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Shang Tsung may want the souls of Scorpion and Sub-Zero, but Mortal Kombat fans can get the next best thing: action figures. This year’s McFarlane Toys display at San Diego Comin-Con provided a glimpse of the two fan-favorite Kombatants that will be available for purchase in October of this year, and they look pretty amazing. Scorpion comes equipped with his dual katanas fastened on his hips, along with his signature harpoon-like spear (or “kunai”), both of which are impeccably detailed....

In a shocking announcement today, Microsoft has confirmed that it is purchasing Bethesda parent company, ZeniMax Media. As many know, Bethesda has a slew of high-profile, AAA games under its belt including Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, DOOM, Dishonored, Quake, Starfield, and more. While exact details are still in the air, Microsoft has confirmed that there is an agreement to purchase Bethesda Softworks’ parent company, so the biggest question is exactly when this goes into effect....

Now that Minecraft’s developer Mojang is a subsidiary of Microsoft, it opens up new avenues for a sequel. Although the thought has been entertained, it appears as if Microsoft has no plans to make the game into a series. Instead, spin-off games like Minecraft: Story Mode and Minecraft Dungeons have carried on the Redstone torch. Still, there’s no shortage of fun things to occupy oneself with while playing. Minecraft is one of the best-selling games of all time....

Minecraft is a game where players have an abundance of freedom in how they choose to play the game. In recent months, Minecraft speedrunning has exploded on Twitch, with tons of streamers joining the game’s community to get the fastest times. Unfortunately, there’s been a bit of drama recently, involving one major Minecraft content creator being accused of cheating during one of his runs. Minecraft YouTuber Dream, who has over 14 million subscribers on YouTube, has been accused of cheating during an official speedrun by moderators of the official Minecraft speedrunning leaderboards....

MLB The Show 21 will be available on Xbox consoles when it launches on April 20, breaking more than a decade of PlayStation exclusivity. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment, this marks the first time Sony has released a game on a platform outside its own roster – and the first time Xbox fans will get to experience MLB The Show. “We’re excited to share that, with our announced extension with the MLB and MLB Players, MLB The Show 21 will be available for players on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S,” said Ramone Russell, Online Community Manager for San Diego Studio....

There’s a ton of great guns to use in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. With the addition of the gunsmith feature, players can customize guns for different encounters and playstyles. Like most Call of Duty games, there are certain weapons that perform a lot better than others and are quite overused in multiplayer modes. While almost any gun in the game is viable to use online with the right amount of skill and patience, some weapons are just impossible to compete against....

It’s Mother’s Day weekend, and we’re celebrating our family matriarchs at Den of Geek. We came up with a list of the most demonic, cruel, and neurotic mothers from the past 70 years in film. Mothers have always had a macabre tinge dating as far back as Euripides’ play Medea where the titular heroine kills her own children to punish her husband Jason. Then there are the Spartans, who would throw their children off of a cliff if they were deemed too weak to be warriors....

This review of Julie and the Phantoms contains no spoilers. Probably the only thing you need to know about Julie and the Phantoms before going in is that its executive producer is Kenny Ortega. If that doesn’t instantly ring a bell – well, he’s the guy who directed the High School Musical movies, the Descendants movies, and, of course, the evergreen Halloween classic Hocus Pocus. This nine-part supernatural teen drama is the first of his projects for Netflix, and it’s just as charming, warm, and finger-snappingly musical as you’d expect....

The latest Marvel show on Disney+ has come to a climatic end…for at least one season. Marvel’s Loki has been confirmed for a second season, guaranteeing fans far more of the God of Mischief. The finale left fans perplexed, confused, excited, and anxious for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a series that’s completely different from anything comic fans have experienced, Loki took us on a temporal rollercoaster for the ages....

EA released the last Franchise Mode update for Madden NFL 21 at the beginning of March, but just followed up with another new update. Madden 21’s 1.26 update will address some of the bugs and glitches that have lingered since the Franchise Mode update. While players should not expect any new content in Madden 21, the update may fix some of the issues players have encountered. Madden NFL 21 regained some popularity after launching on EA Play, giving Xbox Game Pass Ultimate owners a chance to hop onto the gridiron....

Gamescom Opening Night is showing of plenty of trailers and exciting gameplay from games that players are eagerly awaiting. Mafia: Definitive Edition is one of these games, and while it is a full remake of an already existing game, the updated visuals seem to breathe new life into the story, as shown by the new Gamescom trailer. Many players have been waiting to play this updated remake since the game was first announced....

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Fans are concerned for Masahiro Sakurai. This comes after he referenced passing out at the gym in a recent Famitsu article. Japan has one of the most brutal and unforgiving working cultures in the world, especially in the video game industry. Masahiro Sakurai has openly discussed the injuries he has suffered working on the Super Smash Bros. series over the years, which led to him avoiding time off by going into his job while hooked up to an IV drip....

Now that the review embargo for Mass Effect: Andromeda has lifted, critics have begun offering up their verdict on whether BioWare’s latest title is a worthy entry in the critically-acclaimed franchise. Needless to say, expectations for the game are high given how well-received its predecessors were, as well as the fact that Mass Effect: Andromeda is expected to be the first title in a new series. While Mass Effect: Andromeda is among the most anticipated games of 2017 and is expected to take the series in a new direction, the past week has seen the game receive a swath of criticism and mockery online for its awkward facial animations, so much so that BioWare had to issue out an official statement in order to denounce all the negative reception....

Mass Effect Andromeda is polarizing, to say the least. While a lot of people have learned to appreciate it over the years - myself included - some of its flaws are pretty glaring. There were only two new alien races - which were the same race, actually - despite the fact that up to ten new species were designed, and its inability to avoid aggressive space colonization tropes left a sour taste in many people’s mouths....

Telltale Games has finally shown how their take on Game of Thrones will look like by debuting their trailer earlier today, and fans were excited to get their first in-game glimpse of the action (aside of what we predicted was a legitimate screenshot leak earlier this week).The trailer placed a heavy emphasis on cast from the television show, who will lend their voices to the Telltale production through its six-episode arc....

In what is definitely not a case of conventional casting, Mel Gibson is playing Santa Claus in this year’s action-comedy hybrid, Fatman. And he has the gun-toting trailer to prove it. As revealed in the latest bit of marketing, Fatman marks the first time someone has looked at Gibson’s often resplendent gray beard and said, “Santa.” The Oscar winning filmmaker who’s also notorious for virulent outbursts is going to portray that not-so-jolly Chris Cringle in this new movie from the writer-directing pair of Eshom and Ian Nelms....

Minecraft is all about freedom and creativity, so a little cheating isn’t going to do any harm. If you’re running the game on PC, there’s a ton of useful console commands you can play with to tune the game just to your liking. Cheats have largely become a thing of the past for most games, but the PC is the one platform where they are still going strong. That is if you know how to access them....

Disney’s Avengers Assemble is an animated television show following the Avengers squad through five seasons of superhero antics and adventures. Although the series takes many liberties of its own, many of the episodes feature some of Marvel’s most iconic storylines and plot devices— ones that are also seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, such as; the found-family trope, Iron Man and Captain America’s rivalry, and Tony Stark’s poor relationship with his father....

A Mortal Kombat 11 player has made an 8-character combo with everyone’s favorite soul-stealing sorcerer, Shang Tsung. Shang Tsung arrived in Mortal Kombat 11 everywhere as of June 25th after being in early access for a week, so you might be seeing him more often in your online matches (if you haven’t already swapped to him as your new main bae already). Played by Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the same guy who portrayed him in the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie, Shang Tsung is quickly becoming a favorite among pros and casual players alike....