Half-Life: Alyx (opens in new tab) is the latest release in a series that fans have been desperate to see more of. If that wasn’t enough pressure for the developers at Valve, the game has been created for virtual reality, a medium that is merciless when it comes to stability …
Read More »Gugu Mbatha-Raw on Misbehaviour, Marvels Loki series, Black Mirror, and The Cloverfield Paradox
There’s no knowing what Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s going to do next. Quite literally. The actress can barely talk about her upcoming Disney Plus series, Marvel’s Loki, and definitely can’t discuss what’s coming after that. “Beyond Loki? I really can’t talk about,” she says matter-of-factly before letting out a nervous laugh and …
Read More »Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker features a hidden, very minor Simon Pegg cameo
The further away from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (opens in new tab)‘s initial release, the more we are learning about Episode 9. In a new interview with GamesRadar+ and Total Film, Simon Pegg – who played the hideous Unkar Plutt in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (opens in …
Read More »First Look: Hytale is putting adventure and creativity at the heart of its ambitious block-building sandbox
What happens when the announcement trailer for your indie game gets 54 million views – and counting? Well, first, your website has a minor meltdown. “There was a moment when the countdown hit zero, and the website script didn’t just quite perfectly fire,” project lead Aaron ‘Noxy’ Donaghey recalls. Everyone …
Read More »The Sims turns 20: Creator Will Wright reflects on the battle he waged to get one of the best games of all time made
It’s surprising to consider that The Sims – the best-selling PC franchise of all time – nearly wasn’t made. Its creator, Will Wright, had a battle on his hands as he tried to develop the idea, and no one at Maxis shared that vision. It was, in Wright’s own words, …
Read More »Edward Norton interview: Motherless Brooklyn actor talks Martin Scorseses “astute observations” on the film industry
Edward Norton still gets nervous. Despite having a career that goes back decades, starting in 1996 with Gregory Hoblit’s Primal Fear, the actor still worries about acting the fool in front of other people. “I wish I could say I was a person where I didn’t care who was watching,” …
Read More »“Go and make the best game that you possibly can” – How Microsoft is helping to evolve Wasteland 3
What impact will Microsoft have on the renaissance of the cRPG? That’s a question that many have been unable – or otherwise unwilling – to confront for some time now. With Wasteland 3 set to launch of May 19, 2020, that question will be answered one way or the other. …
Read More »Doctor Sleep director Mike Flanagan discusses ending, *that* cameo, and how one scene almost went too far
Mike Flanagan has quickly become Hollywood’s king of horror. The creator of The Haunting of Hill House most recently took on the tremendously difficult task of directing a sequel to one of the most beloved movies of all time, The Shining. Titled Doctor Sleep (opens in new tab), the movie’s …
Read More »Inside Modern Warfare: Exploring Piccadilly, The Embassy, and Urzikstan with Infinity Wards narrative director Taylor Kurosaki
Before I sat down with the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (opens in new tab) campaign, Infinity Ward’s studio head and creative director told me that the studio “wanted to make a game that made you think.” Patrick Kelly went on to explain that, “we hope you have fun, but …
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