The latest news from games, film, technology and digital culture. The stories that matter, without the noise.
Image: The LEGO Group For seven decades, LEGO has served as a cornerstone of creativity, allowing enthusiasts of all ages to manifest their wildest imaginations through interlocking plastic. Over the years, the Danish toy titan has consistently pivoted to mirror the shifting interests of new generations. While the catalog once focused on generic cityscapes and...
Neowiz co-CEO Sean Kim (Image Credit: Neowiz) As we cross the threshold into 2026 and recalibrate our focus toward the next wave of interactive entertainment, I had the opportunity to sit down with the architects at Neowiz. The publisher, perhaps best known recently for the dark fantasy hit Lies of P, has undergone a transformative...
Restoring a Hollywood Legend: John Mayer and McG on the Rebirth of Chaplin Studios The creative duo discusses their “emotional investment” in preserving a historic Los Angeles landmark and why the best way to innovate is to respect the legacy already built into the walls. McG and John Mayer on the historic grounds of Chaplin...
Image credit: MAPPA The global footprint of anime continues to expand at an unprecedented rate, and the 2026 calendar is already brimming with high-profile debuts. However, the most significant milestone of the year is just around the corner. Jujutsu Kaisen remains a cultural juggernaut, captivating both veteran otakus and mainstream audiences alike, and the countdown...
The highly anticipated action RPG is scheduled to debut this coming January. Bandai Namco has showcased a comprehensive eight-minute gameplay trailer for the action RPG Code Vein II. The newly released footage offers a deep dive into the game’s atmospheric environment, while highlighting visceral combat mechanics against standard enemies and a formidable boss encounter. In...
The title originally made its debut on the standard Nintendo Switch back in September 2022. The Pan European Game Information (PEGI) ratings board has officially issued an age rating for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Splatoon 3. Splatoon 3 has continued to evolve through consistent post-launch updates. The most recent of these arrived on...
This marks the second major security breach within a remarkably short period. Players of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege are navigating a new wave of chaos as hackers have begun orchestrating mass 67-day bans, citing “Harassment Offenses” as the justification. The specific ban duration is a deliberate nod to the viral “6-7” (six-seven) internet meme....
In one of the most creative and technically impressive challenge runs in gaming history a prominent member of the FromSoftware community has successfully completed the entire Dark Souls trilogy using a saxophone as a controller. This remarkable feat has blown away fans and industry professionals alike proving that even the most punishing and difficult games...
Image: Lucasfilm The Star Wars franchise has been absent from theaters for six years, with its last cinematic outing being 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker. Since that conclusion to the sequel trilogy, Lucasfilm has announced a plethora of projects that have either been scrapped entirely or left to wither in the depths of development hell....
League of Legends recently experienced a significant service disruption, leaving players across multiple regions unable to authenticate their accounts or access core features. In response to the crisis, Riot Games temporarily suspended all ranked queues while engineering teams worked to resolve the underlying technical issues. Riot formally addressed the situation via social media, stating: “We...
