Friday the 13th Part 2 was reviled by critics, but it turned Jason into a household name

Despite being generally eviscerated by critics, the original was a surprise hit — it remains influential to this day. This low-budget “Halloween rip-off” grossed nearly $60 million at the box office, helped solidify the slasher genre, and launched an impromptu sequel into immediate production. Friday the 13th Part 2 is mostly forgotten today — and…

Steam Deck restocks or a pile of Steam Frames and Machines? Either way, Valve’s been importing a whole heap of ‘game consoles’

With the vast majority of PC components, laptops, handheld devices and full-blown consoles all made in China and various SE Asian countries, the fact that the biggest gaming vendors regularly import stuff is hardly newsworthy. But when the vendor in question is Valve, and the items being shipped over are registered as ‘games consoles’, that…

Invincible VS Review – Punching Above Its Weight

The 2D fighting genre, once thought to be a dying category, now flourishes thanks to major franchises and underground hits. Invincible VS straddles the line of those two classifications, bringing a red-hot IP into the space by way of a new studio made up of fighting-game veterans. The result is a 3v3 tag fighter with…

I’m Tired Of Sneaking Through Tall Grass In Games

If you’ve played a third-person action game that lets you sneak around and pick off enemies, like Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman, or recent Assassin’s Creed games, you’ve likely spent a lot of time crouch-walking through tall grass and then rolling across empty patches of land into, you guessed it, more tall grass. It’s become so…

Insurgency Sandstorm blends Battlefield and Counter-Strike 2, and this underplayed FPS is 72% off right now

As a sucker for the best FPS games, Counter-Strike 2 and Battlefield certainly scratch different itches. The former is all about team strategy across competitive matches, broken into rounds that can sometimes feel breakneck (especially as I’m typically getting slaughtered by high ranks), and Battlefield leans more towards being an arcade shooter. Insurgency: Sandstorm, however,…

The First Trailer For The Resident Evil Movie Made By Weapons Director Zach Cregger Has Arrived

There’s never really been a shortage of movies based on Capcom’s long-running survival horror franchise, Resident Evil, but how good (or bad) each one is varies from person to person. Nonetheless, Capcom and Sony Pictures Entertainment are set to bring yet another Resident Evil movie to silver screens this November, and it’s a picture directed…

Attack On Titan Creator Regrets the Series’ Controversial Ending

Despite being widely considered one of the best anime and manga series ever, Attack on Titan’s manga came to a fairly controversial close back in 2021 thanks to the unexpected fate of main character Eren Yeager. Now, its creator has said he agrees with criticisms of the conclusion, and his statement on it is quite…

Fortnite Celebrates Star Wars Day With Month-Long Roadmap, Includes “A Galaxy Of New Star Wars Games”

The annual Star Wars Day celebrations are almost here, and to join in on the fun, Epic’s free-to-play Fortnite will be dropping all sorts of themed content throughout the month. “Starting May 1, hundreds of these islands will go live and Fortnite will be the only place where you can come together with friends to…

Highly Anticipated PS5 Star Wars Game Gets Release Date

A brand new Star Wars: Galactic Racer trailer has been released, announcing the release date for the highly anticipated racing game set in the Star Wars universe. When does Star Wars: Galactic Racer release? Star Wars: Galactic Racer will launch on October 6, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. For fans really…

All Star Tower Defense codes April 2026

April 30, 2026: With an update due for the X version of the game tomorrow, we’re watching out for new All Star Tower Defense codes to keep you glued to the GOAT. What are the new All Star Tower Defense codes? Developer Top Down Games has struck gold with their smash-hit game, blending tower defense gameplay with…