Pokémon Detective Pikachu Filmmakers Tested Casting Danny DeVito
Before Detective Pikachu the video game was even localized for North America, the internet wanted to see Danny DeVito voice Pikachu. When the film was announced the internet’s fervor for DeVito-Pikachu...
View ArticleDetective Pikachu's Cast And Director Share Their History With Pokémon
In April of 2018, after the announcement of the Pokémon Detective Pikachu movie, but before any trailers or visuals from the movie appeared online, we visited the set of the film in London and spoke...
View ArticlePokémon Go Isn't Why The Detective Pikachu Movie Was Greenlit, But It Helped
In April 2018, we visited the set of the Pokémon Detective Pikachu movie and spoke with the producer, Cale Boyter, about what factors lead to live-action Pokémon movie finally coming into existence....
View ArticleThe Wonderfully Weird Fiction Of Control
Control is set in an ever-shifting environment rife with mysteries, which makes it a fascinating backdrop for a story. Storytelling is far from a new beast for Remedy, who have dabbled in intertwining...
View ArticleSkater XL Riding The Sometimes Rough Pre-Release Hype
I wasn’t sure what to expect when Skater XL hit Steam Early Access on PC late last year, but I was impressed with the small gameplay slice I played at the time. Fast forward three months later and the...
View ArticleThis is How System Shock Came Back From The Dead
Otherside Entertainment just revealed a new look at System Shock 3 at this year's GDC. However, it's actually another company called Nightdive that's responsible for bringing the franchise back from...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About System Shock
This feature was originally published online in December 2015.Otherside Entertainment, currently developing the Kickstarted Underworld Ascendant, has revealed that they're developing a new entry in the...
View ArticleHere’s Everything You Need To Know About Apex Legends’ New Character
Today, Apex Legends launches its first season and battle pass, as well as its first new playable Legend. Octane is an adrenaline-pumped athlete with mechanical legs and mad speed whose agility can be...
View ArticleSekiro: Shadows Die Twice Spoiler Free Tips
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a tough game. Here are some shinobi tactics to get you going without spoiling anything for your trek through Sengoku period Japan.CombatIf you've played the Souls games and...
View ArticleA Squirrel Can Murder You In The Red Lantern, A Dog Mushing Game On Nintendo...
While at GDC 2019, we got a chance to speak with The Red Latern game director Lindsey Rostal from Timberline Games about the narrative-survival game coming to the Nintendo Switch in the summer of 2019....
View ArticleNintendo And Cuphead Creator On Growing Relationship With Microsoft
During GDC 2019, we spoke with Nintendo's manager of publisher and developer relations Kirk Scott, Nintendo's product marketing specialist Vincent Chon, and Cuphead co-creator Jared Moldenhauer about...
View ArticleI Like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice More Than Soulsborne (For Now)
I am a strange fan of From Software’s internet-designated "Soulsborne" games. Most players are either super fans who have played each of the games multiple times, or they’re someone who gave up quickly...
View ArticleIs Cloud-Based Streaming Video Games’ Future?
This week Google announced Stadia, a cloud-based streaming service that allows you to play the latest triple-A video games at the highest quality on almost any device you have – be it your phone or a...
View ArticlePhil Harrison Answers (Some Of) The Hot Questions About Stadia
Announced two days ago at the keynote address, the Google Stadia streaming platform is the talk of the 2019 Game Developer's Conference. Both optimists and pessimists have hot takes on the viability of...
View ArticleSekiro: Shadows Die Twice Spoiler-Filled Tips
Sekiro is a difficult game, with tons of secrets and strategies. These tips can help you get the edge on an impossible boss or give you guidance on unlocking some of the game’s hidden mysteries. I...
View ArticleHow Remedy Is Approaching Side Missions In Control
Remedy Entertainment has garnered a reputation for engaging storytelling through guided, linear experiences thanks to standout titles like Max Payne, Alan Wake, and Quantum Break. However, Control...
View ArticleKingdom Hearts III's Co-director Discusses Difficulty, Final Fantasy...
Difficulty means different things to different people, and I think it's important to remember that what comes easily for one person might be an arduous task for another. People of all skill levels play...
View ArticleAmazing Campaign Board Games
For many gamers, the allure of an ongoing story and setting is hard to overstate. By returning to a game again and again, with new elements of both story and gameplay introduced over time, we become...
View ArticleThese Are The Tomb Raider Series’ Deadliest Tombs
Lara Croft has tromped, pillaged, and plundered dozens of ancient temples and dusty crypts in her 20-year history. They’re often stunning places: palaces perched atop steep mountains or sunken beneath...
View ArticleReplay – Sleeping Dogs
Click here to watch embedded mediaUnited Front Games' Sleeping Dogs had a long and troubled development cycle before release. When Sleeping Dogs was first pitched to publisher Activision it was called...
View Article