13 Years Later, J.J. Abrams' Adaptation of a Video Game Masterpiece Needs an Update

Over a decade ago, J.J. Abrams announced interest in an adaptation of the Portal video game, but what's the latest with the ...

Marauding minotaurs, more CloverPit and other new indie games worth checking out

People of Note, from publisher Annapurna Interactive, will normally run you $25, though there's a 10 percent launch discount.

‘Exit 8’ traps moviegoers in a video game’s puzzle — for good and ill

It's not impossible to translate a video game to the big screen, but Genki Kawamura's film version of a Japanese puzzle ...
The New Yorker

“Exit 8” Is a Video-Game Adaptation That Ingeniously Subverts Its Source

In Genki Kawamura’s infinity-loop thriller, “Exit 8,” a labyrinthine metro station becomes a metaphor for a life lived in ...

‘Exit 8’ May Be the Best — and Creepiest — Video Game Adaptation Ever

A popular Japanese game involving an endless loop is turned into an existential horror film perfect for Tokyo commuters and ...

How ‘Exit 8’ Went From Indie Game to Hit Horror Movie in 18 Months

Filmmaker Genki Kawamura explains how he tackled a film adaptation of the video game hit Exit 8 to box office success.

Video game movies won't work unless you break the rules, says Exit 8 director

"Video games aren’t very good source material for movie adaptations… I wanted to blur the boundaries between what movies and ...

Landslides and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Java island, leaving 10 dead and 2 missing

Indonesian rescuers recovered 10 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit ...

Minecraft's powerful new mob just arrived in Java, and I can't wait to see what players build

The Minecraft Chaos Cubed update gets its first Java snapshot, adding the Sulfur Caves biome and a new mob that's perfect for ...
Game Informer

Prove You're Human, A New Game From The 1000xResist Team, Combines AI Anxiety, Severance, And CAPTCHA Tests

I have been eager to see what its developer, Sunset Visitor, would do next. Today, the indie studio finally pulled the ...
China Daily Global Edition

Indonesian kids fear losing learning, joy under social media ban

Digital communications expert Firman Kurniawan from the University of Indonesia warned that a blanket ban on digital ...
Amazon S3 on MSN

Cat sleeping in a funny position in Kebumen, Java, Indonesia

On February 8, 2026, in Kebumen, Java, Indonesia, @abbasysunarto shared a video of their cat sleeping in an unusual position. In the video, the cat was so deeply asleep that it was difficult to wake ...