The title of Pixar’s latest short film, Bao, has two meanings in Chinese: “steamed bun” or “precious treasure.” In the short, it could easily mean both. The bao in this film is a cute homemade dumpling that comes to life, turning into a weird little dumpling baby that delights the empty-nesting Chinese mother who made it. Bao recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and it will play ahead of Pixar’s feature The Incredibles 2, which comes out June 15th. I sat down with Shi and producer Be

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins streaming schedule sounds unhealthy. “The schedule is: 9:30 is when I start in the morning and then I play until 4, so that’s like six, six-and-a-half hours,” Blevins said. It’s a brutal schedule; Ninja’s working 12 hours a day, and dealing with the pressure to constantly perform in front of thousands of people. Blevins spoke about the mentally exhausting moments that hit him while streaming, telling the Kleins it’s not the hours that get him, but his performance. Lirik, an

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins streaming schedule sounds unhealthy. “The schedule is: 9:30 is when I start in the morning and then I play until 4, so that’s like six, six-and-a-half hours,” Blevins said. It’s a brutal schedule; Ninja’s working 12 hours a day, and dealing with the pressure to constantly perform in front of thousands of people. Blevins spoke about the mentally exhausting moments that hit him while streaming, telling the Kleins it’s not the hours that get him, but his performance. Lirik, an

One of the perks of Nintendo Labo, both from a manufacturing perspective and a consumer perspective, is that it’s basically disposable. That’s why Nintendo has a line of its own line of boutique masking tape. The Nintendo-branded tape was announced earlier this year, and a Customization Kit with two rolls of tape is available in the U.S. But now that the Labo is out in the wild, additional rolls of the tape are starting to … roll out. Related Nintendo starts selling Labo replacement partsWe di

One of the perks of Nintendo Labo, both from a manufacturing perspective and a consumer perspective, is that it’s basically disposable. That’s why Nintendo has a line of its own line of boutique masking tape. The Nintendo-branded tape was announced earlier this year, and a Customization Kit with two rolls of tape is available in the U.S. But now that the Labo is out in the wild, additional rolls of the tape are starting to … roll out. Related Nintendo starts selling Labo replacement partsWe di

Venom works as a character because of Spider-Man, not in spite of him. Spider-Man plays a role in every aspect of the character’s creation, and the battles between the two characters provided the stories for many, many comics. So who is Venom without Spider-Man? The Venom trailer feels both goofy and strangely generic without Spider-Man as a narrative foil. The trailer doesn’t give the character a reason to exist — and even worse, it still doesn’t convince anyone to care about Venom in the first

Venom works as a character because of Spider-Man, not in spite of him. Spider-Man plays a role in every aspect of the character’s creation, and the battles between the two characters provided the stories for many, many comics. So who is Venom without Spider-Man? The Venom trailer feels both goofy and strangely generic without Spider-Man as a narrative foil. The trailer doesn’t give the character a reason to exist — and even worse, it still doesn’t convince anyone to care about Venom in the first

Avengers: Infinity War press screenings are done, reviews written, red carpet events over — and that means the internet is about to become a cesspool of spoilers. Here are some helpful tips to try sneaking around the internet without encountering any Avengers spoilers. From there, you can input certain terms, phrases and individual words you don’t want to see on your timeline. That means the names of popular ’ships should accompany your basic list of muted key terms, like Avengers: Infinity War.

This isn’t the only video game set in the BattleTech universe that’s coming out this year. It’s a turn-based game, played from the third-person perspective, that puts players in command of an entire squad — called a lance — of four heavily armed ’Mechs at one time. Developer Harebrained Schemes was founded in 2011 by BattleTech universe co-creator Jordan Weisman and game designer Mitch Gitelman. In that way, BattleTech is as much a management game as it is a game of turn-based tactics. What kept

In advance of Avengers: Infinity War hitting theaters this week, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 is giving players the chance to play as The Mad Titan, Thanos, for a villainous twist. Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2’s Thanos mission isn’t based on Infinity War, however. The DLC also includes a couple of new, Avengers: Infinity War-inspired playable heroes: Hulkbuster 2.0 and young Groot. The Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War Character and Level Pack costs $2.99 and is included as part of the game’s $14.99 s

In advance of Avengers: Infinity War hitting theaters this week, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 is giving players the chance to play as The Mad Titan, Thanos, for a villainous twist. Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2’s Thanos mission isn’t based on Infinity War, however. The DLC also includes a couple of new, Avengers: Infinity War-inspired playable heroes: Hulkbuster 2.0 and young Groot. The Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War Character and Level Pack costs $2.99 and is included as part of the game’s $14.99 s

Before God of War, the last game that he directed and shipped was God of War 2, which was released in March 2007 — over a decade ago — on the PlayStation 2. Barlog published a video of his reaction to positive reviews for the new God of War. Cory Barlog, God of War director:“I use the comparison of saying I [was] kind of just in the wandering phase. “That [period between the God of War games] was the time of creatively seeing all the different ways that problems are approached. “My work with KMM

Before God of War, the last game that he directed and shipped was God of War 2, which was released in March 2007 — over a decade ago — on the PlayStation 2. Barlog published a video of his reaction to positive reviews for the new God of War. Cory Barlog, God of War director:“I use the comparison of saying I [was] kind of just in the wandering phase. “That [period between the God of War games] was the time of creatively seeing all the different ways that problems are approached. “My work with KMM

Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus will be released June 29 on Nintendo Switch, publisher Bethesda Softworks announced today. You can see the Switch version in action in its first official trailer above. Bethesda once again partnered with Austin, Texas-based Panic Button to bring one of the publisher’s games to the Switch. Panic Button also handled the Switch port of id Software’s Doom, which was released in November. Wolfenstein 2 debuted last October on PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One.

Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus will be released June 29 on Nintendo Switch, publisher Bethesda Softworks announced today. You can see the Switch version in action in its first official trailer above. Bethesda once again partnered with Austin, Texas-based Panic Button to bring one of the publisher’s games to the Switch. Panic Button also handled the Switch port of id Software’s Doom, which was released in November. Wolfenstein 2 debuted last October on PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One.

Fortnite’s latest patch (version 3.6) brings sticky grenades, called “clingers,” to both Battle Royale and Save the World modes. It’s going to be fun to see how players put these grenades to work. The weapon’s damage has been increased by one point in both the epic and legendary versions of the weapon. The new patch adds the ability to return up to three cosmetic items for V-bucks, the in-game currency that you can also buy with real money, in Fortnite Battle Royale. You can now return the follo

Warmind, the second expansion for Destiny 2, is scheduled to be released May 8 — just two weeks from now — and Destiny developer Bungie is finally showing it off in a reveal livestream today. Bungie will host the livestream on its Twitch channel, as usual, starting at 1 p.m. You can watch the show below, and if you’re waiting for the stream to begin, you can watch the 30-second Warmind trailer that Bungie published yesterday. Since there will apparently be a single Warmind stream, this one is sc

Fans were given conflicting information about whether they’d get a discount on Dark Souls: Remastered if they already owned Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition on Steam. Today, publisher Bandai Namco made it perfectly clear: If you own the original Dark Souls release on Steam, you’ll be able to get Dark Souls: Remastered at a 50 percent discount. The remastered version of Dark Souls will cost $39.99 when it’s released on PC and consoles in May, so the Remastered version is effectively a $20 upgra

Fans were given conflicting information about whether they’d get a discount on Dark Souls: Remastered if they already owned Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition on Steam. Today, publisher Bandai Namco made it perfectly clear: If you own the original Dark Souls release on Steam, you’ll be able to get Dark Souls: Remastered at a 50 percent discount. The remastered version of Dark Souls will cost $39.99 when it’s released on PC and consoles in May, so the Remastered version is effectively a $20 upgra

Microsoft and Discord are partnering to let Xbox and PC users link their Discord accounts directly into their profile. Think of it like adding another linked social media account to your Xbox Live account. “Open the Account Settings menu on Xbox One, and select ‘Linked social accounts,’” Microsoft’s statement reads. “Here, you will see a new option for linking your Discord account. “If you are playing Sea of Thieves on your Xbox, you can now choose to give your Discord friends the ability to see