Movies based on books are as old as the concept of movies, but every adaptation is different. Some work jumps off of the page, begging to be depicted in a visual medium. Other books are declared unfilmable after one too many failed attempts. If there’s anyone who understands both those rankings and everything in between, it’s Stephen King and his fans. In 1976,Brian De Palma directedCarrie, the first theatrically released film based on a Stephen King story....

The latest weapon to theApex Legendsarmory was the lever-action assault rifle, the 30-30 Repeater. This unique rifle is one of the trickier guns to master, but with a good understanding of how it works, any player can easily send their opponents back to the lobby with this classic firearm. The Repeater is a timeless weapon on Fuse’s homeworld of Salvo and is naturally a favorite of his. With Season 8 ofApex Legendswell underway, the Repeater has proven its worth as a decent medium-to-long-range weapon and may prove to be more useful once theChaos Theory event balance changeshit theApex Legendslive servers....

TheDunesequel by Denis Villeneuve is on the horizon, and with it comes a new cast of characters, which includesElvisstar, Austin Butler. Butler is an American actor and singer most known for his roles inSwitched at Birth,The Carrie Diaries,Elvis, and having played a prominent role inOnce Upon A Time in Hollywood.The story ofDuneis set in the distant future and is guided by the journey of Paul Atreides, as he finds himself in the middle of a power struggle on the desert planet Arrakis, which like oil, revolves around a valuable substance known as spice....

The first-person shooter genre has a host of memorable protagonists, from 3D Realms' crass, one-liner spouting Duke Nukem to Valve’s theoretical physicist Gordon Freeman from theHalf-Lifeseries. Many of those characters are also protected by futuristic power armor, be they the black-and-white nanotech suits of EA’sCrysis— which recently returned in thetrailer forCrysis Remastered— or the iconic green suits ofHalo’s Master Chief andDOOM’s Doomguy. A French artist who goes by Playbox36 created a series of images crossing over Bungie and id Software’s franchises by taking Master Chief’s post from the cover of the 2010 animated film collectionHalo Legendsand re-painting it in the iconic red-and-black art style of the marketing material seen forDoom (2016)and the recently releasedDoom Eternal....

Amid the coronavirus pandemic that has locked down countries worldwide, AMC, Regal Cinemas, andCinemark movie theaters have closed their doorsto encourage social distancing. Needless to say, these closures have had a huge impact on the box office draws for recently released movies like Sony Pictures’Bloodshot. The Vin Diesel-led superhero action movie, based on a Valiant Comics series about a super-soldier revived by nanotech, first published in 1992, was released on August 12, 2025....

ACall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2player has found an intriguing bug that sends an opponent flying through the air. In the clip posted to Reddit, the player shanks an opponent in the back while the enemy is camping on a staircase outside the building. This seems to be an easy knife kill for theModern Warfare 2player, but after the backstab, the enemy proceeds to fly into the air like being shot from a cannon....

Quick Links Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3provides players with 4 weeks of pre-season weekly challenge brackets to entice players with some bonus rewards outside the standard six battle pass seasons.Similar toApex Legends,players will unlock these weekly brackets on a rolling basis, but will be able to go back and complete challenges from previous weekly brackets even after that week has passed - allowing players to take on challenges at their own pace and when available to dedicate time toCall of Duty....

Destiny 2may be facing an all-new problem with its Guardian Rank progression system, and the community is already voicing its complaints on the internet. Bungie’s flagship live-service FPS is no stranger to problems of varying severity, but player progression has proven to be a particularly noteworthy point of contention, making it a big deal for everyone involved. Though the player base is stillobsessed withDestiny 2’s weird alien frog, that hasn’t stopped some community members from highlighting other ongoing issues with the game....

Swarm of the Raven returns toDestiny 2as a reprised Grenade Launcher. The original version of this weapon was a true champion of the game and held the title of one of thebest Grenade Launchers inDestiny 2. Now returned, players weigh in on whether the reprised version of Swarm of the Raven inDestiny 2holds the same punch as the original. RELATED:Destiny 2: Features Players Want To See Before The Game Ends...

Gamers are angry atActivision Blizzardafter the company laid off almost 200 employees as its CEO is set to receive a massive cash reward of $200 million. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported earlier today thatActivision Blizzard laid off 190 employeesacross multiple departments, including 50 employees who worked on esports programming. A spokesperson for Activison said the cuts were made because of losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which cancelled last year’s major esports events....

Hogwarts Legacyis slated to release later this year and was only announced mere months ago. Still, players have burning questions about the plot, setting, and characters, namely the protagonist and character customization. Though some have consideredCyberpunk 2077’s story to be strong, the character customization and lifepath options for V have been largely criticized. Picking or being assigned to a Hogwarts house has been largely speculated on and as one of the main draws of theHarry Potterseries and its subsidies, it’s bound to be under scrutiny....

Marvel’sSpider-Man 2was one of the most-anticipated and loved games in a year that was filled to the brim with stellar titles. Despite the dust well and truly settling on the release of the game and many players having the opportunity to experience the collaboration between Peter Parker and Miles Morales, the team at Insomniac brought a major update to the game that included some heavily sought-after features, including the long-awaitedNew Game Plus mode....

Summary Lies of Pis among the Soulslike subgenre’s most unique titles. Based on Carlo Collodi’sThe Adventures of Pinocchio, the title drops players into a fever dream of violent puppets, widespread plague, and deception.Lies of P’s combatwill prove familiar to fans of other Soulslikes, but its approach to weapons is revolutionary.Lies of Poffers players the ability to customize their weapons to better suit their playstyle and statistical strengths in an original feature called Weapon Assemble....