John Wick Writer Bringing Splinter Cell Series to Netflix

Netflix is partnering with video game studioUbisoftto bring an anime based on theSplinter Cellfranchise to the streaming service. Derek Kolstad, best known as the writer of theJohn Wickseries, will serve as both writer and executive producer. TheTom Clancy’s Splinter Cellseries of games, which launched in 2002, follows former US Navy SEAL Sam Fisher as he carries out black ops missions on behalf of the NSA organization Third Echelon. It can often be difficult to understand how a game is meant to translate to TV or movies, but it’s not hard to envision how aSplinter Cellseries might play out....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Miss Laura Barry

Madame Web: Rumored Character List Leads To Spider-Man Plot Theory

Dakota Johnson’sMadame Webfilm is rumored to feature a cast of Spider-Women characters, which has led to a lot of theories about the plot for Sony’s upcomingSpider-ManUniverse film.With Sony’s reveal of itsfemale-dominated Spidey-Verse adventureMadame Web,fans are beginning to speculate what roles the confirmed cast members could be portraying and what story the film is set to tell when it hits the big screen. With a rumored character list now circling the web, the story for theSpider-Manspinoff may be more clear....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Lisa Williams

Matt Smith Shares Why He Agreed To Play Morbius Villain Loxias Crown

Actor Matt Smith has recently shared why he ended up agreeing to play the infamous villain, Loxias Crown (a.k.a. Hunger), in Sony’s upcomingSpider-Manspinoff film,Morbius. Smith will be starring alongside Jared Leto, who has been cast as the main character, Dr. Michael Morbius. Rather than Morbius fulfilling the traditional stereotypes of a superhero, it seems as though his character will resonate much more with audiences as an anti-hero. Leto will inevitably be going up against Smith’s Loxias Crown in theSpider-Manspinoff film, however, given that the lines of ‘good’ and ‘evil’ aren’t explicitly drawn in the sand, this leaves room for an element of surprise for fans and an even more complex dynamic between the two when they finally do face one another....

July 17, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Gregory Ortiz

Minecraft's Tetris Add-On Makes a Clear Case for Other Crossovers

In early June, to celebrateTetris’ 40th Anniversary, theTetrisAdd-on was implemented intoMinecraft. Once purchased and downloaded from theMinecraftMarketplace, players can bring blocky fun ofTetristo the blocky world ofMinecraftfor the first time, officially. With the add-on, players could craft Tetrimino Generators to enlarge Mino Shards into the classic straight, zigzag, L-shapedTetrisblocks that will fall near the Generator. Not only can players seeTetrisblocks falling from the sky, they may encounter killer cubes called Tetrimonsters that can be tamed and even be used as mounts....

July 17, 2025 · 4 min · 829 words · Meagan Mclaughlin

Mortal Kombat 11 Reveals Brand New Sindel In-Game Screenshot

Mortal Kombat 11’s Creative Director Ed Boon released a new screenshot teaser of Sindel yesterday. The screenshot features Sindel facing off against Jade in-game. However, there are some notable differences in Sindel’s appearance compared to whatMortal Kombat 11has revealed of the character so far. For starters, the outfit Sindel is sporting in this image looks similar to her original,Mortal Kombat 3design. She also doesn’t look anywhere near as monstrous as her previous reveals have shown her to be....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Albert Campbell

Mortal Kombat Mini Arcades Should Get Fans Excited Before Movie Release

Mortal Kombatis as popular as ever now, almost two decades later. WithMortal Kombat 11still one of the most popular fighting games on the market, and the release of a newMortal Kombatmovie coming on April 23, enthusiasm for the brutal brawler is at a fever pitch. For fans of the classic releases or newer fans looking to check out the series' origins, there are a lot of options. Many tend toward emulation, buying digital copies of the games, or classic consoles like the Sega Genesis Mini....

July 17, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Rebecca Hill

My Hero Academia 382: Red Riot Joins The Battle

The following contains spoilers forMy Hero AcademiaChapter 381, “You Won’t Get Away!,” by Kohei Horikoshi, translated by Caleb Cook available in English fromViz Media. My Hero Academia382 saw the continuation of its Final War Saga as the conflict between All For One and the Heroes progressed even further. In last week’s chapter, fans saw the students from Shiketsu High make quite an impression and open up the way for other Heroes to deliver a deadly blow to All For One....

July 17, 2025 · 5 min · 874 words · Thomas Blake

One of 2021's Best Games is Coming to the Nintendo Switch

Popular and highly reviewed co-op titleIt Takes Twois coming to the Nintendo Switch.It Takes Twois an action-adventure platforming title that sees two parents trapped inside the bodies of dolls made by their daughter. Created by Hazelight Studios, a developer previously known for its other co-op titleA Way Out,It Takes Twoonly allows for two-player engagement, and doesn’t let a gamer take on the task of patching up Cody and May’s relationship solo....

July 17, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Daniel Allen

One Piece: The Devil Fruit Treasures Of God Valley, Explained

Summary One Piecehas finally started covering the events of the God Valley and fans are incredibly excited to see it all unfold. God Valley was first introduced to the fans nearly 4 years ago and, ever since then, it has stayed incredibly important in the story. Fans had been waiting to witness a God Valley flashback for years and, now, finally, they have one in front of their eyes. The God Valley flashback looks like it is going to be focused on in great detail in the upcoming chapters ofOne Pieceand that only means Oda is going to deliver some legendary chapters moving forward....

July 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1203 words · Jesse Wilson

Pokemon Fan Recreates Kanto Region's Route 3 With LEGO Bricks

ThePokemonfanbase seems to be keen on keeping its soft spot for the 1st generation ofPokemonvideo games alive and well. Not only does the community keep creatingfan art of Gen 1 Pokemon, especially the Kanto region starters, but they seem to also enjoy making content about the iconic areas of the location itself. Continuing their project of recreating the Kanto region out of LEGO bricks, aPokemonfan gives an update that they have already completed up to Route 3....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Kevin Martinez

Pokemon GO Datamine Reveals Upcoming Debut for Pokemon Day

Ahead of a planned Pokemon Direct, one dataminer has apparently discovered some of the planned upcoming content coming toPokemon GO. It’s an exciting time to be a Pokemon fan, asNintendo and The Pokemon Company are planning to reveal new contentthrough an upcoming direct. Fans have been endlessly speculating at what will be announced, with many convinced that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are finally going to be getting a big DLC announcement....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Mr. Brian Wells

Rainbow Six Caster and Former Pro KiXSTAr Dies at 24

Michael “KiXSTAr” Stockley, a pillar in theRainbox Six Siegecommunity, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 24. Stockley gained fame on theRainbow Six Siegescene as a pro player before transitioning into commentating and analysis for theRainbow Six SiegePro League. Parker “Interro” Mackay, former casting partner and friend of Stockley, shared a statement on Twitter regarding the passing of his friend stating that Stockley “passed away unexpectedly.” Mackay later confirmed via a statement from Stockley’s family that the former caster’s death was the result of a car accident....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Julie Gilmore

Returnal's Co-Op Update Can Give the Roguelike More Life

Due to Sony’s decision to announce its latest State of Play presentation alongside a note that declared games developed in Japan would be its primary focus, viewers probably weren’t expecting Housemarque to take to the virtual stage during the show. Even though plenty ofintriguing PS4 and PS5 titleswere put into the spotlight, the Finnish first party studio’sReturnalarguably stole the show. Fans of the game now know that the roguelike shooter will be getting a significant free update in only a few week’s time on March 22....

July 17, 2025 · 5 min · 950 words · Alexis Campbell