Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery takes place in 1984. The canonical Harry Potter universe stretches centuries, but the most important era, as it pertains to Hogwarts Mystery, is the period between Voldemort’s initial rise and Harry Potter’s attendance at Hogwarts. In Hogwarts Mystery, however, a question asks students who the Divination professor is and one of the possible answers is Umbridge. In fact, Umbridge was the reason that Professor Trewlaney, the woman who would be in charge of Divination

Atari, once a forerunner of the video game revolution and now a primarily French-owned collection of related media companies, has plans for a new game console called the Atari VCS. And why is a multi-million dollar corporation with global brand recognition resorting to a crowdfunding campaign to have it made? But the effort hit an unspecified snag in mid-December and the launch of the IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign was put on hold. The mockups show a classic silhouette and optional wood grain f

Atari, once a forerunner of the video game revolution and now a primarily French-owned collection of related media companies, has plans for a new game console called the Atari VCS. And why is a multi-million dollar corporation with global brand recognition resorting to a crowdfunding campaign to have it made? But the effort hit an unspecified snag in mid-December and the launch of the IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign was put on hold. The mockups show a classic silhouette and optional wood grain f

Marvel Studios has released the latest trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp, the next installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, giving us a great look at the movie’s ensemble cast — and its mysterious villain. Ant-Man and the Wasp will return us to the lives of Scott Lang (who we last saw in Captain America: Civil War) and his compatriots Hope Van Dyne and her father Hank Pym (who we last saw in Ant-Man), and even Michael Peña’s Luis and his crack team of burglars. But if you’re hoping to get so

Marvel Studios has released the latest trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp, the next installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, giving us a great look at the movie’s ensemble cast — and its mysterious villain. Ant-Man and the Wasp will return us to the lives of Scott Lang (who we last saw in Captain America: Civil War) and his compatriots Hope Van Dyne and her father Hank Pym (who we last saw in Ant-Man), and even Michael Peña’s Luis and his crack team of burglars. But if you’re hoping to get so

Devilman Crybaby director Masaaki Yuasa is returning to screens later this month, but don’t expect another surrealist, horrifying anime masterpiece. Instead, Yuasa is going for something much more lighthearted with his new film, Lu Over the Wall. Lu Over the Wall is a unique spin on the classic tale The Little Mermaid, updated to take place in modern-day Tokyo. Kai, a high schooler from Tokyo, finds himself bored in his new town, where the only thing to do is fish and stare at the water. We’ve g

Warner Bros.’ Teen Titans Go! To The Movies official trailer is a crackfic come to life, and that’s what makes it wonderful. Anyone who’s watched an episode of Teen Titans Go! Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, which is being directed by Teen Titans Go!

Warner Bros.’ Teen Titans Go! To The Movies official trailer is a crackfic come to life, and that’s what makes it wonderful. Anyone who’s watched an episode of Teen Titans Go! Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, which is being directed by Teen Titans Go!

Spider-Man: Homecoming actor Tom Holland is really bad at that, and it’s pretty endearing … even if Marvel probably doesn’t find it as cute as we do. It probably shouldn’t have to be said because this post is about spoilers, but just to be safe:[Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War.] Now that that’s out of the way, let’s talk about the time Tom Holland spoiled Infinity War during an appearance at a screening before the audience saw the movie. Mark Ruffalo ruine

Spider-Man: Homecoming actor Tom Holland is really bad at that, and it’s pretty endearing … even if Marvel probably doesn’t find it as cute as we do. It probably shouldn’t have to be said because this post is about spoilers, but just to be safe:[Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War.] Now that that’s out of the way, let’s talk about the time Tom Holland spoiled Infinity War during an appearance at a screening before the audience saw the movie. Mark Ruffalo ruine

Avengers: Infinity War is big. [Warning: The rest of this post contains major spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War.] And unlike Infinity War, Infinity Gauntlet kept going. But the first big difference between Infinity War and Infinity Gauntlet is that the whole “finding the Infinity Gems” part is over with before the story even begins. Well, the other big difference between Infinity War and Infinity Gauntlet is that Thanos’ motivations are entirely different.

What you need to know about State of Decay 2Share What you need to know about State of Decay 2A few weeks ago, I attended a University of California lecture on the societal anxieties that produce monsters in popular culture. State of Decay 2 expands on this theme of advanced nesting, somehow meshing The Walking Dead with Fixer Upper. When the first State of Decay came out in 2013, this was a welcome idea, a novel twist on the humdrummery of mass cadaver carvery. State of Decay 2 sticks resolutel

Fortnite Season 4 is now live, with updates to both Save the World and Fortnite Battle Royale. As Battle Royale players have anticipated, the new content drop is based on the aftermath of a hugely teased event: a comet crash, which landed in the middle of the game’s map to create drastic changes all over. Related Fortnite Season 4 Battle Pass revealedThe trailer above provides the setup for where players start off in Fortnite Battle Royale Season 4. A comet crashes into and destroys Dusty Depot

Taki, the Soulcalibur franchise mainstay who’s been part of the series since the original Soul Edge, will return for Soulcalibur 6. A Japanese-language trailer for the game, leaked ahead of an official announcement, show’s Taki in action. The ninja Taki has appeared in all of the main Soulcalibur games to date, with the exception of Soulcalibur 5, which featured her student Natsu. Soulcalibur 6’s version of Taki looks very familiar; she’s wearing her signature demon armor and bright red suit, an

Taki, the Soulcalibur franchise mainstay who’s been part of the series since the original Soul Edge, will return for Soulcalibur 6. A Japanese-language trailer for the game, leaked ahead of an official announcement, show’s Taki in action. The ninja Taki has appeared in all of the main Soulcalibur games to date, with the exception of Soulcalibur 5, which featured her student Natsu. Soulcalibur 6’s version of Taki looks very familiar; she’s wearing her signature demon armor and bright red suit, an

The next title from Julian Gollop, the creator of the X-COM franchise, is called Phoenix Point. But while Gollop’s X-COM and Firaxis’ XCOM have a lot in common, there’s one fundamental difference — ballistics. In Phoenix Point, every single round you fire is tracked using a realistic ballistics system. Phoenix Point is expected to launch on Windows PC sometime before the end of this year. For more on the world of Phoenix Point and Gollop’s inspirations, see our feature story.

The next title from Julian Gollop, the creator of the X-COM franchise, is called Phoenix Point. But while Gollop’s X-COM and Firaxis’ XCOM have a lot in common, there’s one fundamental difference — ballistics. In Phoenix Point, every single round you fire is tracked using a realistic ballistics system. Phoenix Point is expected to launch on Windows PC sometime before the end of this year. For more on the world of Phoenix Point and Gollop’s inspirations, see our feature story.

After months of waiting, season 4 of Fortnite finally crash landed onto servers with patch v4.0 and made some massive changes to the game on its way in. Thanks to the comet that we’ve been following for weeks, Fortnite Battle Royale’s map is in complete disarray now. While most players are going to notice changes to the map changes first, that’s not the only thing that’s been shifted by today’s patch on the Battle Royale side. As for Save the World, there’s a huge amount of new content being add

After months of waiting, season 4 of Fortnite finally crash landed onto servers with patch v4.0 and made some massive changes to the game on its way in. Thanks to the comet that we’ve been following for weeks, Fortnite Battle Royale’s map is in complete disarray now. While most players are going to notice changes to the map changes first, that’s not the only thing that’s been shifted by today’s patch on the Battle Royale side. As for Save the World, there’s a huge amount of new content being add

We’re just a few hours away from the end of Fortnite Battle Royale’s third season and now that everyone is running around with their John Wick skins, it’s time to look ahead at what cosmetics the Fortnite Season 4 Battle Pass will bring. As Epic Games has been teasing for the past week, the next Battle Pass will feature superhero-themed skins and other cosmetics. Like Season 3’s pass, Season 4’s will include 100 tiers of rewards that can be unlocked by playing the game and completing challenges.