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Santa Train Brings Christmas Magic to Huntsville, Alabama

  The holiday season comes to life in Huntsville, Alabama with the return of the Santa Train at the North Alabama Railroad Museum. This festive daytime train ride has become a beloved Christmas tradition for families across North Alabama, offering a joyful blend of holiday cheer, nostalgia, and hands-on fun. Located in  Huntsville , the museum transforms its historic railway into a Christmas experience filled with decorations, smiling volunteers, and the excitement of climbing aboard a real vintage train. From the moment the whistle blows, passengers are swept into the spirit of the season. Meet Santa on the Train The highlight of the Santa Train is a special onboard visit from Santa Claus himself . As the train rolls along the Mercury & Chase Railroad, Santa makes his way through the passenger cars to greet children, pose for photos, and spread holiday cheer. Kids are encouraged to wave, smile, and enjoy the magic of seeing Santa arrive by train. The daytime setting makes...

Plagun - The Plague Goes On: Fast, filthy, and ferocious roguelike shooting at its most grotesque. (Game Review)

Plagun - The Plague Goes On is a grotesque, pulse‑pounding roguelike shooter that turns a failed cure for death into a living nightmare. You’re a masked survivor; once a doctor, now a plague‑mutated monstrosity, wielding biomechanical “plaguns” and cursed skull masks to carve a path through endless, regenerating horrors. Runs are short and brutal but endlessly mutable: harvest corpses to power permanent and run‑specific upgrades, swap masks to radically reshape your stats and playstyle, and adapt on the fly to unpredictable perks and enemy mutations. The result is a vicious loop of frantic, bullet‑hell combat and darkly inventive buildcraft, wrapped in a rotten, atmospheric kingdom that slowly reveals its tragic, infectious secrets. Combat and core systems • Bullet‑hell platforming : Auto‑fire keeps the screen saturated with projectiles while tight platforming and wave design force constant motion and precise positioning. Encounters reward split‑second decisions and pattern mastery; d...

BREAKING DECK: Asphalt Anarchy - PvP skate party where tricks, traps, and sabotage collide (Beta Preview)

BREAKING DECK explodes the skatepark into an anarchic playground: a chaotic, high‑octane 3D PvP race party where every run is a highlight reel waiting to happen. Up to eight players fling themselves across collapsing rooftops, molten bridges, and explosive highways, chaining gravity‑defying tricks into speed boosts while dropping ramps, rails, and traps to rewrite the track in real time. The game marries a trick‑based scoring system, where style directly fuels velocity, with live‑built hazards that reward creativity, timing, and a healthy dose of mischief, so victory feels earned and wipeouts look spectacular. Fast, unpredictable, and endlessly replayable, it’s equal parts competitive skating and chaotic sandbox sabotage. Core gameplay • Race and trick loop : Grind, flip, and chain combos to build boost and top speed; tricks aren’t just for show; clean, high‑risk combos convert directly into movement advantages, so mastering timing and flow rewards both style and placement on the lead...

Corporation Liberty: Terminal Shift - Four workers, one terminal, and a system that punishes failure. (Beta Preview)

Corporation Liberty turns the office into a pressure chamber: up to four players share a single terminal and must coordinate under brutal, ever‑shifting quotas. Each shift is a tense, procedurally generated gauntlet of timed tasks where small mistakes cascade into catastrophic failures and the workstation itself delivers corrective consequences. The game compresses workplace dynamics into a high‑stakes social experiment, clear communication and ruthless efficiency keep you alive, while missteps, selfish play, or simple bad luck invite punishment. It’s a lean, merciless premise: cooperate to survive, exploit or be exploited, and learn that in this facility obedience is safety and failure is replaced. How it plays • Shift structure : Each round is a relentless, timed sequence of randomized objectives. Tasks range from quick micro‑actions to multi‑step procedures, and the workstation enforces strict quotas that must be met before the clock expires. The result is a constant tension betwee...

SHUCKED: A rollicking musical about secrets and sweet corn. (Event Preview)

Catch SHUCKED in Huntsville December 16–21 , 2025; introducing a laugh‑out‑loud, corn‑fed Broadway hit landing at the VBC for a week of uproarious musical comedy that blends big laughs with genuine heart. Expect sharp satire, toe‑tapping country‑tinged songs, and a cast full of comic energy delivering a delightfully corny story that’s perfect for date nights, group outings, and anyone who loves smart, silly theater. Book early to secure the best seats and join the harvest of happy audiences. SHUCKED in Huntsville SHUCKED is a Tony Award®-winning musical comedy critics call “ flat out hilarious ,” marrying sharp satire with irresistible corn‑fed charm. The touring production arrives in Huntsville December 16–21, 2025 at the VBC Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, offering evening and matinee performances throughout the week. Expect toe‑tapping, country‑tinged songs, broad physical comedy, and a warm, witty story that makes this a perfect holiday‑season outing for anyone who loves big laughs a...

Merry CODMAS! Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Free Trial Goes Live with Festive Mayhem Across All Modes

  It’s the most wonderful (and explosive) time of the year in Call of Duty . Activision has officially kicked off CODMAS, bringing holiday-themed chaos to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone —and there’s no better time to jump in thanks to the Black Ops 7 Free Trial, available now through December 22. To celebrate the season, CODMAS transforms every corner of the Call of Duty universe with snow, ice, gifts, and limited-time modes that blend festive fun with signature high-octane combat. Holiday Havoc Across Every Mode Endgame The action gets a frosty makeover as frozen projectiles enter the battlefield and holiday-themed Supply Boxes hide gift-filled surprises. Expect the unexpected as seasonal twists keep matches unpredictable and delightfully chaotic. Multiplayer CODMAS delivers limited-time multiplayer modes designed purely for festive fun. Players can dive into Snowfight and Holiday Havoc , while the Sleighjacked multiplayer map and Holiday Rush LTM e...

Scrabdackle: The Scribbler’s Quest - Traditional animation, dense worldbuilding, and curiosity‑driven design. (Game Review)

Scrabdackle is a lovingly hand‑drawn open‑world adventure crafted by a solo developer that marries Metroidvania exploration, Soulslike boss encounters, and Zelda‑style discovery into a sprawling, scribbly fantasy. Act 1 stands as a substantial, self‑contained chapter, about 12–15 hours on a focused playthrough, while Acts 2 and 3 are planned as free episodic updates that will expand the map, systems, and story (the base price will rise as new acts launch, so early buyers get future acts included). The game’s personality comes from its traditional animation, a dense layer of worldbuilding, and a design philosophy that rewards curiosity, experimentation, and off‑the‑beaten‑path play. Expect a large handcrafted world full of secrets, memorable boss set pieces, and a slow‑burn sense of discovery that unfolds as you learn new spells and revisit previously blocked paths. Story You inhabit the robes of Blue, a novice wizard literally hurled from the academy when its halls are breached and un...

Codex Mortis: Necromancer’s Onslaught - Summon, spell, and survive a relentless undead storm. (Demo Preview)

Codex Mortis casts you as a death‑wielding sorcerer in a relentless, necromantic bullet‑hell where survival depends on clever builds and brutal execution. Runs are frantic and systems‑driven: slot spells from five distinct schools; Necromancy, Summoning, Blood, Soul, and Curses; chain synergies that reshape the battlefield, and command summoned legions and heroes to tip chaotic encounters in your favor. Whether you prefer solo runs or coordinated co‑op, the game rewards experimentation and planning as much as twitch skill, turning each procedurally generated arena into a laboratory for devastating combinations and emergent strategies. Gameplay and Core Loop Core loop : The game hooks you fast: drop into a procedurally generated arena, slot active spells, scavenge resources and artifacts, then push forward until you either escape or are overwhelmed. Runs are compact and goal‑driven, so each attempt feels purposeful and immediately rewarding. Combat density : Encounters are a dense, scr...

Sweet Surrender VR: Megatower Rush - A sprint up a neon dystopia of robots and scavenged firepower. (Game Review)

Sweet Surrender is a high‑octane, arcade‑style roguelite VR shooter that delivers razor‑sharp, frantic gunplay and impressively low‑demand performance; perfect for players who want instant, sweaty runs without hardware headaches. You’re dropped into a dystopian megatower where each run is a sprint upward through procedurally generated floors, swarms of hostile automatons, and tight, action‑first encounters that reward momentum, aim, and quick thinking. Since its late‑2021 debut the game has seen steady updates and a notable PSVR2 build with platform‑specific enhancements, but its promise is straightforward: move fast, shoot faster, and cobble together a lethal loadout from scavenged weapons, explosives, and upgrade chips. Where it stumbles is in variety and polish, enemy types and upgrade options can feel repetitive over multiple runs, and occasional glitches undercut the flow, but at its best Sweet Surrender is a visceral, run‑and‑gun VR thrill that scratches the arcade shooter itch...