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Wasp Network, written and directed by Olivier Assayas based on the book The Last Soldiers of the Cold War by Fernando Morais, has landed on Netflix. It stars Penélope Cruz, Edgar Ramírez, Gael García Bernal and Ana de Armas and is based on the true story of the ‘Cuban Five’ (aka Miami Five) who were

This review contains spoilers for Agents of SHIELD. Agents of SHIELD Season 7 Episode 6 Failure is such a powerful narrative tool, mostly because viewers don’t expect things to go so spectacularly wrong even when the heroes are technically winning. Such is the case with this week’s Agents of SHIELD which has Daisy barely escaping

The DCEU’s Cyborg, Ray Fisher, just took a major shot at Joss Whedon and the theatrical cut of Justice League. Fisher who appeared (very briefly) as Vic “Cyborg” Stone in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and (more substantially) in Justice League offered a sharp critique of that latter film’s co-director Joss Whedon and presumably

Amazon Game Studio’s multiplayer shooter Crucible has seemingly suffered yet another setback as developer Relentless Studios has announced that the game is being reverted to a closed beta state after previously being openly available as a free-to-play title via Steam. “Starting tomorrow, Crucible is moving to closed beta,” reads a post on the Crucible blog.

This The Last of Us Part 2 article contains spoilers. Now that The Last of Us Part 2 is finally out, there’s a lot to say about its twisting and sprawling story that takes Ellie from Jackson, Wyoming all the way to Seattle, Washington on a quest for revenge. Much of the current discussion revolves

Led by Brutes baring sharp teeth and wielding gravity hammers, the Banished are one of the Halo universe’s most imposing factions. Introduced in 2017 as the antagonists of Halo Wars 2, they’re a splinter group of ex-Covenant warriors dedicated to clawing out a mercenary criminal empire. And that mission seems to continue in Halo Infinite.

Blizzard has confirmed that the long-awaited Ahn’Qiraj update for World of Warcraft Classic will be released on July 28. “We’re putting the finishing touches on the next patch for WoW Classic. Version 1.13.5 will go live in July,” reads a post from a Blizzard community manager on the World of Warcraft forums. “With that patch,

Is a new streaming platform called Brime about to become Twitch’s biggest competitor? That’s what some in the internet rumor mill think after popular streamer Keemstar shared a wild theory claiming that Ninja, Shroud, and Dr DisRespect are launching a new streaming service backed by Spotify. Sounds too good to be true, right? That’s because

While popular streamer Dr DisRespect, whose real name is Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV, was banned from Twitch on Friday, Beahm didn’t immediately address the situation, sparking countless theories and rumors as to why he’d been suspended. Then, Kotaku and industry insider Rod “Slasher” Breslau reported that the ban was permanent. But still no word from

Bethesda and id Software have confirmed that this year’s QuakeCon event will take place online from August 7-9. Dubbed QuakeCon at Home, this online event will actually run during the rough time frame typically reserved for the traditional QuakeCon showcase (which was cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic). While Bethesda and id Software

A new teaser posted via the Halo Twitter account suggests that The Banished may return in Halo Infinite. The teaser clearly references The Banished with the line “We are his will, we are his legacy, we are The Banished,” but there is some room for debate in regards to whether or not this teaser actually

Popular Twitch streamer Dr DisRespect, whose real name is Herschel “Guy” Beahm IV, has been banned from the streaming platform for an undisclosed reason. Beahm’s channel, which boasted over 4 million followers, has been removed from the service. Twitch is also refunding subscribers to Beahm’s channel and has removed his emotes. His Twitch partner status

This The Last of Us Part 2 article contains spoilers. Video games of the size of The Last of Us Part 2 take years to make, and during that long development cycle, plot points can change, whole scenes can be cut, and levels dropped. As we’re learning from Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann and

When you want to tell a big, epic Avengers story for your big, epic Avengers video game, you have to choose your big bad carefully. At this point, Red Skull, Loki, Ultron, and Thanos are old news. The Marvel Cinematic Universe covered them. Galactus is a bit too big a threat for the first of

Warcraft director Duncan Jones has confirmed via Twitter that he had mapped out the basic story for a Warcraft film trilogy before plans for subsequent Warcraft movies fell apart. “Part 2 would have been Go’el/Thrall as a young orc slave in Blackmoore’s gladiator camp,” Jones says in regards to his intentions for a sequel to

This The Last of Us Part 2 article contains spoilers. Whether you enjoyed it or now, The Last of Us Part 2 will be a game fans talk about for a very long time. Not only does the game’s ending leave a lot open to interpretation but it also features quite a few big twists

In an extensive interview with GamesBeat (as reported on by gamesindustry.biz), form PlayStation Studios Chairman Shawn Layden spoke about the potentially unsustainable growth of the AAA video game industry. “The problem with that model is it’s just not sustainable,” Layden says in regards to the development costs of major video games (which he says have

This THE LAST OF US article contains spoilers. Even though The Last of Us Part 2 was only recently released, fans are already talking about The Last of Us Part 3. To be fair, they’re not alone. Naughty Dog was also talking about a potential sequel to The Last of Usshortly ahead of Part 2‘s official

This THE LAST OF US PART 2 article contains spoilers. While The Last of Us Part 2 shakes up the franchise quite a bit by introducing a variety of new stories, locations, and characters, Dina has quickly become one of the breakout new stars of the sequel. The first time we ever saw Dina, she was dancing

This The Last of Us Part 2 article contains spoilers. The Last of Us Part 2 was a creative risk for Naughty Dog and Sony. A continuation of one of the most beloved and praised stories in video game history had to not only live up to the original game but the very high expectations

Reportedly unhappy with its performance in the mobile gaming market, Nintendo is said to be moving away from that space to focus on game development for the Switch. The report comes from Bloomberg, which says that Nintendo hasn’t seen a return on investment from the mobile games released thus far. In a year when the

Star Wars: Squadrons is a new space combat game from Motive Studios and Electronic Arts that pays homage to the classic Rogue Squadron and X-Wing/TIE Fighter games of old. It’s the first Star Wars space combat game released since 2003’s Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike. “In Star Wars: Squadrons, players will enlist as starfighter pilots, stepping

This article is presented by NVIDIA. NVIDIA is known for innovation, whether it be through its powerful RTX series GPUs or by spearheading ray-tracing as the next frontier of gaming graphics. This year, NVIDIA is taking yet another major leap forward by introducing the thinnest and most portable gaming laptops powered by RTX GPUs on

Grounded starts out as most survival games do: You’re plopped into an unfamiliar, unfriendly environment and must gather resources to survive, scrounging for food and materials, fending off the occasional enemy or two. But what sets Grounded apart from other games of its ilk are its setting, premise, and design subtleties that make it a

This article is presented by: Although Magic: The Gathering can be an unruly beast to keep up with, there’s always a few deck archetypes in standard that are likely to appear in just about any tournament. Mono-colors like red and black are mainstays of competitive Magic and, among the multitude of strategies currently available in standard

Ever since George Lucas and the crew of A New Hope referenced World War II dogfights to create the iconic Battle of Yavin, Star Wars’ scientifically impossible starships have been a staple of the saga. The fantasy of being a dogfighter ace in space has launched spin-off books, comics, and video games, including the beloved

EA ended the recent EA Play livestream by confirming that a new Skate game is finally in development. The Skate announcement was made by game director Deran Chung and fellow Skate alumni Cuz Parry who took time to thank the fans for essentially “commenting” this project into existence. That’s a reference to the years of

Electronic Arts has announced Star Wars: Squadrons, the publisher’s next big Star Wars game, which is being developed by Motive Studios. The game will see players clash in X-wings, TIE fighters, and other ships in single-player and multiplayer battles. “In Star Wars: Squadrons, players will enlist as starfighter pilots, stepping into the cockpits of iconic starfighters

Next-gen gaming’s biggest open secret has finally been revealed. June’s PlayStation 5 showcase brought us our first look at Horizon Forbidden West. Members of the Guerrilla Games team have confirmed that the game’s title is indeed a reference to protagonist Aloy’s journey into the West. As such, this will definitely be a sequel to 2017’s

Fan-favorite Original Trilogy hero Wedge Antilles (played by Denis Lawson) has been in the fight since 1977. The quintessential Star Wars pilot, Wedge faced two Death Stars and has a long career as a Rebel leader and a New Republic defender in both Disney canon and the old Legends continuity. Now, decades after his original