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• Jackie Chan's Most Insane Movie Stunts Ranked

  04-07-2018 21:46 via gamespot.com
  
  With Mission Impossible: Fallout hitting theaters later this month, there has been much focus on the next batch of crazy stunts that Tom Cruise will be performing. But as impressive as Cruise's willingness to put himself in danger is, he's hardly the first major star happy to risk his life on a film set for the sake of our entertainment.Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan might have initially emerged in the 1970s as just another martial arts actor, but his incredible physical ability, comedic skill
  
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• Are Loot Boxes Really That Bad? | Versus

  04-07-2018 18:21 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars: Battlefront II, Overwatch, Rainbow Six Siege, and more all use loot boxes to drive microtransactions--but are they really that bad? We discuss the pros and cons of the phenomenon in Versus. Fighting for loot boxes is Will Potter and arguing against them is Oscar Dayus. Watch and decide who you think argued their case better in our poll!
  
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• Thor: Dark World Director Attached To Sopranos Prequel Movie

  04-07-2018 17:10 via gamespot.com
  
  HBO's classic gangster drama The Sopranos, widely credited as one of the most influential TV shows of all time, is on the way back. The show ended in 2007, but in recent months there have been reports of a prequel movie being in development. It has now been reported that Thor: The Dark World's Alan Taylor will direct the film.According to Variety, Taylor will helm the film, which is titled The Many Saints of Newark. The script has been written by Sopranos creator David Chase, alongside Lawrence
  
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• Fortnite's New Emote Adds Some Sparkle Into Your Life

  04-07-2018 16:41 via gamespot.com
  
  In time for 4th of July celebrations, Epic Games has released a new emote for Fortnite. As with most of Fortnite's emotes, it's a simple and charming little animation that has your character light up a sparkler, wave it about for a little bit, and then toss it aside.You can buy the Sparkler emote from the in-game item shop for 200 V-Bucks. Take a look below to see the animation in action, courtesy of the official Fortnite Twitter account.Light up the night with the new Sparkler emote.
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• Here's Every Creepy Mask From The Purge to The First Purge, Ranked

  04-07-2018 16:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Today is the anniversary of America's birth. But it's also the release day for The First Purge, because the filmmakers have the subtlety of a lead pipe. Perhaps if this continues, this will be the new Independence Day tradition, the way the Saw movies always debuted on Halloween.Today, in celebration of America's independence, we're ranking the disturbing, unsettling masks from the Purge franchise. It's the central irony of the films; Purging is supposed to be an annual release of everyone's tr
  
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• Steam's 22 Best Summer Sale 2018 Deals For PC Games

  04-07-2018 12:24 via gamespot.com
  
  With the start of summer comes Steam's annual summer sale. This time around, Valve has introduced a new theme, dubbing this edition the Steam Intergalactic Summer Sale. Despite the name tweak, you know what to expect: 2018's sale brings discounts on a massive number of games. Valve says more than 10,000 are on sale right now, which is a staggering total. That's far too many for anyone to hope to parse through, but that's where we come in.Rather than wade through countless pages of discounted ti
  
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• The Comic Book History Of Ant-Man | Ant-Man And The Wasp

  04-07-2018 02:00 via gamespot.com
  
  With the release of Ant-Man and the Wasp this week, Dave dives into the full comic book history of Ant-Man - from Marvel's original Ant-Man, Hank Pym, to Scott Lang, to Eric O'Grady!
  
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• Child's Play Is Getting A Reboot

  04-07-2018 01:59 via gamespot.com
  
  Seems like Hollywood directors are really feeling the 80's nostalgia lately. Childs Play is getting a reboot so Chucky can return to haunt our nightmares.In the original Child's Play franchise from the 1980s, a family is plagued by a doll that's possessed by a serial killer. MGM is being very hush-hush about the plot details, but Collider reports that it will follow a group of kids squaring off with a new age version of Chucky that's more technologically advanced. The film will be produced by Da
  
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• Top Gun 2 Adds Fantastic Four Star As Goose's Son

  04-07-2018 01:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Tom Cruise finally found someone to take the highway to the danger zone with him. Top Gun: Maverick, a follow-up to the original 1986 film, is already in production and now the team behind the film has found the young actor who will play the young protege of Cruise's character, Maverick.According to Variety, Miles Teller (Fantastic Four) has won the coveted role of Goose's son. In case you don't remember Top Gun--go rewatch it, already--Goose, played by Anthony Edwards, was Maverick's co-pilot,
  
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• 10 Patriotic Movies to Watch On The 4th of July

  04-07-2018 00:58 via gamespot.com
  
  To celebrate Independence Day, Mat picked 10 of the most fun, awe-inspiring, and awesome movies about being an American to get you ready for your grillin' and chillin'.
  
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