May is just a hair’s breadth away, which means there’s a swath of movies to stream before they’re shuffled off of your favorite streaming service at the end of the month. Still deciding what to knock off your to-watch list this week? Don’t worry; we’ve pulled together our list
Journey to the Savage Planet is a 2020 first-person Metroidvania that sold pretty well and was absolutely fantastic if you played it, but strangely there’s a really high chance you’ve never heard of it. It’s a fate all too often reserved for bright, colorful, fun-first games
Oliphaunt battles. A killer squid monster. Brian Cox as a proud and angry old king of Rohan. The first trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim has it all, including the reveal of a December release date. Read more...
The Razer Nommo V2 Pro is Razer’s flagship set of gaming speakers. We consider it one of the best gaming speaker systems out there, and it’s currently on sale for their lowest price ever. Typically $449.99, the Razer Nommo V2 Pro is currently discounted to just $294 at Amazon.
How do you know when a DLC isn’t a DLC any more? That was the question that faced Dying Light developers Techland as they worked on the next entry for the long-running zombie-battling parkour franchise. Intended to be the second major piece of DLC for 2022’s Dying Light 2, what
Bungie’s Destiny franchise has been kicking for about ten years now, and over that decade, players of the MMO loot-shooter have fallen in love a lot of its unique weaponry. Some of these weapons take on even greater meaning as players use them throughout the years, and become
As a tabletop game master who loves superhero media, I run into a pretty specific problem with most superhero role-playing games: I want my supers games to run fast and loose, with just enough emphasis on mechanics to make players’ specific powers and specialties count.
Tactical Breach Wizards proves there’s no substitute for the dopamine hit you get from simultaneously ejecting three dudes out of a window. Defenestrations aside, Tactical Breach Wizards is a surprisingly deep turn-based strategy game that delivers some of the best writing I’ve
“Cannot absorb Spirits without guidance” is a cryptic message you might run into early on in Black Myth: Wukong. You won’t find much guidance from the game, though. Our Black Myth: Wukong guide to absorbing Spirits will explain how the mechanic works, what it has to do with the
So much has happened to Warner Bros. Pictures since The Lord of the Rings: The War for Rohirrim was fast-tracked into development in June 2021. Three years later, the studio is now a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery, a company that has rewired itself a dozen times, often at
Gamescom might be the largest gaming expo in the world, but that doesn’t mean everyone gets to go or show their game. With the event hosted in Cologne, Germany, the price to travel to and book space at the event, and to advertise a game during its big announcements stream, can
The Silent Hill 2 remake sounds like it’s shaping up to be the faithful tribute fans are hoping for , but new gameplay wrinkles and secrets mean it won’t be just a one-to-one recreation. According to Bloober Team’s creative director, the survival horror remake will actually
A new report claims that Jack Black and Paul Rudd are talking to Columbia Pictures to star in an upcoming, meta-comedy reboot of the ‘90s creature flick Anaconda. And boy, does this new project sound bad! Read more...
There’s a moment in Black Myth: Wukong that would be the perfect visual metaphor for the game’s hopeful, proud ascension as China’s big breakthrough into the Western AAA pantheon. Unfortunately, that moment is restricted, and we can’t talk about that. Read more...
I’ve enjoyed every game I’ve played in NetEase’s Marvel Rivals . The comic book take on the hero shooter genre is a lot of fun, even if it takes some blatant inspiration from Overwatch. It feels less sanded down and polished than its obvious competitor, but that opens it up to
There’s something inherently terrifying about the wide-open ocean. It’s the unknowable depth that stretches not just in front of you but beneath you—who knows what could be under there? That horror permeates Dredge , 2023’s Lovecraftian fishing game , which makes its blend of
Minnesota governor Tim Walz , the Democrats’ VP nominee, appears to be a cool, chill dude. People seem to like him. And how could you hate someone who owned a Dreamcast and played Crazy Taxi ? Read more...
Adapting The Crow again is a daunting task. Director Alex Proyas famously adapted James O’Barr’s comic book series in 1994. His movie became a cult classic due to its moody, gothic tone and the unforgettable performance of star Brandon Lee, who died during filming due to a
Gamescom is the biggest video game convention in the world and getting your video game trailer in the Gamescom Opening Night Live showcase is expensive, so a bunch of indie games are sharing beautiful GIFs or short videos of their games online for free instead. Here are 17 that
Rival chess grandmasters Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann will compete against each other across the chess board for the first time since September 2022 — when Carlsen accused Niemann of cheating after losing to him at an event. At that time, Carlsen basically said he doesn’t