“This isn’t science fiction in the far-flung future,” Lisa Joy, best known as co-showrunner of the sci-fi series Westworld, tells GamesRadar+ while sitting down to discuss her new movie, Reminiscence. On the face of it, it’s a bold declaration at odds with the thriller’s setting – an achingly beautiful future …
Read More »New Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novel digs deeper into Sukis past
The legacy of Avatar: The Last Airbender has continued in comics long after the cartoon has ended, and this week’s Avatar: The Last Airbender – Suki Alone (opens in new tab) presents a ‘lost episode’ type of story delving into the fan-favorite character Suki and her time in prison at …
Read More »How the sniper battle in The Last of Us 2 was made: “The amount of work and care is astonishing”
A few weeks ago, a diehard The Last of Us 2 fan managed to break the boss fight with Tommy by catching and killing the sharpshooter in what’s meant to be a pure chase scene. This sparked an interesting Twitter thread from Naughty Dog technical designer Asher Einhorn, who first …
Read More »New York Comic Con sells out in 12 hours: inside the return of conventions with ReedPop
This month’s Comic-Con@Home marks the last major comic convention forced to go online due to the pandemic, with the late summer and fall offering a packed but precaution-heavy in-person con season to include local and regional events, as well as the return of major ones such as MegaCon, DragonCon, and …
Read More »To The Rescue is an adorable dog shelter management sim thats trying to make a real difference
From the very first moment I see a little stray puppy in To The Rescue!, it’s not long before I find myself getting fully invested in trying to help this pup find an owner. The upcoming management sim from publisher Freedom Games and developer Little Rock Games sees you run …
Read More »“There really is no one way of playing”: Techland on Dying Light 2 co-op, side questing, and more
Every tower tells a story in Dying Light 2. Each explorable floor is like a living act within an architectural play, threading its own unique tales into the greater story of the overall structure. You’ll be ascending and descending these floors not just to gain vertical advantages in traversal and …
Read More »How Dick Grayson became Batman – Inside Battle of the Cowl with Tony S. Daniel and the DC editors at the time
Following the events of Grant Morrison and Tony S. Daniel’s ‘Batman RIP‘ storyline, in 2009 Daniel took on both scripting and artwork with the three-issue mini-series Battle for the Cowl (opens in new tab). Batman disappeared and it was up to the Bat-Family to figure out which member would take …
Read More »Microsoft on the future of Xbox: new platforms, first-party focus, cloud expansion
For years now, everything Microsoft has done to support the Future of Xbox has been a gamble with no obvious outcome; that’s the price you pay having spent an entire generation cycle on the defensive. From the introduction of Xbox Game Pass to the expansion into PC and Cloud Gaming. …
Read More »“Nothing prepares you for the monsters”: House of Ashes is channeling Arnie and Aliens for its Dark Pictures threequel
After two reality-testing ghost stories, The Dark Pictures Anthology is swinging into more tangible monster horror territory with House of Ashes. The pitch is pure Aliens meets Descent, with a soldiers vs monsters premise in which an American military unit ends up trapped in an ancient underground temple with… something. …
Read More »Skin Deep is a first-person shooter about rescuing cats, doing the splits, and sneezing in space
The first thing that grabbed my attention about Skin Deep’s announcement trailer was the space cats. The space cats who crew the spaceship that you, as a defrosted insurance agent (in space), must rescue from space pirates before they blow through the deductible on the spaceship. It may not be …
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