The secret to Simlish, the infamous nonsense language of The Sims 4, is that “there is no Simlish,” according to voice actor and musician Kid Beyond. Kid Beyond (opens in new tab) (aka Andrew Chaikin) was a voice actor on The Sims 2 and dished out some secrets behind recording …
Read More »Mass Effect movie turned into a TV show that never got off the ground says game director
Mass Effect project director Mac Walters has given insight into what happened to the Mass Effect movie, but also why it may reappear as something else. The Mass Effect movie was initially announced by Legendary Pictures in 2010 right at the height of the franchise’s original trilogy. It was, and …
Read More »Dune movie release gets pushed to late October 2021
The Dune wait grows longer, as the sci-fi epic has been delayed a few more weeks, reports Variety (opens in new tab). Dune will now be released on October 22 instead of October 1. As far as delays go, this one’s pretty small (just three weeks), but Dune has been …
Read More »Valheim update adds a temporary maypole and makes monsters more violent
The latest Valheim update lets players build a maypole and has tweaked enemies to become more aggressive. The Valheim patch is available bringing the game to version 0.155.7 (opens in new tab) and mostly targeting AI issues. However, developer Iron Gate has also revealed that because it’s midsummer in Sweden, …
Read More »New Loki featurette dispels a major fan theory and hints at Sylvies origins
Almost all of the Loki pre-release material only includes footage from the first three episodes. So, if you’re like us, you’re probably desperate for any scrap, hint, or morsel from the second half of the Disney Plus series. Marvel Studios has, mercifully, oh-so-briefly teased us with a new featurette that …
Read More »X-Factor go out in style with X-Factor #10, the series finale
The Hellfire Gala is in full swing inside Marvel Comics’ X-Men titles, and next week the investigators of X-Factor will make their grand, but in some ways, bittersweet entrance. “The last dance! At the Hellfire Gala, secrets will be revealed! Vengeance will be had,” reads Marvel’s description of X-Factor #10 …
Read More »Aliens: Fireteam Elite release date set for August with a new trailer
Aliens: Fireteam Elite has a release date, a pre-order trailer, and an extra word in its title. The three-player co-op shooter, which was known as Alien: Fireteam when Alyssa Mercante went hands-on with it in March, is now set to be released on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox …
Read More »Is X-Men wading back into the complicated parentage of Scarlet Witch?
The all-new, straight-up superhero-ified X-Men will be facing off against a classic Marvel villain this September: The High Evolutionary. In September 22’s X-Men #3, writer Gerry Duggan and artist Pepe Larraz will be pitting the Krakoans against Wundagore’s ruler – with possibly wide-ranging effects. (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens in …
Read More »Conan the Barbarian celebrates 300 Marvel issues with all-star special issue
Conan is celebrating an anniversary at Marvel Comics. According to the publisher’s math, the 25th issue of Conan the Barbarian’s current series coincides with the 300th issue Marvel has published over the two eras in which they’ve held the character’s license, and Marvel is marking the occasion with a 40-page …
Read More »Overwatch players arent happy as cross-play beta changes up regional matchmaking
The Overwatch cross-play beta is now finally live in a new update, but it’s causing a headache for plenty of players. This week, Overwatch finally initiated cross-play between console and PC platforms, over five years after it originally released in 2016. While this should have been a pretty momentous occassion …
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