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...
50 years of game history, as told through 60 games
Julian “Jaz” Rignall has been playing games for nearly 50 years, and writing about them for most of those. The former competitive arcade game player and Mean Machines editor has seen the games industry morph through more generations than are easy to count, and now he’s written a book about...
Every tease Marvel still needs to pay off, in theory
Over the past 17 years, Marvel Studios has focused as much on the continuity of its ongoing mega-story as it’s focused on the content of any given superhero film. The 23-film Infinity Saga was never just about individual movie narratives — it was about the buildup to Avengers: Infinity War...
Wicked tackled ‘one of the most difficult things you can do in CG’
From plucky talking bears to motion-capture apes, from Avatar’s sentient space whales to Toho’s relentless Godzilla, computer generated creatures take center stage in movies more and more often these days. If there’s a big-budget film coming out, you’ll likely find a mountainous sandworm or a sound-hunting alien in it. The...
What is the Marvel Rivals roadmap?
The roadmap for Marvel Rivals details what to expect next from the ongoing competitive romp through Marvel’s multiverse.Season 1 recently started in Marvel Rivals, and the developers at NetEase Games have offered a bit more of what to expect from the game as it continues to add new characters, maps,...
John Wick’s director breaks down how he got to design action on Lazarus, ‘the funnest job’ he’s ever done
When two artists who admire each other’s work unexpectedly get to collaborate, it’s a wonderful thing. That’s exactly what happened when anime legend Shinichirō Watanabe and his team reached out to John Wick franchise director Chad Stahelski and his team. Watanabe was hoping someone at Stahelski’s boutique Hollywood action studio...
Dead Man’s Mail treasure map location and solution in Avowed
The Dead Man’s Mail treasure map in Avowed sends you into one of Shatterscarp’s most dangerous areas on a quest for pants of questionable origin.Still, if you need more distractions in battle than your two companions provide, it’s worth putting up with some tough fights to find the treasure. In...
Path of Exile 2’s fastest player is a walking lightning storm about to cross the finish line
The fastest player in Path of Exile 2 looks like he’s playing as a music visualizer. Lightning bolts ping-pong across the screen in sync with the breakneck beats he’s been blasting for the past nine hours on Twitch. He’s racing to be the first player in the world to hit...
GTA 6 delayed to May 2026
Rockstar Games has delayed Grand Theft Auto 6, previously expected in the fall of 2025, to next year. The hugely anticipated game at least has a firm release date now: It will be released on May 26, 2026.“We are very sorry that this is later than you expected,” Rockstar said...
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage recaptures the spirit of OG Life Is Strange
Witnessing the trajectory of Life Is Strange has been nothing short of remarkable. From its humble beginnings in 2015 to the rich tapestry of sequels, spinoffs, and spiritual successors, DontNod Entertainment carved out a distinctive niche in the realm of character-driven games. Each installment — whether crafted by DontNod or...