30+ independent studios are teaming up to put on a showcase for their games. Called the Triple-I Initiative, this April presentation will reveal what studios like Mega Crit Games (Slay the Spire), Red Hook Studios (Darkest Dungeon), Heart Machine (Hyper Light Drifter), and Evil Empire (Dead Cells) are working on next, among many others.
The initiative was kicked off by Evil Empire, which first approached many of the studios at last year's Gamescom to pitch the concept. "The goal is to have a...
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire includes a metric ton of outlandish monster-on-monster action, which is obviously the main draw. But it's also a movie that's dense with story and lore about Kong and his people, and the seemingly timeless humans who used to live on Skull Island. And, on top of that, it sets up a new status quo in Warner Bros' MonsterVerse that opens up some interesting possibilities for a franchise endgame, should they decide to go that direction from here.
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Indie game developer and publisher Crescent Moon Games and Those Dang Games recently revealed its latest game, Screenbound. What's especially unique about this game is that it's played in both 2D and 3D.
A video posted to X/Twitter by @ JakeSucky showcases firsthand how the game runs. Players control a person playing a Game Boy-like system while running around certain obstacles. But the catch is that whenever the player moves, their Game Boy character will also move, and on top of that, the...
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Legendary's Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire arrives in theaters on March 29, and reviews for the monster brawl film have begun to appear online. We're rounding up review excerpts below to help you get an idea for if the film is worth your time and money.
GameSpot gave the film an 8/10 in our review. Reviewer Phil Owen wrote, "Godzilla x Kong is instead just a sleek and very well made action movie with a coherent story that wraps itself up well before you'll get the chance to be tired of it,...
What started as a single board game that lets you take control of iconic Disney villains, Villainous now has multiple expansions and spin-offs. From Star Wars and Marvel to Toy Story and the Incredibles, a lot of high-profile bad guys from popular franchises have found their way into this board game universe. If you haven't checked it out, now is a good time to finally pull the trigger--a bunch of Villainous games are on sale at Amazon, some of which are seeing a nice 50% discount.
Star Wars...Although Universal Orlando already has three theme parks in the resort, the fourth park, Epic Universe, has grand plans for the future including lands built around Universal’s Dark Universe, Super Nintendo World, and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic. Today, Universal Orlando shared the first look at the fourth major land in Epic Universe: How To Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk.
Set between the second and third movies in the How to Train Your Dragon...
Before it was a video game or Netflix series, The Witcher was a book series penned by Andrzej Sapkowski, and if you've only played the games or seen the TV show, you're missing out on some of the most iconic fantasy novels in recent memory. Catching up will require you to flip through thousands of pages of action, but at least you can do it for cheap, as several of the original books, along with spin-off comics and manga, are currently discounted at Amazon.
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The next big video game adaptation for TV is Fallout, and it's coming soon. Westworld's Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy are adapting the Bethesda game for TV.
But where can you watch the show when it releases in April? For anyone needing to know, the Fallout show will stream on Prime Video beginning April 11.
All Amazon Prime members get access to Prime Video as part of their subscription at $15/month or $140/year. Alternatively, people can sign up for Prime Video alone for $9/month. Note that...
IllFonic, the new publisher of Predator: Hunting Grounds, has announced that the 1v4 asymmetrical multiplayer game will be coming to the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. The publisher has also announced a year-long road map, which includes new playable predators.
The first update players can expect is the 2.49 patch, which will be released sometime in April. This update will focus on quality-of-life fixes, including balance changes, player movement, and more. Later in the year, Predator:...
First-party Nintendo Switch controllers aren't cheap, and they don't commonly receive meaningful discounts. The Switch Pro Controller clocks in at $70 and a pair of Joy-Con are more expensive at $80. Things are a bit better today, however, as several great Switch controllers are discounted at Walmart, including a nice $10 discount on the Switch Pro Controller and a massive $16 discount (very rare) on the Pastel Purple/Green and Pastel Pink/Yellow controllers.
Best Nintendo Switch Joy-Con and...It's been five years now since Game of Thrones showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff first announced they were in the development of a new Star Wars trilogy. The first film was set to premiere back in 2022, so obviously that never manifested, citing creative differences and having to split too much of their time among their projects. Their planned Star Wars trilogy was soon dropped from production and Disney's release schedule.
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Life is Strange developer Don't Nod has laid out its future plans, and is focusing on a few specific genre of games moving forward. The studio also has a total of seven projects currently in development.
According to its most recent financial report, Don't Nod is doubling down on action-RPGs, action-adventure, and narrative adventure games. It cites its expertise in AA+ games--those somewhere between mid-sized and full AAA games--mentioning the success of its most recent games such as 2023's...
Of all the games I sat down to talk about at GDC 2024, none left quite as much of an impression as Life Eater, an upcoming kidnapper simulator. The game is developed by Strange Scaffold, the studio that has pushed the envelope on what types of stories you can tell in a video game in the likes of titles like El Paso, Elsewhere and Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator. Life Eater looks incredibly creepy, tasking you to stalk targets in order to kidnap and sacrifice them to a god that promises...
The Walking Dead may have come to an end in 2022, but the potential courtroom battle for the show’s profits will continue. Via Deadline, a federal court judge has denied AMC’s attempt to dismiss the profit participation lawsuit filed by Walking Dead co-creator Robert Kirkman, executive producers Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert, as well as former showrunners Charles Eglee and Glen Mazzara.
Frank Darabont, the original Walking Dead showrunner who developed the comic for television, kicked...
Actress Florence Pugh has posted a video from the set of Marvel's next big movie, Thunderbolts, revealing a behind-the-scenes look at the superhero film.
This wasn't some sneaky, unsanctioned video, though--it was posted on Instagram with Marvel tagged as the co-contributor. It's clearly a promotional video for the film meant to generate hype, and it certainly does that, while also providing a rare look at what the sets of Marvel's movies actually look like. Take a look at the walkthrough...
No one should expect Kristen Stewart to appear in a Marvel movie anytime soon, as the actress has said the process sounds like "a f**king nightmare."
"I will likely never do a Marvel movie … it sounds like a f**king nightmare, actually," Stewart said on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast (via Variety).
Stewart went on to say she has some conditions that could change her mind. If Barbie director Greta Gerwig asked her to be in a Marvel movie, "then I would do it," she said. Stewart also...