Game development, more often than not, is a long and arduous process for the studios and teams working to bring these worlds and experiences to life in a way players can enjoy. It can be years between a game’s announcement and final release where a game can go through multiple iterations before it finally sees the light of day, asUbisoft’sSkull and Bonescan attest.IO Interactiveappears to be in this very situation with at least two of their biggest upcoming titles, as a new financial report indicates it will be a few years until either project is seen by the public....

It’s not always easy to loan someone something that’s important . Most people know what it’s like to be uneasy about letting someone borrow something, even if it’s something trivial and the other person is perfectly trustworthy. Artists and designers of all kinds are familiar with that, video games included.Even a big studio like Bethesdais perfectly familiar with the struggle of loaning and collaboration, since it’s done that before with theFalloutfranchise....

A new trailer has dropped in the lead up toKirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe. What initially seemed like a simple remaster that updated the art style and added a new Copy Ability has turned out closer to a full-scale remake. Although the levels won’t be touched (outside a few new enemy placements), most of the game around the original campaign has been expanded. This title may already be the definitive version ofKirby’s Return to Dream Land....

It’s rare to walk away from films that leave you with a sinking feeling in your stomach. It’s even odder when a found footage film leaves behind a sense of terror, sorrow, and discontent all in one sitting. Joel Anderson’sLake Mungois a vignette in the found footage catalog that supplies all these complicated emotions: After one watch, it’s impossible not to feel them all at once. When viewingLake Mungo, one gets the impression that the entire story arose from the raw and relatable emotions of grief, regret, and, at times, the inability to move forward....

The incredibly successful and Oscar-winningInceptionmay have been more of a collaborative process between Leonardo DiCaprio and Christopher Nolan than fans know, as its leading star played a significant role in the movie’s development.DespiteInceptionbeing a sci-fi thriller at its core, it isa movie about grief and loss, but this may not have been the case if it wasn’t for DiCaprio’s input. The actor had a large part to play in the early development of the screenplay before the cameras started rolling....

Back in 2010, fans of the youngMarvel Cinematic Universe(MCU) were treated with the introduction of Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, when she burst onto the screen inIron Man 2. It has been more than ten years, and finally, fans of this essential MCU character will get to see Black Widow in her own feature film. RELATED:Black Widow’s 10 Best Outfits & Looks Ranked Over the years, Scarlett Johansson has given viewers dozens of reasons to fall in love with this super-spy turned heroine, from her endearing performance to the countless times she took enemies down with acrobatic ferocity....

This article contains spoilers for Moon Knight.The season 1 finale ofMoon Knightis just around the corner and director Mohamed Diab has teased a few twists and turns for the upcoming episode. The latestMarvel Studiosseries has slowly unwound its plot and the circumstances that brought Steven Grant and Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac) together.Moon Knight’s latest episode, “Asylum,” provided a surprising answer on how they came to be, and according to Diab, the twists aren’t quite over....

Sealed into the moon for centuries after the fateful battle between Kaguya Otsutsuki and her sons Hagoromo and Hamura, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path — also known as the Gedo Statue — is the husk of the Ten Tails in Masashi Kishimoto’sNaruto. Left behind after the beast’s enormous chakra was extracted from by Hagoromo and sealed into his own body, the statue resembles an emaciated version of the beast itself, albeit with a slightly more humanoid appearance....

Following their Marvel success, the Russo brothers are returning yet again to the action genre withThe Gray Man, a new spy thriller from Netflix featuring an impressive cast led by Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. Set to release next month, new character posters have dropped ahead of the film’s first trailer release tomorrow. Based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Mark Greaney,The Gray Manfollows skilled CIA mercenary Court Gentry (Gosling) on the run from hisunhinged former colleague Lloyd Hansen (Evans)and other assassins after he accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets....

After over 20 years of waiting,Pokemonfans have finally received thePokemon Snapsequel of their dreams withNew Pokemon Snapon the Nintendo Switch. The game has already released to fan and critical praises, evenoutpacing the original 1999 title 4 times overin the UK. Fans have been hard at working snapping pics of over 200 Pokemon spanning across all 8 generations in the all-new Lental region. Of course, much like its predecessor,New Pokemon Snapis full of Easter eggs and surprises for fans to discover, from hidden Legendary Pokemon, to the return of Todd Snap from the Nintendo 64 title, and unlockable courses as well....

Universalunveiled a few months back that actor Nicolas Cage will be starring as one of the most famous characters to date: Dracula. Cage will be taking on the classic vampire role in the upcoming movie titledRenfield, and it appears James Wan’sMalignantinspired the actor’s take on the character. TheUniversalfilm also stars Nicholas Hoult in the title role of Renfield, a character who actually stems from Bram Stoker’s 1897 novelDracula.In the novel, Renfield is described as “a patient in an asylum, obsessed with drinking blood, deluded into thinking he will find immortality....

Today’sSuper Mario35th anniversary-themed Nintendo Direct featured a bevy of announcements, the biggest one easily being the confirmation of thelong-rumoredSuper Mario 3D All-Starscompilation.Another major announcement, however, was that another Wii U exclusive will be coming to Switch:Super Mario 3D World. Or, to use its full title,Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. What exactly theBowser’s Furyaddition is remains unknown, as it was only teased vaguely in the announcement trailer, but there has been some additional news that wasn’t mentioned in the Direct....

TheNintendo Switchis one of the best-selling consoles of all time, and it has a stacked lineup of games coming out in 2022. Most will agree thatthe Switch OLEDwas a solid upgrade for the Switch, or at least it is for the handheld mode of the console. When the Switch is connected to a TV, it becomes less important, but the beauty of the Switch has always been its duality as both a handheld and stationary console....