Action cinema would lose so much if every hero’s plan went strictly as intended. The most enjoyable part of clever thrillers is when the strategy falls apart, forcing the main characters to improvise. Stories usually make their protagonists the underdog in a struggle against the odds. The ability to think on the fly is often the difference between winning and losing. It’s a virtue exemplified by Dr. Henry Walton “Indiana” Jones Jr....
Summary TheNarutomanga and anime series has a diverse cast, but many of its female characters don’t live up to their potential. Characters like Sakura, Tsunade, and Hinata are often criticized by some fans for not getting the same amount of narrative and character development as their male counterparts. Female characters inNarutoare often developed in a single episode or story arc, and are then forgotten. Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections, and theUltimate Ninja Stormgame series in general, is the main game series for theNarutoseries, and the way it treats its roster of female characters is arguably worse than the manga or anime....
Summary From heart-pounding action games to mind-bending puzzles and epic multiplayer showdowns,the Xbox 360 has a great range of in-depth gamesfor players to choose from. With the undisputable mark that it left on the gaming landscape, the Xbox 360 is a legend among retro consoles and a popular pick for those looking to dip their toes into the retro game collecting waters. Xbox 360 games didn’t really see a remarkable increase in price up until fairly recently, and with the current trend of returning to old-but-gold games and consoles, it would be a shame to overlook this legendary system and its fantastic library of games....
Summary Groundedis a rather unique game where players need to face off against spiders, gather resources, and survive in their own backyard at the size of an ant. Developed by Obsidian Entertainment, the title was originally released in early access in 2020 for Xbox and PC, later released in full for those same platforms in 2022, and nowGroundedis coming to Switch, PS4, and PS5 in April 2024. Serving as a video game based around the shrunken children trope popularized by the 1989 feature filmHoney, I Shrunk the Kids,Groundedhas a similar premise where four teens wake up to find themselves shrunken in a backyard, but unlike the film they have no recollection of how they got there....
Summary AMinecraftplayer has created an incredible version of Connect 4 powered by Redstone and many other blocks. Redstone allowsMinecraftfans to make an assortment of mini-games, but this may be among the most recognizable ones. Minecraftplayers have been using Redstone to make incredible builds, automated farms, and mini-games since the game was released. This normally involves a combination of the red material with pistons, honey, and powered rails. One player has madea working version ofGuitar Hero, another has recreatedMinesweeper, and another has conceived a retractable house....
Many veteranOverwatch 2players likely know how it feels to have teammates leave during a match, which is why a full team of players worked together to help an enemy D.Va player acquire the “Game Over” achievement after the rest of their team left the match early. Even as competitive asOverwatch 2is, the game’s ranked mode remains flawed in many areas due to players quitting early. Though this has long been a pressing issue for many games beyondOverwatch 2, Blizzard’s online hero shooter has done little to solve the problem over the course of its 7-year lifespan....
Several days ago, notable Nintendo leaker Zippo claimed that a remake of a classicFire Emblemgame is currently in development. Although rumors about aFire Emblemremake are nothing new, Zippo’s claims have sparked the interest ofFire Emblemfans, given that they accurately predicted the announcement of a newMario Partygame as well asthe long-awaitedMetroid Dread. Based on Zippo’s claims, aFire Emblemremake is in active development for the Nintendo Switch, though the actual game being remade is a mystery....
Frame rate is a big topic in visual media, notably in gaming circles with the push for higher frame rates after 30 FPS was made the uncomfortable standard on consoles during Generation 7. The thinking of recent years has been “higher frame-rate, better experience” but that is not the case for every medium. Back in 2018, Tom Cruise tweeted a video of himalongside Director Christopher MacQuarrieexplaining video interpolation and how pre-activated settings on TVs use it....
New target specs are starting to leak out for the next generation ofXboxconsoles. There is new credible technical information about all the SKUs of the Project Scarlett, the “Anaconda,” and “Lockhart.” Some of this information hints at the power of Microsoft’s most premium console. Both SKUs are set to release sometime in Holiday 2020. Sources told Windows Central that theXbox Project Scarlettcould perform five times better than the Xbox One X....
Some fans have noticed that the new Xbox Series X kind of looks like a refrigerator. Gamers didn’t take too long to notice that and turned to social media tomock Microsoft’s latest gaming console. In this whole episode, Microsoft’s social media team turned out to be a real winner, as instead of throwing a hissy fit, folks at Xbox used the flood of memes to their advantage. While some brands restrict people from commenting on their posts, team Xbox embraced these memes....
YouTuberChris Stuckmann has been reviewing movies for over 10 years and has amassed a following of almost 2 million people. Many movie fans over the years have often looked to his channel as a way to find out if a new movie was worth watching or not, and now they may be wondering the same about the project Stuckmann announced just over a month ago. As the YouTuber has said, he never intended to do movie reviews his whole life, as his first passion was always filmmaking....
The highly-anticipated filmNo Time To Diehas faced several delays since its production started and the release date has been moved at least five times. After it was announced that the James Bond film will premiere on October 8 in the US, Universal and MGM have now confirmed that the film will roll out internationally a week in advance, on September 30. In March 2020,No Time To Diebecame the first one of the firstmajor projects to be affected by the pandemic, having to push back its release date on account of the virus....
The landscape of gaming is full to the brim with amazing stories and memorable heroes. Players control these protagonists all the way to the end of a journey that takes hours, yet is worth every second. Video games have the power to enrapture audiences through their lengthy runtimes, with a good protagonist going a long way in ensuring that these moments sear themselves in the minds of players. Of course, not all gaming heroes are paragons of justice — that would just be plain boring....
