In August, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled changes to the annual Academy Awards, with the most buzzed-about news being the introduction of a new category: the Achievement in Popular Film. Just weeks later, the Academy has announced that the Achievement in Popular Film category would not be present in the 2019 Academy Awards. Would Black Panther get a Best Picture nomination, or would it remain in the popular category? It was this outcry that spurred the Academy’s decisio

It’s safe to say just about everyone has at least some grasp on how the Avengers were formed care of the MCU. In the movie, that instigating threat is an imminent alien invasion helmed by Loki, acting as an emissary for Thanos. Eventually, Thor has to go track down Loki by way of Asgard while the soon-to-be-named Avengers work together to handle the Hulk’s whole situation. For all Avengers #1 is emblematic of an era of comics that reads as irreconcilably campy and deeply overwrought, it’s not wi

There’s not a ton of call for stealth as you play most of Spider-Man on PS4. It’ll come up from time to time and it might help out at the start of a particularly tough fight, but you’re not going to be using it as much as, say, swinging or punching. That means, unlike Drone Challenges or Combat Challenges, you’ve got a little more to think about when you take on Taskmaster’s Stealth Challenges. In this guide, we’ll show you how to get gold (or three stars, as we like to think of it) in these Ste

One of the most confusing things in the early hours of Spider-Man PS4 feels like it shouldn’t be that hard. So we made this quick guide under the assumption that we won’t be alone and you might need a quick reference for using your camera, too. How to take pictures in Spider-ManTaking a picture in Spider-Man on PS4 involves three steps:Press up on the D-pad Hold down L2 Press R1That’s it. How to find Landmarks in Spider-ManSince we’re talking about pictures, we might as well address you camera’s

THQ Nordic announced Thursday that it has acquired Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and its related intellectual property — including the never-made MMO project code-named Copernicus. 38 Studios developed, and Electronic Arts published, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning for PlayStation 3, Windows PC and Xbox 360 earlier that year. The state liquidated 38 Studios’ assets at an auction, but Amalur evidently went unclaimed at that time. It took the THQ Nordic name in 2016 in light of acquiring so many bra

Valve is making changes to how search works on Steam. The changes to Steam, many of which are live now, focus on giving users the ability to tailor what games are displayed for them. For instance, you will now be able to indicate specific developers, publishers and curators who will be excluded from your search results. “We’ve now increased the number of tags you can list to 10, and made them into a harder filter,” Valve said. “We often see developers who tell us their game contains mature conte

Every Destiny raid going forward has had the same major problem: consistency. When players fail in a raid — called wiping — they respawn like normal, but they’ve lost any Supers they’ve spent or power ammo they’ve fired. Essentially, players start the fight, run around, and kill enemies until they’re full up on power ammo and have more Super energy. But all this will be a thing of the past when the Last Wish raid opens on Sept. 14. We have no idea how the Last Wish raid will work, or where it’ll

Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and Years 5-7 will be remastered and released as the Lego Harry Potter Collection for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today. The remaster appears to be the same as the one that launched for PlayStation 4 in October 2016. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 covers the first four films in the series: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Ha

There are a lot of things to do in the New York of Spider-Man on the PS4. First, you’ll pick up a lot of fun things that are cutesy personal items or Spider-Man and Marvel mythology Easter eggs. More importantly — and more practically — you’ll also receive Backpack Tokens for every backpack you find. When you mark a backpack, you’ll be guided to it via your HUD with onscreen prompts. Finding all 55 backpacks will unlock a secret outfit for Spider-Man to wear.

Fighting in Spider-Man PS4 tends to be a frenetic experience. This is a probably a pretty familiar definition of “combo” if you’ve played, you know, a video game before — punch, punch, punch, extra punchy punch. Focus is used for both Healing and Finishers — see our Spider-Man PS4 beginner’s guide for more on this. Focus is generated while you’re maneuvering through the city and, more importantly for this guide, while you’re fighting. Your combo will also come in useful in any of those fights wh

Using Perfect Dodge is probably the single best way to avoid losing health — especially in the early game, where the special move is available as the first node in the Defender skill tree. There’s just one problem: It’s not super easy to figure out how to pull off a Perfect Dodge. How to Perfect Dodge in Spider-Man PS4Here’s the in-game description for Perfect Dodge:Press [Circle] just as your Spider Sense turns blue to counter enemies with a Web Shot to the face. But the secret to pulling off a

Spider-Man isn’t usually a confusing game, but any game will a skill tree begs the question: Which are the best skills? You’ll need to unlock the first skill in each category — Innovator, Defender, Webslinger — to unlock the skills underneath. And the simple truth is that two of the first three skills you unlock in each column are among the most useful in Spider-Man PS4. Check out our Spider-Man PS4 Perfect Dodge guide to learn how to get it right every time. The best (and our favorite) Spider-M

Bomb Challenges in Spider-Man PS4 are difficult because they require an amount of traversal precision that the rest of the game just doesn’t. Using grapple points and Point Launches to keep and increase your speed. Using bombs as grapple points. In the video above, we explain this using the Chinatown Bomb Challenge as the best example, and we follow that step-by-step breakdown with three-star, gold-tier runs of the Greenwich Bomb Challenge, Hell’s Kitchen Bomb Challenge and Midtown Bomb Challeng

Drone Challenges in Spider-Man PS4 require an amount of traversal precision that the rest of the game just doesn’t. Press L2 and R2 at the same time to grapple and then press X as soon as you land to perform a Point Launch. In the video above, we explain this using the Financial District Drone Challenge, which is the most difficult by a country mile. We follow that step-by-step breakdown with three-star, gold-tier runs of the Chinatown Drone Challenge, Greenwich Drone Challenge and the Upper Eas

In this guide, we’ll show you how to get gold (or three stars, as we like to think of it) in these Combat Challenges using the Financial District Combat Challenge as an example. You can apply the same thoughts and tactics to the Central Park Combat Challenge, Harlem Combat Challenge, and Midtown Combat Challenge — and you can see us doing exactly that in the video above. If you just hop in and start punching, you’re going to be there for a long time while the seconds tick away. If you just hop i

In trying times like these, even plush, multicolored super bears can’t placate the nerves of kids and their on-pins-and-needles parents. So while Boomerang’s just-announced animated reboot Care Bears: Unlock the Magic centers on Cheer Bear, Funshine, Grumpy Bear and the rest of the gang as they venture across Care-a-Lot, the show’s beating heart is a new companion: Dibble. The Care Bears discover her in an area outside of Care-a-Lot known as “The Silver Lining,” which is a sad place for her to d

Fortnite’s newest patch is here and it’s bringing with it the game’s biggest event ever: High Stakes. The centerpiece of the High Stakes event is its introduction of Fortnite’s newest game mode, The Getaway, but that’s not the only thing coming to Fortnite this patch. Also making their way into Fortnite thanks to this patch are a few meaningful balance changes. For a look at all of the changes coming to Fortnite in patch 5.40, you can check out our full patch notes. The Getaway is hereThe Getawa

CCP Games, creators of the famously complex spacefaring game Eve Online, will soon be acquired by Pearl Abyss. The South Korean developer and publisher is best known for its hit open-world action role-playing MMO Black Desert Online. In late 2016, its flagship game Eve Online went free-to-play. Related Eve Online is once again embroiled in a massive warThroughout it all, the Eve community has had its own ups and downs. “We are thrilled to have CCP Games join our team as Black Desert Online conti

There’s a diverse array of games on Nintendo Switch eShop this week, including several familiar names that find a new home on the system. It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years since the original release of Gone Home, but a Nintendo Switch version of the classic indie adventure game is a good way to celebrate the milestone. NBA 2K19 is also coming to the Nintendo Switch this week, for people who want their sports games on the go. SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy is another notable release,

Thankfully, Epic has finally decided to take a look at the weapon and give it some of the attention it needed. That’s about it for actual weapon changes this patch, but there are several changes to other things about weapons like spawn rates and rarity that are important as well. Similarly, the dual pistols and the suppressed pistol all went from epic and legendary to rare and epic, respectively, without any other changes. While longtime players may not see much need for these kinds of changes,