I like the Castlevania explanation for why crosses work on vampires:
"Vampires are basically an evolved predator species, so their eyesight is pretty different to ours. Turns out that if you put a big geometric shape right up close in their field of vision, it confuses the shit out of their brains and, you know, makes them panic."
I don't know how well known it is, but this sort of information is visible already on https://isthereanydeal.com.
Click on a game and look for "Waitlist Price Distribution" under the "Stats" tab:
Good thing that ocean was there or 1600s Virginia would have claimed the entire planet with their innovative "peeling the label off a biscuit can" approach to real estate.
This is what a Lovecraft story looks like from the eldritch beings' perspective.
Judging by this comment thread I'm not the only one who's like "you can have them, but I don't know if you're going to want them"
"Spending a huge chunk of the budget on dishonest advertising and then releasing a significantly different, half-broken game is still cool though."
fewer than 10
"Welcome... to Super Inbred Penguin Island."
🎵DOO DOO DOO doo doo🎵
Because I'm that guy: "hanged"
(disclaimer: language is a fluid construct, talk however you want, there's no one "right" way to speak, some of us just enjoy being pedantic assholes)
When reading anything published by The Daily Mail, it's best to assume that the story ranges between poorly reported and outright fabricated.