Blox Fruits is a Roblox game inspired by the hit anime and manga series One Piece.In this world, you can play as either a pirate or a marine and assemble your own crew of scallywags or do-gooders. Gain strength by gathering the strongest katanas, cutlass, and guns, or take on...
The Scottish Gaelic translation of Still Wakes the Deep is deeply political
In the opening hour of Still Wakes the Deep, the acclaimed horror game set aboard a perilous oil rig in the North Sea, we hear the C-bomb no less than six times. Most come from the mouth of gruff protagonist Caz McLeary, an electrician, or “leccy,” from Glasgow. Caz possesses...
Peacemaker season 2 has a big Superman connection and… a second Peacemaker
Peacemaker season 2 is coming to Max on Aug. 21, DC Studios announced Friday, and a new trailer for the best live-action DC superhero show ever made is hinting at big things to come. That includes appearances from Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner, Isabell Merced’s Hawkgirl, and Sean Gunn’s Maxwell Lord....
Lucasfilm is now shamelessly owning the Star Wars Holiday Special
For decades, the Star Wars Holiday Special was a misbegotten artifact of a specific era of network TV variety-show thinking, and Lucasfilm seemed content to pretend it never happened. Fans considered it a black mark on George Lucas’ franchise, and made it the butt of endless fandom jokes. But that’s...
Marvel’s X-Men movie may have found its director*
While Marvel Studios doesn’t officially have an X-Men movie on its slate yet, it’s definitely happening at some point. Probably very soon. And Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier may be the one to helm it, both The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline reported. Schreier is said to be in early talks to...
Marvel Rivals layoffs are just part of NetEaseâs ice-cold job and game cuts
When NetEase slashed jobs at its Marvel Rivals development studio in Seattle earlier this week, it was unclear why the Chinese game publisher would make cuts around such a successful project. Marvel Rivals has attracted more than 40 million players since its December launch, helping NetEase rack up $2.9 billion...
Palworld devs blame Nintendo Pokémon lawsuit for âdisappointingâ game changes
Palworld developer Pocketpair has admitted it has had to make changes to its game in response to the patent-infringement lawsuit brought against it by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company — and indicated there are more of these changes coming.In a blog post titled “Regarding the lawsuit, changes to Palworld and...
Mafia: The Old Country promises a return to the old ways — and less open-world bloat
2K Games and developer Hangar 13 revealed a longer look at gameplay from Mafia: The Old Country on Thursday, showing how the origin story for the Mafia franchise stands apart from the open-world, organized crime competition. In fact, Hangar 13 is hinting strongly that it has no intentions to make...
Nintendo low-balls its Switch 2 sales estimates, but they’re still huge
Nintendo is predicting that it will sell 15 million Switch 2 consoles in its current financial year — a figure that most analysts agree is too low, but that would still put it among the fastest-selling game consoles of all time.Nintendo made the forecast in a report to investors covering...
All GTA 6 characters confirmed so far
A wide range of GTA 6 characters were detailed in the second GTA 6 trailer, released May 6. It’s the first detailed look at who we’ll encounter in Vice City an entire year before the game’s May 26, 2026 release date.You’ll play as both Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, two...