Slasher-platformer Phantom Hellcat just got a new trailer along with some developer commentary during the Future Games Show at Gamescom Powered by Mana. Introduced by Norman Lenda, creative director at developer Ironbird Creations (and their furry friend), Phantom Hellcat takes protagonist Jolene across three intricately-crafted, theatrically-inspired 2.5D worlds before going …
Read More »Deliver Us Mars gets a dramatic cinematic trailer that gives us a better look at its central mission
Ahead of its early 2023 launch, we’ve just got a rather amazing cinematic Deliver Us Mars trailer as part of the Future Games Show Powered by Mana that’s going to get you hyped for our journey to the Red Planet. In the upcoming title from developer KeokeN Interactive, you play …
Read More »Eight years and three studios later, playing Dead Island 2 resurrects its zombie promise
While waiting my turn to play Dead Island 2 I had the chance to watch somebody else hammer at the undead with a baseball bat for a while. Which was lucky, as it really let me appreciate just how over the top the gore is in Dambuster Studios’ reanimated Dead …
Read More »House of the Dragon episode 1 review: “An intriguingly intimate take on Westeros”
Warning: Major spoilers ahead for House of the Dragon episode 1! Turn back now if you haven’t watched the premiere yet! How do you follow-up a pop culture juggernaut like Game of Thrones? The answer is simple: you go back to basics. That might sound strange, considering the lavish scale …
Read More »When does House of the Dragon episode 1 release on HBO and Sky?
The countdown to Game of Thrones‘ highly-anticipated prequel House of the Dragon has begun. The new series will be heading to Sky and HBO very soon – and we’re expecting lots of dragons, drama, and danger from the return to Westeros. House of the Dragon is set almost 200 years …
Read More »House of the Dragon’s Matt Smith and Paddy Considine talk auditions, sibling rivalry, and turning down Game of Thrones
You might imagine with the world premiere of the first Game of Thrones spin-off just days away, the stars of House of the Dragon would be feeling the pressure. The reported $16-million-an-episode prequel is the first new addition to the Thrones universe since the much-debated ending of the main series …
Read More »She-Hulk episode 1 review: A charming, but unbalanced opening
**Warning: This review contains spoilers from She-Hulk episode 1** Marvel has certainly landed more hits than misses with its foray into the small screen on Disney Plus. From the genre-bending WandaVision to the gritty psychological thriller Moon Knight, these shows have changed viewer expectations of what the MCU can be. …
Read More »New trailer for Netflix’s Wednesday is a delightfully spooky ode to the original Addams Family
It’s creepy, it’s kooky, it’s all together ooky: the first trailer for Tim Burton’s Wednesday is here. Netflix has unveiled the first official trailer for their live-action Wednesday Addams, which is slated for a Fall 2022 premiere. In the clip, Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) is the mischievous goth we all know …
Read More »Pennyworth gets a new home on HBO Max – and a weird new title
It looks like DC’s Pennyworth is getting more than a third season. The show, which first debuted on Epix back in 2019, has officially moved to HBO Max…and has been given a new title. Pennyworth serves as an origin series for Alfred Pennyworth, the butler to Bruce Wayne aka Batman. …
Read More »The Sandman season 1, episode 8 review, recap, and analysis: Playing House
The search for Jed Walker comes into focus in an episode that adds some necessary clarity to the previous installment’s tangle of plot threads. Rose is having an unexpected meeting with Morpheus (plus a bemused Lucienne and Matthew) in the Dreaming. He explains to her that while nobody truly understands …
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