Month: February 2022

Miniatures have been a part of Dungeons & Dragons since the earliest campaigns. Figures representing heroes and monsters were used to dramatize combat and clarify the layout of a battlefield. The toy manufacturer WizKids currently holds the license for the official D&D minis, selling them under the Icons of the Realms imprint. The first IotR set was released in 2014 as

A new official trailer offers sneak peek at Marvel Comics’ five-issue Captain Carter solo series, which is due to launch in March. The trailer teases the setup for Captain Carter #1 where — like Steve Rogers in the mainstream continuity — a frozen Peggy Carter is thawed out in the present day. Describing Carter as “the super-soldier heroine of

While Tom Holland and Andrew Garfield’s respective versions of Peter Parker/Spider-Man got to bond on-screen in 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, Holland admits that he wishes he had reached out to Garfield immediately after landing the role several years ago. Following Tobey Maguire’s stint portraying Peter Parker in director Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy from 2002

Olympic athletes have close encounters with a variety of dinosaurs from Jurassic World: Dominion in a new TV spot advertising both the film and the Winter Olympics. Following an initial video focused on Team USA alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, the new spot brings in snowboarder Shaun White, a three-time gold medalist, and Nathan Chen, a three-time world champion figure

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer #2, available now from Boom! Studios. While Buffy Summers has been battling the forces of evil for almost three decades as the Slayer, she has never had to do so on her own. Apart from hunting vampires under the dutiful eye of Watchers

Pokémon has always focused primarily on battles between trainers, but various games throughout the franchise’s history have introduced other types of competition. Pokémon Contests were first introduced in the Generation III games, and featured in a slightly altered form in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.  RELATED: 5 Starter Pokémon We Wish Existed (& 5 We’re Happy That Don’t) The recent remakes, Pokémon

There are four iconic characters from The Matrix. Three are heroes: Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus. The other is the villain, Agent Smith. Despite appearances, Smith is not human and would be insulted if someone insinuated so. He’s a program of the Matrix, an agent designed to destroy infiltrators from the human rebellion. RELATED: 8 Ways The Matrix Is

Novel adaptations are second only to video game adaptations in terms of scrutinization from fans. Translating text into a visual format is difficult sometimes, but it is doable. Unfortunately, things tend to get left out and some portions are rushed in order to fit everything that happens. This is especially true when there are only

Kingdom Hearts combined the fantastical works of Square Enix with the wonderful tales of Disney, resulting in immersive worlds for Sora, Donald, and Goofy to explore, traveling there via the Gummi Ship. Whether traversing the unusual world of Wonderland, exploring the pages of the 100 Acre Wood, or duking it out in the Olympus Coliseum, the Kingdom Hearts saga

In honor of Lunar New Year 2022, which took place on Feb. 1, DC has shared a collection of illustrated posters for its upcoming feature films The Batman, DC League of Super-Pets, Black Adam and The Flash. DC shared the posters in question to its official Weibo account. The poster for The Batman sees Robert

McFarlane Toys is producing new versions of Batman and Catwoman in their fan-favorite designs from Batman: The Animated Series and its comic book continuation, Batman: The Adventures Continue — and the two Gotham vigilantes are joined by the gleefully horrific Batman Who Laughs. The 1:12 scale figures, currently available for pre-order on the McFarlane Toys website, feature a cel-shaded

Mechs are a surprisingly popular topic among independent RPG designers. Heavily inspired by shows like Mobile Suit Gundam and Evangelion, as well as video game franchises like Armored Core and Titanfall, these games tackle the mecha genre from all angles. RELATED: 10 Tabletop RPGs That Changed The Hobby Forever Some cast the players as heroic or gritty pilots pushing their mechs

Monster Hunter Rise has been out for nearly a year now, with PC players finally getting to experience Kamura for themselves in January. With its release brought several new features that seek to give players a fresh and exciting spin on the series while retaining the quintessential Monster Hunter experience. Rampage Quests, a rideable Palamute companion and weapon-specific Switch Skills

The surprise appearances by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield in Spider-Man: No Way Home have dominated discussion about the film, pushing another surprise cameo into the background: that of Charlie Cox, star of Marvel Studios’ Daredevil on Netflix. And No Way Home star Tom Holland says he would love to see Cox’s Daredevil fight alongside

Escape rooms have been popping up everywhere in the past few years. Their popularity has exceeded most people’s expectations and they are now synonymous with other fun group activities like bowling or mini-golf. Escape rooms are a great way to spend an outing with friends, but they can be expensive and overwhelming for some. RELATED:

Peacemaker star Chukwudi Iwuji revealed how he built his character’s big Butterfly twist. After casting Iwuji as Clemson Murn, Peacemaker creator James Gunn told the actor the surprising truth behind his role. The ARGUS team leader is more than he appears because Murn’s brain harbors an alien Butterfly. In fact, as Iwuji stated at a press event attended by The

Most people know the board game classics even if they do not play games regularly. Games like Monopoly, Scrabble, and Jenga, have remained popular for decades and they can be bought almost anywhere games are sold. Some of the classics still appeal to modern gamers, whereas others tend to get poorly reviewed by hobbyists these days. RELATED:

Tokyo 24th Ward is a brand-new sci-fi anime series in the Winter 2022 anime season, and it depicts an alternate timeline where ever-present security systems raise all kinds of controversy in Tokyo’s 24th ward. This creates a tense political landscape, and things get worse when drugs and terrorism enter the picture. Aoi Shuta and his

The Matrix was a game-changing sci-fi film when it was first released, with the concept affecting films for a generation. Still, that doesn’t mean there weren’t elements that didn’t always hold up, including some plot contrivances that might have otherwise derailed the plot. But there’s at least one that fans think they might have explained. A

When Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider and transformed into the hero that would become known as Spider-Man, he didn’t just use his incredible new abilities in his crime-fighting mission. He was also aided by his extreme intellect, which allowed him to create powerful inventions while in his teens that he still uses

While Selina Kyle takes center stage in the DC Animated Universe’s new anime film Catwoman: Hunted, she’s not alone in the fight. DC’s iconic cat burglar teams up with Batwoman to stop an international cabal of supervillains. Following her acclaimed role in Pixar’s Encanto, Stephanie Beatriz takes up the cape and cowl in Catwoman: Hunted. In the DC anime film, Batwoman faces emotional

Though the games are still considered great among the survival horror genre, the Resident Evil films have rarely, if ever, been considered anything approaching good. Their balls-to-the-wall action is usually at the expense of the faintest whiff of a story, not to mention that many of them outright ignore the games. However, this wasn’t always going

Why do genres die? There really is no easy explanation because many factors can play a part. As the industry progresses, the expectations of consumers change, leading many types of titles to unfortunately go extinct. However, sometimes the execs calling the shots will sometimes just arbitrarily decide that a certain genre is dead regardless of

AMC’s Orphan Black spinoff series officially has a writer. As reported by Variety, the new series will be written and executive produced by Anna Fishko, who has previously worked on Season 4 of AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead as both a writer and supervising producer. She recently served as a writer and co-executive producer on the

Louie Anderson is widely recognized as one of the top stand-up performers of all time. The late actor and comic who passed away this January at only 68, was funny, deprecating, insightful, honest and sharp as a razor. Anderson could easily disarm an audience with his almost demure-like presence before overwhelming them with cascading laughter.

Futurama introduced a countless number of characters from different walks of life, including humans, mutants, robots, and aliens. The show did an excellent job of balancing out the diverse cast, even giving some side characters more depth than audiences expected. RELATED: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Futurama Comics It is staggeringly impressive that the show could

Dice are possibly the most recognizable tabletop game components of all time. Dice come in all sizes, designs, numbers of sides, and sometimes they are entirely custom-made to work only with a single game. Lots of board games have dice and use them in many different ways. RELATED: The 12 Best Adult Board Games (Updated 2021) Games with

Goku has gained a lot of powerups since the start of Dragon Ball Z. He now has access to many forms and techniques for making himself stronger, including Super Saiyans 1-3, Super Saiyan God, Super Saiyan Blue and Ultra Instinct. Going back to the start of DBZ, before the concept of Super Saiyans was even

Since DC announced that the upcoming Justice League #75 would kill off all but one member of the team’s current roster, fans have been drawn into a frenzy of speculation over who will live, who will die, and who will step up to fill the void left by the fallen heroes. Although there is a

After what feels like an eternity of waiting, Ghostwire: Tokyo is finally approaching its long-awaited release. Developed by Tango Gameworks, the studio founded by legendary Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami, Ghostwire: Tokyo first caught the eyes of gamers following its energetic E3 2019 presentation but has been relatively quiet since. In addition to the new