Markiplier says Hollywood was 'willfully ignoring the potential of YouTubers' before his film Iron Lung made $50 million at the box office

Markiplier says Hollywood was ‘willfully ignoring the potential of YouTubers’ before his film Iron Lung made $50 million at the box office

Horror film Iron Lung, based on the indie videogame by developer David Szymanski, hit movie theaters in February. It starred, was directed by, and maybe most interestingly, was distributed by YouTuber Markiplier working outside of the traditional Hollywood system. The movie was originally planned for release in only about 60 theaters in the US, but…

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My Winter Car is a ‘dangerous, depressing and tiring’ life sim, and the developer doesn’t want you to play it unless you’ve mastered the infamously tricky My Summer Car

It’s only been a year since Amistech released its notoriously challenging Finnish life sim, My Summer Car. After nearly a decade of early access, it finally hit 1.0 in January 2025. Amistech hasn’t been resting on its laurels since then, though. While PC Gamer was taking its big holiday nap, My Winter Car launched in…

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RuneScape fans have spoken: ‘Treasure Hunter’ microtransactions will be scrapped in January as ‘part of a wider transformation across Jagex’

It’s not exactly a surprising outcome, but it is now official: RuneScape players have voted overwhelmingly to remove the game’s ‘Treasure Hunter’ microtransaction system, and so it’ll be cut out completely on January 19, 2026. “January 19th is the start of a new era for RuneScape, powered by a shared desire to see this game…

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I don’t know if Sunderfolk can replace tabletop RPGs, but its smartphone controls feel like a great alternative if your DM’s too exhausted to run a campaign

Sunderfolk is the latest attempt at an experiment that’s never quite succeeded. Secret Door’s co-op-centric tactical RPG aims to capture the fun of tabletop roleplaying in a more approachable format by using smartphones as controllers for the party’s actions on a central screen. Sunderfolk makes an impressive showing. Secret Door seems like it’s carefully considered…

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