What do you feel like doing the remaining days of summer? "Staying inside doing whatever I can on my TV because the global pandemic prevents me from going anywhere else?" Yep, me too. Lucky for us, Activision has made sure our summer's twilight won't go down without a firefight. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone are getting two fantastic updates soon: Season Five Reloaded and Games of Summer. Season Five Reloaded begins on August 24 at 11pm PST. In this new update, Modern Warfare players will get a new weapon available, the FiNN LMG, …
It's not TV, it's HBO. And currently, we're not "living normally," we're "staying inside to help curb the spread of a dangerous pandemic." And HBO is going to help us all stay sane during this "staying inside" period by offering an absolute murderer's row of content, from complete seasons of acclaimed original series to films, for free. They're calling it #StayHomeBoxOffice. And starting on Friday April 3, you don't need a subscription to check it all out on HBO Now or HBO Go -- it will simply be there, ready to watch (if you …
Gareth Evans exploded into our filmic consciousness with a pair of hard-sliced pieces of badass action: The Raid and The Raid 2. These films crack open the skulls of whoever watches them with bananas fight choreography, impressive inclusion of Indonesian performers and martial arts styles, and a hyperkinetic, grungy approach to shot construction. Then, Evans gave us the underrated Netflix horror film Apostle, slowing things down while still turning up the heat. Now, with the upcoming Sky Atlantic television series Gangs of London, Evans seems to have combined all of these impulses. The newly released trailer promises deep, family-…
Sony’s PlayStation 2 has been around for quite a while. In fact, it was released so long ago that it’s kind of bizarre to think about how much the gaming industry has changed in the nearly twenty years since it first hit the scene. Before the PS2, games were largely offline single-player experiences, 3D graphics were still in their infancy, and games boasting mature or provocative themes were still few and far between due to the fact that most consumers still believed gaming to be a pastime mainly intended for children.