How do you put the expedition into a game like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33? For writer Jennifer Svedberg-Yen, it meant rethinking classic RPG party types like they were the cast of Armageddon — a dynamic she understood on an unexpectedly personal level.“This sounds so random, but I did a brief...
Vikings, ninja and a WWII pilot become prey in Predator: Killer of Killers trailer
Dan Trachtenberg proved the fun of sending a predator back in time by setting 2022’s Prey in 1719. Now he’s sending the alien hunter on a history tour in Predator: Killer of Killers, which has a fresh trailer out today.Co-directed by Trachtenberg and Josh Wassung, the animated anthology film features...
Nosferatu director needed Bill Skarsgård’s vampire to look like a creepy corpse
Count Orlok looms over Nosferatu like the Cloverfield monster. While he is among the first voices we hear, and the first faces we see, the full reveal of Orlok’s form comes much later. When we see him in all his glory — with all the sores, sylphlike limbs, and ponderous...
Esquie balances the darkness of Clair Obscur with unrelenting wholesomeness
[Warning: This piece includes spoilers for Clair Obscur’s late-game Act 2 reveals.]I love a serious story as much as the next person, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is incredibly serious. It starts with hundreds, likely thousands, erased from existence before an expedition of a couple dozen go off to fight...
Star Wars Outlaws is better than you think it is
Star Wars Outlaws had a bumpy takeoff when it launched last summer, and its “meh” reception has stuck with it since. Because of that reception, forums like its subreddit are constantly flooded with prospective scoundrels asking, “Is the game worth it?” Lemme tell ya, if you’ve ever wanted to channel...
Fortnite players are abusing AI Darth Vader, forcing him to say ‘Skibidi Toilet’ and worse
Shortly after Epic Games dropped Darth Vader, in the form of a holographic conversational AI, into Fortnite, players started figuring out how to get the Sith lord to say the worst things possible. That includes tricking Darth into saying the F-word, “edging and gooning,” and, chillingly, “Skibidi Toilets.”In response, Epic...
All Elden Ring Nightreign character classes announced so far
Elden Ring Nightreign may look familiar in many ways, but FromSoftware’s stand-alone multiplayer spinoff of Elden Ring will play differently thanks to its battle-royale-inspired map and a roster of playable characters. Unlike the blank-slate, highly customizable characters of the original Elden Ring, the playable heroes of Nightreign — known as...
Murderbot showrunners say they nailed the books’ tricky tone by ignoring it
As a fan of Martha Wells’ award-winning, popular Murderbot Diaries book series, I’ve been dubious about Apple TV Plus’ TV adaptation Murderbot from the beginning. In part, those books are so beloved because they ride such a specific, unusual, entertaining line between straight science fiction and wry but aching comedy...
What time do Cowboy Bebop skins release in Fortnite?
Cowboy Bebop characters Spike Spiegel and Faye Valentine are continuing their bounty hunting duties in Fortnite, officially coming to the game on Wednesday, Feb. 26.The space bounty hunters are crash landing in the world of Fortnite with new outfits and items that will be available in the shop. Additionally, the...
Inside Paradise’s cataclysmic reveal episode
The final episode of Paradise season 1 has major mysteries left to resolve — a presidential assassin is still out there, somewhere — but after episode 7, at least one big question has been answered: What disaster drove 250,000 Americans into an enormous underground bunker? The answer always had to...