1984 was an incredible year for movies, and Ghostbusters is arguably the best from that year. It gave us an enchanting alternate reality and has spawned five films, two animated television series, a bunch of documentaries, and so many toys. So why does it always feel like the subsequent movies …
Read More »Minecraft Seed Maps: How To Find Anything And Everything In Your World
While it might seem like a brand new Minecraft map is random, there’s a lot of math happening under the hood to ensure that mountains look like mountains, rivers look like rivers, and jungles don’t bump up against icy tundra. Because Minecraft seeds are predictable, you can do a lot …
Read More »How Helldivers 2's Terminids Compare To Real Insects, According To An Expert
For citizens of Helldivers 2’s Super Earth, nothing is more important than the triumph of Managed Democracy, and protecting that is the responsibility of every able-bodied person. One of the greatest enemies of Democracy is the Terminids, and that definitely has nothing to do with the fact that they naturally …
Read More »Open-World Games' Storytelling Doesn't Gel With Their Best Features
When you’re a kid, playing outside in the summer as the sun starts to set, you know that the worst thing possible is going to happen: A parent is going to call you inside. You don’t want to leave the playground. Playing open-world games, especially those like Cyberpunk 2077 and …
Read More »CD Projekt Red Shouldn't Waste Cyberpunk 2077's Night City
When it comes to open-world video games, we’ve been all over the world and across the multiverse, from the relatively small cities of Skyrim to the vastness of Los Santos and Assassin’s Creed’s take on Paris. One of the biggest games in this space, though, needs to take a page …
Read More »HasLab Reveals Omega Prime Transformer Crowdfunding Project
Everybody loves a collab, and the Transformers are no exception. Transformers have been combining forces since Devastator hit the scene, and other Robots in Disguise have followed since. One of those fearsome bots is getting a brand new action figure: Omega Prime. I know what you’re thinking: Did you mean …
Read More »Best Of 2023: Alan Wake 2's Musical Moment Is The Best Surprise In Gaming In Years
Alan Wake 2 surprised us in many ways–how much it differed from its predecessor, how much Saga Anderson added to Alan Wake’s story, the way Alan Wake 2 continued to really tie together all of Remedy’s games. But the biggest surprise of all begins with two words taking up almost …
Read More »The Marvel Cinematic Universe's Downward Spiral Kicked Into High Gear In 2023
It’s official: The Marvels is the worst-performing MCU movie ever, making even less than Black Adam, DC’s similarly poor performer from last fall. Over the last decade and a half, Marvel has proven to be hugely popular, with its biggest movies among the highest earning films of all time. Meanwhile, …
Read More »Dave Filoni Now Overseeing All Things Star Wars At Lucasfilm
Dave Filoni is a big name when it comes to Star Wars. If you’ve been paying attention to any Star Wars television in the last decade, you’ve certainly seen his name in the credits, whether it’s an animated series like Rebels or a live-action one like Mandalorian. With season 1 …
Read More »Doom Patrol Was The Perfect Weirdo Superhero Show We All Needed
2012’s Arrow started a flood of superhero shows on network television and streaming alike that brought us hits like Daredevil, long-running stories like The Flash, and ambitious experiments like Crisis on Infinite Earths. One of the weirdest and best shows from that time, though, was DC’s Doom Patrol. With the …
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