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Note: none of these breakdowns and analyses are done in a mean-spirited or accusatory manner. It is all in the spirit of good, old-fashioned, pedantic fun. Get ready for a world of deconstructive, nit-picky, and “happily ever after” destroying arguments because it is about to get incredibly pedantic in here. Normally, I am not one to seriously break apart films, books, games, and other forms of media into tiny morsels, as I regard most pieces of art with a modicum of acceptance and a suspension of disbelief....

Jennifer Lawrence Young and fierce with several strong characters already under her belt, Jennifer Lawrence was an obvious candidate to portray the Witcher’s chaotic heroine. Lawrence certainly has the box office credentials to make the series a hit and the experience to hold her own alongside co-stars with superhero backgrounds like Henry Cavill. Jennifer Lawrence’s reoccurring role as Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games makes for an easy transition into another role of female empowerment....

“Walking simulators” are divisive by nature. They are also sometimes known as exploration games or visual novels and tend to focus on the art, story, and atmosphere rather than gameplay mechanics. In fact, calling a game a walking simulator is often meant as a derogatory statement against the game, meaning there’s nothing to do and no reason to play it — you might as well go outside and walk around....

Wordle is a fun little word-guessing game that has taken the world by storm since the start of the year, and it’s continuing to do so by releasing new puzzles each day. The game tasks players with guessing a random five-letter word in six attempts, which sounds simple in concept, but can be a little intense especially if you want to keep your streak going. To help you out, here’s a list of all 5 letter words with E and I as the second and third letters....

It is a brand new day, and that means another Wordle puzzle to challenge your mastery of the English language. As the game is designed so that random words do not make the cut, it is important to know just what words you can use to narrow down the field when it comes to the right answer. In this helpful guide, we will go through all the 5-letter words with R, S, and T in them to get you started and keep your streak going....

Wordle answers can be difficult some days and easy on others. But for many players, the ‘difficult’ days appear more often than the ‘easy’ days. Nevertheless, we all love to play the game daily and solve the puzzle in the least possible turns possible. So today, if you are planning to yet your answers in the second or third turn, and share your results with the community, then you are at the right place....

Looking for some help when it comes to figuring out the right answer in Wordle? You are in the right spot. After all, with six guesses, you will have plenty of room to pin down the right combination of letters, before reaching the final answer. In this guide, we’ll go through all of the 5-letter words with WK as the third and fourth letters to give you some options in your quest to maintain your streak....

Pokemon has a long history in the gaming industry, with Red and Blue releasing in Japan in 1996 and in the USA in 1998. It’s come a long way, and there’s little doubt that Pikachu is a household name even for non-gamers. However, such a history will mean that a few designs did not land with fans and, for the most part, may have fell to the wayside. Some take it a bit further, being rememberable only for how ridiculous the Pokemon’s design is....

Another year and another Call of Duty is upon us. With their big reveal earlier in this week, developer Sledgehammer Games (developer of Advanced Warfighter) has promised to take Call of Duty back to its roots. What that exactly means remains to be seen. Beyond the reveal of the World War II setting and some minor gameplay elements, little was shown of what the actual game will be like. I have been playing Call of Duty games since the original game was first released....

Retro gaming is all well and good, but sometimes people want a change, right? Even the best games can only be replayed a certain number of times before they start to get boring. That’s why things like Cat Mario exist. That is far from the only hack like it, however. There’s a large community of dedicated sadists, developers, and modders out there making awesome ROM hacks for classic games. Some of these make barely any change to the games, such as changing console versions’ colors to be more like those of the arcade one, while others introduce completely new characters, quests, and gameplay mechanics....

In June 2020, Disney announced a Pirates of the Caribbean spin-off film that would’ve starred Oscar-nominated actress Margot Robbie and penned by Batgirl screenwriter Christina Hudson. Although details about the project were kept under wraps by the studio, the spin-off would’ve followed the very successful franchise, though details regarding the plot were sparse. However, the upcoming spin-off has officially walked the plank, as Deadline reports that the movie is no longer happening....

Activision has set up a publisher page on Steam, as spotted by Reddit user atahutahatena on r/pcgaming. For most publishers, this wouldn’t be newsworthy. Steam is by far the biggest digital distributor of games on PC. It’s only natural that game publishers would take advantage of that. However, Activision has largely avoided Steam, locking its games behind its own platform, Battle.net. Over the last five years, only a handful of Activision titles have made their way to Steam, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, Call of Duty: WWII, Crash Bandicoot N....

Activision Blizzard has written to shareholders urging them to vote against a New York State proposal that it should publish an annual report detailing the effectiveness and outcomes of its efforts to prevent abuse, harassment, and discrimination in its workplace. Similarly, it also wants shareholders to vote against a proposal to put an employee representative on its board. As detailed in its latest shareholder filing, Activision Blizzard’s board of directors is unanimously recommending shareholders vote against enacting the annual report, which would include several proposed metrics: the total number of pending sexual abuse, harassment or discrimination complaints the company is seeking to resolve through internal processes or ligation; details of the company’s progress toward reducing the average time it takes to resolve sexual abuse, harassment or discrimination complaints; the amount of money it has spent settling disputes related to sexual abuse, harassment or discrimination, and finally pay and hours worked consolidated data....

Variety has confirmed that Remedy’s Alan Wake is being turned into a live-action TV show with Peter Calloway at the helm. The Alan Wake TV show will be shopped to various studios in October, and will feature Sam Lake as executive producer. According to Contradiction Films’ Tomas Harlan, Lake is going to remain a ‘huge part’ of the project. ‘Alan Wake was basically a TV series that was put into a game,’ Harlan commented....

Our very own Colm Ahern has done a wide-ranging interview with Alexis Kennedy, previously of Failbetter Games (who you’ll know of for the games Fallen London, Sunless Seas, and Sunless Skies) and currently of Weather Factory. Because I am the site’s resident Dragon Age correspondent, I insisted that Colm bring up Dragon Age 4, and Kennedy teased a few more details about what he worked on. Kennedy did some work at BioWare, writing for part of the Dragon Age family, and has previously dropped hints without ever actually saying ‘Dragon Age 4’....

Dead by Daylight will soon be six years old and leakers have already leaked all Dead by Daylight anniversary content that is planned to arrive in the game. Developed by Behaviour Interactive, Dead by Daylight was initially released in 2016 on PC, then was later ported to consoles. To celebrate the six strong years of the game, the developers have scheduled an anniversary stream slated to go live on Tuesday, May 17....

Elden Ring features a plethora of weapons, shields, magic, or sorceries across the Lands Between. Speaking of the weapons, Colossal Swords are a type of sword that at times even exceeds the height of the player. If you have played the Souls series, you will notice striking resemblances between them and the Ultra Greatswords from the Souls series. Although these swords swing pretty slowly, mastering them results in causing maximum damage output....

Despite its relatively recent release, Angry Birds for PlayStation Network has become the most downloaded game of all time on Sony’s online store. This might not come as a surprise to anyone who lives above ground, as the iPhone phenomenon has now spread to almost every piece of electronic equipment imaginable and received countless downloads on each and every one of them. Angry Birds came to the PSN just four short months ago....

Since it was first announced, fans of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise have been chomping at the bit to get a taste of the multiplayer action that their newest entry will offer, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. If you’ve preordered a copy at Gamestop, or if you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you might want to check your inbox for a PlayStation 3 download code and hop online, as the beta is now alive and kicking....

Call of Duty: Black Ops has been nothing short of a juggernaught since its launch. Even before it launched it was making headlines as demand was so high that one gamer refused to wait and broke into an Alabama pressing plant a few weeks before release and stole a handful of copies of the game. Desperation reached new heights just a few days before the game’s release when a GameStop in Baltimore was held at gunpoint and 100 copies of the game were stolen....