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ComingSoon Senior Editor Spencer Legacy spoke with writers and directors Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach about the animated movie. The duo spoke about the color choices utilized throughout the film and what it was like to work with the children who provided many of the voices. Chicken for Linda! is now playing at Los Angeles’ Laemmle Royal and will have a wider theatrical release across the United States starting on April 15, 2024.

Wow, remember Starfield? I do, just about, although any interest in it feels like a distant dream now. But not to Todd Howard! The Bethesboss had a chat with Kinda Funny and confirmed that Shattered Space, the first big DLC for the brave little space RPG that could, has a release window of "in the fall". Shattered Space adds new locations and stories and gear, and is the sort of DLC that was announced before the game came out, and you got it bundled with some of the super mega hyper awesome pre-order editions (you can still get it bundled with the Starfield Premium Edition if you want to spend an extra 30 quid).

ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with Moon Knight costume designer Meghan Kasperlik about designing the Marvel Cinematic Universe series‘ incredible costumes ahead of the Disney+ show coming out on 4K and Blu-ray. Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Moon Knight, Andor, and Obi-Wan Kenobi will be released on 4K UHD and Blu-ray SteelBook on April 30.

As World Of Warcraft Classic - an MMORPG that is, confusingly, a new version of the old version of World Of Warcraft - enters phase 3 of its Season Of Discovery, PCGamer has an interview with some of the devs where they talk about the decision to not run Player Test Realms - servers where they roll out the new content to smaller numbers of players to road test it. This means that when they launch new stuff for Seasons Of Discovery it'll probably break more often, but it means players get to discover brand new things together. Which is great! And the developers think it's good too.

Later this week, Payload Studios' open world vehicular survival builder TerraTech Worlds launches into early access. As the name implies, it's a bigger, bolder and more ambitious take on their still very popular sandbox game TerraTech, but according to Payload's founder and CEO Russ Clarke, they're viewing this new version as more of a successor to TerraTech than a full-bodied sequel. "The overall quality of experience is really a huge leap forward," Clarke told me during a press presentation last week. "We're not calling it a sequel because we felt that making it a sequel would be a bit too constraining." Rather, it's "more of a reimagining" of the original game, says Clarke, with a change in engine and fresh investment from Tencent allowing them to reach the full potential of their original vision.

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is now a decade removed from its initial Kickstarter in 2014, but even in 2024, its core development team is still doing its darndest to see late MMO luminary Brad McQuaid’s original vision through to the bitter end – with a modern take on the old-school, EverQuest-style MMORPG.

Final Fantasy 14’s upcoming graphics update is one of the, if not the, most anticipated changes taking place in when Dawntrail launches this summer, if not either of the new classes or newly-playable female Hrothgar. Thankfully, it seems the feeling of relief will be mutual between both players and its developers responsible for the game’s already-beloved visuals. 

ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with about playing the villain in the latest Marvel Studios movie. The actress discussed her process for learning about Dar-Benn and how both her and her fiancé are in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Marvels is now available to purchase digitally and on 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD.

Path of Exile 2's game director Jonathan Rogers is closing out 2023 with a livestreamed interview with one of Path of Exile's major content creators, Kripparrian, later today. 

Tonight's PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted stream may have been mostly focused on games we already knew about, but there were a couple of surprises hidden away in there, too. One of them was Spine, an upcoming action game that asks the question: what if Sifu also had guns? The new gameplay trailer shows street artist heroine Redline punching, kicking and shooting her way through a cyberpunk-themed world of thugs and armoured guards, and her fancy footwork and the equally agile camera framing looks like it could be quite the combo when it eventually comes out in 2025. Alas, the trailer doesn't give away much else, but I spoke to developers Nekki ahead of tonight's showcase to find more about it, and how it's taking direct inspiration from Sifu and John Wick to become the next big cinematic beat 'em up.

ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with set decorator Kathryn Orlando to celebrate the 4K release of the first Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe series. Orlando spoke about the process of designing sets from different eras and her work on the original Iron Man movie. WandaVision is now available to purchase on 4K UHD and Blu-ray SteelBook.

Greg Street, the studio head at the newly announced Fantastic Pixel Castle, sat down for an hour-long discussion with Twitch streamer Kanon_XO to talk about the upcoming MMO his team is working on. The discussion was wide-ranging, hitting on creative freedom under NetEase, monetization, and more.

While the Steam Deck OLED is awash with upgrades over the original handheld PC, it’s not a full replacement, and Valve still reckon that anyone wanting a proper Steam Deck 2 will be waiting a while.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is perhaps one of the most divisive, if not the most divisive, expansion that has graced the wildly popular MMORPG. With it came a plethora of new dungeons, two entirely new races (one for the Horde and Alliance, respectively), and a drastic change to the world map. But Blizzard Entertainment is dedicated to preserving the nostalgia that’s integral to the success of World of Warcraft: Classic while also keeping modern sensibilities in mind to cater to players who may have missed these pivotal moments in the MMORPG’s history. This includes some user interface revamps, the inclusion of new systems like the Season of Discovery, and more that the Classic team is working on delivering once Deathwing soars back into Azeroth to wreak havoc for a second time.

World of Warcraft: The War Within is the next expansion set to release for the decades-long-running MMORPG. Touted as during the BlizzCon 2023 Opening Ceremony part of the culmination of nearly twenty years of Warcraft history, The War Within is the first of three chapters that will see the resolution to narrative threads that have been dangling for years. And like any expansion, it will feature new areas for players to discover, along with more than a handful of dungeons and encounters they can tackle at varying difficulties.

During BlizzCon 2023, the World of Warcraft team announced that the next few expansions would be releasing at a faster pace than players are used to, highlighted by the fact that the MMO developer showcased the next three expansions on stage. The team's development process to do so apparently is a result of feedback from Shadowlands' glacial pace of content releases, according to the developers in a group interview over the weekend.

Blizzard has revealed that it considers bringing World of Warcraft to consoles «all the time».

ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with about the DC Studios superhero movie. The director discussed the importance of family and his affinity for Xolo Maridueña. The film is now available on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD.

Over the past few weeks I’ve been rounding out my coverage of my trip to Bright Star Studios (BSS) in mid October. Throughout these interviews, I was able to play through Ember Sword’s first dungeon The Ultra Deep and learn about the capabilities of the team’s custom game engine. Of course, a visit with Bright Star Studios wouldn’t be complete without a thorough conversation about Ember Sword’s blockchain endeavors.

With Ember Sword’s first group dungeon The Ultra Deep now laid bare for the public to scrutinize, Bright Star Studio’s has stood firm that they are willing to show a little vulnerability in favor of making progress. During my time at Bright Star Studios (BSS), I had the chance to speak with several of the developers, and while I still have more information on the way, today’s article will focus on one of the most enlightening conversations I had.

Community is the lifeblood of an MMORPG. The strength of a community can retain players during content droughts and attract new ones. Part of helping that community along is on the developers, engaging with them in meaningful ways.

In a recent interview with YouTube channel MinnMax, Bethesda veteran Bruce Nesmith touched on Fallout 76's disastrous launch, stating that the team's «hubris caught up» with them. He goes on to say that the studio was starting to talk itself into thinking it was «infallible,» thanks to all the critical acclaim.

Over the course of an MMO’s life, expansions are oftentimes the lifeblood that fuels them. They expand stories, worlds, characters and more in ways that have a lasting effect on the minds of those who play the MMO. Some expansions have been considered the peak of a specific game, such as Wrath of the Lich King for World of Warcraft , or the recent Endwalker expansion bringing to a close a story a decade in the telling with Final Fantasy XIV . 

Lost Ark has been out in the West for some time now, and with the most recent updates the team has launched new Jump Start servers, among other updates to the MMOARPG. Alongside the Western updates, the Korean version of Lost Ark received its Thaemine raid, with players rushing for a world-first completion back in September. Lost Ark feels primed to have a great fall, heralded by those Jump Start servers.

Blizzard has just revealed the next major update for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is 10.2 Guardians of the Dream. As many have speculated, and the story has strongly indicated, we will indeed be traveling into the Emerald Dream to faceoff against Fyrakk as he tries to steal the power and Night Elves’ future, which resides in the fledgling world tree Amirdrassil. To celebrate this announcement, I spent some time picking the brains of Lead UX Designer Crash Reed and Assistant Lead Encounter Designer Taylor Sanders. Let’s dive into everything we have to look forward to and some of the exciting changes arriving with Guardians of the Dream.

For a quirky MMO that nobody had heard of until The Game Awards 2022, Wayfinder has done something exceptional. The title from Austin developers Airship Syndicate and publisher Digital Extremes slipped into Early Access on 15 August. After a brief hiatus between beta tests and something of a social media storm, the colorful adventure set out to blow us all away. It then proceeded to break in spectacular fashion.

ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 visual effects production supervisor about the last of James Gunn‘s Marvel movies. Ceretti discussed the feelings that come with making a final film in a series and working with Gunn. The sequel is now available on home media, digitally, and for streaming through Disney+.