It’s firmly established that the version of Die Hard we all know so well exists in Friends. A season seven episode, “The One with the Nap Partners,” finds the three aforementioned friends watching Die Hard for the hundredth time. Willis doesn’t play himself in the series, but it’s hard to suspend disbelief when the show references Die Hard so blatantly. So we can conclude, that in the MCU the real Black Panther exists, and the film Black Panther exists. But like many of our modern pop culture co

The members of Board Game Geek, the largest online community of board game fans, have selected the winners of the 2017 Golden Geek Awards. In addition to its massive community, Board Game Geek is an exceptional gaming resource. It aggregates virtually all of the information available about every board game, new and old, including errata and links out to videos and articles around the internet. This is the 12th year that the community has come together to vote on the Golden Geek Awards, celebrati

The members of Board Game Geek, the largest online community of board game fans, have selected the winners of the 2017 Golden Geek Awards. In addition to its massive community, Board Game Geek is an exceptional gaming resource. It aggregates virtually all of the information available about every board game, new and old, including errata and links out to videos and articles around the internet. This is the 12th year that the community has come together to vote on the Golden Geek Awards, celebrati

Just ahead of its return to theaters this Friday, the Tomb Raider series’ next game will be revealed tomorrow, March 15, at 9 a.m. A waning crescent with the reveal details have replaced the official Tomb Raider website, hinting directly at the rumored title for the new game, Shadow of the Tomb Raider. But while details are scant until the presumed reveal tomorrow morning, inspecting the website’s source code gives away much of the big news about Shadow of the Tomb Raider — including its release

Just ahead of its return to theaters this Friday, the Tomb Raider series’ next game will be revealed tomorrow, March 15, at 9 a.m. A waning crescent with the reveal details have replaced the official Tomb Raider website, hinting directly at the rumored title for the new game, Shadow of the Tomb Raider. But while details are scant until the presumed reveal tomorrow morning, inspecting the website’s source code gives away much of the big news about Shadow of the Tomb Raider — including its release

Noctis Lucis Caelum from Final Fantasy 15 is coming to Tekken 7 next Tuesday, March 20, publisher Bandai Namco confirmed today. Tekken 7’s third round of downloadable content will include Noctis and a variety of outfits. The DLC also includes a new stage, Hammerhead, based on the service station owned by Cid and Cindy in Final Fantasy 15. The addition of Noctis was announced back in November at the Tekken World Tour finals. Noctis joins Geese Howard from SNK’s Fatal Fury series as the latest gue

Noctis Lucis Caelum from Final Fantasy 15 is coming to Tekken 7 next Tuesday, March 20, publisher Bandai Namco confirmed today. Tekken 7’s third round of downloadable content will include Noctis and a variety of outfits. The DLC also includes a new stage, Hammerhead, based on the service station owned by Cid and Cindy in Final Fantasy 15. The addition of Noctis was announced back in November at the Tekken World Tour finals. Noctis joins Geese Howard from SNK’s Fatal Fury series as the latest gue

The multiplayer update for Stardew Valley, the chilled-out, low-fidelity farming simulator that first launched in 2016, is coming along nicely. Stardew Valley multiplayer is in QA and bugs are being fixed at a very good pace! — ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) March 13, 2018Stardew Valley’s multiplayer mode was detailed last August in a post on the game’s official website. One downside is that multiplayer is not expected to include split-screen cooperative play. Looks pretty natural, actually pic.tw

The multiplayer update for Stardew Valley, the chilled-out, low-fidelity farming simulator that first launched in 2016, is coming along nicely. Stardew Valley multiplayer is in QA and bugs are being fixed at a very good pace! — ConcernedApe (@ConcernedApe) March 13, 2018Stardew Valley’s multiplayer mode was detailed last August in a post on the game’s official website. One downside is that multiplayer is not expected to include split-screen cooperative play. Looks pretty natural, actually pic.tw

The company announced today that it’s moving the majority of its Xbox presence — including its annual media briefing and Xbox FanFest activities — to the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Rather than having a dedicated Xbox booth at E3 2018 on the Los Angeles Convention Center show floor, Microsoft is setting up shop at the nearby theater at LA Live. In years past, Microsoft held its E3 press conference at the Galen Center in LA, so things will look a bit different this year. The Microsoft Theat

The company announced today that it’s moving the majority of its Xbox presence — including its annual media briefing and Xbox FanFest activities — to the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Rather than having a dedicated Xbox booth at E3 2018 on the Los Angeles Convention Center show floor, Microsoft is setting up shop at the nearby theater at LA Live. In years past, Microsoft held its E3 press conference at the Galen Center in LA, so things will look a bit different this year. The Microsoft Theat

Hats off to Game Dev Tycoon, still one of the most meta of meta games more than five years after its launch. Game Dev Tycoon, you may remember, was the business tycoon sim that back in 2013 inflicted software pirates’ depredations on those who had actually pirated the game — their projects would always fail and the game would become unplayable. Somewhat like hardcore or survival modes (like Fallout 4) Pirate Mode is unforgiving but it does give the player some tools to fight back. “Bankruptcy is

Monster Hunter: World will receive a new monster and buffs for its 14 weapon classes on March 22, but a small line in the game’s patch notes will hopefully solve a problem unique to this entry in the franchise: griefing. World is the first Monster Hunter game to have such broad success — more than 5 million copies were sold in its launch week back in January. Has griefing always been this common?” We see this exact scenario play out, supported by 883 comments relaying similar stories or offering

Monster Hunter: World will receive a new monster and buffs for its 14 weapon classes on March 22, but a small line in the game’s patch notes will hopefully solve a problem unique to this entry in the franchise: griefing. World is the first Monster Hunter game to have such broad success — more than 5 million copies were sold in its launch week back in January. Has griefing always been this common?” We see this exact scenario play out, supported by 883 comments relaying similar stories or offering

The American Dream is a satire about gun culture, one that plays out entirely in virtual reality. Two months ago, The American Dream would have been mediocre satire at best. To Samurai Punk, the developer behind The American Dream, guns are bad and the people who make them are even worse. There was one scenario, near the halfway point of The American Dream, that delved into the particularly sensitive topic of firearms registries and databases. The American Dream makes its point early on, and the

The American Dream is a satire about gun culture, one that plays out entirely in virtual reality. Two months ago, The American Dream would have been mediocre satire at best. To Samurai Punk, the developer behind The American Dream, guns are bad and the people who make them are even worse. There was one scenario, near the halfway point of The American Dream, that delved into the particularly sensitive topic of firearms registries and databases. The American Dream makes its point early on, and the

This week on The History of Fun, special guest Clayton Ashley fills in for Chris Plante on paternity leave. His task: to inform Allegra and Russ of the origins of Lego, from their humble building block beginnings in a wood shop to the multimedia juggernaut they are today. Enjoying The History of Fun? New to The History of Fun? Every Monday, Russ Frushtick, Allegra Frank and Chris Plante explore the hidden backstories behind the things we love to do.

But this unique cut of the movie is “my favorite” of all the special features, he said. Of all the special features, my favorite one is kinda hidden, so wanted to call it out. If you buy the movie anywhere online (or the blu) you have access to a music only version of TLJ. — Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) March 13, 2018The music-only version of The Last Jedi is available to anybody who owns a digital copy of the film. “Kinda a pain I know, but I think it’s worth it to get this version,” said Johnso

But this unique cut of the movie is “my favorite” of all the special features, he said. Of all the special features, my favorite one is kinda hidden, so wanted to call it out. If you buy the movie anywhere online (or the blu) you have access to a music only version of TLJ. — Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) March 13, 2018The music-only version of The Last Jedi is available to anybody who owns a digital copy of the film. “Kinda a pain I know, but I think it’s worth it to get this version,” said Johnso

Twitch is expanding the number of freebies it’s giving to Twitch Prime subscribers every month. The company announced a new initiative today called Free Games with Prime, which does exactly what it says: It gives members free games as part of their Prime subscription. Next month, Free Games with Prime will offer Tales from the Borderlands, SteamWorld Dig 2, Kingsway, Tokyo 42 and Dubwars. According to a post on the company’s blog, Twitch Prime subscribers can keep those games forever. Twitch lau