The year of 2016 is almost over. Thank Heavens. Hardly a 12-month span folks will be nostalgic for, it still was a year that left its mark on our culture. From politics to sports, and technology to theater, many milestones or historic importance were reached. And along the way, there have been some substantially memorable films too. So many, in fact, that it is easy to let the better gems slide through the cracks....
Trailmakers is one of the games on Xbox Game Pass, and its campaign involves collecting salvage from various locations to build vehicles. Some are on land, in the sky, and underwater, so it can be hard to decide which ones are worth the find. There are over 100 pieces to collect, which can mean a lot of heartaches as you struggle to obtain them all. There are some pieces that rise above the rest and are by far the best salvage in the game based on their usefulness and prowess....
The war for Cybertron continues as Netflix has dropped the trailer for Transformers: War for Cybertron - Earthrise. It’s the second chapter of the Transformers: War for Cybertron trilogy, and, no big surprise, the Transformers are heading to Earth. Before they get there, they must face the perils of extinction. In the trailer, the Decepticons face a dying Cybertron and the Autobots are on a desperate mission not for victory but for survival....
A D&D-style escape room is coming to PAX West in August, offering participants a one-of-a-kind adventure that must be seen to be believed. The company responsible for putting it together is True Dungeon Events, and they have big plans for this years PAX. While most escape rooms you’ll find today keep teams locked in a small room filled with clues, True Dungeon is a 7 room walk-through experience filled with puzzles, secrets, and monsters to defeat....
Twitch is a streaming platform that primarily focuses on video games, although in recent years, it has opened up to include many categories. During the US presidential debate and election, many viewers tuned into the Just Chatting category, watching 305,000 hours of coverage. 34% of the viewership was held by political commentator and former host of The Young Turks, Hasan Piker, known as “HasanAbi” on Twitch. Hasan often streams in the Just Chatting category when focusing on his political commentary....
One Twitch prankster is on the hook for $50,000 after PayPal denies his refund request a month after he had made numerous ‘false’ donations to livestreamers. As it turns out, not everything on Twitch is as peaceful and joyful as the Bob Ross Marathon from last year. When it comes down to the financials, Twitch streamers have been embroiled in every controversy from divorce court proceedings to arguments about scantily-clad women seeking donations....
E3 2021 is finally here and tonight saw Ubisoft Forward take place with a selection of exciting games, reveals, and announcements being shown throughout an extensive showcase. If you’re a fan of Far Cry, Rainbow Six, or Mario - we’ve got good news for you. While some of the biggest hitters leaked ahead of the presentation itself, there were still plenty of titles we’re eager to get our hands on alongside a selection of unexpected surprises....
Ubisoft brought a lot of great titles to its E3 2018 press conference, and one of the most anticipated games shown was The Division 2. This sequel to the popular tactical shooter takes players to Washington D.C. to try to restore peace to a recovering America. During its press conference, Ubisoft showed off a new gameplay trailer highlighting some new footage from The Division 2. The trailer shows Division agents exploring Washington D....
Valheim continues to dominate the Steam charts for the fifth week in a row, earning the top spot in the best-selling charts for the week. Over a month since launching in Early Access, Iron Gate’s Viking survival game just keeps climbing in popularity, sitting in the top 10 top-selling charts along with games such as Hades, and Baldur’s Gate 3. With Valheim taking first place, the newly released Loop Hero follows behind in second, with Valve Index VR Kit, Deep Rock Galactic, and Outriders making it in the top five....
Upcoming first-person shooter VALORANT, developed by Riot Games, is currently the word on everybody’s lips. The beta has sparked discussions about which features are great and which need some work. With all of that, naturally, comes various different suggestions about how the game could be improved one way or another, and one great suggestion comes from Reddit user u/yakibop. u/yakibop’s suggestion concerns the economic system, specifically the Buy menu which allows the player to purchase a new weapon to add to their arsenal....
Last year, publisher Deep Silver revealed that a new Saints Row game would be announced in 2020. It seems to be shaping up to a big year for the franchise, with the upcoming Saints Row 3 remaster, the Saints Row 4 Switch port, and a presumable movie in the works. Many may be wondering, however, about the fate of Saints Row 5. After all, not only has one game been announced but two, and some think that at least one of these two games may be what Deep Silver was referring too....
Black Friday 2017 (November 24) is now less than two weeks away and deals for the massive shopping event are being revealed ahead of time. After retailers like Target revealed its video game discounts, it’s time for Walmart to get in on the fun, showing off its incredible savings on games consoles. Walmart’s Black Friday 2017 ads include major discounts on PS4 and Xbox One consoles. According to the ad (pictured below), come November 24, shoppers will be able to bag themselves a PS4 Slim with a 1TB hard drive for just $199, which is $100 off the retail price for the system....
This article contains WANDAVISION spoilers. As WandaVision gets ready to head into its homestretch, the high concept Disney+ series has clearly proven itself to be far more consequential to the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe than most fans would have thought. The inevitable question about a prospective WandaVision season 2 was recently brought to Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige, who has seemingly affirmed—albeit furtively—the notion of the series being a lead-in to film sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness… and likely nothing else....
Marcus Holloway was the lead character of 2016’s Watch Dogs 2, and his story was left somewhat open-ended at the game’s conclusion. So when Ubisoft announced that Aiden Pearce, the protagonist of the first game, would be making a return in Watch Dogs: Legion’s DLC pack Bloodlines, many people assumed that Marcus Holloway would likewise make an appearance. According to actor Ruffin Prentiss, who played Holloway in Watch Dogs 2, he has not been asked to return as the DedSec operative for Watch Dogs: Legion....
This article contains spoilers for the first two episodes of The Other Two season 2. We expect a lot from our TV comedies nowadays. Maybe it’s because the mid-2010s saw an increasing number of talented comedians trying their hands at being auteurs. Or maybe it’s because the Emmy Awards categorized basically anything with half-hour episodes as a comedy, regardless of their Jokes Per Minute (JPM) status. But whatever the reason, many sitcoms are expected to ask us to examine the human experience while making us laugh at the same time....
This Lord of the Rings article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power. Well, it has finally been confirmed – The Rings of Power’s Halbrand is, indeed, Sauron, as so many viewers had already guessed! For some of us, this was a bit unexpected. Even actor Charlie Vickers didn’t know the truth about his character for sure until he was deep into production, although he had a hunch. “I knew from the third episode, so I filmed that sequence on the raft [in episode 2] wholeheartedly as Halbrand,” Vickers tells Den of Geek....
“It’s a golden age to be an Archie Comics fan right now,” says company president Mike Pellerito with infectious enthusiasm, adding “I just can’t imagine a better time.” The declaration is more than accurate, as the independently owned publisher is celebrating its 80th anniversary with the massive CW hit Riverdale entering its sixth season (one that will bring on board Kiernan Shipka’s teenage witch from the late, lamented Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as a guest star)....
Water-types have always been the most populated species across the entire Pokemon series. Some games have had more than others, with Hoenn being quite infamous for its sizable ocean, but nearly every Pokemon title has a huge list of new and returning Water-types to choose from. Whatever game you choose to play, there’s likely a new Water-type that’s sure to be more effective than others. These can help you through everything from competitive play, to a standard playthrough, to even a Nuzlocke run....
“Anchors, rigging, shackles,” lists Katy Wix down the phone, “poop deck, wheelhouse, three sheets to the wind…” The comedian and writer has had a productive year. Filming wrapped on Ghosts series two just as UK lockdown began. Since then, she’s finished one book – Delicacy: A Memoir – due out next April, is pitching another, writing a TV show, and thanks to a new-found obsession with Netflix yacht-based reality show Below Deck, has also managed to acquire an enviable grasp of nautical terminology....
Fighting games are filled with some of the most definitive and iconic character designs in all of video gaming. Many fighting game characters have designs that allow players to quickly glean what a character is capable of, such as a character wielding a bow or gun specializing in ranged attacks, or an enormous brut being a close-quarters menace. While characters like Ryu, Guile, and Chun-Li of Street Fighter and Scorpion and Sub-Zero of Mortal Kombat are among some of the most recognizable characters in video games, there are many characters who were less fortunate in their designs....
