Month: May 2021

Mass Effect 2 introduces a vast array of specialists, and Commander Shepard needs the help of every expert they can convince to ally with them against the Collectors. To scientifically understand more about the enemy and how to defeat them, the Illusive Man provides Shepard with a dossier for a Salarian biological weapons expert, Mordin Solus. According

The Star Wars prequel trilogy had the difficult task of re-creating the magic and adventure that made the original trilogy so successful. On one hand, the prequel trilogy continued the adventures of the original movies by explaining the backstories of many beloved characters like Boba Fett, Ben Kenobi, and Darth Vader. RELATED: Star Wars: 10 Most Important Characters

The Kryptonian hero Supergirl underwent dramatic changes during The New 52, including becoming a member of the Red Lantern Corps. Kara Zor-El is not as well-known as her cousin, Superman, but she has gained a lot of attention in recent years, including becoming the star of her own series on The CW. One reason for

At launch, Romero Games’ Prohibition-era organized crime strategy game Empire of Sin was widely criticized by reviewers and gamers for its myriad technical problems, exploits and balancing issues. Still, even as critics expressed frustration that the game’s ambitious blend of real-time strategy, role-playing and management simulation gameplay launched in such a flawed state, many acknowledged Empire of Sin‘s potential to become what was

Crossplay for Bungie’s massively multiplayer online FPS title Destiny 2 will be arriving soon, with a beta for the feature set to go live on May 25. The announcement of the long-requested feature came via the developer’s blog “This Week At Bungie,” where the team detailed how the feature would be implemented and tested. It explained

Fans who know Ed Piskor for his Hip Hop Family Tree series or X-Men Grand Design are in for a gruesome change of pace in Red Room #1. His nostalgic takes on music legends and comic heroes are nowhere to be found in this horrific exploration of the darkest corners of the internet. The publication of  Red

While for the most part Waterbenders are peaceful in Avatar: The Last Airbender, the animated series did introduce a subset of the group capable of horrific acts. Known as Bloodbending, the art allows a Waterbender to essentially manipulate a person’s blood, leading to often brutal results. In this video, we’re going to go into some

The upcoming Loki series starring Tom Hiddleston is using its trailers to establish an organization that has never been seen before in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Time Variance Authority, aka the TVA. But as each trailer has shown, there’s something oddly simplistic about the organization that specializes in maintaining the timestream. From its bureaucratic tone to its nonchalant staff, the TVA is highly

Anime heroes –like the stories they live out– come in many different shapes, forms, sizes, and styles. Some heroes clearly win out thanks to their strength and strategy in battle, or magical powers that they cultivate and train at. Others have a longer journey that involves learning and forming relationships. RELATED: One Piece: 10 Anime Characters Who Would

Anime dub fans and many casual sub fans may not be aware of this, but Natsuki Hanae is actually a fairly popular voice actor in the Japanese voice acting community, with roles like Demon Slayer‘s Tanjiro Kamado being one of his most popular. RELATED: 10 Japanese Voice Actors Fans Don’t Know Are In Everything Being an anime fan

Michael Moorcock’s successful stories under Elric: The Dreaming City are getting a comic book adaptation by Titan Comics. CBR can exclusively reveal the details for August’s Elric: The Dreaming City #1, along with covers by Mike Mignola, Valentin Secher, Eric Bourgier and Julien Telo. RELATED: EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Onion Skin, Mexico’s First National Young Graphic Novel Award Winner

While New Pokémon Snap‘s runtime has been brought into question, there’s no denying that plenty of thought has gone into designing the game’s twelve different environments. There’s a ton of variety in New Pokémon Snap, from mystic forests to lively volcanoes. Some areas are simply visually stunning while others stand out for reasons related to

One Piece has been around for more than two decades, and although the series has introduced fans to hundreds of different characters, its main focus has always been on the Straw Hat crew. Roronoa Zoro is the crew’s first mate, and other than Luffy, he is the crew’s strongest fighter. Zoro is a master swordsman

After sitting under the watchful eye of Fox Studios for the better part of two decades, the X-Men brand name, characters, properties, and stories has now transferred all of its movie rights to Marvel Studios. As of 2019, the process has begun to have those characters finally debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Among those

WARNING: The following contains spoilers from “The Long Con” in Batman: Urban Legends #3 by Matthew Rosenberg, Ryan Benjamin, Antonia Fabela and Saida Temofonte, on sale now. In most cases, comics tend to inform the television shows and movies based after them. Sometimes, however, the reverse happens and a comic is influenced by another medium. One

Much like its titular lead, Disney+’s Loki will embrace a complicated sense of morals. “I wanted to explore slightly more complex character questions,” Loki head writer Michael Waldron told EW. “It’s not just good versus bad. Is anybody all good? Is anybody all bad? What makes a hero, a hero? A villain, a villain?” RELATED: Nobody At Marvel Knew Where

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Castlevania Season 4, available now on Netflix. The fourth and final season of Castlevania effectively ends the story of Trevor Belmont, Sypha Belnades and Alucard’s continuing efforts to keep Dracula at bay, but the story itself doesn’t end without imparting wisdom that the viewer can take into their daily

Director Zack Snyder banned chairs and sitting on the set of his zombie heist film Army of the Dead. Snyder explained his on-set ban while appearing on The Playlist’s The Fourth Wall Podcast. He opened up about his process serving as director, cinematographer and camera operator on the upcoming Netflix film. “There’s no sitting down,

Dark fantasy anime are all the rage at the moment, but that sadly means that one show might have come out too soon. The Sacred Blacksmith was a somewhat atypical sword and sorcery anime from the late 2000s. It was mostly known for its combination of less than glittery themes and fairly moe character designs, which

Since their debut in Pokémon Gold & Silver, shiny Pokémon have become incredibly popular, and the focus of many players’ time within Pokémon titles. Originally appearing with odds of 1/8192 encounters, recent games have doubled the general odds to 1/4096 making them more attainable than ever. Several different methods have appeared over the years to make hunting these elusive

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Nightwing #80 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas & Wes Abbott, on sale now. The latest issue of Nightwing reveals a rarely seen side to Dick Grayson’s former crime-fighting partner, Batman. With the Bat-Family laughing at Dick over an embarrassing incident from the previous issue, even Batman joins in with an unexpected burn.

When creating the dinosaurs found in Jurassic Park, John Hammond spared no expense in making sure the newborns had the perfect environment to grow up in. To accomplish this goal, Hammond purchased a second island called Isla Sorna, which was used solely for research and to raise newborns before sending them off to Jurassic Park.

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Dragon Ball Super Chapter #72, by Akira Toriyama, Toyotarou, Caleb Cook and Brandon Bovia, available now in English through Viz Media. After escaping Planet Namek following his battle with Frieza in Dragon Ball Z, Goku found himself on Planet Yardrat, where he learned one of his signature techniques: Instant

One of Lucasfilm’s many Star Wars projects has reportedly been shelved. According to Variety, Rangers of the New Republic is no longer in active development at the studio. It is unclear if the series has been put on indefinite hiatus or will return to Lucasfilm’s slate sometime in the future. A reason for the move was not given. RELATED: Star Wars: Why Hera

It’s been incredibly satisfying for both longtime fans and complete newcomers to experience Dragon Ball Super’s extension of Akira Toriyama’s iconic shonen universe. The story of Goku and company as they protect the Earth from evil has been decades in the making, and there are some extremely powerful individuals who have presented themselves. RELATED: Dragon Ball

Ash’s team in the Pokémon Journeys series of the anime is already stacked, with great type coverage across the board in Pikachu, Dragonite, Lucario, Gengar, Sirfetch’d, and Dracovish. But given that his traveling partner is trying to catch as many Pokémon as possible, there are bound to be some of Goh’s Pokémon that could have potentially benefited

Insomniac Games has detailed the extent of the accessibility features players can expect to see in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart at its launch on June 11. The list of features is categorized by section — including extensive spots for gameplay, visuals, heads-up display (HUD), controls, shortcuts, controller and audio. The accessibility features range from

Rewatch value is partly subjective when it comes to entertainment. The same people who can watch Dragon Ball a dozen times might cringe at the thought of sitting through One Piece twice, and vice versa. But while an anime’s replay value depends, to some extent, on the eye of the beholder, there are some shows that lose

Ahead of the premiere of Loki on Disney+, Tom Hiddleston revealed he thought Loki’s death in Avengers: Infinity War would be his final appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “It felt very, very final,” Hiddleston told Entertainment Weekly. “And I thought, ‘Okay, that’s it. This is Loki’s final bow and a conclusive end to the

Star Trek: Voyager was one of the most ambitious Star Trek series yet conceived. It proffered a return to the “five-year mission” format of the original series, but with a twist: the ship would be trapped on the other side of the galaxy, with no ready way to return to Federation space. The crew was