While The Sims is primarily about allowing players to create their own characters and stories, the franchise does have recurring pre-made playable Sims and NPCs. The most famous of these is Bella Goth, a character whose mysterious disappearance has fueled years of speculation and fan-theories. Perhaps even stranger, though, is Agnes Crumplebottom, a woman known for her grouchiness and violent
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The ubiquitous water level can be frustrating and tedious, often involving the lowering and raising of water levels, making the player feel more like a plumber than a video game hero or heroine. But water levels can also be fun, unique, and memorable. The best water levels are those that are fun to play and not simply vehicles
TV URBAN LEGEND: There was nearly a sequel to the original Masters of the Universe series in the late 1980s set in the past of Eternia (Preternia) starring a magical hero known as He-Ro. In one of the first TV Legends Revealed I did in this series of He-Man features (of which this is the
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Marvel’s Black Widow, now playing in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is developing a smart way of echoing back to earlier films by showing events audiences knew so well, but from a different character’s perspective. That played out most effectively in Spider-Man: Far From
In Star Wars, the Death Star is the Empire’s greatest super-weapon, capable of obliterating planets in an instant and spreading fear across the galaxy. Marvel’s Galactus has a similar reputation, with the hungry cosmic entity an almost unstoppable entropic force in the Marvel Universe. The question is, amongst these two planet killers, which has destroyed more?
Each year, the Nintendo Switch has announced new games or features that help make its titles more accessible to a wider audience while also making gameplay as entertaining as possible. This has been exemplified with the recent reveal of a new Switch OLED model and the announcements of their latest titles in their most recent Nintendo Direct. However, it’s
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Fear Street Part 2: 1978, now streaming on Netflix. Fear Street Part 1: 1994 set the precedent that Shadyside has a history full of monstrous killers. They were all normal people who were possessed by a witch on her quest for revenge against the town. Fear Street Part 2:
My Hero Academia‘s latest story arcs haven’t been afraid to shake up the status quo, introducing bold new developments with huge consequences for the characters and plot alike. Villains such as the dreaded Overhaul and the YouTube-loving Gentle Criminal have been dealt with for now, so the time arrived for Class 1-A’s its newest challenge: Class 1-B.
As a prequel, Rogue One needed to skirt carefully around the existing Star Wars canon, which was no small task considering the film directly led to the events of A New Hope. Use of the Death Star, in particular, needed to be addressed with care, because canonically, Alderaan was the first test of the battle station’s
WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Masters of the Universe: Revelation #1 by Kevin Smith, Rob David, Tim Sheridan, Mindy Lee, Rico Renzi, Kathleen Barnett, and Deron Bennett, on sale now. Netflix’s upcoming Masters of the Universe: Revelation is a much anticipated direct sequel to the original 1983 animated series, and is rumored to uncover new secrets about
Marvel Studios’ first animated series, What If…?, looks to break down the doors of what is possible in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by doing a deep dive into the multiverse. In the first official trailer for the series, a voice-over of the Ancient One can be heard explaining that time and reality are changing. This plays over
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Fear Street Part 2: 1978, now streaming on Netflix. Fear Street Part 2: 1978, like its predecessor, isn’t just a love letter to the slasher genre, but to horror at large. It’s got witches, possession, undead beings and gruesome monsters in gooey cocoons, so it should come as no
A Twitter post advertising the adult-oriented DC Black Label comics line claims “there are no limits in the world of #DCBlackLabel,” but fans have responded en masse pointing out one particularly infamous limit. The limitation in question is Bruce Wayne’s penis. The first printing of the first DC Black Label comic, Batman: Damned #1 by
Welcome to a special Adventure(s) Time’s installment, a look at animated heroes of the past. This week, we’re examining a forgotten franchise from the 1980s, and its obscure (and dark) connection to a far more popular line from that era. And if you have any suggestions for the future, let me hear them. Just contact
Before The Elder Scrolls Online, before Final Fantasy XIV, and before World of Warcraft, there was EverQuest. It managed to evolve everything that had been done before in the genre and capture a wide variety of players to make a massive playerbase for itself. RELATED: Resident Evil: 10 Ways Resident Evil 4 Transformed The Entire
The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s own Thor, Chris Hemsworth, supplied his voice for the role of “Frog Thor” in the latest episode of Disney+’s Loki series. Director Kate Herron confirmed the casting choice in a discussion on the ForAllNerds podcast, a clip from which was posted on Instagram. Speaking of how pleased she was with the contributions of
Celebrities tend to have a hard time with getting bad publicity for publicity’s sake. It’s easy to figure out which celebrities are doing better than others based on how little attention they get through mass media, as everyone knows the news loves to pick on everything that’s awful in the world. RELATED: Dungeons & Dragons: 10 Celebrities
Although it may have somewhat of an infamous reputation within the anime community, it’s still true that Sword Art Online hosts quite a few popular characters who fans can’t seem to get enough of. Kirito and Asuna are the two big names that come to mind, especially given how sweet the relationship between the two of them
Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice in 1813 as a romantic comedy, satirizing the era’s obsession with finding a husband. In the 19th century, marriages were especially tied to class mobility, financial promise and a family’s reputation. A “good” marriage could bring wealth and land to a family as much as a “bad” marriage could bring inescapable
The heroes of the Marvel Universe are some of the most respected around, but they still have their share of bad days. Unfortunately, when one is battling some of the most intimidating foes on the planet, these bad days can lead to some pretty dark places. In the past, these places have led to heroes
In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, learn how the depiction of Captain Marvel in Kingdom Come pushed Alex Ross’ art style to its limit. Welcome to Comic Book Legends Revealed! This is the eight hundred and seventh installment where we examine three comic book legends and determine whether they are true or false. As
True crime movies tend to always dramatize certain things for the sake of the narrative, and that’s understandable. A movie isn’t going to be very good if it’s spastically all over the place, and the crime itself is often used more as a guideline rather than law to follow. Once Upon A Time in Hollywood is
Cinema necessitates multiple cooks in the kitchen. Combined with the need for revision inherent to the creative process, many films end up different from how they were originally envisioned. RELATED: 10 Decent Movies With Amazing Last Acts There are 10 famous films with alternate endings conceived, scripted, or even filmed which differed from the final
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Marvel’s Black Widow, playing in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, one of Natasha’s (Scarlett Johansson) most painful experiences was the ordeal she experienced with Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo). They seemed destined for a romance, but Bruce inflicted a deep, tragic cut that proved the
Avatar: The Last Airbender never lacks for conflict as Team Avatar’s journey to Ba Sing Se and their search for Appa is interrupted once again. Season 2 Episode 13, “The Drill,” features one of the Gaang’s most impressive victories over the Fire Nation. The Earth Kingdom soldiers stationed at The Outer Wall are powerless to
While comic book blockbusters have been pouring in the money and achieving box office records, many famous directors, and more particularly the Academy Awards themselves, seem like they have it out for these flicks. From Martin Scorcese’s dig at the Marvel Universe to consistent snubs year on year, very few comic book movies have ever
Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s annual Halloween Heist sees New York’s finest perform outlandish schemes for the title of “Amazing Human (formerly Detective)/Genius.” However, the 99th Precinct’s Sgt. Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero) went to an extreme in Season 7, spying on the therapy sessions of her colleague — and beloved husband — Det. Jake Peralta. In fact, her actions
One of the most bizarre characters from the Lord of the Rings franchise is getting his very own game. Daedalic Entertainment has been working on a new Lord of the Rings title that centers around the corrupted hobbit Gollum earlier this year. Lord of the Rings: Gollum will be quite different from most other LOTR
William Shatner, the original Captain James T. Kirk, did not approve of Leonard Nimoy’s appearances as Spock in JJ Abrams Star Trek films. “Leonard Nimoy was in some of those films, but it was totally gratuitous,” said Shatner in an interview with Express.co.uk, while promoting his new movie Senior Moment. “They just wanted to put Spock
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for X-Men #1 by Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia & VC’s Clayton Cowles, on sale now. The X-Men have been reassembled in part to bridge the ever-growing gap between the mutant population of Krakoa and the rest of the Marvel Universe. But it turns out that some major mutant