[Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow.] Kylo Ren tells Rey that her parents were no one, just two random folks who sold their child for a few dollars of drinking money. [J.J. Abrams and Chris Terrio] are doing it,” Johnson told the Huffington Post in a recent interview. “That’s what Kylo sees and that’s what he tells her and I think he’s not lying in that moment,” Johnson said in another interview. But, for me, I’ll tell you that was the … I can understand why that answer doesn’

Despite almost unanimous negative critical attention, Netflix is moving forward with a sequel to its first big blockbuster, Bright. The company confirmed today that it is expanding the franchise, although original writer Max Landis will not be involved with the project. Will Smith and Joel Edgerton, the two leading actors who played a pair of Los Angeles Police Department cops, will return, according to Netflix. Bright takes place in a fantastical version of Los Angeles where society is separate

Despite almost unanimous negative critical attention, Netflix is moving forward with a sequel to its first big blockbuster, Bright. The company confirmed today that it is expanding the franchise, although original writer Max Landis will not be involved with the project. Will Smith and Joel Edgerton, the two leading actors who played a pair of Los Angeles Police Department cops, will return, according to Netflix. Bright takes place in a fantastical version of Los Angeles where society is separate

Rick and Morty fans will remember the months upon months of waiting between the end of season two and beginning of season three. Ryan Ridley, a writer on Rick and Morty, told the Detroit Cast that no one is working on the script for season four yet, as far as he knows. Ridley added that he was positive a fourth season of Rick and Morty would air — he just wasn’t sure when. An Adult Swim representative told Polygon there was no comment at this time, but confirmed a fourth season had yet to be ord

Rick and Morty fans will remember the months upon months of waiting between the end of season two and beginning of season three. Ryan Ridley, a writer on Rick and Morty, told the Detroit Cast that no one is working on the script for season four yet, as far as he knows. Ridley added that he was positive a fourth season of Rick and Morty would air — he just wasn’t sure when. An Adult Swim representative told Polygon there was no comment at this time, but confirmed a fourth season had yet to be ord

Jamey Stegmaier struck gold with Scythe, one of the best new strategy board games in recent memory. This year he’s trying something different with a legacy-style expansion called Scythe: The Rise of Fenris. It blends worker-placement games like Agricola with area-control games like Risk or Axis & Allies. The fiction is based on Polish artist Jakub Różalski’s 1920+ setting, which has also been turned into a video game project called Iron Harvest. Legacy games were pioneered by Rob Daviau, the des

Jamey Stegmaier struck gold with Scythe, one of the best new strategy board games in recent memory. This year he’s trying something different with a legacy-style expansion called Scythe: The Rise of Fenris. It blends worker-placement games like Agricola with area-control games like Risk or Axis & Allies. The fiction is based on Polish artist Jakub Różalski’s 1920+ setting, which has also been turned into a video game project called Iron Harvest. Legacy games were pioneered by Rob Daviau, the des

For the second year in a row, the team working on Star Citizen say they’ve raised more money than every other video game on Kickstarter combined. Chris Roberts’ collection of spacefaring games raised $34.91 million in 2017, down slightly from $36.11 million in 2016. Meanwhile, successful Kickstarters for video games overall remained relatively flat in 2017, with $17.25 million raised, down from around $17.6 million the year before. That means the Star Citizen project has raised more than double

For the second year in a row, the team working on Star Citizen say they’ve raised more money than every other video game on Kickstarter combined. Chris Roberts’ collection of spacefaring games raised $34.91 million in 2017, down slightly from $36.11 million in 2016. Meanwhile, successful Kickstarters for video games overall remained relatively flat in 2017, with $17.25 million raised, down from around $17.6 million the year before. That means the Star Citizen project has raised more than double

If you’re curious as to how that’s possible, this is how eligibility for the IGF Awards works:State of Development: All Entered Games must either be currently released, or be substantially feature-complete. But the surprise appearance of Baba is You in the top six should immediately add it to your list of anticipated games of 2018. The PC game is an esoteric puzzle game that resembles an old MS-DOS title from the 1980s; it’s due in summer 2018. Its appearance on the list is a nice reminder of ho

If you’re curious as to how that’s possible, this is how eligibility for the IGF Awards works:State of Development: All Entered Games must either be currently released, or be substantially feature-complete. But the surprise appearance of Baba is You in the top six should immediately add it to your list of anticipated games of 2018. The PC game is an esoteric puzzle game that resembles an old MS-DOS title from the 1980s; it’s due in summer 2018. Its appearance on the list is a nice reminder of ho

Capcom said that it’s aiming to release the Windows PC version of Monster Hunter: World sometime during “autumn 2018.” Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto said the developers is “working hard on” the PC port right now. A tweet from the Monster Hunter Twitter account says that the game is being “optimized” for PC, but didn’t provide details on Capcom’s plans for the port. Monster Hunter: World will come to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this month on Jan. 26. Tsujimoto promised that free updates to Monste

Capcom said that it’s aiming to release the Windows PC version of Monster Hunter: World sometime during “autumn 2018.” Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto said the developers is “working hard on” the PC port right now. A tweet from the Monster Hunter Twitter account says that the game is being “optimized” for PC, but didn’t provide details on Capcom’s plans for the port. Monster Hunter: World will come to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this month on Jan. 26. Tsujimoto promised that free updates to Monste

Twitch streamer ZEN_Ivan says he has just registered the first speedrun world record on the N-Gage, the electronic choco-taco that attempted to revolutionize mobile gaming 14 years ago and has been a punchline ever since. A speedrun leaderboard has another record listed for the device, however. “The true N-Gage speedrun,” says one of the streamers at 1:28. “This is the true N-Gage route.”“Only been done by one man,” another says pithily. People were happy to keep gaming and mobile phone calls to

Twitch streamer ZEN_Ivan says he has just registered the first speedrun world record on the N-Gage, the electronic choco-taco that attempted to revolutionize mobile gaming 14 years ago and has been a punchline ever since. A speedrun leaderboard has another record listed for the device, however. “The true N-Gage speedrun,” says one of the streamers at 1:28. “This is the true N-Gage route.”“Only been done by one man,” another says pithily. People were happy to keep gaming and mobile phone calls to

IGN has fired Steve Butts, its longtime editor-in-chief, over “alleged misconduct.”“IGN initiated an investigation into alleged misconduct involving Steve Butts. IGN co-founder and chief content officer Peer Schneider will take over for Butts as editor-in-chief on an interim basis. Kotaku first reported that IGN — the highest-trafficked outlet in the gaming entertainment space — began looking into Butts’ behavior late last fall. In meetings held with the site’s editorial team, a staff member all

IGN has fired Steve Butts, its longtime editor-in-chief, over “alleged misconduct.”“IGN initiated an investigation into alleged misconduct involving Steve Butts. IGN co-founder and chief content officer Peer Schneider will take over for Butts as editor-in-chief on an interim basis. Kotaku first reported that IGN — the highest-trafficked outlet in the gaming entertainment space — began looking into Butts’ behavior late last fall. In meetings held with the site’s editorial team, a staff member all

Independent developers in Spain are today counting the cost of a ministerial decision to block €2 million (about $2.4 million) in European Union funding, designed to invigorate the local gaming scene. Some of the money was specifically aimed at development teams of five persons or fewer which are working on their first game. Spain is Europe’s fourth largest gaming market, according to research outfit NewZoo. But although the number of developers has increased in the past few years, many are star

Independent developers in Spain are today counting the cost of a ministerial decision to block €2 million (about $2.4 million) in European Union funding, designed to invigorate the local gaming scene. Some of the money was specifically aimed at development teams of five persons or fewer which are working on their first game. Spain is Europe’s fourth largest gaming market, according to research outfit NewZoo. But although the number of developers has increased in the past few years, many are star

The Team Fortress 2 community found itself butting heads with Valve this weekend, as the company banned numerous players found to be using a popular cheating script. But misinformation, suspected to have been spread by banned players themselves, led numerous users to criticize Valve’s ban efforts as overreaching. Users reported that Valve was automatically banning anyone with the word “catbot,” a cheating tool commonly used by Team Fortress 2 players on the operating system, in their username. W