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What a Total Recall with 2020 special effects and budget could’ve looked like
A peek inside the design process of Paul Verhoeven’s sci-fi blockbuster
When you can start playing Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt Red’s anticipated game officially launches Dec. 10
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla guide: All Essexe Abilities
Map locations for every Book of Knowledge in Essexe
There’s a new female Daredevil in town
An oft-resurrected assassin starts a new life in Hell’s Kitchen
Cyberpunk 2077 is dad rock, not new wave
CD Projekt Red’s open-world game does not exactly have a futuristic worldview
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond requires more than 177 GB of storage
The full system requirements for the new VR game are steep
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game won’t return until January
This release date is called ‘I Am So Sad, I Am So Very Very Sad’
Respawn’s new Medal of Honor VR game is at odds with itself
The campy campaign feels strange set against a series of moving documentaries
Nintendo shuts down ‘Etikon’ controller memorial, sparking backlash
‘JoyCon Boyz’ logo infringes trademark, say lawyers
Animal Crossing was huge on Tumblr in 2020 — but so were a bunch of other unexpected games
Based on the top trends, people were drawn to connection and nostalgia
Master Chief is a kitten in Microsoft’s new Xbox ad for cat people
Meanwhile, a dog betrayed Master Chief last week
Batman: Detective Comics is getting a historic new writer in 2021
Mariko Tamaki takes the reins on DC Comics’ oldest title
Peter Jackson explains the changes he made for Lord of the Rings’ 4K edition
A new Blu-ray set updates the nearly 20-year-old trilogy
Ammonite is intriguing queer fiction, but lethargic historical drama
Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet bring the heat, but not the plot interest
Citizen Kane is leaving HBO Max at the worst time
With David Fincher’s Mank debuting on Netflix, it’s a perfect time to revisit Orson Welles’ classic
Netflix’s Just Another Christmas isn’t just another predictable Christmas comedy
It’s a high-concept, thorough summation of the best and worst of the holidays
Freaky, Black Bear, Mank, and everything else you can now watch at home
It’s a big weekend for movies that were meant for theaters
Cyberpunk 2077 has involved months of crunch, despite past promises
The practice is evidence of poor management and disregard for the people who make our games
Destiny 2’s new chainsaw sword reveals the secret identity of a familiar face
After six years, Bungie finally explained Banshee-44
Phantasm finally hit the comic book big time — now do Baby Doll
A plea for the lost lady villains of Batman: The Animated Series
Every side of David Fincher comes to life in Mank
The Fight Club director returns with his long-gestating look at Citizen Kane’s screenwriter
Destiny 2: Trials of Osiris won’t return until later this month
The competitive PvP mode has yet to see a full weekend of play since Beyond Light’s launch
Metal Gear Solid movie to star Oscar Isaac as Solid Snake
The Star Wars and Dune actor has reportedly signed on
Big Mouth turns a racially sensitive cast change into a perfect story arc
Season 4 takes on hormone blockers for trans teens, anxiety and OCD, navigating gay virginity, and more
It sucks that Cyberpunk 2077’s edgelord marketing worked so well
CD Projekt Red sure has got everybody talking about this game
PAX 2021 dates announced, pending COVID-19 ‘improvement’
Gaming conventions could return in June, organizers say
Let’s talk about The Mandalorian episode 6’s brutal hero
Chapter 14 was a surprise setup for the season’s final two episodes