Porco Rossois one of Studio Ghibli’s most underrated works, despite being one of their greatest creations yet. Its premise may sound whimsical, following a veteran pilot cursed to live as a pig, but the story’s execution is anything but trivial. Set over the Adriatic Sea,Porco Rossois wistful, perhaps even cynical, yet it possesses beauty beyond compare. The film goes beyond a simple fantasy adventure and explores heavy themes laced with anti-war symbolism....

Helldivers 2is the anticipated successor to the classic top-down shooter gameHelldivers, which continues its legacy by offering highly immersive cooperative gameplay to the players. Furthermore, players also experience improved graphics, new exciting missions, and enhanced multiplayer functionality while playingHelldivers 2. Ever sinceHelldivers 2was released,it has gained immense recognitionamong gamers. However, the game’s massive popularity has resulted inserver capacity problems, which cause players to wait in long queues before entering the game....

Twenty years after the first film launched the controversial torture porn franchise, a series adaptation ofHostelhorror is moving forward and has landed a streaming home. The movie was written and directed by Eli Roth, and followed American tourists in Slovakia,kidnapped by a mysterious group that allows wealthy elites to torture and murder peoplefor money. Despite the controversy surrounding its graphic violence and gore,the movie was a box office success, spawning two sequels, a follow-up written and directed by Roth, and a direct-to-video third movie, which Roth was not involved with....

A Rising Chorus: Act I is into its third week, givingDestiny 2players a few new steps inEpisode Echoesto work through. As you’ve been doing for thelast couple of weeks, your goal here is to continue your research with Failsafe. To kick off A Rising Chorus: Act I Week 3, you need to head to the H.E.L.M. and speak with Failsafe. When I did this, the AI repeated what it had ended Week 2 with, so don’t be alarmed if you also hear the same thing....

Assassin’s Creedfans, especially those who hatedAssassin’s Creed Shadows, will rejoice to know that a new entry from the series is now free to play onXbox Game Pass.Released in March,AC Shadowsis the latest installment in the franchise, taking you to a recreation of Japan during the Sengoku period. You control twodistinct protagonists inAssassin’s Creed Shadows, Naoe and Yasuke, each of whom has a different gameplay style. While Naoe is trained as a kunoichi who excels at stealth and infiltration, Yasuke is a powerful samurai who can fight his way through groups of enemies....

It wouldn’t be aFortniteWorld Cup qualifying weekend if there wasn’t a little controversy and yet again Epic Games finds itself in a tough situation. A known Fortnite cheater who was previously banned from competitive play has qualified for the game’sWorld Cup eventand a shot at $30,000,000 in prizes. Followers of theFortnitecompetitive scene will remember an incident in early May when aFortniteplayer who goes by the screen name XXiF (real name Damion Cook) was disqualified from World Cup qualifying Week 3, despite ranking 3rd and being eligible to go on to the official World Cup....

With Martin Kove’s Sensei John Kreese meeting his end inCobra Kai’s final season, 2025’sKarate Kid: Legendshas an interesting decision to make. As one of the longest-running and bestvillains in the entireKarate Kidfranchise,Sensei Kreese has influenced the saga for decades. However, his death near theend ofCobra Kai’s final seasonmarks the first time it isn’t possible for him to return for an upcoming project. Although the nature ofKreese’s exit in his fight with Terry Silver(Thomas Ian Griffith) was very fitting for his character, the absence of Kove’s character impactsLegends....

Quick Links Monopoly GOkeeps the classic mechanics of constructing properties and collecting rent but adds a new twist with themed events and minigames to keep players engaged. One example is the game’s ever-so-popular dig events where players are tasked with finding hidden treasures, For tycoons who love digging,July’s second digging eventhas arrived inMonopoly GO. This time around, it’s called Greek Treasures. It goes live on July 26 and is set to run forfour days until July 30....

Earlier this week,NBA 2K21developer Visual Concepts made some adjustments to the game’sshooting mechanicswhen playing on the lower difficulty levels. Indeed, new fans should now find that it is much less painful to grind out their badges inNBA 2K21, and they can make the process even easier by recruiting players with powerful builds to their teams. For those fans that would like a bit of help working out such a build for one position in particular, point guard, this guide is here to help....

This six-axis gyro tilt-to-aim feature for upcoming PlayStation Vita titleUncharted: Golden Abyssis like a dream come true for me. I’m the guy that flails his controller around trying to clean up my terrible analog stick aim, so this fine-tuning feature will feel totally natural to me. This new video from the PlayStation Blog shows exactly how this motion-sensing aim works. The devs have named it theIntu-Aim feature, and they say it’s more for fine tuning to pinpoint accuracy, though the video shows that you’re able to make bigger gestures to do the aiming with the gyro alone....

It looks like that wise-cracking angel Pit is gettingyet another re-releasethis year, in the form ofKid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters(3DS VC, Game Boy, $3.99). As long as you’re a fan of the NES original, I think you’ll like this Game Boy iteration. If you want to learn the real legend behind Icarus,watch this awesome and depressing Jim Henson’s Storyteller episode(with bonus youngDumbledore!). The other games on offer areTumble Pop(3DS VC, Game Boy, $2....

Developer ClaudiaTheDev came up with new milestones on Kickstarter for her upcoming gameOva Magica, but popularity for the farming simulator continues to exceed her expectations. Ova Magicais meeting new stretch goals by the day. Only 5 days ago, the project launched on Kickstarter with an original funding goal of 20,000 euros but has since risen to over 100,000 euros, quickly meeting each new limit ClaudiaTheDev puts in place. In a matter of days,Ova Magica’s Kickstarter has doubled, originally adding new concepts like marriage and playing with Blobs as goals to work towards, but fans are exceeding ClaudiaTheDev’s new milestones just hours after she posts them....

It’s safe to say that there is a lot of anticipation for Hideo Kojima’s first post-Konami game,Death Stranding. However, it remains to be seen just how long fans will have to wait for the game, but if video game industry analyst Michael Pachter is correct, they may have to wait until 2020 to get their hands on it. Pachter believes thatDeath Strandingwill likely be a cross-generational title, meaning it will release for both the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5....