XCOM: Chimera Squad Review — XCOM? More Like XCOP!

XCOM: Chimera Squadis quite the pleasant surprise. It was announced without fanfarejust a few days ago, slated to release less than a fortnight later. The dislikes on the reveal videos suggest that people were unhappy with it though, and I don’t exactly blame them. With the hints and setup for anXCOM 3?Chimera Squadlooks nothing like that. So let’s clear the air here.XCOM: Chimera SquadisNOTXCOM 3. It’s a spinoff made by a small team within Firaxis that takes the setting and gameplay formula ofXCOMin a new direction....

August 5, 2025 · 14 min · 2871 words · Sherri Richard

Zack Snyder – 1, James Gunn – 0: DC Confirms its Strongest Villain That Has Already Appeared in DCEU, Yet to in DCU

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed The world waited in anticipation when Zack Snyder released the 2016 DCEU filmBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.Starring Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck in leading roles, the film was a roaring success. Alongside Lex Luthor as the antagonist of the film,Batman v Supermanalso featured the Kryptonian monster Doomsday. Although the fans were more excited for Darkseid in the DCEU, it seems that they were wrong....

August 5, 2025 · 5 min · 881 words · Michael Rodriguez

“Bet you’ll cancel it after a season”: ‘Dead Boy Detectives’ Opens to Insanely Good Reviews and All Fans Fear Netflix Will Doom it Just Like Shadow and Bone

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Netflix has recently released a new addition to itsSandmanuniverse calledDead Boy Detectives.Continuing in the magnificent world created by Neil Gaiman in the DC Universe, the show follows the story of two teenage ghosts who, along with a clairvoyant, work as supernatural detectives. The concept comes straight from the comics and was also created by theCoralinewriter....

August 5, 2025 · 5 min · 910 words · Kathryn Reese DDS

“Everybody was in tears”: Tom Cruise Made Entire Jerry Maguire Cast Cry After Convincing Director to Keep One of the Best Quotes

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Tom Cruise’sJerry Maguirecontributed some of the most quoted catchphrases in popular culture. The film had one of the most memorable performances from Cruise, who was nominated for an Oscar for the role. Renée Zellweger and Cruise’s chemistry worked in the film’s favor. The couple even gave us a great romantic line that ended with Zellweger saying the now-popular catchphrase,“You had me at ‘hello'”....

August 5, 2025 · 6 min · 1132 words · Katherine Mills

“I don’t know if I could go back to Pokemon now honestly”: Palworld May Be Breaking Pokemon’s Long Time Hold on Creature Feature Games

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Palworldis a title that’s seeing a lot of love from players worldwide. The game’s still in Early Access but is available as part of the Game Pass library for Xbox and PC and is also available for purchase separately on Steam. Since it came out, it has shattered various records, including taking over Twitch by trending at number one and seeing a phenomenal growth percentage on the platform....

August 5, 2025 · 5 min · 868 words · Kimberly Matthews

“It was actually worse then”: Jennifer Lopez’s Struggle With Dating Ben Affleck in Past is Evident After She Compared It With Alex Rodriguez Romance

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed One of the factors that contributed to Jennifer Lopez’s initial split with Ben Affleck in the early 2000s was the media scrutiny.The Gone Girlstar even went on to deem 50% of the blame for their initial falling out to the intense media attention before the duo rekindled their romance two decades later. However, prior to getting back with theBVSstar, Lopez was in a relationship with former Baseball shortstop Alex Rodriguez....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 742 words · Joseph Short

“It would be a mistake…”: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Dodged the Racism Bullet By Changing Sisko’s Original Design for Avery Brooks

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Actor Avery Brooks is best known for his portrayal of Captain Benjamin Sisko inStar Trek: Deep Space Nine. The casting was revolutionary at the time because a Black actor had never led a mainstream TV series likeStar Trekand the move was appreciated at the time. However, it was not as progressive behind the scenes as it made itself out to be....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 852 words · Anna Grimes

“It’s dead in the same way Star Wars is dead”: Game of Thrones Spin-Off ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Might Be a Success But it Still Can Never Revive the Franchise

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed House of the Dragonis all the craze right now for those who have religiously watched the eight seasons ofGame of Thrones.In fact, there are many who have started watching the spin-off without having seen a single episode of the O.G. series. But now, it looks like the Emma D’Arcy-starrer might soon be getting some serious competition....

August 5, 2025 · 5 min · 1046 words · Zachary Cook

“Ngl, kinda lame”: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s Season 4 Removes a 15-Year-Old Feature and Further Highlights How Out of Touch the OG CoD Really Is

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Call of Dutyhas been around for the past few years and each entry featured multiplayer modes that grew and evolved. The competitive nature of the multiplayer lobbies is the lifeblood of the franchise and developers got creative by adding mechanics for killstreaks. The latest entryModern Warfare 3will be receiving a significant overhaul for the killstreak reward....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 800 words · Travis Carr

“That’s how they bring back Iron Man”: Kevin Feige Will Use the Hugh Jackman Formula to Bring Back Robert Downey Jr. into MCU and Fans Have a Good Reason to Believe It

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed The iconic duo of Deadpool and Wolverine that will reign over cinemas in no time is all the hype right now. Hugh Jackman’s epic surprise comeback as the redoubtable X-Men worked like a charm as fans went berserk at the promise of him teaming up with Ryan Reynolds’ loudmouth mercenary. And it looks like Kevin Feige has been taking notes....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 758 words · Rachel Mcmahon

“The Barbenheimer effect”: Oscars 2024 Sets New Viewership Record Without Despite Fans Pissed With Jimmy Kimmel’s Flat and Hurtful Jokes

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed From host Jimmy Kimmel’s poking fun at almost everyone toOppenheimerreigning the night, the Oscars 2024 gave us so many moments. Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, and Robert Downey Jr. took home their first-ever Academy Award, while Emma Stone bagged her second. From Ryan Gosling stealing the show with his Oscar performance ofI’m Just Kento John Cena who came to present the Best Costume Design Award being almost n*ked, it was a night of celebrity fashion, looks, and trends....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 809 words · Amanda Ramirez

“We are the guinea pigs”: In a Risky Gamble, Battlefield 4 Became the Lab Rat to Test a Controversial Technology Instead of Using What Already Works

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Battlefield 4was one of the most iconic games in this popular franchise. It also became one of the fastest-selling games after its release in 2013, but it also had its fair share of problems due to the brand-new Frostbite 3 engine used at that time. BeforeBF4, this particular game engine was never used. But the developers at that time at DICE took the risk of implementing this unsteady gaming engine into their newest title and fortunately, it turned out in their favor....

August 5, 2025 · 4 min · 834 words · Andre Patterson

1 Hilarious Bill Murray Scene in ‘Lost in Translation’ Has a Strange Connection to Francis Ford Coppola’s Japanese Commercial With Akira Kurosawa

Follow us on Google News Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed Sofia Coppola’sLost In Translationhas risen to a cult classic status. The plot, the characters, the cinematography, the drama, and the comedy are simply too iconic for the movie to not enjoy the level of popularity it does. Lost In Translation:The Suntory Whiskey Scene The reasonLost In Translationis loved unanimously is because it manages to capture the complexity of human emotions while staying true to the nuances of being in a foreign environment with a language barrier....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · Angela Gibbs