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‘Crimson Desert’ Is an Ambitious, Messy, and Tantalizing Open World Game

Pearl Abyss Covering games for over 15 years, I’ve played a lot of open world games, some of which I wanted to, and many of which I didn’t. It’s fair to say I’m a bit jaded by the idea of open world games, largely because of how the genre has started to groan under the […]

‘Black Mirror’s Creator Is Completely Changing Genres For His Next Show

Netflix Charlie Brooker has one of the most varied resumés in entertainment. He’s been a video game journalist, a cartoonist, a TV reviewer, a satirist, and a comedy writer, and all of those skills came in handy when he created Black Mirror, his hit dystopian sci-fi anthology series that dominates the Netflix charts whenever it […]

‘Indiana Jones’ Devs Are Ready To Return To Their Fascist-Slaying Roots

Machine Games, the Sweden-based developers who delivered one of the best games last year, are ready to return to the series that put them on the map. And while that’s a bummer for folks who hoped an Indiana Jones sequel would be in order shortly after the recent expansion, it also bodes well for the […]

An Upcoming AI-Animated Movie Is Even Uglier Than You Imagined

Native Foreign Ever since AI started making headlines, we’ve been hearing claims that it will completely change how Hollywood works. So far, it’s mainly been used in small ways, like assisting in greenscreen editing or tweaking foreign language speech. But generative AI — which creates fresh images based on its training data — has started […]

Steam’s Best New Visual Novel Follows A Queer Dark Knight Running Errands And Finding Love

ForeverFuture Games In any relationship, it’s important to understand how you and your partner are different and work to find common ground. That’s especially true when your girlfriend is a dark knight pledged to the god of evil who traveled here from another reality to fight a malevolent wizard and you’re just a girl trying […]

‘Call of Duty Black Ops 7’: Release Date, Times, How To Play, And What We Know So Far

For the 22nd year in a row, Call of Duty is returning in the fall to give its diehard fans the multiplayer suite they’ll be obsessed with over the next 12 months. And this year’s entry looks to be a big shake-up not only for Call of Duty, but for the fan-favorite Black Ops subseries […]

After ‘Metal Gear Solid Delta’, The Series’ Most Underrated Gem Is A Must-Try

Konami The team behind Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater had one goal in mind when developing the recent remake of the series’ most beloved game. “The biggest opportunity here was reaching a new audience,” producer Noriaki Okamura told Inverse last month. In that way, Konami succeeded: the faithful-to-a-fault remake is the same generational game […]

What’s The Best Order To Watch The Star Trek Movies?

Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock For nearly 60 years, no other science fiction franchise has created more content, inspired more fans, and influenced culture more deeply than Amazon –

‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Is Setting Up A Surprising Superman Crossover

HBO Max Peacemaker has gone from a grandfathered-in remnant of the past to a pioneer leading the way for James Gunn’s new DCU. Chris Smith’s second foray on HBO Max dives face-first into the inter-dimensional aspects hinted at in Superman, thrusting Peacemaker into a seemingly idyllic world where his family is intact. James Gunn has […]

The 10 Best ‘Silksong’ Mods To Make The ‘Hollow Knight’ Sequel A Little Easier

Team Cherry After years of anticipation, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally out, and as players work their way through the indie Metroidvania, one opinion seems to be emerging more than any other — this game is really hard. While a good amount of practice can help you overcome the difficulty curve, a chorus of “git […]