Kingdom Hearts is celebrating its 25th anniversary next year with the release of Kingdom Hearts 4. While it doesn’t have a release date yet, it was also revealed that a Kingdom Hearts animated series is in development for Disney’s streaming platforms. However, this is apparently just the beginning of the franchise’s plans, according to Disney’s […]
2019Dark Matter season 2 presented an entirely different challenge for the team behind the Apple TV sci-fi series. While Dark Matter’s mind-bending first season stuck closely to the novel of the same name, there was no second book for season 2 to adapt, meaning no roadmap to follow. For showrunner Blake Crouch, who also wrote […]
2019Zach Cregger has opened up about his approach to adapting Resident Evil in his new movie. Instead of a direct adaptation, the Weapons director is telling a new story set in the world of the franchise. “I happen to worship these Resident Evil games and pull a lot of inspiration from the experience of playing […]
2019
Few things linger in your subconscious longer than memories of being frightened as a child. Some of my strongest are moments from video games I was probably way too young to be playing, like the gas station scene from the original Resident Evil 2, Scissorman from Clock Tower, and maybe a little more niche, mutated […]
2019
Most reasonable people would say charging for ad space on leaked footage from the most anticipated media launch of all time warrants a pretty strong response from the IP holder, but when it comes to Rockstar’s years-long predicament with GTA 6 leaks, unfortunately there is reliable reporting that suggests that response disproportionately impacts employees with […]
2019Spider-Man: Brand New Day is now the biggest Marvel movie at the US box office, knocking Avengers: Endgame down to second place. Per Collider, Brand New Day has earned $855 million at the domestic box office, and is set to pass Avengers: Endgame, which has an overall domestic gross of $858 million, by midweek. Endgame […]
2019
A stunning little action RPG crept onto Steam last month, and after some small wobbles at launch, it’s stabilized with hundreds of very positive user reviews. Lunarium, from developer Lunariumstudio (per its English Steam profile), is a lush isometric game about two girls on a starcrossed journey. Its deflect-driven combat drew comparisons to action greats […]
2019It seems to be a bad time to be working in Paradox Interactive’s marketing department, as the publisher has apparently just leaked its next big announcement. It appears that Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 will bring us the reveal of Afterworld, a post-apocalyptic grand strategy game that sounds like Fallout meets Crusader Kings. Reddit user […]
2019The Pokemon Company International has appointed series veteran James Turner as the new creative director of Pokemon art and design. Turner shared the news on Twitter. “It feels great to be working in the world of Pokémon again, with a lovely group of people,” he says. “I’m very excited about what comes next!” Though Turner […]
2019
VisionQuest star James Spader says Ultron’s been up to some pretty normal, nonvillainous stuff since he was defeated in Avengers: Age of Ultron. “He’s had access to the internet, television, history, and he’s just been consuming… and he’s been painting,” Spader tells Rotten Tomatoes, in conversation with co-star Paul Bettany. “[Ultron and Vision] have a […]
2019