The highly-anticipated Resident Evil 2 remake's release draws near and I couldn't be any more excited. I'm a huge fan of the 1998 original--alongside many lovely coworkers at GameSpot--and have countless fond memories playing it during my formative years. But amidst these memories were hours spent speculating upon the validity of a popular gaming hoax; [...]
Epic will hold off on releasing game-changing Fortnite updates before big tournaments
It’s been less than a year since Epic Games kicked off the competitive circuit for Fortnite, but the company says it’s learned enough to make a substantial change to how it balances the consumer version of the game with the one played by pros at big tournaments. In an announcement on its website, the developer [...]
New Mortal Kombat 11 Trailer Reveals First Details About The Game’s Story
NetherRealm Studios has released our first look at the story in Mortal Kombat 11. The prologue to the game's story plays out in a trailer revealed at NetherRealm's January reveal event, which sees Raiden interacting with Shinnok after the events of Mortal Kombat X and also introduces a brand-new character.In the prologue, Raiden is wearing [...]
How the Feds Failed to Track Thousands of Separated Children
Ad-hoc systems and haphazard databases made the Trump administration’s cruel border separation policies somehow even worse. Go to Source Author: Issie Lapowsky
Walmart reportedly abandons new streaming service to focus on Vudu
Walmart is shelving its streaming service ambitions and ditching plans to launch a competitor to Netflix and Hulu, anonymous sources told CNBC. The retailer had considered launching a service aimed at “Middle America,” but it decided against it due to the large investment needed to make original content. The streaming service’s focus on middle America [...]
Mortal Kombat 11’s First Bloody Gameplay Trailer Revealed
After its surprise debut at the 2018 Game Awards, fans have been waiting for more Mortal Kombat 11 details to get over here. NetherRealm formally took the wraps off of the new fighting game with a livestream keynote, starting with the reveal of its first official gameplay trailer.The video, which you can watch below, shows [...]
‘Maybe at this point I equate femaleness with being radical’: Karyn Kusama on Destroyer
Amid all the cultural debates about women’s struggles to be heard in Hollywood, over everything from onscreen representation to sexual abuse to open gender discrimination, Karyn Kusama’s name is one of the most visible, both because of her struggles in the industry, and because she’s so clearly managed to fight past them. After her breakout [...]
Pokemon Dev’s PC Game Officially Announced For PS4, Switch, And Xbox One
Giga Wrecker, a 2017 Steam platformer by Pokemon developer Game Freak, is officially coming to consoles. Publisher Rising Star Games has confirmed it is bringing the title to PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch later this year under the moniker Giga Wrecker Alt, and it'll include additional content and other console-exclusive features.Among other things, Game [...]
Despite outcry, Netflix will not remove real-life train derailment footage from Bird Box
Netflix is not planning to remove footage of a real-world train derailment that was used in its fiction film Bird Box, despite outcry from citizens of Lac-Mégantic in Quebec, Canada, The Verge has confirmed. The film, in which society breaks down after the arrival of madness-inducing monsters, uses stock footage of the derailment to illustrate [...]
The Division 2’s Dark Zones Are More Welcoming, But Will Make You More Devious
One of The Division's most notable achievements in 2016 was its rather unorthodox approach to PvP gameplay. Within the center of post-outbreak Manhattan was the Dark Zone, an isolated, untamed space where you could engage in timed events, small skirmishes, and even backstabbing temporary allies. With The Division 2, Ubisoft has some interesting plans for [...]
