CinemaCon Premiere: The New ‘Street Fighter’ Trailer is Exactly What We’ve Been Waiting For

The Street Fighter official trailer has dropped, and we had the opportunity to see it exclusively at CinemaCon with Paramount. 

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Pokémon’s Mega Evolution — Phantasmal Flames May Finally Shake Up the Meta

As you’d expect from the Pokémon TCG, collectors have plenty of chase cards to look forward to, but the real strength of the set comes from the potential of its meta-shifting cards. The Nerds of Color received a review sample courtesy of The Pokémon Company International.

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Mega Evolution is a Solid New Set in the Pokémon Trading Card Game

The latest set for the Pokémon TCG adds to the scene’s fervor with rare gold cards for collectors and heavy hitting, mega-evolved Pocket Monsters still finding their identity in the competitive space. The Nerds of Color received a review sample courtesy of The Pokémon Company International.

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‘Pokémon’ TCG Celebrates Mega Evolution Expansion with LA ‘Discovery’ Experience

Pokémon fans in Los Angeles, rejoice!

The Pokémon Company International is celebrating the release of its Mega Evolution Pokémon expansion pack with a three-day interactive experience in Los Angeles.

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‘Wolverine’ PS5 Game Trailer: Snikt, Snikt, Boom

A new trailer for the much-anticipated Wolverine game from Insomniac Games debuted at Playstation’s State of Play showcase. Many X-Nerds were gratified to see that Omega Red, Mystique, and a big ol’ Sentinel are glimpsed, along with ultra-violent gameplay:

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‘The Waterfront’ and ‘Ginny & Georgia’ Star Humberly González is Just Getting Started

To say that Humberly González is busy these days would be an understatement. Fresh off the success of Star Wars Outlaws, in which she voices protagonist Kay Vess (nominated for “Best Performance” at the 2024 Game Awards), the 33-year-old Venezuelan actress currently has not one, but two Netflix shows in the Top 10.

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138 Awesome Things About ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’

Because, honestly, I think this game is pretty awesome. Also, it’s a vast sprawling open-world experience. Story SPOILERS follow.

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‘The Last of Us’ Recap: Vengeance and Violence Everlasting

We are at the finale of an incredibly (intentionally) short season of The Last of Us. For those who have played the game, it should make sense why they are stopping here. And for those who haven’t, strap in and prepare for the unexpected!

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‘The Last of Us’ Recap: I Hope You Do a Little Better Than Me

Oh my goodness. I can’t imagine there being a dry eye in the house after this emotional, beautiful episode of The Last of Us.

It’s good to see Joel again and get more about him despite his untimely demise early this season. We even get to see Pedro Pascal’s name and his silhouette at the end of the opening credits. If you were a fan of the games, you knew where this episode was going. However, surprise, surprise, we get some really great stuff that was exclusive for the show.

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‘The Last of Us’ Just Featured a Pearl Jam Song, Time Paradox Ensues

It’s been well documented on this site that I’m not much of a gamer. It’s is also well documented that I am a huge and unabashed Pearl Jam fan. Those two facts about me collided during last night’s viewing of the most recent episode of The Last of Us on HBO.

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‘The Last of Us’ Recap: An Airborne Nightmare

Seattle: Day Two has begun, and The Last of Us Season 2 is progressing at an even faster pace than I could have imagined from the game. Dina and Ellie are one step closer to finding Abby; however, Ellie finds herself one step closer to losing her soul. All this and more on this week’s The Last of Us.

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‘The Last of Us’ Recap: Take On Me

Ellie and Dina have officially reached Seattle. However, almost insurmountable challenges in Ellie’s quest for vengeance present themselves, as the WLFs have taken over the city. Chief among them, a new threat (in the form of a familiar fan-favorite actor) emerges. All this, plus a very emotional and soulful callback, and more in this week’s The Last of Us.

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‘The Last of Us’ Recap: The Aftermath of Tragedy Looms on Jackson

At the time of writing this, a large portion of the world has bonded over the collective trauma of seeing the first two harrowing episodes of The Last of Us Season 2. The train has officially left the station, and there’s no going back. Which means by now, everyone on it already knows that zero punches are getting pulled, and every blow is about to land right in the gut.

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Director Jared Hess and Younger Cast Say ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Plays on All Generations

Mojang Studios first released Minecraft in 2011, at the cusp of Generations Z and Alpha. By the Spring of 2012, over four million Minecraft videos had been uploaded to YouTube, sparking Minecraft Mania.

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Between Vengeance and Love at ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Press Conference

Nothing in the video game space has broken my heart nearly as much as The Last of Us Parts I and II. The story of Ellie and Joel is one of the most beautiful and profoundly tragic tales I’ve ever played through, and seeing the first part come to life so gorgeously in the first season of The Last of Us was such a wonderful experience.

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The Pokémon Company Scores Big in Overtime 

Back when I was in middle school, every other kid on our small basketball court would pretend to be some kind of Pokémon or Gym Leader from the anime, and it extended into rivalries we thought would stay relegated to our imagination.

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Secrets Are Revealed in ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Trailer

This weekend, The Last of Us took SXSW by storm, as Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey visited the annual festival to unveil the latest trailer for the upcoming second season on Max. The explosive trailer, which shortly debuted online after, showcased a ton of scenes that will appear incredibly familiar to those who have played The Last of Us Part II. As such, get ready to feel your heart break folks!

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Popular Web Series ‘The Guild’ Becomes a Musical with One-Day Only Performance

In the early days of the internet, online gamers didn’t have the best social reputation. There were plenty of these negative stereotypes of gamers and geeks/nerds back in the day. Geek and gaming culture weren’t seen as popular back then as they are now.

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New Trailer for ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 and Why We Need This Now

Last night, HBO and Naughty Dog dropped the latest trailer and release date information for the next season of its Emmy-nominated series adaptation of The Last Of Us. And frankly, the timing couldn’t be better. Here’s why we need this season of the show now more than ever.

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From Fan Art to Official Art: Drawing ‘Ultraman Dyna’ for Tsuburaya

The Ultraman Card Game is available in gaming stores now! Booster Pack 2 — where my card features — drops January 24, 2025! For more information, check their website.

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Chatting with the Director and Stars of ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’

Today is the day: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is officially in theaters! To celebrate, I had the chance to interview director/executive producer Jeff Fowler along with cast members Ben Schwartz, Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Colleen O’Shaughnessey, and Krysten Ritter.

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The Real Monsters of ‘The Night is Grey’ Gnaw Through its Narrative

Developed over the course of seven years, Whalestork’s The Night is Grey uses non-traditional point and click mechanics and complex puzzles to grapple with serious themes.

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