After This 2025 Soulslike’s Mixed Reviews, The Genre Has Reached A Crossroads

What do soulslikes fans really want out of new games in the genre? This is a question at the forefront of a heated debate in the soulslike community ever since the mixed reviews surroundingWuchang: Fallen Feathers.Wuchangis game that some hail as one of the best non-FromSoftware soulslikes ever made, while others argue it’s a regurgitated formula that doesn’t do anything exciting or different. It’s an interesting conundrum, and it seems that the soulslike genre has come to a crossroads when it comes to what direction players and developers think it should take....

June 27, 2025 · 4 min · 795 words · Angela Shannon

Alex Garland's War Movie Climbs A24's Top 15 Highest-Grossing Charts At The Domestic Box Office In Just Three Weeks

Alex Garlandhas been a notable writer and later director for over two decades. He published the 1996 novel,The Beach,which was adapted into a 2000 moviestarring Leonardo DiCaprio. Garland then transitioned into screenwriting, penning the script for28 Days Laterin 2002. It was not until 2014 that he made his directorial debut, pairing with A24 to helm the AI thrillerEx Machina. Thisearned him an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplayand the film won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Alicia Dougherty

And Just Like That Was Right To End At Season 3

WARNING: Major spoilers ahead for And Just Like That season 3, episode 12, “Party of One”. While I’m sad to see the last of Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda,And Just Like Thatseason 3 was the right place to end theSex and the Citysequel series. Still, it was a surprise announcement when showrunnerMichael Patrick King announced the conclusion ofAnd Just Like That, as it was mere two weeks before the season 3 finale, which aired this Thursday....

June 27, 2025 · 5 min · 994 words · Audrey Ho

Assassin's Creed Creator's New Game is No Longer Episodic

As the director of games likePrince of Persia: The Sands of TimeandAssassin’s Creed, Patrice Desilets is one of the most influential designers in the industry. However, due to astring of unfortunate events, Desilets hasn’t been able to release a new game since 2010’sAssassin’s Creed Brotherhood, and has given fans only sporadic updates on his first project with Panache Digital Games as the years have gone by. Today at Reboot Develop 2017, Desilets finally showed off some pre-alpha footage of his next game,Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, and also revealed that it will no longer be episodic as originally planned....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Kevin Hernandez

Assassin's Creed Odyssey Reveals Post-Launch DLC Plans

As many gamers might argue,Assassin’s Creed Odysseyis one ofthe most highly anticipated games of fall 2018, and while many are undoubtedly excited for the base game, some could be holding out on purchasing the title until they know what direction the game’s post-launch takes. Should that be the case, Ubisoft has thankfully decided to reveal its post-launch DLC plans for the forthcoming sequel in the long-running action-adventure series. As indicated in by the trailer below,Assassin’s Creed Odysseywill have a Season Pass that includes two major episodic story arcs, with the first being “Legacy of the First Blade” and the second dubbed “The Fate of Atlantis”....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Scott Nelson

Call of Duty Giving Away Free Modern Warfare 3 Beta Codes

Summary Activision and Sledgehammer Games are giving away freeCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3beta codes as early access begins for those who’ve pre-ordered the new game on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. TheCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3beta will be held over two weekends, so those who prefer to play on PC and Xbox platforms still have an opportunity to secure a slot for the open beta period. Modern Warfare 3pays homage to 2009’sModern Warfare 2with several returning maps, the return of antagonist Vladimir Makarov, and a new take on the infamous “No Russian” level....

June 27, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Cole Cole

Co-Op Shooter Game With 'Very Positive' Reviews Coming to Xbox on May 31

Summary Hypercharge: Unboxedis finally coming to Xbox consoles on May 31. The shooter, set in a world of toy soldiers, has been slated to receive an Xbox console release after theviral Hypercharge crazefrom a couple of years ago, and it seems that time has finally come. Hypercharge: Unboxedis an indie shooter inspired by films likeToy StoryandSmall Soldiers,as well as classic Saturday morning cartoons and similar games such asArmy Men: Sarge’s Heroes....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Raven Parker

Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate has jumped to release

Grab your nunchuk gun and cool glasses, Videlectrix’shotly anticipatedblockbusterDangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulatehas arrived. Starring the hunky Strong Bad as the eponymous private eye slash crooked cop,Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulateis partially a remaster of a 2008 Flash game, half a bunch of new stuff, but all point-and-click. This game comes in hot with new animation, cutscenes, and voice acting. Adventuring has never been quite so…Dangeresque. Extravagant summary aside, I’ve been aHomestar Runnerfan since high school....

June 27, 2025 · 1 min · 210 words · Jennifer Johnson

Daniel Craig Movie With 77% On Rotten Tomatoes Named Among 21st Century's Top 10 Movies By Acclaimed Director

Recently,The New York Timespolled several hundred names in Hollywood tofind the 100 greatest movies of the 21st century. Actors, producers, directors, and more provided their own personal top 10 films since the year 2000 and one of them was acclaimed filmmaker Celine Song. Celine Song made waves when she wrote and directedthe crushingPast Livesin 2023, which ended up nominated for several Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. Her follow-up,Materialists, was one of the most talked-about movies of 2025and cemented her as one of the top names telling modern romance tales....

June 27, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Daniel Welch

Daylight scared the sh*t out of me

Not the Matt and Kim song Daylight? More like Darklight. Because it’s so fuking dark in here and I can’t god damn see and there are fuking ghosts everywhere god damn it Hamza why did you make me preview this game. This is what I remembered a few minutes into Zombie Studios’Daylight: “Horror games scare me. Why am I playing this, oh my god, why am I playing this?” Daylightaims to address the issue of scares in games being one and done....

June 27, 2025 · 4 min · 824 words · Lindsey Soto

Destiny 2 Chalice of Opulence: Which Runes Make Specific Gear and Weapons

Destiny 2’s current Season of Opulence revolves aroundthe Chalice of Opulence, an item that gives players more control than ever over what weapons and armor they want from the new 6-player matchmade Menagerie mode. Players can guarantee which loot they get as long as they have the right combination of Runes slotted into the Chalice. It didn’t takeDestiny 2fans very long to figure out exactly which Rune combinations will result in each piece of gear....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Susan Martinez

EA Skipping E3 2019 Press Conference

WhileE3 2019is still a few months away, there’s no doubt that myriad video game publishers and developers are gearing up for this year’s big event. Today,EAannounced its plans for the annual expo, by revealing the dates for EA Play and by confirming that it will not be holding a press conference during the trade event. According to a press release, EA Play will begin on Friday, July 25, 2025 with a kickoff event, while the EA Play “fanfest” will occur on Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9, where players will be able to go hands-on with the company’s products....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Caroline Wright

F1: The Movie Could Get A Sequel After $57M Opening, According To New Report

F1: The Moviemay get a sequel following its $57 million opening, according to a new report. From the director and co-writer ofTop Gun: Maverick, Joseph Kosinski and Ehren Kruger, the newmovie stars Brad Pittas Sonny Hayes, who, after a 30-year absence, returns to Formula One to mentor a rookie driver, Joshua Pearce (Damson Idris), on the fictional Apex Grand Prix team​​​​​. The cast also includes Kerry Condon as the team’s technical director, Javier Bardem as the team’s owner, Tobias Menzies as a board member, Kim Bodnia as the team principal, and Sarah Niles as Joshua Pearce’s mother....

June 27, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Jacob Ball