Nintendo literally broke the Internet this week when it announced Steve and otherMinecraftrepresentatives would be the next DLC fighters inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, leading to Twitter crashing for a short time. Alongside today’s Minecraft Live event,Smashcreator Masahiro Sakurai revealed Steve’s movesetand other pertinent details about what players can access when the DLC launches October 13, including its Spirit Board lineup. The Spirit Board is an extension ofSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate’s adventure mode, World of Light, in which players can battle Spirits based on characters and items across video game history that take the form of regular fighters with unique battle conditions....

Bandai Namco reveals that a returning Nina Williams will be joining the roster ofTekken 8and a closed alpha test period will be held for the game. This update was given at the recentTekkenWorld Tour 2022 Global Finals, withTekkenseries producer Katsuhiro Haradateasing this update back in December. At the time, he downplayed the possibility, as the marketing team forTekken 8said it was “crazy.” However, the e-sports tournament was treated to a number of announcements, which included Nina Williams' reveal....

Summary Genshin Impactis home to some of themost beautifully designed characters. The game features an ensemble and diverse cast of 89 characters that is ever-growing with subsequent patches. These characters are the stars of the show and a large reason for the game’s success. To make the open-world experience that much more enticing, every player has the opportunity to obtain free characters by completing certain goals that are set in stone....

There were several incredible action films that hit in the 2020s, but one of the bestmartial arts moviesof the last few years featured an action star that no one could have expected.Martial arts genre fans have had a lot to lovesince 2020, and many of the releases that arrived seemed to come from nowhere.Everything Everywhere All At Onceis a filmmixing fantasy with martial arts and ended up as an Oscar favorite....

Fntastic’s MMO third-person shooterThe Day Beforehas been earning a lot of attention ever since it was announced in January 2021. From being Steam’s most wishlisted game, further and further release dates, and switching from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5, it seems there is no shortage of topics to talk about when concerningThe Day Before. Recent news has revealed that the game developers are searching forpart-time and full-time volunteers to makeThe Day Before, and in turn, the part-time volunteers will receive participation certificates and free codes....

Summary If you’ve ever found yourself scrolling through an app’s description in the Play Store, searching for a specific detail or just trying to figure out if it’s worth a download, you’re not alone. What if you could simply ask the app your questions? Well, now you can. Google is rolling out a new “Ask Play about this app” feature in the Play Store, and it’s a pretty clever use of AI....

Romance movies may have taken a hit over the years, but the book world has remained loyal to the genre. Romantic films and romantic comedies have specifically made a comeback on streaming platforms, but they’re often hit or miss.The Map That Leads to You, adapted from J.P. Monninger’s novel of the same name, falls somewhere in the middle. It’s not particularly memorable, but it also has its moments, elevated by the chemistry between Madelyn Cline andRiverdale’s KJ Apa....

There are as many powerful moments as there are scenes in HBO’sThe Pacific, but these stand above by how hard they hit on every rewatch. One of thebest TV shows produced by Steven Spielberg, second only to his previous entry in World War II canon,Band of Brothers,The Pacificdepicts the Battle of the Pacific, specifically focusing on the island-hopping campaign done by the 1st Marine Division, with attention paid to the 1st, 5th, and 7th regiments in particular....

The Red Wedding, the decisions that led to it, and the fallout from it, will continue to be important inThe Winds of Winter. In both George R.R. Martin’sA Song of Ice and Firenovels and the TV showGame of Thrones, thedeaths at the Red Weddingare a defining moment that shaped so much of what comes next, and that’s going to be the case again in Martin’s sixth and penultimate book. WhenThe Winds of Winterreleases, it can correct a mistake Martin made back in 2005’sA Feast for Crows, relating to one character who was key to the Red Wedding, even if they didn’t go: Jeyne Westerling....

TheTony Hawk’s Pro Skaterseries will be coming back in a big way in a few months’ time with thenewly-announced remaster collectionTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, and in the wake of the its announcement, developer Vicarious Visions has given fans an idea of what kind of content to expect at launch, and later on. From the look of it, fans won’t be wanting for content when the games launch in September. According to Activision,1+2will feature all of the original levels, tricks, modes, and professional skaters from the original PS1 versions ofPro Skater 1and2, in addition to new features like updated graphics, local split-screen and online multiplayer, the ability to share custom parks online, and a number of new tricks, challenges, and customization options....

For those who are looking to make a start in streaming, chances areTwitchwill be the first site to come to mind. Even thoughstreaming platforms have generally seen a decline in growth, which could be due to the “winding down” of the pandemic, the Amazon-owned service is still head honcho of video game broadcasting, in spite of the many controversies that regularly befall the website. And a new change is currently being experimented with that could be useful for discovering smaller channels, though some viewers aren’t happy with it so far....

Vin Diesel begs Universal to share the release date for the nextFast & Furiousmovie after teasing that a special project will arrive beforeFast X: Part 2. After helping to launch the franchise back in 2001, Diesel returned as Dom Toretto for 2023’sFast X, the tenth main installment in the Fast Saga. The franchise is expected to wrap up the story with theannouncedFast X: Part 2, but Diesel teased last month that Universal wants him to make a “precursor” to that film akin toLos Bandoleros, the short film precursor toFast & Furious(2009)....

Thunderboltsdirector Jake Schreier opens up on Taskmaster’sMarvel Cinematic Universedeath. The MCU gender-flipped a classic Marvel supervillain for Olga Kurylenko’s Taskmaster, introduced inBlack Widow; but the character turned out to have a pretty short lifespan, shockingly killed off inThunderbolts’s opening scenes. To be fair,Taskmaster’s early deathwas easy to see coming; attentive viewers swiftly spotted hints from the trailers that she was only around in the first act. Still, there was to intense debate over whether her fate was changed behind the scenes....