‘Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes’ is a relentlessly oppressive roguelite inspired by FTL

The Cylons are hot on the trail of a fleet of survivors, and rejoining the Battlestar Galactica is their only hope in this brutal roguelite.

We just got an update about A24’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre — and it gives us a huge clue about the plot

Curry Barker has teased a little about his plans for his Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie, and it’s a pleasant surprise.

The funniest thing about the Trump arcade game is how good it is
The funniest thing about the Trump arcade game is how good it is

This week, a trio of video game cabinets emblazoned with pixel art of Donald Trump and a number of other government officials’ faces suddenly appeared at the DC War Memorial. Looking at the cabinets from a distance, it’s easy to get the sense that Operation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell (which you can also play […]

The ‘Doctor Who’ TV movie at 30: Too British for America, too American for the UK

How an unlikely transatlantic alliance attempted to bring a Time Lord back from the dead.

Netflix has its own AI studio now, and AI-generated content is coming for your feed whether you like it or not

Netflix has been secretly building an AI animation studio called INKubator to produce animated shorts and specials using generative AI tools.

‘Directive 8020’ is an introspective look at sci-fi horror and our fear of the unknown

Supermassive Games’ space horror game reckons with the cold fear of exploring space, and what an uncertain future means for the franchise.

Subnautica 2 is having a huge launch on Steam
Subnautica 2 is having a huge launch on Steam

Subnautica 2, the new underwater survival game from Unknown Worlds, took less than an hour to rocket up Steam’s charts. The game has already sold more than one million copies, according to a press release, and as of this writing, Steam’s charts show that Subnautica 2 is currently the fourth-most played game on the platform […]

Netflix is building an AI animation studio
Netflix is building an AI animation studio

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Netflix has been building a new internal studio called INKubator that aims to use AI to produce short-form animated content: The streamer is hiring for a wide variety of roles, […]

What should you do if you meet an alien? Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a scientific perspective in ‘Take Me To Your Leader’ (interview)

In a world easily startled by sensationalism, Tyson offers a cool, gentle voice of reason amid the unchecked fascination with alien visitation.