In September 2001, the original Silent Hill 2 set a new standard for the survival-horror genre in the PlayStation 2 era. Later this month, Konami's classic game is getting a remake from Bloober Team that is giving Silent Hill 2 a modern flourish. Now, an extended stream from 2BRO has revealed more of the changes in store for players as they explore the town of Silent Hill.
The first 13 minutes of the stream serve as a reminder for how far games have come in the last 23 years by...
Honkai: Star Rail’s 2.5 patch is launching a day earlier than patches usually do, which means we get new content a full 24 hours earlier! Yay! This patch finally marks the start of the Luminary Wardance Ceremony on the Xianzhou Luofo, alongside three new characters: Feixiao, Lingsha, and Moze. Below, we explain when Honkai: Star […]
Who needs to visit the Louvre when you can create your very own art gallery at home? With these eye-catching pixel art frames from Level Up Labs, you can bring some of the most iconic moments of gaming to your home and office, decorating your space with retro classics like Castlevania, Contra, and Street Fighter 2.
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These are nicely sized and affordable pieces of art designed to create a 3D effect, as the foreground, middle-ground, and background are...
Netflix may still be the first name you think of when you consider streaming a movie or TV show, but over the last several years, the streaming service has made in-roads toward gaming as well. In fact, your Netflix subscription actually gets you access to quite a few great games, with the one little caveat […]
Susanna Clarke's genre-bending debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell was a literary sensation in 2004. It garnered many rave reviews and spent three months on the New York Times Best Seller list while nabbing a litany of nominations for coveted awards. It would go on to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel--the most prestigious award in science fiction and fantasy--as well as the World Fantasy Award and Locus Award. It's a big book with big ideas, and there hasn't really been anything...
The latest season of Dimension 20, Never Stop Blowing Up, was one of the most fun yet for Dropout’s flagship actual play series. And a big part of that was the inspiration the series took from action movies, with direct influences from Die Hard, Spy, the Fast and the Furious franchise, James Bond movies, and […]
There’s a whole lot going on in Tim Burton’s sequel to his 1988 hit Beetlejuice. Burton and his writers bring back some of the original characters for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and introduce a lot of new ones, then cram them all together in half a dozen distracted, incomplete plot lines. None of the characters, new or […]
If you’re excited for the new season of Rings of Power — or if you’re looking for an alternate way to satiate your Tolkien love — you’ll definitely want to check out the free games available to Amazon Prime members this month. Through Sep. 30 you can get both Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY Edition, […]
Inside the cavernous Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, the crowd started shouting in anticipation of the concert that was set to begin, but one lone voice cut through the roar: “Yaaaaaagoooooooooo!” The event was Hololive’s Breaking Dimensions concert on Aug. 24, a show where digital performers known as Vtubers sing and dance live onstage […]
One of the easiest items to customize in Minecraft is the banner, which can be recolored and patterned to your liking. Banners are also used in a couple of different recipes, so knowing how to make one is going to be quite useful as you progress. To see how to craft a banner in Minecraft, check out the guide below.
Making Banners in MinecraftBanners only require two main ingredients to craft, but you need a different ingredient depending on what color you want to make your banner. You'll also...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard arrives for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on October 31, but if you're interested in diving deeper into the lore of Dragon Age ahead of the new game's arrival, you'll want to step away from your TV and get your nose into a book. Luckily, there's a variety of comics, encyclopedias, and novels set in the Dragon Age universe that can teach you more about iconic characters, locations, and storylines from the fantasy RPG series. Even better, many of the books are...
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Grid, the makers of awesome, shadowbox-style pieces made from bygone gadgets and gaming accessories, is currently celebrating its fourth anniversary. To mark the occasion, Grid is offering its framed Classic Game Boy for its lowest price ever. Typically, this masterpiece costs $299, but you can currently hang one on your wall for just $179 while […]
Jeremy Saulnier’s supremely tense new Netflix movie Rebel Ridge sits firmly in the action category. But where stylized hit actioners like the John Wick series or the HiGH&LOW movies get their mileage from over-the-top action stunts, the throwdowns in Rebel Ridge are simple and streamlined enough to feel entirely believable. Previous standout Saulnier movies like […]
In Closer the Distance, my first inclination is to console Conny. She just lost her sister, Angie, to a tragic accident — a few hours after a nasty fight with her mother, Pia. At the same time that Pia was decrying her daughter’s terrible life decisions, Angie was taking her last breaths. All I can […]
As Capcom’s Monster Hunter series has grown in scope and popularity over the past 20 years, so too have the game’s worlds. They’ve gone from discrete zones to massive open-world environments populated with smarter, more believable creatures. Monster Hunter Wilds continues that evolution, with an emphasis on its ecosystem, an ever-changing climate, and wildlife that […]
August is finally over, and you know what that means: Summer is almost over! Before we can start putting away our swimsuits and busting out our finest fall-themed sweaters, however, we’ll have to make it through September first. There’s a ton of exciting new releases coming to theaters this month, including Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Megalopolis, […]
There are plenty of ways to spice up your base in Minecraft, but an underrated base item is the Flower Pot. If you're looking to add a personal touch to a room or the outside of your base, a Flower Pot is the perfect object for the job. To see how to craft a Flower Pot and what you can place inside of it in Minecraft, keep reading the guide below.
Making a Flower Pot in MinecraftFortunately for any flower connoisseurs, a Flower Pot only has a single ingredient in its crafting recipe. While...
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions has finally delivered fans of the Wizarding World a proper Quidditch sports game, and so it only makes sense that broom customization will be a major factor in the experience. Ideally, you'll be spending the entirety of every Quidditch match on one, after all. But every broom that's available to choose from has its pros and cons--there's no one-size-fits-all choice to be made here. To pick the best broom in Quidditch Champions for you, you'll have to figure...
Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home. This week, The Boy and the Heron, the latest animated fantasy from acclaimed anime auteur Hayao Miyazaki, finally comes to streaming on Max. That’s not all, […]