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Summary It was a poor start to the MCU with sub-par ratings and poor box-office performance from movies and shows likeAnt-Man and the Wasp: QuantamaniaandSecret Invasion, but James Gunn’sGuardians of the GalaxyVol. 3was a game changer. Garnering almost $850 Million at the box office,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3is even considered as the best Marvel movie sinceAvengers: Infinity Warsby some. James Gunn did an amazing job by making the once-obscure comic book intergalacticsuperhero team into a box-office success....

Magic is a helpful tool for writers that can allow for any abstract nonsense that comes to mind. Unfortunately, sci-fi creators don’t usually get the chance to play with the mystic arts. Luckily, they do have advanced technology, and with a Techno Wizard at their disposal, anything becomes possible again. The advancement of technology is the central element of science fiction. Plenty of stories are entirely built around the advent of someincredible new scientific marvel, while others feature plenty of fantastical inventions as background details....

Summary Rod Serling’sThe Twilight Zoneis well known for its iconic twists and turns, as well as its moral messages. Characters are frequently tested by bizarre or fantastical circumstances, such as haunted telephones, magical objects, and alien invaders. As a result, they often learn something about themselves, and about the human condition as a whole. The success of the originalTwilight Zoneresulted in a wide range of remakes and reinterpretations over subsequent decades....

Horror movies come in a variety of subgenres, many of which lose popularity or undergo massive shifts over the years. The home invasion horror film is generally very simple, so a lot of filmmakers have felt the need to put a unique spin on the concept. The 2015 filmIntrudersfalls into a small sub-subgenre that has largely taken over home invasion cinema as a concept. Films about home invasions are almostas old as cinema itself, but there are classics strewn over the decades....

The seminal platformer seriesBanjo-Kazooiehas laid dormant for over a decade, having not gotten a new game since 2008. However, Banjo and Kazooie’s appearance inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatemay suggest that there’s hope for the series to be revived. One fan has begun creating trailers that show what a remastered version ofBanjo-Kazooiecould look like. YouTuber Project Dream states that they are a hugeBanjo-Kazooiefan and that they’ve been wondering for years what a remaster of the original 1998 game would look like....

Summary Despite having been first introduced toPokemon GOback in 2017, Gym Raids have not changed much at the technical level, so an overdue update for its combat should look toPokemon ScarletandViolet’s Tera Raids and take notes. Though the battle mechanics inPokemon GOwere significantly scaled back to fit within the game’s mobile format, Niantic did its best to emulate the mainline games from Pokemon moves to trainer teams. However, while Niantic has since introduced Mega Raids andShadow Raids asPokemon GOevolves, its combat system has had few updates to keep pace....

Genshin Impact, the free-to-play RPG from developers miHoYo, released just over a week ago to a warm reception from fans and critics alike. The game has been praised for its expansive open-world, frenetic combat, and lowkey Gacha elements. Over the course ofGenshin Impact,players explore the world, unlock characters, find loot, and gain Adventure Ranks, but as players near the end of the game, there’s the inevitable question of what to do....

WhileFinal Fantasy 16is the much-anticipated next installment in the long-running JRPG franchise, updates on the game have been very sparse since its announcement back in 2020. Little more than a trailer and information about the game’s world on the official site has been offered, leading many fans to worry about when the game will actually release. Some fans have become worried thatFinal Fantasy 16will end up going the same route as the infamousVersus 13, but there are several reasons why that’s likely not the case this time around....

God of War: Ragnarokhas earned itself many fans who consider it to be one of the best games to come out this year. One of the reasons forGod of War: Ragnarok’s success is the amazing story that it told and the stellar characters that were featured within it, including Odin, the main antagonist of the game. At the beginning of the game, Odin declared that he didn’t want to fight against the heroes, and even hoped to persuade Atreus into working for him....

Summary World of Warcraftrecently shared an official preview of Bel’ameth, the new Night Elf city being constructed beneath Amirdrassil. Players can explore this burgeoning new town afterWorld of Warcraftreleases Patch 10.2.5, Seeds of Renewal, on January 16. During the Patch 10.2 epilogue, theNight Elves ofWorld of Warcraftfinally got a new homein Bel’ameth. Meaning “Arms of the Goddess” in their native tongue, this nascent town is being built beneath the boughs of Amirdrassil, the new World Tree that sprouted west of the Ohn’ahran Plains after the events of the final raid inDragonflight....

The nextWorld of Warcraftexpansion is just around the corner, and more details are being revealed about what exactly that update will bring to the game.Shadowlands, the bold new adventure that allows players to cross throughthe veil of death into another world entirely, already boasts many changes to how the base game is played. One big change to character customization that will be implemented inShadowlandsis how character gender can be changed....

Summary Xbox is giving away an exclusive themed Xbox Series X console bundle to celebrate the highly anticipated release ofSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.The stunning console comes packaged with a controller and stand inspired bySenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2launched today, May 21, on PC and Xbox Series X/S. The second installment of Ninja Theory’s acclaimed series follows the vengeful exploits of Senua, a fearsome Celtic warrior struggling with psychosis, on her epic quest across 9th-century Iceland....

Summary Final Fantasy 16producer Naoki Yoshida (known as Yoshi-P) is tired of receiving so much hate from toxic fans.Final Fantasy 16brought character action gameplayand a darker story to the series, a move that was praised by many people, but rejected by some long-time fans of the franchise. Final Fantasy 16was one of the most eagerly awaited games of 2023 for RPG fans and PS5 owners. The new title surprised fans with a story inspired by shows such asGame of Thrones, more mature content, and gameplay that focused more on action and did not resemble previous games in the franchise....