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Although six years may seem like a long way off, all of you aspiring esports athletes better start practicing. Video games may very well be making their way to the worldly stage when the Summer Olympics roll through Paris, France in 2024. This past weekend, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) held an esports forum at the Lausanne, Switzerland-based Olympic Museum, in an effort to build a mutual understanding and set a platform for future dialogue and engagement between the esports and gaming industry in regards to their value and place within the Olympic Movement....

The Czech developers of Vigor, Bohemia Interactive, are now offering a “Stay Safe Charity Pack” for the game. The profits from the pack will be donated to the University Hospital Brno in Prague, which, according to the team, was “repeatedly hit by hacker attacks while facing the threats of the COVID-19 virus.” Buying the pack (which will cost you a measly two dollars) will give you a unique in-game mask with which you can boast that you’re doing your part against the virus beyond staying home....

“I must break you.” I wonder if the Voltron creative staff had that famous line from Rocky IV on their minds while creating these episodes ’cause boy, my emotions are SHATTERED. This season is not for the faint of heart. It will take you on a roller coaster ride of feels that will leave you breathless, delighted, heart broken, and will annihilate every feeling in your body. No character escapes this season without a moment that will leave you clutching your heart for fear it might slip out of your body....

Walter Hill’s most talked-about movies are The Warriors, 48 Hrs., and The Driver, but there’s a lot more to the prolific action filmmaker’s career. The director’s decades-spanning filmography is filled with underrated gems, including his 1975 directorial debut Hard Times. Best described as a period sports neo-noir, it stars Charles Bronson as drifter trying to scrape a living as a bareknuckle boxer in the Great Depression. This premise – and the basic story of the movie itself – would make a fantastic jumping-off point for a Rockstar open-world game in the mold of Grand Theft Auto or Red Dead Redemption, but with a beat-‘em-up approach....

Warzone developer Raven Software has promised that changes are coming to the controversial Rook skin for the operator Roze, as reported by Eurogamer. Rook is an operator skin for Roze that was released as a Tier 100 skin in the Season 5 battle pass for Warzone and is covered head to toe in black combat gear, even including face and eye paint. This means that the skin is a genuine tactical advantage, as players can sit in dark corners and barely be seen....

Funkoverse is off to a great start in 2021 with the first 2-pack expansion and the second Disney-themed expansion (after the unflappable Darkwing Duck). Alice and the Queen of Hearts present some interesting new wrinkles to the collectible board game, as well as a pair of surprisingly original new scenarios that might be the best ones yet. If you’re looking to add a little Disney magic to your Funkoverse collection, the Alice in Wonderland set is a must-have....

The Pokemon Company is said to be developing a new card game for mobile devices. The information comes from the same report that suggested that Nintendo is making a Legend of Zelda mobile game. According to sources that spoke to The Wall Street Journal, The Pokemon Company is apparently working on a “new card-game” application for mobile platforms. It’s unclear exactly how the group, which is responsible for handling the Pokemon license, will release the game....

Paramount is allegedly in talks with Chris Pine to helm their reboot of The Saint. The rebooted version will be helmed by Rocketman director Dexter Fletcher from a script written by Seth Grahame-Smith, who has previously written The LEGO Batman Movie. The Saint tells the story of Simon Templar, who is also known as The Saint. Templar is a criminal in the same vein as Robin Hood who finds his thief-for-hire career take him on a globetrotting adventure....

Everyone knows and loves the head of the Simpsons’ household, Homer Simpson. He’s famous for his witty, and sometimes inappropriate dad-humor, his catchphrases, and yes, his pure love for his children. In the show’s 32 seasons, his authentic love toward his family gifts viewers with some unexpectedly heartwarming scenes that strip him of his crude personality, and actually, turn him into a relatable and lovable human for a moment. Everyone can find humor in their dysfunctional lives, but The Simpsons shows a dysfunctional - yet ordinary - family, and while using their everyday lives to twist humor out of it, they also show some deep and serious mirrors....

Nowadays it can feel like the survival horror genre is a little too scared to actually be, you know, scary. Horror is a titular element of the genre, but developers often wish to alleviate such qualities to ensure we aren’t so terrified that we refuse to even engage with it. Capcom recently said in an interview that it toned down the spookiness of Resident Evil Village so it could appeal to a wider audience, with fan feedback indicating that the previous entry was almost too unsettling....

This The Walking Dead review contains spoilers. The Walking Dead Season 10 Episode 21 Robert Frost wrote in his poem “The Road Not Taken” about two roads diverging in a yellow wood. while the wood Carol and Daryl are walking through in “Diverged” are green, not yellow, the principle is the same. Two long-time friends slowly growing apart, faced with a literal diverging path in the woods. Daryl heads one way; Carol goes another with Dog at her side....

The legacy of The Witcher franchise is spread across the books, video games, and even a Netflix show that has witnessed an immense level of success. One can argue that the boom of this franchise’s popularity was facilitated by the launch of The Witcher 3, considered by many to be one of the greatest video games of all time. However, then are many devout fans of the franchise who will swear by the fact that The Witcher 2 is what sparked major fandom interest in the series, in no small part due to the tightly woven story, an incredible gameplay update from the predecessor, and a cast of memorable characters....

If you’ve read even half of my game reviews this year, you’ll know that 2020 was a year in which I expanded my horizons far beyond first-person shooters and action/adventure games. Being stuck at home meant more time to branch out and experience new genres, while reintroducing myself to genres that had slowly gone by the wayside over the years. Year after year, I continue to be surprised by my end-of-year list, and 2020 is no exception....

Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise is packed to the brim with pop culture easter eggs. Every game has unlikely references to other fandoms, including Harry Potter and Batman. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has been available to the public for almost a month now, and every easter egg is being plucked into the spotlight. Valhalla includes a handful of easter eggs so far, including a nod to Robin Hood, The Lord of the Rings, and another Harry Potter reference featuring a manuscript titled “Fantastic Fishes And Where To Find Them....

A guy, a girl and a ghoul walk out into the Wasteland… and this isn’t the start of a joke, but rather the basic plot of an amazing Fallout inspired webseries. If you loved Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas and are awaiting the next batches of DLC to head back into the post-apocalyptic future, then Fallout: Nuka Break the series is for you and anyone else who simply likes an entertaining online viewing experience....

One of the numerous magic tricks Animal Crossing: New Horizons pulls with some frequency is making even its most mundane villagers feel like virtual friends. Some of the many villagers programmed into New Horizons are more interesting than others, but that won’t stop a humdrum sheep with a “normal” personality from feeling like an integral contributor to your island community by the time they ask about your TV preferences. This is true some of the time, at least....

This week saw the release of a new event for Warframe and a somber update for the annual Tennocon. Like many other companies this year, the developers of Digital Extremes has announced on the game’s site that Tennocon 2020 will not have a attendee portion to the event in light of the Coronavirus. While the physical portion of the event has been canceled they are still keeping the virtual portion and if anything are looking to expand it....

Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated is a success for THQ Nordic, with the game selling over 1 million units since its release in June, 2020. The original Battle for Bikini Bottom released in 2003 for the major consoles at the time. Many have fond memories of playing as their favorite cartoon character in a collect-a-thon platformer. Rehydrated gives the game a fresh HD coat of paint. Gameplay remains unchanged....

While the departure of Rod Fergusson from Epic Games to BioShock Infinite developer Irrational Games came as quite a big shock, the nature of said acquisition was sure to delight fans of Irrational’s highly anticipated follow-up. However, more news has released that not only impacts the lives of the three individuals involved, but now calls into question the quality of the project Epic Games was currently helping out on, Gears of War: Judgment....

The Tomb Raider series first had its beginnings in October 1996 on the Sega Saturn in Europe, with the Sony PlayStation and MS-DOS versions releasing the following month. From its humble beginnings, Tomb Raider has seen several changes in both developers and reboots over the past several decades. The first major shift was the end of the Core Design era, with Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, released in 2003, being the final nail in the coffin....