Games

Released on April 26, 1999, for the Nintendo 64, Super Smash Bros. offered a fresh take on fighting games. Unlike traditional 2D fighters, it blended platforming elements with fighting, creating a whole new style of gameplay. While it initially appeared to be a simple fighting game featuring beloved Nintendo characters, no one could have foreseen its lasting impact and how it would eventually unite some of gaming’s most iconic figures.

Fans of Star Trek have a lot to look forward to this year! There are several exciting releases planned, including a continuation of the Red Shirts comic, a new Star Trek: Picard novel called To Defy Fate, and various reference books. Plus, the next season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds arrives July 23rd, and we’ve finally seen a trailer! Perhaps the most ambitious project is Star Trek Timelines, a book coming out in November from DK to commemorate the franchise’s 60th anniversary. This book aims to create a definitive timeline of events, even including alternate realities like the Mirror Universe and the Kelvin timeline, and the challenges faced in Star Trek: Voyager. Hopefully, it will also provide clarity on the often-confusing events of Khan’s Eugenics Wars, something many fans have been waiting for.

Daisuke Ashihara’s World Trigger has faced delays due to the author’s health, but the series continues. Instead of a fourth season, a completely new anime is being made, retelling the entire story from the beginning. You can watch a new trailer for the World Trigger reboot below, and it’s confirmed that many of the original anime’s voice actors are returning!

Someone on Reddit started a discussion asking Simpsons fans what they thought was the show’s best movie parody. The thread quickly filled with great suggestions, as people shared examples of when The Simpsons perfectly recreated famous movie scenes.

As a historian and longtime gamer, I often write about classic content, preserving video games, and their history on ComicBook. It really bothers me when people claim Pong was the first video game, so I wanted to share the story of the actual first game – Tennis for Two. It’s a simple game, but its creation in 1958 marked the beginning of the entire video game industry. Think about a world without video games – no games on your phone, no consoles, nothing at all! Tennis for Two is the reason we don’t live in that world.

Over the years, these villain groups have caused significant harm to the X-Men and hindered efforts to foster cooperation between humans and mutants. Several have even become legendary, ranking among Marvel’s most iconic villain teams. Here are seven examples of these X-Men-focused villain alliances that have threatened our heroes throughout history.

Zendaya is having a huge year, appearing in the latest season of Euphoria and major films like The Drama, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Odyssey, and Dune: Part Three. Considering all her work, we decided to rank her most memorable performances so far. Here’s our list!

Harley didn’t win the Omega Tournament, but she did get a surprise when she returned to Earth. Superman gave all the competitors a boost of Alpha Energy to send them home. However, things quickly changed for Harley when she discovered Poison Ivy had become the Mayor of Gotham City, causing them to split up. Now, Harley’s taken to fighting crime as a vigilante, patrolling Gotham in a homemade Batsuit. To her surprise, she finds out there’s someone else running around pretending to be Harley Quinn!

A social media account called No Context Tobey Maguire recently posted photos of Kirsten Dunst with red hair. Fans are now speculating that this could mean she’s returning to play Mary Jane Watson in a future Marvel film. You can see the photos below.

The scene, titled “False Sense of Security,” begins with a slow zoom on a door in darkness. The door opens to reveal a rainy night, and a phone displaying “Emergency” starts beeping before the screen cuts to black. Notably, the building itself appeared damaged before this first visual transition.