For a limited time this weekend, a special playlist is available that lets more players join each match – increasing the player count from six to ten. There have also been a few adjustments to the raiding phase: players now have ten respawns, and it takes a bit longer for both attackers and defenders to advance. Just a heads-up, the game’s performance with these changes isn’t completely polished yet.
The survival thriller Open Water is now available to stream on HBO Max, having joined the platform on February 1st. The 2003 film is based on the true and terrifying story of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, an American couple who disappeared in 1998 after being left behind during a scuba diving trip off the coast of Australia. Their belongings later washed ashore, and they were never found. In the movie, actors Blanchard Ryan and Daniel Travis play a couple who get separated from their diving group and are left stranded at sea, surrounded by sharks.
Steampunk lends itself beautifully to film because designers can create detailed worlds filled with the rich look and feel of materials like copper and wood. While not all steampunk movies include typical elements like airships or clockwork gadgets, they all explore what could have happened if science had developed differently. The best steampunk films use the gritty realism of the 19th century as a backdrop for imaginative stories about innovation and its consequences, bending history to explore the clash between personal desires and the limitations of a society that looks to the future through a vintage lens.
The major Season 2 update, released last spring, included some changes to the game’s balance that proved controversial. Specifically, it strengthened certain systems and mechanics that many players already thought were too powerful.
When people talk about the best RPGs from Square Enix, the Deus Ex series often gets left out. That’s partly because the last game, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, came out in 2016 and there haven’t been any new releases since. If you’re unfamiliar with this cyberpunk action RPG series, Amazon Prime subscribers can now play it for free.
From January 19th to 25th, the movie The Magnificent Seven reached number 6 on Netflix. It quickly gained popularity, earning 6.5 million views and a total of 14.5 million hours of watch time. This performance was enough to surpass other films like Spectre and Max, and it marked the first week the movie appeared in Netflix’s top 10.
I’m so excited! Viz Media is starting the year off right for One Piece fans like me! While we’re all waiting for more to come this Spring, they’ve made it incredibly easy to get into the manga. They’ve released the first 108 chapters – that’s the first 12 volumes! – for free on their digital Shonen Jump. Honestly, if you’ve been thinking about starting One Piece, now is the perfect time!
Before Saved by the Bell became a hit, a show called Good Morning, Miss Bliss first appeared on the Disney Channel on November 30, 1988. It followed a junior high class taught by Miss Bliss (Hayley Mills), and featured early appearances by familiar faces like Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), Lisa Turtle (Lark Voorhies), and Screech Powers (Dustin Diamond)—even Principal Belding (Dennis Haskins) was on the show! Although it was canceled after only 13 episodes, the idea wasn’t completely abandoned.
Batman first appeared in some of the very first superhero comics, and his stories have profoundly shaped the entire genre. This ranking isn’t about which stories are ‘good’ – it’s about how much they influenced the Batman legend and comic books as a whole.
Okay, so I’ve been following Silksong and while most people on Steam seem to really like it, it’s not without its flaws. The game is absolutely beautiful – the art style is unique and the worlds are incredibly detailed, making exploration a real treat. However, it can be pretty tough! The open-ended design, while cool, sometimes left me feeling lost and a little frustrated, especially when I first started playing.