Tech talk
Fortnite’s experimental story is an attempt to create ‘the entertainment experience of the future’
Why does Fortnite have a narrative? It’s a game where 100 players drop onto a cartoonish island, dress up...
GoPro relaunches its smartphone app as Quik, adds private feed
GoPro is releasing a new version of its main smartphone app that will now be called “Quik.” The new...
Yakuza’s lead writer on how Like a Dragon reinvents the series
Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a bold shift for Sega’s long-running series, doing away with beloved protagonist Kazuma Kiryu...
Twitter is taking on Clubhouse, Substack and Patreon with new products
Twitter recently announced that it’s going to be building a lot of new things into its product: there’s Twitter...
Milla Jovovich wanted Monster Hunter viewers to feel ‘like they were playing the game for the first time’
In Monster Hunter, Milla Jovovich plays an outsider. Her character, a US Army ranger named Artemis, is mysteriously transported...
Fisker Inc. has ‘completely dropped’ solid-state batteries
Henrik Fisker has abandoned his electric vehicle startup’s effort to create a solid-state battery, the Fisker Inc. founder told...
Monster Hunter Rise was made for the Switch, and it’s coming to PC, too
Capcom finds itself in an interesting position with Monster Hunter Rise, its new title for the Nintendo Switch. 2018’s...
PS5 exclusive Destruction AllStars is the next generation of car crashing
Destruction AllStars is a game about smashing cars. It’s right there, the first word in the title. It’s also...
Goro Miyazaki on what makes a Studio Ghibli film: ‘I wish somebody could give me an answer’
Earwig and the Witch doesn’t look like a Studio Ghibli film. It’s the famed studio’s first foray into CG...
Why Facebook’s ‘one identity’ rule has to change for VR
In 17 years, Facebook has gone from a college social network to a potential gatekeeper for the world’s newest...
