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Spider-Noir swings through old-timey Metropolis in Marvel and DC's Spider-Man/Superman crossover
Marvel and DC are in the midst of a series of crossovers bringing together the best loved characters of both universes, with Spider-Man/Superman #1, the next one-shot in the series, arriving later this month. If you’re ready for it now, you’re in luck, as we’ve got your first look at one of the stories in the anthology one-shot.The story, titled ‘Metropolis Marvels,’ is written by Dan Slott, who has written more Spider-man comics than anybody else, along with Marcos Martin, one of the best modern Spidey artists who has worked with Slott multiple times. ‘Metropolis Marvels’ brings together Spider-Man Noir…
Indie dev sees Ubisoft fail to bring back Splinter Cell for 13 years, says fine, I'll do it myself with a "short, focused stealth" game "inspired by classic PS2-era games"
It’s been 13 years since the last mainline Splinter Cell game, 2013’s Blacklist, and although Ubisoft insists the Splinter Cell remake is still happening despite its ongoing “major reset” and downsizings, one indie developer isn’t holding his breath.Lizard State is a new stealth action game from solo developer Benjamin Rose “inspired by the classics.” Nothing in any of the game’s official press materials mentions Splinter Cell by name, but one look at the game’s reveal trailer is all you need to see to know Lizard State is a spiritual successor. See for yourself: Lizard State – Reveal Trailer – YouTube…
No Man's Sky player creates stunning underwater city reminiscent of BioShock's own Rapture, and I'm not even sure this is the same game anymore
If you had shown me what I’m about to show you back in 2016 when I first played No Man’s Sky, I don’t think I would’ve believed it was the same game. Thanks to the base-building feature that was added shortly after launch, and more importantly continuous updates from Hello Games allowing for incredibly deep base customization, we have creations like this stunning underwater city from Reddit user Pleasant-Disaster837:“Lost Sunken City” NMS base build. from r/NoMansSkyTheGameThe build is titled “Lost Sunken City,” and it’s highly reminiscent of the main setting of BioShock, Rapture. According to Pleasant Disaster, “there’s much to…
It's the start of the month and Prime Video has added loads of new movies: here are the 3 I recommend you watch this weekend (April 3–April 5)
This guide to the best new to Prime Video movies will help you plan out your weekend’s viewing. We’ve selected three films that will keep you thrilled, scared, and deliver a few laughs along the way too.We’re kicking off with Crime 101, an underrated new thriller starring Chris Hemsworth that rather came and went at the cinema last month. Now it’s on Prime Video and already finding a new audience. We’ve followed that up with one of the all time classic sci-fi films in James Cameron’s The Terminator – still a banger all these years later. Finally, we’ve picked out…
New MMO rebuilding 2008's AdventureQuest Worlds cleverly becomes 164,000,000% funded on Kickstarter by asking for $1 and raising $1.6 million
The developers behind AdventureQuest Worlds have been talking about a modern upgrade of the Flash-based MMORPG for over a decade – you know, for about as long as Flash has been irrelevant. The game’s been locked in a custom launcher for ages now, and the devs are finally building a modern port for PC and mobile. Judging by the massive success of their Kickstarter, I’d say the audience is along for the ride.AdventureQuest Worlds: Infinity aims to rebuild the MMO in Unity, so it can be distributed on Steam, iOS, and Android. Existing accounts will transfer over, and the devs…
Blighted, the cannibal Soulslike Metroidvania action RPG with "psychedelic Western nightmare" art, is a lot to swallow
I’m not very good at Blighted, I quickly determine while darting through a mountainous region in a co-op session during GDC 2026. I mistime more than half my dodges, and it takes what feels like a long time to reach the boss in large part because I keep getting my head kicked in by various enemies we – me and one of the developers – encounter across the psychedelic landscape. And yet it still draws me in, making me want to keep going rather than throw in the towel.”Blighted is a Metroidvania action RPG,” says Graham Smith, co-founder of Drinkbox…
Massive Nintendo court document reveal shows Shigeru Miyamoto saw Donkey Kong as a man in a gorilla suit and wanted his original arcade game to be called "Build On"
A massive trove of court documents related to Universal’s 1983 lawsuit against Nintendo has suddenly become publicly available online. These documents include everything from mundane court records to testimony from Nintendo legends like Shigeru Miyamoto, Gunpei Yokoi, and Hiroshi Yamauchi. Perhaps most immediately interesting are some of Miyamoto’s original ideas for Donkey Kong.Video game researchers are already combing through these documents for new insights into Nintendo history, and you’re free to do the same – they’re all available for your perusal on the Internet Archive. These documents come courtesy of excellent YouTuber Norman Caruso, who you might know better as…
Crimson Desert is still the best-selling new game on Steam after 2 weeks, and its user reviews have jumped to 85% positive as more players get past the weak opening
Crimson Desert is clawing its way back from its fairly controversial launch, proving itself an unambiguous critical and commercial success after two weeks of meaningful updates and improvements.Pearl Abyss dropped its new open-world RPG on March 19 to largely positive critical reviews but “Mixed” user reviews on Steam, with widespread criticism going toward its story and controls. There were also some early controversies around most of its mounts not being permanent, but Pearl Abyss quickly addressed both of those issues by adding five new permanent mounts and removing and apologizing for the AI art thing. Even more crucially, it’s been…
Andy Serkis confirms Viggo Mortensen won't return as Aragorn in Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum: "We are recasting the role"
Just one day after Elijah Wood hinted at it, Andy Serkis has confirmed that Viggo Mortensen will not be reprising his role as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.”I don’t know what’s out there at the moment, but I know there’s a lot of speculation, but let’s just say we are recasting the role and we are on the way to finding someone,” Serkis told ScreenRant.Some outlets are reporting that that someone is indeed Leo Woodall, mainly because of Wood’s interview with the Happy Sad Confused Podcast. When Josh Horowitz brought up the forthcoming film,…
InZOI boss says the success of Crimson Desert and other Korean games is "really nice to see" but Asian developers "still have a lot to learn from Western developers"
InZOI director Hyungjun ‘Kjun’ Kim says that he is proud to see fellow Korean developers succeed, but also reckons that Asian game developers still have lots to learn from the West.His comments, made during a private Q&A session at Krafton’s InZOI Studio in Seoul attended by GamesRadar+, come after being asked about the success of Crimson Desert – made by Pearl Abyss, which is also based in South Korea – and differences between the Western and Asian games industries.”I’m always really proud of Korean developers,” Kim said via a translator, adding that their success is reassuring for him: “I also…