Brandon Sanderson Is Your God
Most will hear this and think: At that rate, none of the words could possibly be any good. They’d be right, in a way, and that’s what Sanderson agrees with.…
How the Artists of ‘Destiny 2’ Gave Life to Its Big, Bad Enemy
Without getting too specific, these designs, depending on application, are meant to convey abstract ideas, processes, or ideologies that unify the Darkness. So, they’re not strictly contained to the Bog,…
11 Dungeons & Dragons Podcasts That Roll a Natural 20
Image: Dungeons & Daddies podcast logo Even if you aren’t a gamer, you’re undoubtedly aware of Dungeons & Dragons, the fantasy tabletop role-playing game that popularized the genre (at least…
Ling Ma’s ‘Bliss Montage’ Peels Back a Different Kind of Fantasy
Fantasy has always been the province of the bored housewife. Over the monotonous passing of hours and days, she crafts escapist visions that wise readers know will never be realized.…
My 4 Days in Fake Gay-Conversion Therapy
“Maybe I’ll let you have it,” he says, and I can hear the smirk. Ferret’s a virgin, but I can’t bring myself to blush. The path continues on through beech…
Poop and Flies: How New CGI Brought Reality to the Beasts in ‘House of the Dragon’
Given its title, it should come as no surprise that HBO’s new Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, is going to have a lot of goddamn dragons. Seventeen,…
Inside That Gory ‘House of the Dragon’ Premiere Episode
If there was one thing you could always count on Game of Thrones for, it was graphic, horrific violence. (And sex.) There were dog maulings and skull squishes, giant zombies…
Horizon Forbidden West Is a Worthy Sequel
Narratively, this lets us learn more about the world that we’ve already learned about, through fresh eyes. Sure, we understand how machines and factories and AI work, but characters from…
Tabletop Game Companies Are Rushing to Snatch Up Hollywood Names
WIRED sat down with Nepitello and Härenstam to discuss the challenges, surprises, and behind-the-scenes hustles to acquire intellectual property during this whirlwind of development. From Magpie Games’s Avatar game to…
Movies Need to Stop Using Historical Atrocities for Pathos
A year before Beasts, Diana ran through No Man’s Land in Wonder Woman, deflecting bullets with her indestructible bracelets (somehow, no one bothered to fire at her bare thighs). This…