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Marvel’sAvengers: Doomsdayhas been delayed by seven months, but the extra time is more of a blessing than a setback. Arriving seven years afterAvengers: Endgame, Phase 6’s first crossover film marks the return ofMCUdirectors Joe and Anthony Russo, along with Robert Downey Jr. — this time portraying the Avengers' next big bad, Doctor Doom. With an even larger ensemble and higher stakes,the MCU’s upcomingAvengers: Doomsdaypromises to reignite the excitement that madeAvengers:Infinity WarandAvengers:Endgamehuge cinematic events....

‘No smoke and mirrors’ The latest generation in gaming has brought with it an emphasis on sharing. Screenshots and gameplay videos can be relatively easily captured and uploaded for anyone’s audience to see. It’s a smart way to drive interaction — whether it’s to share anunbelievable kill streak inHalo, or something as irreverent as alunatic stabbing goats in the butt. With the announcement that Windows 10 will, in part, contribute to the “Xbox ecosystem,” it really opens the door to the accessibility and possibility of sharing content....

Thanks to word games likeWordle,players who love challenges should have a mystery to crack daily. These puzzles take the form of five-letter codes that players need to solve through a few guesses, using the power of deduction whenever an attempt gives them letters and positions to work with. MostWordlepuzzles have been easy to solve, but the challenge for today, July 03, 2025, can prove to be a bit more difficult than expected for players....

Here’s a wild one for you: information on a US beta (viaJoystiq) for1 vs. 100may or may not be dished out today. Yesterday afternoon, whoever runs the1 vs. 100Twitter account(once thought to be official; we’ll get to that in a second) teased that an announcement of the Xbox LIVE Primetime title’s beta start date would happen “within the next 24 hours.” Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. When Joystiq asked Xbox LIVE guru Major Nelson if the account was legitimately tied to Microsoft, he replied that it was....

The 1990swere an interesting time for film, andseveral movie releases in the 1990schanged the world of cinema. The decade saw the big-budget blockbuster movies of the 80s start tofall out of favor for independent films,with the rise of auteurs who made magic with wholly original productions, some made on shoestring budgets.Names like Richard Linklater,Kevin Smith, Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, and more began to push their way into theaters, and nothing was ever the same again....

TV shows with dozens of seasons and hundreds of episodes can take months to binge, but a shorter show likeFleabagorChernobylcan be knocked out in a long weekend. It’s almost impossible to find the time to watch 11 seasons ofThe Walking Deador 21 seasons ofGrey’s Anatomy, but most shows don’t run for that long. Aminiseries likeBand of Brotherswill air 10 episodes that tell the whole story from beginning to end. A British sitcom likeThe Officewill typically go for 12 episodes across two seasons, sometimes concluding with a Christmas special....

28 Years Laterhas broken an unfortunate record for the horror franchise. The new movie, which was helmed by original director Danny Boyle, reuniting with screenwriter Alex Garland, is the third installment in the post-apocalyptic horror franchise, which follows the Rage virus ravaging the British Isles. The28 Years Laterreleasefollows the previous installment,28 Weeks Later, by 23 years.That 2007 sequel in turn came five years after the original installment, 2002’s28 Days Later....

Released in 1999, Disney’sTarzanis one of the more underrated films in the animated movie franchise.Tarzanwas directed by Kevin Lima and Chris Buck, and follows the story of an orphan raised by gorillas in Africa after his parents were killed by a leopard, only to meet real humans for the first time as a young man. The Walt Disney Feature Animation film is based on the 1912 storyTarzan of the Apesby Edgar Rice Burroughs, and was actually the first animated major motion pictureTarzanmovie, as previous adaptations of the story were all live-action films....

This year marks the 30th anniversary ofBefore Sunrise, a1990s movie masterpiecethat also launched one of the most acclaimed movie trilogies of all time. FromDazed and Confusedfilmmaker Richard Linklater,Before Sunrisefollows Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy), two strangers who meet on a train in Europe and end up spending the day together. Along with being aperfect representation of the cityof Vienna,Before Sunriseis an engrossing and intimate romance as the audience watches these two people fall in love, knowing that they will soon have to go their separate ways....

Orphan Blackis a rare sci-fi series that was allowed to run its course, unlike many othersci-fi shows that have been canceled far too soon. Sci-fi shows can take time to find their audience, and many become cult classics later. However,Orphan Blackwas a success from its first season, and the show has a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The sci-fi genre can be complex, and it can be much harder to tell the story within a movie’s shorter runtime....

Ever since the launch ofApex Legends' Season 5, entitled Fortune’s Favor, fans have speculated what kind of events they could see throughout the season. While players have been enjoying their time collectingTreasure Packs for weekly hunts, there has been a lot of theorizing as to what this season’s collection event could be. However after a recent datamine, it seems players have figured out that the upcoming collection event may be called ‘Treasure Hunter....

In 2010, Playdead launched atmospheric side-scrollerLimboto rave reviews. With the bar set so high out of the gate, many were excited to see what exactly Playdead would come up with next, and if that project could live up to the expectations set byLimbo. Playdead’s second project,Inside, surpassedLimbo’s critical reception, earning near-universal acclaim and taking home numerous awards in the process. Insidewas first released six years ago, yet there may still be those who have yet to play it for whatever reason....

What is arguably the world’s most well-known speed-running event,Awesome Games Done Quick, is officially live for 2019, and it not only has its sights on attendees playing video games as fast as possible, but also raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Starting today, AGDQ 2019 is scheduled to have folksspeed runtitles for 24 hours a day for a full seven days straight, with the whole shebang set wrap up at some point in the early hours of next Sunday, July 30, 2025....