Star Wars MMO lead discusses the weaknesses at the heart of the genre: "If open-world is the enemy of storytelling, multiplayer is the arch-villain"

In the early to mid 2000s, it was popular to turn every survival horror game into a movie. Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and… OK, maybe there weren’t that many actually. In recent years, the tables have turned with iconic horror films like Friday the 13th and Texas Chainsaw Massacre, both receiving video game adaptations. This begs the question, what other horror movies deserve their own game?

Thanks to Bungie, the day will soon come when Guardians across the universe will have the chance to store and retrieve loot quicker in Destiny 2. This, among many handy features, is set to arrive shortly to improve the player experience.

We’ve all been there in Metal Gear Solid 3—brand new game mechanics—and just taking in the new car smell can be daunting for those new to tactical espionage missions in the jungle. But first, we have to locate that pesky backpack.

Game Developer Deep Dives are an ongoing series with the goal of shedding light on specific design, art, or technical features within a video game in order to show how seemingly simple, fundamental design decisions aren’t really that simple at all.

Earlier this year, Nightdive Studios announced Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster, and now we finally have a release date for the game - it's coming almost exactly 29 years after the original.

We’re right in the thick of Halloween season, which means you’re probably looking for a great horror movie to watch. But while the endless list of favorites and classics is always a place to start, sometimes you want something off the beaten path. The good news is there are plenty of underrated horror movies out there, from titles you’ve ignored on Netflix to a few hidden gems you may not have heard of before.

Scary movies have different effects on everyone. As scariness is linked with physical symptoms, a study created by scientists reveals which movies are considered the scariest ones of all time. Fair warning, the top-ranked results alone are shocking.

A new novel reveals that Darth Maul may have been involved in (or at least present during) the events of . takes place during the period between ' prequel trilogy and its original trilogy, in the time after Order 66 caused the death of most Jedi throughout the galaxy. By itself, it's a pretty insular, standalone story, but the complications of the timeline mean it intersects with many other characters' storylines, even if they don't always appear on screen.

Gun Media and Sumo Nottingham have revealed the full roster of outfit DLC coming to The Texas Chain Saw game next week.

When Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, and screenwriter Eric Roth first set about adapting David Grann’s penetrating nonfiction book Killers of the Flower Moon, about the wholesale murder of the oil-rich Osage tribe in Oklahoma in the 1920s, the idea was that DiCaprio would play the hero. His original role: Tom White, a former Texas Ranger and investigator for the then-nascent FBI who brought some of those responsible to justice, including local cattle baron William King Hale and his nephew, Ernest Burkhart.

One of the thrills of the annual Fantastic Fest movie festival in Austin, Texas, is the chance to see back-to-back new and upcoming horror films, with the directors usually on site for Q&As and interviews after screenings. At this year’s Fantastic Fest in September, Polygon spoke to a number of directors whose movies are out now, coming soon, or on the far horizon for release next year. And we asked all of them the same question: “What’s the scariest horror movie you’ve ever seen?” Here’s a roundup of their responses.

The roleplay community in Final Fantasy 14 is, simply put, an ocean. It's absolutely massive, comprising several servers, hundreds of night clubs, bars, fight pits, free companies, and homegrown drama. It's big enough that last year, someone thought buying four billboards in California and Texas to advertise their virtual nightclub was a good idea (it wasn't).