James Wan's $100 Million Horror Classic Gets A New Streaming Home Next Month

Next month, HBO Max will become home to director James Wan’s iconic 2010 horror movieInsidious.All theInsidiousmoviesare worth watching, although director James Wan’s 2010 original still stands out as the strongest entry in the franchise.Insidiousfollows Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne’s Josh and Renai Lambert. These two parents are horrified and confused when their young son falls into a coma and becomes possessed by malevolent demonic entities.Insidiouswas a massive hit upon release, earning $100 million on a budget of only $1 million....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Richard Stanton

Korean MMO Black Desert releasing in North America and Europe next year

=) Oh, good — another chance to talk aboutBlack Desertand reuse this Tom Cruisian image. The cool-looking MMORPG and its remarkable character creator will be available to North American and European audiences in 2015, developer Pearl Abyss hasconfirmed with a fansite. Daum Games, the title’s publisher in Korea, will also be involved with the Western release. I’m on board for the character editor. Will I actuallyusemy gorgeous creation? Hard to say....

July 2, 2025 · 1 min · 71 words · Bill Morris

League of Legends Featured in Final Season of HBO's Ballers

During yesterday’s 2019 LCS Summer Split finals, a brief trailer revealed information that is certain to get manyLeague of Legendsfans excited. Specifically,Riot Games' immensely popular MOBA will be part of a storyline contained within the fifth and final season of HBO’sBallers. This comedy drama series focuses around a retired NFL player, played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and featuringLeague of LegendsinBallerswill undoubtedly bring a myriad of new fans to the show....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Renee Carr

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Replacing The Lincoln Lawyer Show's Original Mickey Actor Avoided Repeating A Matthew McConaughey Movie Change

Netflix’sThe Lincoln Lawyermade the right choice by replacing Mickey Haller’s original actor with Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, fixing a change from Matthew McConaughey’s 2011 movie adaptation. Based on the book series by Michael Connelly, the legal drama has become one of Netflix’s most prized TV shows, garnering a passionate fanbase who cannot wait forThe Lincoln Lawyer season 4. One of the biggest appeals of The Lincoln Lawyer is actor Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, who balances the rugged, rule-bending side of the character with the charming and funny family man....

July 2, 2025 · 5 min · 1049 words · Kimberly Sexton

Marvel Rivals Mid-Season 2: All Character Buffs & Nerfs

A surprise mid-season patch forMarvel Rivalscomes with the latest update in Season 2, buffing and nerfing some characters with different balance changes. These come as a direct result of strong feedback from the community, who have clamored for adjustments for those in the Strategist role. However, Strategists aren’t the only ones who have been modified in this unexpected patch. Unlike thebuffs and nerfs in Season 2that made up a major balance shift when the season dropped, this patch aims to modify specific characters on the roster....

July 2, 2025 · 5 min · 974 words · Kristina Hamilton

Minecraft Player Builds Incredible Cyberpunk Scene

ThoughMinecrafthas been a capstone in gaming culture for over a decade, Mojang’s sandbox building title continues to evolve with features likenew Netherite Ore to mine. Yet those extra distractions have not taken away from the game’s incredible potential for creative construction, as seen with a Cyberpunk-inspired city build posted to Reddit today. Deltagon’s scene, uploaded to the r/gaming subreddit, looks like something straight out of thesci-fi world of Ridley Scott’sBlade Runner: Immense stacks of dark buildings with neon signs and windows shaped every which way that are connected by the occasional bridge, but mostly traversed via flying cars....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Ronald Fox

Monopoly GO: How to Get the Active Friend Bonus

Monopoly GOis the app version of the popular board gameMonopoly. It is free to play and is downloadable on both iOS and Android. In the game, tycoons have to build and trade properties with the goal of bankrupting all other players. The game incorporates additional fun elements likeevents and tournaments, multiplayer mode, and sticker albums. The game’s Active Friend Bonus is a handy feature that you can use to get rare sticker packs....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Christine Henry

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne ships 2.5 million units during launch week

Happy hunting, indeed Capcom has reported an initial sales figure forMonster Hunter World: Iceborne, and so far, so good. The expansion has shipped “over 2.5 million units worldwide” since its September 6 launch,according to the company. That total includes digital sales ofIceborneon its own as well asMonster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition, a digital and physical edition combining the base game and the expansion. For perspective,Worldshipped five million unitswithin three days of its July 18, 2025 release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One....

July 2, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Sabrina Zimmerman

My Oxford Year: Top 10 Memorable Quotes From The Netflix Film

The following contains MAJOR spoilers for My Oxford Year.My Oxford Year, the latest Sofia Carson-starring romantic comedy on Netflix, features a number of strong quotes.The film’s story centers around the romance between Jamie and Anna,two graduate students at Oxford University. With some creativechanges to theMy Oxford Yearbook, the film is one of the stronger recent romances on the streamer. Sofia Carson’s best moviesshow her to be a strong and dynamic force in Hollywood....

July 2, 2025 · 8 min · 1503 words · Jennifer Burke

Netflix's Upcoming Crime Thriller From American Primeval Creator Could Be The Yellowstone Replacement We've Been Waiting For

American Primevalcreator Mark L. Smith has another grizzly Western series in store on Netflix that could make for a great replacement series now thatYellowstoneis over. Smith, best known for writing the screenplays for films such asThe Revenant,The Boys in the Boat, andTwisters, teamed up with directorPeter Berg to bringAmerican Primevalto life earlier this year, a gritty and gruesome portrayal of survival in the birth of the American West. While there’s been no official confirmation ofAmerican Primevalseason 2, the streaming success of the series has left viewers wanting more similar content....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 630 words · Mark Berry

New Tony Hawk Game Teased in Call of Duty Update

A possible announcement for a newTony Hawk’s Pro Skatergame has been hinted at inCall of Duty: Black Ops 6. This teaser showed up after the Season 2 Reloaded update. The popular skate-themed map called Grind returned inBlack Ops 6, and it now features a large TV screen displaying a logo that looks a lot likeTony Hawk’s Pro Skaterbranding along with the date July 27, 2025. Although it doesn’t directly say that a new game is coming, fans see this connection as important as they hope for another entry in the series....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Daniel Jones

New trailer and screens for EDF: Insect Armageddon

We received some assets from D3 Publisher tonight forEarth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, which is coming in less than a month. Marvel at gigantic bugs and guys in ridiculous suits fighting them. July is going to beawesome. Making a sequel to a product which has achieved a cult status has to be so difficult, though. TakeThe Rocky Horror Picture Showas an example. When it comes to being a rock musical and a subversive social commentary, the follow-upShock Treatmentoutclasses....

July 2, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Michael Price

Next Week is Going to Be Huge for PS Plus Subscribers

RELATED:Why You Shouldn’t Sleep on Cat Game Stray PS Plus’ Stray Pitched as an action-adventure title that sees players embody a cat lost within a cyberpunk city, it’s easy to imagineStraywould have found success even without the exposure PlayStation Plus will give it. Features like its adorable premise and intriguing set of gameplay mechanics, as well as a seemingly simple trophy list, are allfactors that are inStray’s favor. Still, the fact that BlueTwelve Studio’s game is going to be available through PS Plus as well is a huge boon for the platform holder....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Thomas Miller