• AfterShock Comics files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

    AfterShock Comics files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
    Just a little more than two months after its co-founder and editor-in-chief Mike Marts left AfterShock Media to become editor-in-chief of Mad Cave Studios, AfterShock Comics, LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a District of Central California court.In its filing AfterShock reported $10-50 million in assets along with $10-50 million in liabilities (debt).Chapter 11 is often referred to as "reorganization" bankruptcy meaning the organization filing plans to keep its business ali
  • This is the remastered Star Wars game I've waited 27 years for

    This is the remastered Star Wars game I've waited 27 years for
    A massive modernization project for Star Wars: Dark Forces has just been released, and it's already the best way to play the game in 2022.The Force Engine has been in development for some time, but the 1.0 version just launched today. It basically adds every quality-of-life option you could possibly ask Dark Forces to support. It's got widescreen support, modernized controls with full mouse-look, control bind settings, and even optional mid-level checkpoints.This is not, however, a full visual r
  • Fans are making the Zelda and Pokemon roguelikes that Nintendo won't

    Fans are making the Zelda and Pokemon roguelikes that Nintendo won't
    A pair of recently released romhacks turn the original NES Legend of Zelda game and the Game Boy Advance game Pokemon Emerald into full-fledged roguelikes.To clarify, Pokemon Emerald Rogue has been available since August, and it's since received a ton of praise from fans, a good deal of social media buzz, and a number of patches with a staggering amount of fixes (detailed on the project's Discord channel). The Legend of Zelda roguelike was released just this month and hasn't had a bunch of updat
  • Elden Ring's PvP Colosseum has brought out the worst, weirdest, and best in players

    Elden Ring's PvP Colosseum has brought out the worst, weirdest, and best in players
    Elden Ring's big PvP Colosseum hasn't even been out for two weeks, yet players are already at each other's throats over a frankly degenerate meta. Check the subreddit for 12 seconds and you'll find plenty of complaints about the state of the game. Still, plenty of brave Tarnished continue to come up with refreshing and often hilarious ways to fight, showing off the full potential of FromSoftware's lovably broken PvP.
    collosseum_antifun_starter_pack from r/Eldenring
    The Elden Ring subreddit has b
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  • Check out this long lost footage of teenage Gerard Way defending comics from censorship

    Check out this long lost footage of teenage Gerard Way defending comics from censorship
    Years before Gerard Way became the singer of My Chemical Romance, the creator of the Umbrella Academy, and one of the most well-known Doom Patrol writers, he appeared on well-known '80s/'90s talk show Sally Jessy Raphael at age 16 to defend comic books against censorship. Footage of his appearance has been sought by Way's fans for years, with only a single still image of his moment on the show known to exist. But only now, almost 30 years after the episode aired in 1994, has video of his ap
  • James Gunn releases new statement about DC: "We're not recasting everyone"

    James Gunn releases new statement about DC: "We're not recasting everyone"
    James Gunn has taken to Twitter yet again to discuss his and Peter Safran's takeover of the DCEU."One of the things Peter & I were aware of when we took the job as heads of DC Studios was a certain minority of people online that could be, well, uproarious & unkind, to say the least," Gunn tweeted."Our choices for the DCU are based upon what we believe is best for the story & best for the DC characters who have been around for nearly 85 years. Perhaps these choices are great, perhaps
  • Predator returns for a new Marvel series in March

    Predator returns for a new Marvel series in March
    "If it bleeds, we'll give it a new series..."Marvel Comics is getting back in the Predator game, launching a new series of unspecified length in March following up on writer Ed Brisson and artist Kev Walker's current six-issue limited series that concludes next month.Brisson will be back along with artist Netho Diaz for the new series. Theta Berwick is also back as the series' vengeance-minded protagonist, continuing to hunt the hunters the Yautja, but set years after the initial series.Set on a
  • Why Elden Ring is Game of the Year for 2022

    Why Elden Ring is Game of the Year for 2022
    Elden Ring is something special in a year that had a fair few interesting titles. If you want a grand story, then you have Pentiment. If you want punchy gameplay, Sifu hits pretty hard. If you want spectacular vistas, Horizon: Forbidden West will oblige. But then there's Elden Ring, which hits all of those high notes and more. And not only that, it does so with confidence, calmness, and a near-total clarity of vision.It's all the more surprising considering Elden Ring breaks so many rules of AAA
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  • Final Fantasy 16 rating warns of such horrors as "partially exposed breasts and buttocks"

    Final Fantasy 16 rating warns of such horrors as "partially exposed breasts and buttocks"
    Square Enix has made a big show of talking up Final Fantasy 16's Mature rating, a first for the long-running JRPG series (at least the mainline games), but it honestly should've just left it to the ESRB, because it's way funnier this way. The ratings board recently published an amusingly detailed breakdown of FF16's M rating, clarifying some of the elements that bumped the game above the usual – let me put on my announcer voice real quick – T for teen. It opens with the standard
  • Margot Robbie and Tobey Maguire cause chaos in new Babylon 'Naughty' and 'Nice' trailers

    Margot Robbie and Tobey Maguire cause chaos in new Babylon 'Naughty' and 'Nice' trailers
    Inspired by the fast-encroaching holiday season, Paramount Pictures has released a new pair of trailers for Damien Chazelle's Babylon with one labeled 'naughty' and the other 'nice.'The 'nice' trailer sees Brad Pitt's Jack Conrad discuss the future of Hollywood, exclaiming that the industry needs to 'innovate,' before an elephant bursts through the doors of an extravagant party.In the 'naughty' trailer, Tobey Maguire's James McKay laughs maniacally followed by a dead body, a rather inappropriate
  • Final Fantasy 16 reveals its Moogles, and FF14 fans are thrilled

    Final Fantasy 16 reveals its Moogles, and FF14 fans are thrilled
    Square Enix has revealed Final Fantasy 16's Moogles, and FF14 fans have been delighted to find that the fuzzy creatures seem to be coming straight out of the critically-acclaimed MMORPG.The official Japanese FF16 Twitter account shared a brief clip of the new Moogle floating around in front of a torchlit scene, contrasting its cute widdle fuzzy face with the grimy medieval fantasy aesthetic we've gotten used to for Final Fantasy 16. The goofy sound effects are in place, too.
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  • Best Superman villains

    Best Superman villains
    DC is about to revamp the entire Superman line as part of Dawn of DC, a year-long publishing initiative that revises many titles and introduces new ones.And along with Superman and his allies come a horde of classic supervillains like Lex Luthor, Metallo, and many more.In other words, some of the best Superman villains of all time - like the ones on the following list.
    10. Metallo
    (Image credit: DC)
    Everyone knows that Superman's one weakness is Kryptonite, an element derived from the debris of
  • Nintendo kicks off week-long indie showcase promising "updates, announcements, and more"

    Nintendo kicks off week-long indie showcase promising "updates, announcements, and more"
    Nintendo has released the first video in a series of indie updates and announcements that'll run until this weekend."Inside the House of Indies" is a new holiday-themed event hosted by Nintendo that showcases games from indie developers. You can watch the first entry in the series just above, featuring a number of existing games announced for Switch and one brand new game getting its world premiere.We've had Floppy Knights on our 2022 indie radar since it was first announced, and it's been well
  • Modders are reviving the original Duke Nukem Forever, and the "first slice" is out this week

    Modders are reviving the original Duke Nukem Forever, and the "first slice" is out this week
    A leaked build of the original Duke Nukem Forever is being turned into a real, full game by modders, and the "first slice" of the project is due out this week.The Duke Nukem Forever 2001 Restoration Project just released a trailer for its "first slice", which is set to be released on December 21 with the game's opening levels. The end goal of the project is to take the levels and content from the game's leaked builds, stitch them together with new material and additional story elements, and turn
  • Howard the Duck teams up with numerous Marvel heroes for his 50th anniversary

    Howard the Duck teams up with numerous Marvel heroes for his 50th anniversary
    Howard the Duck has been an unlikely cult favorite character since his 1973 debut, and in 2023, Marvel Comics will celebrate Howard's 50th anniversary starting in February with a series of variant covers that team Howard up with different Marvel Comics characters, and even one that mashes him up with cult '70s sci-fi movie series Planet of the Apes.Along with the variant covers, Marvel will also print two Marvel Masterworks volumes reprinting Howard's classic Steve Gerber written adventures, dra
  • First look - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II

    First look - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
    Go go Power Rangers - heroes in a half-shell!OK, maybe our attempt at a combined catchphrase needs some work, but what's already pitch-perfect is the combination of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, who are coming back together for a second crossover limited series published through Boom! Studios.Also returning in the sequel are long-running Power Rangers writer Ryan Parrot and artist Dan Mora, recently of DC's World's Finest title. The new limited series, titled si
  • Stardew Valley mod adds taxation system, making it too much of a life sim

    Stardew Valley mod adds taxation system, making it too much of a life sim
    This Stardew Valley mod aims to enhance the life sim whilst also making it all too real by adding new professions and a taxation system. As spotted by PCGamesN, there's currently a mod available via NexusMods which gives Stardew Valley a complete overhaul. Described by its creator DaLion as "modular", this mod is made up of several parts which when combined will "create an enhanced 'Vanilla+' experience. Appropriately named 'DaLion's Modular Gameplay Overhaul', this mod is made up
  • The 25 best games of 2022

    The 25 best games of 2022
    GamesRadar+ is ready to present its pick of the best games of 2022. The team here at GR+ has spent the past few weeks debating, and now we're ready to celebrate the 25 best games of the year. As you'll see reflected in our selection, it's been a wonderful year for video games – full of surprises, and a varied range of truly incredible experiences. 2022 will no doubt be remembered as the year where the PS5 and Xbox Series X really came into their own, but there's also so much to f
  • Umbrella Academy's final season will be much shorter than expected

    Umbrella Academy's final season will be much shorter than expected
    Showrunner and executive producer Steve Blackman has confirmed that The Umbrella Academy season 4 will only consist of six episodes."It's true. But you're going to love them," Blackman tweeted in response to a fan in disbelief over the episode count.Seasons 1-3 consisted of 10 episodes, each with a 40-60 minute runtime, making the fourth and final season the shortest of the bunch. It's possible that this means the final episodes will be longer in length, with shows like Stranger Things doubling
  • Activision Blizzard president leaves to focus on the important things in life: Bored Ape NFTs

    Activision Blizzard president leaves to focus on the important things in life: Bored Ape NFTs
    Activision Blizzard has barely been out of the headlines this year, and the latest news at the company involves a major shake-up at the top and an intersection with NFTs. According to a filing by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (thanks, GamesIndustry), Activision Blizzard's president and chief operating officer, Daniel Alegre, is stepping down when his current contract ends on March 31, 2023.At the time, he was said to be leaving the company for "another opportunity" – which
  • FIFA predicted the World Cup winner for the fourth consecutive time

    FIFA predicted the World Cup winner for the fourth consecutive time
    FIFA has correctly predicted the World Cup winners for the fourth time in a row.Back on November 8, a few short weeks before the 2022 World Cup began, EA published its simulated results of the tournament using FIFA 23. Although FIFA 23 claimed Argentina would beat Brazil in the final, a result which would be partially incorrect, the game accurately predicted Argentina as the ultimate winner.FIFA 23 also correctly predicted Argentina's Emi Martinez as the winner of the tournament's Golden Glove a
  • Stardew Valley dev explains what you actually do in Haunted Chocolatier, and how Diablo 2 influenced it

    Stardew Valley dev explains what you actually do in Haunted Chocolatier, and how Diablo 2 influenced it
    In a new interview, Stardew Valley creator Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone has offered a whole lot more detail on the gameplay and influences of his upcoming game, Haunted Chocolatier."When I was in the early stages of Haunted Chocolatier, I was playing a bunch of Diablo 2," Barone tells ScreenRant. "Getting loot and seeing your numbers go up on the stats? I like that stuff. I feel like a lot of Stardew Valley players aren't that into it, but I've just got to do what I think is fun. And I think that'
  • Bayonetta Origins is for people who "may not be comfortable with action games"

    Bayonetta Origins is for people who "may not be comfortable with action games"
    PlatinumGames' leadership has stressed that Bayonetta Origins is unlike anything in the series before.Earlier today on December 19, two new blog posts were published on the PlatinumGames website. Firstly, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon supervising director Hideki Kamiya takes a moment to reassure long-time Bayonetta fans that they'll "enjoy this unique take on their favorite badass heroine."Kamiya also writes that PlatinumGames aims to "deliver an unforgettable experience to player
  • Turns out Resident Evil 4 is almost impossible when Twitch chat controls the game

    Turns out Resident Evil 4 is almost impossible when Twitch chat controls the game
    A streamer is letting their chat decide what Resident Evil mods to use at any point during their playthrough, and of course, it's resulted in chaos. YouTuber Bawkbasoup has shared a few videos of themselves playing Resident Evil 1 and Resident Evil 4. To keep things interesting, the streamer uses the tool CrowdControl which allows viewers to take control of the game at any time. As you can imagine, this has led to a lot of shenanigans.As explained at the start of Bawkbasoup's Resident Evil
  • Fortnite dev penalized $520 million for "tricking users" with microtransactions and breaking children's privacy law

    Fortnite dev penalized $520 million for "tricking users" with microtransactions and breaking children's privacy law
    Fortnite developer Epic Games must pay a net $520 million penalty following two complaints from the US Federal Trade Commission alleging children's privacy law violations and widespread "dark patterns" that have purportedly tricked "millions of players into making unintentional purchases." The FTC announced the record-setting agreements today. The bigger, $275 million penalty is a result of Epic breaking the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the FTC says, and represents "the
  • Avatar 2's runtime caused "tension" between James Cameron and the studio

    Avatar 2's runtime caused "tension" between James Cameron and the studio
    James Cameron says there was a lot of stress between him and the studio over Avatar: The Way of Water's lengthy runtime."I think there was a lot of tension around length," Cameron told Entertainment Weekly. "And because it's a complicated linear narrative, which is the worst scenario for trying to shorten, you've got a complex story servicing a lot of characters, and it's like dominos falling: This has to happen for that to happen. You're not following a bunch of parallel plot lines in a way tha
  • These cheap PS5 gift cards are giving you free money, which is weird but awesome

    These cheap PS5 gift cards are giving you free money, which is weird but awesome
    You can currently pick up PS5 gift cards for up to 10% less as part of CDKeys' Christmas sale. Xbox credit is also included in the offer.If you've left your present shopping a bit late for the gamer in your life, this might just save your proverbial bacon; there are savings on PS5 gift cards ranging from £10 to £100 available right now. For example, £20 of credit costs just £18.49 at the moment, while £40 is £35.99 via the CDKeys sale. Meanwhile, a £100
  • Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One clip sees Tom Cruise attempt the biggest stunt in cinema history

    Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One clip sees Tom Cruise attempt the biggest stunt in cinema history
    A new behind-the-scenes featurette for Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One sees Tom Cruise attempt an impossibly dangerous stunt involving a cliff and a motorcycle."This is far and away the most dangerous thing we've ever attempted," Cruise explains. "It'll be a motorcycle jump off a clip into a base jump. I've wanted to do it since I was a little kid."The stunt calls for Cruise to ride his motorcycle off a cliff, let go of the bike, and dive straight down until a parachute deploys. Dire
  • The Witcher 3's beleaguered PC port gets much-needed stability fix

    The Witcher 3's beleaguered PC port gets much-needed stability fix
    A new hotfix for The Witcher 3's flashy new-gen version on PC is now available.CD Projekt announced the new update for immediate release earlier today, on December 19. The hotfix is now available for anyone who owns the latest version of The Witcher 3, but thankfully it doesn't require players to download any new data at all, merely automatically updating.
    We’ve just released a hotfix for The Witcher 3 on PC, which should improve the overall stability and performance, and fix GOG & Ste
  • Elden Ring player spends 85 hours beating the game with quintuple the enemies, even Malenia

    Elden Ring player spends 85 hours beating the game with quintuple the enemies, even Malenia
    The Lands Between is a harsh and unforgiving place full of enemies that can cut you to shreds in a matter of seconds if you're not careful. But some players - those blessed with superhuman skill and reflexes - think Elden Ring is 'too easy'. Case in point, Twitch Streamer Ainrun, who decided to add more challenge to FromSoftware's latest by playing with a mod that multiplies the number of enemies in the game by five. Unfortunately for them, that meant they had to take on five versions of the gam
  • New Disney Plus trailer reveals first looks at Loki season 2, Ahsoka, and more

    New Disney Plus trailer reveals first looks at Loki season 2, Ahsoka, and more
    A new Disney Plus trailer has outlined the streaming service’s exciting 2023 slate of upcoming shows and movies – including Loki season 2, Ahsoka, and a new Peter Pan movie."Are you ready for an adventure?" Pedro Pascal’s Din Djarin begins, kicking off a sizzle reel that highlights some of the biggest arrivals on Disney Plus next year.Excitingly, that also includes a first real look at Loki season 2. Tom Hiddleston, who also acts as the voiceover for the trailer, is back as the
  • God of War Ragnarok player flattens Valkyrie Queen in 26 seconds without taking damage

    God of War Ragnarok player flattens Valkyrie Queen in 26 seconds without taking damage
    A God of War Ragnarok player has toppled Valkyrie Queen Gna in 26 seconds without taking any damage whatsoever.The player in question can be seen just below (thanks, TheGamer), and they really go ham on the Valkyrie Queen. The player has Kratos using his Leviathan Axe, combined with an onslaught of Sigil arrows from Freya to keep the bloodlust of Gna at bay.The Gift of Strength and the Soulless Warrior boons are doing some heavy lifting in this fight, as is the shield the player uses to parry Gn
  • James Cameron tells Matt Damon to "get over" turning down Avatar

    James Cameron tells Matt Damon to "get over" turning down Avatar
    James Cameron has urged Matt Damon to let the fact he turned down the lead in Avatar go. The Good Will Hunting actor was offered a part in the original movie as well as a slice of the movie’s profits."I was offered a little movie called Avatar, James Cameron offered me 10% of it," Damon said at the Cannes Film Festival (H/T Deadline). "I will go down in history. You will never meet an actor who turned down more money."He was the original choice to play Jake Sully in the movie before it wen
  • New Doctor Who photos show off the Fifteenth Doctor’s stylish new outfit

    New Doctor Who photos show off the Fifteenth Doctor’s stylish new outfit
    New Doctor Who photos have revealed the outfit of Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor.The pair of images, which also include the Doctor together with his new companion Ruby Tuesday (Millie Gibson) for the first time, show off Gatwa’s look for his iteration of the Time Lord: brown checked trousers, jacket, and a luminous orange top. 
    Introducing the Doctor and Ruby Sunday, played by Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson ❤️❤️➕🟦 #DoctorWho pic.twitter.
  • Black Adam is HBO Max's number one movie amid DC shake-up

    Black Adam is HBO Max's number one movie amid DC shake-up
    Black Adam is making its mark on HBO Max, shooting to the top of the streamer's charts shortly after its release on the service – and amid a major shake-up for DC Studios after co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran took charge of the cinematic universe. The film is currently top of HBO Max's movie chart after arriving on the streamer on December 16, just 57 days on from the film's theatrical release on October 21. The movie stars Dwayne Johnson as the titular anti-hero and also introduc
  • Pokemon Scarlet & Violet's next 7-Star Tera Raid Battle brings Cinderace to Paldea

    Pokemon Scarlet & Violet's next 7-Star Tera Raid Battle brings Cinderace to Paldea
    Pokemon Scarlet & Violet's next big Tera Raid event will see the return of Cinderace. The first seven-star Tera Raid event in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet has just finished, and many players are undoubtedly still recovering from their encounter with the mighty Charizard. But there's not much time to rest and recuperate as the next raid has just been announced, and it's less than two weeks away. As revealed by Serebii, the second seven-star Tera battle will pit players against Cindera
  • Final Fantasy 14 and Emet-Selch dominate series' 35th anniversary poll

    Final Fantasy 14 and Emet-Selch dominate series' 35th anniversary poll
    Final Fantasy 14 has been crowned the best Final Fantasy game by fans in Japan.The results of the poll from NicoNico was announced over the past weekend, with Final Fantasy 14 absolutely trouncing the competition. The MMO took home nearly a quarter of all votes by fans in Japan, with runner-up Final Fantasy 7 only able to grasp 14% of the total votes.NicoNico actually ran two polls, with the other letting fans vote for their most beloved character in Final Fantasy. Again though, Final Fantasy 14
  • Netflix cancels divisive comedy Blockbuster after one season

    Netflix cancels divisive comedy Blockbuster after one season
    Blockbuster is the latest Netflix show to face cancelation. The workplace comedy starring Melissa Fumero and Randall Park has been axed after only one season on the streaming service.The show follows Timmy Yoon (Park) and his employees as they fight to keep the last Blockbuster Video store in the United States open. Season one ended on a bit of a cliffhanger as the fate of the shop was left hanging in the balance.However, show creator Vanessa Ramos explained to Entertainment Weekly that she wasn
  • Kingdom Hearts Missing Link's new Bloodborne-style artwork is throwing fans off

    Kingdom Hearts Missing Link's new Bloodborne-style artwork is throwing fans off
    Square Enix has revealed more info about its upcoming mobile game Kingdom Hearts Missing Link, as well as released its first piece of concept art, which has caught fans by surprise. Over the weekend, it was revealed that beta testing for Kingdom Hearts Missing Link is due to begin on January 13, 2023 - January 18, 2023, with sign-ups now available via the new Kingdom Hearts Missing Link website until December 26, 2023. The only catch is that this beta test is only available in Japan and on
  • James Cameron plans to settle Titanic's eternal raft debate once and for all

    James Cameron plans to settle Titanic's eternal raft debate once and for all
    Director James Cameron is going to prove that there was no way Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) would have survived alongside Rose (Kate Winslet) at the end of Titanic."Maybe I didn’t do [Jack’s sacrifice] in a way that everyone agrees with, but Jack had to die. It’s that simple. If I have to make the raft a little bit smaller, I’ll make it smaller," Cameron told the Toronto Sun, with perhaps more than a knowing nod to the perpetual debate over whether Jack and Rose could have bo
  • Mark Hamill cryptically shares his thoughts on Star Wars: The Last Jedi on the film's anniversary

    Mark Hamill cryptically shares his thoughts on Star Wars: The Last Jedi on the film's anniversary
    Mark Hamill has cryptically shared his thoughts on Star Wars: The Last Jedi on the film's fifth anniversary. The actor has made no secret of disagreeing with the handling of Luke Skywalker in the eighth film in the franchise. On Twitter, a fan asked Hamill: "Since it is the 5th anniversary of the TLJ release, do you have any anecdotes or memories from making the film you would be willing to share? Have you changed your mind about anything after these past five years? Would you have done any
  • The first full length Oppenheimer trailer showcases epic scale of Christopher Nolan’s movie

    The first full length Oppenheimer trailer showcases epic scale of Christopher Nolan’s movie
    Christopher Nolan’s upcoming thriller Oppenheimer has got its first full-length trailer. The explosive teaser leans heavily on the conflict of Cillian Murphy’s J. Robert Oppenheimer over his role in creating the world’s first atomic bomb."We imagine a future, and our imaginings are horrifiers," Oppenheimer says in a voiceover. "They won’t fear it until they understand it, and they won’t understand it until they’ve used it. Theory will take you only so far, I d
  • Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series finally coming to PS4 and Switch next year

    Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series finally coming to PS4 and Switch next year
    The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection is finally heading to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, with an eyebrow-raising price tag.Over the past weekend, Square Enix finally announced that the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series would be making its way to PS4 and Nintendo Switch platforms in Spring 2023. However, fans have noted that the price of the bundle combining all six remastered games is an eye-watering $75.
    The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series is coming to Nintendo Switch and PlaySt
  • Avatar: The Way of Water has massive opening weekend – but comes in below predictions

    Avatar: The Way of Water has massive opening weekend – but comes in below predictions
    Avatar: The Way of Water has stormed the box office over its opening weekend, bringing in a massive total – but still falling short of predictions. The sequel was expected to open to around $525 million globally, with $150 – $175 million predicted domestically. Per Variety, the sequel opened to $134 million domestically with a global total of $435 million, so that's just under a $100 million shortfall worldwide. James Cameron's blockbuster is tied with The Batman for 2022's
  • Tom Cruise thanks Top Gun: Maverick fans – while jumping out of a plane during Mission: Impossible filming

    Tom Cruise thanks Top Gun: Maverick fans – while jumping out of a plane during Mission: Impossible filming
    Tom Cruise has thanked fans for watching Top Gun: Maverick in theaters – while filming a death-defying stunt for the new Mission: Impossible movie.Cruise, who is seen precariously perched out of a plane during the production of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two in South Africa, began his message by "thanking you all for coming out to the theater and thanking you for supporting Top: Gun Maverick."
    A special message from the set of #MissionImpossible @MissionFilm pic.twitte
  • Tom Cruise thanks Top Gun: Maverick fans – while jumping out of a helicopter during Mission: Impossible filming

    Tom Cruise thanks Top Gun: Maverick fans – while jumping out of a helicopter during Mission: Impossible filming
    Tom Cruise has thanked fans for watching Top Gun: Maverick in theaters – while filming a death-defying stunt for the new Mission: Impossible movie.Cruise, who is seen precariously perched out of a helicopter during the production of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two in South Africa, began his message by "thanking you all for coming out to the theater and thanking you for supporting Top: Gun Maverick."
    A special message from the set of #MissionImpossible @MissionFilm pic.t

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