Although it’s tough to remember, there was a time in sci-fi and fantasy fandom where the words “reboot” and “reimagining,” weren’t common shorthand for moments when a franchise was about to make a bit pivot. The idea that an established something could be reimagined or rebooted was generally just referred to as a “remake.” While the real, nuanced differences between these words may seem like needless nerd hair-splitting, the thing is, in 2003, Battlestar Galactica really did change the reboot game. Very recently, the entire series — including the 2003 miniseries that launched the show — was j ..read more

— VCG/Visual China Group/Getty Images If you needed a reason to be excited for the EV future, Beijing Auto Show should give you quite a few. The trade show has been an exciting stage for automakers across the world who are bringing their expo A-game and showing off electric cars that are weird, practical, or somewhere in between — think removable seats or a suspension system that can recharge your EV battery. While some of the auto show’s most exciting concepts come from bonafide auto giants, others are coming from brands that you might want to put on your radar. These are the eight Beijing A ..read more

— Bandai Namco Your journey to become the Elden Lord won’t be easy. You’ll need every advantage to safely navigate the treacherous Lands Between and slay the demigods who hold the sacred, shattered pieces of the Elden Ring. Luckily, there are plenty of mysterious powers one can obtain along the way, and unless you’re solely committed to finishing this story “Let Me Solo Her” style, you’d be silly not to buy in. One of the easiest ways to even the odds is using incantations. These essential magic spells are available soon after you set on your path toward restoring order, so long as you have t ..read more

— Marvel Studios At this point in the Marvel Universe timeline, America is looking for a hero. In May 2024 in the MCU, John Walker’s dubious claim to the Captain America title ended with a bang when, hopped up on Super Soldier Serum, he brutally murdered a civilian with the shield that Steve Rogers carried for decades. At this point in our world, John Walker is being teased as U.S. Agent in Thunderbolts and Captain America’s title is where Steve Rogers wanted it — with Sam Wilson. We now have our first look at Sam Wilson’s newest look as Cap, and it teases a return to what made the name great ..read more

— Arrowhead Game Studios Nothing great lasts forever. That’s what some Helldivers 2 players are saying after Arrowhead Game Studios and Sony announced that 2024’s best-selling game will now require PC players to make a PlayStation Network account to continue playing. In an update posted to Helldivers 2’s Steam page, the game's publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that players who buy the game starting May 6 must create a PSN account to play. For existing divers, the PSN requirement will begin to see the mandatory login prompt May 30 and connect their Steam accounts to a PlayStat ..read more

I didn’t need much convincing that SteamWorld Heist II, a game about robot pirates battling an imperial navy on the high seas, would be worth checking out to begin with. As a fan of the original SteamWorld Heist, a sidescrolling turn-based strategy game released in 2015, just seeing the sequel’s reveal at Nintendo Indie World was enough to get me interested. Now that developer Image & Form has shared a trailer showing off some of the changes coming for part two, I’m even more confident that SteamWorld Heist II could be a bigger hit than its predecessor. If there’s one big concern I have a ..read more

— HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images China has launched the Chang’e-6 rover to the Moon. Chang’e-6 is the latest of the Chang’e fleet, named after the Chinese goddess of the Moon. On Friday, the rover launched atop a Chinese Long March-5 rocket from Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province. Chang’e-6 has successfully deployed into space, and it’s now heading for the enigmatic far side of the Moon. Its predecessor, Chang’e-5, collected about 2 kilograms of lunar material from the near side of the Moon in late 2020. This was the first time since the 1970s that humanity had broug ..read more

— Hisense Samsung’s The Frame is one of the best options when it comes to hiding your TV as artwork when not in use, but the high price tag makes it out of the question for some. If the Frame is out of your budget, you may still have an option — Hisense’s CanvasTV, which starts at $999. Just like The Frame, CanvasTV can double as a way to display famous paintings to make it look like you don’t have a TV as your living room centerpiece. Hisense does this through the CanvasTV’s Art Mode, which can be activated with a dedicated button on its remote. You can choose from a library of free artworks ..read more

— Warner Bros. The Exorcist brought horror cinema to bold new heights, then promptly tumbled down the mountaintop. William Friedkin’s terrifying possession tale gave an entire generation nightmares, but every attempt to follow it up fell flat. The Exorcist II: The Heretic and The Exorcist III both failed to match the original, and a 2016 sequel TV series was canceled after two forgettable seasons. The franchise had slipped so far that when a reboot trilogy was announced in 2020, fans petitioned for it to be canceled. Nonetheless, David Gordon Green’s The Exorcist: Believer came and went last ..read more

— Universal Studios Just one day after stuntmen Ben Jenkin, Chris O’Hara, and Logan Holladay spoke with Inverse about The Fall Guy, O’Hara was given the first-ever “Stunt Designer” credit on a motion picture. In a historic move and joint effort by SAG-AFTRA and the DGA, the decision was made to formally designate a position traditionally called “Stunt Coordinator” with something a little more concrete. This significant step has not only moved the former coordinators into something on par with that of a Set Designer or Costume Designer but also created a clear runway for the long-awaited Stunt ..read more