It will be a narrative-driven blockbuster set in the Marvel universe Skydance New Media, the studio formed byUnchartedwriter and director Amy Hennig and former EA dev Julian Beak, has a game in the works. And as it turns out, it’s a Marvel game. Today, Skydance and Marvel officially announced their partnership to develop a narrative-driven blockbuster action-adventure game with Hennig’s studio. It’s currently still untitled, but the project will be a completely original story set in the Marvel universe....

We’re well past double-dipping at this point You might loveStardew Valleyenough to own multiple copies of the game, but what about a physical copy? It’s a frequent request, and the time has come. Creator Eric Barone partnered with Fangamer for a Collector’s Edition release ofStardew Valleyon Nintendo Switch and PC. It is, in a word, adorable. I’m really pleased to announce a physical version of Stardew Valley for Switch & PC!...

Microsoft a joy to work with for at least one indie team State of Decay, which Jim praised inour review, is thefastest selling original gameon XBLA.Speaking with Polygon, Undead Labs head Jeff Strain talked about his days working onGuild Warsat ArenaNet when, over lunch, some colleagues sold him on the idea of an MMO-styled zombie survival game. “…It wasn’t something the company was able to take on at the time,” Strain notes....

The GBA-era strategy game heads to PC Handheld strategy classicYggdra Unionis heading to a new platform. Sting confirms today that it’s bringing the strategy RPG to PC via Steam on July 02, 2025. Originally released for the Game Boy Advance in 2006,Yggdra Unionis a top-down, turn-based strategy game that has you mixing and combining formations called unions to take down your enemy. While it received a PlayStation Portable port a couple years after the GBA version, North America still hasn’t received its mobile orSwitch portfrom more recent years....

Do Not Roll Your Dreamcast Down a Hill Yesterday was the 22nd anniversary of Sega’s misunderstood beauty, Dreamcast. And while the console itself might have not set cash registers alight, its presence is still felt today thanks to its famously great launch lineup, online gaming capabilities, and bizarre VMU memory system. Oh, and you’re able to also stick the hapless console in a ball and roll it to oblivion inSuper Monkey Ball: Banana Mania....

At least that is what critics say I’m not aFinal Fantasyfan, and it sounds like many movie critics aren’t either asKingsglaive: Final Fantasy XVis ‘sitting pretty’ with a nine percent on Rotten Tomatoes. That means it is tied withAdam Sandler‘sThe Cobblerand getting stomped by the smash hit video game masterpiece known asPixels. I’ve not seen the film but here are some choice quotes from critics who have seen the Aaron Paul, Sean Bean and Lena Headey (Cersei fromGame of Thrones) lead picture:...

The script forConstantine 2, the long-awaited sequel to the 2005 supernatural/superhero cult-classicConstantine, is finally done, bringing the film one step closer to an official release. And one of the film’s producers is too scared to even read it. As the titular detective would say, “Bloody hell.” Constantine 2’s producer has the script… but he’s too scared to open it Constantine 2has been through every circle of production h-e-double-hockey-sticks in the years that’ve passed since the original film’s release....

I’m off to Mos Eisley, wookie by my side, the speed that I ride is light, can’t deny I’m Solo, Han Solo, I’m Han Solo, I’m Han Solo, Sooloooo. Today, Hamza returns on a new episode of Podtoid, Starkey reviews a sweet Razer headset,Pikmin 2is finally coming to the Wii in NA, Steam is coming out on Linux, we finally see a few seconds of gameplay fromMechwarrior Tactics, we review the latest DLC forKingdoms of Amalur, and tons o’ more goodies....

Excuse me for…dropping in. [Editor’s Note: What a decade this has been. It’s too soon to say how it will compare to those before it, but the past 10 years have beenphenomenal for the video game industry. We’ve seen the meteoric rise of the indie developer and mobile gaming, the birth and death of the toys-to-life concept, and the emergence of gaming as permanent mainstream entertainment. With the proliferation of Twitch, we have our own celebrities, lifestyle brands, and professional gaming leagues....

Don’t forget to pre-load! Some of you have already taken the time to hop on over to the Nintendo Switch eShop and nab the files for thelimited-timeArmsdemo, but I’m not quite so proactive. I’m only now getting to it, not that there’s a rush or anything — the event isn’t live yet and won’t be for another week. But, 1.4GB now is 1.4GB I don’t have to download later,if you catch my drift....

The big moment is eight minutes in 1000 Pokemon: wow! Well, 1008 to be exact, and we are counting. I’ve had the phrase “101” embedded in my brain sincePokemonwas first released in the ’90s, and it’s been hard to adjust ever since. When I first heard someone say “there are over 200Pokemonnow inGold & Silver,” I wasn’t ready for it. Now time has completely passed me by, and we’re at 1008 Pokemon....

Physics-based puzzlerThe Splatterswas enjoyable on Xbox Live Arcade, and it sounds as if SpikySnail Games is going about making additional versions the right way. The game isheaded to Windows and Mac(Steam), in addition to Linux. Better yet, those latter two versions will be offered free of DRM. “After we’ve given this a lot of thought we decided against simply porting the game over to PC, even at the cost of delaying the PC launch,” writes SpikySnail....

There are deals on newer games like World of Horror and Phasmophobia along with plenty of unnerving oldies Horror games are some of my absolute favorites to revisit, so when I see Halloween sales pop up, that’s immediately where my mind goes: “look at all these scary games I could totally be replaying right now.” There’s something about re-facing my fears and knowing what lies ahead that I find so satisfying....