As one of the largest RPGs ever made, Baldur’s Gate 3 is also one of the most intimidating. Even creating your character can easily consume hours of your life. Of course, few character creation choices are more important than your race and class. Like many Dungeons and Dragons-based games, your choice of race and class
Month: August 2023
Director: Quarxx Writer: Quarxx Cast: Hugo Dillon, Arben Bajraktaraj, Manon Maindivide, Ophélia Kolb, Carl Laforêt Running Time: 96 mins “I’m not in denial anymore,” says Daniel (Arben Bajraktaraj) to Nathan (Hugo Dillon) very near the beginning of Pandemonium. Nathan has just awoken lying in the middle of an isolated road that snakes through misty mountains,
Television comedies have come a long way from the multi-camera sitcoms of the 1950s. The streaming era has given writers the ability to explore different ways to tell their stories beyond the traditional structure of network comedies. Shows like The Bear, Barry, Russian Doll, WandaVision, and Ted Lasso blur the lines between drama and comedy
Roughly halfway through 2023, it feels safe to say that this has already been one of the best years in gaming history. While that statement accounts for a few of the things happening in the industry right now (such as finally being able to find a next-gen console) it of course speaks to the quality
When Ralph Macchio first appeared on the big screen as Daniel LaRusso, decked out in his now trademark white Karate Gi uniform, he effectively ushered in a bold new era of children’s entertainment. 1984’s The Karate Kid wasn’t just director John G. Avildsen applying the uplifting sports movie formula that had worked so well on
Your choice of class matters in most RPGs, but Baldur’s Gate 3 makes that choice as important as it has ever been. While there’s no such thing as picking the “wrong” class in Baldur’s Gate 3 (as long as they’re the right class for you), certain classes obviously have notable advantages and disadvantages. Well, there
The Wheel Of Time fans rejoice! We still have to wait until September for the release of Season Two of the fantasy series, but Prime Video has released a sneak peek of Season Two at the end of the Season One finale episode (Episode 108) as a special surprise! This sneak peek of the new
Barbie star America Ferrera is no stranger to big franchises. Before appearing in Greta Gerwig’s ode to womanhood and in NBC’s beloved sitcom Superstore, Ferrera got her start on a very relatable ABC primetime soap Ugly Betty. First premiering in 2006, Ugly Betty ran for four season on network television and built up a devoted
2023 has seen more than its fair share of amazing and successful titles so far. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Hogwarts Legacy, and Resident Evil 4 Remake are just a few of the notable games this year that have raked in both critical acclaim and cash. Of course, many gamers probably could
Director: Writer: Austin Jennings, Matt Frink Cast: Emily Sweet, Brad Thomas, Bruno Veljanovski Running Time: 86 mins Eight Eyes starts as it intends to finish: with an unsettling enigma. The camera tilts down through the darkness of night to a big fire, onto which some clothing is placed, and in which a charred human head
Paris has been the backdrop to many a great romance, and in Heartstopper, that’s no different. A school trip to the French capital in season two is the site of an instant connection between boy…. and bookshop. When Isaac Henderson sees Shakespeare and Co. on the banks of the River Seine, it’s love at first
If you want to watch a streamer, Twitch is usually your best option. The site suffers no shortage of gamers playing titles in front of live audiences for fun and profit, and whenever a highly anticipated game launches, you can always expect an influx of streams devoted to the title. Usually, these streams just consist
Director: Nicholas Tomnay Writer: Nicholas Tomnay Cast: Penelope Mitchell, Nick Stahl, Tamsin Topolski, Randy Vasquez Running Time: 101 mins What You Wish For is a story of haves and have-nots, and the morality-challenging divide that exists between them. More than a mere have-not, gambling addict Ryan Mosely (Nick Stahl) is also massively in debt, and
This Star Trek: Strange New Worlds article contains spoilers. When Strange New Worlds premiered last year, nobody expected the show to become a series of strange new genres. And yet, the most retro Star Trek series of the modern era has proved to be the most flexible. In a race to see which Star Trek
Most story-driven RPGs are designed for a single player. However, Baldur’s Gate 3 isn’t like most story-driven RPGs; it is the latest entry in a legendary game franchise and was developed by a studio that has a ton of experience in the RPG genre. And since Baldur’s Gate 3 channels the company’s previous game, which
It’s official! We’re getting more Ghostface action with Scream VII. What’s more Scream and Scream VI directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are handing over the directing reigns to Freaky, Happy Death Day and We Have A Ghost director Christopher Landon. As first reported by Bloody Disgusting and confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett have stepped back, in
We might be entering the dog days of summer but Hulu isn’t slowing down. The streamer’s list of new releases for August 2023 is a pretty impressive collection of content. The biggest Hulu original this month is season 3 of true crime comedy Only Murders in the Building on Aug. 8. This time around Meryl
The PS5’s life cycle so far has been unique, to say the least. The console launched to much acclaim back in November 2020, and yet it still feels like we’re still in a transitional phase into the new console generation. Due to manufacturing simply not being able to keep pace with the console’s stupid-high demand,
The DC Universe has had a bit of a shakeup of late, with The Guardians Of The Galaxy’s James Gunn and producer Peter Safran taking over as CEOs of DC Studios in 2022 and immediately putting their mark on the franchise. That shakeup incorporated some re-casting, including that of Henry Cavil as Superman to David
SciFiNow fans and FrightFest gang unite! This year we’re once again teaming up with those ghoulishly great folk over at the Pigeon Shrine FrightFest horror festival to get the lowdown on all the best in genre. Not only will we be bringing you reviews fresh from the festival but we are hosting a SciFiNow screening
Now that Marvel’s Secret Invasion has wrapped on Disney+, it can only mean one thing: it’s Star Wars’ turn. Disney+’s list of new releases for August 2023 includes the next installment in the galaxy far, far away. Star Wars: Ahsoka premieres its first two episodes (of eight total) on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Starring Rosario Dawson
Less than a month ago, Diablo 4 launched to fairly widespread critical acclaim and instant commercial success. Though complaints and criticisms about the game have been flying freely since Diablo 4‘s betas, the general consensus was that Diablo 4 got off to a pretty great start and likely had nowhere to go but up from
A weekend in an abandoned hotel doesn’t quite go to plan in Stewart Thorndike’s upcoming thriller, Bad Things. Watch the trailer… <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Bad Things sees a group of friends escape the city to spend the weekend in an abandoned hotel. However, pervading eerie energy begins
Warning: contains minor spoilers for Good Omens Season 2 The set for season two of Good Omens is a complete entity – you can walk up and down Whickber Street, browse the record shop, the magic shop, and of course Aziraphale’s bookshop, and even stop for a coffee at Give Me Coffee Or Give Me
It’s no secret that the last few years have been rough for Microsoft’s console business. The Xbox One never really recovered from early missteps, and it’s only recently that Xbox has seen a substantial increase in console exclusives. But the good news is that almost three years since its release, the Xbox Series X (or
The Witcher is back for Season Three and this time, it’s in two parts! It’s also the last season of Henry Cavill as Geralt and sees monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture young Ciri. While Geralt takes Ciri into hiding, Yennefer is entrusted with Ciri’s magical training and leads them to the protected
August is here and so are the summer holidays, whcih can mean only one thing – time to get some sunshine reading in, so what better time for us to pull together our list of the best sci fi books for August 2023! From the follow up to one of the most epic space operas
The USA Network legal drama Suits has seen a surge in popularity on Netflix and Peacock over the summer, with over 3.1 billion minutes of the show watched across both streamers from June 26 to July 2. Nielsen predicts that the show’s popularity on streaming will only continue to grow, given that 75% of the
Baldur’s Gate 3 has captured the hearts and minds of RPG fans ever since Larian Studios announced the game in 2019. Not only is the title the latest entry in a beloved franchise that put BioWare on the map (and hadn’t seen a sequel in over 20 years), but the company behind Divinity: Original Sin
Otto Baxter: Not A F****ing Horror Story and the accompanying short film The Puppet Asylum will be released in cinemas and on Sky this September and will also have a special showing at the horror festival FrightFest in August. Otto Baxter: Not A F****ing Horror Story follows Otto Baxter, a 35-year-old man with Down Syndrome,