Sources: Polygon, Kotaku
The ‘70s and ‘80s was a major turning point for science fiction. Star Wars revitalized the genre in 1977 and turned it into one of Hollywood’s main box office draws, inspiring a wave of films that reshaped the entire industry. Two years later, Ridley Scott threw down the…
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Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl takes one of fantasy's oldest setups and throws it into a blender with reality television, apocalyptic horror, and video game logic, creating a series that has evolved into one of the biggest breakout hits in modern speculative fiction. The…
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Yesterday, news broke that Sir Patrick Stewart died at age 86. With his background performing Shakespeare and his incredible sense of dignity and gravitas, Stewart is being celebrated primarily for his work as Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation, as well as…
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The best twist endings in video games change what you thought you were playing. A great one makes you want to start over to spot the clues, and a perfect one hides those clues in plain sight: in dialogue, in chapter titles, perhaps even the controller you’re holding. These ten…
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As stumbled upon overnight by a Reddit user, one incensed fan is taking the fight right to the publisher’s gates
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Dead of the Brain was developer FairyTale’s first foray out of erotica into horror and funnily enough that seems to be the case with its new publisher too
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That was my favorite takeaway when I recently spoke with the Academy Award winner for her new film A Talent for Murder, which she stars in alongside Alden Ehrenreich (Weapons, Solo: A Star Wars Story).
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I couldn’t have been more excited for a movie adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. The story of Bilbo Baggins is my favorite book — I even prefer it to The Lord of the Rings — and I try to read it again every year. By virtue of being less ambitious, The Hobbit lets Tolkien…
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It’s time for the end of the first month of Guiding Key, Kotaku’s Kingdom Hearts replay series
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Phantom Blade Zerois off to a roaring start. The Wuxia action game by S-Game started the week with strong reviews and ended it with stratospheric player numbers on Steam, where the Chinese audience can be relied upon to turn out for a big release from their native country.
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Skyblivion, an ambitious mod aiming to recreate all of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion within Skyrim's game engine, has run into a new legal challenge after over a decade of volunteer-driven development. Surprisingly, these legal troubles don't stem from Bethesda Game Studios or…
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Terrors of all genres await
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While there were no new games announced, the Direct provided updates for the upcoming edition of Pikmin 4, Pikmin Bloom and crocheted hats
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Patrick Stewart was a celebrated actor whose career spanned decades of film, television, and theater. He became a household name playing Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films, but his work also included decades of live performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company and…
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“It was super important that Austin felt like he was in these environments and his body had to respond to them,” Avery told Polygon in a virtual interview. “All that motion on camera is motion that we’re making. It’s not animated. That means Austin’s body is responding to real…
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Before the end of the year, Warframe will get a whole lot bigger. The Warframe: Tau expansion will be released for free in December and adds its namesake star system to the live service shooter alongside a lot of other new content.
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On Thursday, Nintendo released a special edition of the Nintendo Switch 2 in anticipation of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which is set to launch Nov. 5. As with most special hardware releases, the Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary-themed Switch 2 sold out quickly.…
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It: Welcome to Derry shocked and surprised fans to celebrate Halloween this year, as an unannounced 30-minute special episode was added to HBO Max at midnight.
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