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With Friday the 13th, Halloween, and other horror franchises getting video game adaptations in recent years, you might wonder when it'll be Freddy Krueger's turn, but according to Illfonic, the team behind those games, the task is harder than you might think. To do it right, one…
Read on GameSpot →Halloween is the latest in a long line of asymmetrical multiplayer horror games to release over the past decade, and like all the others, it's faced lots of comparisons to Dead by Daylight (DBD), the decade-long leader in the genre. It's an "easy" comparison to draw, Illfonic…
Read on GameSpot →The new Resident Evil movie from director Zach Cregger hit theaters on September 18, and it had a scary-good first weekend at the box office . The movie got great reviews but some people didn't like the ending specifically. Cregger said in new interviews that he respects that,…
Read on GameSpot →Bungie has admitted that it "lost sight" of what players loved about its games over the past few years, acknowledging that a series of broken promises and shifting promises caused the studio to lose the trust of its community. Now, the Destiny developer promises to refocus on…
Read on GameSpot →Fans recently discovered an odd-looking bathroom sign in Marvel's Wolverine, prompting people to wonder if developer Insomniac Games used generative AI. According to Insomniac's community and marketing director James Stevenson, that's a bunch of baloney. The reason the bathroom…
Read on GameSpot →World Space Week kicks off on October 4, and if the idea of exploring the infinite horizon of the cosmos doesn't interest you, then maybe a world-famous Pokemon can inspire you to reach for the stars. As part of the event, the European Space Agency is teaming up with The Pokemon…
Read on GameSpot →Gaming legend Hideo Kojima was recently in the news when it was announced that Sony had dropped his new spy game Physint , with Xbox swooping in to sign it. In the aftermath of the shocking announcement, more information has come to light, including how Kojima thought Physint…
Read on GameSpot →Konami has revealed that a free demo for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse will become available on October 1. Even better, progress from this early taste of the metroidvania title will carry over to the game's full launch, which is on October 15. The Castlevania: Belmont's Curse…
Read on GameSpot →In a big twist, Sony just dropped Hideo Kojima's new spy game Physint , with Xbox swooping in to pick it up. But will Physint be exclusive to Xbox? Kojima himself said in a new interview with IGN that he does not know. "That would be a question for Xbox. But I don't know for…
Read on GameSpot →IO Interactive recently delayed the Switch 2 edition of 007 First Light yet again , and now the studio's technical producer, Cristina Vega, has shared more details on why the company had "no choice" but to postpone it a second time. Speaking to Inven Global , Vega said the deal…
Read on GameSpot →Last year, Sony announced that it was partnering with Blackpink member and actor Lisa to promote the PlayStation 5, and that collaboration has resulted in an interesting spin on the PS5 DualSense controller. While previous limited-edition controllers for games like Marvel's…
Read on GameSpot →In the realm of gaming memorabilia, novelty items often serve as little more than dust collectors once the hype fades. However, Capcom's first aid kit popcorn bucket , launched as a collectible for the release of the Resident Evil movie, might actually be more practical than it…
Read on GameSpot →Sony's announcement that it would no longer publish Physint for PlayStation came as a shock, especially to the game's director, Hideo Kojima. While Xbox has since stepped in to save the project, there was still plenty of speculation as to why Sony was passing on it, with some…
Read on GameSpot →The box office tallies for Resident Evil are in, and as expected , the new Zach Cregger-directed movie has been a big hit on its opening weekend. In North America, the film made $60 million, and globally, it brought in $48.3 million. That makes for a combined total of $108.3…
Read on GameSpot →Someone playing Refractive Entertainment's recently released action-RPG Luminary for less than an hour accused the team of using AI for the game's only voiced character. The player said the voice "killed it" for them. There was just one problem: It wasn't AI. It was actually the…
Read on GameSpot →Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) has unveiled a Pokemon-themed airliner to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary this year, and it looks incredible. The Green Pokemon Jet, as it's called, made its inaugural flight from Haneda to Honolulu today following a big…
Read on GameSpot →There are quite a few months until Final Fantasy 7 Revelation launches on Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. But you're going to want to get your systems ready now because the download for the final showdown between Cloud and Sephiroth may be big.…
Read on GameSpot →Bruce Straley, best known for his work at Naughty Dog on the Uncharted and The Last of Us franchises, has apologized to God of War: Laufey studio Santa Monica Studio, after he said he was "not excited" about what the game was offering, at least in some respects. Straley told…
Read on GameSpot →Sony's upcoming Helldivers movie remains in development, and now a key piece of news has surfaced. According to Deadline , Reacher star Alan Ritchson will replace Jason Momoa as the lead, following Momoa's departure earlier this year . Justin Lin, known for his work on the Fast…
Read on GameSpot →Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is shaping up to be the biggest entry in the remake trilogy by a considerable margin, as game director Naoki Hamaguchi estimates that a complete playthrough of everything that the game has to offer could take up to 100 hours. That includes the…
Read on GameSpot →Nintendo recently held two Direct presentations back to back, with fans hoping that the company would reveal a new Mario game of some kind. While that didn't happen, what we did get was the reveal that Mario Kart World is getting some new tracks. Now, though, it seems the…
Read on GameSpot →Thirteen years ago, Sony "won" E3 with a simple public service announcement that dunked on Microsoft's controversial Xbox One DRM plans. All it took was 22 seconds for Sony's Shuhei Yoshida and Adam Boyes to show how game sharing would work on the PS4, resulting in a huge PR win…
Read on GameSpot →BambooHR , a human resources company that provides software-as-a-service for more than 30,000 companies, has released data that suggests people are taking time off to play GTA 6 this November. You might have seen anecdotes online, or even stories from people you know in real…
Read on GameSpot →The Switch 2 is a little over a year old, and unsurprisingly, Nintendo says that its console is just getting started. In a new interview, Nintendo of America president and COO Devon Pritchard teased a multiyear plan for the company, revolving not only around producing video…
Read on GameSpot →Sony recently launched "Live TV on PS5," an offering that gives all PlayStation 5 owners access to 100+ channels of free ad-supported TV and movies. Keith Le Goy, the chairman of Sony Pictures TV, recently discussed the reasoning behind launching the service and why he believes…
Read on GameSpot →The best tool you can own in life is a hammer, and in Control Resonant , fixing Manhattan requires a VERY big one to perform some percussive maintenance. The Aberrant is the melee weapon that you'll wield in battle, and while it can take a variety of forms, it looks especially…
Read on GameSpot →The Resident Evil movie from Weapons and Barbarian director Zach Cregger officially releases today, September 18, but like many big movies, it actually debuted the night prior. The movie made $9 million or more in the US for its Thursday previews, according to Deadline , and…
Read on GameSpot →The Far Cry TV series for FX is starting to take shape, as new cast members for the anthology series have been announced. Joining Rob Mac (who is also a co-showrunner alongside Noah Hawley) are Lizzy Caplan and Steve Buscemi, along with several new faces, including Brendan…
Read on GameSpot →A huge batch of previously leaked Rockstar files has resurfaced online, giving players a new look at Grand Theft Auto 5' s canceled content, including a surprisingly massive Liberty City expansion and the long-rumored Agent Trevor DLC. The files reportedly total around 192GB,…
Read on GameSpot →Tucked away at the bottom of Rockstar's blog post today announcing GTA 6: The Album was a line about other updates to come for the game regarding its sound and music. Rockstar said fans should "stay tuned for more details about the music of GTA 6," and specifically the game's…
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