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Grand Theft

24 Years Ago, The Greatest Vehicular Combat Game Ever Was Lost To GTA III Hype

By Mo Mozuch

‘Twisted Metal: Black’ envisioned a bold future for a franchise that didn’t have one.

Review

'Eyes of Wakanda' Is Just A Taste Of A Better MCU Adventure

By Lyvie Scott

Marvel’s new animated anthology explores Wakandan history to mixed effect.

TV

'Peacemaker's Place In DCU Canon Is More Complicated Than We Thought

By Dais Johnston

Don’t think too hard.

Preview

'Battlefield 6' Is Already The Best Multiplayer Shooter I’ve Played In 2025

By Trone Dowd

Back to basics.

Gaming

'Octopath Traveler 0' Takes Cues From Its Series’ Mobile Spinoff, Without The Annoying Gacha Elements

By Robin Bea

Go retro again.

News

The MCU’s X-Men Are Going To Look Way Different Than You Think

By Dais Johnston

Children are our future.

Interviews

'Ninja Gaiden Ragebound' Director Wanted To Update The Series Without “Losing The Soul” Of The Original

By Hayes Madsen

Way of the ninja.

SDCC 2025

How 'Keeper' Solidified A Perfect Match In Horror

By Lyvie Scott

Osgood Perkins and Tatiana Maslany work outside the box for Keeper.

Fantastic Origins

The Original 'Fantastic Four' Just Got An Incredible 2025 Upgrade

By Ryan Britt

Treat yourself to the original version of Marvel’s first family.

Alternate Histories

How Star Trek Crafted A Metafictional Version Of Itself

By Ryan Britt

'Strange New Worlds' isn't giving us Gene Roddenberry. But, it also kind of is.

Gaming

'Clair Obscur’s Latest Update Continues A Great Trend For Difficult Games

By Robin Bea

Let’s try that one more time.

Retrospective

How A Covid-Era Horror Made Anxiety The Boogeyman

By Jon O'Brien

What if you knew you were going to die tomorrow?

News

'Superman's Weirdest Character Has A Fascinating Backstory

By Dais Johnston

And he’s so handsome.

News

'Avatar: The Last Airbender's New Spinoff Just Made A Divisive Recasting

By Dais Johnston

Everything changed when Steven Yeun was cast.

Gaming News

Mario Kart World Walks Back A Controversial Change, But Players Aren’t All Satisfied

By Robin Bea

Back on track.

Movies

Kevin Feige Just Debunked An 'Avengers: Doomsday' Theory

By Dais Johnston

The Fantastic Four will play host.

Inverse Recommends

PS Plus Just Added An Ultraviolent Throwback To Sci-Fi Shooters Of The ‘90s

By Trone Dowd

The Grim-Dark Ages.

Review

'Twisted Metal' Season 2 Is 'Squid Game' For Adrenaline Junkies

By Dais Johnston

Start your engines.

Retrospective

Five Years Ago, 'The Last Of Us Part II' Took An Unforgettable Turn

By Mo Mozuch

‘The Last of Us Part II’ subverted its audience to set a new bar for storytelling.

Gaming

Hades 2 Is All But Finished After Its Second “Final Patch”

By Robin Bea

Is it the final final one?

Gaming

'Monster Hunter Wilds' Becomes A Summer Cookout In Its Strangest Update

By Robin Bea

Don’t forget the sunscreen.

Review

Ninja Gaiden Ragebound Is A Gory and Glorious Return For The Classic Sidescroller

By Hayes Madsen

Inverse Score: 9/10

SDCC 2025

'For All Mankind' Showrunners Promise Season 5 Will Be Worth The Wait

By Lyvie Scott

“It’s really going to be an epic season, and I think people will really love it.”

Retrospective

The Best Version Of 'The Naked Gun' Is The One Nobody Remembers

By Ryan Britt

Why 'Police Squad' is the true hidden gem of this wacky franchise.

Review

'The Naked Gun' Is The Smartest Dumb Comedy In Years

By Siddhant Adlakha

Akiva Schaffer's self-aware genre spoof is also the ultimate Liam Neeson movie.

Gaming

Soma Is Finally On Switch 10 Years After Launch, With A Free Update For Switch 2

By Robin Bea

Exploring the depths of horror.

TV

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About 'Wednesday' Season 3

By Dais Johnston

Netflix’s favorite goth teen is already prepping for junior year.

MCU

We Need A 'Fantastic Four' Director’s Cut

By Dais Johnston

RIP Red Ghost, we hardly knew ye.

SDCC 2025

(Re)introducing The Vampire Lestat

By Lyvie Scott

The cast of Interview With the Vampire tease a radical remix in Season 3.

Inverse Recommends

Mario Paint Brings Its Playful Take On Art-Making To Nintendo Switch Online

By Robin Bea

The perfect mouse mode game is already out for Switch 2.

TV

Star Trek Just Sneakily Linked 900 Years Of Canon With One New Character

By Ryan Britt

The really, really, really long game.

News

Avatar Could Get An Animated Spinoff — But There’s A Catch

By Dais Johnston

Pandora contains a box of stories.

'Cloud' Is The Perfect Unnerving Technological Thriller For Our Times

By Hoai-Tran Bui

It’s much more dangerous to be a reseller than you think.

Blu-Rays

'Thunderbolts' Just Got A Second Chance At Life On Blu-Ray

By Mark Hill

Find out what the deal with that asterisk was.

News

'Avengers: Doomsday' Is Repeating Marvel’s Worst Habit

By Dais Johnston

Building the movie as it flies.

Trailers

The 'Avatar: Fire And Ash' Trailer Is Finally Available

By Dais Johnston

Na’vi v. Na’vi.

Review

'Weapons' Is A Pandora’s Box Of Existential Dread

By Lyvie Scott

Zach Cregger follows up Barbarian with another harrowing — and hilarious — horror story.

Spoilers

Stark? 'Fantastic Four' Sneakily Introduced A Variant Of A Famous Marvel Hero

By Ryan Britt

Did you catch this?

Gaming News

A Horror Icon Is Ready For A Bloody Return To Gaming

By Trone Dowd

Righting a murderous wrong.

The Inverse Interview

'Missile Command Delta' Director Hopes the Game Leaves You With Questions on Authoritarianism

By Hayes Madsen

What’s old is new.

Trailers

'It: Welcome to Derry' Trailer Finally Reveals Its Big Mystery

By Dais Johnston

“People in this town... It’s like the Devil’s in ‘em.”

Set Visit

Inside 'Twisted Metal’s Bigger And Better Season 2

By Dais Johnston

“We did something right. Now let’s just make it bigger.”

Retrospective

The Silliest Sci-Fi Movie Of The ‘90s Accidentally Became A Prescient Cyberpunk Classic

By Ryan Britt

Don’t get caught in the net.

SDCC 2025

'Peacemaker' Season 2 Trailer Confirms A Huge 'Superman' Connection

By Dais Johnston

San Diego Comic-Con gives a brand new look at James Gunn's new chapter for the DC Universe.

Retrospective

35 Years Ago, Nintendo Launched This Pill-Popping Puzzle Classic

By Mo Mozuch

‘Dr. Mario’ combined germs, logic, and light plagiarism.

Retrospective

Looking Back, Kevin Costner's Legendary Sci-Fi Flop Is... Okay

By Liam Gaughan

A memorable mess.

Codex

'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Has Finally Revealed Its Trailer and Release Date

By Ryan Britt

The next bold Star Trek series drops out of warp in 2026.

Comic Khaaaan!!!

29 Years Later, Star Trek Is Revisiting A Beloved Lost Era

By Ryan Britt

Captain Sulu and Tuvok are back.

SDCC 2025

'Gen V' Season 2 Just Dropped An Explosive New Trailer

By Dais Johnston

Amazon's younger-skewing spinoff of The Boys has a big task ahead of it.

DC Universe

We Identified Every DC Hero In 'Superman's Hall Of Justice Mural

By Dais Johnston

James Gunn delivers a full basket of Easter Eggs.

Retrospective

The First Great Crime Thriller Changed Cinema Forever

By Dais Johnston

Your favorite filmmaker’s favorite film.

Trek Talk

Star Trek Is About To Reboot Its Most Important Alien Species

By Ryan Britt

Starfleet Academy will feature a “hybrid” Klingon species.

Exclusive

Reed Richards Isn't Leading The Avengers In 'Doomsday,' Matt Shakman Clarifies

By Hoai-Tran Bui

"Where he goes in Avengers: Doomsday is for Avengers: Doomsday to do."

Feature

Battlefield 6 Already Has The Blueprint For A Megahit

By Trone Dowd

The path to victory has already been paved.

Spoilers!

Franklin Richards’ True Powers In 'Fantastic Four,' Explained

By Lyvie Scott

The newest addition to the Fantastic Four is also the most powerful.

Retrospective

20 Years Ago, A Cult Classic Open World Game Transformed A Beloved Sci-Fi Genre

By Hayes Madsen

Probing around.

Inverse Recommends

'The Summer Hikaru Died' Puts A New Spin On A Classic Eerie Trope

By Dais Johnston

A perfect summer series.

Ancient Games

I’m Obsessed With Yakuza 0 On The Switch 2 — But For All The Wrong Reasons

By Shannon Liao

The game within the game.

Movies

Marvel Finally Got Galactus Right

By Ryan Britt

He’s not evil. He’s just hungry.

Robot Overlords

'Foundation' Just Dropped A Shocking Canon Twist

By Ryan Britt

Inherit the galaxy.

Spoilers

How 'The Fantastic Four' Mid-Credits Scene Sets Up The Next Avengers Movie

By Ryan Britt

'Doomsday' is coming.

Spoilers!

'Fantastic Four: First Steps' Just Ends — And That’s Exactly What Marvel Needs

By Hoai-Tran Bui

No MCU, multiverses, or tie-ins with Thunderbolts necessary.

Gaming

Xbox Learned The Hard Way That $80 Games Can't Be The Standard

By Trone Dowd

Calling their bluff.

It's Xenomorphin' Time

'Alien: Earth' Will Apparently Exist “In Parallel” With The Movie Franchise

By Hoai-Tran Bui

What does that mean?

Gaming News

Developers Are Protesting As Adult Game Bans Come To Indie Storefront Itch.io

By Robin Bea

The indie storefront took drastic measures to meet payment processors’ demands.

Trailers

'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' Trailer Unleashes The Evil Animatronics On The World

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Who let the possessed robots out?

The Inverse Interview

'Dead Take' Is a Horror Game About “Where Power and Money Intersect With Art and Creativity”

By Hayes Madsen

An ambitious sophomore act.

TV

22 Years Later, Star Trek Just Rebooted A Wild Genre Mash-Up

By Ryan Britt

Let’s talk about “the Z-word.”

Gaming

The Ten Best Elden Ring Nightreign Mods To Shake Up Your Game

By Robin Bea

Tackle Nightreign in a whole new way.

Inverse Recommends

Venba’s Heartwarming Cooking Story Is Free Now On Amazon Prime

By Robin Bea

Dinner is served.

Review

How Do We Talk About A Neil Gaiman Show Now?

By Hoai-Tran Bui

As Netflix’s adaptation of The Sandman winds down, we grapple with the death of the author.

Gaming News

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Could Become Even More Convenient To Play

By Trone Dowd

Hunt templars on the go.

Gaming

Final Fantasy XI Is Getting Hammered With New Players 23 Years After Release

By Robin Bea

An oldie but a goodie.

Time Stop!

'Megalopolis' Is Getting A Director’s Cut That Will Make It Even “Weirder”

By Hoai-Tran Bui

“It was [originally] more weird.”

Gaming

'Wheel World' Is A Gorgeous Bike Racer That Could Use A Tune-Up

By Robin Bea

Get ready for a bumpy ride.

The Inverse Interview

How 'Oh, Hi!' Finds The Humanity In Millennial 'Misery'

By Lyvie Scott

Director Sophie Brooks breaks down the double standards that inspired her romantic thriller.

Gaming

The Best Mario Party Just Got A So-So Switch 2 Upgrade

By Trone Dowd

Should you pay the cover charge?

Retrospective

'Salt' Was Ahead Of Its Time — And Behind The Curve

By Lyvie Scott

Angelina Jolie's best action performance is stuck in the Cold War.

Gaming News

'Pokémon Friends' Is An Adorable New Puzzle Game On Switch, But There's An Unfortunate Catch

By Hayes Madsen

Gotta collect all the paid content.

Gaming

The Underrated Avatar Game Is Getting A Big Update In Time For The Third Movie

By Trone Dowd

Take a new perspective.

Gaming News

The Ivalice Chronicles Is Fixing Final Fantasy Tactics' Biggest Flaw

By Hayes Madsen

Finding your voice.

Review

'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Is The Radical Reinvention The MCU Needs

By Lyvie Scott

Marvel’s First Family take one giant leap into the MCU.

Gaming

Steam Banning Some Adult Games Is A Big Deal Even If You Don’t Play Them

By Robin Bea

Sex games won’t be the only victims of Steam’s censorship.

Blu-ray

'Fallout' Season 1 Finally Has The 4K Blu-ray Treatment

By Dais Johnston

One of the most surprising video game adaptation series is now better than ever.

MCU

Here’s Why Marvel Has To “Stay Away” From Miles Morales

By Lyvie Scott

A Spider-Man crossover could still happen... one day.

Gaming

The Update Bethesda’s Most Underrated RPG Desperately Needs Isn't Coming In 2025

By Trone Dowd

Look elsewhere among the stars.

MCU

Kevin Feige Doesn’t Understand What Makes Blade Work

By Lyvie Scott

Marvel really has been trying to ice skate uphill.

Trailers

‘Predator: Badlands' Is Borrowing A Trick From An Underrated 'Alien' Movie

By Ryan Britt

A robot and her monster.

Gaming News

Star Wars Outlaws Fell Short Because Of One Painfully Consistent Series Trend

By Trone Dowd

No lightsabers, no deal.

Inverse Recommends

City-Building Strategy Game 'The King Is Watching' Makes Your Attention The Most Precious Resource

By Robin Bea

Get back to work!

Marvel

Marvel Finally Admitted Its Biggest Mistake — And How To Fix It

By Ryan Britt

Turns out, you can make too much superhero stuff.

MCU

The MCU Is Getting A Total Reset After 'Secret Wars,' Starting With The X-Men

By Lyvie Scott

“Reset, singular timeline — we’re thinking along those lines.”

Retrospective

30 Years Ago, Nintendo Made A Rare Misstep At The Height Of Gaming’s Resurgence

By Trone Dowd

Virtual Disaster

Inverse Recommends

You Can Now Watch Most Of The Mission: Impossible Saga On Netflix

By Lyvie Scott

Choose to revisit Ethan Hunt’s early missions.

Retrospective

15 Years Ago, Limbo Pioneered An Entirely New Genre

By Trone Dowd

Breaking the mold.

Retrospective

30 Years Ago, One SNES Horror Side-Scroller Was The End Of An Era

By Ryan Britt

This wasn't the greatest 'Castlevania' game ever, but it was very accessible.

Retrospective

A Forgotten Superman Movie Changed Comics Canon Forever

By Ryan Britt

Before “The Phantom Zone” there was “The Empty Doom.”

Retrospective

The Last PlayStation 4 Exclusive Was The Perfect Assassin’s Creed In Japan

By Shannon Liao

Avenging the clan.

Inverse Recommends

The Best New RPG On Game Pass Is A Prison Break

By Mo Mozuch

‘Back to the Dawn’ is full of dangerous intrigue and furry little guys

Retrospective

Decades Later, 'Day Of The Dead' Is Secretly George A. Romero's Best Zombie Movie

By Don Kaye

Another day at the zombie office.