House Of The Dragon Season 2's Bloody New Title Sequence Is Based On A Real Work Of Art

The new intro sees blood seeping into a tapestry depicting the history of House Targaryen. You need a javascript enabled internet tool to watch videos. Want us to remember this setting for all your devices? Now Playing:House Of The Dragon’s Cast Breaks Down How Targaryens Differ From Game Of Thrones We didn’t have much place to go, so we decided to go with radical change." The death of Lucerys serves as the inciting incident that kicks off the civil war....

June 17, 2024 · 1 min · 99 words · Stephanie Mayer

Mod support in Baldur's Gate 3 will be final handover moment to players, says Larian CEO

And why early access was so important. Vincke spoke further at BAFTA about the importance of early access for Baldur’s Gate 3’s development. “The biggest thing that came out was it allowed us to course correct,” said Vincke. So that I think was instrumental in BG3’s success." But how do developers know what feedback is actually useful? You have to follow your gut and say ‘what game do you want to play?...

June 17, 2024 · 1 min · 148 words · Jorge Rubio

R-Rated Star Wars Is An "Interesting" Idea, Lucasfilm Boss Says

We’ve already seen a Star Wars character murder someone on their knees pleading for their life. That was the question put to Dave Filoni, the chief creative officer at Lucasfilm. “I don’t know. “The bottom line is whatever we do, it has to be really well done.” “It’s almost like your taste for food. Filoni never says directly one way or another if there will be an R-rated Star Wars movie one day....

June 17, 2024 · 1 min · 150 words · James Crawford

Sony Confirms Another Uncharted Movie Is Still Happening

Uncharted 2 is definitely happening according to Sony, but there are still questions about the sequel. Most of theupdates about Uncharted 2have been filled with uncertainty about whether the sequel would happen at all. Now, Sony has finally confirmed that another Uncharted movie is definitely going forward. O’Dell didn’t offer any further details beyond that. Wahlberg has spoken about the potential Uncharted sequel a few times since the original film’s release....

June 17, 2024 · 1 min · 109 words · Rebecca Mcguire

Still Wakes the Deep review't quite keep this oil rig horror afloat

Not all is as it seas. As horror locations go, an oil rig is a doozy. It’s mindless, the unwavering mundanity forever undercutting the tension and ever-escalating spectacle. The shipping forecast has never been so ominous! A copy of Still Wakes the Deep was provided for review by Secret Mode.

June 17, 2024 · 1 min · 50 words · Jamie Ferrell

Street Fighter Movie Loses Directors

Talk To Me directors Danny and Michael Philippou have dropped out of the Street Fighter reboot movie. Talk To Me directorsDanny and Michael Philippou also signed onto helm the movie. However, plans have now changed and the Philippou brothers are no longer directing the Street Fighter film. That film will begin production later this month. The video game franchise got its start in the arcade with the original Street Fighter in 1987....

June 17, 2024 · 1 min · 112 words · Jessica Johnson

The Boys Actor Is Down For His Own Spin-Off: "Sign Me The Hell Up"

Jeffrey Dean Morgan says he is checking his schedule right now to see if he’s available. Prime Video’s The Boys is full of intriguing characters that could seemingly get their own spin-off shows. But what about actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s character, Joe Kessler, who is introduced in Season 4? “Who wouldn’t want [a] Jeffrey Dean Boys spin-off?” The rest of this story contains spoilers about Morgan’s characters and The Boys Season 4....

June 17, 2024 · 1 min · 184 words · Jessica Smith

The Boys Creator Discusses That Graphic Butthole Scene

We’ve now learned that Doumit’s reaction in this scene was genuine shock, according to Kripke. “All authentic,” Kripke said of her reaction to the shocking image. This was Claudia’s real reaction at seeing the picture for the first time. Kripke went on to say that the butthole in question is not Urban’s. “Yep, Hollywood is a glamorous dream factory,” Kripke said. We hired a model (I don’t know his name)....

June 17, 2024 · 1 min · 126 words · Joseph White

The story of Captain Blood, the Atari ST classic in which you track down and murder your clones, five times

The galaxy is a big place. There’s just one problem: you have no idea what they are saying. It sounds like the premise of that weird indie game you’ve got on your Steam wishlist. But it isn’t. This is the plot of Captain Blood, the huge hit of 1988 from French publisher ERE Informatique. And like many games of the time, it began life as a tech demo. These worlds are represented by a scrolling landscape and canyon....

June 16, 2024 · 2 min · 400 words · Michelle Goodman

Assassin's Creed Shadows' reveal gives us our first look at the series' revamped technology

Ray tracing, improved physics, 30fps and more. Assassin’s Creed Shadowshas finally been revealed. So what kinds of technology gains are we finding under-the-hood? Where does AC Shadows improve over prior series entries - and where is there still room for further development? Ubisoft’s Anvil game engine now supports RTGI, according to key developers and the tech press. Here, I think the visual results are a little ambiguous. A giveaway here is how lighting information changes as the player moves through the environment....

June 15, 2024 · 1 min · 187 words · Joshua Hayes

Beyond FromSoftware: the Soulslike mechanics that turned a series into a genre

Lamps, Force powers, and a crab gun. Imitators have followed, some of them brilliantly. It’s surprisingly rich stuff to pick through, from spooky lanterns to crab-based weaponry. For a Soulslike, then, almost anything is possible. Would this work for every game? It would certainly be quite funny. But there’s a genuine use to being so instantly all-conquering, too. Useful, funny, and memorable: nice work, Another Crab’s Treasure. Except for one thing: the Umbral Lamp....

June 15, 2024 · 2 min · 425 words · Kenneth Hess

Pokémon Go director discusses avatar backlash, and a "course correct" needed on the slowdown of new species

Plus: Gen 8! I discuss these issues and much more with Steranka below. How intentional is this, as the game works within the finite number of Pokemon available generally? Steranka:Even before I read that on reddit, I was doing the analysis. We want to constantly provide players something fun and exciting to chase. We also know there’s a finite amount of Pokemon, at least released in the main series games....

June 15, 2024 · 3 min · 456 words · Rachel Conway

Pokémon Go Spelunker's Cove research tasks, rewards and bonuses

Shiny Crabrawler arrives in Pokemon Go! Meanwhile, Pokemon like Feebas and Carbink will be appearing more frequently in the wilds ofPokemon Go. Spelunker’s Cove also marks the release ofshiny Crabrawlerin Pokemon Go! TheMight and Mastery Seasonand itsseasonal questhas arrived. you could now catchDynamax PokemonthroughMax Battles. First, however, you oughta visitPower Spots to collect Max Particlesand complete theTo the Max! It costs $1.99 or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency....

June 15, 2024 · 1 min · 111 words · Brandon Clark