When I played the Cocoon demo in June 2023, my main takeaway from the experience was intrigue. It left a lot of open questions, yet its gameplay design and mysterious atmosphere made me desperate to ...

The US box office chart for 1985 makes for interesting reading. It's no surprise to see all-time classic "Back to the Future" at the top of the pile, propped up by bombastic Sylvester Stallone sequels ...

Open World Games Ghost of Yotei's creative director reveals the "philosophical challenge" of open world RPGs and the joy of letting fans play how they like: "As long as you're having fun, we don't ...

Zac Thompson (Youndu, X-Men Black, Into the Unbeing) is writing Alien: Romulus. Like the film’s director (Fede Alvarez), Thompson is a major fan of the Alien franchise, and he’s bringing a lot of ...

There’s a moment midway through Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus when two unlucky passengers witness the cocoon birth of a fully grown Xenomorph. Its bony claws tear a path out of a wasp-like nest on a ...

Melody MacReady is a writer and transwoman (she/her), passionate about all things pop culture-related. From movies to shows to games to comic books, there is not much that she does not enjoy or ...