reader comments 194 Share this story Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night, where he gave an update on the status of Star Wars: Episode IX. “We have a script,” he said, “which is a big deal for me.” Abrams also confirmed for Colbert ..
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Enlarge / Donald Trump starred in this widely panned video game released in 2002. His White House comments on Thursday did not reference its potential influence on America’s youth. reader comments 513 Share this story In a White House meeting held with lawmakers on the theme of school safety, President Donald Trump offered both a ..
Enlarge / Microsoft’s Phil Spencer speaks at the DICE conference in Las Vegas. Kyle Orland reader comments 139 Share this story LAS VEGAS—In just over four years as head of Xbox and executive vice president of gaming at Microsoft, Phil Spencer has overseen some tough times for the gaming brand. But he says one of ..
reader comments 243 Share this story The usually staid world of professional-grade flight simulations was rocked by controversy over the weekend, with fans accusing mod developer FlightSimLabs (FSLabs) of distributing “malware” with an add-on package for Lockheed Martin’s popular Prepar3d simulation. The developer insists the hidden package was intended as an anti-piracy tool but has ..
reader comments 49 Share this story Enlarge / Poop Talk, loaded with renowned comedians. Copyright 2017 Comedy Dynamics and Party of Seven Entertainment For some, a 75-minute film of famous and talented comedians letting rip a steady stream of explicit jokes and messy misadventures involving fecal matter is an easy sell. Sign me up. For ..
reader comments 183 Share this story Wearing the futuristic armor created by his sister Shuri, T’Challa brings some bad guys to justice. Marvel Studios He can fight, but can he be a good king? Marvel Studios The Dora Milaje, Wakanda’s elite fighting force, is entirely made up of women with vibranium spears. Marvel Studios Okoye, ..
The venerable Atari 2600. reader comments 66 Share this story Atari SA—the shambling corpse holding company that shares a name with the company that made Pong and the Atari 2600 decades ago—has seen its stock price soar after lending its brand to a couple of ill-defined cryptocurrency efforts. The French holding company announced last week ..
Enlarge / Zap! reader comments 340 Share this story In the wake of a shooting that left at least 17 dead on Wednesday in a high school outside Boca Raton, Florida, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin (R) focused on violent video games as part of a “culture of death that is being celebrated” and leading to ..
Enlarge / Insel’s Wild Buster is one of the games that has been removed from Steam after evidence of user review faking was found. reader comments 57 Share this story Insel Games, a Maltese developer of online multiplayer titles, has been banned from Steam and had all its titles removed from Valve’s storefront after evidence ..
reader comments 55 Share this story Netflix’s latest content grab ushers the mind behind Nip/Tuck, Glee, and American Horror Story into the company. The streaming giant announced that it has penned an exclusive five-year film and series deal with writer-director-producer Ryan Murphy. According to some reports, the deal is worth as much as $300 million. ..
