Steam dev begs 10,000 fans who bought his horror game to actually play it
Steam dev begs 10,000 fans who bought his horror game to actually play it Alright, show of hands: How many of you have bought a game on Steam only to never boot it up? Not to make you self-conscious or anything, but game developers can see that sort of thing behind the scenes. And at […]
DnD and Critical Role have entered their TTRPG Cold War era
DnD and Critical Role have entered their TTRPG Cold War era Tabletop role-playing games fans usually get their excitement from letting their imagination run free and living amazing adventures from the comfort of their homes. However, that excitement is spilling out into the real world as some noticeable momentum is rocking the status quo in […]
Batman, Green Arrow, and the Question unite in new DC Comics Black Label series
Batman, Green Arrow, and the Question unite in new DC Comics Black Label series You’ve read countless stories about Batman battling the Joker on the streets of Gotham, but what about Batman taking on billionaires on an ocean-faring utopian city? Alongside other DC vigilantes, that’s exactly what he’ll do when Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia begins, […]
Alfred Hitchock’s movies disappeared from Netflix — but now they’re just free to watch
Alfred Hitchock’s movies disappeared from Netflix — but now they’re just free to watch Last April, Netflix announced, to much fanfare, that it had secured the rights to streaming rights to a collection of films from horror legend Alfred Hitchcock, the director behind classic films like Psycho (1960) and The Birds (1963). To celebrate, the […]
The emotional depth of Somnium puzzles
The emotional depth of Somnium puzzles When AI: The Somnium Files released in 2019, I was first drawn to the narrative adventure’s jokes and absurdity. But what really drew me in were the Somnium puzzle segments, in which detective Kaname Date investigated characters’ minds. By using a high-tech device, Dante can enter someone’s unconscious and […]
House of the Dragon season 3 will be ‘massive’ — and that makes me worried
House of the Dragon season 3 will be ‘massive’ — and that makes me worried House of the Dragon season 3 is going to be, to quote showrunner Ryan Condal, “goddamn massive.” Bigger is usually better, and that’s especially true when you’re talking about an epic TV show full of dragons. After all, there’s a […]
Nintendo announces Indie World 2025 showcase
Nintendo announces Indie World 2025 showcase Nintendo has announced that its Indie World showcase will take place on Thursday, Aug. 7, at 6 a.m. PDT / 9 a.m. EDT. According to the gaming company, the broadcast will feature “roughly 15 minutes of new announcements and updates on indie games coming to the Nintendo Switch and […]
The Avengers in The Veracity Trap goes full meta on the Marvel universe
The Avengers in The Veracity Trap goes full meta on the Marvel universe The Avengers in The Veracity Trap, the latest original graphic novel from Abrams ComicArts’ MarvelArts line, is a love letter to the geeky chaos of Marvel comics, where anything could happen and usually did. Written by Eisner Award-winning designer Chip Kidd and […]
Earth creator reveals what he took from Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (and what he didn’t)
Earth creator reveals what he took from Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (and what he didn’t) In 1982, three years after directing the space-horror classic Alien (and following a failed attempt to adapt Frank Herbert’s Dune into a film), Ridley Scott came back down to Earth. His follow-up film, Blade Runner, started with a concept Alien […]
Donkey Kong Bananza’s lackluster fashion game needs a revamp
Donkey Kong Bananza’s lackluster fashion game needs a revamp As I crashed and smashed my way to the first official stage of Donkey Kong Bananza, the Lagoon Layer, I was excited to check out how the developers of Super Mario Odyssey would go above and beyond with customization. I wanted to make DK look fly […]