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Though DreamWorks treated the project like a green-skinned black sheep throughout its decade-long development — so much so that animators considered working on it a punishment — the Shrek franchise quickly became beloved by families everywhere when the first movie debuted in 2001. While Disney filled people’s heads with fairy-tale definitions of love and hope...
Forrest Frank Courtesy Shorefire Media Contemporary Christian music artist Forrest Frank will release his album The Jesus Generation on Dec. 4 via River House Records. Frank announced the album on social media alongside preview clips featuring collaborations with Lecrae and KB on “Go Go Go,” JVKE on “Let The Light In,” Michael W. Smith on...
Scarlett Johansson has spent years playing some of sci-fi’s most recognizable women. Luc Besson transformed her into something approaching a god in 2014’s Lucy, and the live-action Ghost in the Shell gave her a fully cybernetically enhanced body to play around with in a near-future Newport City. There is also Black Widow, the former assassin...
Oro Interactive and Brimstone have announced Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of Super Battle Golf for March 25, 2027. The date is also confirmed for Switch 2 in Nintendo’s Indie World announcement. The console editions will support cross-play across platforms and include the content updates released for the PC version...
Despite being a household name in the movie world thanks to franchises like Alien and Blade Runner, and holding the rank of the eighth-highest-grossing director of all time, Ridley Scott’s movies haven’t always found success at the box office. His recent cinematic venture, which adapted Peter Heller’s 2012 novel The Dog Stars, debuted in theaters...
The year is 2000, and the collective anxiety of the Y2K scare has finally dissolved. A 13-year-old boy sits inside a McDonald’s booth surrounded by friends. One of them wears an unusual T-shirt featuring a logo that vaguely resembles a Native American war bonnet. Curious, he asks about its origin, and the reply alters the...
SPIEL Essen, the premier international tabletop gaming exhibition, shattered previous attendance records this year. The massive convention welcomed 230,000 enthusiasts from across the globe to explore 2,012 brand-new titles brought by 997 exhibitors spanning 53 countries. Eager visitors flooded the convention center halls the moment the doors swung open, racing to secure the most coveted...
Acclaim and Wabisabi Games have announced a Nintendo Switch 2 version of HYPERyuki: Snowboard Syndicate for early 2027. The arcade snowboarding game appeared in Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase with a new trailer. Players chain tricks to build boost, race down courses inspired by real locations and choose from an unusual roster that includes a kaiju...
Since the horror film Backrooms propelled Kane Parsons to fame, many are eager to know what the young director is working on next. Beyond a confirmed Backrooms sequel, he may bring another world of corporate drudgery to the screen by helming a Portal movie. The director has made it clear that he is a fan...
Epic Games remains entirely committed to artificial intelligence integration. In a recent interview with This Week In Video Games, Marcus Wassmer, Epic’s Executive Vice President of Development, outlined precisely how the organization is leveraging AI across Unreal Engine 6, Fortnite, and its broader software ecosystem. “We view the dangers of moving too slowly as far...
