I keep a list of indie games that I will advocate for to my friends, coworkers, and random passersby on the street. Slay the Princess, ****** Tabby Games’ time loop horror game, is pretty high on that list. It was one of my favorite games of 2023, and while it didn’t edge out Baldur’s Gate 3 or Street Fighter 6 for the… Read more... View the full article
The new Borderlands movie opened to abysmal reviews from fans and critics alike. One big complaint is that the PG-13 film lacks the gore and ********* found in the M-rated games. However, according to one person involved in the creation of the live-action adaptation, they filmed plenty of gory moments that didn’t make… Read more... View the full article
The 2024 Summer Olympics are the first ones to feature an official breakdancing competition alongside the traditional events like gymnastics, track and field, and volleyball. A star was not born, but a household name was. The 36-year old cultural studies professor Rachael “Raygun” Gunn shocked and delighted viewers… Read more... View the full article
Helldivers 2’s new Escalation of Freedom update dropped on August 6, and it’s packing a ton of changes and additions, including a bunch of new ****** types. On the Terminid front, we’ve now got the Impalers, which are returning from the first game, and love to stab you with their wildly long tentacles that they burrow… Read more... View the full article
It’s already the second weekend of August, and no one else has realized that time is actually speeding up. We all put it down to aging, but what if kids are experiencing it faster too? We’d never know. I’m telling you, time is out of control, and the Earth will spin off its axis any day now. So we should probably play… Read more... View the full article
This weekend, Bethesda is hosting QuakeCon, the annual celebration of developer id Software and the ***** series. There have already been some amazing announcements out of the convention, including official modding support coming to ***** Eternal and the reveal of gameplay for 2025’s *****: The Dark Ages. But if you… Read more... View the full article
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy made over $1 billion at the box office, but apparently none of that really trickled down to the actors. At least not ones like Cate Blanchett, recent star of the less-esteemed Borderlands adaptation, who said in a new interview she basically got paid for being in the movie… Read more... View the full article
In any other game, Shadow Of The Erdtree’s the Jagged Peak is endgame *****. It’s a gauntlet of vicious dragons, with escalating difficulty, in an environment that’s about as close to ***** itself without you yourself being on *****—though the dragons themselves will gladly take care of that for you. At the top, though,… Read more... View the full article
The newest official port of ***** and ***** 2—classic ‘90s shooters from id Software—fully supports player-created mods and maps. And in less than 48 hours, you can now ****** Mario characters in ***** on your Xbox thanks to modders. Read more... View the full article
It’s been wonderful watching Capcom flourish over the past several years. Following a bit of a downturn in the early ‘10s with games like the floundering Lost Planet series and DMC: ****** May Cry, as well as the criminally overlooked Asura’s Wrath, things were looking a little dire for the legacy publisher, which was… Read more... View the full article
There’s actually a couple of different ways to make your way into the Shadow Keep in Shadow of the Erdtree, and no one would necessarily blame you for looking at the literal army camped outside the front door, along with the Furnace Golem behind them, and opting all the way out. But, it is Elden Ring: if Malenia… Read more... View the full article
FromSoftware, the developer behind 2022’s Game of the Year Elden Ring and this year’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, has released a new hotfix for the game. Version 1.13.2 is now live for all platforms and, while less substantial than many of the game’s previous patches, it addresses a number of bugs that have been… Read more... View the full article
There’s a ton of cool Netflix anime coming out this fall, and a bunch of it just leaked early. Screenshots, blurry clips, and in some cases entire episodes appeared online early, leading fans to worry about spoilers and call on the streaming platform to release shows early. Days later, Netflix has finally acknowledged… Read more... View the full article
It’s nice to see the Astro **** character, who has existed in the PlayStation ecosystem mostly as a tech demo mascot for a decade, finally getting the respect he deserves. He’s got a new, full-fledged video game hitting shelves and PS5 digital stores on September 6, and it looks like Sony is putting a little more… Read more... View the full article
If you like absurdist humor and games where you can ****** a lot of butts, Thank Goodness You’re Here is probably right up your alley. This short but hilarious game makes for a fantastic weekend play, and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. If you’re wondering just how long it’ll take you to make it to the end… Read more... View the full article
During the final moments of Gossip Girl’s 2007 pilot episode, the ethereal plinks and spacey guitar riffs that open Angels & Airwaves’ 2006 song “The Gift” ring out as Blake Lively’s It Girl Serena van der Woodsen leaves a party hand-in-hand with Penn Badgley’s Lonely Boy Dan Humphrey. As I re-watch it in 2024 at 34… Read more... View the full article
Even when Cyberpunk 2077 was getting dragged during its rough early launch days back in 2020, Judy Alvarez, the virtual reality braindance editor and possible love interest, was widely beloved by fans and detractors alike. She is one of the most compelling characters in Night City, and her personal quests are… Read more... View the full article
The recently announced return of ***** Rising was met with both delight and trepidation, much in light of the redesign of its main character, Frank West. Capcom’s 2006 zombie-bashing madhouse was tremendously fun, but also very much of its time. As spotted by Famitsu, via Eurogamer, the forthcoming remake could be… Read more... View the full article
Cat Quest III is a thrilling feline adventure set in a pirate-themed world, and as such, you can rest assured there’s plenty of ****** to find scattered around its various islands. Not all of this treasure is money or weaponry, however—you’ll also uncover special items that can be returned to specific NPCs as part of… Read more... View the full article
Six months along, I think the key takeaway from Helldivers 2 is that no good thing can reasonably last in this ecosystem. Its launch back in February was marked by a meteoric ascent to the top of the charts, but the past few months have been marred by controversy and upheaval that has hurt the game and the reputation… Read more... View the full article
Earlier today at QuakeCon 2024, id Software announced a bunch of *****-related news, including a brand new way to play the first two classic shooters, mod tools for Eternal, and more. Read more... View the full article
Maybe the only thing more highly anticipated than Grand Theft Auto VI itself is the possibility that it gets delayed. Parent company Take-Two confirms that’s not happening yet. The open-world ****** saga is still scheduled for the fall of 2025, according to its newest earnings report. Read more... View the full article
Borderlands 3 launched in 2019, so you might not expect an update for the looter shooter in 2024. However, possibly due to the recent release of the (terrible) movie, Gearbox has put out a new, small, but genuinely awesome patch for Borderlands 3. Read more... View the full article
On August 7, it was announced that Ready at Dawn, the studio behind Facebook’s Oculus VR series Lone Echo, was shut down. It was a tragic, senseless end to a studio with an over 20-year history. Before it was bought by Facebook in 2020, Ready at Dawn primarily worked with PlayStation. It started out creating PSP… Read more... View the full article
In musical theater, sequels are few and far between, and when they do exist they usually aren’t very good. For example, you’ve probably heard of Phantom of the Opera, the massively successful show from Andrew Lloyd Webber, but you probably don’t know anything about its sequel, Love Never *****. There’s a reason for… Read more... View the full article
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I keep a list of indie games that I will advocate for to my friends, coworkers, and random passersby on the street. Slay the Princess, ****** Tabby Games’ time loop horror game, is pretty high on that list. It was one of my favorite games of 2023, and while it didn’t edge out Baldur’s Gate 3 or Street Fighter 6 for the… Read more... View the full article