This Toronto pop-up escape room experience is a partnership between Activision and Captive Experiences, and the entire thing is a blast. Once you solve the room’s puzzle, you get a key to the next zone. If another team beats you to that room, you’re out. It’s surprising that Captive Experiences has managed to create a union between a quick-moving, competitive first-person shooter and escape rooms that works so well. This homage manages to feel novel, fun, and accessible to people who just want a

When Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was first announced, one of the standout features that developer Treyarch announced was the return of League Play, a popular competitive feature from Black Ops 2. League Play doesn’t have much of an analogue in traditional console shooters; instead it finds its roots in more competitively-focused PC games like League of Legends or Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The return of a more focused ranked mode in Black Ops 4 was a sign of Treyarch’s bigger plan to create

But I noticed something weird in Black Ops 4. Here, see for yourself:It’s a little unclear, but in this clip I do not get the final shot on Powerman1469. It also makes playing Black Ops 4 multiplayer a little less demoralizing. But with Black Ops 4, not only is the stats screen a little kinder, you also get satisfying on-screen pop-ups when you nab those assists. I’m sure it’ll be the same way with Black Ops 4.

Disney has debuted a first look at Guy Ritchie’s live-action Aladdin movie, which stars Mena Massoud as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Jasmine and Will Smith in the role of Aladdin’s flamboyant friend, Genie. We see Massoud as Aladdin, but before we can get any big reveal… it’s over. Disney first announced that a live-action version of Aladdin was in the works in October 2016. Aladdin is just one of many live-action or hybrid live-action adaptations of previous Disney animated movies. Aladdin stars M

Microsoft announced Thursday that the new third-generation Echo Dot will be included in “qualified” Xbox One S and Xbox One X NBA 2K19 bundles bought at Amazon — “while supplies last.”This promotion comes in conjunction with an Xbox skill being added to the Xbox One for Alexa and Cortana devices. The Echo Dot is one of our sister site The Verge’s favorite smart home devices, and the third-generation version brings some style and sound upgrades. Instead, Amazon is just adding an Echo Dot to an ex

Competitive Pokémon Go players are anticipating a major, upcoming upheaval in the battle scene, thanks to Niantic’s announcement that it intends to rebalance the game. “Changes to Pokémon effectiveness in battle” that Niantic is working on include adjustments to HP, defense and stamina points. When gym battlers read this, the first thing that came to mind was: Blissey will be nerfed, no doubt. Blissey, the second-gen evolution of Chansey, doesn’t seem like much of a tank to an outsider. As a res

His latest project, a live-action short film called Guardsman, might be his most ambitious one yet. Boylan, whose resume includes work on Mass Effect 3, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mass Effect: Andromeda and Star Wars Battlefront 2, tells Polygon that he’s wanted to make a live-action 40K film for some time now. “It was a pure passion project,” Boylan wrote Polygon in an email. “I’ve been insanely desperate to do a live-action 40K film for the last 10 years, especially one featuring a Space Marine,

Chazelle gravitates toward the most claustrophobic images, whether trapped in an Apollo capsule, buckled into a test flight, or lying dormant in the backyard of a Houston rancher. A number of movies have recreated mankind’s space exploration, but First Man sends us on the mission with unparalleled immersion. Breaking free of Earth’s invisible hold, Neil finds himself drifting out into the abyss of space. The screenplay by Josh Singer (Spotlight) blueprints set pieces out of the space race timeli

I was told by the developers that the game won’t feature any “insta-kill events,” in order to encourage players to be more experimental with their chaos. So regardless if you happen to get zapped by lighting or accidentally explode a red barrel in your face, Rico won’t instantly die from the damage. He will, of course, be severely hurt, but as long as you don’t take any additional immediate damage, Rico can recover and keep going. The concept of a game saving its players from death isn’t new. Ju

.hack//SIGN takes place almost entirely in The World, an enormously popular MMO in the show’s version of the then-future year 2009. But .hack//SIGN features almost none of these things — instead, the vast majority of the show is just characters talking about their feelings. At the beginning of the series, Tsukasa, a Wavemaster (The World’s name for wizards), wakes up and realizes he is unable to log out. The “trapped in an online world” genre was heavily developed with its own set of tropes even

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is reportedly returning for the film’s sequel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Neither Disney or Marvel Studios have officially announced a Black Panther sequel, but Disney CEO Bob Iger and Marvel Studios co-president Kevin Feige have both spoken about it moving forward. Feige told Entertainment Weekly in March that although a Black Panther sequel wasn’t announced, the team was working on a direction and ideas they wanted to see in a followup. “Nothing sp

The Lego Group and Blizzard Entertainment are teaming up for a line of Lego sets based on Overwatch. The first Overwatch hero to get the Lego treatment will be Bastion, and he’s available to order right now from Blizzard’s online store. Lego Bastion stands more than 4 inches (12 cm) tall. Here’s a look at Bastion in his “recon” mode:Blizzard and the Lego Group announced their partnership in May. In early October, Blizzard gave Overwatch fans their first taste of the Lego line with a teaser for a

There’s a moment in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, when Kassandra enters a party at the house of Pericles, the most powerful man in Athens. I’m a history nerd, and I love this aspect of Assassin’s Creed games, of being able to interact with great characters of the past. It’s true that previous Assassin’s Creed have often done a poor job of sliding major characters into their stories. Although said to have been an ugly man, in Odyssey, he’s portrayed as a hirsute, portly man with a friendly face, one

In this week’s World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Q&A, game director Ion Hazzikostas spoke about how the upcoming Tides of Vengeance patch will handle older Azerite traits. While the development team had originally stated that it would not be retiring old traits, Hazzikostas announced that there has been a shift in philosophy. Hazzikostas delved into why the team has decided to replace existing traits, as well as the kind of traits that players should expect to go away. This news comes after

Microsoft’s October 2018 update for the Xbox One is here, and it’s a big one, headlined by the return of Xbox Avatars in an upgraded form. Finally, the October update adds Dolby Vision support to the Xbox One S and Xbox One X, although there’s a caveat: It’s just for streaming video apps, not 4K ultra HD Blu-rays. At the moment, Dolby Vision works only in the Netflix app (and only for customers who subscribe to the $13.99-per-month Premium plan). (Only two other streaming devices, the Apple TV 4

Glass is M. Night Shyamalan’s highly anticipated sequel to both Unbreakable and Split, two movies that take place in a an alternate universe where even the most mundane people can develop extraordinary superpowers. After debuting the first trailer at San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year, we now have a look that delves into deeper into Shyamalan’s world-converging sequel. Price believes that Dunn has superhuman abilities because of his immense luck. Split, which was released in 2017, followed Ke

Ant-Man and the Wasp is coming to Blu-Ray on Oct. 16. The first exclusive clip from the Ant-Man and the Wasp bonus content features director Peyton Reed talking about the film’s enigmatic villain Ghost. In the comics, Ghost was originally a foe to Iron Man — and also a man. Phasing through objects was a change from the first movie’s villain, Yellowjacket, who had similar skills to Ant-Man. “In the comics, Ghost is a man, he’s a computer hacker and sort of an anti-corporate vigilante,” explains R

The 1960s were a time of social upheaval and artistic revolution and, shall we say, chemical experimentation — but the Marvel Comics offices were a more straight-laced than you might have expected. That is, according to legendary comics editor Denny O’Neil, who at New York Comic Con 2018 shared the story of the time another writer dared him to spike the notoriously straight-edge Stan Lee’s coffee with LSD. That made him one of the youngest and most counterculture guys in the Marvel Bullpen. But

Over the course of the last three Tomb Raider games, I have seen Lara Croft impaled on a spike. I never quite got why Tomb Raider has kept up this torture porny death animation thing… pic.twitter.com/R8apXE7bvu — Mark Brown (@britishgaming) October 4, 2018Now, I’m not a prude. Now, okay, this most recent Tomb Raider trilogy did start a bit more grisly, I’ll admit. And it’s especially obvious in Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, where the survival theme is removed completely.