“Google is horrible.”This was among the first things that Raccoon Logic creative director Alex Hutchinson said to me as I settled in to learn about his studio’s newest game, Revenge of the Savage Planet. He followed this up with a promise to elaborate further as the presentation progressed. I would ultimately be shocked by how much of the nearly two-hour showcase and interview would be about this topic.Raccoon Logic consists of a bunch of Montreal-based developers that, after working together on games like Assassin’s Creed and the Batman Arkham series, went on to form Typhoon Studios in the late 2010s. In early 2020, that studio put out Journey to the Savage Planet, an action-adventure game that was largely met with praise. Later that year, the studio was bought by Google to help bolster i…
Read moreAs part of Gamescom Opening Night Live, Embark Studios–which was co-founded by Battlefield veteran Patrick Soderlund–revealed a new trailer for the PvPvE third-person shooter Arc Raiders and also confirmed a key detail about its pricing plan.Arc Raiders was announced as a free-to-play game, but it is now shifting to a premium model and will cost $40 at launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. A public technical test will be available October 24-27 on Steam. Regarding the price change, Arc Raiders executive producer Aleksander Grøndal said, “It became increasingly clear to us during development that a premium model is a better fit for the experience we’re building with Arc Raiders.”The developer added: “This shift allows us to focus on what truly matters for this game–creating a…
Read moreClaudi Doumit is reportedly joining the upcoming M3gan erotic thriller spin-off called Soulma8te. A new report says The Boys star will appear in Soulm8te alongside the previously announced cast members Lily Sullivan and David Rysdahl. The story for Soulm8te follows a man (Rysdahl) buying an AI-powered android (Sullivan) to help him deal with the loss of his wife. “In an attempt to create a truly sentient partner, the man inadvertently turns a harmless lovebot into a deadly soulmate,” reads a line from the movie’s description. Deadline broke the news of Doumit joining the cast.Doumit plays Victoria Neuman on The Boys. She’s also known for portraying Farah in the Call of Duty franchise.Blumhouse is partnering with James Wan’s Atomic Monster on the spin-off after both companies enjoyed great …
Read moreIt’s been five years since DC’s standalone Joker movie that shifted the focus on Batman’s greatest villain and his rise to become Gotham’s greatest criminal. For the sequel, Joker (Joaquin Phoenix) is joined by Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga) but don’t expect to see him as the Clown Prince of Crime, though he’s having a killer time along the way. Warner Bros. released a new poster to hype up Joker and Harley’s budding and bloody romance.The poster features the duo dressed in their Sunday best, Harley and Joker locked into each other’s eyes, their faces speckled with blood.
Let’s give the people what they want. Joker: Folie à Deux – only in theaters and @imax, October 4. #JokerMovie #FilmedForIMAX pic.tw…
Read more
Earlier this year, The Acolyte debuted on Disney+ with impressive streaming numbers. But despite an open-ended conclusion for the first season, Disney+ has reportedly canceled The Acolyte and the Star Wars series will not continue.Via Deadline, the decision to end the series comes just over a month after The Acolyte wrapped up its first season. The show was the first live-action Star Wars project set in the High Republic era and featured Amandla Stenberg in a dual role as twin sisters Osha and Mae. While The Acolyte was an apparent victim of audience review-bombing, that isn’t what ultimately did in the series. The show’s two-episode premiere in June had 4.8 million viewers on the first day, which was the highest Disney+ premiere this year. In the first week, it climbed to 11.1 million vie…
Read moreMicrosoft is once again shaking up its Xbox Game Pass service, as it plans to slowly do away with one of its tiers and is in the process of replacing it with a new one. At the same time, the price of Xbox Game Pass will be increasing, and with several options available to consumers, things can get a little bit confusing. If you’re looking to join the service or upgrade your current membership, here’s everything you need to know about what each Game Pass tier gets you.Table of Contents [hide]
- What is Xbox Game Pass?
- Xbox Game Pass Core
- Xbox Game Pass Standard
- Xbox Game Pass for console
- PC Game Pass
- Xbox Game Pass Ultimate
What is Xbox Game … Read more
Terry Brooks’ Shannara high fantasy series began in 1997 with The Sword of Shannara. Dozens of novels and 40-plus years later, it concluded with The Last Druid in 2020. If you’ve never tried Brooks’ classic series, now’s a great time to dive in. Humble Bundle’s Shannara series deal includes up to 20 books for only $18. It doesn’t come with every book in the series, but less than one dollar per book is quite the bargain. See at Humble Bundle If you prefer physical books, you can get a hardcover edition of The Sword of Shannara Trilogy for $22 (was $40) at Amazon. This hardcover edition was released back in 2002 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the series–it’s rather cool to see it still in print today. Keep in mind the original trilogy is also available in digital format for…
Read moreMarvel Encyclopedia $40.50 (Was $50) Preorder at Amazon Preorder at Walmart Preorder at Target …
Read moreTeam Cherry will not be showing anything related to Hollow Knight: Silksong this week, much to the dismay of many fans.Host Geoff Keighley said on Twitter, “Just to get this out of the way, no Silksong on Tuesday at ONL. Team Cherry is still cooking.” Fans have taken the announcement and responded to it in humorous ways in order to cope with the news. One user said, “So you’re saying Bloodborne 2 has a chance,” referencing the endless requests from fans for a Bloodborne follow-up or at least a release on PC and PS5.
Just to get this out of the way, no Silksong on Tuesday at ONL. @TeamCherryGames is still cooking. pic.twitter.com/FlQHlc26zo — Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) August 17, 2024 Read more
It’s still a Halo-style arena shooter with portals, but what has surprised me most about Splitgate 2 is how much more there is to go with that idea. With its new iteration of the game, developer 1047 Games has dialed in elements that help build out the game’s identity, complementing what was already there with some new additions that help Splitgate 2 feel different from most other shooters on the market.Ahead of its closed alpha, I played Splitgate 2 for about four hours, some of that with other members of the GameSpot crew to field a full squad of four. The preview we played wasn’t everything the game will have to offer, but it did provide a solid look at the way new elements are pairing with old ones from the original Splitgate to help give the sequel even more of a specific, un…
Read more