Halo: Campaign Evolved Sidelines the Series’ Most Interesting Spin-Off

The Halo Wars games have been frequently revisited with remakes, more so than other titles in the Halo series. These real-time strategy games offer a different experience than the typical Halo first-person shooter. Both Halo Wars and Halo Wars 2 are fan favorites, delivering a StarCraftstyle gameplay experience within the well-developed science fiction universe of Halo. If developers focus solely on remaking the first-person shooter games, the Halo Wars* series risks being neglected.

7 Best Hunter x Hunter Characters, Ranked

The show treats its main characters and rivals with equal depth, making it hard to tell who’s truly good or bad. It excels at exploring complex characters, prompting viewers to understand even those who do questionable things, and also making sure its heroes face consequences for their mistakes.

Total War’s New Game Is Exactly What the Strategy Genre Needs Right Now

Currently, the newest historical Total War title is Total War: Pharaoh, which has received somewhat mixed reviews. While it’s not a poor game, the Total War: Warhammer series has generally been better received. Total War: Warhammer III, released in 2021, was a major success, as was the Medieval series. Creative Assembly’s potential return to that setting is exciting for fans of turn-based strategy and real-time tactics, assuming the new game captures the spirit of the originals. The images shown here are from Medieval II: Total War, as screenshots of a potential sequel aren’t available yet.

18 Years On, These 4 Things Still Don’t Make Sense About Iron Man

It’s amazing to think that Iron Man is almost 20 years old! It feels like the Marvel Cinematic Universe just started, but here we are. The original Iron Man movie from 2008 successfully brought a classic superhero to life on screen, giving us his origin story and hinting at bigger things to come. Because of this, there’s a lot of nostalgia surrounding the film, and many fans tend to view it very favorably. That’s why even some of the stranger choices or plot points are easily forgiven.

7 Greatest Street Fighter Characters Who Are Never Coming Back

Some older characters are being honored in new ways in recent games. Instead of directly appearing, their fighting styles and legacies are being carried on by new characters. For example, Guy from Final Fight appears in Street Fighter games, but his Bushinryu style is now used by the new character Kimberly in Street Fighter 6. We also see Ed using moves from Balrog, Lily taking on the role of T. Hawk, and G fighting with a style similar to the enigmatic Q from Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike.

The Best Crime Drama You Haven’t Seen Is Leaving HBO Max in Just 3 Days

If you want to watch The Alienist, you only have until January 8th! This crime drama, based on Caleb Carr’s novel, is leaving HBO Max after that date. The show, which originally aired from 2018 to 2020, follows a team—including Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, and Dakota Fanning—using new psychological techniques to hunt a serial killer in 1890s New York City.