Games

Barbarian and Weapons director Zach Cregger crafted one of the best video game adaptations of all time with Resident Evil. Cregger applies his signature mix of horror and humor to the film, which follows a medical courier played by Austin Abrams. Abrams has to deal with rapidly mutating monsters while trying to make a very...

A leaked 2021 internal correspondence from Phil Spencer showed that Microsoft did not know how to accurately value games in Game Pass, and Xbox employees were already warning about the risks of the subscription model back then. In March 2021, Spencer exchanged messages with Jean-Emile Elias, who was then the software architect for Xbox. The...

Control Resonant could be one of the major surprises of 2026 as Remedy will allow the first reviews to be published on September 18, nearly a week before release. In the gaming industry, an early review embargo lift usually signals that a publisher is confident in the quality of a project. Remedy Entertainment confirmed that...

Apex Legends will receive a Street Fighter 6 crossover on September 22 that will introduce a new mode, a special version of the Olympus map, abilities, gear, and cosmetic items. The Apex Legends x Street Fighter 6 event will launch across all platforms. Players will enter a special version of Olympus featuring arcade cabinets, Blanka-chan...

Bandai Namco is steering its iconic Gundam franchise into a bold, highly stylized direction with Gundam Rogue Orbit. Designed as an adrenaline-fueled, high-mobility action game, it serves as an ideal jumping-on point for newcomers, completely untethered from fifty years of intricate lore. Getting hands-on with a playable build at the Tokyo Game Show revealed a...

In the near future, fans of the Stormcast Eternals faction from Warhammer Age of Sigmar can look forward to following the new adventures of Knight-Zephyros Neave Blacktalon in Gary Kloster’s upcoming novel, “Shadow of the Silver Wolf.” Knight-Zephyros Neave Blacktalon and her companions return in a new novel from publisher Black Library, where they will...

Readers get hooked on thrillers for a reason. Their plotlines explore a gripping mystery or put characters in adrenaline-soaked situations that are not necessarily grounded in reality. While art offers more than just escapism, a good thriller book transports readers from mundane surroundings into scenarios steeped in danger and intrigue. Novels like Gone Girl (2012)...

Playground Games studio head Ralph Fulton has revealed that the studio survived multiple waves of layoffs and project cancellations at Xbox, explaining that Fable was supported as a core part of the Microsoft ecosystem. Work on the new Fable began around 2016, and the game was officially shown only in 2020. During this time, Xbox...

In 1979, Stephen King introduced the world to Castle Rock, a picturesque Maine town that hides evil within. Plenty of King stories in the years since have returned to Castle Rock, but none have ever recaptured the experience of that very first trip. The Dead Zone feels different from King’s body of work. Part crime...

The Blood of Dawnwalker has received high marks for its atmosphere and role-playing mechanics, but a Digital Foundry analysis has revealed serious performance issues on the PS5 and Xbox console versions. On base PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles, three modes are available with image reconstruction up to 4K. Performance targets 60 FPS, operating at...