Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness

In a grim week for the games industry where Microsoft laid off 1,600 people (with 1,600 further job cuts hanging over the heads of Xbox employees) one decision stood out as especially egregious. Id Software, developer of Doom and Quake, was forced to lay off 136 people – more than half of its workforce. Read more

From the Control Devil to the Gun Devil, these are the five scariest Devils in Chainsaw Man — and what makes each one so deeply terrifying.

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay didn’t just break the licensed-game curse, it was a bona fide Game of the Year contender on Xbox that year (it was won by a little game called Halo 2 that released in November of that year).

Genki is no stranger to video game accessories, but the company is venturing into the tightly contested space of controllers with a device aimed at gamers who enjoy fine-tuning their hardware--and having an LCD screen to help with customization. Genki's new Manta controller has an unusual design, but it clearly has a ton of fans, as its Kickstarter campaign is doing some big numbers. While the company aimed to secure $100,000 in pledges, the crowdfunding push has already reached $371,000 at the time of writing this post. https://youtu.be/j3pcbS4_0eg See on Kickstarter The big draw to the Manta

Insidious: Out of the Further piles on the demons but skimps on the fun. Read Polygon's review of the horror sequel, in theaters August 21.