
Fran Ruiz
Fran Ruiz is our resident Star Wars guy. His hunger for movies and TV series is only matched by his love for video games. He got a BA of English Studies, focusing on English Literature, from the University of Malaga, in Spain, as well as a Master's Degree in English Studies, Multilingual and Intercultural Communication. On top of writing features and other longform articles for Space.com since 2021, he is a frequent collaborator of VG247 and other gaming sites. He also serves as associate editor over at Star Wars News Net and its sister site, Movie News Net.
Latest articles by Fran Ruiz

'Star Wars: Zero Company' is a new X-COM-style strategy video game set during the Clone Wars, and it's coming in 2026 (video)
By Fran Ruiz published
If you're a fan of XCOM and the Star Wars' Clone Wars era, you're in luck. Zero Company is coming in 2026.

Star Wars Celebration reveals new footage about Sigourney Weaver's 'The Mandalorian & Grogu' character
By Fran Ruiz published
The Mandalorian's next chapter will blast into theaters in 2026, and we're learning more about its characters and story.

'Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord' is the next animated series from a galaxy far, far away coming to Disney Plus
By Fran Ruiz published
We've seen Darth Maul, the horned Sith lord, die, resurrect, and die again, but how did his criminal empire rise and fall? Star Wars' next animated show aims to answer that.

Ryan Gosling's new 'Star Wars' movie 'Starfighter' is coming in 2027, and it has nothing to do with the Starfighter games
By Fran Ruiz published
Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy is visiting the galaxy far, far away to tell a standalone story set five years after The Rise of Skywalker.

'I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream' celebrates 30 years with a console port, ready to traumatise a whole new generation with its tales of a mad AI god
By Fran Ruiz published
Nightdive Studios' port of the classic point-and-click sci-fi adventure to modern consoles gets the job done and feels hauntingly timely.

Lilo & Stitch live-action remake: Release date, plot, & everything we know
By Fran Ruiz last updated
Another Disney classic is getting a makeover: Lilo & Stitch are crash-landing on Earth in 2025.

The 10 best space exploration games that let you travel the cosmos and explore strange new worlds
By Fran Ruiz last updated
What’s out there? We don’t know for sure, but the best space exploration games let you discover alien worlds, dodge supermassive black holes, or become an interstellar trucker.

Bungie's next sci-fi shooter 'Marathon' has been revealed with a trio of action-packed trailers, a release date, and a closed alpha (video)
By Fran Ruiz published
Cybernetic mercenaries team up to venture into an abandoned colony planet, grab valuable loot, and fight each other in Bungie's Marathon reboot.

Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 is this weekend, and here are 5 things we want to see from the year's biggest Star Wars event
By Fran Ruiz published
Star Wars Celebration is returning to Japan later this month, so here's a list of things we expect (and hope) to see addressed at the event.

We finally have a release date for ‘The Alters’, the sci-fi survival game where you team up with your clones to survive a planet on fire (video)
By Fran Ruiz published
The next game from 11 Bit Studios, the team behind Frostpunk, is almost here, and this time, things are about to get personal.

Watch Predators take on samurai, ninjas and WWII pilots in the trailer for 'Predator: Killer of Killers' (video)
By Fran Ruiz published

'Predator: Badlands' trailer unveiled at CinemaCon shows the hunter becoming the hunted, but the rest of us will have to wait to see it
By Fran Ruiz published
CinemaCon attendees got to watch the first Predator: Badlands footage, and the description makes it sound like another refreshing take on the series.

'Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions' brings co-op space adventures to Nintendo Switch 2 (and other platforms) in 2026 (video)
By Fran Ruiz published
The Astroneer universe is expanding, and this follow-up will be all about "discovery, cooperative expeditions, and camaraderie".

Doom: The Dark Ages — Release date, trailers & everything we know
By Fran Ruiz published
More than five years after Doom Eternal, we’re once again ready to rip and tear through demons in Doom: The Dark Ages.

Familiar faces return in 'Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld', which hits Disney+ on May the 4th (video)
By Fran Ruiz published
Disney has revealed its third animated Star Wars anthology series, which takes us deeper into the galaxy's darkest corners through the eyes of two infamous bounty hunters.

Doom games in order: Chronological and release date
By Fran Ruiz published
With Doom: The Dark Ages around the corner, now is the perfect time to chainsaw your way through all the Doom games in order.

'Chappie' is 10 years old, and Blomkamp's flawed humanist take on robots and AI is more relevant than ever
By Fran Ruiz published
Neill Blomkamp's Johannesburg-set riff on Short Circuit and RoboCop wasn't a winner by any means, but it's far from soulless.

Dune: Awakening — Release date, plot, gameplay trailers, & everything else we know about this sci-fi survival MMO
By Fran Ruiz last updated
Experience Arrakis like never before in the upcoming sci-fi MMO game Dune: Awakening.

Marvel reveals colossal ' Avengers: Doomsday' cast in surprise livestream as production begins, classic X-men lead the charge (video)
By Fran Ruiz published
Earth's Mightiest Heroes are assembling again, as Avengers: Doomsday is finally in production and has unveiled its complete roster.

10 things we want from the next Mass Effect game
By Fran Ruiz published
BioWare's follow-up to the original Mass Effect trilogy is still a ways off, but we already have an extensive list of things we'd love to see happen.

The 10 best space RPGs of all time: Explore the galaxy in these stellar role-playing games
By Fran Ruiz published
Plenty of video games take us to outer space, but only the best space RPGs let you chart your own odyssey through the stars.

Best VR space games
By Georgina Young last updated
Strap in and prepare to launch yourself into the best VR space games in the galaxy.

'Starship Troopers' big-screen reboot coming from 'District 9' director Neill Blomkamp — would you like to know more?
By Fran Ruiz published
After a long wait and a bunch of disappointing straight-to-DVD sequels, Starship Troopers is still trying to live forever with a theatrical reboot now in development.
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