Gaming

Marvel comics has been making memorable and iconic characters since it first started printing comics more than 80 years ago. The publisher behind heroes like Spider-Man, Captain America, and the Fantastic Four is a household name, in part because of its steady stream of mega-blockbuster movies that all take place…

Netflix has quietly been building its gaming section, and Oxenfree–a game centered around teenagers who accidentally open up a ghostly portal– is the latest title to join the lineup. Oxenfree is a 2016 game by Night School Studio and its sequel Oxenfree II: Lost Signals is set to release sometime…

Netflix has released a new clip from Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the second in a planned trilogy of kooky whodunits from writer-director Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi). Glass Onion will hit Netflix on December 23. The Knives Out sequel recently had its world debut at the…

Netflix has released the first trailer for They Cloned Tyrone, an upcoming sci-fi comedy directed by Juel Taylor in his feature film directorial debut. The movie will be coming to Netflix on December 30. The film’s synopsis reads as follows: “A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto…

Netflix has released the first clip from Vikings: Valhalla Season 2. Season 1 debuted on the streaming service back in February, and by March it was already renewed for and began production on Season 3. Valhalla is a spin-off of History Channel/Amazon Prime Video’s Vikings series, which ran for six…

In Beacon Pines, the story and decisions made are mapped out on a tree, showing branching paths from single moments that changed the course of the story. For developer Matt Meyer, that was true in real life, too. His path to developing Beacon Pines began with a single, simple, consequential…

Xbox’s flagship shooter is an intergalactic sci-fi saga with narrative foundations that date back billions of years. Despite that far-reaching history, the actual Halo games largely take place within a single decade during the tail end and aftermath of the Human-Covenant War. The mainline Halo games present a sequential storyline,…

Breathing new life into our favorite classic games is often a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the game has familiarity with audiences, so it will already have a fanbase that will be excited to see it make a return. Still, there is always the risk that the updated version…

Harvey Smith is best known for his work on Arkane’s Dishonored series, but he’s now revealed a trio of games he pitched that never entered development. Speaking to NME, Smith said he at one point pitched a Blade Runner game, a fourth entry in the Thief series, and an immersive…

Clearing up some worries from voice actors and gamers alike, Hellblade developer Ninja Theory has confirmed it won’t use AI technology to replace voice actors in its video games. For context, a recent report dove into new AI technology from Altered AI, a company that’s working to give game developers…