Sources: Polygon, Kotaku
Japan's most popular fantasy tabletop role-playing game, Sword World RPG, is finally live on BackerKit with its first official English localization. Courtesy of Mugen Gaming, a company that specializes in localizing Japanese tabletop games, the Sword World RPG campaign is…
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On the evening of Oct. 25, it was announced that prolific, Emmy-winning voice actor Eric Bauza suddenly passed away at age 46 from hypertensive heart disease. A notice was posted to his Instagram reading:
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Ask 10 Star Trek fans to name the best episodes from The Original Series , and you're likely to get 10 completely different lists. Some will prioritize the writing, others the performances or the science-fiction concepts. And inevitably, somebody will argue that "The City on the…
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The actor’s family said he passed ‘suddenly’
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The Super Nintendo Entertainment System has one of the finest game catalogs of any console ever released, and there's a strong selection of 77 games available on Nintendo Classics as part of Nintendo Switch Online. Sadly, most of the console's great third-party games aren't…
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2026 officially has a new highest-rated game of the year. Reviews are in for Phantom Blade Zero, the Wuxia-inspired action game from S-Game, and they've solidified it as one of the best-reviewed games of 2026 — a feat that could help its chances at scoring a nomination for the…
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With games like Pragmata, 007 First Light, Beast of Reincarnation, and Onimusha: Way of the Sword, I’ve spent much of 2026 thinking about what makes a good action game. Is it about the challenge of performing extraordinary feats on the screen? Is it about fighting, and winning,…
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It’s been a pretty great year to be a horror fan. Obsession became one of 2026’s biggest surprise hits, Backrooms turned an internet nightmare into a box-office smash, and even smaller releases like Hokum found an audience. And now, one of the most iconic stories from horror…
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No one really knows why a movie works. After a century of Hollywood, the industry is still trying to understand and adapt to an ever-evolving audience. As we enter an era of peak remake and IP-grab filmmaking, stories from decades ago have become the studios’ easiest bets to…
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Wildlife have slowly relocated into towns and cities due to environmental collapse, but a controversial data center in Finland suggests this phenomenon can now occur overnight with help from AI
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While stricter visa policies scrapped the American concert stop, Pretty Derby die-hards weren’t deterred, hitting the old west and getting horseshoes engraved with their favorite characters
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If you're lagging behind on your annual intake of ghouls and goblins, enjoy this selection of brief creeps, from retro classics to odd indie frights
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Moderators of r/opensource have banned projects under a year old, anything 'made by AI,' and, bizarrely, all non-English speakers
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A young girl rides atop her trusted animal companion through the apocalyptic desert of her shattered world. What is she looking for? What happened to this world? Will she be the one to save it?
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The trend-setting studio is betting $200 million on Alex Garland’s FromSoftware adaptation, having only seen that kind of box office mojo once with Backrooms
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Initial estimates for Clayface's opening weekend box office are in, and the lower-budget horror film took the top spot with a $24.5 million gross. Its success means Skydance, the company created when Paramount and Warner Bros. merged, has topped the box office for two straight…
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The Sports/Racing category has a number of almost inviolate rules, which are as follows:
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BioWare's canceled Mass Effectgame would have been more than just one "universe."
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