Marvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra Riles Fans Over "Off-Brand Chris Evans" Captain America

An explosive surprise hit theMarvelfandom yesterday when Skydance Media revealed a trailer for the upcoming action-adventure game Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra. Due to be released in 2025, the talk of the town highlighted the stunning graphics quality rendered in Unreal Engine 5, using the latest Nanite and Lumen technology. Still, not every comic book nerd was convinced by the presentation. Despite flaunting movie-realistic details, a high-octane cat-and-mouse pursuit between Captain America and Black Panther, and the rich ambiance of occupied Paris, shots were fired against Steve Rogers’ “off-brand” likeness to Chris Evans’ portrayal of the star-spangled hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 621 words · Tonya Clark

Marvel 1943: Rise Of Hydra's First Trailer Is Blowing Fans Away With Its Uncanny Graphics

During yesterday’sEpic Games' State of Unreal keynote,Marveland Skydance New Media revealed the very first trailer for Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra. The new action-adventure game is set to release in 2025, making use of Epic’s Unreal Engine 54, if it wasn’t obvious by the stunning facial animations and lighting. FormerNaughty Dogemployee Amy Hennig, who is best known for her work on theUnchartedseries, is helming the project. The original story takes players on a WWII-era adventure with four playable heroes during the course of the game....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Stacie Atkins

Movie Guru Blames The Snyder Cut Phenomena as Zack Snyder’s Big Return With Rebel Moon Gets Trashed by the Critics

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed A person by the name of Joe Russo (not the director of theAvengersfranchise) has had it with critics trying to crash Zack Snyder’s films as the recently releasedRebel Moongets a mediocre score. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Joe Russo did not hold back in targeting Variety and their lists and critics for dissing movies! Talking about the list titled“Worst Movies of 2023”created by Variety Magazine Joe Russo (not the director) tweeted that it is hard making movies already and these lists are trash....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 970 words · Brittany Barber

New Valorant Skins Leaked

Ahead of the new update set to be released February 17, newValorantskins have leaked. The leaks come courtesy of Twitter userValorantLeaks.Valorantis a free-to-play multiplayer FPS, developed by Riot Games and is available now for Microsoft Windows. New Limited-Time Mode Coming To Valorant The newValorantskins that have leaked will not be the only new content coming to the game. It was recently announced thatValorantwould be receiving a new limited-time Escalation mode. According to Riot Games, the new mode is a casual, fast-paced, mode designed for fun social players and perfect for encouraging players to practice with new weapons....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Joseph Higgins

Nintendo Switch Update 9.0.0 Brings Invites, Notification Alarms, Stylus Sensitivity

Another Nintendo Switch update, another series of minor additions. Coming out of a big Nintendo Direct that added SNES games to the Nintendo Switch Online service, nothing from this update is as monumental. That isn’t to say that the update is a total bore, with a few key additions worth mentioning. For one, the update fixes a bug that prevented purchasers of theFire Emblem: Three Housesexpansion pass from starting the game....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Denise Hughes

One of Goku’s Strongest Super Saiyan Forms Was Copied from a Fan Transformation Toyotarou Wrote Ages Before Taking Over Dragon Ball

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Dragon Ballhas given Goku many epic transformations over the years. Dragon Ball Super has also witnessed many such forms. But one form in particular might not be Akira Toriyama’s original idea, because something extremely similar was predicted in a fan-made doujinshi. Toyotarou, the illustrator ofDragon Ball Supercan be called the luckiest fan alive. Why? Because not only is he the illustrator ofDragon Ball Superbut one of his unofficial doujinshi could have inspired aDragon Ballritual....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 711 words · Tara Simpson

One Piece: Oda Hid a Key Doflamingo Feature in Plain Sight That Explains Why He Didn’t Turn Out to Be Like Corazon

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed When it comes to villains inOne Piece, Doflamingo stands iconic in most ways. His villainy served as an impetus for the events following the Dressrosa Arc. From his flamboyant style to his mannerisms, he is badass in more ways than one. Barring his style, the character stands testimony to well-written characters in Eiichiro Oda’s series....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 867 words · Suzanne Sullivan

Persona 5 Goro Akechi Makes His Anime Expo Debut With Nendoroid and Figma Figurines

There were plenty of surprise announcements during Anime Expo 2019, and one in particular should stand out for fans of bothPersona 5as well as figurine lovers in general (yes I’m well aware that’s a tons of overlap in the venn diagram of interests). Goro Akechi will be getting two new figures – a Nendoroid and a Figma: The first, done by Max Factory, is fashioned after his incredibly stylish school uniform look....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Matthew Hayes

Pokémon Sword & Shield: How To Catch And Evolve Karrablast

Way back during the second generation ofPokémon, a secondary method was introduced to spice up trade evolutions. Originally it was as simple as two friends getting together and swapping Pokémon and watching their favorite, like Haunter and Graveler, become Gengar and Golem. Starting with Gold and Silver, there were caveats, such as Onix needing a Metal Coat for a trade to evolve it into a Steelix. Karrablast from generation 5 was a trade evolution with a twist, but this time it wasn’t just a simple item....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 780 words · Shannon Cruz

PUBG is Back Over a Million Concurrent Players, Ending a Year-Long Playership Slump

As we get closer and closer to 2018, eagle-eyed Steam users may have seen something now uncommon –PlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundsis back on top. After a year-long slump with the success ofFortniteand other battle royale games,PUBGis seeing its further player growth on PC since January 2018. Tracked by Steamanalytics siteSteam Charts, we can look at the trends with more-precise numbers. Although the game peaked in January 2018 with 1.5 million concurrent players and a peak of 3....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 311 words · Sarah Lloyd

Rainbow Six Siege's Ranked 2.0 Features Leaked

While the official announcement forRainbow Six SiegeY7S4 Operation Solar Raid has been set for November 21, a huge number ofUbisoft’s surprise for the new season has already been leaked online, including some changes coming to Ranked 2.0.Twitter userDumbhael, who has been a trustworthy leak source for Rainbow Six Siege for a while, recently shared a new video from the Ranked 2.0 menu, where you can spot the addition of a new rank between Platinum and Diamond, called Emerald....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Mr. Mark Sanders MD

Riot Games Reportedly Removing Free Honor Capsules and Orbs

Since its early conception back in 2009,League of Legendshas been rooted in its free-to-play ideology that allowed for its player base to initially explode and continue to rise even to this very day. League players didn’t just enjoy the game itself for free, as many could receive free Hextech chests, key fragments, champion capsules, and more for hitting certain milestones or level-ups on their account. That has all but changed since the start of 2025 and LoL’s fifteenth season, with another blow leaking today within the free rewards from the honor system....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 803 words · Melissa Nelson

Rumors Suggest Warner Bros. Has Cancelled Two Open-World Superman Games Since 2013

In a Twitter thread fromWB has been actively trying to develop an open world Superman game since ~2013. A thread…pic.twitter.com/UMYHDGamiL— James Sigfield (@Jsig212James)June 08, 2025%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1193551146670886913&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.playstationlifestyle.net%2F2019%2F11%2F12%2Fwb-superman-game-rumors%2F" target="_blank" rel=“noopener noreferrer”>James Sigfield, a journalist at Geeks Worldwide, says that Warner Bros. cancelled two open-world Superman games since 2013. WB has been actively trying to develop an open world Superman game since ~2013. A thread…pic.twitter.com/UMYHDGamiL Sigfield mentions how WB was taking pitches from different game directors and producers back in 2013 for a Superman game....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Virginia Baxter