The Acolytesold itself as a murder mystery martial arts show, but it has unique interpretations of those genre tags. The martial arts inspiration is excellent. Its first action scene feels like an exciting dip into Wuxia wire-fighting in aStar Warsenvironment. The murder mystery element is a little less straightforward. Instead of hunting down the roving Jedi killer, tearing through clues to discover a scrap of their identity, the first episode ofThe Acolytegives the viewer the killer and begs them to look for a motive....

Following a leak earlier this month that detailed update data found on Nintendo’s servers, it was all but confirmed thatStar Wars: Republic Commandowould be coming to Nintendo Switch. Today, Aspyr Media made the port official, announcing that the cult-classicStar Warsshooter would be returning for both the Switch and PlayStation 4. The title will debut on April 6 and can already be pre-ordered on the Nintendo Switch via Aspyr’s website.Republic Commandowas originally launched all the way back in 2005 on PC and Xbox (and can be played right now on Xbox viabackward compatibilityand through Steam on PC), meaning this is the first time it’s come to either a Nintendo or Sony console....

Over the past several years, Grammy award-winning artist T-Pain has made a name for himself as a video game streamer. The “Blame It” singer has been known to play a wide selection of games, spanning just about every major genre. His latest muse appears to beForza Horizon 5, in which T-Pain did an impressive impression of the late comedian Chris Farley. Launching just about a month ago, Playground Games’Forza Horizon 5has been met with largely rave reviews, with many fans online claiming it to be the best in the series so far....

Summary The free games promotion for theEpic Games Storehas served as a great way to get players talking about the storefront for many years, and will continue to offer interesting freebies for the foreseeable future. Changing out every Thursday at 10 AM CT, players know exactly when they can check Epic Games to see what titles are now available, and what will be available the week before. That’s how players knew aboutthe missing free Epic Games title for November 3before it failed to show up the day of....

In a world filled with pirates, it is nigh impossible to find characters who are respected by others, as most of the pirates only care about plunder. Most characters inOne Piecehave committed heinous crimes, which makes it very difficult to respect them. RELATED:One Piece: Arcs To Look Forward To However, the series isn’t completely devoid of honorable characters who put their principles above materialistic needs. The most honorable characters inOne Piecehave earned the respect of both viewers and their fellow characters with their noble and selfless actions....

Official news have confirmed that the nextPokemonstuffed toy to join the Build-A-Bear product range is from the franchise’s first generation of pocket creatures.Pokemonfans who grew up playing the first video games, exploring the Kanto region, and filling up their first-ever Pokedexes will likely enjoy having the new Build-A-Bear Pokemon plush toy as part of their personal collections. The partnership between The Pokemon Company and Build-A-Bear seems to be going strong. 2022 saw several releases of different pocket creatures for the product range, includingstarters fromPokemon Sword and Shield,the different evolutions of Normal-type Eevee, and even special edition Pikachus to celebrate Build-A-Bear’s 25th anniversary....

Anyone who has watched theLord of the Ringstrilogy adaptations by Peter Jackson will know a little bit of the lore behind the Rings of Power, from Galadriel’s voice reciting lines from the poem in the prologue. “Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne in the land of Mordor where the shadows lie”....

Look, people are beautiful in all shapes and sizes, and there is no body shaming here. But even so, one has to wonder what could inspire the decision to make an anthropomorphic shark man not only a bit pudgy and soft but also honestly kind of cute. Aside from the theoretical impossibility of such a task, James Gunn put out a few tweets explaining why he and his team ultimately landed on this particular design for the character of King Shark in his upcoming soft reboot,The Suicide Squad....

Riot has suspended professionalValorantplayer Sinatraa for failing to cooperate with the ongoing sexual assault investigation. According to Riot, Sinatraa failed to provide key evidence for the investigation and made “false statements,” leaving the matter up in the air. Earlier this year, Sinatraa’s former girlfriend Cleo “cle0h” Hernandez, publiclyaccused Sinatraa of sexual assaulton Twitter by sharing a lengthy Google Doc. This document contained both paragraphs of personal experiences as well as screenshots and audio clips claiming to be proof that she was abused by Sinatraa....

The past few weeks have been a busy time for the Warner Bros. media conglomerate.Between the long-awaited, but divisive release ofJustice League: The Snyder Cutand tomorrow’s trailer premiere forSpace Jam: A New Legacy, the company is making strides on the film side. Now, the company’s game division has received an interesting new development as well as a mysterious job listing has popped up on Warner Bros' hiring website, and fans are already speculating what it could mean....

inXile Entertainment’sWasteland 3has just hit a big milestone. After releasing exactly two months ago,Wasteland 3has continued to grow and now has reached 1 million players. Wasteland 3reviewed very wellwhen it launched, which has helped propel the franchise to a successful player count. AlthoughWastelandis nowhere near as big of an RPG as the likes ofThe WitcherorElder Scrolls,it has quickly supplanted itself as one of the better RPGs of the year, and more players are jumping into the post-apocalyptic adventure....

HBO’s adaptation ofThe Last Of Ussees Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) traveling through a desolate America in search of survival, but where was the series filmed? As the characters bond and learn more about Ellie’s immunity to the Cordyceps infection, their journey takes them through areas where happy people once lived regular lives, and the setting informs each fast-paced and emotionally devastating episode. It’s interesting to find out whereThe Last Of Uswas filmed as the setting is pitch perfect, and there are also some locations that fans can visit in real life and see the places that Ellie and Joel have passed through....

WithHumankind’s console release indefinitely delayed, there are now six games confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in November 2022. The month will get started with the addition ofThe Legend of Tianding, a side-scrolling action game set in Taiwan that is notable for having “Overwhelmingly Positive” reviews on Steam. While fans have yet to play the console version, if it’s anything like the PC release, it should make for a great new addition to the Game Pass lineup....