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There’s no video game hero who is more well known than Mario. He has gone on hundreds of adventures through various versions of Super Mario Bros. and its spin-offs. He’s always there to rescue Princess Peach and save the day. However, there is room for other heroes in the Super Mario Bros. universe. One obvious one is Mario’s brother, Luigi. Luigi has been apart of many of Mario’s adventures as an optional character to swap in or as a partner....

As the hype builds for Nintendo’s upcoming console-seller Super Mario Odyssey, one fan has combined their passion for the platformer with their love for FromSoftware’s Dark Souls in an incredible new trailer. Adding the iconic Mario hat to their in-game character, YouTuber JellyElite~ has recreated the latest Super Mario Odyssey trailer entirely in the Kingdom of Lothric. Not only has the YouTuber made the footage of the gruesome game fit Super Mario Odyssey’s beautiful new musical number spectacularly well, they’ve also modded their game to give the Ashen One a larger, more comical jump....

The following contains spoilers for Lovecraft Country. The ending of Lovecraft Country’s second episode could have very well been the season finale, if not series finale, of many other shows. All in the span of two episodes’ time, our heroes Tic Freeman (Jonathan Majors), Leti Lewis (Jurnee Smollett), and George Freeman (Courtney B. Vance) meet their proverbial archvillians, learn of their plan, and ultimately dispatch them. Tic even reaches a series finale level of catharsis by meeting the shade of his ancestor, Hannah, who assists him in defeating Samuel Braithwhite (Tony Goldwyn) and helps him find safe passage out of the crumbling Braithwhite Manor....

Now that most people are forced to stay home due to COVID regulations, there has been an increased need for more content to keep people entertained. More people than ever have turned to online platforms such as Twitch to find new popular streamers to pass the time. One such Twitch streamer who goes by the username “Sykkuno” has spiked in popularity in recent times, quickly becoming one of Twitch’s fastest-growing channels for the month of December....

Often overlooked, sometimes underappreciated, the Ranged build in Terraria 1.4 is an unsung hero of late-game glory. Shredding through a boss with a stacked Minigun and Ranged buffs is one of the most satisfying ways to play Terraria. It isn’t until Hardmode that a Ranged build really gets off the ground. Bows are replaced with powerful guns, and the range of diverse accessories and armor sets really lets a player customize their loadout....

Matt Reeves’ The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson, was delayed at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and has yet to return to its production. However, new health guidelines put out by the U.K. government this weekend have given Hollywood blockbusters and high-end television series the opportunity to resume production as early as July. The guidelines have been put together by the British Film Commission and British Film Institute according to The Guardian Sunday, offering rules for physical distancing, safety training, and temperature tests....

Surprise, surprise Red Dead Redemption 2 got delayed. Smugness aside that sucks! I was hoping it was going to follow the trend of Fallout 4 by being in development for years without an official peep to then be revealed with a relatively quick date. Again it’s upsetting, but I at least know Rockstar is going to do their best so the wait will be worth it. However, I was really itching for a new game set in the Wild West, which got me thinking....

HBO Max is one of the new kids on the block, but its dedication to the holiday season remains admirable. The amount of holiday episodes of its many TV shows that HBO Max can offer is staggering. For this list, however, we will focus on service’s holiday movies alone (save for one TARDIS-y exception). If you’ve got an HBO Max subscription and a burning need for Christmas movies, here is what you can expect....

Now that the dust has settled around E3 2018 it’s time to take a look back and pick our favorites from the annual show. As usual there were a lot of games at the show this year, and plenty of things that impressed us. However, in order to qualify for our Best-Of list, a game needed to be playable or played in front of us. Trailers are great to build hype but they don’t always represent the finished product....

Taskmaster seems to be one of those magically perfect TV shows, but of course the root of its genius isn’t magic at all: it’s a whip-smart combination of Alex Horne’s original format, the comedic force of nature that is Greg Davies in the role of the Taskmaster, and relentlessly good casting. Take a look at these similarly delightful TV shows, including plenty featuring previous Taskmaster series alumni: Man Down (Channel 4) Starring the Taskmaster himself Greg Davies, this Channel 4 sitcom centres on his character Dan, a frankly terrible schoolteacher who is having an infinitely amusing midlife crisis....

This article contains spoilers for the Black Christmas movies Every December, I like to put on a Christmas classic from director Bob Clark. It features a cantankerous father, a grouchy Santa Claus, antics on school grounds, and of course, a memorable voiceover. I refer, of course, to Black Christmas, the 1974 slasher starring Olivia Hussey (Romeo & Juliet), Margot Kidder (Superman), and Kier Dullea (2001). Considered by many to be the first American slasher movie, Black Christmas predates John Carpenter’s Halloween by three years....

This article contains Blacklist spoilers through season 9. All nine seasons of NBC’s The Blacklist are now streaming on Netflix. This genre-busting series premiered on Sept. 23, 2013 and is slated to release its tenth season in early 2023 (official NBC premiere date TBA). The Blacklist is a crime drama and action thriller that often dips into science fiction. The stamina of the show’s mysteries lends to the series’ staying power and high place in the hearts of fans and new streaming viewers alike....

Jensen Ackles has been flirting with superherodom his entire career. The Texas-born actor first became well known to TV audiences thanks to a handful of superhero adjacent roles in the early 2000s. First he portrayed super soldier Alec McDowell a.k.a. X5-494 on Fox’s ahead-of-its-time Dark Angel and then acted opposite none other than Superman as Lana Lang’s love interest Jason Teague on Smallville. He would go on to voice Jason Todd in animated film Batman: Under the Red Hood and the Dark Knight himself in Batman: The Long Halloween....

A new update for Gears of War 4 introduces another change to the credit earning system as The Coalition tries to appease fans upset at the way card packs are priced. It didn’t take long for those who purchased Gears of War 4 in its opening week to discover that earning credit and experience points was an unenviable task. Although Gears of War 4 delivered a stellar campaign and fun multiplayer, the process of earning credits and XP in horde mode requires plenty of effort with little payoff....

Although The Division 2 launched in a much better state than its predecessor in terms of content and stability, Massive Entertainment has continue to iterate and improve the game rather than sit back and be content with how smooth release went. Today marks another big day for the looter shooter as Title Update 3 has finally arrived and the massive list of changes are set to fix many longstanding issues, improve the game’s quality of life, and add plenty of new content for all players and those who have the Year 1 Pass....

A leaked alpha gameplay video from The Division has revealed the graphical options for PC users, and it looks like Ubisoft has given fans plenty to work with. The Division is a title that was originally slated for a console-only release, but fan demand convinced Ubisoft that creating a version for PC would probably turn out to be good for business. MMO games often find themselves right at home on PC systems, and The Division looks like it will fit right in with the PC platform as players fight to keep order in New York City after a disease forces social to collapse in on itself....

Greetings, eSports fans. It was a big week in League of Legends, Dota 2 and Hearthstone, but isn’t it always? This week: the LCS heated up when the top two ranked teams went head to head in League; Cloud9 and relative newcomer ScaryFaceZ shattered a major record in Dota 2; and some of the top Hearthstone players in the world threw down at the first ever O.T.K. Invitational. More on all of that, plus what’s coming in the months ahead, in this week’s eSports Report....

After a brief hiatus, Game Rant’s Monthly Game Guide is back! This month sees the release of long-awaited installments of several fan favorite series, as well as a few new IPs. The first week of February kicks off with Dead Space 3, which makes a bold step into action-shooter territory, while still attempting to keep its horror roots intact. Following that, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance puts players back into the shoes of Raiden, four years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 4....

This article contains Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery spoilers. Benoit Blanc is not a man to be confused or befuddled. And to be sure, he is not by the final reel of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the second Blanc adventure from writer-director Rian Johnson and star Daniel Craig. However, the hero is frustrated—infuriated even. Midway through the classic expository reveal where the detective puts all the pieces of the puzzle together during the climax, our fair Benoit slumps his shoulders and places his hands in his pockets....

Looking at the future of The Last of Us is tricky, considering that the latest title still hasn’t even finished rolling out in its entirety if rumors about DLC and multiplayer are to be believed. However, looking away from what extras like battle royale Naughty Dog may be investing in, there are a few questions that can be touched on when it comes to the next part of the zombie apocalypse narrative....