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‘Hope’ Trailer: Giant Alien Monsters, Crashing Spaceships and Wild Gun Battles Create Carnage in Neon’s Insane Korean Sci-Fi Action-Thriller
Neon has released the full trailer for “Hope,” the new Korean sci-fi action-thriller from director Na Hong-jin (“The Wailing”), ahead of its US cinema release on 9 September. The trailer promises spectacle on a grand scale — enormous alien monsters, spaceships plunging from the sky and frenetic, over-the-top action — building on the buzz the…
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Scream Operator: Haunted House Manager Announced for PC
Japhet Interactive has announced Scream Operator: Haunted House Manager, a PC management simulation inspired by operating a classic theme-park attraction such as Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion. Players take control of a haunted house from the ride’s control booth, handling everything needed to run a successful attraction while trying to scare their guests. The game is a…
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Alienware is celebrating its 30th anniversary with three new monitors
Three new Alienware monitors announced at Computex have landed in line with the brand’s 30th anniversary.
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Alienware 34 QD-OLED review: An ultrawide showcase for Samsung’s latest display tech
Engadget’s Devindra Hardawar has reviewed Alienware’s new 34-inch ultrawide QD-OLED gaming monitor (model AW3426DW), awarding it 8.5 out of 10. The headline draw is that it is among the first displays to use Samsung’s latest 5-layer RGB Stripe panel, which arranges red, green and blue subpixels to deliver crisper text and brighter colours. This finally…
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Real-life ‘Three Musketeers’ mystery deepens after excavation blunder destroys key evidence
Officials in Maastricht, the Netherlands, have reported a major setback in efforts to identify skeletal remains that may belong to Charles de Batz de Castelmore d’Artagnan, the French musketeer who inspired Alexandre Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers”. The remains were found near the altar of St Peter and Paul Church in February, and their location was…
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10 Greatest Mystery Books of All Time
Entertainment website Collider has published a ranked list of what it considers the ten greatest mystery books of all time, written by pop-culture writer Luc Haasbroek. The piece celebrates the appeal of the mystery genre, arguing that its enduring draw lies in the satisfaction of solving a puzzle, with readers becoming active participants who weigh…
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37 years after the original manga, Prime Video’s new Ghost in the Shell anime might be the perfect adaptation of a classic masterpiece
GamesRadar+ has published an opinion piece arguing that Prime Video’s newly released Ghost in the Shell anime series may be the most faithful screen adaptation yet of Masamune Shirow’s 1989 manga, which first appeared 37 years ago. The article frames the new series as significant because the long-running franchise has been adapted many times, and…
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8 Alien Films Better Than ‘Disclosure Day’
From Project Hail Mary to Independence Day, Alien to Arrival, these alien movies are much better than Disclosure Day.
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6 Worst R-Rated 2000s Blockbuster Movies
Collider has published a ranked opinion piece by Safwan Azeem listing the six worst R-rated blockbuster films of the 2000s, arguing that these movies squandered big budgets, stars and strong source material to produce disappointing results. The piece matters as a piece of film criticism and nostalgia, contending that an R rating should lend a…
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Brutal Soulslike Mortal Shell 2 chooses violence, sets release date in the 2026 August traffic jam
Cold Symmetry has confirmed that its inventive Soulslike RPG Mortal Shell 2 will launch on 20th August 2026 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. The date matters because it lands the game in what may be the most crowded release period in the industry’s history, as titles cluster together while steering clear of the…