Yearly Archives: 2018

10 Best Mega Man Bosses

With the launch of Mega Man 11, what better time to take a trip down memory lane? Over the last 30 years in just the mainline Mega Man games, the evil Dr. Wily has sent nearly 80 Robot Masters after our cobalt crusader. But which were the best of the best?

For this list we looked at mainline Mega Man titles only, meaning the X, Legends, Battle Network, ZX, and Star Force series are all off-limits. On top of that we’re only looking at Robot Masters, meaning this is “mans” only (sorry, Splash Woman). Yellow Devil is great, but it’s got no place on this list.

Let’s take a look at 10 of Wily’s best creations, in order of how much we love them.

10. Search Man (Mega Man 8)

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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: 50 Gorgeous Photo Mode Pictures I Took During Our Review

Assassin's Creed Odyssey is out this week and it's a sprawling recreation of Ancient Greece and the decades-long war between Sparta and Athens for dominion over it.

While I said in my Assassin's Creed Odyssey review that it's the best Assassin's Creed game in the series to date, and I think it's amazing, this is the first game that made me really fall in love with Photo Mode. I'd played around with the mode before in games like Horizon: Zero Dawn, God of War, and recently, Marvel's Spider-Man, but it wasn't until Odyssey that I really came to appreciate how satisfying spending a few minutes to get a great shot can be.

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BlizzCon 2018 Schedule Released, Could Hint at Big Things for Diablo

Blizzard Entertainment has released the official schedule for BlizzCon 2018, and it looks like some big Diablo announcements could be coming our way.

On the official BlizzCon 2018 schedule, Diablo: What’s Next is slotted to be the first panel to take place on the main “Mythic” stage starting Friday, Nov. 2 at 12:30 PT. The description of the panel reads: "Join the Diablo team as they discuss of what's in store for the heroes of Sanctuary.”

Interestingly, this Diablo panel will be followed by What’s Next panels for Overwatch, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft and Heroes of the Storm. A Star Craft II: What’s Next panel is also set for the following day. Each What’s Next panel is scheduled to last for 45 minutes.

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The Walking Dead is Changing Its Opening Credits in a Big Way for Season 9

The Walking Dead is introducing plenty of changes in Season 9 - a time jump, a group of deadly new enemies, an exit for Rick Grimes, a new showrunner in Angela Kang, and even a new design for the opening credits.

While the opening titles have undergone minor tweaks over the years, this is the first time the show has completely changed the design, no longer featuring photos, but switching to full, graphic novel-style animation.

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Secure Your Internet Browsing with These Cheap VPNs

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Netflix Announces Chronicles of Narnia Movies and Series

Streaming giant, Netflix, is going to produce new films and series' based on C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia.

Netflix announced a multi-year deal with the C.S. Lewis Company to create multiple television shows and movies based on the beloved franchise, but first projects have yet to be announced.

The deal means Netflix will hold the rights to the entire Narnia series and marks the first time a single company has obtained rights to all seven novels.

Mark Gordan, Douglas Gresham, and Vincent Sieber are currently set to serve as executive producers on films and producers on all upcoming Narnia shows.

"Narnia is one of those rare properties that spans multiple generations and geographies,” Gordon said, "We cannot wait to get started on the multiple productions we hope to undertake.”

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Fortnite Halloween Skins, Back Bling and Gliders Leak

In a series of early-morning tweets, established Fortnite leakers @TwoEpicBuddies and @FNBRLeaks revealed Fortnite's upcoming Halloween-themed skins, back blings, gliders, pickaxes, and emotes ahead of their release.

The epic skins are called Straw Ops (female) and Hay Man (male). Players will also be able to spook up their in-game appearances with the Bird Hovel and Hay Nest back blings, the Dark Glyph and Field Wrath gliders, the Harvester and Thunder Crash pickaxes, and the T-Pose emote. The T-Pose is said to be an infinite emote, like Jubilation, and appears to be designed to help players with the new Halloween skins pull off the full scarecrow look.

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Loot Crates, Exclusive Funko, and More Collectibles Coming to Walmart

Walmart planted its flag in the retail collectibles space, announcing it's teaming up with Loot Crate, McFarlane Toys, Funko, and CultureFly for a brand new in-store "collectibles destination."

Walmart will be the exclusive "brick and mortar retail home of Loot Crate," with 6 different crates available beginning October 15, when the new section launches. Funko, already seen in Walmart as part of the toy department, is moving to the new department as well.

Exclusives will play a big part in the new department. An exclusive Funko chrome Thanos "in six different colors, one for each of the Infinity Stones," will be available at Walmart later this month. Additionally, McFarlane Toys exclusive Madden NFL 19 Tom Brady, Dak Prescott, and Jason Witten figures will be exclusive to Walmart, as well as an Upside-Down Will figure from Stranger Things.

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