Apex Legends (opens in new tab) is celebrating its first birthday, and what a year it has been. The game surprise-launched on February 4, 2019, and it was an immediate hit, with 50 million players leaving the dropship within the first month. The success of Apex Legends is even more …
Read More »Marvels Disney Plus trailer is hiding some huge comic book references
The Super Bowl was stacked full of surprises – and we’re not just talking about Kansas City Chiefs’ miraculous comeback. Midway through the final quarter, Marvel’s Disney Plus (opens in new tab) trailer debuted, showcasing new footage from Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision, and Loki (opens in new tab). …
Read More »Who are the Deviants? The Eternals villains explained
The Eternals are set to battle their greatest ever enemies on the big screen later this year: the Deviants. The villainous group has served as the group’s primary antagonists throughout their comic history, and will do likewise in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Below, we delve into who the Deviants are, …
Read More »Star Trek: Picard: Data may be dead, but he could be the most important character in the new series
Star Trek: Nemesis caused two major casualties. The first was the Trek movie series – a combination of a critical mauling and a lukewarm box office put the films on ice until J.J. Abrams’ 2009 reboot finally saw the Enterprise blast back into cinemas. The second was the beloved Lt. …
Read More »Big in 2020: Marvels Avengers is not your typical superhero game
Key Info (Image credit: Square Enix) Game Marvel’s Avengers Developer Crystal Dynamics Publisher Square Enix Platforms PC, PS4, Xbox One Release 4 September 2020 Marvel’s Avengers (opens in new tab) will change how we feel about games that are spun out from popular licenses. Sure, this might look just like any other cookie-cutter superhero game …
Read More »Hands-on with Hades: Supergiants devilishly stylish underworld dungeon crawler
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Read More »Why Star Trek: Picard is the sci-fi show we need in 2020
It’s an old cliché that science fiction tends to say as much about when it’s made as when it’s set. So even though Star Trek: Picard (opens in new tab) takes place at the dawn of the 25th century, its cast believes it has plenty to say about our present. …
Read More »Why Morbius in the MCU makes an already complicated universe even harder to follow
Way before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a colossal box-office juggernaut, journalists were busy speculating about when the so-called superhero bubble would burst. “Is it just me, or is the strain starting to show?” asked The New York Times (opens in new tab) in 2008 following the success of both …
Read More »Big in 2020: Animal Crossing: New Horizons is all set to pole vault the series into exciting new territory
Key Info (Image credit: Nintendo) Game Animal Crossing: New Horizons Developer Nintendo EPD Publisher Nintendo Platforms Nintendo Switch Release March 20, 2020 Pre-order Animal Crossing: New Horizons (opens in new tab) The aptly-titled Animal Crossing: New Horizons (opens in new tab) is sure to be heartwarming, relaxing, and gentle, just like its predecessors. But it’s …
Read More »What new release are you most excited about in 2020?
A quick look at the upcoming games of 2020 (opens in new tab) shows just how much there is to be excited about this year, and the GamesRadar+ team is already counting down to Cyberpunk 2077, the Dune movie remake, next-generation consoles and more. We asked them was what at …
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