Justin Carter

Kansas City, United States

Writer at Freelance

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Contributing Editor at Game Developer

A guy who writes for a few places, currently writing at io9 and Game Developer. Def color. He/him.

Articles

The Long-Awaited 'Mass Effect' Show Has a Showrunner Now

2 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

Prime Video’s upcoming Mass Effect show is progressing slowly, but surely. On Friday, Deadline revealed the live-action series gained Doug Jung as its showrunner. Jung, who most may remember as the co-writer for 2016’s Star Trek Beyond, recently ended a showrunner/executive producer stint for Apple TV+’s Chief of War. He’ll be working alongside writer Dan Casey, and both will EP for the series alongside franchise producer Mike Gamble.
First Steps' Theme Is Expectedly Excellent

2 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

The Fantastic Four: First Steps doesn’t just look unlike any other mainstream superhero movie in recent years, it’s also got an unusual sound to match. Following tickets going on sale for the movie, Marvel released the full track for the film’s main theme, created by longtime film composer Michael Giacchino. There’ve been snippets of the theme present in trailers and the IMAX pre-roll for Thunderbolts*, so we already knew it would sound as 1960s as the world the heroes live in.
Summer Game Fest Doesn't Just Try Its Best, It Tries Too Hard

2 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

After a PlayStation showcase earlier in the week, the annual video game promo circuit for the summer began in earnest with that two-hour showcase by the name of Summer Game Fest, which had teases, sequels, and wholly new games galore. Par for the course for SGF and host Geoff Keighley, both of which have endeavored to step up during this decade as the once and glorious trade show king E3 has gradually died off.
Summer Game Fest Doesn't Just Try Its Best, It Tries Too Hard

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Justin Carter

4 hours agoWu-Tang Clan's new game blends anime with Afro-surrealismWu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver is Brass Lion Entertainment's debut title. Wu-Tang Clan has a new game. At Summer Game Fest 2025, Brass Lion Entertainment has introduced its debut game, Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver.
Ben Stiller May Bring 'The Twilight Zone' Back to Movies

2 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

It’s been years since Paramount+’s TV reboot of The Twilight Zone quietly ended, but the anthology series may be coming back to the big screen. Per Jeff Sneider, Warner Bros., which holds film rights for the franchise, is looking at Severance executive producer and lead director Ben Stiller to direct a new film. Various creatives have tried at it over the years, including Matt Reeves and Joseph Kosinski.
Summer Game Fest 2025's Best Horror, Sci-Fi, & Fantasy Trailers

2 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

Every year, Summer Game Fest is home to plenty of trailers for all sorts of games, be they major titles or small ones, right around the corner and who knows how far off. We’ve got a list of the biggest ones in the 2025 showcase, plus those that caught our eye for one reason or another. Let us know your faves in the comments below. Code Vein II Bandai Namco had a few flashy action games at Summer Game Fest, and the biggest wasÂ Code Vein II.
'Marvel Tokon' Puts Marvel Back in Its Best Gaming Home

3 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

Before the likes of Insomniac Games and Square Enix got their hands on Marvel, the publisher’s superheroes inhabited many a genre. But they were most at home in the fighting space—X-Men: Children of the Atom, Marvel Super Heroes, and of course its many, many crossovers with Capcom, which famously include the vs. Capcom series, are fondly remembered and define Marvel’s video game presence. Since 2017’s Marvel vs.
Killer of Killers' Just Rules

3 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

After two divisive and ultimately failed attempts to revitalize the Predator franchise in the 2010s, 20th Century Studios found its stride with 2022’s Prey. While sadly locked to Hulu as a result of the Disney-Fox merger, that film was met with such a strong reception that it gave the sci-fi horror franchise the boost it’d been needing. Now, the studio is keeping that momentum going with two projects in 2025: Predator: Badlands in November, and this week’s animated Killer of Killers.
Ring, Ring! It's the First 'Black Phone 2' Trailer

3 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

Those weekend teases had to lead up to something, right? Blumhouse unveiled a full first look at Black Phone 2 during its CCPX panel, and if you’ve ever wanted to see Ethan Hawke ice skate toward someone he intends to murder, this sequel will be for you. With main baddie the Grabber (Hawke) dead, the sequel picks up years after the first, the now teenage Finney (Mason Thames) and Gwen (Madeline McGraw) Blake dealing with another Colorado winter.
Tim Miller Dishes On the 'X-Men' Horror Movie He Almost Made

3 weeks ago | gizmodo.com | Justin Carter

Slowly, but surely, Marvel’s making moves to bring the X-Men to the big screen again in the next few years. As everyone waits to find out what all that entails (and who it’ll involve), filmmaker Tim Miller looked back on the one he nearly did once upon a time. During a recent interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the Deadpool director talked about Marvel’s mutant corner as the company’s “secret weapon.