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Fortnitemay be on the back slope of season 9, but the highly popular battle royale title is as busy as ever. Season 9 Week 7 offers players a variety of challenges such as earning 3 suppressed weapon eliminations and earning 5 eliminations from 5m or less away to complete, and once all of those are done,Fortniteplayers can find themselves a secret battle star. As many-a-player may know, developer Epic Games recently changed up its battle star/hidden banner routine with season 9 by having Fortbyte clues replace the banners....

iOS and Android versions to follow TheForzaseries isn’t a complete stranger to the realm offree-to-play, but today there’s another wrinkle in the franchise’s usual timeline:Forza Street. Developed by Electric Square and published by Microsoft Studios,Forza Streetis a Windows 10 (and soon to be iOS and Android) street racing game. Rather than the typical driving considerations, here, the experience is meant to be “cinematic.” You’ll have to worry about when to accelerate, brake, and boost, but not much else....

Friendsleft a couple of loose ends and plot holes after 10 seasons, and it completely forgot about one important part of Phoebe Buffay’s (Lisa Kudrow) story. Created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman,Friendsarrived to make TV history with its success and some behind-the-scenes achievements. Throughout 10 seasons,Friendsfollowed the many highs and lows in the personal, social, and professional lives of Monica (Courteney Cox), Chandler (Matthew Perry), Joey (Matt LeBlanc), Phoebe, Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), and Ross (David Schwimmer), as well as the conflicts between them....

Game of Thrones' most controversial episode continues to be divisive, but there’s one change that could have saved it. There’s a lot thatwent wrong withGame of Thronesseason 8as a whole, but “The Bells” remains one of the most heavily criticized installments of the HBO series. This installment finally sees Daenerys and her army attacking King’s Landing, but it also features her villain turn. Andthe outcome of Daenerys Targaryen’s character arc has been a sore spot for manyGame of Thronesfanssince it manifested, even if there were signs she’d burn Kings Landing beforehand....

This week in games has largely been defined by the ongoing situation at Activision Blizzard and the flood of reactions toHalo Infinite’sfirst Flight. With both of those bits of news, and plenty of other tidbits coming out over the past seven days or so, Cameron and Anthony have plenty to talk about on Game Rant Arcade Episode 33. Kicking things off,J Allen Brack has been ousted as Blizzard’s president, with the position being taken over by Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra, who will co-lead the company....

What else is on that old Kodak? WhenFirewatchreleases tomorrow, it’ll have a neat little bit of functionality that blurs the line between video game and real life. Photo modes traditionally are used as a passive feature to memorialize something in-game.Firewatchtakes that one step further. There’s a disposable camera somewhere inFirewatchthat essentially serves as the game’s photo mode. You can snap pictures of whatever you want and save the images. But, upon finishing the game, you’re also given a link to buy actual physical prints of those pictures....

Take your gaming to the next level withSamsung’s T350 Series 27-Inch Gaming Monitor. The black-framed monitor is currently available on sale for $129.99 ($90 off), allowing you to increase gaming immersion without spending a ton out of the door. Known for its bevy of household electronics, Samsung has been in and out of the gaming industry withnew gaming monitorsand mobile game-ready smartphones. The company released its first gaming laptop in 2012 and has been finding new ways to improve the space ever since....

There are dozens upon dozens of Field Guide Pages to discover throughout the world ofHogwarts Legacy. These pages offer some insight into theHarry Potteruniverse, giving players lore to read through. One of these pages can be found in front of a sleeping dragon statue located within Hogwarts castle. In this guide, we will showHogwarts Legacyplayerswhere to find the sleeping dragon statueso that they can get one step closer to unlocking every single Field Guide Page....

Long-time Marvel star Hugh Jackman is asked whether Wolverine will be returning to theMarvel Cinematic UniverseinAvengers: Doomsday. The MCU is about to enter Phase 6 this summer with the arrival ofThe Fantastic Four: First Steps, but 2026 will finally see the return of the Avengers. After it was revealed duringMarvel Studios' surprise announcement live streamthat severalX-Menactors are reprising their roles inAvengers: Doomsday, many have been wondering if Jackman’s Wolverine will be sharing the screen with them again....

It turns out thatIron Man’s primary villain was never supposed to die, and I can’t help but wonder how his survival would have changed the face of theMCU.Iron Man’s movie villainswere rather underwhelming as a whole, especially when compared to his fellow Avengers. Whiplash and Aldrich Killian were fun, and Justin Hammer remains a fan-favorite, but it is safe to say that they aren’t nearly as memorable or threatening as the villains of other Avengers, like the Winter Soldier and Hela....

Jeopardy!fans are demanding that the show put a stop to contestants writing shout-outs in their Final Jeopardy! responses, which is a great idea becausethey’re unnecessary, distracting, and take away from the prestige of the game. DuringJeopardy!games, contestants must hand-write their answers to the Final Jeopardy! question, which allows them the freedom to write whatever they want as responses. As a result, some add personal messages to their family members to their answers, or even write them as their only responses if they don’t know the answer to the question....

[Update:We’re live RIGHT NOW! Hop on Xbox LIVE and join us!] Have you heard the news? Destructoid is hosting anotherXbox Community Playdateon July 13! Wait a minute; that’s tomorrow! From 8 PM until 11 PM Eastern we’ll be playingHalo: Reachwith other Xbox LIVE Gold members. To join us, simply send a message to one of the Gamertags below and we’ll invite you in for a game! Here are your representatives from Team Dtoid: We’ll be hosting Big Team Battles all night to maximize our player cap, so hit us up if you’re interested!...

InLast Breath, Chris Lemons survives after not breathing for 29 minutes – but how did he do it? Co-written and directed by Alex Parkinson as a remake of his 2019 documentary of the same name,Last Breathis based on the true storyof a team of deep-sea divers who must race to rescue their crewmate stranded hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface. The cast includes Finn Cole as Chris Lemons alongside Woody Harrelson as Duncan Allcock, Simu Liu as David Yuasa, and more....