Andrew Webster

It’s another delay for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, but at least this one is relatively short: the game is now coming out on November 20th instead of September 5th. The developers says that “these two additional months will give us the chance to fix more ‘unexpected anomalies’ (or simply ‘bugs,’ as you call them).”

Hayao Miyazaki’s opus — which originally hit Japanese theaters last July, and was long expected to be the director’s final film — will stream on Max on September 6th. For more on the movie, be sure to check out our interview with supervising animator Takeshi Honda.

Disney says the movie has now passed $1.462 billion globally, making it the top-grossing animated film ever, passing the likes of Frozen II and the Super Mario Bros. Movie. It also remains the highest-grossing film of 2024 so far.

If Deadpool & Wolverine isn’t enough to satiate your need for one-liners in a blockbuster movie, Borderlands is here for you. The latest trailer is full of even more Guardians of the Galaxy-style humor, much like the game it’s based on, and you can check it out in theaters on August 9th.

It’s been a pretty good period for horror with the likes of MaXXXine and Longlegs, and that run looks to continue with Cuckoo, which hits theaters on August 9th.

It turns out that refrain is also true in space. Artist and animator Paul “OtaKing” Johnson just released his latest short film, a gorgeous 20-minute-long take on the Alien universe called Monday, which channels the retrofuture vibes and tense horror of the original. (For more on Johnson’s work, be sure to check out TIE Fighter.) Just the thing to get you in the Xenomorph mode ahead of Alien: Romulus.

I guess we’ll find out soon, as Tesla’s Cybertruck is being added to the battle royale game starting July 23rd. If nothing else, it’s nice to see Fortnite going old-school with low-poly graphics.