Best Pokemon Gifts 2019
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With two all-new Pokemon games just in time for holiday 2019, Pokemon is hotter than ever. Granted, Pokemon never really stopped being hot: with decades of some of the best games of all time, amazing animated series, merchandising tie-ins and iconic characters, the world of Pokemon is dense. We've gone ahead and pared it down to help you find the perfect gift for that Pokemon master in your life.
Best Pokemon Gifts 2019
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Batman vs. Bane Ends How No One Could Have Expected
With the end of Tom King's long Batman run drawing near, the series finally delivers that long-awaited rematch between the Dark Knight and the unstoppable Bane. And it's safe to say no one could have predicted how this battle would turn out.
Read on to find out what happens during Batman and Bane's rematch, but beware of major spoilers for Batman #82 ahead!
Stranger Things Cast Bloopers and Funny Moments
UPDATE (11/6/19) - Netflix has released another blooper reel for Stranger Things, this time from the second season! Enjoy!
Original story follows.
In celebration of Stranger Things Day, Netflix has released a new video that features bloopers and funny moments from the filming of Stranger Things first season.
The video, which you can watch below, sees most of Stranger Things' cast breaking character in-between moments of trying to save Hawkins from the Upside Down and the monsters that call it home.
Street Fighter 5 Producer Reveals Why Capcom Turned Down a Mortal Kombat Collaboration
Capcom has confirmed that there were talks about potentially doing some kind of crossover between its Street Fighter franchise and NetherRealm Studios’ Mortal Kombat games. But the Japanese company made a collective decision to turn down the opportunity.
In a new interview with Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono and Eurogamer, the longtime Street Fighter producer shared the details behind how collaboration between Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat failed to materialize.
“It’s true that a proposal for a Street Fighter character in Mortal Kombat was rejected by Capcom,” Ono says. “But it wasn’t me personally!”
The Black Widow Movie’s Yelena Belova Explained
Did you know Natasha Romanov (Romanoff in the movies) isn’t the only Russian agent to operate under the codename Black Widow? In the early 2000s, another agent designated as a Black Widow -- Yelena Belova -- made her first appearance, and she had Natasha in her sights from the get-go. Florence Pugh will be playing Yelena in the upcoming Black Widow solo film (watch the trailer here!), so there’s no better time to meet the super-spy than now.
From her origins in the Red Room to a strange, temporary turn as a supervillain, here’s everything you need to know about the second Black Widow. These are the topics we’ll be covering here:
Ian McKellen Defends Cats’ Controversial CGI: ‘They’re Not Real Cats’
Sir Ian McKellen has delivered a purrfect response to the controversy surrounding the use of CGI technology in the live-action(ish) movie adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical Cats, as he reminded people that they're not actually meant to be "real cats."
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, McKellen, who plays Gus the Theatre Cat in the upcoming musical, explained that director Tom Hooper turned to digital fur technology because the story is supposed to be about human characters discovering their feline instincts.
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Everything We Know About the Disney+ Series
Hello there. You may have heard that Jedi Master and former Clone Wars General Obi-Wan Kenobi is getting his own series on Disney+. It's an elegant series for a more civilized streaming service.
While the new series is still a ways off (and doesn't even have an official title yet) we're learning more and more about the plot and setting of this Star Wars spinoff. From the involvement of star Ewan McGregor to the time period, here's everything we know about Disney's Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
Be sure to also check out everything we know about Wonder Woman 1984 and everything we know about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
How the Google Stadia Controller Was Designed
By the Google Stadia team's own admission, it's not easy designing a new controller to compete with the DualShock and the Xbox gamepad in the hearts and minds of gamers. The final piece of hardware they've arrived at feels very good, based on our early impressions, and so we went to Google's controller design lab in Mountain View, California, to get a look at many of the early prototypes and see how they built it.
We interviewed Google Stadia Design Director Isabelle Olsson about the process, which involved literally hundreds of design iterations and some pretty unconventional approaches to the task that we think you'll want to hear about. Take a look at the video above, and don't miss the video below to learn everything you need to know before Stadia's upcoming launch:
Terry Bogard is Available Now in Smash Ultimate
Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury is now available to download and play in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director, Masahiro Sakurai, held a 45-minute livestream showcasing Terry’s moveset and stage – which also revealed 50 tunes from SNK’s library that will be added to the game as part of Challenger Pack 4.
Terry’s moves are inspired by his many appearances in SNK fighting games, and his kit brings a number of unique mechanics to the roster. Similar to Street Fighter’s Ryu and Ken, Terry automatically turns to face his opponent in one-on-one matchups to make it easier to use his classic fighting game command inputs. He has weak and strong versions of each of his special moves, and the strength is determined by how long you hold the button.
The Best Essential Tech Gifts 2019: SD Cards, SSD and More
The holidays are the perfect time to get someone the best possible tech gift, whether it's upgrading their PC storage with a spacious SSD, giving them a little more play room on their Nintendo Switch with a micro SD card, or getting them the ease and convenience of an Apple iPad. We've got plenty of great tech gift ideas to give this season, so you can make sure everyone is up to date with the latest and greatest electronics.
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