The end of 2020 is almost here, and while that’s more of a loaded term than most years, it does mean a new slate of games are on the horizon. 2021 is already shaping up to be a big year, and the best part is how there’s likely more to be revealed in the coming months. However, it should be noted that, to be included here, a game needs a confirmed release window....
Your New Horizons deserted island is teeming with color, sound, and life, but it simply wouldn’t be the same without bugs. Flowers draw a kaleidoscope of butterflies to your shores, while cicadas and crickets add ambiance with their evening calls. The detail put into these insects and how they interact with their environment helps make the Animal Crossing series as addictive as it is. Collecting these critters for Blathers’ museum wouldn’t be nearly as fun without the quirky quotes that appear as you catch them....
Video games are an art form just as important as any other and have gradually pushed their way into the mainstream of the art world. There’s no denying how much time, love, and care is put into a video game through its art direction, especially when it comes to The Legend of Zelda series. Zelda made its debut almost 35 years ago when gaming hardware was simply unable to express what the designers had in mind for worlds and characters....
Matt Reeves is probably best known to general audiences as the director currently working on the latest iteration of Batman for DC. His film, The Batman, will star Robert Pattinson, has gone through quite a few stumbles during production, having to film during the Coronavirus pandemic. The film won’t be seen until 2022, but it looks to be a much more grounded take on the Caped Crusader, showing him off in the early years of his long career of dressing up as a bat and punching people....
The last major game of 2020 has finally arrived. This year saw the release of an entirely new console generation, as well as some strong contenders for the greatest game of all time. Few people will be sad to see the back of 2020, but video games were always present to give us solace during the great periods of isolation and loneliness that were required of many people throughout the year....
The Book of Boba Fett has become something of a Star Wars reunion, with heroes and villains from across film eras and The Mandalorian showing up in the last two episodes, while Boba Fett and Fennec Shand prepare for war with the Pykes. The finale is poised to bring the focus back to our protagonists for a battle in the streets of Mos Espa. Rumors and speculation abound regarding what might go down in the final chapter of this book....
The Addams Family did not originally have names when created by cartoonist Charles Addams. In fact, it’s debatable whether they were even a family in their original appearances in the pages of The New Yorker! This odd bit of trivia is ironic nearly a century later when each of the core Addams Family members are household names. Through movies and television shows, video games and Broadway musicals, the names of Gomez and Morticia, Pugsley and Fester, live on in the minds of nearly every child....
The Broadway sensation Hamilton was a rip-roaring event for those who were lucky enough to see it live. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical has now been given a wider audience, thanks to Disney+’s live recording, which has piqued the interest of creative fans who wish to pay tribute. One such fan has dedicated the past seven months to recreating the musical in full in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Guitar_Knight14 is the driven creator behind the mammoth task of reimagining the entire Hamilton show within the life sim....
Like Michael Corleone dreaming of a life with Kay, Hollywood may never be able to go back to the way things were in the 1970s… but they can make movies about what is generally viewed as their second golden age! Fresh off news that Ben Affleck will direct a movie about the making of Chinatown, another Paramount Pictures masterpiece of the New Hollywood era is getting its own film with Barry Levinson’s Frances and The Godfather....
This review contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale Season 5 episode 8. Don’t celebrate yet. Don’t you know what show you’re in? Until Hannah is stretched out on your couch tossing M&Ms into her mouth, sharing TikTok videos on her phone and groaning when you ask her how school is, she’s not home. A lot can go wrong between ‘The US army has planned a raid’ and a happy ending – maybe save dancing to The Cure and hugging grocery clerks until your girl’s out of Gilead....
After years of delays and speculation, Sony fans finally had a chance to dive into The Last Guardian at the end of 2016. Despite a decade of hype, the delays ended up being too long of a wait for many gamers and the adventure title didn’t receive quite as much attention at launch as expected. The reviews were mostly positive, though the game certainly suffered for having been in development for too long, but The Last Guardian sales didn’t meet expectations....
According to an article from USgamer, Sucker Punch worked very closely with Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio during the development of their newest title, Ghost of Tsushima. SIE Japan Studio is located in Tokyo and is responsible for some of PlayStation’s most beloved titles such as The Last Guardian. Best known for their Infamous franchise, Sucker Punch is going in a completely different direction with Ghost of Tsushima. They are setting aside their cityscapes and superpowers for historical Japan and samurai swords....
The Last Of Us: Part II is presents players with Ellie’s journey of revenge against those who wronged her, with the character of Dina serving as her moral compass. Besides new characters like Dina, Part 2 also features plenty of brand-new memorable places and landmarks ready to be explored. One of them is the Farm, located in Wyoming near the Jackson settlement that became the home to both women and Dina’s child, JJ, after leaving Seattle....
Few playable characters in gaming are as iconic as Link. The Legend of Zelda’s perpetual hero, Link was the franchise’s sole playable character for years. Even to this day, Nintendo holds firm that Link will remain the lead in mainline Zelda titles– even if he has to share the spotlight every now & again. Beginning with Majora’s Mask, The Legend of Zelda started to feature playable characters alongside Link– adding some much needed variety to the gameplay....
The Legend of Zelda timeline is one of the most commonly discussed pieces of video game lore out there. There have been countless videos, articles, and even infographics made that explain all the connections between the games and the different timelines. Then, Breath of the Wild comes in and boldly states that it’s at the end of all the timelines, that it doesn’t follow the norms of most other LoZ games....
The world of Legend of Zelda fan theories is usually a pretty wild place (some fans still believe that Link and Zelda are brother and sister), but I’m not sure if I’ve ever heard a Zelda fan theory as crazy or amusing as the idea that the real villain of The Legend of Zelda franchise is Link himself. Now, it’s possible that you’ve heard variations of this story before that essentially amount to “Link is occasionally a bit of jerk....
Authorities from The Netherlands are taking Pokemon GO developer Niantic to court over damage being done by rowdy Pokemon GO players to protected dunes in Kijkduin. It was only three months ago that Pokemon GO belatedly rolled out in Europe, but it didn’t take long for the insanely popular application to catch on in The Netherlands. Holland-based Pokemon GO players have kept quite active as the game cycled through multiple updates, but it turns out not everyone is happy with how developer Niantic has managed the global phenomenon....
Thirteen years ago, audiences were treated to Spider-Man 3, a movie that closed out the superhero trilogy from Sam Raimi (who will also direct a new Doctor Strange film), but not necessarily on a strong note. Out of all three original films that starred Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and James Franco, the third entry has the lowest critic score on Rotten Tomatoes by a wide margin, sitting at just 63%. While the previous two films both had the webslinger squaring off against a single villain, Spider-Man 3 saw Peter Parker going up against three: Sandman, Venom, and Harry Osborn utilizing some of his father’s tech without fully becoming a new Green Goblin....
This article contains spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 12, “There Is a Tide…” Even by that point, Trekkies knew that Kirk was playing dumb. This is the same Kirk who successfully staged a hostile takeover of a gangster planet in “A Piece of the Action,” and was more than a little bit familiar with the belly-dancer cafe scene on the planet Argelius II in “Wolf in the Fold....
The following contains Star Trek: Picard spoilers Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Episode 6 Any episode of Star Trek: Picard that features the La Sirena crew gussied up in formal wear, finds an excuse for a random musical interlude, and features Patrick Stewart giving a heartfelt pep talk to a young woman doubting her own strength is automatically going to be an instant classic in my book. Is “Two for One” a perfect hour?...
