The Success of Dungeons & Dragons Paves Way For This Gothic TTRPG

Summary Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thievesbrought forth a successful tabletop role-playing game adaptation. This wasn’t thought possible by fans and filmmakers for decades, similar to how video game adaptations were poorly received. However, video games have been receiving successful adaptations repeatedly for several years now, soHonor Among Thievesmight be the beginning of a new trend. Time will tell. However, filmmakers should strike while the iron is hot.Paramounthasn’t announced asequel or spin-off toHonor Among Thievesyet, but other studios should start looking for their own IP to adapt....

July 3, 2025 · 5 min · 950 words · Aaron Myers PhD

Tower of Fantasy Reveals Vera Expansion

Tower of Fantasyis a new MMORPG that is doing quite well. The game has reached over 10 million downloads since its release earlier this month, which is a great start for the title. While it is being compared to other MMORPGs with gacha mechanics such asGenshin Impact,Tower of Fantasycan stand out from the crowddue to a number of differences that it offers. Tower of Fantasyis set on the planet Aida and takes place hundreds of years into the future as humanity escapes the collapsing environment of earth....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Steven Roberts

Video Game Villains Who Pass The Silhouette Test

A common feature among popular characters in gaming, comics, anime, and many other forms of visual media is that they’re recognizable by just their silhouette. This is no coincidence, as thesilhouette testis commonly referred to when designing characters as a way of making them stand out and be memorable to audiences. Popular examples includeThe SimpsonsandPokemon,the latter of which often tasked its audience with guessing a silhouette in the “Who’s That Pokemon” section of the anime....

July 3, 2025 · 4 min · 815 words · Isaiah Freeman

Walmart Reveals Its Early Black Friday Deals

Ready or not, the end of the year is almost here. As many prepare for the holiday season, numerous retailers are revealing their plans for Black Friday deals. Whilepast Black Friday eventsoften took place in-store and only lasted one day, things have started to shift to a month-long format. One retailer adopting this new business practice isWalmart. As the end of October draws closer, Walmart recently announced its plans for Black Friday....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Erika Johnson

What Types Of Martial Arts Does John Wick Use?

The out of nowhere hit action franchiseJohn Wickhas revolutionized action on the big screen. With its fast-paced fight scenes and genre-defining setpiece design, the three films and multiple upcoming sequels or spin-offs are among the most influential films in the modern era. The term “Martial Arts movie” is a loose and non-specific genre specification that debatablydoesn’t quite fitJohn Wick. Nearly every film with a fight scene features at least a little inspiration from real-world fighting styles, but the iconic assassin’s unique skillset takes clear cues from a variety of fascinating sources....

July 3, 2025 · 4 min · 803 words · Ronald Lewis

Why Midnight Club Should Be Revived Before Red Dead 3 or GTA 6 Release

Rockstar Games has become known for its two powerhouse franchises inRed Dead RedemptionandGrand Theft Auto. Both series have been critical and financial successes, making their continued support a logical move. WhileGrand Theft Auto 5has been a huge success, and the release ofRed Dead Redemption 2andRed Dead Onlinehas taken the world by storm, a smaller Rockstar franchise has fallen off the radar. In the early and mid-2000s, there were tons of racing games, and Rockstar Games jumped into the genre with the release ofMidnight Club: Street Racing....

July 3, 2025 · 6 min · 1131 words · Patricia Price

World of Warcraft Reveals Potential Zone Name for Dragonflight Patch 10.1

World of Warcraftplayers might have just learned the name of the next zone coming inDragonflightPatch 10.1. This new detail out of theWorld of WarcraftPublic Test Realm lines up with other clues players have gotten, and could be the first big hint as to what lies in store for players.Warning:DragonflightPatch 10.0.7 spoilers below. DragonflightPatch 10.0.7is currently available for testing inWorld of Warcraft’sPTR. This patch is the firstDragonflightupdate with story content since the Vault of the Incarnates raid, so each subsequent build has revealed more of what players will be getting into once 10....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Norma Warner

Xbox Fan Creates an Incredible Dashboard Concept That Includes 360’s Blades and More

A talented Xbox fan created a mock promo showing a redesigned interface and a variety of custom themes, including one based on theXbox 360’s Blades UI. Longtime Xbox fans will remember the Blades as theXbox 360’s original dashboard when it launched in November 2005. Xbox replaced the Blades with a new Dashboard in 2008, but many fans still have fond memories of the classic design. It remains popular today, and multiple fans have shared their interpretations of what aBlades-inspired Xbox Series X or Game Pass Dashboardwould look like....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Gary Campos

'Cruella' Director Wants To Make A Sequel And Shares Some Of His Ideas

Cruelladirector Craig Gillespie revealed that he is open to making a sequel to theDisneylive-action prequel.Cruellawrapped filming in 2019 before premiering simultaneously in theatres and on Disney Plus with Premier Access last weekend. Set in 1970s punk London,Disney’sCruellafollows Emma Stone’s Estella, an aspiring fashion designer who enters a life of crime and mischief after she starts working for Emma Thompson’s Baroness von Hellman. The supporting cast includes Joel Fry as Jasper Badun, Paul Walter Hauser as Horace Badun, and Mark Strong as John....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Annette Lam

10 AEW Finishers In WWE 2K20

As a rival promotion, AEW is the biggest threat toWWE. The latter bans any mention or reference to AEW with some superstars barely getting away with it. Sometimes, WWE crowds would chant ‘AEW, AEW…’ when a match gets too boring. Outside of WWE, AEW is arguably the biggest wrestling promotion today, and also one of the fastest rising. They have great wrestlers, some fascinating storylines, more in-touch management, and a lot of non-PG elements....

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1213 words · Brandy Roach

10 Fan Favorite Maps Modern Warfare Should Bring Back

Call of Duty: Modern Warfarehas been bringing back tons of classicCall of Dutymaps through post-launch updates, but there are multiple maps still stuck in the past. Some of these maps were great in their original games, but there are a few that would lend themselves nicely toModern Warfare’s mechanics and pacing if they were to be reimagined for a new age. RELATED:10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do In Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Multiplayer...

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1142 words · Bob Adams

10 Things We Wish We Knew Before Starting Neo: The World Ends With You

Neo: The World Ends With Youis very much like itsDSpredecessor. The game stars a group of teens who are trapped in Shibuya. They apparently died and only have seven days to win the Reapers‘ game or wise something bad is going to happen. What could that be? Are they really dead? And is it really only seven days? RELATED:JRPGs To Play If You Loved The World Ends With You Those mysteries will be left alone....

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1147 words · Elizabeth Glenn

5 Best Horror Performances Of 2022

Now that 2022 is wrapping up, it’s fun to look back on the best actors from the year’s horror movies. Those who love a good scare or a layered, weighty story were given a ton of different films to choose from. From prequels and reboots to original tales, there was something for everyone. The most impressive performances ground these characters in reality, despite the terrifying or supernatural situations that they are in....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 844 words · Brian Wong