New sci-fi narratives like The Last of Us and Fallout have really hammered home that dystopian society is coming for everyone. In retrospect, it’s not exactly hard to see why. Film and television have been warning viewers for decades about how close everyone is to annihilation. Despite its recent popularity, however, some post-apocalyptic features came … Read more
Earlier in this century, horror was having a tough time at the box office. From hopeful indies to big franchise sequels, nothing seemed to stick. Then came the arthouse renaissance led by A24, and the genre was back to its best, with it becoming difficult to remember a better time for horror fans than the … Read more
Steam has just dropped a critically acclaimed game with an Overwhelmingly Positive review status entirely for free, and if you’re interested in checking out this highly rated game, you can already do so. You can find plenty of great free options on the platform, from discounted games to entirely free-to-play titles. Not all the new … Read more
A Netflix action franchise’s return has been confirmed, which promises that it is beating both Transformers and G.I. Joe at their own game. After Transformers: Rise of the Beasts‘ ending hinted at a potential crossover between the Autobots and the G.I. Joe, it became hard not to anticipate the franchise’s future. Initially, there were also … Read more
Developer Shift Up has finally pulled back the curtain on the official sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, while sharing plenty of footage and details with fans, for now. However, a release date or window is notably absent. Previously, Shift Up indicated it would release ‘Stellar Blade 2‘ before 2027 based on internal roadmaps, but that … Read more
The PS3 console saw Sony push the technological limits of its hardware, serving as a testing ground for unconventional design concepts. While mainstream console blockbusters gravitated toward military shooters and cinematic formulas, a collective of creative directors used the platform to rewrite the rules of aesthetics and mechanical pacing. Backed by the raw computing power … Read more
Three months after Sean Penn was noticeably absent after winning Best Supporting Actor for his turn as military colonel Steven J. Lockjaw in One Battle After Another at this year’s Oscars, the actor shared why he had opted out of the ceremony. When appearing at the Tribeca Festival in New York on Friday for a Storytellers series with … Read more
The largest manga magazine in the industry is no more, and all because it grew too big for anyone else to keep up with. Per PopVerse, Dokodemo Young Champion has officially closed its doors after being unable to find reliable distribution, albeit for no reason that any other entity could have reasonably accounted for. As … Read more
One of the most underrated Disney movies of all time is officially getting a sequel this year. Twenty-five years after it first premiered in theaters, audiences are finally getting to return to the world of Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Fans have been asking for a sequel to Atlantis: The Lost Empire for over two decades. … Read more
Long before the Metaverse, Oculus, and Charlie Brooker’s acclaimed speculative sci-fi series, master director David Cronenberg plumbed the depths of virtual reality’s implications with his fleshy, frantic masterpiece Existenz. Featuring an uncanny lead performance by Jennifer Jason Leigh as the “game pod goddess” whose creations kick off the intrigue, as well as Jude Law and … Read more