Resident Evil has become a superpowered zombie-slaying soap opera in the last decade, but that wouldn’t really work for Resident Evil 7 biohazard (opens in new tab). The game’s producer and director weren’t willing to offer many clues to the main character’s identity on the official Capcom blog (opens in …
Read More »Destiny: Xur weapons, gear, and location, June 24 – 26. Patience and Time!
Xur, Destiny’s weekend trader, bratwurst aficionado, and artisan baker of fine breakfast pastries, is back. This week he’s in the Tower, down by the Speaker. But what’s he selling? Well, a mix of underwhelming guff and one or two things you should actually pay attention to. Mk.44 Stand Asides (Exotic …
Read More »When Sonic and Eggman take to Twitter for fan Q&A, the results are hilarious
It’s well-known by now how absurd and self-referential the official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter (opens in new tab) account can be. But rarely do things get more bizarre and fourth wall-breaking than when Sonic himself and eternal nemesis/frenemy Dr. Eggman (AKA Dr. Robotnik) start answering fan questions, which is exactly …
Read More »Star Wars: Rogue One director confirms reshoots were always part of the plan
Reshoots are common practice on big budget films, but when news broke that Star Wars: Rogue One (opens in new tab) was headed back to a galaxy far, far away for some additional filming (opens in new tab) many were worried about what it might mean for the highly anticipated …
Read More »Why I Love: Games about paper
I was not a gamer when I was young. I was allowed to play educational titles (Super Munchers anyone? No?) and a handful of arcade games like Tetris or pinball. And Myst snuck through on artistic merit. But that’s about it. Video games, not a big thing in my childhood. …
Read More »Fantastic Beasts footage gives a glimpse at the creatures inside Newts magical case
Aside from the Cursed Child stage production, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (opens in new tab) is the first proper return to the Potterverse since the last movie dropped in 2011. Expectations are high. The first teaser (opens in new tab) delivered a snippet of goodies for Potterphiles …
Read More »Telltale’s first Batman season will be complete by the end of the year [updated]
[UPDATE: Telltale’s Job Stauffer has contacted me to clarify that it’s ‘aiming’ to complete the season by the end of the year. There’s always ‘room for dates to shift’ but the plan is to see the majority, if not all, the episodes this year.] How Telltale’s more narrative focused take …
Read More »Game of Thrones actress on the Yara-Daenerys alliance: “Its game on”
Compared to earlier seasons, Game of Thrones (opens in new tab) season 6 is moving forward at a much faster pace. As we head toward the series’ eventual conclusion, currently on track for the end of season 8 (opens in new tab), the pieces are finally slotting into place for …
Read More »Darth Vader will “loom large” in Rogue One and James Earl Jones is back to do the voice!
We knew Vader would be returning to the screen in Star War’s Rogue One (opens in new tab) but Entertainment Weekly (opens in new tab) has now given us more details about the character, his place in the movie and, most importantly, confirmed original actor James Earl Jones will be …
Read More »Sony explain Days Gone’s Freaker horde: they’re ‘alive,’ have needs and behave differently
The main takeaway from seeing Days Gone (opens in new tab)’s horde of not-zombies at E3 was ‘holy shit that’s a lot’. Hundreds of the things pouring across the screen like angry, arm-flailing water. This is bad news: These things aren’t exactly zombies, though. Instead they’re infected humans, turned feral …
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