Sources: Polygon, Kotaku
Everybody loves a twisty paranoid thriller. The ‘70s embraced gritty conspiracy stories like Three Days of the Condor(1975) and Soylent Green (1973), while contemporary movies like Watcher (2022) and Coherence (2013) bring intriguing new ideas to the genre. Although the bulk of…
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Gothic stories have a long shelf life. First published hundreds of years ago and tackling numerous topics, the earliest gothic books and novellas are often packed with ambiance: old and creaky manors, moody weather, hauntings, romantic twists, and longing amid the stress of a…
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Created by Chris Carter, The X-Files was a 1990s series about two FBI agents named Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) who investigate cases involving paranormal phenomena. In the season 4 episode “Home,” they are called to the small town of Home,…
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Fire Emblem loves looking back. Fire Emblem Awakening, the Nintendo 3DS title that rescued the franchise from permanent retirement, is packed with references to the series’ history: one character adopts the name Marth, another shouts the names of previous Fire Emblem games on…
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World War II epics tend to emphasize the overwhelming scale of the conflict. Allied forces storm the beaches of Normandy, tanks rumble across Europe, and in some cases, soldiers are just trying to get Matt Damon home. Naturally, Quentin Tarantino doesn’t take a conventional…
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Many people I know have played The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild; shockingly few have actually finished it. Every time I talk to a friend about it, I hear the same story: “I could take on Calamity Ganon whenever I want, but I’m not ready to be done with it.” Like a lot of…
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Firaxis Games and 2K announced the first expansion for Sid Meier's Civilization 7 during a PAX West panel. Titled Earthrise, the expansion will focus on the space race and civil engineering to combat natural disasters. Before then, free updates will add a whole new Age and more…
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Under investigation since 2019, Andrew ‘Mod Jed’ Lakeman could face three years in prison after crypto laundering half a million worth of in-game loot
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Usually playing the cheerleader for artificial intelligence, the Epic CEO seems to have cooled on the trend and regrets humoring NFTs
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Great action movies also have stakes that feel real. They break genre conventions, use fights to flesh out characters, and balance out frenetic action with quieter moments. With these factors in mind, here are seven R-rated action movies that are 10 out of 10.
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HBO’s Lanterns has proven to be one of the best new additions to James Gunn’s DC Universe. The series brings together Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and drops them into a decade-hopping murder mystery set in a small rural town where nothing seems…
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The largest pinball company delves further into the video game themes, albeit with one largely taking inspiration from its TV adaptation
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Right now, we have unprecedented access to video games. Platforms like Steam offer tremendous access to AAA and indie titles alike, while services like Nintendo Switch Online are bringing plenty of classic titles to modern hardware.
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Double Fine, which regained independence from Xbox Game Studios in July, has unveiled its first post-Xbox game: Thank You Bus Driver. Studio founder Tim Schafer declared in a recent interview that his studio will keep making weird games like it and Keeper, as no one will be able…
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Their first game, Where the Seeds Fall, will release in November
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After severe backlash to its initial response to reports of theft at Gamescom 2026, Gamescom has now issued an apology with several promises that it will hopefully keep.
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Despite picking up 11 Emmy nominations, the live action Nicolas Cage Spider-Man spinoff will be sleeping with the fishes after just one season
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I picked the best possible year to get deep into city builders, at least in terms of being spoiled for high-quality choices. Having the time to play them all? Yeah, that's another matter entirely. 2026's release calendar has already been packed with some excellent new games, and…
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