HBO’s The Last of Us TV show has cast Euphoria star Storm Reid as Riley Abel, Ellie’s best friend and a key character from The Last of Us’ Left Behind DLC. Deadline (opens in new tab) broke the news with a report on Reid’s casting and The Last of Us …
Read More »Respawns mystery game is reportedly an FPS pushing “style” and “mobility,” so now it just needs Titans
Respawn’s unannounced single-player game is reportedly an FPS emphasizing “style” and “mobility.” That’s according to a new report from GamesBeat (opens in new tab), which describes these two elements as “guiding principles” for the development team. However, the report is quick to add that this mystery shooter isn’t a new …
Read More »Final Fantasy 14 new data centre worlds announced for Summer
Final Fantasy 14 is expanding its North American and European data centres and servers later this year. Earlier today on January 14, Final Fantasy 14 game director Naoki Yoshida published another extensive blog post (opens in new tab), this time delving into detail on the current developments behind the scenes …
Read More »Xbox One consoles reportedly discontinued by Microsoft
Manufacture of all Xbox One consoles has reportedly been discontinued. That’s according to a report from The Verge (opens in new tab), earlier today on January 13. The outlet reports that Microsoft actually discontinued manufacturing of the Xbox One X and Xbox One S ahead of the Xbox Series X …
Read More »Red Notice is getting two sequels at Netflix with Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, and Dwayne Johnson returning
Red Notice is getting two sequels, Deadline (opens in new tab) reports. The original movie’s stars, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, and Dwayne Johnson, are expected to return for the sequels, along with director Rawson Marshall Thurber. The first movie saw crime prevention organization Interpol issue a global alert (AKA a …
Read More »Melissa Etheridge brings the secret origin of her guitars to comic books
Melissa Etheridge is a well-known singer, songwriter, guitarist, and activist – but now she can add one more role to her résumé: comic book creator. The two-time Grammy Award-winning musician is developing an original graphic novel (OGN) called Melissa Etheridge’s Heartstrings (opens in new tab), which will focus on her …
Read More »Inscryption celebrates one million copies sold with a message from its very angry stoat
Inscryption has just passed one million sales, and there’s a brief message from the very angry Stoat to celebrate. Well, perhaps “angry” is a little too harsh for our faithful furry companion. Just last week, publisher Devolver Digital announced Inscryption had totalled one million sales, less than a month after …
Read More »The Batman is rated PG-13 for “strong violent and disturbing content”
The Batman has received an official age rating – and it’s a PG-13. The rating, per FilmRatings.com (opens in new tab), is for “strong violent and disturbing content, drug content, strong language, and some suggestive material.” That all sounds very dark, even if it’s not enough to score the film …
Read More »Final Fantasy 14 director addresses “verbal abuses” toward development staff
Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida has addressed harassment levelled at development staff and players. Last week, game director and producer Yoshida appeared on a Radio Mog Station broadcast, Square Enix’s online show dedicated to all things Final Fantasy 14. During the segment (which you can see in full over …
Read More »Rainbow Six Extraction trailer destroys the Statue of Liberty and introduces 2 Archaeans
A new Rainbow Six Extraction trailer shows off a blend of CGI storytelling and actual gameplay footage, while also taking a moment to indulge in one of sci-fi storytelling’s greatest pleasures. We’re speaking, of course, of blowing the hell out of the Statue of Liberty. The Rainbow Six Extraction trailer …
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