For nearly thirty years now, the Final Fantasy series has been entertaining audiences all across the world. From the early titles on the Nintendo Entertainment System, to the genre defining trio of games on the PlayStation, the series has been embraced by RPG fans across the globe. Final Fantasy was the series of games that brought Japanese RPG’s to the mainstream, and they still top sales charts to this day....
From the time the trailer first dropped, it was abundantly clear that Coraline was going to be something special. There’d been other stop-motion animated movies over the decades, some of which were box office hits. Even so, there was no doubt that this one fully intended to push the boundaries of what the format could do. It looked more complex and more sophisticated than anything else that had previously come down the pipeline....
In DC Comics history, few have the seriously oddball and convoluted pedigree of the character known as Duela Dent, aka Joker’s Daughter. Supposedly the offspring of Batman’s arch nemesis (as her name suggests), she is actually presented mostly as being on the side of good, despite squaring off with many heroes in her time. This is commendable, especially since she claims to want to fight villains, in part to atone for her father’s crimes....
Universal has released five new clips from this month’s The Mummy reboot. The film, starring Tom Cruise, will relaunch the original Mummy franchise from the ’30s and the later trilogy from the ’90s, bringing the undead monster to a whole new generation of fans. In addition, The Mummy is set to kick-start Universal’s new monster-movie shared universe, the Dark Universe. The final trailer for The Mummy was released last month, and the adventure hits theaters this week, but Universal isn’t done with the teasers just yet....
Stories discussed in this episode: When will Apple launch digital IDs in Apple Wallet? ‘Wordle’ acquired by New York Times for over $1M Apple Silicon iMac Pro with mini-LED display now rumored to launch sometime this summer Follow Chance: Twitter: @ChanceHMiller Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Overcast RSS Stitcher TuneIn Google Play Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at happyhour@9to5mac.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!...
The software rumor mill has finally started, with reports about what to expect from iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and watchOS 9 to digest. Plus, Benjamin and Zac discuss the ongoing confusion about exactly when the M2 chip is launching. Finally, Apple showed off its first attempt at live sports, with the launch of Friday Night Baseball. Sponsored by NetSuite: The CFOs that get it, get it. The CFOs that don’t, don’t....
A Way Out’s Josef Fares called out EA and the Oscars at The Game Awards 2017. The video game developer is primarily known for writing and directing movies, such as 2000’s Jalla! Jalla!, 2005’s Zozo, and 2010’s Balls, while his brother, Fares Fares, is known for acting in his films as well as major productions such as 2012’s Zero Dark Thirty, FX’s Tyrant, and HBO’s Westworld. However, the duo recently made the jump to video games and are currently in development on their brand new title, A Way Out....
Mario Kart has been around for over 25 years, and there have been eight games in the franchise excluding the arcade versions. With so many games, there are dozens of tracks. Many of the tracks were originals in certain games and redesigned for later versions. From easy, enjoyable tracks to challenging, exciting ones, there are many fun options to choose from. Of course, every Mario Kart player has their favorite courses, but there are some that are generally seen as some of the best....
Over the past eight seasons, American Horror Story has been filled with witches, ghosts, aliens and all sorts of other supernatural creatures. While the hit horror anthology series doesn’t try to be particularly realistic, the relatable characters found within it allow viewers to picture themselves in those characters’ shoes as they’re haunted, cursed and attacked, making the series even scarier. Audiences initially tuned in for the chance to be scared, but fans have stuck around since the series began in 2011 to watch the complex relationships shared between AHS’ most dynamic and interesting characters....
The Marvel Cinematic Universe teems with extraordinary characters. Gods, super-soldiers, assassins, aliens, and people using extreme technology, they have all saved the universe again and again. But they don’t fight alone. Sometimes fighting alongside them, or acting as their “guy in the chair," there are the ordinary people who help them out. These are people with no special powers, no suit to protect them, they’re just pitching in to do what’s right....
A post on Pottermore has announced that J.K Rowling is set to release some new eBooks based in the Harry Potter universe starting on June 27 of this year. The main seven-book Harry Potter series was completed back in 2007. However, JK Rowling has since released several other titles based in the same world, with this new ebook series being the latest. Most recently the Hogwarts curriculum book, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, has been adapted into its own spin-off series....
Only so many heroes and villains can be bombarded with radiation before readers attempt to give themselves superpowers by standing in front of their microwave ovens with the door open. To prevent Randy Marsh-sized tumors, the writers over at Marvel have mined the deep well of creativity and come up with some truly bizarre characters. Ignoring the one-off villains and silly parodies, the Marvel universe still has its share of powerful and iconic characters that are still a bit, well, peculiar....
With the recent announcement of Quentin Tarantino’s next project – a true life story based on the Manson Family murders – he’s edging ever closer to his retirement plan. He’s stated many times that his tenth film will be his last, and the Manson project will take him up to number nine; by his count, anyway. Tarantino is a director who likes to take his time deciding what film he’ll tackle next, but he also famously loves to talk about projects he might make....
Horror movies are still a popular genre to this day, but horror movies from the 1980s could almost be a separate genre all on their own. Many horror movies today simply rely on cheap jump scares to spook audiences and while jump scares are certainly present in ‘80s horror movies, there are a lot of other factors that make that decade of horror special. For many horror buffs, films from the ‘80s have some of the best stories, practical special effects, and acting....
It’s that time of the year again: summer blockbusters are long behind us, a month filled with horror movies has come and gone, and we’re once again headed into the holiday season. Movies released during what is commonly refereed to as “awards season” have a knack for making us cry, as these films are less concerned with visually stimulating audiences and are more geared toward pulling at our emotional heartstrings....
Science fiction has been a staple of television almost since the day man fired up his first vacuum tubes. Shows like Star Trek, Doctor Who and The X-Files helped popularize the genre, and in a technology-driven era, science fiction feels more prescient than ever. For all the successful sci-fi television though, and for all the ways the genre has changed the zeitgeist, science fiction often goes overlooked in terms of its contribution to modern storytelling....
Enchanted took America by storm when it opened on Thanksgiving weekend in 2007. Disney knew it had something special on its hands, as evidenced by the cushy holiday release date. Even so, the Mouse House might not have anticipated just how popular it would be, or how much audiences would still be in love with it years later. The movie was designed to imagine what would happen if a Disney-esque animated princess was somehow transported into the real world....
Over its 12 seasons consisting of 246 episodes, Bones wasn’t perfect. There were numerous continuity errors that you might not have caught on first viewing. However, the series is now complete (and available to own on DVD) and streaming on Hulu. Fans may have used first viewings of episodes to focus on plots, cases, characters, and relationships. Now, they can go back and find mistakes they may have missed, whether in the background or right under their noses....
The enchanted world of Outlander pulls us into a journey through history, but a lot went on behind-the-scenes to get there. Jamie and Claire Fraser’s voyages across the globe and travels through time required much attention to detail. On set and in the editing room, producers found creative ways to bring this fantastic story to our screens in an accurate way. The sci-fi and mystical elements of the show might not be real, but still, the historical settings of Scotland, France, England, Jamaica, and colonial America had to be imitated as truthfully as possible....
The Marvel Universe is complex with storylines dating back to decades gone by, and only true comic book experts would ever know the ins and outs of each one. While it’s difficult enough trying to remember what kind of action took place over such a long time, it’s also a feat trying to recall who’s had a romantic relationship with whom. TheAvengershave a finite number of members, but even then, over so many years and with umpteen alternate universes, it’s a hard task to name each of the couples that have come and gone over the years....
