Month: July 2021

Everyone wants to see a little bit of representation of themselves and their identities in their favorite forms of media, and video games are no exception. For the most part, the inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters at all is more of a recent trend, with transgender characters falling behind even further. RELATED: 10 Marvel Comics With Healthy LGBT
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Spider-Man: Spider’s Shadow #4 by Chip Zdarsky, Pasqual Ferry, Matt Hollingsworth and VC’s Joe Caramagna, on sale now. The world of Spider-Man: Spider’s Shadow has seen Peter Parker transformed from Manhattan’s friendliest superhero into a murderous menace simply by never shedding his symbiote suit back when he had the chance.
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Game developer Fatshark delayed the release of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide to spring 2022. Fatshark released a statement on Twitter confirming that its upcoming grimdark cooperative shooting game will not launch in 2021 as intended. Darktide was originally expected to release sometime in 2021 but, according to the team at Fatshark, the challenges of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic impacted the game’s development enough
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A Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout jigsaw puzzle posted on social media was quickly solved by gamers, revealing the theme of the upcoming Season 5. The puzzle was posted on the game’s official Twitter account. The tweet included a link for players to download 1,200 images, which, when pieced together, reveal the upcoming season’s main theme. In only an hour and
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Each new generation of Pokémon brings with it a slew of unique and bizarre monsters to be caught, trained, and battled. Since the original games and anime, fans have been introduced to Pokémon designed around a wide variety of themes. Some are as simple as real-life animals and mythological creatures, while others are as odd
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In the story of Bleach, Ichigo Kurosaki may be the shonen protagonist, but the entire plot was made possible when Rukia Kuchiki the Soul Reaper arrived and granted Ichigo her powers to defeat a monstrous Hollow. Rukia stuck around after that to fight by Ichigo’s side, and she became a proper hero in her own
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Paramount+’s iCarly revival is getting a second season. According to THR, the streamer renewed the series for Season 2 just days after it was revealed that the revival was one of Paramount+’s biggest success stories. RELATED: iCarly’s Most Sinister Enemy Returns With a Twist “We knew we were going to do a reboot of iCarly, it just
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Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist follows the story of a pair of brothers who are talented alchemists in a world that juxtaposes brilliant colors with a dark tone. It’s a vibrant world full of consequences and vile people who just do bad things. RELATED: 10 Classic Anime That Ended On Massive Cliffhangers That said, it’s not a
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Black Widow, now in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access. After a delay of over a year, Marvel Studios’ Black Widow has finally hit theaters and gives context to Natasha’s (Scarlett Johansson) time following Captain America: Civil War. From the beginning of Black Widow‘s production up until release, rumors were
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Ian McShane will reprise his role as Winston opposite Keanu Reeves’ “Baba Yaga” in John Wick: Chapter 4. “I couldn’t be happier than to welcome Ian McShane back to John Wick: Chapter 4,” said director Chad Stahelski, confirming the news to Deadline. “He is not only an amazing actor but is an indispensable collaborator who
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of Loki, “For All Time. Always.,” streaming now on Disney+. The season finale of Loki, “For All Time. Always.” delivered some major revelations about the Marvel Cinematic Universe that set up Season 2 of Loki as well as the next big MCU conflict. The episode sees Loki and Sylvie come
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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, now streaming on Netflix. Netflix’s Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness continues Capcom’s line of CG features set within the world of its popular survival-horror video game series. Starring franchise mainstays Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield on a new adventure, the anime series includes several prominent
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Netflix is planning to expand into video games following the recent hiring of a former Electronic Arts veteran. Netflix confirmed that it had recently hired Mike Verdu to oversee the streaming service’s first major departure from TV and film production. Verdu has a tenured history in the video game industry, previously serving as Facebook‘s vice
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Warning: The following contains spoilers for Rick and Morty Season 5, Episode 4, “Rickdependence Spray,” which aired Sunday on Adult Swim. 2001: A Space Odyssey made its theatrical release 53 years ago and has been homaged, mimicked and lampooned for much of the last half century. One of its most seminal scenes depicts the Star Child,
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The acclaimed independent comic book and illustrative art publisher, AdHouse Books, will soon be ceasing the publication of new material, as revealed by company owner and publisher Chris Pitzer in a recent blog post on the company’s website. The sad announcement also came with some happy news about the company’s 100th release, which will be
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Although the X-Men’s Magneto is the undisputed mutant Master of Magnetism, vibranium is no ordinary metal. As the chief natural resource of Wakanda, the vibration-absorbing metal imbues countless fantastical inventions while serving a wide variety of purposes. And all of this begs the question of whether Magneto is able to decisively control the unusual substance.
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