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That PS2-Era Thing Game Is Getting A Fancy Remaster
In what might be the wildest candidate for a remaster yet, PS2 movie tie-in The Thing will get a remaster for current gen hardware.
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The Best Video Game Sale Of The Season Is Actually On 3DS
Last week, Cyberpunk 2077 was $US5 ($7) at Best Buy. Amazon was giving away games like Elden Ring as part of a buy two, get one free discount. And PlayStation’s spring sale, running all month, is offering some solid deals on a ton of games. But the actual best low-key video game sale of the…
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The Thing’s Video Game Sequel Got Everything Right Except The Thing
The Thing is nauseating. Seeing it for the first time in a sticky-floored screening room a couple of years back, I thought: It’s too late for me. This movie won’t work anymore. I’ll admire its craft and the bizarre, dirty atmosphere in which John Carpenter was so brilliant at miring his movies, but it won’t…
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Why I Still Love The Thing, 40 Years After Its Release
As the weather gets colder, all I can think about is the impending holiday season. I am talking, of course, about Halloween. As a horror movie fan, I take the opportunity to snuggle up with a blanket and scare myself for fun. When I’m feeling this way, a movie I inevitably return to is John…