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Robert Downey Jr. Returns To The MCU As Doctor Doom And Fans Don’t Know How To Feel
29.7.2024
Robert Downey Jr. is coming back to the MCU. The actor who set the Marvel Cinematic Universe in motion back in 2008 with Iron Man appeared during Marvel’s big July 27 Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con to make the announcement. Even more shocking than his return is that it won’t be as Tony Stark—...
X-Men Comics Fans At War Over Bonus Pages Hidden Behind QR Codes
26.7.2024
Some X-Men comics now feature a QR code in the back of the book that hides a “bonus page.” These new hidden pages have set off a large debate online among comic readers and fans over what counts as bonus content and comic preservation.Read more
EA College Football Is A Perfect Storm Of Confusion For Xbox Fans
24.7.2024
Last week, EA College Football 25 launched and people went wild, with the game already becoming one of the biggest titles of 2024. But some fans on Xbox, perhaps not as familiar with video games, are frustrated after buying the new college football simulator and discovering that it doesn’t play...
Surprise, Fallout Fans Are Basically Getting An Entirely New Game Tomorrow
24.7.2024
If you’ve been waiting for the ambitious Fallout: London mod to release, then I have good news for you—it’s out tomorrow. The mod, which tells an entirely original story set across the pond, has been in development since 2019 and has been through plenty of ups and downs. Thankfully, the wait to...
Stardew Valley Creator Asks Fans To Shame Him If He Ever Breaks Promise To Keep DLC Free
22.7.2024
Stardew Valley has received years of major updates with thousands of tweaks and additions since it came out in 2016. The pixel-art farming sim just keeps growing, and all for a one-time price of $15. Creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone says that’s never changing. Read more
Star Wars: The Acolyte Gives Reylo Fans The Romance They Always Wanted
19.7.2024
The Star Wars fandom is a fraught, fervent place. In the modern age, online communities rallying around franchises are often composed of numerous splinter groups, and Star Wars is no exception—it’s got far-right reactionaries, original trilogy boomers, millennial prequel loyalists, Gen Z animated...
Nintendo Reveals Its Mysterious Horror Game And It's Not What Fans Expected
17.7.2024
A week after releasing a teaser for a new horror game seemingly called Emio, Nintendo has pulled back the curtain on the mysterious project with a full reveal. Turns out, it isn’t exactly what the creepy first trailer made it out to be, and is instead a new entry in the long-dormant Famicom...
The New DC Discord Was Overrun By Fans Roleplaying As Characters From The Boys
16.7.2024
On July 15, the DC Official Discord server (not to be confused with the DC Comics Discord server) launched, promising “exclusive content, community events, giveaways, and so much more.” The server was almost immediately overrun by people pretending to be Jesus or roleplaying as comic book...
Twitch Fans Spark $30K Bidding War Over Chance To Game With Pokimane
16.7.2024
How much would you pay to game with your favorite online personality? For Imane “Pokimane” Anys, the answer for multiple people out there is “over $30,000.” Fans, AKA internet strangers, are currently in a low-key bidding war for an exclusive one-on-one gaming session with the Twitch icon as...
Elden Ring Fans Let Down By The DLC’s Ending Are Missing The Point
11.7.2024
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree launched some weeks ago, meaning players have hopefully managed to surmount its immensely difficult fights (the last one in particular) and roll credits on the expansion. However, a contingent of players have found themselves underwhelmed by the conclusion, and...
Doom Fans Go Too Far, Port The Shooter To A Sex Toy
11.7.2024
Hello readers, I bring forth yet another Doom port. This time someone has ported the classic and beloved shooter—famously playable on nearly every device—to an electronic fleshlight (a sex toy molded after a body part that you can stick your bits in). And if you kill a demon, well, you get a little...
BioWare Wants Fans To ‘Discover’ If Dragon Age: The Veilguard Shows Hog
10.7.2024
We already know Dragon Age: The Veilguard will have romance and spicy scenes. That’s par for the course with a BioWare RPG in a post-Mass Effect world. But sounds like the upcoming game in the beloved fantasy series isn’t restricting nudity to when protagonist Rook and their chosen partner...
Overwatch 2 Fans Are Calling Its Tank-Centric Patch The Worst It’s Ever Had
10.7.2024
Overwatch 2 launched its Transformers crossover skins this week, and while those were obviously the headliner of the hero shooter’s July 9 update, they were accompanied by the game’s midseason balance patch. The buffs and nerfs were meant to address criticisms surrounding the lack of “tankiness”...
Nintendo's Mysterious Horror Game Teaser Has Fans Scratching Their Heads
10.7.2024
Nintendo posts new trailers for upcoming Switch games all the time on its YouTube channel, but not like this. On Wednesday morning, the company uploaded a teaser titled “Emio” that’s only fifteen seconds long, stars a person with a creepy paper bag over their head, and appears to tease...
New Set Photos Have Fans Divided On Ellie’s Look In The Last Of Us’ Second Season
9.7.2024
HBO is shooting The Last of Us’ second season, and while we’ve gotten an official look at Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as Joel and Ellie, most of what we’ve seen of the Last of Us Part II adaptation has been from since-deleted unofficial set photos. More such pictures from the Vancouver set have...
After Almost 20 Years, Shadow The Hedgehog Fans Have Reason To Be Excited Again
8.7.2024
Sega has designated 2024 as the Year of Shadow, celebrating Sonic the Hedgehog’s rival through games like Sonic X Shadow Generations, a starring role in the third live-action film, and an animated mini-series delving into the character’s past. At Anime Expo 2024, Sega held a panel with Sonic Team...
Tekken 8 Director Is Tired Of Explaining Game Development To Demanding Fans
3.7.2024
When you’ve been online and dealing with thousands of people making demands and assumptions about your work as long as Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada, you’re bound to see a lot of the same arguments. For fighting game developers, the inclusion or exclusion of fan-favorite characters is a frequent...
Some Mortal Kombat Fans Worry The Latest Game Is Already Dead, But It Might Be More Complicated
2.7.2024
Mortal Kombat 1 is the latest entry in one of the most iconic fighting game franchises. But compared to other major players like Street Fighter 6 and Tekken 8, its registration numbers for EVO, the biggest fighting game tournament in the world, are minuscule, coming in at 645 compared to SF6’s...
Overwatch 2 Fans Are Sick And Tired Of Pharah
2.7.2024
Like any other competitive game, the meta for Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch 2 is constantly in flux. Sometimes a new hero like Mauga dominates when they debut and has to be reined in with some debuffs and tweaks. Other times a series of changes send characters skyrocketing to the top of tier...
Destiny 2 Fans Upset The Final Shape Didn’t Fix The Tired Seasonal Model
27.6.2024
It’s a strange time for Destiny 2 at the moment. The game is coming off of a surprising victory lap with The Final Shape. The latest expansion culminated the game’s ten-year story and set our beloved cast of Guardians on new journeys, which will be explored in “episodes” rather than the seasons...