Games

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...

In a bleak, distant future on the brink of collapse, a formidable heroine named Emma navigates a brutal wasteland bent on eradicating humanity. Beast of Reincarnation, the latest action RPG from Game Freak, chronicles her perilous expedition and places the burden of survival entirely on the player’s shoulders. The title is relentlessly demanding, occasionally featuring...

In 2007, Marvel Comics made one of the boldest editorial choices in its history. Editor-in-chief Joe Quesada believed that Spider-Man needed a major story reset to protect his long-term appeal. That decision resulted in “One More Day,” a four-part crossover written by J. Michael Straczynski with art by Joe Quesada. Readers still discuss and loathe...

The developers of Horde of Distraction are satisfied with the results of the game testing. Static Feed, a studio consisting of a married couple, released a PC demo for Horde of Distraction on Steam earlier this year. Now, they have decided to share preliminary results. Happy_Amoeba_ reported that the game has attracted more than 27,000...

What makes a perfect crime thriller? A palpable sense of danger combined with a ticking clock creates a tight pace that grabs characters by the neck. Films like Prisoners (2013) and Nightcrawler (2014) fit into this mold by exploring gritty underworlds hidden beneath normalcy. Sometimes an excellent cat-and-mouse game like the one in Se7en (1995)...

Set photos from the production of the Fallout series have revealed new details about the upcoming season. Filming for the third season of the Fallout series is underway, and new set photos have appeared online that hint at the appearance of a Brotherhood of Steel branch known as the Order of the Quill. Specifically, images...

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick stated that the company does not intend to cut costs on developers using artificial intelligence and will use the technology solely to enhance creative potential. Artificial intelligence has become one of the most controversial topics in the gaming industry. Some companies require employees to use new tools, while others expect to...

Sony holds a portion of the patents for Blu-ray technology, which allows the company to collect small licensing royalties from the production of disc-based Xbox games. Sony and Microsoft have competed for gamers for many years, but the businesses of both companies extend far beyond consoles. Certain technologies from one manufacturer are used in the...

The THQ Nordic showcase demonstrated that AAA publishers are not the only ones holding onto major hits, as the company also confirmed support for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. Developers working with the Scandinavian publisher have spent years reviving old classics and creating epic sequels. Many of these efforts have turned out well, such as...