Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...

Horror? Guaranteed. Survival? Less so.

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We rank the best PS4 games of all time. From God of War and The Last of Us Part II to Elden Ring, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Bloodborne, these modern classics defined a generation.

Somewhere between the bleeps of Pac-Man and the orchestral swells of The Last of Us, video game music stopped being background noise and became a cultural force. We hum the Super Mario Bros. theme ...

Alien Isolation 2 made headlines when the sequel was first announced in October 2024. The announcement was part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the first Alien Isolation game, which was ...

Recent previews for Resident Evil Requiem have shown off two very different gameplay styles, which may cause some fans to ...

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Bill Rice, " Man" (1979), oil on board (all images courtesy Donald Ryan Gallery) Since 2011, when I first reviewed Bill Rice’s gritty nighttime views of New York City’s Lower East Side, I have come to ...

After watching the Resident Evil Requiem showcase, launch day can't come soon enough, as the reveals have left me antsy.

It's time to face the past, just like Grace Ashcroft will, with these four Resident Evil games I'd suggest playing before Resident Evil 9 Requiem arrives.

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