Posts

Kid’s animated shows and movies are some of the highest quality entertainment that can be found on screen. With all societal judgments about whether it’s only made for kids or not set aside, withstudios like Pixarand Dreamworks, kid’s animation is home to some of the most creative and well-crafted stories told. Animation has spanned so many genres, themes, and stories that it’s hard to find a topic that hasn’t been done dozens of times before....

Sometimes an actor nails a role so well that it completely sidetracks their career. Either this means they cannot live up to the lofty expectations set by their performance, or they’retypecast and continue playing the same partover and over. It might sound counterintuitive, but sometimes a role can be just a little bit too good. This has happened to plenty ofgreat actors across Hollywood history, asyoung stars find their defining role much too early and are never able to step outside of the shadow of their earliest success....

Final Fantasy XIVneeds to take the right lessons fromDawntrail. Released a little over a year ago,DawntrailwasFFXIV’s first expansion after the conclusion of the Hydaelyn arc, which saw the Warrior of Light and their companions travel to the far-off continent of Tural. Dawntrailhad a hard act to follow: it came on the heels of four of the most critically-acclaimed, fan-beloved MMO expansions of all time. And it really did attempt to do something different with its story, setting, and gameplay concepts, all of which weremostly well-received at launch....

A small selection of Amazon customers can now interact with the “Rufus” AI chatbot. Rufus uses natural language to help you find, research, or compare products within the Amazon app. A staggered launch will bring Rufus to all Amazon customers over the coming weeks. Rufus will appear at the bottom of your screen when searching for items in the Amazon mobile app. Once you expand the chat, you can ask Rufus to compare or explain products....

For months, there have been reports that iPhone and Mac makerApplewas preparing to launch a game subscription service that would be like the gaming version of Netflix. Today, Apple clarified things by announcing Apple Arcade during its “show time” event. Apple says that Apple Arcade will feature more than 100 “new and exclusive” games when it launches in fall 2019. Only a fraction of these have been confirmed so far. Games like Annapurna Interactive’sThe PathlessandSega’sSonic Racinghad already been confirmed for other platforms....

Unfortunately the Biker Mice from Mars do not make an appearance One of my last stops at PAX East 2018 was to check outSteel Rats. The project from Tate Multimedia is being handled by a small team of no more than thirty Polish developers. The game puts you in control of the Steel Rats biker gang making their way through a quarantined city infected by a deadly virus and filled to the brim with killer robots....

Arlo Video Doorbell 2K (2nd Gen) With a 180-degree field of view and a crisp 2K video resolution, the Arlo Video Doorbell 2K 2nd-gen is a great way to keep tabs on your home. Video doorbells are an essential part of any smart home, and for many, they are also their first security cameras. If you don’t have one yet, right now, you can get the excellent Arlo Video Doorbell 2K at the lowest price we’ve seen....

The Rundownis one ofDwayne Johnson’s best action movies, but it also features a cameo from another action movie superstar.The Rundownwas the first movie Johnson made after stepping away from his career as a wrestler. Directed by Pete Berg, it stars “The Rock” as a bounty hunter who travels to Brazil to find a runaway treasure hunter (played by Seann William Scott). The movie was not a success at the box office, but the strong reviews highlighted Johnson’s performance as a leading man and solidified him as a new action movie star....

Developer DICE has put out a statement to clarify a previous message about the use of one of the most controversial multiplayer features in theBattlefield 6open beta. It was previously thought that the beta and the full game would use AI-controlled bots to fill the massive 64-player lobbies, but it now seems that won’t be the case, at least for theopen beta this week. In a post to X byBattlefield Comms, the team clarifies thatAI Soldiers (multiplayer bots) are only going to be present in the Training Grounds playlists in the open beta, which are only for the first 15 ranks, and not in advanced matches....

Battlefield 6has finally been revealed via a new trailer, and fans are hopeful that it could be a positive turning point for the long-running first-person shooter series. The previous installment,Battlefield 2042, does not have a good reputation, but many are optimistic thatEA’s Battlefield Labsinitiative will result in a return to form. TheBattlefieldYouTube channel uploaded what is mostly a story trailer, outlining the premise of theBattlefield 6campaign and teasing some of the game’s bombastic set pieces....

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Bullet Train Explosion! Netflix’sBullet Train Explosionhas finally arrived, and here is what happens at the end of the exciting film, including if they actually stop the train.Bullet Train Explosionis a remake of the 1975 disaster filmThe Bullet Train, with the new Netflix thriller coming fromShin Godzilladirector Shinji Higuchi. While the film offers a fairly similar premise to the original 1975 classic, it also acts as a legacy sequel to the film, withBullet Train Explosioncreating a new world and characters while carrying on the legacy of the first film’s story....

Netflix’sCastlevaniais afantasy show that has no bad seasons, but there is one that’s significantly weaker than the rest — and that’s because it forgets what makes the series so great. AlongsideArcane,Castlevaniais Netflix’s best fantasy show, highlighting the streamer’s strengths when it comes to animation. Based on the video game franchise of the same name, the series chronicles the efforts of Trevor Belmont, the last descendant of a family of vampire hunters, and his companions Sypha and Alucard to defeat Dracula....

Live. Die. Repeat. Rogue Legacy, the addictive “rogue-lite” adventure from Canadian developer Cellar Door Games, is set to bring its loot, monsters and many, many gruesome demises to Nintendo Switch in November. Already available on multiple platforms,Rogue Legacyis an action-platformer with a healthy daubing of retro aesthetics, in which players guide a series of brave knights (some affected with various attributes that shake up their playstyle) through a procedurally-generated map, chopping down ghosts and goblins, tackling huge bosses and bagging themselves lots of gear and loot....