WithHogwarts Legacyhere, we thought it best to address the elephant in the Common Room WB Games and Avalanche Software’sHogwarts Legacyis gradually rolling out to players now, with early access on February 7 and full launch on February 10. Video games don’t exist in vacuums though, and the creator of theHarry Potterseries has been the center of issues souring the franchise. With that in mind, we wanted to take a moment to lay out the discussion, and how we’ll be handling coverage ofHogwarts Legacyhere at Destructoid....

Warning: this article contains slight spoilers for Alien: Earth The first two episodes of FX’s newAlienprequel series,Alien: Earth, are now streaming on Hulu, and the series is already a better prequel than Ridley Scott’s 2012 movie.Alien: Earthis set just two years beforeAlien, and it drops audiences directly into the franchise’s complex universe, though in a very different way thanAlienitself. In its first two episodes,Alien: Earthhas already introduced the five corporations controlling the Earth, along with its distinctive cast of non-human characters....

If you’re a fan of filling out the Pokedex by catching every Pokemon there is, you’ll be happy to know that every starter Pokemon from the previous generations are able to be caught in the wild inPokemon ScarletandViolet’sThe Indigo DiskDLC. From the Kantonian Fire-type starter, Charmander, to theHoenn region’sWater starter, Mudkip, there are 24 in total to find and capture across the four biomes of the Terarium. How to Unlock Wild Starter Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet The good news is that thestarter Pokemoncan start to be unlocked early on in your adventure; the bad news is that unlocking each set of starter Pokemon will cost 3000 BP (12000 in total for all 24 starters)....

Click here to navigate to the store page. Amazonis offering a Jumper EZbook S5 Laptop with a massive discount as part of its Early Black Friday sale. The retailer typically offers limited discounts on the run-up to Black Friday from October 30 and lasts throughout November. The regular price for theJumper EZbook S5 Laptopis $899.99, but it sees a whopping discount that sends the price to $269.98, a saving of 70%....

Afterit was delayed last week, Nintendo finally hosted its September Nintendo Direct presentation, and it’s safe to say that it lived up to the hype. The Nintendo Direct confirmed some games that fans have been hoping to see on the Switch, includingLuigi’s Mansion 3andAnimal Crossing, both of which are coming to the console at some point in 2019. Unfortunately, there aren’t many details available forAnimal Crossingon the Switch except that it’s in active development and is aiming for a release next year....

Ben Stiller’s long-time collaborator explains why the actor-producer-director has evolved away from doing comedies. Indeed, there has always been a strain of seriousness in his work, but with movies likeDodgeball,ZoolanderandTropic Thunderto his credit, it’s no surpriseStiller is primarily identified with comedy. In recent years, the one-timeSNLcast-member has begun mining that serious side more heavily, as evidenced by his acclaimed seriesSeverance, a show as likely to go for an emotional gut-punch as a wacky punchline....

In the final episode ofBreaking Bad, Walter White revealed the biggest lie he ever told — and the lie that the series itself told with its iconic title.Breaking Badendedwith season 5, episode 16, “Felina.” After fleeing to New Hampshire and living under a new identity for months, Walt decided to return to Albuquerque to settle his old scores. He killed all his surviving enemies, he found a way to get what was left of his blood money to his family, and he freed Jesse from a life of meth-cooking servitude....

“The Might of the Ancients” is a permanent event inCookie Run: Kingdomwhere players can obtain up to three of the ancient cookies after completing certain tasks. This is a great opportunity to expand your team, fill roles which you may be lacking, and learn more about the backstories of the ancients. It’s particularly useful for players new to the game, or those who want a fresh start. There are no time limits on when this needs to be completed, so any player that hasn’t done so already can do this event at any time....

After the lukewarm reception of its 2013 third outing, theDead Spacefranchise has been stuck in limbo ever since. While it was stated that theDead Spaceseries was merely ‘taking a break’ followingDead Space 3, neither developer Visceral Games or EA have spoken much about about the survival-horror franchise in quite some time. Despite the lack of news in recent years,Dead Spaceremains one of thebest modern horror gamesever made, and a new announcement from Xbox Live’s Director of Programming, Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb, is sure to please everyDead Spacefan out there....

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for the Predator franchise! Throughout thePredatorfranchise, multiple occasions of Yautja coming to Earth have been revealed, and here is every time that this has happened in the movies, explained. Although the protagonists of 1987’sPredatorhad never encountered a Yautja before, the movie series has revealed that the events of the original film are far from the first time that a Predator has used Earth as a hunting ground. Predators have been coming to Earth for centuries, and withthe release ofPredator: Killer of Killers, even more instances of Yautja contact have been revealed....

The wait is finally over. After a lackluster first look at the next-generation of consoles back in May, Microsoft’s held its first-party Xbox Games Showcase, offering fans a one-hour look at what’s going on in the world ofXboxincluding a lengthy campaign demo forHalo Infinite, the announcement new games in theForza MotorsportandFablefranchises, and a ton more exclusive games coming to Xbox Games Pass. Here’s everything revealed during the Xbox Games Showcase (pre-show offerings included!...

Quick Links Today, the New York Times Games is back with anotherWordlepuzzle. This game gives players a mysteryfive-letter wordto ponder over and attempt to guess in just six tries without any starting clues. to win today, some players might be looking for a hint or two to help them out. How To Play Wordle This article is all about the original version ofWordle. This version is hosted by theNew York Times Games; it can be found on the Games website and the NYT Crossword app only....

The legendary Harrison Ford will always be remembered for the likes ofStar Wars, Indiana Jones, andBlade Runner, but he has recently gained more critical attention for his role in the Apple TV+ seriesShrinking. Now, with the announcement of the 2025 Emmy nominees, Ford has reached another milestone in his career. Shrinkingdebuted in 2023, a dramedy series following Jimmy (Jason Segel), a grieving therapist who switches to the unconventional approachof telling his patients exactly what he thinks of them, with Ford playing another therapist....