Culture 'Michael' Surpasses Nolan's Inception, Becomes Lionsgate's Biggest Hit Michael has become Lionsgate's highest-grossing movie, eclipsing The Hunger Games and Twilight with $855 million worldwide and $345 million domestically. The film now stands ahead of Christopher Nolan's Inception, which grossed $828 million globally and $292 million at the domestic box office. Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Culture Which Sci-Fi Hero Are You Most Like? Which Sci-Fi Hero Are You Most Like? A short personality quiz pairs your instincts and values with five iconic heroes. Eight questions probe leadership, crisis response, sacrifice, relationships and rules to determine which character fits you best. Possible matches include Paul Atreides, who carries a heavy burden and plans ahead;
Culture Stellar Blade Blood Rain and its new protagonist revealed at Summer Game Fest Shift Up revealed Stellar Blade Blood Rain at Summer Game Fest on Friday. It is a sequel to the 2024 action game Stellar Blade and will continue the story beyond the events of the first game. The new entry will star a new protagonist, Evie. The trailer shows her navigating
Culture Tifa Lockhart joins Street Fighter 6 in Capcom x Square Enix crossover Final Fantasy 7's Tifa Lockhart is joining the roster of Street Fighter 6 in an official Capcom x Square Enix crossover. She was introduced at Summer Game Fest in an anime-style trailer that debuted Street Fighter 6's Year 4 roster additions. Alongside Tifa — who is slated
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Culture Everything We Saw At Summer Game Fest 2026 It’s June and that means Geoff Keighley’s world-premiere-palooza, Summer Game Fest, returned with a steady stream of trailers and reveals. If you missed the live show, the event highlighted a wide range of projects across big-budget sequels, indie experiments, and console showcases. Major reveals included a remake titled
Culture ‘Among Us’ Animated Series Drops Surprise Premiere on Paramount+ Paramount+ has quietly released the long-awaited animated adaptation of Among Us, making all 10 episodes available to stream as of June 5, 2026. The surprise premiere was announced during the Summer Game Fest kickoff at the Dolby Theater. Created by Owen Dennis and produced by CBS Studios and Innersloth, the
Culture ‘Backrooms’ Officially Pumps the Brakes on Sequel Talk After Historic A24 Debut An exclusive horror-survival quiz titled “Which Horror Villain Do You Have the Best Chance of Surviving?” matches respondents against five notorious killers: Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Pennywise and Chucky. Eight multiple-choice questions probe instincts and decisions — whether you’d leave immediately or stay and observe, where you might
Culture The Sorcerer’s Apprentice review – mindboggling bag of tricks Catch a young audience member at the right moment and you can make them truly believe in the magic of theatre. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice does exactly that, and may coax belief from some adults too. Praising the lighting might seem odd, but Simon Bond’s barn doors, gels and
Culture 1666: Amsterdam demo available now 1666: Amsterdam is still happening. Assassin's Creed creator Patrice Désilets appeared on the Summer Game Fest livestream to reveal more about his long-awaited third-person adventure starring Noa Brooklyn. The game launches in early access this year, and a short 30-minute demo is available now on Steam and the
Culture Final Fantasy 7 Revelation closes remake trilogy in spring 2027 The highlight of this year's Summer Game Fest was the reveal of the third and final part of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy: Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, due in spring 2027. A precise release date has not been shared. Square Enix has revealed the game will launch
Culture Lizzo twerks at NYC gay bars to celebrate album release and pride month Lizzo spent Thursday visiting gay bars in Hell’s Kitchen and the West Village to promote her new album "Bitch" and celebrate Pride. She popped into Hardware, bought the entire bar a round of drinks, then headed downtown to Pieces Bar. At Pieces, she checked out legendary drag
Culture Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance expansion announced for 2027 Capcom revealed Ascendance for Monster Hunter Wilds at the SGF showcase, confirming the expansion will arrive in 2027. Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto had previously said in February 2026 that a large-scale expansion similar to Monster Hunter World: Iceborne and Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak was in the works. The trailer shows hunters
Culture 007 First Light DLC will focus on James Bond's newest villain 007 First Light hasn't even been out a full two weeks and already DLC has been announced. As revealed at Summer Game Fest on Friday, the game will receive a story DLC mission starring pirate king Bawma, played by singer and actor Lenny Kravitz. Bawma featured in pre-release
Culture Netflix's New No. 1: Animated Biblical Musical David Scores 98% Verified Hot David, an animated biblical musical from Angel Studios, has become Netflix's new No. 1 title after arriving on the platform on June 3. The family-friendly film holds a 98% Verified Hot audience rating and a 79% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie, which retells the biblical story
Culture Bill Nighy Joins John Wick Spinoff Caine The John Wick franchise has grown from a modest action film into a billion-dollar series under stuntman-turned-director Chad Stahelski, reviving Keanu Reeves as a major star. John Wick: Chapter 4 looked like a fitting farewell after a $447.4 million global haul, but the world of the films continues to
Culture Ted Lasso cast remembers Anthony Head as 'the best person' The "Ted Lasso" cast is paying tribute to the beloved actor Anthony Head after his sudden death at age 72. Brett Goldstein, who plays Roy Kent, posted a photo of Head to his Instagram Stories and called him 'a brilliant actor who played the worst person in
Culture Sebulba and other Glup Shittos in the first Star Wars: Galactic Racer trailer The first story trailer for Star Wars: Galactic Racer premiered at Summer Game Fest, showcasing characters like Sebulba, that four-armed alien that looks vaguely familiar, a human with a moustache that's probably from one of the cartoons or comics, and a whole bunch of other Glup Shittos. I&
Culture 1666: Amsterdam from the Assassin's Creed creator finally has a release window Patrice Désilets, who spent 16 years on his next project, revealed 1666: Amsterdam at Summer Game Fest 2026. The witchcraft-fueled dark fantasy now has a release window: Panache Digital Games plans to launch it in early access sometime later in 2026, and a prologue demo is available for free on
Culture Guild Wars 3 confirmed; beta opens fall 2027 ArenaNet unveiled Guild Wars 3 at Summer Game Fest, delivering the long-awaited threequel to the 2012 title that has remained a major MMO alongside World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14. The new game arrives 14 years after its predecessor, and community anticipation has been high. ArenaNet announced a beta
Culture Scarlett Johansson Debuts in First-Look Photos of Mike Flanagan's '70s Reboot Scarlett Johansson appears in a new set of photos from Mike Flanagan’s remake of The Exorcist, with TV Insider sharing images that also show Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sasha Calle, Diane Lane and Jacobi Jupe. Plot details remain largely under wraps, and the pictures—mostly of the cast on city streets—
Culture How Iphigenia in Splott became Welsh-language film Effi o Blaenau Gary Owen’s one-woman play Iphigenia in Splott, first performed in 2015, has been reworked into a Welsh-language film. The play recasts the mythic Iphigenia as Effie, a young woman drinking vodka from a mug in her dressing gown, and confronts poverty, social inequality and the effects of austerity; a
Culture How a 1998 Blade Hit Quietly Became Part of the MCU When Marvel's cinematic origins are discussed, the conversation usually starts with Iron Man and the 2000s wave of superhero blockbusters. Yet 1998's Blade, with Wesley Snipes as the vampire-hunting Daywalker, reached mainstream audiences a decade earlier and became a commercial breakthrough for Marvel-based films. Released during
Culture Tupac Shakur will appear in the next Yakuza game, Snoop Dogg reveals A new trailer for Yakuza prequel Stranger Than Heaven premiered at Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest and ended with a perplexing reveal: Tupac appears in the game. That’s Tupac, as in Shakur, as in the legendary rapper who has been dead since 1996. His likeness is the
Culture Resident Evil Veronica remake trailer revealed at Summer Game Fest 2026 Capcom announced a Resident Evil Veronica remake during Summer Game Fest 2026, dropping the "Code" from the original title. There is no release date yet, but Capcom plans to launch Resident Evil Veronica sometime in 2027. The trailer places Claire Redfield in a run-down Paris apartment and plays
