Hamilton Crushes The Streaming Competition For Disney+ in July

On July 3,Disney+ debuted a live recording of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit broadway playHamiltonas a feature film. Now, 7Park Data reveals thatHamiltonoutperformed the competition offered by Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon in July 2020 in terms of viewer numbers. This came as a surprise to exactly no-one. A blend of three performances with the original principal Broadway cast members,Hamiltonwas originally set to release in theaters on July 29, 2025. However, with nearly everyone in the world in some form of quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic, Disney opted to insteadreleaseHamiltonexclusively on Disney+in July 2020....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Kathryn Barnes

How Elden Ring's Expansive Skill System Fully Realizes Its Open-Field Concept

Elden Ringsurprised fans by dropping an expansive new gameplay and story trailer last week as part of the kickoff to E3. The trailer expanded on the open-field concept that fans had learned about previously, showing off some landscapes that are enormous compared to previous From Software games. Fans received another surprise soon after when Hidetaka Miyazaki released even more details aboutElden Ringand the ideas behind the game. Part of those new details talked about the full breadth of the game world and a way to entice players to fully explore it, a plethora of skills to be obtained around the game’s map....

August 10, 2025 · 3 min · 598 words · Sarah Burke

Microsoft Permanently Closing Almost All of Its Retail Stores

With thecoronavirus pandemicforcing thousands of stores to close up shop for the foreseeable future, it seems the state of retail has significantly shifted in return. Not only have stores relied more on digital storefronts to market and sell their products, but, in many cases, they’ve also completely revolutionized how their businesses work to counteract the limitations imposed by quarantine. It appears these limitations have changed a lot for one company in particular, withMicrosoftannouncing in a statement that it will be permanently closing nearly all of its physical locations in favor of shifting more heavily to online commerce....

August 10, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Misty Weber

Muppets Haunted Mansion Review

It’s been a long time since a proper Muppets special was released, and with the last few Muppets works not performing all that well there is some pressure onMuppets Haunted Mansionto be good and to do well. Ultimately, it’s very much what anyone would expect just from hearing the title. It’s good Disney Halloween fun with everyone’s favorite Muppets and lots of celebrity guests. The story starts with Gonzo and Pepe the King Prawn heading tothe famous Haunted Mansionin hopes of spending an entire night there....

August 10, 2025 · 5 min · 861 words · Jessica Frank

Now is the Perfect Time for a New Infamous Game

With last year’s release ofGhost of Tsushimaand the release ofGhost of Tsushima: Director’s Cutlater this week, it’s safe to say thatSony’s first-party studio Sucker Punchis on a roll. The studio has been held in high regard in the games industry since the PS2 era when they released theSly Coopertrilogy. BetweenSly CooperandGhost of Tsushima,however, the studio is well-known for the wildly popularInfamousseries. There hasn’t been a new game in the franchise since 2014’sInfamousSecond Sonand its expansionInfamous First Light, so fans have been calling for its return....

August 10, 2025 · 5 min · 968 words · Brianna Jones

Pokemon GO Bug Causes Raid Bosses to Flee

Fans will likely agree that the Raid Battles in Niantic’s mobile titlePokemon GOare one of the most played features of the game. Raids let players encounter legendary Pokemon, evenrare shiny Mythical Pokemon, giving them a chance to capture them and add them to their roster. So it is no small wonder that fans have noticed a dreadful bug that makes Raid bosses run away after players throw their first Poke Ball....

August 10, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Destiny Ward

Pokemon GO Full Evolution Event Guide

A special week-longPokemon GOevent celebratingPokemon that evolve in unique and unusual waysbegins today at 1:00 p.m. PST. Also, as part of the event, there will be an Evolution Event Raid Day this Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in every player’s local time zone. Like the holidays, events this like this one come but once every year. Thankfully thisPokemon GOguide covers all the features, bonuses, and raids that players can expect to encounter before the event ends next Thursday, December 12th, at 1:00 p....

August 10, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Rodney Smith

PS5 Update Makes Big Quality of Life Change for Trophy Hunters

Sony has recently announced a new update coming to thePS5console, with some players able to check out an early beta for the new features being introduced. Among these new features are several that should make hunting downPlayStation trophiesa bit easier for those that really get into the unlockable awards. This update also comes with several other features outside of Trophy Hunting, including new ease of access features for finding installed games in the library, as well as compatibility between thePS5 and M....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Deborah Pruitt

Resident Evil 3 Remake Being Worked On By Surprising Developer

After yesterday’s Sony State of Play revealed thatResident Evil 3’sremake was real andincluded alongside the upcoming release ofProject Resistance,the internet has been ablaze with discussion over the highly anticipated next game in the franchise. Fans had a lot to speculate over as well, with tons of new details emerging about the game following the release of its debut trailer. One such detail came as something of a shock toResident Evilfans, as they discovered a team working on the game is headed by a familiar icon in the industry....

August 10, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Jessica Martinez

Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Florida Gets Opening Date

Fans ofNintendo’s many flagship properties got the opportunity to see sneak peeks of aSuper Mario 3D World-styled hillside being built forSuper Nintendo Land at Universal Studios Japanin November 2019. That theme park is set to open sometime around the beginning of the Tokyo Summer Olympics, but today it was confirmed that a Super Nintendo World will also be opening its doors at Universal Orlando Resort’s “Epic Universe” theme park in 2023....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Erika Wade

Switch Online + Xbox Game Pass On the Switch Pro Would Be a Dream Come True

Xbox Game Passhas quickly become one of the dominating conversation points of this generation of video games. The Xbox console is synonymous with the subscription service, and that has been by design. However, there has been talks about expandingXbox Game Passto platforms beyond the walls of Microsoft; which has already happened via xCloud with mobile devices. The next step could be bringing Xbox Game Pass to Nintendo Switch Online. Thanks to the mostrecent surprise Nintendo Switch Pro report, the rumor mill has been churning about a new console from Nintendo....

August 10, 2025 · 6 min · 1100 words · Kari Lambert

Tekken: The 5 Best & 5 Worst Alternate Skins Of All Time

Changes in character appearances is a common thing in gaming, andmultiple franchises introduce different outfits for their protagonists. In theTekkenseries, there’s probably the widest choice in alternate costumes compared to other games. RELATED:Tekken: The 5 Best & 5 Worst Fighters Of All Time While players can customize the characters themselves, the game also presents as many as three choices to pick from. While the primary one acts as the character’s poster image, the alternate costumes, or “skins”, can be even better....

August 10, 2025 · 6 min · 1082 words · Jessica Torres

The Lego Video Games are Doing Something They Haven't Done in 15 Years

There’s a lot of well-loved franchises out there that have stood the test of time and have been market mainstays for decades. Some games just have it in them to keep getting people to come back for more, no matter where the franchise takes them. Amusingly enough, one of those veteran franchises stems from a line of toys that’s just as resilient and popular.LEGOgames have been a classic source of family-friendly fun for more than twenty years, and the series is still going strong withLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagaon the horizon....

August 10, 2025 · 4 min · 648 words · Adam Rivera