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System Shock Remake PC Release Date Pushed to May by SHODAN

Nightdive Studios and the rogue AI SHODAN herself give the System Shock remake a May 2023 release date on PC, consoles coming later. → Read More

Myst as a First-Person Shooter Is Even Dumber Than It Sounds

Myst FPS from Woe Industries is a sh*t post as a game, taking static backgrounds from legendary adventure Myst for a first-person shooter. → Read More

I Think You Should Leave Season 3 Has a Release Date, and This Is No Joke

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson season 3 has a release date set for May 2023 on Netflix, bringing six more episodes. → Read More

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Final Trailer Promises ‘Sweet Release of Death’

Illumination & Nintendo reveal the final trailer for The Super Mario Bros Movie in a Direct, which reveals Fire Flower Donkey Kong & Luma. → Read More

Batman: Caped Crusader Survives HBO Max, Is Coming to Amazon

Bruce Timm's Batman: Caped Crusader has survived being canceled at HBO Max and has an order of two seasons at new streaming home Amazon. → Read More

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Reportedly Delayed Indefinitely After Backlash

Rocksteady Studio reportedly delayed the Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League release date indefinitely after backlash to its live service. → Read More

Murtagh Arrives in November as a New Novel in the Eragon / Inheritance Cycle

Christopher Paolini is returning to his Inheritance Cycle series of novels 20 years after Eragon: Preorder his new standalone novel Murtagh. → Read More

Star Wars Shelves Patty Jenkins & Kevin Feige Movies, Taika Waititi Movie Still Developing

Disney & Lucasfilm shelve Patty Jenkins Rogue Squadron & Kevin Feige Star Wars movie, but Taika Waititi & Obaid-Chinoy movies may happen. → Read More

New Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi Announced

Bandai Namco has revealed the announcement trailer for a new Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi, number 4 in the fighting game series. → Read More

Detective Pikachu 2 Movie Still Happening, Portlandia Co-Creator May Direct

Pokémon Detective Pikachu 2 is still happening, and Portlandia co-creator Jonathan Krisel may direct the sequel movie, Chris Galletta writing. → Read More

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Pushes Its Release Date Forward a Little

The Super Mario Bros Movie has had its release date in April 2023 pushed forward by two days in the US and 60+ other markets. → Read More

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC Expansion Revealed

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero is the new DLC expansion, with Part 1: The Teal Mask & Part 2: The Indigo Disk. → Read More

Thunderbolts Adds Steven Yeun in 'Key' Role

Thunderbolts has added Steven Yeun in a key role to its MCU movie lineup, which features antiheroes and villains as a team. → Read More

PlayStation State of Play February 2023: List of All Games Announced

Here is a list of all PlayStation 4 & 5 (PS4 & PS5) and PSVR 2 games revealed at the February 23, 2023 Sony PlayStation State of Play. → Read More

Baldur's Gate 3 Release Date Set for August 31, 2023 on PS5, PC

February 2023 PlayStation State of Play: Larian Studios gives Baldur's Gate 3 a PlayStation 5 (PS5) and PC release date of August 31, 2023. → Read More

Minecraft Mega Man X DLC Launches Out of Nowhere

Launch trailer: Minecraft x Mega Man DLC is revealed and out now to buy from Mojang Studios and Capcom, the closest we've gotten to X9. → Read More

Mighty Doom Is an ‘Adorably Violent’ Top-Down Mobile Shooter

Bethesda & Alpha Dog Games share a release date trailer cute mobile shooter Mighty Doom, available for preregistration on Android and iOS. → Read More

Pokémon Presents Showcase Brings Series News Next Week

The Pokémon Company has announced a Pokémon Presents showcase with 20 minutes of series news for Pokémon Day, February 27, 2023. → Read More

The Expanse: A Telltale Series Gameplay Trailer Is Full of Dismembered Corpses

The Expanse: A Telltale Series has received a gameplay trailer showcasing walking in zero gravity and tons of dismembered floating corpses. → Read More

Amid Some Lackluster Recent MCU Releases, The Marvels Gets Delayed

Marvel Studios delayed the release of The Marvels to November 2023 and shared a new poster, amid recent lackluster MCU movie results. → Read More