Newsweek • 6th June 2019

How the Cold War race to weaponize space inspired the 'Oddworld' quintilogy

Ahead of the biggest event on the gaming calendar, Oddworld creator Lorne Lanning told Newsweek his experiences working on top secret projects at the tail-end of the Cold War played a pivotal role in shaping his worldview and creative vision.

Newsweek • 31st October 2017

Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose Talk 'Hungry Ghosts'

During the early eighties, chef, author and Emmy award-winning television star Anthony Bourdain sent Joel Rose, then publisher and editor of a Lower East Side literary magazine, an unsolicited pitch for an original comic. "It was about a young cook, much like me, searching for heroin," Bourdain explained. “Which is exactly what he was doing,” Rose added.

Newsweek • 8th July 2019

The best games of E3 2019

Every June the screen-strained eyes of the gaming world turn to Los Angeles for E3, the industry's premier trade show and hype-a-thon. It's a massive, closely watched, week-long gauntlet of announcements, previews and demos.

Newsweek • 21st April 2019

Arya and Gendry's big moment on 'Game of Thrones' set Twitter and Winterfell ablaze

One of the show's longstanding "will they or won't they" pairings seized the opportunity to get on the express train to Pleasure Town, sparking a deluge of social media reactions.

Newsweek • 23rd May 2019

'Catherine: Full Body' takes players on a surreal journey into the mind of a manchild

The boozy tale of grown-up relationships, sheep-filled platforming and infidelity became a surprise cult hit after its 2011 debut, and its success far exceeded the developer's expectations. Now Vincent and his bedroom woes are back with a spiffy new remaster on the Persona 5 engine.

Newsweek • 2nd February 2018

Helen Mirren Goes Behind the Veil of Sarah Winchester

The trailers for Winchester seem to nudge viewers to expect a broken bird in Sarah Winchester, shattered by realities too intense for her delicate constitution to bear. Perpetually building, tearing down and renovating her sprawling seven-story mansion as penance, Sarah believes she is cursed by the restless spirits of the thousands killed by rifles sold by her late husband in the 1800s.

Newsweek • 25th June 2019

'Judgment' makes an appealing case for a Kiryu-free Kamurocho

The latest action-adventure brawler from Sega's Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Judgment follows a disgraced lawyer, Takayuki Yagami, who becomes a private investigator after a high-profile murder case takes a brutal left turn.

Newsweek • 11th June 2019

'Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot' is a high-flying, fury-fisted blast

With wide open skies, seas and landscapes to explore as Goku, it feels like you've stepped into the expansive world of the iconic long-running anime series. We managed to spend nearly an hour with an early demo, and loved every second of it.

Newsweek • 11th June 2019

After 24 years, JRPG fans finally get to play 'Seiken Densetsu 3'

At E3 2019 on Tuesday, Nintendo and Square Enix revealed plans to bring a current-gen remake of Seiken Densetsu 3 to the Switch, titled Trials of Mana. JRPG fans also got another unexpected treat today: the three-game compendium Collection of Mana will be available for Switch today.

Newsweek • 10th June 2019

Square Enix serves up our first look at Tifa in 'Final Fantasy VII Remake'

After a brief teaser featuring new footage of Aerith, producer Yoshinori Kitase thanked the fans for their patience, and promised a version of FFVII that is "more beautiful and captivating than ever before."

Newsweek • 11th July 2019

'Dragon Quest Builders 2' Review: Endless Possibilities, No Analysis Paralysis

Sandbox games can be intimidating. You've likely stumbled across amazing palaces crafted by Sims 4 players, or recreations of entire fictional universes and real-world landmarks in Minecraft. Who has the time, inspiration and skill to make this stuff?

Newsweek • 16th May 2019

'Rocket Arena' is a breezy, non-lethal team shooter that's easy to pick up and hard to put down

The premise of Nexon's Rocket Arena is simple. Two teams of three face off against one another, armed with various non-lethal weapons and a jetpack, with the aim of blasting one another into the stratosphere. Sounds simple? It is. And that's what's fun about it.

Newsweek • 10th May 2019

Will Game of Thrones have a lousy ending?

With just two more episodes to go and an epic battle in Kings Landing expected Sunday, it's fair to assume the show's devoted fanbase would be pumped. Instead, many fear the show's ending will turn out to be a massive disappointment, particularly after the most recent episode, "The Last of the Starks," subverted expectations in all the wrong ways.

Newsweek • 30th April 2019

Composer Masashi Hamauzu looks back on the music of 'Final Fantasy X'

Final Fantasy X marked a transition point for the venerable JRPG series when it debuted in 2001, moving away from cornerstone elements like turn-based combat and introducing a new leveling system. A popular and critical success, it was the first Final Fantasy title to inspire a direct sequel.

Newsweek • 21st April 2019

Will Jon and Dany stay together on 'Game of Thrones'? Why Sansa may be the deciding factor

After having their romantic dragon-flight getaway in the Season 8 premiere, Jon seems to be avoiding Dany after learning they're actually blood relatives. But will Khaleesi and the former King in the North continue their relationship?

Newsweek • 19th April 2019

What's Carolyn Martens' connection to The Twelve on 'Killing Eve'?

The former head of the MI6 Russia desk—and an impeccably sharp dresser—Carolyn Martens is Eve Polastri's boss in the off-the-books investigation of the assassin Villanelle in Killing Eve.

Newsweek • 14th April 2019

Will Gendry and Arya get together on 'Game of Thrones'?

Game of Thrones Season 8 has finally arrived, nearly two years after the Season 7 finale first aired, and there's still a ton of speculation circulating about how HBO's adaptation of George R. R. Martin's dark fantasy epic will end.

Newsweek • 7th April 2019

Every delicious moment of the 'Killing Eve' Season 2 premiere

If you've spent the last few months wondering what happened right after Eve (Sandra Oh) and Villanelle's (Jodie Comer) cozy bed confessions veered wildly off-course, wonder no more. "Do You Know How to Dispose of a Body?" picks up just thirty seconds from where things left off.

Newsweek • 5th April 2019

'Concrete Genie' offers a wonderfully chill and dreamy PSVR experience

The PS4 demo of Concrete Genie won us over last summer at E3 2018 with its whimsical art style and intuitive gameplay. We took the game's two recently announced PSVR modes—Free Paint and VR Experience—for a spin at a Sony press event last week, and again came away impressed by this offbeat charmer.

Newsweek • 25th March 2019

'Killing Eve' Season 2 gets off to a relentlessly suspenseful and wickedly clever start

The first two episodes of Killing Eve Season 2 are full of compelling twists and wrinkles, but it's the sly feminism at the heart of the show's cat-and-mouse game that makes it all so infectiously fun.