You enjoyed the film Moon, right? Legendary Pictures’ big-screen adaptation ofWarcrafthas landed a new director, Duncan Jones, according toHollywood Reporterandlater confirmedby Blizzard Entertainment. He’s best known for directingSource CodeandMoon, two highly-regarded films, and also has the distinct honor of being David Bowie’s son. Lucky! If you’ve been followingWarcraft, you’ve likely done so for years, at this point. Last I was actively paying attention, news of Sam Raimi being tapped to direct had just broken....

Stick that under your table GungHo Online Entertainment’s multiplayer releaseNinjalamight not be the biggest boy on the block, but that hasn’t stopped a huge army of players from checking out its cartoonish parkour action.The studio announcedthat over eight million players have downloaded the free-to-play title since its debut on Nintendo Switch, back in the summer of 2020. “Thank you for playingNinjala,” reads a brief message on the official blog. “We are happy to announce thatNinjalahas achieved 8 million downloads worldwide!...

Like magic InPaper Mario: Origami King, the evil Olly transforms nearly all of the Toads in the Kingdom into various objects or creatures: it’s your job to save them. Or, forgo that optional collect-a-thon entirely and just save your loved ones. That might be more preferable. Either way, the Toads exist and are very much in peril, but Nintendo, at the very least, is giving them a second thought with this new origami folding tutorial....

Cruising on the Famicom Disk System this Famicom Friday For this Famicom Friday, I think it’s time to jump straight to the Famicom Disk System. You may worry we’re moving too fast, but I’ve never felt this way before about anyone; I’m ready to take the next step in the relationship. Once again, we’re looking at some of the games that we never saw here in the West. The world of Famicom was a much different place than the one we saw through the lens of the NES....

No Rest for the Wickedis about to receive a massive content expansion in the relatively short term, as part of its next major update. According to the latest word from the game’s creative director, Thomas Mahler, multiplayer is coming soon too, though a progression wipe may be bundled in. Specifically, this information comes from theNo Rest for the WickedDiscord, as spotted and posted by players over on Reddit. Even thoughthe game does enjoy a substantial audience already, it’s notable that it doesn’t currently have multiplayer of any sort....

World of Demons, Sol Cresta, and Wonderful 101 PlatinumGames has announced that it will be holding its own super-duper live stream presentation this coming weekend. The PlatinumGames Super Summer Festival will see the beloved studio offer up fresh news and footage of three of the Japanese developer’s releases:World of Demons,Sol Cresta, andThe Wonderful 101: Remastered. The live stream will be available in Japanese and English and will feature new updates on the above titles, as well as various chatter with a huge panel of PlatinumGames producers, artists, and composers....

Today, Omeda Studios has released thePredecessorOpen Beta for Xbox Series X/S via box Game Preview, opening it up for even more players to join its growing communitythanks to day one crossplay. The game was first released on Steam Early Access in December 2022. It’s a reimagining and revitalization of the MOBA title Epic Games abandoned two years after its launch in 2016:Paragon. If that name rings a bell, you’re not alone....

Spurred on by Microsoft buying Double Fine Psychonauts 2is getting made because enough people believed in it. Some of those people supported it like a normal crowdfunded game — chip in at a tier and then earn some rewards. But, because it was funded byFig, others made actual investments. They believedPsychonauts 2would be a success and that they’d earn money by the game selling well. Those investors will be rewarded, just not the way they thought....

In the same conference call that carried the exciting news ofBioShock 2’srelease date, Take-Two informed listeners that 2K Czech’sMafia IIand Rockstar San Diego’sRed Dead Redemptionhave been delayed until early fiscal 2010. The reason for the delay is “to allow additional development time for the titles and to maximize their full potential in terms of the quality of the player experience and market performance.” Take-Two is looking out for you … and its bottom line....

It’s a royal price point, that’s for sure Furniture can get pretty expensive. Sometimes, you’ll go into a store ready to buy a replacement chair, and before you know it, you and your wife are picking out a five-piece sofa set. Comfort, price, and aesthetics all come into play, and somewhere along the middle of all three options is the bean bag chair. Of course, like all furniture, bean bags have premium options — specifically, theSumo brand, whichwe’ve covered in the past....

Create your ownMystery Science Theatersnark-along A new game for those who’ve hosted a Bad Movie Night or two is coming in a few months. The professional movie hecklers at RiffTrax are launching their own game withWhat the Dub?!studio Wide Right Interactive on August 06, 2025. RiffTrax: The Gamewill feel pretty familiar to those who like to talk back to their movies. If you’re unfamiliar, RiffTrax—and its spiritual predecessorMystery Science Theater 3000—featured low-budget films that actors would talk over, making jokes about the events on-screen....

These days you may’t just be a game system. I remember when we hated that, but now weneedit. Social networking, movie watching and internet browsing are a must, and it sounds like Nintendo realizes that and is planning to get up to speed with Wii U. The Dailyhas learned that Nintendo plans to quit messing around with the limited offerings and go full-out with an app store for the Wii U....

Yes, that IGN bought that Humble Bundle It seemed like only a matter of time before someone bought Humble Bundle, especially as it hasexpanded its businessin recent years, but I can’t say I expected IGN to be the one to make that deal. The terms of the acquisition aren’t known, but according toGamasutra, the entertainment media company will support Humble “in terms of accelerating growth and raising more money for charity....