Author: Henry Aldridge

As DC Studios co-head James Gunn reshapes the DC Universe, scuttlebutt continues to swirl about superhero castings. One such rumor about the next Batman was apparently so far out there that Gunn decided to stomp it out with a very clear word: “Bullshit.”That was Gunn’s response on Threads, after a deleted post stated that DC Studios “wants a middle-aged Batman.” Logically, the debunked rumor doesn’t seem far-fetched, since Bruce Wayne will team up with his son, Damien, in The Brave and the Bold. Gunn previously stated that “Damien Wayne is my favorite Robin.” The project will be inspired by Grant Morrison’s comic-book run and will serve as an introduction to the Bat-family in the new DC Universe.Batman's Animated Evolution, From The Batman/Superman Hour to Caped CrusaderSee MoreThis isn’t the first time Gunn has decided to debunk a Dark Knight rumor, by the way. In August, Gunn squashed rumors that there was a video game in the works based on The Batman. That franchise is separate from Gunn’s new DC Universe and set within its own world, with Robert Pattinson portraying the Caped Crusader. Currently, HBO’s The Penguin is in the middle of its limited-series run. The TV show wil…

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The Tony Hawk Pro Skater social media accounts have gotten a refresh for the franchise’s 25th anniversary and fans are now ablaze with speculation.No official news of any kind has been released, but Tony Hawk Pro Skater accounts on X/Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook all got a facelift with a 25th anniversary logo (Thanks Eurogamer). All the images have a 2024 copyright water mark, which suggest Activision has renewed the franchise’s copyright. The update has fans wondering if a Pro Skater 3 and 4 remaster is on the horizon.

The most recent game in the franchise was Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, which released back in September 2020. It remade the original two games adding a robust create-a-park feature, online multiplayer, and several new skaters. Vicarious Visions developed the remake, but became Blizzard Albany shortly after release upon merging with the World of Warcraft and Overwatch developer. A THPS 3 + 4 remake was in active development, but was ultimately sideli…

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The Dark Pictures Anthology, Supermassive’s long-running horror franchise of games that tend to play like interactive movies, is getting some major overhauls to its gameplay mechanics with Directive 8020, as revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live. The next game in the series will be the first to be set in outer space and stars Lashana Lynch from Bob Marley: One Love and The Woman King.Supermassive revealed a new trailer for the game during Gamescom Opening Night Live, that hinted at its story–a doomed spaceship, a crew of future victims, and an everpresent alien threat. It surely sounds like Alien, but that’s surely on purpose too. The game’s monster is also capable of disguising itself as other lifeforms, so there’s even a wrinkle of The Thing here. But what’s most notable is how Directive 8020 will build on the game’s traditional mechanics of exploration, decision-making, and forming relationships with other characters that impact the story. Though these elements remain intact for the movie-like game, new twists have been revealed, too. This includes the way the monster poses a “real-time” threat, which seems to call back to Alien: Isolation’s way of having the monster…

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