John Wayne is best known for his roles in Westerns and war movies, but in 1952, he appeared in one of his best films, a romantic drama calledThe Quiet Man. Based on aSaturday Evening Poststory by Maurice Walsh, bothJohn Wayne and John Fordwanted to make this movie, but the studios balked at the subject matter. Finally, Republic Pictures agreed to let Ford and Wayne make the movie, but only if they agreed to make another Western,which ended up asRio Grande....

Jump Forcehas anincredibly diverse roster of fightersfrom a variety of Shonen anime/manga, including characters fromDragon Ball,Naruto, andOne Piece. But while the characters inJump Forceall have their own unique attacks and abilities, they share one common power, and that is the ability to Awaken their full potential in battle. To Awaken inJump Force, players need to pay attention to the Awakening Gauge, which wraps around their character’s picture on the screen. The gauge will fill during battle, and once it’s halfway full, players can click in the right analog stick to activate it....

Season 11 officially begins today and Riot Games has released a video of the newLeague of Legendscontent coming throughout 2021. Though players were expecting many improvements torankedand events, this morning’s biggest announcement was the next champion joining the roster. While fans got a brief glimpse of him months ago, it’s the veterans of multiple seasons who will recognize one of Runeterra’s most lore-heavy characters finally being added in-game. Viego, the Ruined King, was directly responsible for the cataclysmic event that created the Shadow Isles and its undead champions....

The last several weeks has seen an astounding amount of leaks in the video game world, from the mostrecentGenshin Impactdatamineto theApex LegendsWar Games leak, it seems no franchise is safe. Further adding to the stream of leaks is the latest information coming out aboutLord of the Rings Onlineand a potential new brawler class. Lord of the Rings Onlinehas been around since 2007 and has received tons of updates since it first hit shelves....

Summary A massive new update forNo Man’s Skyhas been released just days after it was first teased, bringing various new features that many in the game’s community have been hoping to see introduced to the procedurally generated space exploration game since it was released in 2016. Called the Orbital update, version 4.6 is the secondupdate thatNo Man’s Skyhas received so far this year, with even more set to come in 2024....

In the new Square Enix gameOutriders, players have four classes to choose from when starting up a new game. One of these classes is the Devastator, a class designed for tank-like melee combat and becoming a shield for their companions. The skills associated with this class help players looking to tank for their group. Types of Skills Devastators have the choice of three different types of skills: Seismic, Protection, and Kinetic....

A great game made slightly better [Want to know how a developer handled the PC version of a multiplatform game? Check out the PC Port Report for the full scoop.] The3DSversion ofResident Evil Revelationswas not the success it should have been. In my humble opinion, it’s the strongest offering we’ve had from the franchise sinceResident Evil 4, and the result was an impressive feat for a handheld that isn’t exactly oozing processing power....

If it means the sequel has a bunch of chickens running around, yes please Perfect World is the publisher ofBlacklight: Retributionand, uh,Perfect World. Sumpo Food is “one of the well-known chicken meat products suppliers in Fujian” and “44th out of 90 amongst the Competitive Enterprises of Meat Products Industry in the PRC in 2008″ according to the China Meat Association. Together, theyplan to buy Digital Extremes, makers ofBioShock 2‘s multiplayer and, more recently,Warframe....

The new year has arrived! That means, in addition toa new Research Breakthrough reward, there are also a whole new batch of daily encounter rewards thatPokemon GOplayers are able to track down and earn during January. The quest rotation is now in place and the community has already gathered a ton of intel about which rewards are associated with which quests, but information is still developing. This month seems to have some kind of theme that features returning popular tasks from previousPokemon GOmonths....

In the UK,Official PlayStation Magazinehashit WH Smith shelvesaround the country, bringing with it one of the first print reviews ofKillzone 2. The special magazine, with a “highly collectible” shiny holographic wallet is said byOPMEiC Tim Clarke to match the “visual voodoo” of the hot PS3 exclusive. As you can tell, this special alliance with Sony is sure to bring an impartial review to the table. “Killzone 2has been a long time in the making, and best showcases why PlayStation 3 is the only console powerful enough to deliver a ground-breaking title of this nature,” says Sony UK PR Manager David Wilson, sounding like a Sony UK PR Manager....

Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidiousactor Ian McDiarmid shockingly hinted thatStar Warswas considering a Palpatine TV show at one time, which would have addressed some major lingering questions inStar Warsmovies and TV shows. Palpatine is certainly one of the most interesting characters acrosstheStar Warstimeline. In fact, given his return inStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, he’s actually come to dominate the Skywalker Saga—even though he was a late arrival in the original trilogy. Yet,there’s still so much we don’t know about Palpatine, especially beforeStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace....

Update: We’ve received clarification from Afro Gear that THQN_Reinhard is Reinhard Pollice of THQ Nordic. Pollice was answering questions in the Reddit AMA and posted a clipboard image of the E3 2019 lineup. Since the image came from THQ Nordic itself, it adds a great deal of legitimacy to the rumor. Original story follows. It’s E3 season, and that means leaks are everywhere. Some of these leaks are likely legitimate, whereas others are fake, and until E3 itself comes and goes, we can’t say for sure which is which....

Microsoft does what Sony don’t Yesterday, EA unveileda new “EA Access” program, and for once, it actually sounds pretty good. Essentially, you pay $5 per month or $30 per year to access a subscription of games, that cycle in periodically. Right now you can playBattlefield 4,Peggle 2, FIFA 14, andMadden 25for $5 a month on a rental basis. Provided that most of the big ticket games actually stay available for a lengthy period of time, I can dig that model....