Sources: Polygon, Kotaku
Being a fan of DC Comics comes with its own crosses to bear: most of the movie adaptations simply aren’t very good. You do have occasional wins, such as The Dark Knight trilogy and 2017’s Wonder Woman. Hell, even James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad proved you could do incredible…
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Ron Gilbert, creator of the beloved Monkey Island series of adventure games, admitted that making a new one would be "really complicated" because of all the companies that would have to be involved. That's part of why he eschewed the traditional game-publisher system for his…
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It's a rough life on the eternal midcard. In every big shared fictional universe, there's always someone whose "job," so to speak, is to get merked in order to establish a new threat's danger level. Star Trek fans, the architects of fandom, have successfully branded this as the…
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Mention the name "Stephen King" and most people immediately picture haunted hotels, killer clowns, possessed cars, and enough small-town nightmares to keep Maine's tourism board awake at night. More than 50 years after Carrie launched his career, King remains synonymous with…
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There are few anime directors whose names alone cast so much appeal for a new project. After helping define the anarchic energy of One-Punch Man’s first season and creating the surreal, deeply introspective Sonny Boy, Shingo Natsume is finally taking his particular brand of…
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That said, not every genre staple warrants a remake. A classic time travel adventure like Steins;Gate feels pitch-perfect in spite of its drawbacks, while an atypical shonen like Mob Psycho 100 already feels timeless despite being a more recent entry.
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Six years after revealing the first batch of Lego Super Mario sets, Nintendo and The Lego Group are finally giving fans what they want: Super Mario minifigures. Nintendo and Lego teased the first of those minis back in March, showing plumber-adventurer extraordinaire Mario…
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Including the Hobbs & Shaw spinoff movie, there have been 11 Fast & Furious films to date, and a 12th and final one is on the way. While all of them have their moments, Fast Five, still remains the best for the way it repositioned the franchise, the way it used all the best…
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Nickit is getting its own Pokémon Go Community Day, running on Sunday, Aug. 16 from 2-5 p.m. in your local time. This dark-type fox Pokémon will be in the spotlight during the event, spawning everywhere with a pretty high chance to be shiny.
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We got our most extensive deep dive into Kingdom Hearts 4 yet during the franchise's D23 panel. The panel not only featured some great insights from the developers, but a longer version of the most recent trailer.
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In the short, strange history of comic book superfans, the number one spot is taken and there are no realistic contenders. As long as Nicolas Cage is alive, he's earned the right to call himself the biggest comics nerd who’s ever lived. Even once Cage no longer walks this Earth,…
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Hopefully putting a fork in this embarrassing stitch, Matt Karch delivered a private apology to the lead Rideshare "Stimulator" writer subjected to his stinky, snarky rant
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Isekai anime fans must feel vindicated right now. As of Aug. 12, the three biggest series in the genre are all streaming or being broadcast at the same time. It's a bit like being back in the golden years of 2004-2012, when Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece were all airing on TV…
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom pretty much always merits a replay. Or two. Or fifteen. There’s always another sky island you’ve skipped, or a cave you haven’t fully explored. But searching for Princess Zelda and saving the kingdom of Hyrule in the exact same way does…
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Director Jane Schoenbrun continues their odyssey into childhood fixations, this time with a painterly but often obnoxious unraveling of gloriously problematic VHS horror
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Kaiju No. 8 has become one of anime’s most entertaining modern hits, pairing giant-monster spectacle a la Godzilla with a surprisingly goofy workplace comedy. The series follows Kafka Hibino, a 32-year-old sanitation worker who dreams of joining the Defense Force. Through…
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Computer Space is often regarded as the first commercially distributed arcade machine, and David Perry’s personal two-player unit of this historical artifact is now up for grabs
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When you think of roguelike RPGs with emotional stories about family, your mind probably goes straight to Hades. For good reason! Supergiant's exceptional take on Greek mythology is a modern classic. But before Zagreus ever copped an attitude with the lord of the underworld,…
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