The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt had launched just a couple of months earlier, but the emails assaulting the inbox of CD Projekt Red community assistant Paweł Burza were about another game entirely. The community was fiercely hungry for a standalone version of the beloved in-world card game, Gwent. “We got …
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the sequel to the universally acclaimed animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, made a big impression at CinemaCon. Sony Pictures showed off just 15 minutes of the sequel, but the sneak peek proved to be a tantalizing teaser for the Spider-Verse to come. The animated film …
Read More »The Best British Shows on Netflix Right Now
In the mood for something from the other side of the pond? Looking for a British series to binge? Netflix has a lavish offering when comes to quality Brit-shows, whether they be cheeky comedies, dark mysteries, or superb left-field ruminations on mortality, technology, or the future. We've compiled a "Best …
Read More »The 10 Best Open-World Games of All Time
Open-world games have come a long way over the years, offering more freedom to explore and in how we approach objectives, but which ones have it all? The best open world, the best challenges, the best story, the best characters? IGN’s staff duked it out (in a professional manner, of …
Read More »Christian Bale and the Burden of Heroism – The Quest For the Perfect Batman Actor Day 5
Christian Bale is – for now, at least – the only actor to star in three live-action Batman movies. That allowed Bale to really own the role and develop his incarnation of Bruce Wayne in a way we haven’t seen before or since. This may not be the perfect Batman …
Read More »George Clooney Makes Batman Likable – The Quest for the Perfect Batman Actor Day 4
1997's Batman & Robin has no shortage of detractors, and star George Clooney is among them. Clooney is not only aware of the stigma surrounding the fourth and final entry in the Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher series, but seems happy to accept personal blame for "killing" the franchise. Like Batman himself, …
Read More »How Sony's Bungie Buy Fits Into Its Larger PlayStation Plans
January couldn’t end with at least one more massive gaming acquisition it seems. Just a few short weeks after Xbox’s industry-shaking announcement of its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, Sony has announced its decision to purchase Destiny developer Bungie; not as massive, but nonetheless monumental. Immediately after the news, there …
Read More »How Xbox Is Advancing Gaming Accessibility on Its Platforms, And, Hopefully, Throughout the Industry
October marks the one-year anniversary of Microsoft and Sony releasing the current generation of consoles. The Xbox Series X/S and PS5 bring with them powerful new hardware, as well as libraries of titles that benefit from faster loading speeds and special features like Quick Resume or the haptics of the …
Read More »God of War Ragnarok: Cory Barlog and Eric Williams on Changing Directors, Why Williams Was Right for the Role
God of War 2018 shook up the franchise dramatically – as both 2018's director Cory Barlog and God of War Ragnarok's Director Eric Williams put it, that game tore the house down to its studs, only so they could build it back up again. That radical reimaging of what Kratos' …
Read More »The SNES Turns 30! – NVC 575
Welcooome to Nintendo Voice Chat! This week marked the 30th anniversary of the Super Nintendo's launch, and we've got a special episode of NVC to celebrate the occasion. Join Seth Macy, Peer Schneider, Sam Claiborn, and Kat Bailey as they discuss their best memories with Nintendo's 16-bit powerhouse. Plus, hear …
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