Oblivion Remastered Already Hit Over 100,000 Concurrent Players On Steam

Just mere hours after its announcement and release,The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredhas hit over 100,000 concurrent players on Steam. The game was announced and shadow dropped around 12 p.m. ET today, and before 3 p.m. ET, it had already broken this milestone. There was a lot of anticipation of the game’s announcement and release, given thehuge slew ofOblivionremaster leaksover the past few days, and this player count might be proof that the shadow drop and the pulling power of theElder ScrollsIP are generating a lot of excitement....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Miranda Chapman

Only 1 Thing Can Save Chainsaw Man's Manga, But I'm Not Sure It Can Do the Job

There’s a somewhat predictable pattern that occurs when a manga series receives an anime adaptation. On announcement, the series will see a small boost in popularity, followed by a much larger increase in sales when the anime begins airing—the size of which usually hinges on the quality of the show. However, that wasn’t really the case forChainsaw Man. As arguably the most anticipated anime series in history in the months leading up to its release,Chainsaw Manexperienced a level of fame thatfew manga titles have ever reached before finding their way onto screens....

August 2, 2025 · 5 min · 1044 words · Christine Guzman

Rewatching Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore, There's A Glaring Problem With The Ending

Happy Gilmoreis a ’90s comedy classic, but the ending has one major flaw that becomes even more obvious on a rewatch.Happy Gilmoreis one ofAdam Sandler’s best movies, as his trademark comedic rage meets a script that makes the best use of it. Although it boasts a combination of great quotes and slapstick humor,Happy Gilmorewouldn’t be the same without its heart. Some of Sandler’s comedies are accused of mindless noise, butHappy Gilmorecan be surprisingly emotional at times....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · Juan Delgado

Robert De Niro Nearly Played a Completely Different Character in this 97% Masterpiece — and It Would’ve Ruined the Franchise

Before he played a young Vito Corleone inThe Godfather Part II, Robert De Niro could so easily have been cast as a different key character inThe Godfather. In hindsight, we should be glad that De Niro didn’t get the part, since his performance as Don Corleone during the early years of his criminal career was a feat of genius. However, De Niro did go as far as auditioning for thisGodfathercharacter, long before he was considered for the role he ended up playing in the sequel....

August 2, 2025 · 5 min · 898 words · Timothy Phillips

Section 31 Failed Star Trek's New Frontier But Tawny Newsome’s Comedy Can Get It Right

Star Trek: Lower Decks' Tawny Newsome is developing aStar Trekworkplace comedy, and Tawny’s project can exploreStar Trek’s new frontier in a more satisfying way thanStar Trek: Section 31did.Star Trek: Lower Decksended with season 5on Paramount+, but Newsome has become a creative force withinStar Trek.Along with joining the writers' room ofStar Trek: Starfleet Academy, Newsome and Justin Simien announced their in-development live-actionStar Trekcomedy at San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Much ofStar Trekis concerned with expanding the borders and protecting theUnited Federation of Planets....

August 2, 2025 · 4 min · 728 words · Latasha Davis

Sonic the Hedgehog’s 1996 Anime Is the Definition of Cursed

Sonic the Hedgehogmay be the last pop culture icon most people would expect to be the subject of an anime, but he actually received his own anime film back in 1996 that people have almost totally forgotten about. The reasonSonic the Hedgehog’s1996 film is so little known is because public reception was not very positive. Viewers felt that the English dub of the Japanese film was not of great quality and criticized the film for lacking substance....

August 2, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Joshua Robinson

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Theory Explains Why Zendaya’s MJ Has A Reduced Role With A Heartbreaking Twist

A newSpider-Man: Brand New Daytheory suggests a tragic way why Zendaya’s MJ could have a reduced role in theMarvel Cinematic Universethat goes beyond what happened in the hero’s last solo entry.Spider-Man: No Way Home’s endingcompletely changed the game as far as Peter Parker’s story is concerned. With Aunt May dead and Doctor Strange’s spell making it so everyone forgot who Peter was,Tom Holland’s Marvel hero is all alone in the MCU....

August 2, 2025 · 4 min · 712 words · Daniel Sanders

Star Wars: Best Droids, Ranked

TheStar Warsuniverse has always loved to keep droids around, often for comedic effects but also for the various uses which they can provide. From R2 units that can hack and control ships to cleaners and even battle droids, there are a vast array of differences between the droids introduced throughout the variousStar Warsmedia. While there are some obvious famous faces that are the very best of the droids in theStar Warsuniverse, others are less recognizable but just as important or beloved by fans for a variety of reasons....

August 2, 2025 · 5 min · 1002 words · Melissa Parrish

Stardock DesktopGPT Is an AI Power Users' Copilot Replacement

The Stardock Object Desktop suite now includes DesktopGPT, a chatbot interface that’s primed for AI power users. With full keyboard navigability and access to multiple OpenAI LLMs, DesktopGPT could be a strong alternative to Windows Copilot and other chatbot clients. DesktopGPTis designed for quick, frequent interaction. While the Copilot sidebar is somewhat intrusive, the DesktopGPT interface is comparable to macOS’Spotlight search—a small rectangle that appears in the center of your screen when you hit a keyboard command (CTRL + SHIFT + F)....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Miss Amber Cochran

Starfield Xbox Headset Hits Some Retailers Ahead of Reveal

As Bethesda fans count down the days untilStarfieldreleases, the limited edition headset and controller based on the game have been spotted in the wild ahead of being officially announced. Apicture of the limited editionStarfieldcontrollerbegan circulating online around two weeks ago, with talk of a themed headset accompanying it being mentioned on the Xbox Era podcast by K. Asante. The twoStarfield-themed peripherals are expected to be announcedat Microsoft’s Xbox Showcase on June 24, 2025....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Kathleen Wolf

Television Was Never The Same Again After These 12 Streaming Shows

Thebest Netflix originalsshaped the landscape of modern TV, inspiring other streamers to push their own projects.It has created a TV industry today that has its pros and cons,a major downside being the tendency ofstreamer shows to be canceled too earlydue to how expensive they are to make. But for better and for worse, theseTV shows changed television, leaving us wondering how they set up what is to come next. 12Orange Is The New Black (2013-2019) Netflix The streaming era arguably started withOrange Is the New Black....

August 2, 2025 · 5 min · 969 words · Amanda Reid

The TCL Flip 4 5G Launches in the US With KaiOS and Google Apps

Summary Usually, when we talk about flip phones, it’s the modern foldable display variety. However, old-school flip phones with T9 number pads still exist. The TCL Flip 4 5G isavailable now through Metro by T-Mobile, and it’s kinda cool. Now, the TCL Flip 4 5G is not just nostalgia bait—it has practical features and modern connectivity packed into a familiar form factor. As the name indicates, it does indeed have 5G....

August 2, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Jorge Meyer

The Val Kilmer Movie Roger Ebert Called "So Bad It's Funny" Has Aged Very Well After 29 Years

Val Kilmerleft behind a lot of iconic movies, but there is one underrated gem that did not receive a very warm welcome from critics.The passing of Kilmerhas led many fans to look back on his career, which was filled with incredible movies likeHeat, Top Gun, and his beloved performance asDoc Holliday inTombstone. Kilmer was also in some less popular movies throughout his career. His one and only time playing Batman was in the Joel Schumacher movieBatman Forever, which many felt moved away from the spirit of the character....

August 2, 2025 · 4 min · 656 words · Lori Lee