The Pirate Queen CEO Talks Gender Equality and Female-Led Narratives

The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legendis a female-led narrative by a female-led studio that tells the story of Cheng Shih, one of the most powerful pirates in history. Yet, despite her vast success, many people today do not know about Cheng Shih and her story, especially when compared to infamous household pirates like Blackbeard, who was less successful by comparison. As a result, creative studio and film production company Singer Studios hopes to change that narrative and challenge the status quo by telling Cheng Shih’s nearly forgotten tale through its first game,The Pirate Queen, anarrative-driven VR adventurethat releases during International Women’s History Month....

May 23, 2025 · 19 min · 3913 words · Kelly Flynn

The Witcher: The Law of Surprise Explained

The Law of Surprise is a mystical concept that is often mentioned inThe Witcherbooks. Even though it isn’t as prevalent in the game series, its presence is crucial to the fantasy world, and especially to Witchers. The Law of Surprise is also an important aspect of the overall story inThe Witcherseries. It is what pushes Geralt and Ciri together in old Witcher’s travels. It is also the Law of Surprise (among other things) that binds Geralt and Ciri together....

May 23, 2025 · 5 min · 1040 words · Kimberly Smith

Uncharted 4 Players Get Special Message for Platinum Trophy

Those players who are diligent enough to obtain the Platinum Trophy forUncharted 4: A Thief’s Endgo on to receive a special message from the game’s developers. As pointed out by the Reddit user “unique-” who goes by the handle Zite75 on the PlayStation Network, after completingthe PS4 Trophy ListforUncharted 4: A Thief’s End, players will not only receive the game’s Platinum Trophy, but should also go on to get a special message from Sony and the folks at Naughty Dog for having done so....

May 23, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Michelle Cook

Why Fallout: New Vegas Deserves a Remake Now More Than Ever

Summary When Microsoft had its massive document leak in 2023, there was a lot of information to unpack. Fans had a look behind the veil of projects either in pre-development or currently in development by Xbox’s various studios, including Bethesda. Among these many leaks were rumors of remakes of several classic titles, includingThe Elder Scrolls 4: OblivionandFallout 3. This led to many fans already hoping for a remake of the Obsidian classic,Fallout: New Vegas, to have renewed interest....

May 23, 2025 · 3 min · 530 words · Jason Fischer

Wonder Woman 1984 Could get Another Delay, Here's how Much it'd Cost

So far Patty Jenkins has been pretty adamant aboutWonder Woman 1984making its scheduled Christmas day release, even if Warner Bros. CEOAnn Sarnoff isn’t as confident of that. As that date grows nearer, it looks like the final decision will hinge on the outcome of the U.S. Presidential Election taking place today and how the country will handle future COVID-19 preventive measures. Also adding up to that are recent news of more restrictive policies again taking over most of Western Europe, especially in big countries like German, France, Italy and Spain, as well as the UK, all of which accounted for 16% ofWonder Woman’soverseas box office revenue back in 2017, according to Deadline....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Brittany Lucas

World Of Warcraft Dragonflight: History Of The Blue Dragonflight

Aesthetic and visuals are vital components in what makesWorld of Warcraftsuch an attractive game, and it’s their compelling take on their magic effects that makes theWarcraftMMO so appealing to gamers. However, the keen attachment to blue colors isn’t just an artistic choice on part of theWorld of WarcraftMMO. The choice to make arcane magic for the Mage Class blue seems to stem from something inWarcraftlore. RELATED:World of Warcraft: Dragonflight- Possible New Allied Races ForWarcraftfans, it may help to learn that the blue of arcane magic comes from theBlue Dragonflight....

May 23, 2025 · 9 min · 1853 words · Lisa Hayes

10 Bits Of Information That Borderlands 3 Doesn't Tell You About Gameplay

Borderlands 3has been out for a while now. Thousands of enemies have been gunned down and bodies now litter Pandora and all the other planets. Despite the already massive player base,Borderlands 3is still gaining new players. RELATED:Borderlands 3: The Best Places To Farm Eridium Sure, some of these players may have picked up aBorderlandsgame before, but plenty of them are having their first experience at it. When starting the game, players learn a decent amount of information to help them on their way through across the galaxy, but there are plenty of things that the game doesn’t tell players that they should probably know....

May 22, 2025 · 6 min · 1127 words · Dale Williams

10 Major Movies Releases That Bombed (But Are Actually Great!)

Investing a lot of money in a movie with a star-studded cast and a larger-than-life storyline can pay off greatly when the movie hits the zeitgeist and audiences show up in droves to see it. Marvel manages to do this three times a year (when theaters are open) and the studio has yet to produce a box office flop. But not every studio is as lucky as Marvel. RELATED:Who Should Play Ganondorf In The Live-Action Zelda TV Show Sometimes, the stars align and a director and their cast and crew get together to make a movie that’s truly great and will stand the test of time, but either due to poor marketing or simply low interest from the public, the movie crashes and burns financially....

May 22, 2025 · 5 min · 929 words · Annette Silva

10 Manga Series We Can’t Believe Are Still Ongoing (& How Long They Are)

It’s hard to believe but after twelve years,Attack on Titanis finally complete. It ended in a relatively satisfying way although the fanbase is split between on it. Theanimedirectors certainly have time to fix any issues since that won’t be done until next year. That may cause another uproar though. RELATED:10 New Anime Series Coming Out In Spring 2021 You Need To Watch As momentous as this occasion is, it’s still incredible that there have been longer running manga series beforeAttack on Titan....

May 22, 2025 · 5 min · 908 words · Amy Skinner

5 Best Female-Led A24 Movies

Award-winning independent entertainment company A24 is behind some of the best movies from the last decade. These movies — which includeMoonlightandThe Florida Project— share similar characteristics, including slow-burn storytelling and beautiful cinematography. Focusing on (extra)ordinary people they tend to explore themes such as identity, family, and love and aren’t afraid to tackle darker issues too. Perhaps most popular for their eerie, unsettling brand of horror movies, A24 has produced many female-led flicks over the years, some of which are well-known, and others of which have slipped under the radar....

May 22, 2025 · 5 min · 1016 words · Joshua Graham

5 Things World Of Warcraft Classic Does Better Than The Elder Scrolls Online (& 5 It Doesn't)

Since the release ofWorld Of WarcraftClassicthere has been a lot of discussion about how old school MMORPGs stack up against modern ones. Of course there’s always the obvious differences with the graphics and capabilities as technology has advanced, but how do the core mechanics, the guts of the games compare? RELATED:The 10 Best Blizzard Games Of All Time (According To Metacritic) The most debated comparison is howClassiccompares toElder Scrolls Online....

May 22, 2025 · 5 min · 1033 words · Stephen Williams

A Christmas Story: Best Quotes From The Classic Movie

With the festive season in full swing, many people arereturning to the comfort of old movie classicsto kickstart their Christmas advent. One of the most iconic festive classics isA Christmas Story. Full of childhood wonders, slapstick comedy, and the reality of dealing with family during Christmas,A Christmas Storyis surely one of the best Christmas films to revisit. RELATED:The Best Christmas Comedy Movies A Christmas Storyearned itself a sequelthis year, proving that it’s still a popular film....

May 22, 2025 · 5 min · 911 words · Jonathan Thomas

Best Games That Capture The Spirit Of Childhood

Summary Video games immerse players in fantastical worlds that can go from the awe-inspiring to the downright terrifying, like no other medium. At their best, they can confront, scare, joke, or amaze players, all within stunning interactive worlds, and take us to places we have only seen in our dreams, or sometimes nightmares. A rare few games have even been able to capture what it means to be young. Fromexploring the worldto experiencing rites of passage, or even just playing with friends, these games have taken the essence of childhood and created fun and immersive experiences that remind us of simpler times....

May 22, 2025 · 5 min · 975 words · Tyler Brown