Longlegs star Maika Monroe’s best movie is now on streaming

Longlegs is the big horror film of the moment, but star Maika Monroe’s best scary movie is now streaming on Prime Video. The hype around Longlegs has been building through an incredible marketing campaign (thanks tocreepy posters/phone message stunts), and excitement around thecasting of Nicolas Cageas a deranged serial killer. We’ve seen the movie, and said in ourLonglegs reviewthat: “despite its flaws,Longlegsremains a haunting and artful horror film, elevated by standout performances from its cast....

July 12, 2024 · 2 min · 316 words · Jennifer Rodriguez

Mortal Kombat fans skeptical of remaster tease featuring “terrible” AI

An image shared by the Eyeballistic CEO suggests a Mortal Kombat remaster is in the works, but the seeming use of AI art isn’t exciting fans. Talk of classicMortal Kombatremasters has come and gone a few times over the years. One development team even came pretty close to making such dreams come true with the fan-run MKHD project. The crew, Eyeballistic Game Studio, appealed to MK co-creator Ed Boon to remake the original installments, then received the go-ahead from WB Games to move forward....

July 12, 2024 · 2 min · 348 words · Brittney Moore

MTG players are loving Bloomburrow Rakdos Commander that can cast without mana

The Infamous Cruelclaw is a unique Weasel Commander in MTG, bringing combat tricks and a unique casting method to Rakdos decks in the Bloomburrow set. TheBloomburrow Commandersrevealed as part of Magic: The Gathering’s official spoiler season have been a varied lot.FrogsandBatshave had a good showing, bringing a distinct identity to both of these animal factions. Now, in a unique addition Bloomburrow’s draftable Creature factions, The Infamous Cruelclaw is a Weasel mercenary that can be recruited to any MTG deckrunning Rakdos colors....

July 12, 2024 · 2 min · 353 words · Michelle Robinson

MW3 and Warzone are entering the ring with a WWE collab in Season 5

Activision confirmed that MW3 and Warzone Season 5 starts on July 24 and also gave players a first look at an upcoming crossover with the WWE. It’s hard to take away much from the six-secondteaserthat Call of Duty provided for the upcoming collaboration with the WWE, but there are a few nuggets worth pointing out. At the end of the trailer, we see shadows of three wrestlers which could hint at new operator bundles....

July 12, 2024 · 2 min · 340 words · Elizabeth White

Olympic Esports Games 2025 faces backlash after announcing Saudi Arabia as host

The governing body revealed the news in a social media post andpress release, which features a quote that’s getting panned by both those who work in esports and those who are fans of them. “By partnering with the Saudi NOC we have also ensured that the Olympic values are respected, in particular, with regard to the game titles on the program, the promotion of gender equality, and engagement with the young audience, which is embracing esports,” said IOC President Thomas Bach in the press release....

July 12, 2024 · 2 min · 312 words · Julia Barnes

One Piece theory: Roger Pirates laughed because of Joyboy’s message to his successor

One Piece has yet to reveal the reason Roger Pirates laughed in Laughtale. However, it could be because of Joyboy’s message to his successor. Even now,One Piecehas many mysteries about theVoid CenturyandJoyboy. The Roger Pirates traveled the world and reached Laughtale, where they saw something that made them laugh. They now know the truth about the world and its horrible fate after the Great War. However, they saw something that made them laugh uncontrollably....

July 12, 2024 · 2 min · 381 words · Anthony Caldwell

OpTic Kenny fears diving and shooting may be too overpowered in CoD Black Ops 6

OpTic Gaming’s Kenneth ‘Kenny’ Williams had an opportunity to play Call of Duty Black Ops 6 early, and the Call of Duty League pro is worried that the new diving and shooting mechanic might be too strong. During an OpTic Gaming GameChat podcast episode, Kennyclaimedthat the diving and shooting mechanic is overpowered in CoD Black Ops 6. He gave an example of a player aiming down a hallway and getting taken down too quickly by an enemy who dives across the room....

July 12, 2024 · 2 min · 395 words · Ashley Jones

Overwatch 2 devs reveal scrapped Transformers collab skins and Lucio fans aren’t happy

Overwatch 2’s devs have revealed several scrappedTransformers collabskins, and Lucio fans aren’t happy with the hero’s snub from the collection. When Season 11’s trailer dropped, yet another Overwatch collab was announced, this time with Transformers. Come themidseason update, the crossover is in full swing. With Reinhardt, Bastion, Illari, and Ramattra getting the skins, ittransformed them into Autobots and Decepticonsas part of the event. However, Overwatch 2’s devs revealed several other heroes who were up for consideration for the skin, and Lucio fans aren’t happy with his snub during the concept phase....

July 12, 2024 · 2 min · 335 words · Mikayla Fritz

Pickled cupcakes are the latest ‘must-try’ trend among Gen-Z

Pickled cupcakes, as bizarre as they sound, are now a trend among Gen-Z consumers, and you might be surprised by how they’re made. If you look at the stats on TikTok, you’ll find that the hashtags #pickle and #pickles have a combination of 540, 200 videos attributed to them. This is the result of several Gen-Z-based trends, including the ever-popular girl dinner, and various pickle-based challenges. Now, people have a new pickle-based obsession to delve into, and it comes in the form of a cupcake....

July 12, 2024 · 2 min · 355 words · Alicia Russo

Pokemon Go announces second Mega Rayquaza Raid day after widespread errors

Mega Rayquaza just might be the strongest creature in all of Pokemon Go, meaning it’s highly coveted by fans everywhere. The powered-upLegendaryboasts a truly monstrous Attack stat, so whenever it’s available to catch, players get pretty excited. For many, the challenge of finding an Elite Raid, and then finding enough players to actually beat it, was just too much. But now, it seems Niantic is taking feedback on board, as the developer announced a second Mega Rayquaza Elite Raid day to make up for these issues....

July 12, 2024 · 2 min · 326 words · Erica Gardner

Pokemon Go Fest players prep thousands of Balls but rural players are “crying”

AsPokemon Go Fest Globallooms on the horizon, plenty of eager players are already sorting their inventory and heading to thePokemon Go shop. All in the hopes of being fully prepared for all the rare ‘mons andLegendarycreatures set to populate the planet during the celebrations. With so manyShiny Pokemonavailable, especially toPokemon Go Fest Global ticket holders, many are hoping to maximize their catches, and as such are hoardingPoke Ballsso they never have to worry about losing out on a key Pocket Monster....

July 12, 2024 · 2 min · 363 words · Michael Melendez

Pokemon Go player loses Shiny Legendary in “Insanely unlikely” glitch

A Pokemon Go player was on the wrong end of an “insanely unlikely” glitch that ruined their chances of catching a Shiny Ho-Oh. The player recounted their story onReddit, saying they were in themiddle of the raidand encountered a “Pokemon not found” error when they tried to catch it. “When I restarted my game, the gym had turned into a PokeStop while the raid was still happening. I ended up losing my shiny Ho-oh, and my friend did too,” the player said....

July 12, 2024 · 2 min · 327 words · Sandra Ferguson

Reissued Destiny 2 Hand Cannon demands you farm Iron Banner this weekend

WithIron Bannerleaving rotation on July 16, you won’t want to miss out on a reissued Hand Cannon, which is one of thebest Destiny 2 PvP weapons. Iron Banner returned on July 2, bringing with it several new weapons and otherreturning favoritesfor Guardians to farm. One of these is Crimil’s Dagger, an Aggressive Frame Hand Cannon that was reissued for the first time since Season 5. Crimil’s Dagger is a great gun that can hold its own against the very best the Crucible has to offer....

July 12, 2024 · 2 min · 387 words · Ronald Munoz