Future Stories

The past year saw tremendous advancements in humanity’s capacity to explore space, and 2019 promises to be no different. From mysterious Kuiper Belt objects and Martian probes to historic rocket launches and daring efforts to touch the Sun, here’s what the next 12 months have in store. Read more...

The Nintendo Switch is better with friends, and you can add an extra player (or two, for certain games) by picking up an extra set of Joy-Con. $67 is a few bucks less than usual , but we don’t expect it to last long. Read more...

Chosen One stories are so 1997. The Kid Who Would Be King , the latest film from Attack the Block director Joe Cornish, may be about a boy who was destined to wield the Sword of Excalibur against an army of fiery demons...but the latest trailer makes it clear that his friends (and enemies) are the key to fighting off… Read more...

It’s part of our job to watch TV here at io9, and it was a damn good year for the airwaves—you wouldn’t believe how spirited the debate was as we narrowed down our list of best shows, emerging with a 10 best (most of which won’t surprise you, since we’ve been singing their praises all year). Read more...

There are many bunkers and facilities that are very deep underground. Iran has its Furdow Nuclear Facility which is 80 meters under hard rock and special hardened cement. Iran claims to have built a military base that is under 500 meters of dirt and rock in a mountain range. A facility 500 meters underground has entrances, air vents, radio antenna and other vital infrastructure that have ground level portions. Destroy them and you could isolate a bunker or even suffocate its inhabitants. China has a massive nuclear bunker system that can hold 1 million people. The nuclear shelter system is

The Roomba’s most sinister-sounding feature—recording maps of your home that iRobot CEO Colin Angle swears he will totally never sell to advertisers —can now be used for more overtly hellish purposes thanks to Doomba, a tool that converts Roomba maps for use in the 1993 shooter Doom . Read more...

Yet another Kindle ebook sale , a popular pilates machine for the new year , and a unique clock lead off Thursday’s best deals from around the web. Read more...

If, like me, you grew up watching the adventures of She-Ra and He-Man, you probably hoped Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power would give at least a nod to She-Ra’s brother , the master of the universe. But He-Man mentions were scarce in the first season, and that might not change. Read more...

Hellboy and John Wick: Chapter 3 have bloody appetites and Us star Lupita Nyong’o becomes a horror aficionado. Plus a new Captain Marvel image and another video game adaptation is in the works. Spoilers are ready for you now. Read more...

It truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Netflix has just released the first trailer for a new Black Mirror special, and the standalone movie is coming tomorrow. This latest venture into technological terror is a retro tale of fantasy and video games called Black Mirror: Bandersnatch . Read more...