It goes without saying that this has been a weird year for the gaming industry (and, of course, everything else). Granted, the output of worthwhile games hasn’t really slowed down much from the COVID-19 pandemic, but gamers have had to make do without many of the major events that have long been pillars of the gaming calendar, or at least not in the way they’re used to. With the rest of2020’s gaming events moving online, it’s been confirmed that this year’s installment ofThe Game Awardswill be following suit....

Time travel movies are a pretty popular sub-genre of the sci-fi world. Well-known films includeThe Terminator(1984),Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989),theBack to the Futurefranchise, and most recently,Lokiand within the MCU universe. One that is rarely brought up in discussion with these films is Michael and Peter Spierig’s 2014 filmPredestination.Predestinationmay not be the best film, but it has a twisting story and one of the more cohesive time travel films out there....

With a community of millions and one of the largest games on the planet, news revolving around the MMORPGWorld of WarCraftand its owner, Blizzard-Activision, is highly sought after. News articles forWoWget so many hits, people devote their lives in full-time positions to curate content surrounding the massive title and its community. RELATED:Blizzard’s 10 Best Games (According To Metacritic) Between the large swaths of information released and so many individuals & entities creating content, it’s difficult to find the best news among the rabble....

As thePokémonfranchise gears up for its 25th anniversary, many players look back on their experiences growing up with these iconic games. Some have been around since the first generation, while others started with later releases. Nevertheless, regardless of age or experience, Pokémon remains a unifying force among players. RELATED:10 Best Mainline Pokémon Games (According To Metacritic) One thing that older fans may note, however, is the amount of alterations that have occurred over the years....

Normal-types may not be effective inPokemon, butthey have an important presence inCoromon. They can resist Ghost-types and only have a weakness to Poison-types making them quite a solid defensive type. Related:Beginner Tips For Coromon When building a team, it’s important to consider which of the available Normal-types is best suited for battles. It is undeniable that some are stronger than others and are worth seeking out. Armadon While it’s entirely possible to catch an Armadon on its own, Armado are extremely common and available to catch in one of the first areas of the game making evolving them up a perfect choice....

While they’ve both become massive hits and share quite a few similarities, the AR mobile phenomPokémon Gois a vastly different experience than the Switch release,Sword & Shield. These SwitchPokémontitles rely on (relative) depth and a glitzier presentation with more traditional RPG elements. Meanwhile, the mobile game, for all its simplicity, utilizes a neat AR feature and hinges on keeping you active, as you have to actuallywalkto seek out monsters. In this sense, the game emphasizes immersion rather than a more fleshed-out presentation or gameplay....

Released ten years ago for theNintendo Wii, the original version ofXenoblade Chroniclesvery nearly didn’t get a western release at all. Thankfully, after a campaign that came to be known as Operation Rainfall secured the game’s release in Europe and in US territories, it did. It received critical acclaim from fans of the Japanese RPG genre and more than lived up to its high expectations. RELATED:SNES: 5 Best Action RPGs (& 5 Best Turn-Based) Xenoblade Chroniclesalong with its sequelXenoblade Chronicles 2and the spin-offXenoblade Chronicles Xwere developed by RPG veterans Monolith Soft....

Respawn Entertainment releasedApex Legendsback in 2019, but the popular battle royale will finally be getting standing third-person character emotes with the release of Season 9. Fortnitefans have been expressing themselves with standing third-person emotes for a while now, butApex Legendsfans have been left in the dust with the same kind of fun until the upcoming May 4th release ofApex LegendsSeason 9. RELATED:Respawn Confirms Major Anti-Cheats Coming to Apex Legends Soon Playtesters ofApex Legendsare teasing fans of the Respawn Entertainment battle royale with clips of each legends' emote circulating through Twitter ahead of Season 9’s release....

TheHBO MaxseriesPeacemakerisn’t afraid to offend anyone, especially when it comes to the iconic heroes of the DC Comics universe. However, it appears that one particular diss in the season finale ofPeacemakergot a rise of out one of its targets, and since the slander was spoken, Stephen Amell has fired back. Since the first episode of theHBO Maxseries aired,Peacemakerhas made a habit out of the show’s titular character slandering superheroes. In that first episode, he claimed thatAquaman has romantic relations with fish....

Fresh off her success inShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, emerging star Awkwafina is set to jump from the MCU to the Universalmonster movie universe. The actress has joined the cast of aDracula spinoff movie titledRenfieldthat has been adding names quickly over the last few days. Awkwafina, who was likely best known as a rapper before she got her big break in Hollywood a few years back. While she has appeared in successful films including Crazy Rich Asians, she introduced herself to a much bigger audience earlier this yearwhen she appeared inShang-Chias the best friend and close confidant of the titular character....

Cyberpunk 2077is due to release this fall, and there have been plenty of trailers about the characters and features of the game. The characters ofCyberpunk 2077run the gamut of Corpo to Bandit and everything in between. Most gamers awaiting the release can quickly recall V’s proverbial daemon Johnny Silverhand, but what about Jackie Welles? Jackie Welles is a character inCyberpunk 2077that acts as V’s closest, real friend, and he’s been featured in most of the gameplay and story trailers that have been released....

Dark Souls 3is now over half a decade old. FromSoftware’s 2016 classic, while not as beloved as the first game or as controversial as the second, gave a fitting send-off to a trilogy that redefined action RPGs, environmental storytelling, and the notion of difficulty in the modern era of games.Dark Souls 3does not just tie up loose ends from the previousSoulsgames, it implodes the entireSoulscosmology into one story. This popularity of the franchise also led to a vibrant and still active modding community....

TheDemon’s Soulsremake is almost here for players getting the PS5 at launch, and it looks stunning, to say the least. As one of the PS5’s premier launch titles, it will no doubt be a part of many players’PS5 launch day plans. Bluepoint’s remake of the beloved classic brings many new and updated features back to the game that started theSoulsseries over a decade ago in 2009. One of those new features involves the game’s voice cast, as Sony has confirmedDemon’s Soulswill have Japanese voice acting....