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Among all the other revelations that the first trailer for Zack Snyder’s Justice League brought us, giving us the clearest, most official look at the DCEU’s Darkseid might be the most exciting. The most powerful villain in the DC Universe, and one of the best in comic book history, has waited 50 years for his cinematic debut. A criminally long time for a character that ranks among Jack Kirby‘s greatest creations and one who has become central to the cosmology of the DC Universe....

Although there wasn’t much fanfare surrounding its launch, Knockout City has already managed to pull in over 2 million players. While they’re running around doing everything they can to knock their opponents into oblivion, those dodgebrawlers are tuned into Pirate Radio – a fictional station that consists of several fictional bands. Believe it or not, however, all those bands are actually the brainchild of two people – Matt Naylor and Sonny Rey....

Japanese news site Nikkei reports that Hideo Kojima has announced his next move after life at Konami, and that the veteran game designer is opening a brand new studio. After the mess that was Hideo Kojima’s official departure from Konami, a process that took months to research and verify for the gaming industry, speculation has run rampant regarding one of gaming’s favorite storytellers’ next move. The rumors have ranged between Kojima retiring to accepting offers from other major gaming studios, but those suggestions can now be put to rest: Hideo Kojima is getting back into the developer and director business, and he’s doing it on his terms....

Most video game enthusiasts would be hard pressed to find a horror franchise as memorable or influential as Silent Hill. This series, along with Clock Tower and Resident Evil, helped to pioneer survival horror and shaped the foundation of the genre into what it is today. Though, within the last several years especially, demand for a new Silent Hill title has only risen and for a brief moment, Konami gave fans some hope only to immediately take it away....

Blowing up on social media over the last week, The Last of Us: Part 2 has made waves with fans like no other game this year, both for positive and negative reasons. It’s safe to say that the highly-anticipated sequel has been far more divisive than many expected, with some fans celebrating it as one of Naughty Dog’s biggest achievements and others damning it as one of the studio’s biggest mistakes....

Although the Xbox One has shipped over 5 million units as of a few months ago (Microsoft is holding back announcing console sales numbers), it’s hard to forget to backlash that the platform received when it was first announced. Presented to consumers as an ‘all in one entertainment system’ rather than as a dedicated games console with added media features, some fans felt that their best interests were left out in the cold....

Season 4 of Fall Guys may have just begun, but rumors are already swirling about the next update. An apparent leak of the skins released with Fall Guys midseason update, season 4.5, has made its way online. The leak shows off several of the skins coming to the game, including characters from Tron and Tron Legacy, Bomberman, 2B from Nier Automata, and more. A video posted to Youtube cycles through the alleged leaked skins....

Rainbow Six Siege players are already getting a ton of new content with the latest update to the game, but there may be some even more exciting changes coming soon. A leaked video reveals some details of the operator Tachanka rework that players can hope to see in the next season. The recent Rainbow Six Siege update brought in some big new features, like Sam Fisher as a playable operator, but it didn’t roll out the changes to Tachanka that Ubisoft promised back in February....

Silent protagonists have been a staple of the video game medium for decades, and The Legend of Zelda’s Link is arguably the most prolific. He almost always wears green, rarely takes off his hat, and isn’t a man of many words– but he does canonically speak. This perhaps goes without saying considering characters react to “dialogue” that Link is speaking as early as Ocarina of Time, but there are games where Link breaks his vow of silence....

Read more at The Mary Sue. Sony recently announced a new partnership with messaging platform Discord. Here’s what that could mean for the future of gaming. “Sony and Discord announced a new partnership on May 3, 2021 that will bring the popular messaging platform directly to PlayStation consoles by early 2022. Discord boasts over 140 million monthly users and is a well-known platform in gaming circles. This deal makes it clear that the platform will remain independent — for now....

From NBC’s Hannibal to The Expanse, here are some of the best cult TV shows you should check out. “Not every show can achieve the broad appeal of The Office or Game of Thrones; some are destined to attract a small but loyal fanbase that doesn’t need the wisdom of the crowd to tell them what quality television looks like. These so-called cult shows nevertheless exert outsize influence on the medium, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible on TV....

Sean Connery, Russell Crowe, Nic Cage, and more actors who almost landed roles in the iconic The Lord of the Rings trilogy. “This year marks the 20th anniversary of the cultural juggernaut that is Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which started with the release of The Fellowship of the Ring on December 19, 2001. The movies could have been a lot different, though, and not just because one executive apparently had Hobbit murder on the brain....

This review contains spoilers for the second episode of Loki Loki Episode 2 “Up where the mountains meet the heavens above. Out where the lightning splits the sea. I could swear that there’s someone somewhere watching me.” When Marvel’s Kevin Feige discussed Loki’s evolution recently, he noted that “putting Loki into his own procedural series became the Eureka moment for the show.” This became a talking point between fans because Loki was simultaneously hyped as another “six-hour movie” and the two concepts seemed to clash a little....

As people are forced to stay home to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, video games have been seeing record numbers of players online in the past few weeks, and now the same is being reported for hours streamed. According to Golden Casino News, three top esports games hit a combined 286 million monthly hours viewed on Twitch for League of Legends, Call of Duty: Warzone, and CS:GO. The games mentioned should come as no surprise, though the report by the organization is a little misleading....

EA has decided to cancel the remaining Madden Qualifier events, as the company conducts a thorough investigation of the safety policies enforced at the event following the shooting that occurred last weekend. The Madden NFL 19 tournament was being held in GLHF Game Bar in Jacksonville, Florida when the shooting took place. “We have made a decision to cancel our three remaining Madden Classic qualifier events while we run a comprehensive review of safety protocols for competitors and spectators,” EA CEO Andrew Wilson explained in a statement....

Marvel’s Avengers movies far exceeded expectations. The special effects contained in each film went above and beyond. We have grown to love the magnificent Avengers team. Their banter in between planning and battling gives us another reason to rewatch their brilliant films. Aside from the numerous positive aspects of the Avengers films, they do have their flaws. At times, the Avengers films can be nonsensical. Characters such as Spider-Man are part of Marvel but rarely appear as an Avenger....

Marvel’s Avengers fans are one week closer to the official gameplay reveal of Clint’s Hawkeye, which means enthusiasm for the game is ramping up once again, despite the long lull in new content. Players who are returning to the game this week while it is back in the spotlight will find the usual series of Priority Missions, HARM Challenges, and a Mega Hive to grind through for some decent rewards....

The big Clint Hawkeye gameplay reveal stream is almost here, but Marvel’s Avengers fans have to wait a few more days before they can get a closer look at the game’s next free add-on character. The community is definitely hungry for new content to break up the repetitive grind, but for now the weekly rotation is once again looking pretty familiar. As always, the new week of Marvel’s Avengers is going to bring a rotation that includes two priority missions, two HARM challenges, and the Mega Hive gauntlet for more advanced players....

Dozens of characters star in the cast of the Mass Effect games with many of them being loyal squadmates to Commander Shepard aboard the Normandy. In the first game, Commander Shepard recruits the dissatisfied C-Sec agent Garrus Vakarian. However, in the second game, Shepard awakens Grunt, a lab-grown Krogan soldier who has everything to prove. Both of these fine soldiers fight bravely by Shepard’s side in this game trilogy. But both of them are also rather competitive and they’d have a spirited debate about who is Shepard’s best soldier on the team....

Do you wish there was a new Mega Man game and want something to fill the void? Android Hunter A might be your ticket as it is now available on Steam. This take on the sidescroller formula features an original story with fully animated cinematics, eight environments, and a bountiful number of customization options with all sorts of different masks, accessories, and costumes. The game looks as fast and frenetic as the series it is inspired by, and as you play the game, your character will be learning new techniques to use in tough battles....