At Summer Game Fest, I spent half an hour cruising through desolate dunes and restoring ancient ocean life in Sword of the Sea. As the Wraith—the game's hoversword-riding magical hero—you're given little guidance about what to do or why, but the pieces of the puzzle are in its surroundings, communicating how this sandy, barren land was once an ocean, and my ethereal little surfer is powerful enough to fix it.Part...
With how much has foundationally changed in World of Warcraft recently, it feels like just about anything could happen. Warbands have revolutionized account-wide progression, player housing is on its way, and you can drift in a racecar now. Blizzard could tell me it's adding a battle royale to Azeroth and I'd believe it—oh wait, that already happened.So when I heard the recent reveal video for the upcoming patch 11.2 Ghosts...
Blitz Royale is a new limited-time game mode introduced in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Super that is available until Tuesday, July 15. Blitz Royale is Fortnite as you know it, but at a much faster pace. Blitz Royale is meant for those on the go as each game can take five minutes or less. Although Blitz Royale is “made for mobile,” it’s available on every platform. As Blitz Royale...
Hades 2 has been in early access for a year now, and while the game was functional and had most of the gameplay elements that will ship in the final game, many of those features initially sported placeholder art. Sometimes, that artwork was a rough draft of the design, but other times, Hades 2 relied on a generic, green-hooded character who stood in for the god in question. For most...
2002’s 28 Days Later objectively revitalized the zombie genre through fast-paced action and human drama. In fact, director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) and writer Alex Garland (Civil War) inspired so many imitators that it’s hard to believe there could be more life to wring out of the survivors of a viral apocalypse being hunted by the infected. Yet with 28 Years Later, Boyle and Garland have once again produced a...
The Storm Beast’s Pom Poms are a Hero Item in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Super that allow you to transform into, well, the Storm Beast. As part of a weekly quest, you’ll need to eliminate five opponents as the Storm Beast, but to do that, you’ll need to find a pair of pom poms. The Storm Beast’s Pom Poms can be a little tricky to find, but luckily, the...
Let’s face it, Nintendo Switch 2 games and their box art can be kind of ugly. No one wants a giant block of tiny text blocking key art. But why stop there? Some Switch 2 fans are taking matters into their own hands by creating Switch 2 cassette tapes with bespoke art and killer red transparent casing. Even if you have zero nostalgia for the days of Walkmans, Switch 2...
Twenty-seven years ago, Spider-Man: The Animated Series saw Spider-Man and Madame Web en route through the multiverse to locate the real Mary Jane Watson. But before fans could see MJ and Peter Parker reunited, Spider-Man: TAS ended. Yes, Marvel Studios’ X-Men ’97 finale showed us Mary Jane and Peter Parker together again, but the show didn’t explain exactly how. Marvel Comics is ready remedy that in its new book, Spider-Man...
Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding already has a live-action movie adaptation in the works with A24 and director Michael Sarnoski attached, but it’s not the only cinematic project in the works. Animation studio Line Mileage and Kojima Productions announced Wednesday that they’re teaming up for an animated adaptation of the 2019 game, which is described as an adult-targeted animated feature — a la Predator: Killer of Killers and the upcoming animated John...
Vin Diesel’s 2015 film The Last Witch Hunter is currently popping on Netflix — currently the 5th most-viewed movie across the entire streaming platform, as of publication. And while many consider it a flop, the madcap fantasy film, the star’s ode to Dungeons & Dragons in many ways, is truly the only Diesel joint that deserves a sequel. The story follows warrior Kaulder (Diesel), who avenges his fallen family by...