It might seem strange for Xbox to use its next-gen showcase as the place to announce DLC for a 2019 multiplatform title, but when that title is The Outer Worlds (opens in new tab) the decision suddenly makes a lot of sense. Obsidian’s narratively satisfying RPG made for one of …
Read More »The Chinese Room is back with a game on Apple Arcade, but first-person narrative adventures are still in its future
When one chapter closes, another begins. With the release of Little Orpheus for Apple Arcade, The Chinese Room has taken a step back from the walking simulators it has become so synonymous with. For the time being, at least. The studio isn’t abandoning games that leverage storytelling as a central …
Read More »Al Ewing: Guardians of the Galaxy is the “launchpad” to “New Age of Space” at Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy is returning on July 15, picking up on the threads writer Al Ewing laid out in the first three issues of his still-burgeoning run on the title – including the death of Peter Quill and the formation of a second team of Guardians. With all of …
Read More »Looking back at the Baby-Sitters Club with Raina Telgemeier
A new adaptation of Ann M. Martin’s iconic Baby-Sitters Club prose novels hit Netflix recently, and it brings to mind comics’ own adaptations of those novels by arguably the industry’s most successful author, Raina Telgemeier. In many ways, Telgemeier’s four Baby-Sitters Club adaptations — Kristy’s Great Idea (opens in new …
Read More »Final Fantasy 7 Remake co-director Naoki Hamaguchi on the changes that shaped the reimagining of a classic
Final Fantasy 7 Remake (opens in new tab) manages to deliver an experience that feels both familiar and entirely new at the same time. From a visual standpoint, it’s easy to see just how much more modernised Cloud’s adventure has become, but some of the changes to key elements in …
Read More »Uncanny X-Men partners reunite for pulp adventure their kids can read: Adventureman
After meeting each other by being paired up on Marvel Comics’ Uncanny X-Men, writer Matt Fraction and husband-and-wife artist duo Terry and Rachel Dodson wanted to work together again – but on their own thing. And for Matt’s case, he wanted to do it for his daughter. So here comes …
Read More »Call of the Sea is an otherworldly exploration of love and loss on a mysterious island
Key Info (Image credit: Raw Fury) Game Call of the Sea Developer Out of the Blue Publisher Raw Fury Platforms PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X Release Q4 2020 Call of the Sea is a love letter to the adventure genre. It’s a quiet contemplation on the value of family, a search for answers leading …
Read More »Elder Scrolls Online dev talks Google Stadia port
“We’ve been working on this for a while,” says project manager Eric Buhlman of bringing Elder Scrolls Online to Stadia. The devs behind the port are assuring fans that playing one of the most active MMOs in the cloud should be a versatile, accessible, smooth experience. The Elder Scrolls Online …
Read More »Obsidian shrinks its ambitions as it makes its Xbox first-party debut with Grounded
What if we made a game where you shrunk down to the size of an ant?” As Roby Atadero tells it, that question is the driving force behind Obsidian Entertainment’s latest experiment. The senior programmer is quick to note that the concept was born in 2018, before the Microsoft acquisition …
Read More »The secret origin of Mariko Tamaki
Mariko Tamaki will take over DC’s Wonder Woman title later this summer (opens in new tab), and she might be a new name to some ardent superhero fans. But to others, she’s someone long overdue for a major title. (Image credit: Jillian Tamaki (First Second)) (opens in new tab) Tamaki …
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