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Under director Michael Bay, Paramount built a billion-dollar franchise across five live-action Transformers movies. After Bay’s final turn behind the camera, 2017’s Transformers: The Last Knight, the franchise started heading in unpredictable directions. The 2018 prequel Bumblebee was a critical and commercial hit, unlike Bay’s films, though it didn’t reach the billion-dollar highs of earlier...
Ken Kutaragi says Sony is moving toward a fully digital future because he considers indefinite disc support economically unviable. Kutaragi, often called the father of PlayStation, acknowledged that players’ frustration with Sony’s move away from physical copies is understandable. He still believes that supporting discs indefinitely does not make economic sense. In an interview, Kutaragi...
In vampire stories, the immortal creatures of the night often trace their lineage back centuries. The authors who write them belong to a creative bloodline of their own. They took myths about blood-sucking monsters and turned them into lasting tales of horror. Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1872 novella Carmilla and Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula laid...
Joe Bennet’s next animated series will look different from his earlier work on Scavengers Reign and Common Side Effects. The upcoming Netflix series Dealies centers on the strange characters who work at a big-box store. An antique shop across the street provides some competition. Bennet gave a few new details about the show in an...
Joe Bennett’s next animated series will differ from his earlier work on Scavengers Reign and Common Side Effects. The upcoming Netflix series Dealies centers on the odd characters who work at a big-box store. An antique shop across the street provides some competition. Bennett shared a few new details about the project in an interview...
Grand Theft Auto VI won’t be eligible for any awards at the Golden Joystick Awards 2026, even though GTA 6 is the most anticipated release of the season. The shortlist of nominees is final, and anyone can vote in 21 categories until October 23. GTA Online is nominated in Best Ongoing Game on PC and...
Moon Studios has promised twice as much content as the current early access version, an expanded class system tied to faction quests, and a console release. Moon Studios has delayed the 1.0 launch of No Rest for the Wicked to March 2027. The studio says the full version will contain twice as much content as...
The soundtrack to Capcom and Legendary’s new Street Fighter movie is eclectic. The music leans heavily on the ’90s, the decade in which the film is set. Songs include Tupac’s “Ambitionz Az A Ridah,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” and Meredith Brooks’ “Bitch.” The film also dips into other decades. 50 Cent’s “Many Men (Wish Death)”...
Games Workshop will soon release a festive miniature of Red Gobbo riding a Squigmobile, along with a new novella by Callum Davis titled “Da Red Gobbo’s Reckoning.” The company announced that Red Gobbo from the Warhammer 40,000 universe is returning with another holiday miniature. This time, the leader of the separatist faction from Angelus has...
Star Wars Zero Company Patch 1.2: New Campaign Modifiers and Full Patch Notes Ever since I finished Star Wars Zero Company in early September, I’ve been hunting for an excuse to jump back in. EA and Bit Reactor have now handed me one. Patch 1.2 introduces a wide range of new gameplay settings, so I...
