste for $10.January 1 is always a big day for Lego fans, as the company drops dozens of new products as we roll into the New Year. Along with Animal Crossing, youll also find product releases across many other popular franchises, including the long-awaited arrival of Lego Mario Kart.New Lego Animal Crossing SetsContinue Reading at GameSpot

For the last two decades, players have looked for any sign that Valve is moving forward with Half-Life 3. The 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2 came and went without any announcement about the long-awaited sequel. Now, actor Mike Shapiro, who voices the enigmatic G-Man in the Half-Life games, has shared a cryptic New Year's message on X that has some fans speculating that Half-Life 3 could finally arrive this year.#Valve #Halflife #GMan #2025 pic.twitter.com/mdT5hlxKJT Mike Shapiro (@mikeshapiroland) December 31, 2024 In the brief recording, Shapiro revisits his unsettling G-Man voice as he says, "May the next quarter century deliver as many unexpected surprises, as did the millennium's first." He then cryptically notes that time is fluid like music, before adding that he'll "see you in the new year."This message follows a previous report by Valve leaker Gabe Follower, who claims that Half-Life 3 recently entered play testing for "family and friends of Valve developers." If so, that would be a remarkable cone of silence from the trusted few, since there haven't been many other reports that suggest a new game is closer than expected.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Prime Video's video game anthology series Secret Level debuted in December, featuring episodes inspired by all manner of video game franchises, but not Halo or Doom. It appears this wasn't for lack of trying, however. Supervising director Dave Wilson and creator Tim Miller recently discussed how they tried to work out a deal with Microsoft for Master Chief and the Doom Slayer, but it didn't work out.Wilson told Collider that because Secret Level was a brand-new idea, some of the development executives struggled to get on board because they had existing deals with other companies. He said what he heard from these executives was, "This is going to get in the way of everything we're doing."Miller, meanwhile, pushed back against the idea that his team didn't try to get a franchise like Halo. They did, but Microsoft apparently decided to pass, though it's unclear why.Continue Reading at GameSpot

There are lots of great zombie games on offer these days. Some take the form of linear action games or first-person rail-shooters, but an increasing number of zombie game developers are looking toward the open-world genre for inspiration on how to keep their players engaged. Here's a few of our favorites.

Cursed Techniques are the backbone of Jujutsu Kaisen's power system. In a world filled with powerful sorcerers and terrifying Cursed Spirits, these techniques serve as the primary means of combat, with the series being no stranger to abilities that are far stronger than their contemporaries in either defensive or offensive aspects. However, very few powers come close to the Crown Jewel of the Zenin Clan: the Ten Shadows technique.

Netflix has revealed the Squid Game: Unleashed Season 2 content roadmap, which the company plans to release to players throughout January 2025. The upcoming content drops include new characters and events inspired by the second season of Squid Game, among other novelties.

Starting out, I've been working on a sequel to my sonic-fangame-Esque game: Bluey the Circle 2, I have doubts about this since I started work on this over in March 2024 on a site called Khan Academy. I kind of have coders block since I don't know what to put in it now, I'm supposed to have a soundtrack for it by a certain point and finish all the levels, But I've been procrastinating it for a long time by making side-games essentially slowing down the process.But I have some new ideas

Implementing a classic table tennis game using MonoGame, but making it so, that the game logic is independent of the framework using Hexagonal Architecture. Read more