The Black Phone 2 director says the horror sequel is more intense because "the teenagers who grew up really loving" the first movie are now "the kids who paid to see Terrifier"

The Black Phone 2 is bringing back both Mason Thames's Finney and Ethan Hawke's terrifying Grabber – even though the Grabber died in the first film. This time, though, the stakes are higher than ever, ...
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Amid Xbox layoffs and a 50% Game Pass price hike, former FTC chair slams "too-big-to-care" Microsoft's Activision-Blizzard buyout that's "harming both gamers and developers"

Games Microsoft continues reading anything but the room with a full-page Xbox Game Pass advertisement on console startup a day after hiking prices by 50% Games "Two words: cancel now" – Xbox Game Pass ...

Final Destination 7 finds a new director

The hope is that the untitled seventh film in the franchise will replicate the spine-snapping success of its predecessor, which grossed an impressive $314.6 million at the worldwide box office. The ...

Fable 3 lead Peter Molyneux says he "should have fought for more time" to deliver the divisive RPG, and there's a Lionhead battle royale we'll never see as Xbox killed the studio

"It was called All Of Us. It was absolutely crazy, a kind of cross between a world builder and a role-playing game." ...

Kirsten Dunst is open to returning as Mary-Jane in Spider-Man 4

" Marvel Movies Fancast favorite for rumored Spider-Man 4 villain Mister Negative says he isn't in the Marvel movie: "I'm happy to be included in that conversation, but I haven't heard anything" ...

Humanity ascends as the latest Nier: Automata collab has 2B sit on your desktop in DLC for a Steam app that thousands of people use every second

Desktop Mate is an app that has a concurrent user base of a few thousand people, and lets you decorate your screen with "officially licensed, super-cute characters" who "roam freely on your desktop, ...

Borderlands 4 launch "not as explosive as its predecessors," analyst reports, but "strong" Steam start and "steady console sales" make it "positioned for long legs ...

Borderlands 4 might not have achieved the "explosive" initial success of past Borderlands releases, but one analyst reckons it could be positioned for a long tail of sustained success.
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Silksong is crushing Hollow Knight sales with 6 million downloads after 4 weeks, analyst reports – 4 million on Steam alone

Action Games Silksong is huge, but it's way huger on PC: Steam was Team Cherry's biggest US platform, analyst says, and the game didn't even break top 50 on PlayStation Action Games The impending ...
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So long, video store! Robin and Steve have new jobs in Stranger Things season 5, according to the Netflix show's latest Funko Pops

Horror Shows New Stranger Things season 5 behind-the-scenes video teases a "satisfying" and "full throttle" conclusion to the hit Netflix series: "This is the biggest season we've ever had" ...
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Predator: Badlands director says the prequel comic is a "perfect companion" to the film: "Dek kicking ass in his very own comic book is a dream come true"

Sci-Fi Movies Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg will contribute to a new Marvel Comics prequel story for the upcoming movie Sci-Fi Movies Predator: Badlands release date, cast, trailer, and ...

Fable creator Peter Molyneux remembers his first board meeting at EA as a "school playground" filled with "idiots" and says 2001 decision to close Dungeon Keeper studio "was a ...

Having founded Populous and Dungeon Keeper studio Bullfrog Productions in 1987, Molyneux made his way up to VP of EA in 1994, just before Bullfrog was acquired by EA in 1995. Howe ...
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Out-of-nowhere roguelike hit Megabonk has sold 1 million copies in 2 weeks, solo creator says "I'll be eating spaghetti with EXTRA sauce tonight"

Roguelike Games Palworld dev has been "consumed" by Steam's newest roguelike megahit and can't even return to Borderlands 4: "Back on the Megabonk now" Roguelike Games "I can't pry myself from the ...