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Developer Mundfish has released a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming first-person shooter/action-RPG Atomic Heart. In it, we get our first look at the game's insanely detailed Photo Mode, as well ...

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Brains, spiders, (were)wolves and slimy eyeballs — a collection of creepy research topics that Dr. Frankenstein would appreciate! But unlike the mad scientist’s work, the research detailed below in ...