Reigns' New Game of Thrones Spinoff Is Perfectly Bleak
Heavy is the head that wears the crown. Or in Westeros’ case, increasingly uncomfortable is the butt that sits upon the …
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Sean Bean's Penchant for Dying on Film Has Him Starring as Hitman 2's First Elusive Target
Sean Bean is known for many things, thanks to his long career in film and TV—but mostly from that, he’s known for his ch…
The Comic Book Lore Behind the 3 New Costumes Coming to Marvel's Spider-Man
Next week, the excellent Spider-Man game for PS4 is getting its first piece of downloadable content. It’s a new mission…
A Soldier's Grim Day Gets Slightly Less Miserable in an Excellent Warhammer 40K Short
After all, it’s still the grim dark future of the 41st millennium. It’s still going to be very miserable either way.
Star Trek Online's Journey to Discovery Squanders Some of Its Great Potential
This week, for the first time in its history, Star Trek Online got the chance to launch content related to a concurrent …
Watch Ryu From Street Fighter Become a Power Ranger in This Bizarre, Official Short Film
I have no idea what I just watched, but I am incredibly delighted nonetheless.
Darth Vader Invites You to His Castle in the First Trailer for His New VR Series
A few years ago, the team at ILMxLAB teased that it was bringing the Dark Lord of the Sith to virtual reality. Now,…
Microsoft Says That Full Mouse and Keyboard Support for Xbox One Is Finally Coming Soon
Microsoft has claimed that the Xbox One would be getting full, official mouse and keyboard support since June 2016,…
Battlestar Galactica's Game Has a Release Date, Giant Mechs Get Super Tiny, and More Tabletop News
Welcome back to the Gaming Shelf, io9's roundup of tabletop gaming news, releases, updates, and cool crowdfunding…
In Marvel's Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson Is the Most Compelling She's Ever Been
Mary Jane Watson is one of the most important players in Spider-Man’s expansive mythos, but in the five decades she’s…
The Best Spider-Man Costumes That Weren't in the New Game
Insomniac, if you need ideas for the sequel, I’ve got a few.
I Don't Have Enough HDMI Ports for This Shit
In a move looking to capitalize on the success of Nintendo’s mini retro consoles, today Sony announced a mini…
Tales From the Loop's Publisher Discusses the New '90s Expansion and the Big Amazon Adaptation
Tales From the Loop is getting more ironic, don’t you think? The innocence of the 1980s is now venturing into 1990s…
What We Know About Nintendo Switch Online
The Nintendo Switch has been out for over a year and it’s a monster hit but this entire time it hasn’t offered a proper …
The Comic Book History Behind the New Spider-Man Game's Unlockable Suits
There’s a lot to do in Marvel’s Spider-Man. Fight crime! Take pictures of famous landmarks (and yourself, doing cool…
Marvel's Spider-Man Has One of the Best Twists on a Classic Spidey Villain in Years
In the run-up to the release of Spider-Man’s excellent new video game, there were a lot of teases about a mysterious…
Pandemic Infects Rome, Tales From The Loop Heads to the '90s, and More Tabletop Gaming News
Welcome to the Gaming Shelf, io9's roundup of tabletop gaming news, releases, updates, and interesting crowdfunding…
Meet One of the Familiar Faces Coming Back for Magic: The Gathering's New Expansion
The next chapter in Magic: The Gathering’s swath of game expansions is returning to the steampunk-ian fan-favorite realm…