SciFi Insight

The history of video games is filled with brief eras of “clone” titles. In the early ’90s, there were various “Doom clones” that are now known as revolutionary first-person shooters. In the ’80s, Dragon Quest clones eventually contributed to the global rise of the JRPG genre. Even now, you still have incredible games trying to

Dare to speak the name of the scariest horror game character you know about. Odds are that you just whispered the name of Silent Hill‘s most famous monster, “Pyramid Head.” It’s always been a little odd that Pyramid Head became not just a legendary figure in horror gaming but the face of the Silent Hill

The Last of Us fans are eagerly waiting to see if the upcoming HBO series can live up to the beloved games they’re based on. For what it’s worth, everything I’ve seen of the show so far suggests it’s heading in the right direction. At the very least, significant parts of the show look like

It’s been a little while since we’ve gotten any Starfield updates, but Bethesda’s Todd Howard recently broke that information dry steak by appearing in a new YouTube video focused on the upcoming RPG. While that video includes quite a bit of interesting information about the game, it’s hard to get past the fact that the

While there’s no shortage of Cyberpunk 2077 mods out there, many of that game’s early mods were dedicated to addressing the base experience’s many problems. Now that Cyberpunk 2077 is (mostly) fixed, though, modders are allowing themselves to get a little more creative. In fact, one of Cyberpunk 2077‘s best mods lets you recreate one

Activision Blizzard is currently under investigation following accusations of harassment, discrimination, and fostering a hostile work environment. You can read more about the investigation here. Overwatch 2 has proven to be a shockingly popular (so far) follow-up to the 2016 hero shooter that changed the genre. Between Overwatch 2‘s free-to-play status and the game’s incredibly rough

For the most part, the world of Pokémon is a happy-go-lucky place where humans and wild, superpowered animals peacefully coexist. However, those who know the franchise bet know that it is filled with dark corners and disturbing secrets.  Some of the franchise’s Pokédex entries are basically condensed X-Files episodes. Certain subplots, such as a mission

Activision Blizzard is currently under investigation following accusations of harassment, discrimination, and fostering a hostile work environment. You can read more about the investigation here. Overwatch 2 features a ton of game modes, including Unranked, Arcade, and Training. If you want to really show off your skills, though, the game’s ranked mode is right for you.

Like most people, Wes Keltner, Studio Head at Gun Interactive, spent most of 2020 working from home. But unlike most people, his job involved him tinkering with a strange little box called the Apprehension Engine. You think of it as a kind of “musical” instrument, with outgrowths of strings and knobs and warped strips of

Horror games come in so many (usually unnerving) shapes and forms. However, you’re not alone if you feel that there’s just something special about the best sci-fi horror games. Actually, some of the earliest true horror games were sci-fi horror games. Right from the start, developers knew that are few things scarier than being thrown

Do you remember what life was like before Nintendo dropped the first trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the film poised to be the most talked about video game adaptation of the 2020s, the one that will come to define this era of what’s likely to be mostly terrible video game movies and a

Mortal Kombat turns 30 this year. During that time we’ve been treated to three live-action Mortal Kombat movies, a live-action TV show, a Saturday morning cartoon, a novel, several comic books, a live tour, four animated movies, and a hilarious handful of imitators. Oh, and there have also been a bunch of Mortal Kombat video