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As of this writing,The Witcherseason 2 has been live on Netflix for two weeks now. It released on December 17, and it has proven to be quite divisive. For every single person who really loves it, there’s someone who hates the changes and direction it took. This is reflected on Rotten Tomatoes, whereWitcherseason 2has a 94% Tomatometer critic rating but a 61% audience score. However, the reason for this is probably pretty simple: fans loveThe Witcherand have high expectations for it....

Summary It’s been almost a decade since fans received a new mainlineWitchergame from CD Projekt Red, and the wait has been agonizing for so many. Though some truly excellentfantasy RPGs have released sinceThe Witcher 3in 2015, few have managed to deliver such an immersive open-world experience or such a compelling story. Thankfully, CD Projekt Red has plenty ofWitcherprojects currently in the works. From a remake of the firstWitchergame to a co-op multiplayer title to the long-awaited sequel toThe Witcher 3, fans will soon have moreWitchergames than they know what to do with....

Summary Many sci-fi horror fans shunHardwareas a cheesy mess of bad special effects and questionable acting, but that hasn’t stopped this 90s movie from becoming a beloved cult classic. Richard Stanley wrote and directedHardwareas a commentary on America slowly sliding into fascism. Without getting into how close to home this theme hits, it’s also surprising how effectively it was handled. This didn’t exactly put Stanley into the pantheon ofgreatest horror filmmakers of all time....

With the recent release ofDigimon Survive, fans hoped this latest entry to theDigimon serieswould once more bring the franchise back to the gaming scene. But followingthe mixed reception and review bombingit’s received, the series continues to have false starts with games that are just shy of the mark. Despite earlier titles likeDigimon Story: Cyber Sleuthand its additionalHacker’s Memorysparking fresh hope that the series could finally be meeting the standard thatPokemonhas been set, it seems that the franchise might never fully get out of the shadow cast by Game Freak’s juggernaut series....

It has been over a year sinceValheimmade its thriving debut on PC, and it’s clear this long passage of time has still not stumpedplayers from creating intricate and astonishing in-game bases. Colossal castles, tree houses and even tropical mountain bases are just some of the more contemporary constructions the fan base has produced and shared with the community in recent times. Now, one gamer has decided to join this list, as they flexed their ingenuity by building a massive, detailed pyramid that can be entered and used to store loot....

Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimhas no shortage of melee, magic, and ranged weapons to choose from that can help the Dragonborn survive onslaughts from a range of enemies, from lowly Skeevers all the way up to the mighty dragons in the game. With the latter being the focal point of the game’s story, however, there are some weapons out there that players can acquire that will be far more effective against these mythological beasts than others....

The upcomingGame Awardsfor 2021 is sure to be a highlight for many gamers this holiday season. Geoff Keighley has remained committed to providing an event that celebrates all things gaming, and as production values and viewership has increased over the years,The Game Awards2021 has the potential to be the biggest one yet. The event has recently hosted some of the biggest moments in the industry such as Kratos and Atreus' voice actors delivering iconic lines while presenting andPersona 5’sJoker being invited toSuper Smash Bros....

Summary The latest Community Council interview with theWorld of Warcraftdevelopment team yielded some illuminating information, including a glimpse into how reward structures may change inThe War Within. A permanent fixture inWorld of Warcraft’s endgame for the past couple of expansions has been its Great Vault, which allowed players to combat back luck (to a limited degree) by guaranteeing an item once per week. WhileThe War Withinis bringingchanges to the Great Vault inWorld of Warcraft, it is also taking another look at other reward structures based on player feedback accumulated over the course ofDragonflight....

Along with its convenient seamless TV-handheld swapping,Switchis renowned for its vast, and ever-growing library spanning greatly in genre, notoriety, and studio budgets. With this range of diverse, imaginative games comes a slew of rich, visually interesting box art designs as well. The array of memorable box art is especially welcomed given Switch’s stressing of physical releases compared to other modern consoles. RELATED:Forgotten PlayStation 1 Games That Have Awesome Cover Art However, with such variance in quality, and so many games being churned out, it can be easy to miss or neglectsome of these artistic greats....

Summary Warning: This review contains spoilers for theAhsokafinale. Although it’s hardly a definitive conclusion to the series, theAhsokafinale is an eye-popping display of sharply directedStar Warsaction. Titled “Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord” (in a fun play onThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe), theAhsokafinale sees the titular ronin joining forces with Sabine and Ezra to stop Grand Admiral Thrawn from returning to the main galaxy. While it doesn’t provide a conclusive ending to the story at hand and leaves the show on a cliffhanger, there’s so much cool stuff in this episode – Force leaps, sword-wielding witches, zombie Stormtroopers – that it’s hard to complain....

The $50-million defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has pulled several high-profile names into the former couple’s legal drama, includingAquamanstar Jason Momoa. In light of recent events, some fans are questioning what the current state of Momoa and Heard’s relationship is; specifically if the two share an off-screen friendship or if their relationship is strictly professional. Rumors of a falling out between theAquamanco-stars began to circulate when Momoa started following Depp on Instagram....

It takes a tremendous amount of work for a game to establish itself at the top of a genre as oversaturated as the battle royale shooter. Over the course of its nine seasons,Apex Legendshas had plentiful success that doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. With the recent season change and tie in to Respawn’s other shooter series,Titanfall,more people are playingApexthan ever before. Along with the new Legend, updated map, and new weapon, Respawn introduced a new permanent mode toApex Legends: Arenas....

At the very start ofAssassin’s Creed Valhalla, players will be given a choice of three options for Eivor’s gender, male, female, or let the Animus choose. While in most video games, this ends up being a significant choice that players are stuck with for the rest of the game,Valhallaallows the player to switch Eivor’s genderat will with relative ease. Coming off the back of serious controversy surrounding Ubisoft’s usage of female characters and treatment of female staff,Assassin’s Creed Valhallatakes the unique approach of allowing players to play as either male or female Eivor at any given point....