The film, simply titled “Super Smash Bros.,” is an in-depth look at the history of the now-iconic crossover fighter franchise, and it features a never-before-seen look at Sakurai’s first prototype for the game: a stand-alone fighting game titled “Dragon King: The Fighting Game.” During that time, Sakurai was also prototyping another game, and Dragon King…
Magnus Carlsen, the current chess world champion, has publicly accused his opponent, Hans Niemann, of cheating. To support his claim that Mr. Niemann “cheated more and more recently than he has publicly admitted,” he released a statement in which he provided no evidence. Carlsen had made cryptic claims about Niemann before the latter shocked the…
After its mid-September release, the Hollywood film The Woman King was an instant hit with audiences. The Agoodjies, female warriors from the ancient Kingdom of Dahomey located in what is now modern-day Benin, West Africa, achieved victories that were every bit as impressive as the populace had hoped. The new film, starring Viola Davis and…
Bloober Team, creators of such terrifying titles as The Medium and the Layers of Fear series, is currently hard at work on a complete overhaul of the original Silent Hill 2. The tale will recur in the town of Silent Hill, where James Sunderland will once again get a letter from his deceased wife requesting…
A long-simmering debate about salaries in the video game business was recently rekindled by a salary dispute between the creator of a critically renowned video game series and the star voice actress for the series. Hellena Taylor, the original Bayonetta voice actress, explained on Twitter that she did not return for Bayonetta 3 because PlatinumGames…
Being a Rooster Teeth fan has been trying this past week. The company had gone through its usual round of layoffs, which supporters were quick to blame on the corporate masters. There have been multiple reports of alleged mistreatment of Rooster Teeth employees by former employees. It all started over the weekend when accusations of…
The Grammys haven’t even finished their first round of voting yet, and they’ve already caused a significant scandal in the hip-hop community and beyond by publicizing the fight between artists Nicki Minaj and Latto. While complaining that the Grammys are giving too much attention to fresh artists in the rap categories, Nicki Minaj has gone…
Lyrically, Kendrick covers a wide range of topics on his album Section.80, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, To Pimp a Butterfly, and Damn, including urban trauma, survivor guilt, Black resiliency, pan-Africanism, religion, and more. Kendrick, who was raised in this milieu as an urban eyewitness, a hyper-talented mouthpiece, for how white supremacy affects young Black Americans,…
An American singer and YouTube star, Richard Mclean Giese (born February 9, 1990) go by the stage name Social Repose. Beginning in April 2011, Richie Giese published original music on his YouTube account Social Repose. After that, he started uploading vlogs, cover songs, comedy sketches, and more. Over time, in addition to uploading his original…
Cody Ko, whose real name is Cody Michael Kolodziejzyk ( born November 22, 1990), is a popular Canadian YouTuber, comedian, podcaster, and rapper. Vine is where Kolodziejzyk first found success with his comedic mini-sketches. He and Noel Miller perform as Tiny Meat Gang, a rap and comedy duo. Early Life Calgary, Alberta-born Kolodziejyzk earned a…