The Elder Scrollsseries has had a number of interesting and impressive characters throughout its games, but few are more recognizable than the dragon Alduin. Players meet this imposing figure inThe Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrimand, because of the explosive encounters Alduin is a part of, this dragon has been the center of many fan creations. In the most recent tribute to this memorable character, one fan relied on colored pencils to recreate the main antagonist ofSkyrim....

After what has seemed like years of speculation and anticipation, the teaser trailer forSpider-Man: No Way Homeis finally here. Of course, the release of the much-hyped sneak peek was not without its own share of drama, which director Jon Watts acknowledged on social media. This past weekend, what seemed to be an incredibly low-resolution version of theSpider-Man: No Way Hometrailer was making the rounds online. Though Sony was very fast-acting in shutting down the many social media accounts sharing the alleged trailer, several people still saw it and the topic was trending on Twitter....

At this point, Splatfests in theSplatoonseries have become a much-beloved and iconic feature of the series. For players unfamiliar, Splatfests are periodic, limited special events that occur within the games in which players pick a team and take part in Turf Wars to raise their teams' scores. InSplatoon 3, each Splatfest now allows players the choice to select fromone of three teams- one more team than the two teams seen in the prior games in theSplatoonseries....

Crytek has filed a motion to have the trial date of itslawsuit againstStar CitizenandSquadron 42developer Cloud Imperium Games postponed until August 12, 2025, revealing that the game is very unlikely to be released before that date. Cloud Imperium Games is simultaneously creating two separate games, the online multiplayerStar Citizenand the single-player narrative-basedSquadron 42. Both titles were initially being developed using CryEngine 3, which was created and is owned by Crytek. to build games using the engine, developers must have a license agreement for each unique title....

Star Warsintroduced several iconic film characters that continue to endure as fan-favorites decades after the original trilogy concluded, including Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia Organa. Now, a Deepfake video imagines whatStranger ThingsandGodzilla vs. Kongstar Millie Bobby Brown might look like as the famousStar Warsheroine. After a string of supporting roles in television shows including BBC’sThe Intrudersand ABC’sOnce Upon a Time in Wonderland, Brown was introduced to most audiences as the psychokinetic and telepathic child known as Eleven in Netflix’sStranger Things....

Katee Sackhoff, longtime known to sci-fi fans since her debut as Starbuck on the SyFy channel reboot of 70s’-eraStar Warsclone,Battlestar Galactica, joined the actualStar Warsuniverse with her role as the live-action incarnation of Bo-Katan Kryze inThe Mandalorian. Now, she talked about what to expect from season 3 and dished on her co-stars. Disney’s D23 exposition, their own house-owned and operated version of San Diego Comic-Con, finally returning in 2022, is all kinds of exciting for fans of the products pushed by the mega-conglomerate....

Many indie games offer players a range of character creation and relationship options, as these have traditionally been absent in large-scale AAA productions. One game that arguably set a standard in this regard wasStardew Valley, which released in 2016 withsix bachelors and six bachelorettes to wooregardless of how players design their farmer. Some of these Pelican Town residents have deeper, darker stories to dive into, such asShane dealing with alcoholism and depressionor Penny dealing with poverty and her mother’s binge drinking....

One of the hidden casualties of the global pandemic this summer was the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo this year. It was a lost opportunity for many sports outside the mainstream to seize the spotlight, but leave it to anime to fill that void. The end of the summer anime season signals the beginning of the blitz of anime announcements hyping up the crop of new show coming this fall and among the most intriguing of the bunch is a sports show about gymnastics....

The popularity of anime has exploded in the West in recent years, withstreaming services like Crunchyroll and Netflixhaving helped to introduce viewers to some of the many great hidden gems that the medium has to offer. This includes classic anime series as well, many of which were never broadcast in the West despite their overwhelming popularity in Japan. At this point, however, the seemingly unlimited supply of anime can feel a little overwhelming at times, with more and more series being introduced with eachnew anime season....

Summary Nintendo is most often associated with the platforming, adventure or RPG genres, since those are the types of games they tend to publish. But, to the surprise of most fans, they are also responsible for a good number of shooter games that are not only surprisingly good, but some of them even changed the industry forever. Whether it’s afirst-personor athird-personshooter, these are some of the best exponents of the genre that Nintendo has published over its lifetime and throughout many consoles....

Summary Followers are one area whereThe Elder Scrolls 6can definitively improve overSkyrim, and they could add plenty of flavor to the adventure. Carrying the torch of Bethesda’s most iconic gameSkyrimmeans thatThe Elder Scrolls 6will need to search for ways to innovate over its famous predecessor no matter what. However, even withSkyrimgiving players so much freedom, there is still plenty of unexplored territory for the next game to tread. Followers are a big part of the character ofSkyrim, andThe Elder Scrolls 6’s collection of followers will likewise have a strong effect....

This article contains spoilers for Loki episode six. The first season ofLokihas come to an end and it has completely changed the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While its Disney Plus counterpartWandaVisionlaunched Phase 4 of the MCU,Lokidid most of the groundwork in setting up what’s to come in future Marvel projects.The highly anticipated finaleleft fans with a massive cliffhanger that should be able to feed into all MCU projects moving forward. After Iron Man and Captain America exited the MCU in Phase 3, many fans wondered what direction the universe would take in the future....

Less than 24 hours before Xbox Series X and Series S pre-orders were set to go live around the world, Xbox made an announcement that has caught everyone in the world of gaming completely off guard.Microsoft has acquired ZeniMax Media, the parent company of the developer famous for its work onThe Elder ScrollsandFallout,Bethesda, for $7.5 billion. Along with Bethesda, Microsoft gained several other new studios as part of this deal as well, such as id Software, MachineGames, Arkane, Tango Gameworks, and ZeniMax Online Studios, just to name a few....