Miniature painting can be intimidating if you’re just starting out. And even if you’re not, come to think of it. It’s expensive, too: there’s a dizzying variety of options to get caught up on before you put brush to paint. D&D model-maker WizKids wants to remove those obstacles. More specifically, …
Read More »5 What If…? comic book stories we would like to see in the Disney Plus show
Long thought impossible to adapt to the screen, What If…? is finally getting its moment to shine. Introduced by Jeffrey Wright’s Watcher, this animated series sees the intergalactic interloper visit all manner of alternative worlds in which things happen just that little bit different for our heroes. Hayley Atwell’s Peggy …
Read More »Valve thinks the Steam Deck is future proof, but expects to make new generations
Valve’s upcoming handheld console the Steam Deck is “future proof” however this doesn’t mean that the company won’t consider other iterations in the future. Speaking with IGN (opens in new tab), hardware engineer Yazan Aldehayyat commented on the Steam Deck’s RAM which utilizes the LPDDR5, which according to Aldehayyat: “I …
Read More »Half-Life 2 Remaster appears on SteamDB
A Half-Life: 2 remaster is apparently coming from a group of fans with Valve’s blessing. Just below, you can see a tweet from self-professed Valve insider Tyler McVicker on the new project. McVicker claims that Half-Life 2, and subsequent episodes, are being remastered by a team of fans, who have …
Read More »Destiny 2 cross-play details confirm PC matchmaking, friend list updates, and the end of meme names
Destiny 2 cross-play will arrive “early” in the next season and receive additional features in the months ahead. Bungie outlined its long-term plans for cross-play in its latest blog post (opens in new tab). The studio didn’t commit to an exact cross-play release date and time, but did speak to …
Read More »Is it just me, or is Scream 4 the franchises best?
All right, don’t everybody, ahem, scream at once. Clearly, Wes Craven’s 1996 slasher send-up is a masterpiece that challenged and changed the rules of the horror movie. But 25 years on, the Scream film I go back to most often isn’t the original. It’s the reboot. For me, the tagline …
Read More »Playdate sells over 20,000 units in 20 minutes
The Playdate has surpassed 20,000 sales in just 20 minutes. The news was first reported earlier today on July 30 by TechCrunch (opens in new tab), after Playdate developer Panic confirmed that its shipping estimator had produced the 20,000 sales figure in just 20 minutes. The miniature handheld device first …
Read More »Battlefield 2042 has “no plan” for ranked mode at launch
Battlefield 2042 will launch without a ranked mode, but one could always come later if players want it. Ripple Effect Studios senior design director Justin Wiebe confirmed the detail in a video interview with Battlefield Nation (opens in new tab) (spotted by MP1st (opens in new tab)). The interviewer noted …
Read More »FIFA 22 gameplay trailer showcases overhauled player animations
The FIFA 22 gameplay trailer is finally here, giving us a look at the next iteration of EA’s sports franchise in action. Just below, you can check out the brand new gameplay trailer FIFA 22, which premiered earlier. The new gameplay trailer goes big on the new Hypermotion technology, which …
Read More »Lord of the Rings star says Peter Jackson was pressured to kill off a Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings movies are famous for largely sticking to the source material, but it turns out a major character could have bowed out of the story early if producers got their way. Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd recently shared some of their Lord of the Rings memories …
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