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The 2018Mortal Enginesmovie was seemingly destined to pave the way for a full-fledged franchise, but many factors prevented the film from succeeding critically and commercially. Almost a decade before it hit the big screens, Peter Jackson had already set his eyes on Philip Reeve’s novelMortal Enginesand began its production. The flywheels of the movie’s development really started moving in 2016 when Christian Rivers hopped on board to make his directorial feature film debut while Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens worked on the film’s script....

Many people would expect a game likeBaldur’s Gate 3to have lots of extra paid content and expansion packs. However, this is hardly the case. Fans have expressed rightful disappointment that they won’t get to play more of one of their favorite games, and it’s already been confirmed that developer Larian Studios is not pursuing any major story additions. Baldur’s Gate 3 does have paid DLC content, but it’s quite small and doesn’t add an awful lot to the player experience....

Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers from Will Trent season 3, episode 7, “Mariachi Shelly’s Frankenstein.” Will and Angie’s relationship has been at the forefront ofWill Trentsince the pilot, but in season 3, it’s evident why they don’t work well together as a couple and why they should see other people. The twomainWill Trentcharactershave known each other since they were kids. They grew up in the foster care system alongside one another, meaning they know just about everything there is to know about one another....

It appears that some of the maps inPhasmophobiamight be too haunted to be saved, as one player found out when the crucifix that is meant to save them from a ghost hunt attempted to flee.Phasmophobialaunched back in September 2020 and took the world by storm after groups of friends realized how fun and quirky the title can be with a few of its infamous glitches. Since then, fans have kept finding silly things that make the game so engaging, including the ghost-hunting items seemingly taking on a life of their own....

Kathleen Kennedy is reportedly leaving Lucasfilm, and here are the big Hollywood names being discussed as potentially running theStar Warsstudio. For years, there have been rumors Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy was soon to retire - a decision that makes sense, given she’ll be 72 by the end of this year. Now, there are reportsKennedy is indeed retiringby the end of 2025.Kennedy leaves a mixed legacy, with successes such as the $4 billion+ sequel trilogy andThe Mandalorian, and stumbles includingSolo: A Star Wars StoryandThe Acolyte....

Balancing a mix of growing pains and triumphs,the best coming-of-ageK-dramashave relatable narrativesthat depict a crucial moment in life for young adults. Leaving behind their childhood and gearing up to enter the real world, the protagonists in coming-of-age K-dramas experience a range of highs and lows. Many of the genre’s best set itsK-dramas in high school or college, with academic competition and the pressure to succeed setting up an ideal obstacle for the series' characters to push through....

The 2024Dungeon Master’s Guidemight not contain as many basic rules for playingDungeons & Dragonsas thePlayer’s Handbookdoes, but it still makes some major changes to core aspects of the game. As a revamp of the ideas put forward in the 2014Dungeon Master’s Guide,the new edition keeps a lot of what worked about the last one. There’s also a lot that didn’t work as well as it could in the 2014 book, however, and a variety of minor tweaks are occasionally accompanied by sweeping overhauls....

Blueyis a children’s TV show that does a lot to include the adults in the roomand ensure that everyone is having a good time.Blueyis an Australian animated series that follows the Heeler family. And while it’s clearly a show designed to entertain and educate kids, the show also does a lot to highlight struggles that parents and adults face, and approach more mature topics in a way that does not alienate or overwhelm kids, while frequently garnering emotional responses from adults....

Something aboutTVshows aimed at children often invites the bizarre, with many strange, short-lived series aimed at young impressionable viewers falling by the wayside over the years. Thebest kids' showsare able to captivate their audiences with relatable narratives, great characters, and dazzling production values, retaining the interests of kids and adults alike for years to come. But not every TV show that sets out to capture a child audience does so successfully, and many downright weird kids' shows have languished in obscurity for a good reason....

Netflix’sStranger Thingshas consistently ranked among the most successful and beloved shows of the past few years, and the impending conclusion to the series has many audiences reflecting on the project’s long-lasting legacy.The show constantly pushed boundariesand defied expectations with its high-stakes, high-reward storytelling as the writers dove deeper and deeper into this fascinating world of fantasy and horror. With some ofStranger Things’best episodes, the show completely revolutionized how audiences interact with episodic television....

Like Matthew McConaughey said in the first season ofTrue Detective, time is a flat circle, and nowhere is that more apparent than just how many things from the 1920s are coming back today. First and foremost of these, of course, is themassive revival offolk musicthat’s occurred over the past decade and change. It isn’t just an increased interest in old-school folk either, although the success of theBob Dylan biopicA Complete Unknowncertainly shows that audiences are yearning for the classics....

As a whole, theMass Effecttrilogy tells a complete story about Commander Shepard, the Reapers, and the resilient nature of both organic and artificial life in the Milky Way Galaxy. Each game has its role in the overarching narrative, and the first game has benefited a lot from theLegendary Edition, fixing much of its original clunkiness. So, although it receives plenty of praise, it might be time to admit thatMass Effect 3is better thanME2....

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrimhas set a surprising box office record, andit continues a trend that’s worrisome for the franchise’s future.War of the Rohirrimis Warner Bros.' firstLOTRmovie to hit theaters sinceThe Hobbittrilogy’s conclusion a decade ago. The film adapts characters and events only briefly touched on in J.R.R. Tolkien’s appendices, and it does so in an animated format. Such elements make it a risky endeavor, and that shows inThe War of the Rohirrim’s mixed receptionand underwhelming opening weekend....