30 years on, Interview with the Vampire director says casting Tom Cruise as Lestat was a big risk, but he was won over from their first meeting

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Interview With The Vampire’s director Neil Jordan says. The technology changes, yet you remain the same? That, to me, was a great question." This feature originally appeared in SFX magazine’s November edition. Time moves on, yet film lives immortal. It’s an alluring, unconventional approach to autobiography, that considers the slipperiness of one’s own memories....

November 9, 2024 · 4 min · 749 words · Christina Carter

Arcane ends with Season 2, but the League of Legends spin-off's co-creators have shared their favorite stories

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “There’s a lot,” Linke admits. Neither creator, however, is giving anything away about any actual future projects. It’s still pretty open." Arcane season 2 first reactionssay the Netflix show has “upped the ante in every way imaginable.”

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 54 words · Melissa Fuentes

Arcane season 2 returns to League of Legends' hottest ship, but the Netflix show's co-creator says getting the CaitVi pairing right was "scary": "We knew they were stepping into this s***storm"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “We knew they were stepping into this shitstorm. “There’s this loss from both characters as they step into season 2. Are they going to change beyond a point where they’re no longer the person the other could recognize? I think there’s a lot of drama and conflict ahead that’s scary for the relationship.”...

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 115 words · James Holt

Arcane season 2 review: "One of the greatest video game adaptations of all time"

A fitting end to this beloved saga that’s left us wanting more. There’s more tension than ever, tangibly etched into every frame, every expression you see on screen. In the first season of Arcane, notable characters like Silco and Marcus snuffed it. This time around, brace yourself for even more heart wrenching tragedy. Achingly beautiful Yet as dangerous as this world can be, it’s still achingly beautiful. And what becomes of the rest of your favorites?...

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 119 words · Ricardo Duncan

Arcane season 2: What actually IS 'the Arcane' in Netflix's animated series?

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. This article contains major spoilers for Arcane season 2 Act 1. After a patience-testing three-year wait, Arcane season 2 has finally premiered on Netflix. In short, it’s a pretty big deal… What is the arcane in Arcane? “I’d always presumed it was due to mankind’s turbulent relationship with power. But perhaps it is a property of the Arcane itself....

November 9, 2024 · 2 min · 270 words · Michael Evans

Arcane showrunners defend the League of Legends spin-off's reported $250 million budget: "The money is just a reflection of the amount of effort that was put into this"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Fellow showrunner Alex Yee adds Arcane is “the length of several movies.” The pair also detail what the money was used for: talent and quality. “You have voice actors, where we really tried to find great talent,” says Lee. Perfection takes time, and it takes resources. Every frame in Arcane is truly a painting, and nuanced at a level I feel our viewership deserves....

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 112 words · Jonathan Blankenship

Avowed director defends the RPG’s lack of romance in the face of Baldur’s Gate 3’s intense relationships: “I think players will always respond well to a really good character”

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Its a ton of work, Patel notes, on romance systems. You want to see to it you do it right. Players will always respond well to a really good character.

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 47 words · Jaime Acosta

Black Panther VFX artist agrees the CGI was bad, but they had just 6 weeks and "given the time and resources we had this was the best we could do"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. This was a tough one". I know there’s a lot of complaints on how bad the CGi looks, and I agree. But given the time and resources we had this was the best we could do. My burnout self post project can vouch for that." A lot of people have noticed that CGI inDisneyandMCUmovies specifically has gotten worse over the years....

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 84 words · James Black

Call of Duty hacker says "I had my fun" after reportedly getting thousands of Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 players falsely banned

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. “It was nice to see it get fixed and see unbans,” said an apparently unfazed Vizor. “I had my fun.”

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 37 words · Jason Cortez

FC 25 Centurions guide and Centurions Icons cards list

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. FC 25 Centurions Icons are one and done, along with the rest of the early November promo. Still, the brief ton-focussed campaign did bring us some treats. More details on those below, along with the final FC 25 Centurions cards list. Who is in FC 25 Centurions Team 1? FC 25 Centurions celebrates past and present players whove amassed 100 appearances or goals for their club....

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 205 words · Michelle Hess

Final Fantasy 14 soloist completes Heaven-on-High after 100 hours using the MMO's "squishiest" class, all as practice for an even worse challenge: "I'm still in for a world of hurt"

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. While the two jobs differ greatly in design, they share some commonality in making for an awful challenge. “It was part of why I shifted to clearing this Deep Dungeon first. Enemies aren’t nearly as threatening in the others with few exceptions. “Unfortunately, the massive run-ending hurdle of Thaumaturge is Behemoth which Heaven-on-High gives zero practice with....

November 9, 2024 · 2 min · 224 words · Jonathan Acosta

GTA 5 dev says Rockstar would transplant entire missions "to make sure there isn't any section of the map missing content, missing gameplay" even when that meant starting from scratch

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Perhaps the thingRockstaris most famous for is its open worlds. The developer manages to create virtual lands that feel alive, full of character and hidden details. They’re so big that people are stilldiscovering new thingsinGTA 5to this day. “We have this huge map for these open-world games,” he says. This strategy isn’t without its pitfalls, however....

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 162 words · Cindy Heath

Metal Gear Solid Delta exists because Konami was starting to get worried that the “younger generation of gamers aren’t familiar with the Metal Gear series anymore.”

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. For those of us who grew up with the franchise, it can be hard to imagine. Thats where the original story started, he notes, making it the ideal place to begin remaking it. Check out what we made of Snake’s return to the past with ourMetal Gear Solid Delta preview.

November 9, 2024 · 1 min · 67 words · Emily Perkins