It’s a dark week in the entertainment world — and I mean that in a good way. New releases include a stunning remake of the horror / action classic Resident Evil 4, the start of a chilling second season of Yellowjackets, an unrelenting fourth entry in the John Wick series, the open beta for Diablo IV (no Double Down required), and an excuse to head back into the Lands Between.
Epic’s CEO, alongside executive VP Saxs Persson, talks about the future of virtual worlds and what needs to happen for the metaverse to really come to fruition.
I’m here at the State of Unreal keynote event at GDC 2023. You can watch along right here, and also stay tuned to this very website for news about all of the things Epic has a hand in: the Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, Fortnite, and more.
After a few years away, we’re back in-person at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. All week myself and Verge games reporter Ash Parrish will be sitting in on talks, chatting with developers, and playing upcoming games and bringing the most interesting stories right here. Stay tuned!
Or at least it is in Extrapolations, the decade-spanning climate change drama that just premiered on Apple TV Plus. It has talking whales and some controversial science. This week also has the return of Ted Lasso, the final episode of Servant, a charming Bayonetta spinoff, and Amazon’s horror series Swarm.
