I’ve been pondering the modern era of Ghostbusters a lot since the faux-Marvel blandness of Frozen Empire failed to make much of an impression when it hit theaters in March. This little sequel duology, which includes 2021’s Afterlife as well, is overly reverential of the original Ghostbusters movie–but this pair of flicks doesn’t give you a movie-watching experience that’s anything like what you’d get from that comedy classic. Like so many franchise revivals and reboots, Frozen Empire and Afterlife are just new things with an old name on them.
What’s funny about that, however, is that there absolutely is a recent Ghostbusters movie that functions as a true modern version of Ghostbusters: Paul Feig’s 2016 remake, starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, and Chris Hemsworth. That movie’s been left in a weird limbo after being caught in the middle of the culture war–misogynists everywhere cried out in agony the moment the movie wa…
Read moreJustice League actor Ray Fisher has criticized WarnerMedia over its tweeted response to the Derek Chauvin verdict. Former Minneapolis policeman Chauvin has been found guilty of murdering George Floyd in May 2020.
WarnerMedia released a tweet soon after the verdict was announced yesterday, April 20. It stated that the studio reaffirmed its “commitment to be part of the solution by using our platforms, content, and resources to advance racial equity and social justice.”
However, Fisher, who has accused WarnerMedia of enabling racist and abusive behavior during the 2017 reshoots of Justice League, called out the studio for its perceived hypocrisy. He retweeted the original tweet, with an emotional response.
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Read moreWe already know that Hideo Kojima is working on a new game, but the beloved creator decided to sound off on some rumors that have swirled for years now. On the latest episode of his podcast, Brain Structure, Kojima confirmed that rumors of his involvement with the indie game Abandoned are false, and that he didn’t even understand them at first.
To recap, some fans theorized that the little-known indie project Abandoned was actually a stealth Kojima game, similar to the fake version of Metal Gear Solid 5 that debuted at the Spike VGAs prior to the real rollout. According to these rumors, Blue Box Studios’ Hasan Kahraman was merely Hideo Kojima in disguise, and Abandoned was actually a new Silent Hill entry similar to the infamous cancelled project Silent Hills.
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Read moreBefore the month of October, if anyone had predicted that Joker: Folie à Deux would fall from No. 1 after only a single weekend to another killer clown movie then it would have been easy to dismiss. And yet that’s exactly what happened as Terrifier 3 is the new U.S. box-office champion with $18.3 million (via Deadline) in its opening weekend. As for the Joker sequel, it fell to third place behind The Wild Robot’s $13.45 million, which brings the DreamWorks Animation film to $83.7 million to date.
There were warning signs about Folie à Deux’s box office prospects before it opened to a disappointing $37.7 million, which was far behind the $96.2 million that Joker had in its opening weekend in 2019. For its second weekend, Joker: Folie à Deux fell 81% to only $7.055 million. To put this in perspective, that’s the biggest drop for a DC superhero-inspired film. There are only two DC movies that put up worse numbers in their second weekends: Wonder Woman 1984 with $5.4 million in…
Read moreYou’ve been able to build in Fortnite forever, but now you can build Fortnite characters out of Lego bricks. The four new sets released today, October 1, and include the iconic Fortnite Battle Bus, Durr Burger, Supply Llama, and Peely Bone, with minifigures featuring signature Fortnite tools like pickaxes and Chug Jugs.
Lego Fortnite Sets at the Lego Store
- Lego Fortnite Durr Burger (193 pieces) — $15
- Lego Fortnite Supply Llama (691 pieces) — $40
- Lego Fortnite Peely Bone (1,414 pieces) — $100
- Lego Fortnite Battle Bus — (954 pieces) $100
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Read moreThere’s nothing quite like a solid strategy game. Some of the biggest names in news play strategy games, and it’s no surprise; they hone forethought and adaptability. Yet, how do they get made? If you’ve ever wanted to create a strategy game of your own, a great learning bundle has gone on sale. The Build a Strategy Game Development Bundle is now available and comes with lifetime access.
Only one payment of $40 and you’ll have lifetime access to 10 courses on the design, creation, and refinement of your very own strategy game . You’ll be developing skills to create your own game, whether for fun, a new business, or just to improve on the skills that you have. The Build A Strategy Game Development Bundle goes over all the aspects you’ll need in any groundbreaking strategy game: resource gathering, unit movement, and of course combat are covered by the instructors from Zeneva.
Zeneva has over 1,000,000 students enrolled in their world-class …
Read moreAs an ode to the ever expanding Marvel universe, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 is practically without peer. The characters you’ll play, the locations you’ll visit, and the references you’ll come across span the length and breadth of the comic juggernaut’s history in comics, TV, and film, extending to the genesis of Marvel as Timely Comics way back in the forgotten mists of time (the 1930s). In fact, outside of the exclusion of X-Men and Fantastic Four characters (for some undisclosed and surely byzantine legal rights reasons), this game is the most Marvel any Marvel game has been so far.
It’s also pretty much the most Lego game any Lego game has been so far, which is to say all of the charm and wit and ease of play of this long-running series is here, but also all of its little faults and idiosyncrasies. Outside of the dizzying array of heroes and villains you’ll (eventually) be able to play, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 adds little to the franchise in …
Read moreIn a rare case of Fortnite appearing in another game and not the other way around, Magic: The Gathering will receive cards based on Epic Games’ battle royale shooter in 2022. Capcom’s iconic fighting game series Street Fighter will also be receiving the card treatment next year.
The crossovers come as part of a subset of Magic cards called Secret Lair, which are collectible card sets featuring collaborations with different artists and companies that often include more experimental art and mechanics than seen in normal Magic cards. Past Secret Lair collaborations have included sets based on Godzilla and The Walking Dead.
Magic creator Wizards of the Coast announced the video game-themed Secret Lair sets at its annual Magic Showcase event. Fortnite will actually be receiving two sets based on “iconic Fortnite in-game locations and characters.” Wizards of the Coast didn’t announce a date for the sets, but did say that the Fortnite cards will be reprints …
Read moreMovies being edited and changed from the first trailer to the final screening is nothing new. We’ve seen it played out countless times, especially in big franchise movies like Star Wars and Avengers and looks like Madame Web is now among that list.
When the first trailer dropped back in November, there was a line about Cassie’s (Dakota Johnson) mom and her connection to the mysterious not-Spider-Man that’s out to killer and her friends. “He was in the Amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders right before she died.” The delivery and line became an instant meme–a personal favorite of mine was one using Ben Kenobi.
As the reviews started coming out today ahead of the movie’s release this week, it’s been noted that the line has been removed from the final cut.
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Read moreSeason 18 of Destiny 2 will add a new Raid to the game, but Bungie isn’t ready yet to reveal which instance of its high-level PvE activity will be added to the game. The studio is saving that reveal for its showcase on August 23, which is also the start of Season 18.
Bungie did tease in its weekly blog that the raid will be something that fans are “already somewhat familiar with” and that like the Vault of Glass raid it will be changing up the World First race to keep the playing field even. The raid will begin with Contest Mode enabled and will require participants to be at 1560 Power to enter the event.
Clearing the raid in Contest Mode will open up Challenge Mode in the game director and the special Triumph for completing all of the challenge Triumphs for each encounter. Challenge Mode will only be available for the first 24 hours, and the first fireteam to complete a curated list of challenges inside of it will be able to claim the title of Worlds First and all the n…
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