If there’s one series that’s known for constantly finding new ways to tell its stories, it’sRick and Morty. Just over a month before its 5th season premiere, Adult Swim posted a nice new absolute unit of a promo to get fans hyped up, and some viewers may find it surprisingly familiar. The 17-minute video, titledRick and Morty in the Eternal Nightmare Machine, is entirely animated in a retro video game pixel art style, featuring the titular duo trekking through a side-scrolling beat-em-up world....

Riverdaleisn’t a show known particularly for the high quality of writing exhibited throughout. However, the sometimes cheesy, overly dramatic style has always managed to create some of the more memorable high-school show quotes of recent times. RELATED:TV Shows To Watch If You Like Kaleidoscope This is especially true in the case of Veronica Lodge, who has always managed to clap back and come out with some of the truly strangest, and most wonderful, quotes inRiverdalehistory....

Harry Potterstar Daniel Radcliffe has begun production on Roku’sWeird: The Al Yankovic Story, a biopic of Grammy Award winner Weird Al Yankovic, who co-wrote the upcoming film. The newly released set photos show the English actor in costume as Weird Al, and he is virtually unrecognizable. It was announced last month that Radcliffe will portray the famous musician,Weird Al Yankovic, known for parody classics like “Amish Paradise"and “Like A Surgeon.” In a typical tongue-in-cheek fashion that the musician has made a career out of, Yankovic said, “this is the role future generations will remember him for....

WithShe-Hulknow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, fans will definitely be getting more Jennifer Walters (played by Tatiana Maslany) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the newest episode may have just teased what’s next for Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk as well. In episode two ofShe-Hulk, Bruce Banner is seen heading into space on a ship after he claims “he has some business to take care of." This has a great chance of being a teaser at theWorld War Hulkstoryline from the comics, andShe-Hulk’s head writer has made it seem like this could be the case during conversations withTV LineandThe Direct....

The Acolyteis quickly proving to be one of the most controversialStar Warsshows ever made. While some percentage of the outrage is the expected hatred against the existence of anyone who isn’t white and male, other critiques find genuine problems with the series. Its narrative has a ton of strange choices, and eagle-eyed viewers have discovered bizarre problems. The latest episode attracted both love and hate, but a shocking chunk of the viewership refuses to acknowledge the possibility that it isn’t what it seems....

2020 has been a strange year for video games. Partially due to the pandemic drastically affecting the world economy, as well as an unusually silent console launch year, game releases and announcements have been more disjointed compared to previous years. With the total replacement of E3 in favor of individual conferences, the usual summer hustle and bustle of gaming news has been far different. More interestingly, many of the game announcements and release dates have even posted as far out as 2022....

It’s been a week since theWorld of Warcraft: Shadowlandspre-patch arrived with massive changes ahead of the expansion launch. While many players are busy questing through previous expansions in therevamped leveling experience, a number of class changes means the competitive tier list for all roles have shifted significantly. All classes received updates such as unpruned spells, talents becoming baseline, or even redesigned abilities which change playstyles compared to theirBattle for Azerothiterations. Additionally, the removal ofcorrupted itemsfurther cripples some specs that heavily relied on them to stay on top of the damage charts....

Most non-isekai anime have some ties to the real world, either they are fictionalized versions of real history or they are simply placed within a context that is entirely relatable.Spy x Familyis no exception, and its ties to the real world are arguably more clear and more prevalent than even the average show. The cold war and the berlin wall were realdividing factors in Europein the mid-1900s and the thinly veiled names for various aspects of this society demonstrate that that conflict is exactly what the creators were hoping to evoke....

Quick Links Since its release in 2014,The Sims 4has been a hotbed of different mods that are used to add new features, tweak existing ones, or improve the game’s realism.The Sims 4has numerous exciting features to keep players hooked; a few might still want to experiment with different mods and see what customization they bring to the table. Beginners can find themselves salivating once they discover these mods and their installation process can be a bit daunting for them....

The buddy comedy is a bit of a lost art form in the modern era. Its heyday was the 80s, but the modern snarky action blockbuster is much more dominated by individual stars. Many fans of classics likeLethal Weaponwanted to see the genre return, thankfully, the writer of that franchise brought one to the big screen in 2016. Typically, a film’s immediate release window determines its success or failure. It makes a certain amount of moneyagainst its production budget, it gets a critical reception, and either remains popular or disappears from public consciousness....

The term “Xennials” refers to a micro-generation of people born between the late ’70s and early ’80s. To this period was a rollercoaster time for the gaming industry would be an understatement, as the golden age of arcades, thevideo game crash of 1983, and the release of the revolutionary NES all took place between these years. RELATED:Retro ’80s Games That Are Utterly Impossible to Beat Although Xennials saw the video game industry at its lowest point, they were also able to experience the release of some of gaming’s most famous and important games of all time....

Summary Even after the release of Bethesda’sStarfield, RPG fans are already looking toward the future. WhileStarfieldis a completely new IP for the company and gamers, Bethesda fans of old are now one step closer to the next impending entry in theElder Scrollsseries:The Elder Scrolls 6. As such, it comes as welcome news thatThe Elder Scrolls 6is now in early development. However, it may be a bit too early to start celebrating....

Action RPGFlintlock: The Siege of Dawnfeatures all the hallmarks of an epic, open-world RPG: warring armies, divine conflicts, dangerous boss domains, and, perhaps most importantly, cozy coffee shops. Indeed, players can visitFlintlock: The Siege of Dawn’smany coffee shops (which feature hot Turkish coffee) to learn rumors, unlock side quests and challenges, meet a variety of characters, and play a couple of rounds of Sebo. Daniel Baider, the lead narrative designer ofFlintlock: The Siege of Dawn,spoke with Game Rant about the team’s decision to include coffee shops as the “centerpieces” of the game’s settlements, as well as the many things players can do in these hub areas....