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While everyone is getting excited and intrigued by the Nintendo NX, or the Playstation 4.5, or Microsoft’s inevitable update to the Xbox, it also leaves gamers in an indecisive period. Until these new systems and updates actually come out, no one knows which one will actually be worth getting. Who wants to get stuck with what could be this generation’s 3DO? Unfortunately, the best way to tell which system is the best is usually only revealed in retrospect....

If you wish to enter an officially sanctioned Pokémon tournament, then you need to abide by the rules laid out by the Pokémon Company. One of the most important rules involves the Pokémon that are tournament legal, as many Legendary Pokémon are banned from competitive play. The current rules for the Pokémon Video Game Championships include the kind of names that you would expect, such as Mewtwo, Lugia, Arceus, and Marshadow, as their strength would ruin the balance of the game....

It’s safe to say everyone loves Ellen DeGeneres. Not only is she one of the best comedians of her generation (and this one), she’s also lots of fun! Her monologues always discuss a variety of topics in fun ways, and she always gets guests on the show to play games. Many guests to the show fly from all over the world or decide to get tickets to her show as they visit Los Angeles....

Superman isn’t just joining the next Arrowverse crossover event, there will be some “epic” interactions between the Man of Steel, Stephen Amell’s Green Arrow and Grant Gustin’s The Flash. So far in the Arrowverse Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman has been contained solely to Supergirl and its home universe of Earth-38. However the next Arrowverse crossover will bring Superman (and Lois Lane) into the larger Arrow multiverse. Superman’s appearance won’t be a superficial cameo either....

Fans of Guillermo del Toro’s original Hellboy films largely did not anticipate the 2019 reboot, and those who did were cautiously optimistic. The film, indeed, was a box-office flop, but not for all of the reasons everyone predicted. While Ron Perlman’s shoes were big to fill, David Harbour could have been a great Hellboy had he been given a better script. Still, the new film had a few highlights that could have worked really well in the original two, making the film, as Harbour himself said, enjoyable enough as a rental—as long as you have no expectations for it in the first place....

The Financial Times has a set of a dozen Jony Ive possessions Apple’s former design chief thinks you should buy. You won’t be surprised to learn that most are extravagant, such as the $123 platinum-plated pencil eraser seen above, but one of them does start at just a few dollars … The FT has a regular feature known as How To Spend It (HTSI), in which they pick a public figure, and ask them to share some of their favorite spending recommendations....

One Tree Hill was many things: a story about brothers, an intense love of basketball, and surviving high school. At times it was far too earnest for its own good, but fans kept coming back for the enduring characters and undeniably over-the-top drama. Even the biggest OTH fan can admit that the series went on several seasons past its expiration date. Once Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton left at the end of season 6, the show completely lost focus....

Harry Potter is a magical series that has played a massive role in shaping our youth. It has taught us many valuable life lessons such as the importance of friendship and selflessness. JK Rowling has single-handedly created an entire universe for us, filled with brilliant characters and concepts. She alone brought Hogwarts to life and has given fans a “place to call home, whether on the page or the big screen”....

[WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Captain America: Civil War] - The people who run the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been known to dispense their fair share of characters as they move their way toward Avengers: Infinity War, the two-part climax of the first three phases of the fledgling MCU. It’s almost a rite of passage to find someone biting the big one in each film, though most of the characters made it out of the recent Captain America: Civil War (which, given its scope and the characters involved, might as well have been called The Avengers 2....

Making a movie is a labor of love. It requires a lot of work from a lot of people- on screen and off. Oftentimes, filmmakers will deploy an arsenal of experts to ensure they get the facts right. But sometimes, research and editing aren’t enough to keep some mistakes from falling through the cracks. Other times, reality is too boring, so people behind the camera ignore it in favor of story....

For a lot of comic book fans, Spider-Man 2 is considered the holy grail of superhero movies. That was especially true when the film was originally released in 2004. At that point, we only had a handful of good movies featuring Superman, Batman, and X-Men, so Spider-Man 2 felt like a revelation when it arrived. Since then, two other actors have taken on the mantle of playing the live-action version of Spider-Man and the superhero genre has reached new heights in terms of box office and critical success....

Netflix has changed how people enjoy television, and it has helped people watch shows that they previously did not have access to, including shows that were created or broadcasted in other countries. With a number of quality British television shows now available to American audiences, Netflix has increased viewership to these shows and helped to promote fan bases for British shows on this side of the pond. While these shows span a variety of genres and styles, they were created initially for British audiences - even the ones that claim to be “Netflix originals” first premiered on the BBC....

A great franchise is timeless. When J.R.R. Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1937, little did he know that it would go on to spawn one of the most beloved stories of all time. From the seeds of this classic children’s tale, The Lord of the Rings was born. Fast-forward roughly 80 years later, and both stories have been widely adapted into multiple forms of media. From animation to radio to feature films, every generation of children and young adults since has been exposed to the adventures of Bilbo Baggins and his Ring in some form or another....

Much of Apple’s market share growth in the enterprise can be attributed to the fantastic hardware and software products it releases annually. However, another major reason why Apple has been able to gain traction in the enterprise is because of its commitment to empowering IT professionals to be successful in managing their fleets. If the IT team cannot effectively secure, deploy, or manage their fleet, then it doesn’t matter how good the devices are or if end users love them....

The beautiful thing about being a member of any fandom in 2018 is that there’s no need to hide anymore. Mere decades ago, geeks were ridiculed and scoffed at as they hid their comics behind texbtooks and nodded respectfully at anyone else wearing a Punisher shirt. Today, Marvel merch is in every store, on cereal boxes, and even in greeting cards. The Avengers helped to pave the way for the Marvel Cinematic Universe to become as mainstream as Old Navy and The Gap, and the Internet has spread fandoms so far and wide that there’s something for everyone, whether you Make Yours Marvel, subscribe to DC, or like to mix it up a bit....

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This Page: Paramount’s Been in Major Trouble Recently Paramount’s Been in Major Trouble Recently The past couple of years haven’t been good for one of Hollywood’s legendary studios. Major blockbuster efforts stumbled hard at the box office, like the curious example of $125m folly Monster Trucks, which the studio took a $115m write-down on before it was even released in theaters. Even their supposedly reliable franchises took a hit with audiences....

While the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. once spent their time tracking down rogue technology and the odd person with special abilities, the show’s third season saw it begin to stray into more ambitious territory, with Skye a.k.a. Daisy a.k.a. Quake making efforts to form her own team of Inhumans and guide them tp use their newfound powers for good. Of course, this plan proved to be easier in theory than in execution....