Fans often complain aboutIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’s use of aliens as a plot device, but the otherworldly visitors seen in the movie aren’t technically aliens in the traditional sense. From Indy surviving a nuclear blast by hiding in a fridge to Shia LaBeouf swinging through the jungle with a band of CG monkeys, there are many sequences inKingdom of the Crystal SkullthatIndiana Jonesfans rejected. A notoriousSouth Parkepisode used a shocking metaphor to describe whatCrystal Skulldid to the franchise....

Electronic Arts is seeking to bolster the efforts of itsStar Warsteam hot on the heels of the launch ofStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, according to a job listing posted by the publisher earlier this month. The action-adventure title has already been enough of a success for EA and Respawn Entertainment that speculation for a sequel has started bubbling from fans and team members alike. The job listing asks for an experienced software engineer to join theStar Warsteam in Los Angeles....

Summary With the undeniable success that is Riot and Netflix’sArcane, so many people have been coming back toLeague of Legendsor even the auto-battler spin-offTeamfight Tacticsas of late, sincethe games are so easily playable on just about any device. But, a surprising byproduct of this is that players are also paying more attention to the actual “lore” of these champions, especially the more fleshed-out stories of the (typically) evil Champions. So, with all the genius inventors and scientists seen inArcane, both in season 1 and season 2, let’s take a look at how their backstories differ in the canonical lore ofLeague of Legends, as well as what other characters can even compare in pure intelligence....

Lies of P’scombat system is a pretty deep one. At any moment, Pinocchio can block, dodge, attack, charge attack, use Fable Arts,throw an item, use their Legion Arm abilities, and of course Perfect Guard. Perfect Guard inLies of Pis basically this game’s version of the Parry or Deflect system fromSekiro: Shadows Die Twice. There are obviously other games that have perfect guards like this, but Sekiro’s is by far the one it feels the closest to....

The NBA has big plans for the 2020-2021 season. For the past few years, NBA commissioner Adam Silver has been implementing new policies and technology in order to improve the NBA experience. Technology such as player tracking, media analysis and partnerships with various companies has greatly improved consuming basketball content. The latest partnership between the NBA and Microsoft aims to change the way NBA broadcasts are done. As of now, theNBA season is on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak, though the association is using the time to look into how to improve broadcasting and fan interaction, with the NBA doing a great deal of work to bring the most up-to-date coverage of games straight to NBA fans....

In 2015, Microsoft acquired the Havok middleware software suite, which includes a physics component that’s been used in hundreds of games going back over 20 years. This includes major releases fromValveincludingTeam Fortress 2,Half-Life 2, and evenHalf-Life: Alyx. This has proved a barrier in that officially-supportedValvemods for these games then had to pay a hefty $50,000 license fee. In a good turn of news, it appears Valve has worked out a deal to remove these fees for modders going forward....

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerclosed out Disney’s newStar Warstrilogy at the end of last year, and featured a gay kiss between two characters that was promoted as an example of positive representation on the silver screen. Eight months later,The New Mutantsis hitting theaters for the first timeas well, and its director has some choice words for that particularStar Warsmoment. Josh Boone, the director ofThe New Mutants,referred to the scene as “the most embarrassing” example he could think of when it comes to queer representation....

Summary Monkey D. Luffy is the protagonist ofOne Pieceand certainly the most influential character in the entire series. Luffy has grown tremendously over the years, and it is safe to say that right now, he’s among the strongest in the New World, and one step closer to the One Piece. In fact, Luffy might just be the man closest to theOne Pieceat this point in time, and much of that is down to the fact that he has awakened incredible powers as of late....

The announcement ofOverwatch 2has not slowed the progress and changes of the originalOverwatch, as it continues to experiment with new modes and bring new heroes to the table. With theupcoming hero Echoready to satisfy players' craving for a new way to experience the game, upcoming changes toOverwatch’s Quick Play mode will hopefully answer their craving for a way to get into a match that’s actually fun, or at least not one-sided....

Quick Links Since the second generation of games, day/night cycles have been a part of thePokemongameplay. Some Pokemon only spawn at night, while others prefer to come out during the day. The day/night cycle in Gen 2 was fixed to in-real time, making it tricky to find certain Pokemon in the wild.Pokemon Scarlet & Pokemon Violetbreaks this formula by having their own in-game cycle. Once again, different Pokemon appear at different times of day....

With a ton of game announcements likely coming over the next week and month, Bandai Namco took the liberty to get ahead of the pack and drop some new information aboutProject Cars 3. To start, Bandai Namco confirmed thatProject Cars 3will be arriving sooner than expected.Project Cars 3drops on PC and consoles this summer. And judging from the early information about the game, it’s looking to be the biggest titles in the racing franchise yet....

One thing thatPUBG Mobilegives to its fans is options. Players have a lot ofdifferent modes to play, but one of the all-time favorites is the classic mode. In classic mode, the objective is to parachute down into a map of choice and face a certain number of enemies, which depends on the map. RELATED:PUBG: Every Map In The Game, Ranked From Worst To Best Smaller maps inPUBG Mobilehave smaller enemies, and this leads to faster gameplay that relies less on strategy....

Even thoughCall of Duty: Modern Warfarecontinues to be asales juggernaut for Activisionand Infinity Ward, there’s been a ton of rumors, speculation and leaks for what’s next for the franchise. In years past, the reveal for the current year’s game would have already happened, but the turbulent nature of the development cycle and the fact that there’s a global pandemic have obviously changed things. While evidence seems to be pointing to a revival of the originalBlack Ops, a massive new leak has seemingly revealed even of Duty 2020....