Both the Armorcharm and the Powercharm are powerful key items in Monster Hunter Wilds. You’ll get both of them as rewards for High Rank quests. You only get them as rewards the first time you complete each quest.The Armorcharm raises your defense by 12. The Powercharm raises your attack by...
28 Years Later breathes new life into zombie horror yet again
2002’s 28 Days Later objectively revitalized the zombie genre through fast-paced action and human drama. In fact, director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) and writer Alex Garland (Civil War) inspired so many imitators that it’s hard to believe there could be more life to wring out of the survivors of a...
Disney has landed in the middle of a fight over an Indigenous language
For decades, the New Zealand government in Aotearoa has tried to eliminate te reo Māori, the language of the Indigenous Polynesian people of Aotearoa. Thus far, it’s failed. While the current right-wing government coalition is working to suppress the language with the largest political backing in years, organizers, storytellers, and...
Hereâs when you can play EAâs Skate in early access
Get your boards out chat because Electronic Arts has announced that Skate early access will arrive at the end of the summer for PlayStation, Windows PC, Xbox, and mobile users.Early access will be a part of Playtest Update 0.27, which is set to roll out on July 2. Players who...
Bungie delays Marathon indefinitely
The delay follows a series of setbacks, including a noticeable dip in marketing support from Sony, plagiarism allegations surrounding the project, and reports of low team morale, all of which signaled trouble long before the official announcement. But according to the note provided by Bungie, the delay mostly stems from...
Overwatch 2 season 17’s battle pass and new Mythic skins
Season 17 of Overwatch 2 will include a fresh batch of skins and other cosmetics to acquire through the game’s premium battle pass, including new 8-bit-themed versions of Genji, Sombra, and Reinhardt; and new Overwatch Academy skins for Junkrat and Cassidy.For the first time, the newest season of Overwatch 2...
All Sciel outfits in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and how to unlock them
Sciel is the girl boss of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. While on your journey to tear down the paintress and leave a better world for those who come after, you’ll come across many different hairstyles and outfits for you to express what it means to be dealing in death. Luckily,...
Nobody understands gambling, especially in video games
In 2025, it’s very difficult not to see gambling advertised everywhere. It’s on billboards and sports broadcasts. It’s on podcasts and printed on the turnbuckle of AEW’s pay-per-view shows. And it’s on app stores, where you can find the FanDuel and DraftKings sportsbooks, alongside glitzy digital slot machines. These apps...
DC casts its Clayface actor, who shouldn’t take that personally
DC Studios has found its Clayface: the handsome Tom Rhys Harries.According to Variety, the Welsh actor known for his role in Apple TV’s Suspicion and Netflix’s White Lines has officially joined the cast as the lead role for the upcoming title focused on the Batman villain. Harries secured the role...
Kelly Marie Tran’s new horror movie turns the ‘pressure we feel to have it all together’ into a monstrous, consuming itch
The horror movie Control Freak, now streaming on Hulu, has a super relatable premise: the intense, nagging sensation of a persistent itch. It stars Kelly Marie Tran (Raya and the Last Dragon, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) as Val, a motivational speaker tormented by an itch on the back of...