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Memes are off to a good start in 2021. With a flood of material to work with and armed with their Photoshop tools, meme makers have tackled a number of topics so far.Gamestop’s bizarre stock situationbrought on by Reddit day traders has been a target, but perhaps the biggest meme so far this year has been Bernie Sanders at President Biden’s inauguration. The Senator from Vermont attended the inauguration wearing his sensible winter coat, a pair of excellent mittens, and an expression that said “can we get back to sending out those $2000 COVID relief checks already?...

Some simulation games are easier than others, but many in the genre have a reputation for difficulty. That makes sense, given the complexity of the worlds they’re meant to simulate. It’s hard to protect soldiers and keep governments running in the real world, so it should probably be difficult in fictional worlds too. Things tend to fall apart inRimWorld.That applies to buildings, citizens' minds, and even entire colonies. It’s a tough and complicated game in which, despite the best planning, many things to go wrong....

A sci-fi thriller has now become a success on streaming after a long road to actually releasing. From small budgets to big-budget blockbuster fare, sci-fi remains a dependable genre with wide audience appeal. The genre often transports viewers to an alternate version of reality, showing advanced technology or possible futures. Sci-fi movies have been a staple of the theatrical space for decades. From early cult classics likeBlade Runner(1982) to Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed and belovedInterstellar(2014), these movies are often built for the big screen....

About a week ago, Chris Taylor–a young man with terminal cancer–was able to fulfill his dream and playSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.It began with a tweet on September 13 that quickly went viral, and as a result,Nintendo showed up at his houseon September 21 with the E3 demo of the crossover fighting game. Needless to say, the Internet campaign was successful. Unfortunately, a few days later, Taylor succumbed to his cancer and passed away....

After paving the pathway forward,Solo Levelinghas raised the bar in expectations forfuture manhwa adaptationsfollowing its success after the second season’s conclusion. But one of its previous rivals from Webtoon is looking to sit upon the throne next, with its own anime’s release date yet to be announced,Eleceed. Eleceedruns in the same vein asSolo Leveling,as another action-packed power fantasy told through Jiwoo Seo, a young man with lightning-fast abilities he’s never learned to harness, till coming across Kayden, a ruthless, powerful rogue who takes him in as his student....

Star Warshas been failing a classicClone Warscharacter for a while now, andAhsokaseason 2 is only making this worse.Star Wars: The Clone Wars' timelineexplored the years betweenAttack of the ClonesandRevenge of the Sith, meaning some classicStar Warscharacters were the focus. Some ofStar Wars’most powerful Jedi, like Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, and Yoda, received a lot of depth from the show, while others who are now fan-favorites received their debuts....

Mudokon Pops on the house! Oddworldwas the biggest damn thing back in 1997. I still remember being in elementary school and being jealous of kids with a PlayStation. As dark and gruesome as some elements may have been,Oddworldwas captivating for its excellently paced gameplay and surprisingly detailed narrative. When eventually getting my own PlayStation, I somehow missed out onAbe’s Oddysee, so I’ve still never managed to experience this game first-hand....

Today at its E3 press briefing,Bethesda Softworksannounced that its digital card game,The Elder Scrolls: Legends, is coming to Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Any progress that players who have previously played the game on PC or mobile will carry over to the console versions. The new version ofElder Scrolls: Legendswas built with a revamped UI, menu, and arena. “The new client will also refresh the onboarding experience, making it faster and easier than ever for new players to dive into the strategic fun of Legends,” Bethesdasaid in a blog post....

The First Descendantfeatures an amazing storyline and fun gameplay mechanics, allowing players to experience the third-person shooter in a refreshing way. The game follows the Descendants, who are humans with inhuman abilities that set them apart from others. While playing the game, players will be sent on missions where they will find a ton of different materials, weapons, modules, etc. However, these items will take up space in their inventory, meaning there needs to be a lot of inventory space....

Warning: This article includes SPOILERS for the series finale of The Handmaid’s Tale! Even though Alexis Bledel left the show four years earlier,The Handmaid’s Talestar returned for the finale, and now she’s explaining why. The dystopian story ran for six seasons, coming to a close with the series finale on June 02, 2025. Throughout most of the show’s run on Hulu, Alexis Bledel’s Emily was a staple of the story....

In the modern era, two massive dueling empires plot their conquests decades in advance. Marvel and DC, the same titans that dominate the comic book industry hold their film adaptations in their hands. It’s been this way for so long that it’s hard to remember an earlier era, but it’s fun to look back and see the weird decisions creators made when they had a bit more freedom. The Marvel Cinematic Universe properly began with the release ofIron Manin 2008....

There was a moment when Jason Alexander realized that his character onSeinfeld, George Costanza, was actually a stand-in for Larry David, and that’s when he got deep into the character.George Costanza is one of the funniest TV charactersever. He’s the perfect archetype of an insecure man who has a preposterous amount of confidence at all the wrong times. Deceitful, petty, and self-hating, if you knew George in real life, you might go the way of his many girlfriends and dump him after only a few days of getting to know him....

A cautionary tale about office supplies Xbox co-creator Seamus Blackley has answered a question I didn’t even know I had: Why was the branding green?Speaking to IGN, he explained that it all started with a marker (or lack thereof). “A guy called Horace Luke, when we had to have a logo for a meeting or something, he had one of those awesome sets of markers with the paint tips, and so everybody immediately stole all of them....