Bringing Shadow the Hedgehog to life on the big screen has been a two-decade journey for Jeff Fowler, the director of Sega and Paramount’s live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movies. Fowler finally got his wish with his 2024 movie Sonic the Hedgehog 3. But he first got his hands on Shadow...
Painterâs Regret treasure map location and solution in Avowed
Painter’s Regret is one of the first treasure maps you can get in the Emerald Stair region of Avowed — and potentially one of the more dangerous quests there as well.The map itself is in a safe area, but the treasure location is surrounded by a group high-level enemies. Your...
Overwatch heroes are mechs in the new Gundam Wing crossover
For the 30th anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Blizzard is turning Overwatch heroes into mechs. Mercy, Reaper, Soldier: 76, and Ramattra will all have skins based on the ‘90s anime starting April 29.The lineup looks like this: Mercy as Wing Zero, Reaper as Deathscythe, Soldier: 76 as Tailgeese, and...
Captain America: Brave New World is a mess — but the ‘5D’ version I saw was even messier
Marvel’s new MCU installment Captain America: Brave New World was beset by production delays and big, story-shifting reshoots. The end result is kind of a mess. That mess was compounded during a “5D” screening of the movie I saw on Thursday night, which turned the traditional theatergoing experience into an...
Transformers: Reactivate canceled, studio scaling down
Today, we have some very difficult news to share. The decision has been made to end development of Transformers: Reactivate.This means we will be scaling down to refocus our efforts on other projects. Unfortunately, despite every effort, a number of roles across the studio are now potentially at risk of...
Elden Ring Nightreign director says ditching 2-player co-op is a ‘balancing decision’
Elden Ring Nightreign is a cooperative spinoff with an asterisk. You can play it with a group of three or by yourself, but not in a duo, according to an IGN interview with director Junya Ishizaki. There isn’t a technical reason for this awkward limitation, however. It’s about game balance.“This...
Dress to Impress codes for February 2025
Dress to Impress codes are the easiest way to redeem unique clothing items for free in the competitive fashion game.Dress to Impress is a free-to-play competitive dress-up game you can play on your phone, computer, or console via the Roblox platform. The update for February is leaning into all things...
Ariana Grande and Travis Scott’s Fortnite avatars to appear before jury for patent lawsuit
Epic Games has been fighting a crypto and metaverse company called Utherverse over patent infringement since 2021. Utherverse filed a lawsuit in June 2021 saying that Epic Games infringed on several of its patents related to people hanging out in big, virtual worlds with its Fortnite concert series — specifically,...
The AI-generated movie What’s Next opens a fresh debate over AI filmmaking
These days, practically every technology employs artificial intelligence in one way or another, from the hodgepodge summaries at the top of Google search results to email programs auto-summarizing incoming messages and offering to compose outgoing ones. In Hollywood, machine learning tools and generative AI have been folded together under the...
The making of Severance’s incredibly unsettling John Turturro melon head
If it weren’t for the absurdity and mind-numbing grind of the corporate world, we wouldn’t have Severance. Series creator Dan Erickson has often recounted the inspiration for the hit Apple TV Plus show, citing “a really bad office job” as the creative fuel for the show.We can also thank Erickson’s...