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Any time you look at or talk about Exodus, the upcoming space opera RPG from Archetype Entertainment, the Mass Effect comparisons start flying at light speed. I mean, Exodus narrative director Drew Karpyshyn played a major role as a writer and lead at BioWare to shape the stories of its biggest hits. In our conversation…

League of Legends developer Riot Games is still bashing away on its MMO, which co-founder Mark Merrill recently described as the studio’s “grail quest.” Riot announced its MMO five years ago, in August 2021. Since then it’s seen a number of changes and various high-profile developers exit the project. But speaking to Kinda Funny Games’…

People are always asking, “When is the next Nintendo Direct??” And for the next few days, the appropriate answer is, “Which one?” That’s because Nintendo is going big this September with two Nintendo Direct showcases airing on back-to-back days. Outside of game-specific presentations like the Splatoon Raiders and Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Directs, these will…

Former Valve writer Chet Faliszek has a confession to make: Valve intentionally leaked its own Left 4 Dead 2 trailer. The Half-Life and Portal veteran spilled the beans on the studio’s past unconventional marketing tactics in a new video uploaded to his YouTube channel (via Ars Technica). Based on his recounting of the Left 4…

Insomniac Games has cleared the air after a new trailer for Marvel’s Wolverine had fans confusing Lady Deathstrike for Psylocke. If you thought the launch trailer for the PlayStation 5-exclusive video game would come and go without controversy, I’ve got bad news. Despite coming in at a little less than a minute and a half…

Resident Evil movie director Zach Cregger is days away from his survival horror adaptation’s theatrical premiere, but don’t expect to help bring another franchise film to the big screen ever again. The filmmaker behind this month’s Capcom project talked about what’s next for him during a conversation with Deadline. When asked if he’s ever been…

Single-player RPG and new IP The Blood of Dawnwalker has sold 1 million copies just two days after its launch, publisher Bandai Namco and developer Rebel Wolves have announced. Official social media accounts for the first-time developer’s new game confirmed the news with a celebratory graphic today. The milestone was reached just 48 hours after…

Some possible spoilers about The Batman: Part II may be revealed in these set photos. New photos from the Glasgow set of The Batman: Part II reveal a closer look at the Dark Knight’s updated batsuit in the sequel. The overall new look has some fans thinking it’s a nod to the batsuit in the…

Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell said he has just five years left to live amid his ongoing battle with cancer. The legendary horror actor gave fans an update on his health during an appearance on The Adam Carolla Show earlier this week. He explained his cancer diagnosis is something that is “treatable” but “not curable.”…

Tim Schafer, game designer and founder of Psychonauts developer Double Fine, gave a strong response after Xbox divested the studio as part of its massive restructuring efforts this summer. Speaking with Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier in a September 2026 interview, Schafer admitted that he knew something was up before Xbox’s divestment was officially announced — but…