Here it is: The first 3D Nintendo platform game conceived and produced after The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild did the unthinkable and outsold that generation’s marquee Mario game, Super Mario Odyssey. The first since Breath of the Wild ensured it was Zelda, not Mario, that defined the Switch. The first since Breath […]

Five years after initial reports, Netflix has officially confirmed that a live-action Assassin’s Creed series is in development. Netflix’s deal with Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft has been in place since 2020, with the project cycling through multiple creative teams over the years. But Roberto Patino and David Wiener, who was also one of the writers […]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds returns for season 3 on July 17, kicking off with “Hegemony, Part II,” the action- and horror-packed conclusion to season 2’s cliffhanger finale. But the series, known for its genre shifts, changes gears in the second part of the two-episode premiere, delivering lighthearted romance with “Wedding Bell Blues.” Nurse Christine […]

Donkey Kong Bananaza is a classic Nintendo game through and through. It’s a throwback to the likes of Super Mario Sunshine and Wario World, pulled from an era of 3D platformers where Nintendo was reaching new creative heights in the GameCube era. But it’s also vintage Nintendo thanks to its co-op gameplay. Like Super Mario […]

New seasons of Apex Legends always bring with them new plot developments and narrative threads to tug at. In this season, for instance, a new haute couture-themed event has just gone live, and to promote the game’s latest premium cosmetics, Respawn has posted a set of four in-universe magazine covers, each featuring a different playable […]