The 5 Best Female Characters In LOTR

It’s no secret thatThe Lord of the Ringsis a very male-heavy story. In fact, in the past a lot of high fantasy tended to have scads of male characters while women were pushed to the side, often used as love interests and nothing more. More modern fantasy has a lot more female involvement and tends to have more feminist ideas, partially because there are more women involved in the creation of the stories themselves now....

July 31, 2025 · 6 min · 1137 words · Maria Gibson

The Dead by Daylight Dating Sim is Strangely Perfect Marketing for the Horror Game

Dead by Daylightis an asymmetrical multiplayer horror game wherein four Survivors cooperate in hopes of escaping from a Killer. First released in 2016, the game has gone on to add plenty of different playable characters. The Killers, in particular, come from a wide range of backgrounds, so players can experience being anything from a traditional slasher to a vengeful spirit. Now, knowing the premise ofDead by Daylight, many were surprised to learn of the upcomingHooked on You....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 585 words · Melissa Jackson

The Rings Of Power: Is Halbrand Supposed To Be Annatar?

Quick Links As a shape-shifter, Sauron often usesdifferent forms as disguisesthroughout his tenure as a villain inThe Lord of the Rings. One of these disguises is Annatar, his fair, Elven form, which he uses to trick the Elves of Middle Earth. However, inThe Rings of Power,Sauron is seen taking a different form. Halbrand is the guise Sauron wears in the show, appearing as the human king of the Southlands. Despite the fact that Sauron is taking the form of a human inThe Rings of Power, there’s much debate surrounding whether this form is meant to be Annatar....

July 31, 2025 · 4 min · 763 words · Randy Carter

The Stardust Trailer and the Problem With Music Biopics

A few things leap out after watching the trailer forStardust,the biopicabout David Bowie’s US tour in 1971 wherein he created the Ziggy Stardust alter-ego and was launched to international stardom. Firstly, the title has already been used on the perfectly good 2007 Matthew Vaughn fantasy-adventureStardust. Secondly, that lead actor Johnny Flynn, a promising British actor inBeast, Emma,andLovesickand a solid musician in his own right, seems to be doing a poor impersonation ofNoel Fieldinginstead of the Starman himself....

July 31, 2025 · 5 min · 888 words · Joshua Arroyo

Twitch Has Banned Morgpie

Summary Twitchhas recently banned the streamer Morgpie due to unconfirmed reasons, and it’s the second time this has happened in a single month. Morgpie is the latest of manyfemale streamers banned on Twitch, a trend that has been very prevalent since the release of the platform and is often related to Twitch’s rules regarding nudity and sexually suggestive content. Morgpie is a 22-year-old streamer who started her career in the adult entertainment industry and became a Twitch streamer more recently....

July 31, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Stacy Wolf

Underrated Nintendo Switch Anime Games (& Where To Buy Them)

Dragon Ball FighterZ,Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet, andNaruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road To Borutoare a handful of theanime games on the Nintendo Switch, and these titles are considered to be some of the better and most popular examples on the console. Licensed games have a terrible reputation, and while projects based on anime have probably a better batting average than adaptations of movies, they are still usually budget products with limited appeal....

July 31, 2025 · 5 min · 1020 words · Anthony Kennedy

What's The Best Budget Gaming Laptops for 2024?

For users looking to buy a budget gaming laptop for the first time, one of the most significant factors is the value for money. You may need to make trade-offs to ensure you’re getting a cheap gaming laptop that meets your needs without exceeding your target price range. This often includes having to shave off storage space for a better GPU or trading up from a high refresh rate screen to one with more visual fidelity....

July 31, 2025 · 11 min · 2304 words · Brandon Graham

Why Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Skipping the Academy Setting was a Good Idea

Fire Emblem: Three Houses,the latest entry in theFire Emblemtactical strategy series, took a unique approach to storytelling by offering four routes to choose from and further dividing the routes into two parts, the first taking place while the characters were enrolled at Garreg Mach Officer’s Academy and the second occurring five years later. With the reveal thatmusou-style spinoff titleFire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopeswould feature brand-new redesigns for the student characters, fans wondered how the Academy story and time skip would be handled....

July 31, 2025 · 5 min · 866 words · Dalton Fuentes

Xbox Characters Who Have Starred In Comics

Players can learn a lot more about their favorite video game characters and lore in other media, whether that be in television or movie adaptations. However, these are often costly, and time-consuming and run the risk of not always being very well-received. Novels and comic tie-ins can be a more beneficial route. Sometimes, they are even more creative than their digital counterparts, thanks to bending the limits of what can be done in-game through illustration....

July 31, 2025 · 5 min · 876 words · April Adams

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Price May Be Higher Than Expected

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomcould cost $70 instead of the usual Switch game asking price of $60. Set to launch on May 12,The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis adirect sequel toBreath of the Wild, one of the highest-rated video games of all time, and so hype is incredibly high. Nintendo has released a fewZelda: Tears of the Kingdomtrailersso far, with each one revealing more details about what the game will entail from both a gameplay and story standpoint....

July 31, 2025 · 3 min · 571 words · Jill Francis

10 Biggest Mistakes In Xbox History, Ranked

With Sega ending hardware development after the Dreamcast, Microsoft stepped up to the plate to be the new rival of Sony and Nintendo. The originalXboxfound success. It didn’t win that generation, but for the first go, Microsoft did a good job. RELATED:10 Canceled Xbox Games You Never Knew Existed They would be further rewarded the next generation with the Xbox 360, which ruled the HD side of the console wars. The Xbox One had a rough go out of the gate, but thanks to smart decisions like buying up companies and creating Xbox Game Pass, the Xbox One’sstoryis on a redemption arc....

July 30, 2025 · 6 min · 1077 words · Krystal Mcmillan

5 RPGs We're Looking Forward To In 2020 (& 5 We're Not)

2019 was yet another memorable year in gaming overall, which saw some particularly terrific RPGs ranging from the majestic Disney-infusedKingdom Hearts 3to the first person action rompThe Outer Worlds. Yet, 2020 looks to easily outshine it in terms of promising RPGs. With the upcoming slew of lavishRPGs on both the Western and Japanese front, there will be no shortage of interesting role-playing games to choose from this year. This is the case whether it comes to the all-new awe-inspiring projects or the vibrant remasters/remakes of old classics....

July 30, 2025 · 7 min · 1325 words · Eric Crane

8 The Sims 2 Features That The Sims 4 Still Needs

With each new game,The Simsseries evolves considerably. The latest addition to the series,The Sims 4, introduced plenty of new features that are fun to discover and provide hours of entertainment. However, despite all of its positive traits, there are still some ways in whichThe Sims 4could benefit by drawing more inspiration from its predecessors. RELATED:Secrets Behind The Making Of The Sims The Sims 2remains one of the most popular entries in the series, but some elements that made it great are missing fromThe Sims 4....

July 30, 2025 · 5 min · 933 words · Kelsey Leach