It’s been one of the biggest weeks for video game news of the year now that E3 2021 has come and gone. With most of the industry’s major players having their own showcases over the past week, there were plenty of new game announcements, showcases, and updates for Cameron and Anthony to talk about on one of the most interesting episodes of Arcade yet. This week, Arcade covers the biggest E3 showcases, kicking off with Ubisoft’s Forward conference....

AlthoughGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageis a pretty traditional sitcom in many ways, one aspect of theYoung Sheldonspinoff does change things up by subverting a tired sitcom trend.Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’s titlealone should give viewers a clue to the show’s secret. Although it seems like a straightforward family sitcom, it isn’t one. AfterYoung Sheldon’s series finaleleft Georgie and Mandy in a pretty happy, healthy place,Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriagefollows the breakdown of the couple’s marriage....

One of the most acclaimed first-person shooters of all time isGoldenEye 007on the Nintendo 64. But despite the game’s immense popularity, it has remained unavailable on modern platforms. This is due to messy licensing issues, as therights to the James Bond brandhave bounced around between different video game companies over the years, Nintendo published the original release, and Xbox-owned Rare developed it. There have reportedly been attempts to bring back the originalGoldenEye 007, but it seems as though talks have fallen through over the years....

Gran Turismo 7is currently under fire for a few different reasons, the most important of which is the game’s inherent grindiness and the availability of substantial microtransaction options to allow players to side-step that grind. Previously, Polyphony Digital had even gone so far as to nerf certain races and events to prevent players from earning currency too quickly, but that may change soon enough. According to Polyphony Digital’s latest blog post aboutGran Turismo 7’s ongoing issues with its in-game economy, the team is finally looking at ways to improve the player experience across the board, with the very first updates slated to come into effect in early April....

House of the Dragonseason 3’s “insane” size has been teased in a new production update for the Game of Thrones prequel series during production.House of the Dragonseason 3will be showcasing the start of Westeros' massive civil war between two factions of the Targaryen family. The upcoming episodes are expected to reveal many major battles and deaths. Speaking on his podcastThe Stuff Dreams Are Made Ofwith co-host David Mandel, series creator Ryan Condal provided an update onHouse of the Dragonseason 3’s production....

Fortniteand LEGO have teamed up to bring a new gaming experience into the battle royale game dubbed LEGOFortnite. It’s a game mode thatMinecraftfans may be familiar with, as players will get to play as aLEGO character in a sandbox survival modewith lots of crafting. Gathering some of the materials needed to progress might cause a headache due to the number of items. This guide will help if you’re having trouble locatingLEGO FortnitePlanks,which can be used to craft things like a Log Lookout....

Although online games are great for co-op gameplay, it’s not always ideal when you have to step away. Fortunately,Monster Hunter Wildsplayers can pause the game, even if they are online. Here’s what you need to do to activate it. How do you pause the game in Monster Hunter Wilds? You can pause the game while inOnline Single Playermode, which can be found on the Title Screen. If you have already logged into a lobby, you can speak to Alma to change it to this mode....

2017’sBreath of the Wildis widely considered to be one of the best open world games ever made, but it’s not without its fair share of criticism. In trying to do something new it sometimes neglects series staples that people have come to love since the very first game launched in 1987. Breaking pots to recover hearts has become a thing of the past, as well as heart container pieces,Link’s iconic green tunic, and finding essential items like the hook shot and boomerang in a dungeon....

Warning: Spoilers ahead forFoundationseason 3, episode 1, “A Song For the End of Everything.“Foundationseason 3, episode 1, “A Song For the End of Everything,” finally allows one long-awaited character to make a proper debut, but they look different from the glimpses already provided by one ofApple TV+’s best sci-fi shows. TheFoundationseason 3 castconsists of a good blend of familiar faces and newcomers, which allows the story to surge onward. That said, one figure in particular technically belongs to the latter group when they should belong to the former....

Since its release last week, many gamers have describedInfinity Bladeas feeling like a Kinect game for the iPhone. When I first played it, I summarized it as “A Kinect game, but not shit.” Turns out that such a description isn’t too far off the mark —Infinity Bladewas originally imagined as a Kinect title. Chair co-founder Donald Mustard described how his studio first imagined the game: “We always have some cool ideas on deck, and kind of the inception ofInfinity Bladebegan as a discussion around: ‘If we were going to make a Kinect title, what would we make?...

The following contains spoilers for Predator: Killer of Killers, now playing in theatersPredator: Killer of Killersintroduces a version of the titular alien race that doesn’t have the dreads, and I’m not sure how I feel about it. The animatedPredator: Killer of Killerstakes place across multiple time periods, focusing on different people from across human history encountering, fighting, and overcoming one of the Yautja. The film uses this as an excuse to introducenew variants of the Predator, ranging from a hulking brawler to a crafty pilot....

This proof-of-concept looks worth expanding You may not instantly recognize the name, but you should remember hearing about Microsoft’s attempt to expand gaming beyond the scope of televisions andon to physical walls using a projector. It sounded beyond gimmicky at first, but the potential certainly seems to exist if the tech enhances rather than dominates in practice. More information about the project has come from Microsoft Research itself, andit’s worth a look....

Throughout its 29-year history,Mortal Kombathas seen so many characters brutally beat each other to death that it’s quite the challenge to try to name even half of almost 100 playable fighters. Despite such a wide selection, very few have stood the test of time like Scorpion and Sub-Zero, as well as the rest of the colored ninjas that draw inspiration from them. When Midway launchedMortal Kombatin 1992, due to the hardware limitations and resource-saving decisions Scorpion and Sub-Zero were never meant to be the face of the franchise, that honor was reserved forMortal Kombatchampion Liu Kang or even Jean Claude Van Damme look-alike Johnny Cage....