The latest news from games, film, technology and digital culture. The stories that matter, without the noise.
Netflix’s live-action adaptation of The Settlers of Catan is taking shape, with a filmmaking duo reportedly hired to write and direct the movie. According to Deadline, Aaron and Adam Nee will write and direct the Catan film for Netflix. The brothers are best known for directing The Lost City, the 2022 action-adventure comedy starring Sandra...
Crimson Desert Original Soundtrack Volume 2 is now available. The second official soundtrack features 42 tracks inspired by the open world of Pywel. The album includes lyrical field themes, anthems, bard songs, combat music and boss battle themes. Its sea shanties reimagine traditional Korean folk songs and children’s songs passed down through oral tradition in...
Wild Dog says Japanese Ramen Simulator sold more than 200,000 copies in the month after its October 9 Steam Early Access launch. The restaurant sim can be played solo or with up to six players online. The first month’s updates added karaage chicken and a fryer. Ticket machines handle orders and payments, and serving staff...
A brief roundup of the past week’s entertainment industry news from around the world. “We’re doing great”: id Software co-head Marty Stratton is not worried that Microsoft laid off half the studio. He would probably be less upbeat if he had been among those laid off. Mass Effect Legendary Edition will get a major multiplayer...
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remains largely faithful to the original, but its remake adds a host of small changes that give Hyrule extra depth. Many of them are bleak. If the Kokiri’s reactions after the Great Deku Tree dungeon don’t make that clear, try speaking to people while wearing the Mask of...
Halloween may be over, but there is still time for horror movies. Writer and director M. Night Shyamalan has made plenty suited to November’s chilly days, including 2004’s The Village. His 2015 found-footage film The Visit is another choice, and one of the more unexpected achievements in his filmography. The Visit followed a downward streak...
Vera Farmiga, star of “The Conjuring” franchise, will lead the upcoming horror film “Inferno,” Variety reports exclusively. The story centers on a secret Scotland Yard division that investigates occult incidents. Farmiga plays a retired detective pursuing an elusive killer while confronting a past that fills her with supernatural dread. “Inferno” will mark the feature directorial...
DC Studios’ Clayface has reached $109 million at the worldwide box office after three weekends. The horror film is closing in on Supergirl, which had a production budget roughly four times as large. According to Box Office Mojo, James Watkins’ film earned $56.6 million in the US and Canada and another $52.4 million overseas. Clayface...
British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison. A London court handed down the sentence on Monday. Last week, Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving several women. The incidents took place between 2004 and 2009. Around...
Here’s a brief roundup of our coverage of the entertainment industry from the past week. ASPIS review: A creepy, strange fairy tale with a Soviet aesthetic. In an alternate Soviet Union, scientists have learned to enter parallel realities. Players must solve puzzles, fight monsters, and try to save their family along the way. Enshrouded review:...
