Even superheroes have bosses; at least they do in HBO’s Lanterns. As much as Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) acts like a charming rogue who follows his own rules and doesn’t care about authority, he does answer to a higher power that can technically fire him at any time. That power is the Guardians of the […]
Lanterns’ dark new origin story for John Stewart changes DC Comics canon in a big way

Immediately killing a beloved hero of almost seven decades instantly established that nothing is sacred in HBO’s Lanterns. Anyone can die, and the DC comics this show is based on are a mere guideline at best. Yet even so, John Stewart’s decidedly dark origin story – explored in episode three – comes as a big […]
2019GTA 6 became too realistic for even Rockstar so the devs had to cut a system for restocking Jason and Lucia’s fridge to “find the right balance between realism and ease of play”

GTA 6 had even more daily-life role-playing features, like buying groceries to restock your fridge, reveals Rockstar North co-studio head and head of development Rob Nelson, but the team decided to scrap the idea so as not to overcomplicate the game’s mechanics. In an interview with Famitsu that’s been translated by GamesRadar+, Nelson discusses a […]
2019Massive Valve leak unearths 12TB of unreleased builds for games like Portal 2, alongside a whiff of Half-Life 2: Episode 3

A massive archive of games and unreleased builds uploaded to Steam from 2003 to 2013 has leaked online, and it includes never-before-seen versions of Portal 2 and many other games, alongside materials that could be related to the Half-Life 2: Episode Three that never saw the light of day. The 12TB leak was spotted by […]
2019Pokemon with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s combat sounds like a bonkers idea, but one fan’s now given us a taste test

What would Pokemon look like if the series borrowed from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33‘s combat system? The question is so unlikely that it wouldn’t usually be worth dwelling on, but it is today, because one fan has created a gorgeous proof of concept video. Earlier this week, BelmontesArt posted a clip to their YouTube channel […]
2019What made the OG Fallout so great is “overlooked” these days, says co-creator Tim Cain

What made the original Fallout RPG so great wasn’t just its dark humor or apocalyptic setting or branching choices, according to co-creator Tim Cain. What made Fallout great was actually how it was made. Part of the team responsible for the original Fallout – and now part of Obsidian Entertainment, a studio working on an […]
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