This article is sponsored by Catriona Ward’s latest novel, The Last House on Needless Street, is the sort of book that defies easy description and categorization. Part horror story, part mystery thriller, and part tragedy, the book subverts a lot of expectations about what a genre story should be and do, unpacking a complex emotional narrative in the midst of a menacing tale of fear, uncertainty, and constantly escalating dread....
This The Walking Dead review contains spoilers. The Walking Dead Season 10 Episode 22 Jeffrey Dean Morgan, for the most part, has been used poorly during his time on The Walking Dead. The actor has done his best with the material he’s been given, but for entirely too long Negan was a caricature of a person, a goofy swaggering cartoon trying to sound tough but forced to dumb down his language to avoid offending network sensibilities....
The Walking Dead season 10 returns for an extended run of six “extra” episodes that will bridge the gap between the season’s original finale, “A Certain Doom,” and the 24-episode season 11. “In these six new episodes, we find our survivors trying to pick themselves up by their bootstraps following the destruction the Whisperers left in their wake,” reads the official synopsis of the six new episodes. “The years of struggle weigh upon them as past traumas surface, exposing their more vulnerable sides....
Many Destiny fans were disappointed when developer Bungie revealed the game’s upcoming expansion, House of Wolves, would launch without a new raid. For many Guardians, the raids are a favorite challenge worth repeating, both with friends and alone. However, Destiny players shouldn’t be down for too long, as it seems Bungie has numerous raids currently in development. So while there won’t be a new raid released with House of Wolves, it’s likely a raid will be coming with Destiny’s next expected expansion, Comet....
This week in Pokémon GO, Niantic is celebrating the release of Remote Raid Passes with the return of some old favorites. Earlier in April, Niantic finally released substantial changes to the way Pokémon GO’s raids work. These changes are in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has most of us locked up inside and unable to walk to our nearest Pokémon gym. Remote Raid Passes solve this problem by allowing Pokémon GO players to access Raids even though they’re not right next to a gym....
Whether a video game is independently produced or a AAA title, it’s fair to say that a huge amount of work goes into turning concepts into reality. Video games generally take anywhere between two and five years to produce, with some carrying development times even longer than that, and there are often teams of hundreds all working on individual moving parts. Given how much work goes into making a video game, it must be frustrating for developers to see their complex and creative playgrounds turned into forums for abuse....
Acid Nerve, the studio behind the challenging Titan Souls, is teaming up with Devolver Digital once again on a new action-packed adventure game called Death’s Door. In this universe, crows are tasked with collecting the souls of the dead, but things change when your assigned soul is suddenly stolen. The game will be available Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC in Summer 2021. As of now, there have been no mentions of its inclusion on Game Pass....
The moment that skateboarding fans have been waiting for is almost here, with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 & 2 hitting PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC tomorrow. Originally released in 1999, the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series continued for years, not only becoming a mainstay within the gaming industry, but also having a major impact on the resurgence of the extreme sport during the mid-90s. The franchise eventually got in over its head when skate and snowboard peripherals were introduced a bit too early for their time, but there’s no denying how special and iconic the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series remains....
Horror reveals what truly scares us, or provides an escapism as powerful in its own way as any work of portal fantasy. See our picks for top new horror books in June 2022. Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous edited by Ellen Datlow Type: AnthologyPublisher: Tor NightfireRelease date: June 7 Den of Geek says: Several stories in this anthology have set themselves in stone as some of our most memorable reads this year, with Fran Wilde and Stephen Graham Jones adding particularly remarkable entries to the anthology....
Go beyond the blockbusters to today’s smartest, most exciting science fiction novels and novellas. Here are our top picks for October 2021: Star Wars: Ronin Type: Novel Publisher: Del ReyRelease date: Oct. 12Den of Geek says: Candon’s debut novel brings Star Wars into a new dimension with an expansion on the short anime episode “The Duel” in Star Wars: Visions. Taking place as if one step aside from the universe we know and love, it’s an inventive and thoughtful story that also never forgets the initial concept: that a samurai Sith is very cool....
The new map for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s Zombies mode is releasing next Thursday, February 4. After the 115 day info dump, leaks of the new perk machine, and a poster reveal, the trailer is finally ready to go with a release date of January 28. There’s a lot yet to be seen in action, but Treyarch has revealed that the map will take place in one of Omega Group’s facilities alongside a neighboring Vietnamese village....
Oh look, it’s just what everyone wanted: Ubisoft have announced The Division 2. Now, The Division was one of those high-profile releases that… well, it can go either way. It was A Big Deal (tm) prior to release two years ago (to the day, in fact). The Hype Train was motoring along, the trailers and gameplay were flowing; all was as normal here in AAA world. It arrived to some fanfare, too, garnering positive press and quickly becoming the company’s biggest-selling title....
For those who have been out of the loop for a while, Naughty Dog’s forthcoming action-adventure title Uncharted: The Lost Legacy went gold about a month ago and has nearly reached its official release date. With this being the case, the developer has partnered with its publisher Sony to celebrate the achievement by putting out a launch trailer for the game just several days ahead of its availability. As seen below in the launch trailer for Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, fans will be privy to plenty of action, gunplay, intricate puzzles, and gorgeous environments as the protagonists Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross attempt to find the fabled mystical artifact Tusk of Ganesha....
Claims around Amy Hennig (creative director and writer for the Uncharted series) being “forced out” of Naughty Dog by Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley a few years ago are reportedly false. In 2014, a report was published on IGN stating that, according to “trusted sources” close to Naughty Dog, Hennig was forced to leave the company, but shortly thereafter Naughty Dog itself refuted the report. The report was written by Mitch Dyer, who has since stopped working for IGN....
Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy, an upcoming roguelite action-RPG, is one of the upcoming indie games that’s been showcased this summer. Ever trying to capture the spotlight amidst dozens of other great games, developer Ludomotion recently revealed some exciting news. In a new trailer, Unexplored 2 was reconfirmed as an Xbox Series X release and an Xbox launch exclusive. The short trailer is said to be in celebration of the confirmation of Unexplored 2 coming to Xbox Series X....
Several creations from Gavin Goulden – art director at Insomniac Games – have been stolen for NFTs. Another character artist chimed in, claiming they’ll now have to be on the lookout to see if “some assholes are stealing our work for NFTs.” The artwork up for sale on the fake Gouldren account includes designs for Spider-Man: Miles Morales and an old Marvel character, Deathlok. Adam Fisher – a freelance character artist – also noticed one of his Dark Knight designs up for grabs....
Video game monsters run the gamut from ravenous zombies and bloodsucking vampires to truly original, nightmare-inspiring monstrosities. While anything can be scary with the right atmosphere, some games take it a step further. These four video game monsters are unique inventions that might have you sleeping with the light on after you “save and exit.” Silent Hill 2’s Pyramid Head Terrifies Through Sheer Intimidation Silent Hill 2 is an iconic game in the survival horror genre for a variety of reasons, one of them being the numerous horrifying video game monsters it brought to life....
This Vikings review contains spoilers. Vikings Season 6 Episode 14 “We should never forget our past. Ever.” Perhaps Gunnhild says it best when she confides in her dead husband Bjorn that “the time for great heroes is over,” a statement that speaks to the loss of direction so many of the characters now experience as the Viking age reaches a crossroads. “Lost Souls” journeys through a complicated tangle of feelings that focus on the leadership vacuums a new world order sets into motion....
This WandaVision review contains spoilers. WandaVision Episode 6 Ah, remember last week? When you were living in the glowing warmth of corporate synergy? When Disney’s ownership of Fox meant that, aside from essentially creating a monopoly, the company could also finally introduce the X-Men into the MCU? What a wild time. And in the wake of that utterly satisfying and enjoyable reveal, we now find Westview changed once again. The ’90s never happened and instead the Visions are living in what seems to be the year 2000....
Tommy and Billy exist in Marvel’s Young Avengers comic series. They develop abilities of their own: Tommy becomes Speed with the ability to manipulate matter at the molecular level. He is also quite fast, as his name suggests. Wiccan is Billy’s telekinetic superhero identity who is also able to fly. Tommy dates the super-intelligent mutant Prodigy. At one point before dating Speed, Prodigy expresses his interest in Hulkling, who ends up dating Wiccan....
