Stranger Things Releases Retro Teaser, Shows New Character

Stranger Things took to Twitter Monday morning to release a new teaser for season 3 in the form of an 80's-style mall commercial, giving a first look at new cast member, Robin played by Maya Hawke.

The commercial is for the new Starcourt Mall in Hawkins, showing shots of stores such as Gap, Claire's, and Sam Goody with their respective 80's logos. Toward the end of the video, you see a familiar face with Steve Harrington, played by Joe Keery, next to Hawke in the Scoops Ahoy Ice Cream Parlor behind the register.

WWE Reinstates Hulk Hogan Into Hall of Fame

Hulk Hogan is officially back in the WWE Hall of Fame.

WWE released a statement announcing Hogan has been reinstated into the Hall of Fame following a three-year suspension. Hogan was fired by WWE in 2015 and suspended from the Hall of Fame after a 2006 tape was posted featuring the former wrestler making racist and inflammatory comments.

WWE has given Hogan a "second chance" after he made a variety of public apologies and volunteering to work with young people. WWE's statement on the matter is below:

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Uncharted Exclusive Clip: Behold Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake!

Many fans have long expressed how much they want to see Firefly star Nathan Fillion play Uncharted hero Nathan Drake on screen ... and now they finally can!

Fillion and director Allan Ungar (Gridlocked, the upcoming Decoy) have made an Uncharted short film, which you can enjoy an exclusive sneak peek at the fan film now by watching the clip below!

The fifteen-minute fan film -- which also stars Avatar's Stephen Lang as Victor "Sully" Sullivan, Mircea Monroe (Episodes) as Elena Fisher, and Geno Segers (Banshee) as the villain -- follows Drake on a quest to find the lost treasure of the Flor de la Mar.

You can watch the full movie here on YouTube.

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Nintendo Labo Creators Contest Winners Include a Solar Powered Accordion

Nintendo has announced the winners of its first Nintendo Labo Creators Contests, from the best-decorated ToyCon to the best Toy-Con mods and original inventions.

The winners of the first Nintendo Labo Creators Contests have been announced, and the winning creations include some real gems, including a solar powered accordion, a coin operated candy machine with a mini-game, and a Legend of Zelda customised Toy-Con piano.

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Rainbow Six Siege Now Insta-Banning Players Using Hate Speech

Ubisoft has rolled out a new banning system in Rainbow Six Siege as part of its "toxicity management" plan, targeting players taht use hateful language in the game's text chat.

Back in April, Ubisoft outlined its plan to manage player behaviour in Rainbow Six Siege, and now users who breach the code of conduct by using "language or content deemed illegal, dangerous, threatening, abusive, obscene, vulgar, defamatory, hateful, racist, sexist, ethically offensive or constituting harassment" are finding themselves banned.

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7 Video Game Projects We’d Love to See from the Marvel Universe

In the early 2000s, video game adaptations of comic book movies were everywhere. From the surprisingly brilliant Spider-Man 2 to forgettable titles like Captain America: Super Soldier and Thor: God of Thunder, reception to these games was mixed at best.

Movie adaptations have always been treated with suspicion, and with good reason. At worst, they’re cynical cash grabs, at best, the odds are stacked against them thanks to tight timelines to hit a film’s release, sometimes suffocating restrictions in terms of content and approvals, and high costs outside production. And yet, given the richness of some of the worlds we’re talking about, there exists bountiful potential that has yet to be fully explored.

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Warcraft Director Duncan Jones Reveals Comic Book Movie Rogue Trooper

Warcraft and Moon director Duncan Jones has teased a Rogue Trooper movie on his Twitter account.

Jones posted a short video of himself wearing a hat, pondering what movie he should make next in front of a cluster of monitors. "One for them or one for me? Studio or wee indie?" he says in a voiceover. "Shall I make a comic book movie, a Marvel film, perhaps DC? Image, or Dark Horse maybe?"

"Yes, one from the Megaverse, now let me see, who, oh, who, should it be?" the voiceover concludes, as Jones takes off his hat to reveal he's sporting Rogue's blue mohawk.  "If that's not enough of a clue...." reads the final screen.

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Bruce Willis Dares to Say Die Hard Is Not a Christmas Movie

Bruce Willis has officially declared Die Hard is not a Christmas movie during his Comedy Central roast.

Per THR, The Comedy Central Roast Of Bruce Willis was recently taped and is set to air on the network on July 29. Willis opted to close the roast with his controversial declaration saying, "Die Hard is not a Christmas movie!"

“It’s a god damn Bruce Willis movie!” he added.

When asked after the show how fans of the seminal action film would respond to his statement, Willis simply said, "We'll see."

Fans have gone back and forth over the years - mostly during December - on the burning pop culture issue. Though Die Hard's events take place during Christmas Eve, does the action flick tick enough boxes in the 'Christmas Movie' category to actually qualify? Last December, Die Hard's screenwriter Steven E. de Souza confirmed that it did, albeit jokingly.

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