For the last few years,Apex Legendshas comfortably sat alongsideFortniteandWarzoneat the top of the battle royale genre; taking the tight gunplay of theTitanfallseries and injecting it with some exciting abilities and even more competitive modes. However, the game isn’t perfect, and even the most die-hard fans are able to point out a few areas of weakness in theApex Legendsformula. One such weakness, according to a pretty vocal section of fans, is the lack of any demotion in the game’s ranked matches....

It’s been a great year forAssassin’s Creedfans, and things are getting even better this summer, withAssassin’s Creed Shadowsgetting a boat-load of new content. This comes on the heels of a handful of updates that rolled out earlier in the year, which introduced features such as Nightmare Mode and an open-world alarm, as well as other new story content. AUbisoftupdate earlier today announced thatAC Shadowsis getting a ton of new features added this summer, including a New Game+ feature, a level cap increase, major quality-of-life improvements, a day/night-cycling option,and much more....

Before he set his sinister sights on Luke Skywalker, the Emperor identified another “worthy successor” toDarth Vader, prompting his apprentice to swiftly respond, in one ofVader’s most hardcore moments in comic history. The story came from the originalStar Warscanon, nowcollected under the “Legends” banner, but it still perfectly encapsulates the Sidious/Vader dynamic. Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison#5, written by W. Haden Blackman, with art by Agustin Alessio, is the climactic issue of a classic story, featuring an attempted overthrow of Palpatine by some ambitious Imperial underlings....

There are many villains inBelow Deck Down Underseason 3, but I’m most disappointed in Captain Jason Chambers. Captain Jason was one of the bestBelow Deckcaptains for the first two seasons ofBelow Deck Down Under. He didn’t micromanage but knew when to step in and be firm. Captain Jason’s leadership kept the ship in line while also granting his crew the space they needed to grow in their roles. One of the crucial elements to Captain Jason’s success was his relationship withChief Stew Aesha Scott....

A brand new gameplay trailer has dropped for developer Surgical Scalpels’Boundary, the zero gravity first-person shooter. The short video showcases what to expect in moment-to-moment space gameplay inBoundary, and it seems rather impressive. The ambitions ofBoundaryare enough to turn heads. A frantic FPS in space with heavily armed astronauts in zero gravity gunfights struck many players as both an amazing idea and something very difficult to pull off. Throw in classes, customizable load-outs, and more, and the makings of a unique game are in place....

Brandon Sanderson,an American fantasy and science fiction author known for comics such asWhite SandandDark One,admits that his favorite superpower is teleportation and that oneMarvelhero, in his opinion, exemplifies this power better than any other:Doctor Strange. However, as valid as Sanderson’s opinion is, there is at least one other Marvel character whose teleportation powers far exceed that of Doctor Strange’s. In June 2024, Brandon Sanderson teamed up with Corridor Crew’s Wren Weichman to release a video on the author’s YouTube channel, “Brandon Sanderson and Wren’s Weichman Five Favorite Superpowers!...

WARNING! SPOILERS ahead for Days of Our Lives episodes airing from June 17 - 20. Days of Our Lives’latest update contains the disappointing news that one legacy couple is leaving the long-time soap, although this is offset by several other exciting story developments this week. Salem is still recovering from the shock of John Black’s (Drake Hogestyn) death, which was a storyline written out of necessity shortly before Hogestyn passed away from pancreatic cancer....

DC Comicsowns the rights to Alan Moore’sWatchmen, and over the past few years, the publisher has made several stop-start attempts to integrate Moore’s characters into DC’s shared universe; despite these efforts,however, it is arguably in the best interest of both DC andWatchmento let them remain distinct properties. DC has every right to continue trying to find the winning formula for bringingWatchmeninto continuity with the DC Universe, but these efforts might be doomed to fail....

ADeath Strandingplayer discovers where all of the lost cargo in the game comes from. The new Hideo Kojimagame is full of secrets for playersto understand and questions for them to answer, and one that many have been asking themselves is where the lost cargo originates and what happens to their own lost goods. In a hugely popular post on theDeath StrandingReddit, a user named Yodabyte has posted a video that shows something appearing in the sky....

Fans have known aboutResident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon Cityfor a while now. Aside from a few leaked screenshots, though, little was known about the movie. October 7th’s trailers gave fans a brief look into the cinematic reboot ofResident Evil, which will merge the plots of the originalResident EvilandResident Evil 2. Though the games canonically take place months apart, director Johannes Roberts has a plan to combine the games into one film....

WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for Dexter: Resurrection season 1, episode 3!WhileDexter: Resurrectionhas brought back many of the most iconic trademarks from the original series, limited revival, and prequel, the new showdoesn’t continue one of the franchise’s most iconic features. WithDexter: Resurrectionpicking up afterDexter Morgan miraculously survivedNew Blood’s ending, in which he was shot by his son Harrison, Showtime’s latest sequel sees Dexter “reborn,” warranting plenty of callbacks to his early serial killer days....

Diablo 4’s recent update 1.0.4 appears to have massively increased the drop rate for the Harlequin Crest helmet from Helltide Chests, to the point where Blizzard had to jump back in to disable the drop entirely. Being a live-service hack ‘n’ slash, the newDiablogame emphasizes its living economy and rare loot drops, and getting hugely important loot easily could mean big problems in the long run. WithSeason 1 ofDiablo 4ready to beginon July 20, the game is about to leave its rose-colored launch-window goggles behind and officially move into its live-service component, which could be what makes or breaks the game for many players....

Fighting games had a good year in 2021, especially for those who like anime fighters. On both ends of the anime fighter community, ranging from mainstream to relatively obscure, fans got two great new entries in storied fighting game franchises.Guilty Gear StriveandMelty Blood: Type Luminawere both long-awaited sequels brought forward into the next generation with new mechanics and art styles.Strivein particular saw some serious mainstream popularity among ArcSys and fighting game fans in general, and has still maintained a lot of its appeal post-launch....