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And the Gears of War: E-Day Direct that follows.

One of the world's biggest gaming shows, Gamescom, is now underway in Cologne, Germany, and hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend. The organizers sold out the entire 233,000 square meter exhibition floor at the Koelnmesse exhibition center, with more than 1,600 exhibitors signing up to show off their games and products. In short, Gamescom is huge. It might not be the world's largest gaming event, as that title belongs to ChinaJoy, which had more than 438,000 attendees this year. But Gamescom is a bona fide juggernaut, and it's stayed strong, and grown, while other events have

The Dungeon Crawler Carl TV show has taken a big step forward with Chris Yost and Eric Heisserer being named co-showrunners for the series.Matt Dinniman's popular LitRPG series was officially confirmed for Peacock earlier this year, but we haven't heard much news about it since then. Yost had already been attached to the project as writer, but the move to co-showrunner is a step up. The addition of Heisserer brings a second helping of sci-fi chops to the series.Yost has worked on a number of Star Wars and Marvel projects over the years. He acted as a consultant and writer for the first

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Lizzy Caplan (Masters of Sex, Mean Girls) has joined the cast for FX and Hulu's upcoming Far Cry anthology series. She is the second confirmed cast member for the show, joining It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Rob Mac. Noah Hawley (Alien Earth, Fargo) is the showrunner and executive producer for the Far Cry TV show, while Mac is executive producing the show in addition to starring in it. Caplan's most acclaimed roles came in Masters of Sex and Fleishman Is in Trouble, for which she earned Emmy Award nominations. She is also known for her role in the Now You See Me series, as well as the con