GameStop shutters hundreds of stores as CEO gambles on $35B payday
In the first weekend of 2026, many surprised GameStop customers were notified that their local stores would soon be closing down. But if GameStop is doing poorly right now, it's…
Missing Subnautica? Try A Game About Digging A Hole
Subnautica is one of my all-time favorite games, in part because of the way it gets into your head. You're stranded on an alien planet made entirely of water, no…
Free on the Epic Games Store this week: Bloons TD 6
After a couple of weeks of free games being given away daily for the holidays, the Epic Games Store has returned to its usual cadence to start the new year,…
New fantasy series may beat Jujutsu Kaisen and Frieren as the biggest anime of winter 2026
Following the premiere of Sentenced to Be a Hero on Crunchyroll, Kadokawa, publisher of the original light novel series, filed a trademark for the name in Japan, according to Manga…
Obex director made a Lynchian thriller more informed by Zelda than movies
Between larger projects — including a follow-up to 2021’s Strawberry Mansion, the surrealist fantasy he co-directed with filmmaker and NoBudge founder Kentucker Audley — Birney found himself stuck in a…
Life is Strange: Reunion rumors sound like bad fanfiction
Let’s start this off with a bang: I thoroughly enjoyed Life is Strange: Double Exposure. Now that I’ve successfully scared off everyone with that controversial opinion, I’ll continue by saying…