Dota 2 Adds NBA Jam Announcer Pack for Maximum Boomshakalaka

Tim Kitzrow brought the game to life as the announcer inNBA Jam,NFL BlitzandNHL Hitz, and now his energetic style could be brought to another game. Appearing on the Steam Community Workshop now, an announcer voice pack forDota 2featuring Kitzrow’s iconic delivery is available to be voted on by Steam users. The pack, entitled “DotaJam Announcer Pack” features the voice of Kitzrow, delivering some iconic catchphrases and commentary that sounds like it came straight fromNBA Jam....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Diane Gibson

Everything that happened at the Final Fantasy XIV 2021 FanFest keynote

The big news: the Reaper DPS job is coming Somehow, someway,Final Fantasy XIVkeeps getting better over time. It’s not typical that an MMO holds in terms of quality for this long, butXIVis hitting yet another stride with the move to PS5, and the next expansion,Endwalker, looks incredible. Sadly,the FanFest eventthis weekend couldn’t be held in person for obvious reasons, so it was broadcast instead.Upfront, here is the listing for the Fanfest event so you can watch everything yourself....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · John Bond

First free Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood DLC is released

Ubisoft has released the first of two free updates forAssassin’s Creed: Brotherhoodto Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. “Animus Update 1.0” comes with a new multiplayer map, the tiered Mont Saint-Michel. There’s also an additional game mode, Advanced Alliance, which organizes players into three teams of two. There’s more news as well. The second update will be arriving next month and is a similar pairing of map and mode. Animus Update 2....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Cynthia Vega

Fortnite Season 7 Week 4 Challenges Leak

There’s no doubt that plenty ofFortnitefans are doing all that they can in order to complete each and every one ofSeason 7 Week 3’s challenges. Of course, Epic Games already has its eyes on what’s coming around the bend to keep folks playing. As a matter of fact, should a recent trove of datamined game files be indicative of what’s to come, it looks as if the free-to-play Battle Royale title’s next batch of Battle Pass challenges have already been determined....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Steven Cordova

Fortnite: Where to Find Fireworks for Season 7

To match the oncoming winter months, the seventh season ofFortnitehas once again altered the map to give it the firstsnow area. Players have already taken part in plenty of new activities this season such as finding giant candy canes, flying through the skies in combat planes, and fighting over the powerful and deadly Infinity Blade. Battle Royale players now have even more new content to take part in as the new set of free and battle pass only challenges have officially launched....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Mike Morris

Gears of War Developer The Coalition Working On New IP

Gears of Wardeveloper The Coalition is now working on a new intellectual property. The Vancouver-based studio assumed developmental duties of the fabledGears of Warfranchise when Microsoft acquired its rights from Epic Games in 2014, creating both a retrospectiveUltimate Editionand a continuation of the franchise withGears ofWar 4. Now, it seems the studio is venturing out beyond the well-known IP to create something entirely new. The news comes from the Storylab Productions website, which states that the studio started collaborating withThe Coalitionon a new IP in 2017....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Ryan Chavez

HBO Loves Shocking Deaths, And These 12 Are The Most Surprising It's Ever Done

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for multiple HBO shows. Widely regarded as the home of premiere television,HBOhas played host to some of the most successful and influential TV shows of all time. Fromfantasy titans likeGame of Thronesto criminally underrated dark comedies likeBarry,HBO is also notorious for killing off important characters in jarring fashion at the drop of a hat, with no shortage of examples of iconic deaths that shocked us all....

June 29, 2025 · 7 min · 1452 words · Valerie Miller

How Many Jedi Were There Before Order 66 (& How Many Survived?)

Order 66 was one of the most defining moments inStar Warsmovies and TV shows, but just how many Jedi existed inStar Warsbefore that terrible event, and how many survived?Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sithrevealed that at the end of the Clone Wars, the clones turned on the Jedi, destroying them en masse. It wasn’t untilStar Wars: The Clone Wars, several years later, that theclone trooper inhibitor chipswere explained, clarifying that the clones had effectively been mind-controlled and had not chosen to murder the Jedi....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 579 words · Heather Anderson

How Much Money Do You Really Save With Ad-Supported Streaming Plans?

Quick Links We used to think that paying a service for its content was enough, but we were sweet summer children then. Now, all the big names in streaming on-demand are offering plans with ads inserted into their content. If you want to remove commercials, it’s going to cost you, but is it worth it? Most of us had come to terms with ads on apps like Hulu, where we were largely watching next-day content from major networks....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Jennifer Carrillo

If You Can't Wait For The Night Agent Season 3, Watch Eddie Redmayne's Returning 85% RT Spy Thriller Show Adaptation

The Night Agentseason 3 is not releasing anytime soon, but while waiting for its release, audiences can check out another compelling spy thriller series that stars Eddie Redmayne. Based on Matthew Quirk’s novel of the same name,The Night Agentloosely adapted its source material in its opening season. However, after earning critical acclaim and becoming widely successful, the show was renewed for another season, which extended beyond the source material and presented an original storyline....

June 29, 2025 · 4 min · 796 words · Brooke Lane

If You've Only Seen the Blade Runner Movies, Then You're Missing Half the Series

For fans of theBlade Runnerfranchise, the stories put out by Titan Comics are essential reading, filling the gap between the original film and theBlade Runner 2049sequel, and now a new set of Omnibus editions will make it easier for people to flesh out theirBlade Runnerlore knowledge than ever before. As reported by Fiction Horizon,Titan is set to release hardcover Omnibus collections ofBlade Runner 2019,Blade Runner 2029, andBlade Runner 2039, each of which ran for twelve-issues, and have previously only been available in individual volumes, spread out across nine trade paperbacks....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 622 words · Travis Randolph

Injustice 2 is May's Top-Selling Game in the US

Injustice 2hit the top of the charts in NPD Group’s May video game sales data.Injustice 2released in the middle of the month, and took the top spot against some major contenders. It might not come as much of a surprise thatInjustice 2did so well, as the first game in the franchise –Injustice: Gods Among Us– was well received, and few other games were launching in May to compete with it.Preywas one of few other major releases that month, and it came in at 5th in NPD Group’s data, which didn’t include digital sales for it and a number of other games....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Dustin Lopez

John Cena's Movie Career Was Saved By These Three Hilarious Small Roles In 2015

These days,John Cenais one of the most notable names in Hollywood but his career was going down a rough path early on until some comedic roles saved him in 2015. Now, Cena is well-known as thestar ofPeacemakerand asJakob Toretto inThe Fast and the Furiousfranchise. Cena has, like otherpro wrestlers who became actors, found a great way to blend his action star qualities with his comedic chops. In fact, it’s in his funniest roles that Cena is often at his best, whether it’s being raunchy inRicky Stanickyor as an overprotective dad inBlockers....

June 29, 2025 · 5 min · 930 words · Dr. Jamie Harris