Dwayne Johnson will portray one of the most badass villains in the DC Universe when the DCEU Black Adam movie arrives. While Black Adam has historically been known as a Shazam villain, he’ll get his own solo movie this time around (where he’ll square off with Hawkman and the Justice Society no less!). But what makes Black Adam so tough, and why is one of the biggest action stars of a generation so eager to play him?...
Black Narcissus, the 1947 film based on author Rumer Godden’s 1939 novel, is getting a substantially stylized update (of the already-stylized film classic,) in the realm of peak television by way of FX’s November-scheduled miniseries. With Gemma Arterton as its headliner, the miniseries will showcase a surreal tale of eroticism, darkness and futility centered on a group of nuns in a Himalayan palace. Amanda Coe (The Trial of Christine Keeler) wrote the adaptation script for the three-part miniseries, which was directed by Charlotte Bruus Christensen (Between Us)....
Black Widow’s opening weekend seems to have gone pretty well for Disney. Not only has the film broken the $100 million gross barrier that seems to have been in place since the start of the pandemic, but it’s also unseated Fast and Furious 9 as the biggest movie of 2021 so far. We’re getting our numbers from Box Office Mojo, which are just estimates until the massive media conglomerates confirm the numbers, but they’re painting a pretty rosy picture for Black Widow....
With the recent announcement that Blizzard has thrown in the towel on Project Titan, many MMO fans are wondering what kind of newly-available resources the developer might send over to the World of Warcraft team. The Warlords of Draenor expansion launches next month and Blizzard has already expressed interest in ramping up the expansion schedule to one per year. That’s a good start in an attempt to keep the aging MMO alive, but Blizzard will also need to appeal to a larger audience if it wants to keep subscription levels above water....
15 End Times (9.5) End Times is an episode that comes at a time when Walter is finally going to get rid of Gus. This happens in tandem with the ricin poisoning of Brock, which leaves Jesse distraught and angry in his hunt for revenge. The episode is brilliant and marks the beginning of the end for the amazing character of Gus Fring. It’s a brilliant episode with a ton of tense moments throughout the board....
It goes without saying that the stigma of mental health is a hot topic, not only in gaming, but society at large. Anxiety, depression, PTSD, bullying, and other less obvious issues that negatively impact mental health are being more thoroughly examined and treated with help offerings ranging from support groups, to pharmaceuticals, to entire laws being reexamined and changed. In fact, the month of May has been officially recognized in the United States as Mental Awareness Month since 1949, and is a month dedicated to breaking the stigma “associated with mental health disorders by sharing stories to inspire those facing similar challenges....
Snorpy Fizzlebean has a theory about the nature of Bugsnax. She’s recruited me as her research assistant and for several days, I’ve been gathering Bugsnax and feeding them to her. When I feed Snorpy a preying picantis —a praying mantis made out of Mexican food — her arm turns into a burrito. Snorpy is unfazed by this transformation. In fact, Snorpy’s next request is that I help her cut her own head off to see if it will grow back....
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s multiplayer suite is still evolving all these months after release. The most recent and largest addition to its online component is a Battle Royale mode, Warzone. In the massive Verdansk map, one hundred and fifty players duke it out for the number one spot either in solo play or teams of three. Making it to the top spot is difficult, but following some of the ten guidelines below might make that time a little easier....
Season 2 unveiled a wide arrangement of new content for players to unlock in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Among these are two new weapons, but the SMG is gaining many fans’ attentions. The combat LC10 SMG can be unlocked in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season 2 for players who know the right methods to do so. Back in Season 1, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s meta was controlled by one or two weapons at a time....
Many Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War players have been vocal regarding their stance against skill-based matchmaking (SBMM), though discussion on the issue may heat up again due to a recent discovery. A group of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War YouTubers have found that SBMM not only impacts the difficulty of matches, but may also affect connection quality. YouTubers Drift0r, JGOD, TheXclusiveAce, and S0ur came together to conduct a study on SBMM....
With the timed exclusive release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered, players who buy or pre-order the game will have access to a nostalgic pack that includes Ghost wearing some of his OG attire from Modern Warfare 2 in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone. However, there is an issue currently on Xbox in which players are not receiving this pack although they pre-ordered. Activision, as well as Xbox, confirm that they are both investigating what exactly is causing the issue with this pack in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare....
Call of Duty: Warzone has been giving players a way to fill their time while they wait for the full reveal of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War next week. Better yet, Infinity Ward has confirmed that many of the bugs that have been frustrating them are set to be fixed in upcoming updates. When a game as big as Warzone is updated as frequently as Warzone is, bugs are inevitable, and that’s been especially true in Season 5....
Recently, a weapon from Call of Duty: Warzone Season 2 was leaked early in a game of Plunder. The weapon is a pistol with the ability to be fully automatic. Quickly, meta possibilities were discussed, and the Call of Duty: Warzone community started investigating what they would need to do to unlock this weapon early. With Call of Duty: Warzone Season 2 approaching fast, players are starting to go through the announced content in the next update....
First Verdansk got overrun by zombies, then it got nuked, and then it became the set piece for an ’80s action hero revival. And now Verdansk will be the center of another terrible calamity starting in Season 4 thanks to a satellite that comes crashing down to Earth. That’s according to the new trailer that Activision just dropped showcasing all the new Call of Duty stuff we can look forward to in the very near future....
PS4 players are reporting that Call of Duty’s 36GB Season 5 update is available to preload right now. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has proved so popular that it has become the best-selling CoD title of this console generation, just in the nick of time. On top of that, it’s free battle royale-based add-on Warzone is being played by literally tens of millions of people. Pretty good considering how much space it requires on players’ consoles and PCs....
Hours before the Destruction of Verdansk Part 2 event and what many Call of Duty Warzone players suspect will be the full reveal of a new (or altered) map, the CoD team has released the full patch notes for Warzone‘s Season 3 update. The highlight of this update is undoubtedly the various changes made to Call of Duty‘s weapons as well as the addition of new weapons inspired by Cold War....
Ferrara, the candymaker responsible for iconic brands such as Trolli, Laffy Taffy, and the largest producer of candy corn, has partnered with Sony to create a Ghostbusters AR video game. The mobile title is free-to-play, and you’ll be eligible to win a bunch of great Sony products just for catching a few pesky ghosts. The game is called The Haunted Candy Hunt and, oddly enough, it isn’t available on either the App Store or Google Play Store....
The Game Awards is coming up on December 10, promising a night of announcement trailers, game reveals, and the usual assortment of predictable awards. The best part of the ceremony, however, might be the excellent discounts running through the Epic Games Store during the event, which will see prices slashed on dozens of popular games – including Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. The sale kicks off on December 10 at 6:30pm EST and runs until December 12....
The new ASUS ROG Phone 3 is hoping to set a new standard for mobile gaming devices. With a 6.59-inch OLED HDR color-calibrated screen that includes a 144Hz refresh rate with a 1ms response time, the phone is powered by the Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset with 5G support and can be configured with up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 ROM storage. The key to the ROG Phone 3, aside from its enormous 6,000mAh battery, is its gaming features....
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