Games

For years, anime creators like Toyoo Ashida, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, and Mamoru Oshii experimented with vampires in ways Hollywood never attempted. The result is a rich lineage of bloodsucking stories, from the gothic grandeur of Vampire Hunter D (1985) and the lavish spectacle of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust to the operatic violence of Hellsing Ultimate and...

Analysts are already discussing the chances of the new Spider-Man movie reaching $3 billion. Spider-Man: Brand New Day has grossed over $1.67 billion in just 12 days of worldwide release. According to preliminary data from Variety, North America accounted for $655 million, while international markets brought in just over $1 billion. Final results for the...

Christopher Nolan built a reputation as one of Hollywood’s most consistent hitmakers. Even measured against past standards, The Odyssey reached a new peak over the weekend by becoming Nolan’s highest-grossing film of all time. The picture cleared $1.1 billion at the global box office, surpassing the unadjusted $1.08 billion earned by The Dark Knight Rises....

Microsoft’s gaming division is enduring a remarkably turbulent period, highlighted by workforce reductions exceeding 3,000 employees as part of an aggressive corporate realignment. This overarching “reset” has witnessed renowned development houses, including Double Fine and Ninja Theory, transition out from under the Microsoft umbrella. Yet, amid this widespread restructuring, Blizzard Entertainment stands out as an...

On the surface, Big Walk hardly seems like the sort of video game engineered to deliver a profound emotional punch. It presents itself as a laid-back cooperative adventure, tasking you and your companions with navigating an open-world island and solving environmental riddles. Any overarching narrative is largely organic, born from the shared banter and mischief...

Due to the specific implementation of the mechanic, hand-to-hand combat requires a melee weapon. Released in July on consoles and PC, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced pleased many players by adding new content, updating parkour, combat, and other gameplay mechanics. With the recent 1.0.6 update, players gained the ability to hide the blowpipe. Many requested...

You could not make a show like this now. You could barely make a show like this then. The original Tales from the Crypt was one of the cornerstones of EC Comics in the 1950s, alongside The Haunt of Fear and The Vault of Horror. These anthology comics specialized in short, macabre stories of monsters,...

Some narrative choices were made at the very last moment. Some gamers still remember Sleeping Dogs to this day. This Grand Theft Auto-style game offered an engaging story about an undercover police officer in a Hong Kong setting, alongside spectacular hand-to-hand combat utilizing the environment. However, the project never received a sequel, and the subsequently...

Tucked away inside a cardboard box alongside forgotten garments and eclectic trinkets sat Peyton’s Nintendo Switch. Resting next to a pair of pink-and-green Joy-Cons was his save file for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, left untouched just five days before his passing. For three long years, Chrissy found herself utterly unable to...

Valve’s game is now available in a brand-new format. An enthusiast known as slqntdevs recently brought Portal 2 back into the spotlight by creating a browser-based version of Valve’s iconic puzzle game. Players can now run the game across various devices without needing to download installation files or use additional launchers. Slqntdevs used the Emscripten...