The 20 Greatest Sci-Fi Video Game Worlds
For decades video games have offered fantastic escapes into detailed and memorable sci-fi worlds. But which stand out in our memories? Which sci-fi universes have we enjoyed poring over the most? Below we've compiled 20 of our favorite sci-fi gaming worlds.
All the worlds we selected had to exhibit three qualities:
- Originality - Does the world present at least one fresh idea or concept we haven't seen tackled in fiction dozens of times before?
- Plausibility - The world can be a silly or outlandish place, but does it at least include some foundation in reality we can recognize?
- Consistency - Does the game play by the rules it sets for itself? Is it internally consistent and logical?
New Photos From The X-Files’ Return
With The X-Files back on TV in just two months, FOX have released a trio of new images for the series. Check out the gallery below to see David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson back as Mulder and Scully, along with the returning Mitch Pileggi ("Skinner") and William B. Davis ("The Cigarette Smoking Man")
The X-Files returns on Sunday, January 24th on FOX, followed by another new episode in the show's regular Monday night timeslot on January 25th.
Steam Machine Release Prompts Mid-Week Steam Sale
The first Steam Machines went on sale today - and to celebrate, Steam is having an impromptu sale on many of its games for the platform.
The Steam Machine launch sale takes up to 80% off games that you can play on your new Steam machine. Dozens of games have been discounted, but notable titles include Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor for $17 USD, Alien: Isolation for $25, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown for just $7.50.
You can view the whole list of discounted Steam Machine games on Steam. Which of these will you be picking up for your new Steam Machine?
FOX Winter Schedule: Gotham Taking 3 Month Break, More
FOX announced today a big reshuffling of its primetime schedule as the network heads into winter.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is moving away from "Animation Domination" Sundays and over to live-action comedy Tuesdays to join New Girl and new shows The Grinder and Grandfathered. American Idol kicks off its final season with a two-night event on January 6th and 7th. New shows Second Chance (formerly Lookinglass, formerly The Frankenstein Code) and Lucifer debut on January 13th and January 25th, respectively. And Gotham takes a three month break, with its midseason finale happening at the end of November and the midseason premiere airing on February 29th (a similar break seems to be in store for Empire as well).
T-Mobile Will Let People Stream Video Without Using Up Their Data
T-Mobile is introducing a new feature that will allow its customers to stream video from Netflix, HBO and more without it cutting into their mobile data plan.
The feature, known as Binge On, was announced during the company's Uncarrier event in Los Angeles, California earlier today, and is similar to it's Music Freedom service. The feature will stream video at "DVD quality," meaning people will have to settle for 480p should they choose to stream while on LTE. However, when using Wi-Fi, Binge On will not place a limit on the video's quality.
New and existing Simple Choice subscribers (who just got their data doubled) will see Binge On added for no additional cost when it goes into effect this Sunday, November 15.
OUAT Star on Merlin’s Humanity and Unexpected Twists
Spoilers for Once Upon a Time through its most recent episode, "Nimue," are ahead.
Once Upon a Time finally peered into the origin of Merlin in Sunday's episode "Nimue," revealing that the first Dark One was none other than the woman Merlin fell in love with. That revelation sets up a big two-hour special for the series, airing on November 15th, which will delve into what Emma did in Camelot.
After Merlin's big backstory episode, I hopped on the phone with Elliot Knight to talk about what we learned about his character. He also opened up about whether Merlin has more going on than is apparent, and whether he'll be sticking around past the midseason finale. Even better, he promises a "lot of twists and turns, a lot of which are unexpected," in the upcoming two-hour special.
LEGO Movie Creators Plan Son of Zorn for FOX
A new live-action/animated hybrid comedy series is headed to FOX. It's called Son of Zorn and comes from executive producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Last Man on Earth, The LEGO Movie).
The series tells the story of a "fully animated, legendary warrior" named Zorn, voiced by Jason Sudeikis, who returns to Earth after 10 years away on his "distant, mystical homeland of Zephyria." Upon his return, Zorn tries to reconnect with his live-action son Alan (Johnny Pemberton) and ex-wife Edie (Cheryl Hines), all while struggling through a boring office job and unexciting suburban life.
Saturday Night Live's Tim Meadows will also appear in a starring role.
Sudeikis in The Last Man on Earth
Force Awakens ‘Special Look’ Hits ABC This Week
A new "special look" at Star Wars: The Force Awakens will air this Thursday on ABC as part of TV producer-writer Shonda Rimes' Thursday night lineup.
In a post on Twitter, Rimes shared the following tease, announcing the new footage will debut at 8/7c and be hosted by the casts of ABC's Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy and How to Get Away with Murder.
See it below.
As a big @StarWars fan, I'm excited for Thurs, as #TGITAwakens with a special look at Star Wars: The Force Awakens! pic.twitter.com/gfYKPTfTEq
Why There Might Not Be a Peanuts Movie 2 Anytime Soon
The Peanuts Movie was a box office hit in its opening weekend, but don't expect a sequel anytime soon.
The Wrap reports that 20th Century Fox only had the rights to make one movie. Jean Schulz, Charles M. Schulz's window, says that her late husband would have been pleased with the movie, but she's not leaping at the chance to make another.
“This one took eight years, so maybe we’ll talk again then,” she said. Charles was "very protective" of his characters, and refused to let anyone else draw the strip after him. As part of that protective nature, he also eschewed Hollywood productions, thinking he wouldn't have the time to properly oversee such a project.
Ghost in the Shell Movie Casts Game of Thrones Actor
Pilou Asbæk, who starred alongside Scarlett Johansson in Lucy, is set to co-star with the actress once again in Dreamworks' live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell.
According to Variety, Asbæk will play Batou, the film's primary male character who stands as one of Section 9's best fighters, as well as Major Motoko Kusanagi's second in command.
Pilou Asbæk