I'm obsessed with Fortnite's ridiculous new action figures
When someone who's not a gamer finds out how much time I’ve spent playing Fortnite, they inevitably ask what the draw is. And while I've cycled through a long list of reasons over the years, it always comes back to a core truth: Fortnite is a digital toybox filled with my favorite digital action figures. So now that NECA is turning those digital figures into actual action figures, I don't know what to do. At the annual Toy Fair in New York on Feb. 14, collectible toy company NECA revealed its...
How WWE 2K26's pass differs from Fortnite's Battle Pass, according to dev
When WWE 2K26 launches in March, it will introduce one major change to a feature that's been core to the franchise for years. DLC packs are no longer being offered for sale, as publisher 2K instead implements a battle pass system for unlockables throughout the game. The change has rankled a fair number of WWE games fans who think they now have to work for the DLC in addition to paying for it. In reality, it's a very different story. Each of the six passes will cost $9.99, the same price as pr...
Epic is "ripping the guts out of" EGS. Here's what that means.
While the Epic Games Store (EGS) has plenty going for it — weekly free games, decent sales, Epic rewards, and Fortnite — it's far from perfect. It hogs resources, games can take forever to load, and downloads can be slow. Thankfully, Epic has fixes in store that will debut relatively soon, with a refreshed Epic Games Store launcher coming in May or June. "We're ripping the guts out of the Epic Games launcher, entirely — well, mostly entirely — and replacing it," vice president and general man...
Wonder Man finally gives the MCU's most underrated character the showcase he deserves
[Ed. note: The following contains spoilers for Iron Man 3 and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.] If it's been some time since you've revisited Iron Man 3, do yourself a favor and carve out a couple of hours for it. The one and only MCU story from co-writer/director Shane Black isn’t so much an Iron Man tale as it’s a story about Tony Stark and the psychological issues he faces in the aftermath of his near-death experience in 2012’s The Avengers. It's during that low time that the Man...
This Fender-inspired controller is gonna inspire some seriously weird mods
The peak eras of Rock Band and Guitar Hero may be behind us, but rhythm gaming is still alive and well. Whether you play Fortnite Festival or have built a library of tracks in Clone Hero, there are still plenty of ways to pretend to be a rockstar. As such, several gaming peripheral companies are still in the guitar controller business, releasing plastic instruments of varying quality. The latest from Hyperkin's Drakong imprint, the InfiaKore Telecaster Edition, just might be the best fake guitar...
After 7 years, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge's is getting a disappointing but predictable update
Have you ever heard the one about how Luke Skywalker saved the galaxy? Well, get ready for one more retelling, but this time at a theme park. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is getting an original trilogy makeover at Disneyland, tossing the bespoke story the attraction launched with in 2019 in favor of characters and moments from the first three movies. The version of the land at Walt Disney World will remain the same — for now, at least. And while I'm sad to be losing the Batuu that Disneyland attende...
Razer's new Project Madison made me a gaming chair believer
The gaming chair market is chaotic. Take a look around, and you'll see desk chairs marketed directly at gamers for as low as $50 and up to more than $2,000. Even so, I've remained a skeptic who uses a standard office chair for both work and play. That could finally be changing, though. Razer recently unveiled its new concept gaming chair, Project Madison at CES 2026. After getting to take it for a test drive, I am considering making the jump when it gets released. Or if it gets released — there...
Lego's new Smart Play tech powers a trio of Lego Star Wars sets
For over 70 years, kids (and adults) around the world have spent countless hours building anything they could possibly imagine out of Lego. In that time, the toy company has evolved its products to meet the demands of new generations of customers. Once upon a time, you got sets for rocket ships, cars, and police stations. Now, walking the Lego aisle at Target is a sea of Marvel, Star Wars, and even Fast & Furious sets. What could be better than buildable versions of our favorite video games, mov...
A Kill Bill short from Quentin Tarantino and Fortnite is coming tomorrow
The first time the words Fortnite and Quentin Tarantino appeared together ahead of this new season, it sounded like such an odd fit. For one, Tarantino is an avowed supporter of physical media, to the point that he only screens movies printed on film at his two Los Angeles-area theaters. The idea that he would add his beloved characters to the digital toybox we call Fortnite seemed a bit far-fetched. Now, with a bit of context, it makes a lot more sense. On Sunday, Tarantino's new animated sh...
Fallout: New Vegas should've been a disaster, but it's a masterpiece
The second season of Prime Video's Fallout is arriving next month, and the games are back on my mind. They always are, so back in March, I undertook a complete replay of the core series, which was a wonderful idea that I will do again one day. And after revisiting them all, my opinion remains steadfast: Fallout: New Vegas is the best entry in the series. It's a take most Fallout fans have settled on since the game's release back in 2010 — but you wouldn’t know that based on its launch. When N...
Kevin Costner's Waterworld lives on in this perfect stunt show
Kevin Costner’s Waterworld was a legendary failure — with critics, with moviegoers, with profit margins. With a reported budget of $175 million, and a worldwide gross of only $264 million, the Kevin Reynolds-directed post-apocalyptic blockbuster gifted box-office reporters “sunk!” headlines for years to come. An outlandish premise didn’t help its legacy: Costner stars as a human-fish hybrid badass hero man in a world where the oceans have risen to cover the land and everyone drinks pee to surviv...
Fortnite added the coolest Simpsons weapon imaginable
It's hard to think of a misstep in Fortnite's The Simpsons season so far, unless you count the lack of a Matt Groening autograph Back Bling. Somehow, though, it just keeps getting better. The latest update added a suite of new guns pulled from the world of The Simpsons, including the illustrious Five Gun, invented by curmudgeonly bartender Moe Szyslak in season 9 of the show. In the episode "The Cartridge Family," Moe simply welds five different guns together, explaining, "And that's how, wit...
The new Now You See Me movie is missing a bit of that old magic
Atlas is explaining to the crowd how he plans to trick them, but it turns out, he was preparing to trick us, the viewers, as well. Now You See Me: Now You Don't is a fine movie — although it does have some glaring flaws — but its biggest sin is promising a long-awaited sequel only to deliver something completely different: it’s a reboot masquerading as a sequel, aka a requel....
I need It: Welcome to Derry to slow down with the slingshot lore
The joy of It: Welcome to Derry is how the HBO prequel series expands on the terrifying story created by Stephen King and brought to the big screen by Andy Muscietti. Now, three episodes in, we know how the Hanlon family wound up in Derry, which character connects the Maine town to the Overlook Hotel of The Shining, and even met a horrifying non-Pennywise version of It in the latest episode. And while that's all great world-building, there’s also a line when it comes to creating new lore in the...
It: Welcome to Derry is quietly ruining another classic Stephen King story
We always knew It: Welcome to Derry would connect directly to series co-creator Andy Muschietti's It movies, but as the HBO show plays out, it’s revealing even more shared DNA across the Stephen King universe. Most notably, the well-meaning chef Dick Hallorann from The Shining appears here as a much younger man (a link King wrote into his books as well), and while this seems like a harmless Easter egg at first, it may have some surprising timeline ramifications for that beloved scary story. A...
Dispatch is a Telltale game for management sim nerds
When you first settle in to play Dispatch, you might wonder if you've turned on an episode of Invincible, the Prime Video animated series based on Robert Kirkman's comic. And while Dispatch certainly looks to be taking heavy inspiration from the art style of the show, it creates a unique world of superheroes and, for better or worse, puts you in charge of them. Dispatch is a management sim set in a world where superheroes are so common, they have their own personal 911-style dispatch center to s...
It: Welcome to Derry is a fantastic Stephen King adaptation
Ever since Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace hit theaters, the word “prequel” has had a bad connotation. That’s unfortunate, as even the Star Wars prequels have been reassessed by fans over the years and are now “good, actually.” In truth, there have been many great prequels over the years, from Transformers One and Monsters University to The Godfather Part II, which manages to be both a sequel and a prequel thanks to its shifting timelines. It: Welcome to Derry now joins a long list...
Don't kill Tron, just give it the Predator treatment
We are now two weeks removed from the release of Tron: Ares, and it’s not looking good. According to Deadline, the film is expected to lose over $132 million, which is quite a bit more than previously believed. There are two factors at play there. Not only is the box office performance weaker than anticipated, but new reports show that quite a bit more money was spent on the film than was previously disclosed.
Fallout Season 2 Had Better Not Screw Up New Vegas
The first season of Amazon’s Fallout was one of the best video game adaptations we have ever seen.
Super Nintendo World's Donkey Kong Country Brings Pure Joy To Epic Universe
It was late 2020 when Universal Studios Japan first let guests inside its Super Mario World area of the park, with rides and a slew of minigames based on the Super Mario franchise.
A Minecraft Movie Review - Exactly What You Think It Is, For Better Or Worse
Ten years ago, the idea of a movie based on Minecraft, starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa, would have sounded like a setup for a joke about the current state of video game films. In 2025, though, it's not only reality but the right choice for the franchise's expansion to the big screen.
Minecraft's Vibrant Visuals Update Is A Massive Step Forward For The 15-Year-Old Game
It's been nearly five years since Mojang, the studio behind Minecraft, added RTX support. The move allowed creators, modders, and the like to turn the block worlds they build into visually stunning landscapes.
The Disney Cruise Hack That Changed My Life (Somehow, I'm Serious)
It took 43 years for me to get an actual massage. I've never felt comfortable doing it because, well, I never knew what exactly it entailed. And I wasn't clever enough to actually look into it. All that came to mind was "I get naked and am alone in a room with a stranger."
In reality, I've never felt like that would be a situation I'd want to find myself in. I'm not comfortable with my body, strangers are weird, etc. That all changed during a recent cruise.
In reality, I've never felt like that would be a situation I'd want to find myself in. I'm not comfortable with my body, strangers are weird, etc. That all changed during a recent cruise.
How Disney Brought The Haunted Mansion To Life On Its New Cruise Ship
It was August 12, 1969 when California’s Disneyland opened The Haunted Mansion, the closest thing to a horror-based ride the theme park had to offer. Over 50 years later, The Haunted Mansion’s presence can be felt at nearly every Disney theme park around the world.
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This Fender-inspired controller is gonna inspire some seriously weird mods
The peak eras of Rock Band and Guitar Hero may be behind us, but rhythm gaming is still alive and well. Whether you play Fortnite Festival or have built a library of tracks in Clone Hero, there are still plenty of ways to pretend to be a rockstar. As such, several gaming peripheral companies are still in the guitar controller business, releasing plastic instruments of varying quality. The latest from Hyperkin's Drakong imprint, the InfiaKore Telecaster Edition, just might be the best fake guitar...
After 7 years, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge's is getting a disappointing but predictable update
Have you ever heard the one about how Luke Skywalker saved the galaxy? Well, get ready for one more retelling, but this time at a theme park. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is getting an original trilogy makeover at Disneyland, tossing the bespoke story the attraction launched with in 2019 in favor of characters and moments from the first three movies. The version of the land at Walt Disney World will remain the same — for now, at least. And while I'm sad to be losing the Batuu that Disneyland attende...