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Wait, What? Titan Quest II Is A Thing, And Is Out In Early Access?
4.8.2025
19 years on, the action-RPG has a full sequel, albeit from a whole other team
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What The Hell Is Up With Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Scary CGI Baby?
28.7.2025
Franklin Richards, the superpowered baby of Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman, is played by a group of real-world babies in Fantastic Four: First Steps. However, in several scenes, the little guy is depicted through CGI. Given the kid’s cosmic powers and the larger-than-life scenes he takes part...
Marvel Rivals Gives Human Torch New Ability, Players Immediately Use It For Evil
28.7.2025
The Fantastic Four have been in Marvel Rivals for a hot minute, but as Fantastic Four: First Steps enters theaters, the titular heroes have gotten a few new updates. They have skins based on their movie counterparts, and now there’s a new team-up ability for the Human Torch and the Thing. If you’ve...
The New Fantastic Four Movie Introduces Franklin Richards, And He Could Change The MCU Forever
25.7.2025
Fantastic Four: First Steps mostly focuses on its titular group, but Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and the Thing aren’t the only heroes introduced in the film. One major player doesn’t get a superhero name, but is a pretty significant one in Marvel’s comics. Franklin Richards,...
So, Is Robert Downey Jr. In Fantastic Four: First Steps As Doctor Doom?
25.7.2025
Fantastic Four: First Steps is finally in theaters, bringing the First Family to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, all roads lead to Avengers: Doomsday, the next big crossover event in Marvel’s uneven but never-ending comic book movie saga. Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. is returning to...
Pedro Pascal Plays Himself In Marvel Rivals, And It Could Have Gone Worse
24.7.2025
Fantastic Four: First Steps is landing in theaters tonight, and that means that the actors playing the First Family are in full promo mode for the film. Most content creators are trying to get viral soundbites in their interviews, but streamer and YouTuber Loserfruit had a much better idea...
The Fantastic Four: First Steps: The Kotaku Review
24.7.2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is obsessed with time. From the opening moments, which drops the audience in media res, brilliant scientist Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) is scouring the cabinets of his 1960s-retro-future-inspired bathroom for iodine. The man known as Mister Fantastic calls out...
Early Fantastic Four Reviews Say It’s Visually Striking But Plays It Too Safe
22.7.2025
Fantastic Four: First Steps kicks off the sixth phase of the MCU. Depending on who you ask, those titular strides came off as either a bold, confident march forward or the haphazard lumbering of a robot that’s still not sure how to walk. But generally, the first wave of reviews describe the latest...
Can Fantastic Four Bear The Galactus-Sized Weight Of The MCU’s Course Correction?
22.7.2025
The last few years haven’t been kind to Marvel Studios. Once the lifeblood of Hollywood to the point where the whole endeavor arguably felt too big to fail, the MCU is in the midst of a much-publicized course correction. Too many streaming series that were deemed “essential” by Marvel Studios,...
Marvel Cut John Malkovich From Fantastic Four: First Steps
16.7.2025
Legendary actor John Malkovich was confirmed to star in Fantastic Four: First Steps months ago and even appeared in the film’s first trailer back in February. Now, it sounds like that is the only time we’re going to see him in the MCU, at least for now, because his role as Red Ghost has been...
Destiny 2's New Metroid Ball Mechanic Might Be The Worst Thing It's Ever Added
16.7.2025
Destiny is a game about orbs. It began with a giant orb (The Traveler) hovering over the last city on earth in a post-apocalyptic near future. The main thing you do in the sci-fi MMO is shoot enemies to get loot, which they leave behind in various colored orbs. Most raids involved at least...
James Gunn's Superman Doesn't Feel Like The Start Of Something Big And That's A Good Thing
14.7.2025
The new Superman movie has two post-credits sequences. The first shows Superman and Krypto sitting on the moon looking down at Earth. The second is a goof between Superman and Mister Terrific about trying to patch up Metropolis after the third-act catastrophe. There are no surprising reveals....
As Fantastic Four: First Steps Nears, Fans Brace Themselves For The MCU-ification Of Its Heroes
10.7.2025
For nearly two decades, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been so prevalent in pop culture that their entire vibe has infected almost every facet of the creative output of Marvel as a larger comic-book and multimedia company. Projects like Crystal Dynamics’ ill-fated Avengers game forgo the source...
Marvel Rivals Is Either About To Make Spider-Man Fans’ Dreams Come True Or Do The Funniest Thing
2.7.2025
Marvel Rivals’ next season has it all: Phoenix and Blade as playable characters, a brand new map, changes to the customization options, and an itsy bitsy crash-out by Spider-Man fans. The latest furore is likely a momentary blip until developer NetEase fully unveils all the cosmetics releasing...
Donkey Kong Bananza Does The One Thing I've Wanted For Decades: Stickerbush Symphony And Bramble Blast Back Together Again
1.7.2025
Few moments hit on the original SNES like your first time hearing “Stickerbush Symphony” while shooting through a labyrinth of towering thorny beanstalks in Donkey Kong Country 2's Bramble Blast levels. It’s one of the best songs to ever appear in a game, alongside one of the most evocative 16-bit...
The Final Fantastic Four: First Steps Trailer Has Me Questioning The Whole Thing
25.6.2025
Fantastic Four: First Steps is finally bringing the first family to the Marvel Cinematic Universe next month, and after several trailers I’m starting to wonder how much we’ll actually see Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) stretching his limbs as Mr. Fantastic. Each glimpse we get of him using his powers...
Home on the (BTC) Range
16.6.2025
Is a range-bound bitcoin price a good or bad thing?
I Miss When Handheld Gaming Was Its Own Thing
9.6.2025
Microsoft’s new ROG Xbox Ally has a lot to prove in the market of handheld consoles. The Switch 2 was only days old when the companyofficially unveiled its competitor during the Xbox showcase. With PlayStation’s Portal mostly being a streaming device that offers a very specific player benefit that...
Fantastic Four Director Says Doctor Doom Isn't In His Film
4.6.2025
Ever since Robert Downey Jr. blew our multiversal minds at San Diego Comic-Con last year when he revealed he was returning to the MCU as Doctor Doom, Marvel fanatics have been trying to figure out just when Victor Von Doom would appear. After the Thunderbolts*post-credit scene appeared to hint...
Wednesday Season 2's First Six Minutes Shows A More Powerful Wednesday Addams
2.6.2025
The goth princess of death has returned. After more than 2 1/2 years since Wednesday’s first season released on Netflix, we finally get a look at what’s been keeping Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) busy. In many ways, she’s up to her old devious tricks. But, by the looks of the first six minutes...