If Dead Space, Advance Wars, Resident Evil 4, and Metroid Prime weren’t enough when it comes to video game remakes in 2023, fear not, because here comes Alone in the Dark. You can get a glimpse at the upcoming reimagining of the horror classic with a new “showcase” event streaming on May 25th, at 8PM ET.
The Playdate’s curated game shop, Catalog, is getting another update with four new titles. They include: Necrocrisis, a House of the Dead-style arcade shooter; a portrait-themed puzzler called Generations; the fantasy adventure Castle Helios; and an old-school puzzle game called Loopsy. You’ll be able to check them out right here when the shop updates later today.
The second season of Prehistoric Planet starts streaming on Apple TV Plus today, with new episodes dropping daily. Like the excellent original, the new season has strong Planet Earth vibes, but this time with some added science — and plenty more ancient creatures.
You probably know his work from iconic game covers, and now you can take it into battle (royale). Check out some cool behind-the-scenes illustrations over on his Instagram page.
If you need a break from unruly hijinks in Tears of the Kingdom, another excellent game dropped this week: the puzzler Humanity. Also, this is a good time to get into the strange world of Death Stranding, as it’s currently free on the Epic Games Store.
Elsewhere, the ridiculous Fast X is in theaters, the Super Mario Bros. Movie is finally available for home viewing (while some classic Mario games hit Nintendo Switch Online), and the Dungeons & Dragons movie is now streaming on Paramount Plus.
Lastly: watch these Disney and Hulu shows (like the charming Willow) while you still can.
The latest from Tetris Effect developer Enhance isn’t just one of the best games of the year so far, it also has a killer soundtrack from Jemapur. Now you can check it out to buy or stream... pretty much everywhere. Here are the links.
If the latest Mortal Kombat is a little too gruesome for your tastes, there is another big fighting game coming this year — and you can play it right now. Street Fighter 6 kicks off an open beta today, and it lasts through the weekend, giving you a chance to experience a fighter designed for “everyone to play.” Get the details here.
Over at ArtReview, friend of The Verge Lewis Gordon explores the way glitches factor into the design of Tears of the Kingdom. When a game is built to be molded to the player’s will, how do you know what’s actually a glitch? Or, as he writes: “are the apparent tears in the fabric of this digital reality authored or accidental?”
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