James Harrington

Terry Brooks’ Shannara high fantasy series began in 1997 with The Sword of Shannara. Dozens of novels and 40-plus years later, it concluded with The Last Druid in 2020. If you’ve never tried Brooks’ classic series, now’s a great time to dive in. Humble Bundle’s Shannara series deal includes up to 20 books for only $18. It doesn’t come with every book in the series, but less than one dollar per book is quite the bargain. See at Humble Bundle If you prefer physical books, you can get a hardcover edition of The Sword of Shannara Trilogy for $22 (was $40) at Amazon. This hardcover edition was released back in 2002 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the series–it’s rather cool to see it still in print today. Keep in mind the original trilogy is also available in digital format for…

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 arrives on October 25, but you can get hands-on with the game’s beta as early as August 30. Activision has revealed the preload information ahead of the early-access period, and here is everything you need to know to make sure you have the beta installed for day one.Black Ops 6’s beta preload begins on August 28. Activision says the fastest way to jump into the beta immediately is to download the Season 5 Reloaded update for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone that arrives on August 21. You’ll want to make sure this update is complete before August 30, as Activision says players with this update installed will automatically receive the beta files as an update to their existing game.

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The Casting of Frank Stone is an odd name for a horror game. It almost implies we ought to know who Frank Stone is, or why his “casting” (whatever that means in this context) is notable. But after playing the game’s prologue, I still feel out of the loop. Supermassive, famous for cinematic horror games such as Until Dawn, The Quarry, and The Dark Pictures Anthology, has been handed the reins to Behaviour Interactive’s Dead By Daylight (DBD) franchise for a cinematic spin-off that plays much like its other popular games.That’s an exciting prospect in itself. Supermassive’s playable horror movies routinely make for terrific party games. But my prevailing impression after an hour with the game is that DBD fans will get more out of this than those who come in without knowing the PvP horror gam…