Between Pinocchio and Cabinet of Curiosities, we’re in a golden period for Guillermo del Toro fans. But one of his projects that never actually came out was an adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness.
Now, years later, del Toro has released a brief CGI test clip from the canceled film, giving us an idea of what could have been.
Studio Ghibli, the famed studio behind some of the most beloved animated features ever made, is teasing a collaboration with Lucasfilm. There’s no indication of what that might mean right now, but there is a new season of the anime anthology Star Wars Visions on the way, so that seems like a good bet. If that’s the case, I expect some very adorable new droids.
I have no idea what will happen with Twitter, but I can tell you this: I’m this close to winning my first Canadian Premier League title. Which is a long way of saying this year’s Football Manager game is out.
The franchise has been around for a long time, and is available on a wide range of platforms, but I’ve been playing the latest mobile iteration through Apple Arcade. Reading emails about scouting trips and tactics is a lot more fun than doomscrolling.
Production designer Luke Hull and costume designer Michael Wilkinson talk about creating the most grounded Star Wars show yet.
And it comes in the form of the latest God of War on PlayStation, which launches at midnight tonight (ET). While The Verge’s own Ash Parrish had some issues with the game, they were mostly overshadowed by the story. “It’s been a long time since a game’s story knocked the wind out of me like God of War Ragnarök has,” she said in her review. “I felt emotionally drained and wrung out, akin to experiencing a 30-plus-hour cathartic cry session.”
As part of its third quarter earnings statement, Activision warned that Blizzard’s current licensing deal in China will expire in January 2023, and that it’s currently negotiating a new deal — but the outlook doesn’t sound great.
“We are in discussions regarding the renewal of these agreements, but a mutually-satisfactory deal may not be reached,” the company says. This will impact several of its games in the country, though Diablo Immortal is not one of them.
