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24 Years Ago, The Greatest Vehicular Combat Game Ever Was Lost to GTA III Hype

Sony The Twisted Metal franchise has a flawless elevator pitch. What if we made a game where we strapped a bunch of weapons to cool cars driven by psychopaths in a winner-take-all demolition derby tournament? Unsurprisingly, this airtight premise catapulted Twisted Metal to iconic status during Sony’s ‘90s-era PlayStation heyday. Then TM nearly became the […]

Marvel Just Quietly Released A Very Promising ‘Black Panther’ Spinoff

Marvel Studios Marvel’s Black Panther saga won’t ever be the same after the passing of Chadwick Boseman, the star once poised to carry this cinematic universe into a new phase. That said, it remains one of the most important pillars for the franchise, thanks to writer-director Ryan Coogler and his fierce commitment to building out […]

35 Years Ago, Nintendo Turned A Flagrant Imitation Of ‘Tetris’ Into A Mario Instant Classic

Nintendo They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. When something is shamelessly duplicated or replicated the silver lining is that, deep-down, it’s really an homage to the past. That’s cold comfort to those who were copied, especially when there’s money on the line. The video game industry is filled with “spiritual successors” of […]

If You Loved ‘Sinners,’ Here Are 3 Things You Need To Watch

Warne Bros. Pictures Sinners is a one-of-one film. It demands your full attention and stays with you long after the credits roll. Ryan Coogler’s latest is technically a horror, but it’s also so much more, keen to splice a lesser-known chapter of history with the schlock and thrills of the supernatural. Coogler juggles a lot […]

The Mind-Bending Masterpiece That’s Been Secretly Influencing Games For 20 Years

Double Fine Imagination is a funny thing. We all have it, but for many of us its primary function is to produce anxiety. For a few intrepid creators, imagination is a wellspring of art and inspiration. We revel in their movies and video games. Imagination is widely celebrated for what it does for us, but […]

Assassin’s Creed’s Next Game Could Be Its Darkest Yet

Ubisoft Assassin’s Creed Shadows is making one heck of an impression in its first few weeks. The game has reached more than three million players, according to Ubisoft, making it the second highest debut in the series. It’s managed to maintain a solid critical score among critics, and is absolutely stunning to boot. But already […]

20 Years Ago, ‘God of War’ Changed Gaming As We Know It

Sony Wrath earns its place as one of the seven deadly sins. Few things like pure, unbridled rage can cause more harm to those around us or our own self-inflicted wounds. It’s a difficult subject to explore because of how wrath excites us. We love a good power fantasy, and wrath is power wrapped in […]

Gaming’s Hottest Open-World RPG Is Weird As Hell And That’s The Point

Warhorse Studios Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 might be the first game of the year contender of 2025. Debuting on Metacritic with a respectable 88 average so far, the sequel to the 2018 role-playing game seems to double down on the divisive design decisions of the original to great success. And just a day after release, […]

An Iconic Horror Director Just Revealed His Riskiest Project Yet

Focus Features that if budget and marketability weren’t issues, he would have made The Northman entirely in Old Norse. It looks like he’s finally getting the opportunity to go very, very old-school with Werwulf. With Werwulf, Robert Eggers is achieving what he couldn’t with The Northman. | Focus Features In the wake of the middling […]

41 Years Ago, David Lynch’s Most Infamous Sci-Fi Epic Might’ve Changed Movies Forever

Universal/Kobal/Shutterstock If you felt a sudden inexplicable chill Thursday — as if an integral piece of the fabric of the universe was suddenly missing — that’s because filmmaker/fine artist/musician/meditation guru/coffee pitch man/John Ford lookalike/all-around nice guy . One of my interviewees, author Kenneth George Godwin (on set for Dune , about tiny fairy tale creatures […]