Virtual reality is a big trend in gaming and across other entertainment mediums. There is some concern, however, that the technology might not be the best thing for society.John Hanke, the CEO of Pokemon Go developer Niantic Labs, offered his thoughts on the subject today at the Mixed Reality Summit in London. According to GI.biz, Hanke said VR has the potential to be "too good" and might lead to ... more.

Marvel today announced that its next Netflix show, The Defenders, will premiere on the streaming site on August 18. This was confirmed alongside a new teaser that shows members of the Defenders, including Iron Fist (Finn Jones), Like Cage (Mike Colter), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), and Daredevil (Charlie Cox) in an elevator. Jessica Jones ends the clip by smashing the camera. This teaser is not... more.

The new Square Enix RPG Nier: Automata has reached a new sales milestone. About a month after the game launched on PlayStation 4 and PC.The Japanese publisher announced today that the Platinum Games-developed game has passed 1 million in combined worldwide shipments and digital sales.Nier: Automata is available on PS4 and PC, though Square Enix did not provide a sales breakdown by platform. If you... more.

Yet another excellent-looking Grand Theft Auto V mod has come to light.As highlighted in the video below from GTA X Scripting (via Kotaku), a new script mod brings the nanosuit from the Crysis series into the open-world game. It changes things up dramatically, as you canjump super high, push cars around with your super strength, and run extra fast. Not only that, but this mod changes the UI pretty... more.

The upcoming closed beta for Quake Champions will be available in Australia...eventually. id Software boss Tim Willits said in a new interview that servers in Australia will go live after North America and Europe."I love my Australian fans, but y'all live on the other side of the world!," Willits said in a new interview with IGN. "So we’re going to move into closed beta very soon, and we are wor... more.

After releasing three new TV spots for Alien: Covenant earlier this week, Fox has now put out yet another short video for the movie that is both unsettling and impressive.Titled "Take Me Home," the video uses the famous John Denver song, "Take Me Home, Country Roads." The peaceful-sounding song's juxtaposition with the terrifying events happening on screen is a nice touch. Take a look:Directed by ... more.

Actress Amber Heard has uploaded a video to her Instagram page showing off the work she's putting in to prepare for her fight scenes as Queen Mera. Heard kicks ass, quickly taking down two stuntmen in the fight rehearsal video below by spinning them on their backs (via GamesRadar). Here's the video:This is in preparation for her part in Aquaman, which is due out in 2018. Heard will also play Mera ... more.

Someone has created a parody of the scary first trailer for the Stephen King movie It, replacing the killer clown Pennywise with Mike Myers as the Cat in the Hat from the 2003 live-action movie.Posted on April Fool's Day by YouTube user But Without (whose profile image is Steve Buscemi's face), the video has the wonderful all-caps title, "IT 2017 TRAILER BUT IT'S THE CAT IN THE HAT." The video is ... more.

Insomniac Games' PlayStation 4-exclusive Spider-Man title will be released in 2017, according to Ryan Penagos, vice president and executive editor of Marvel Digital Media.In a livestream, which was captured by Reddit user GamingSince95, Penagos was talking about Marvel's recent video game output and said "there's even more on the horizon for 2017 like Spider-Man coming to PlayStation 4 and Marvel ... more.

Volition, the developer behind the Saint's Row series, has released a new trailer for its next game, Agents of Mayhem. Publisher Deep Silver has also announced the game will released on August 15 in the US and August 18 in Europe.The trailer provides a look at some over-the-top action, which looks to be in the same vein as Saint's Row: The Third and Saint's Row 4. The setup for all this is the gam... more.