Earlier this week we got a new teaser for Alien: Earth, an upcoming FX series set in the expansive sci-fi universe. It shows a nasty Xenomorph escaping containment inside a ship crashing into Earth. Scary stuff. But also, this show will (seemingly) deliver on a promise a single Alien 3 teaser made over three decades…
Month: January 2025
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Actor Relieved It’s Not ‘Woke’
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is an animated remix paying tribute to the character’s 1960s comic book roots. It takes the character back to a high school setting in a modern age but an alternate universe from that in the MCU. Voice actor Hudson Thames is reprising his role as Spidey from Marvel’s popular What If…
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Changes Spidey’s Origin
Image: Marvel When explaining Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’s placement in the endless web known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, executive producer Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt said something happens in the new Disney+ show that branches it off from the traditional timeline Tom Holland’s Spider-Man occupies. Within the first seven minutes of the series premiere, we find out…
The New Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Cards Are Stunning
Image: The Pokémon Company Pokémon card art is always fantastic, but my god, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket’s latest line of full-art cards is particularly exceptional. The “Space-Time Smackdown” set will be released on the app on January 30, primarily featuring Pokémon from the Nintendo DS games Diamond and Pearl. I am a Sinnoh sicko,…
Mass Effect 5 Is All BioWare Has Left After Further Downsizing
What’s left of BioWare, the renowned RPG powerhouse behind beloved franchises like Dragon Age, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and the original Baldur’s Gate games? It’s a hard question to answer in 2025 after multiple rounds of layoffs and restructurings as the studio pivots between the character-driven stories fans love and the live-service…
James Gunn Kept Creature Commandos Favorites Out Of The Show
Image: MAX MAX Original Series Creature Commandos was a surprise hit of 2024, and further evidence that James Gunn is one of the greatest minds rethinking the superhero genre at the moment. And though the show is packed with undead heroines, weasels, and nazi-killing robots, there are still plenty of characters who didn’t make the…
Elliot Page Developing Beyond: Two Souls TV Show
Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) Actor Elliot Page and developer Quantic Dream are developing a TV show based on the 2013 PS3 game Beyond: Two Souls. This Innovative Hades-Like Feels Built For Speedrunners Released late in the PS3’s lifecycle, Beyond: Two Souls was a cinematic adventure game from Quantic Dream, the developers behind QTE-filled games…
Sony Pulling Plug On PS Plus Monthly PS4 Games In 2026
Image: Sony PlayStation Plus is moving away from offering monthly PlayStation 4 games beginning in 2026. The paid subscription service will still offer them “occasionally,” but the main focus of the program will be PS5 games, and it only took almost the entirety of the current console’s life-cycle to see customer demand get there. The…
Sony Will No Longer Require PSN Accounts For Some PC Games
Screenshot: Insomniac Games / Marvel Sony will no longer force Steam users to create a PlayStation Network account to play some of its popular PlayStation PC ports. But if you do choose to login to PSN you’ll soon receive in-game rewards in titles like God of War: Ragnarok. The Best Reveals From The Game Awards…
Everything You Need To Use PlayStation VR2 On PC
The PlayStation VR2 Headset didn’t light the world on fire when it originally released in 2023, but its user base has grown despite a lackluster launch. Plus, the headset itself features some pretty impressive VR hardware. Following a substantial $200 discount in 2024, many PlayStation 5 owners got to enjoy Beatsaber and Resident Evil 4…