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I entered my interview with the architects of Gates of Krystalia—an isekai-inspired tabletop RPG—shielded by a thick layer of cynicism. The project’s reliance on AI-generated imagery is a practice I fundamentally resist, and its adherence to hyper-stylized anime tropes typically falls outside my aesthetic preferences. However, after engaging with co-creators Andrea Ruggeri and Alberto Dianin,...

Since its debut in 2017, NieR: Automata has reached a monumental milestone, officially surpassing 10 million copies sold worldwide. To commemorate this achievement, publisher Square Enix released a tribute video on YouTube. However, the celebration quickly shifted from a retrospective to a teaser for the future, as the final moments of the footage displayed a...

Image: Warner Bros. Although Stanley Kubrick’s cinematic swan song, Eyes Wide Shut, reached theaters in 1999, the legendary filmmaker had been eyeing the rights to the source material since the mid-1960s. Inspired by Arthur Schnitzler’s 1926 novella Dream Story, the film dissects the psychological unraveling of a long-married couple (portrayed by Tom Cruise and Nicole...

During Sony’s inaugural State of Play for the year on Feb. 12, PlayStation delivered a genuine shock by announcing and immediately launching God of War: Sons of Sparta. This side-scrolling prequel to the celebrated “angry father” action saga caught the industry off guard. However, as critics and players have spent the past week with the...

Discover the latest indie games making waves this week. From cult-classic supernatural strategy to medieval open-world chaos, here are the top picks from the latest Game.Press newsletter. Ghost Master: Resurrection Core Edition The cult-classic supernatural strategy game returns fully rebuilt with modern features. Take control of a powerful roster of ghosts, use eerie powers to...

“I am so incredibly sorry!” That was the immediate, sheepish reaction from Johnny Galvatron—the creative visionary behind Beethoven & Dinosaur’s upcoming title Mixtape—when I mentioned I’d been revisiting his musical past. Long before he pivoted to game development, Galvatron fronted the Australian rock outfit The Galvatrons (a name inspired, naturally, by the iconic Transformer). In...

Modern PlayStation enthusiasts likely recognize Kratos as the somber, bearded patriarch of the Norse Saga, known for his resonant “BOI!” and lethal Leviathan Axe. 2018’s God of War and its epic conclusion, Ragnarök, successfully transitioned the protagonist from a vessel of pure, unadulterated rage into a contemplative widower navigating the complexities of fatherhood and grief....

The Pokémon Company has officially confirmed a new Pokémon Presents broadcast scheduled for next Friday, February 27, at 6 a.m. PT / 9 a.m. ET. Staying true to tradition, the event lands on “Pokémon Day,” the annual commemoration of the franchise’s historic debut with the Japanese release of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green. This year’s...

Image Credit: 20th Century Fox/Disney “Cerulean blue.” This hypnotic mantra is intoned by the cold-blooded Robert Patrick Modell—infamously known as “Pusher”—while he sits handcuffed in the rear of a cruiser. In one of the most haunting sequences in The X-Files history, Modell weaves a verbal spell, equating the color to a gentle, tranquil breeze. The...