Between Feb. 22 and March 3, Fortnite streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins gained more than 50,000 subscribers. Twitch and Epic Games partnered up on Feb. 28 to deliver the Fortnite Twitch Prime Pack, which gave Twitch Prime subscribers and Fortnite players a pack of exclusive gear and skins. There have been reports that third-party vendors are buying and selling Twitch Prime accounts on retailer sites like eBay to help players get skins. (Viewers who are Twitch Prime members can subscribe to one chan

Why don’t superhero movies get nominated for Oscars? Except, it’s not that superhero movies never get nominated. There are rare occasions, however, when superhero movies get to go head-to-head with the big players. What people really want to know is why superhero movies are still regarded as second-class pictures in major Oscar categories. Captain America: The Winter Soldier may not have an Oscar, but we all know it was one of 2014’s best films.

Why don’t superhero movies get nominated for Oscars? Except, it’s not that superhero movies never get nominated. There are rare occasions, however, when superhero movies get to go head-to-head with the big players. What people really want to know is why superhero movies are still regarded as second-class pictures in major Oscar categories. Captain America: The Winter Soldier may not have an Oscar, but we all know it was one of 2014’s best films.

Now, to capitalize on The Shape of Water’s Oscar success, we’ve put together a list of our favorite fishmen from video games. Fishmen (or mermen, if you prefer) have a long and storied presence in the medium, and choosing our favorites has been a difficult exercise. If there’s an important fishman we’ve missed, please let us know. Incidentally, Rikuo isn’t fighting games’ only merman: He was beaten to market by Trident, a green-scaled fishman who appeared in Sega’s Eternal Champions. The Mariner

And before you sound off in the comments, remember that it’s a dictionary’s job to serve as a record and resource for how English words are currently used — not to prescribe how they should be used. But you may be wondering what “embiggen” has to do with comic books. But in a tweet announcing the addition, Merriam-Webster gave a nod to another work of pop culture that has helped put “embiggen” on the map, by adding in a GIF of G. Willow Wilson’s Ms. Marvel. https://t.co/3XmkZO0ral pic.twitter.co

To understand the socio-political effect YouTube has on the world in 2018, you first have to ask: What is YouTube? “The Alex Jones channel with billions of views is frozen,” he tweeted. Part of the YouTube Purge accusations stem from Jones’ claim that YouTube was trying to kick him off the platform. InfoWars got another strike on their YouTube account for a Florida shooting video, now one strike left before they get banned. How does the YouTube strike system work?

It might be time for movies to start using Britney Spears’ “Toxic” more often. someone put toxic by Britney spears over the thor ragnarok fight scene and its art pic.twitter.com/Kb2E05McQu — Female Struggles (@comedyandtruth) March 4, 2018Maybe it’s because we don’t normally associate Spears, one of the biggest pop stars of the past few decades, with intense battle scenes. Remixers have used Spears’ hit countless times for some memorable on-camera fight scenes. Britney Spears’ “Toxic” is intertw

He cut his teeth creating art and graphics for pillars of the genre, including Nihon Falcom’s Dragon Slayer franchise and Square’s 16-bit Final Fantasy and SaGa games. It eschewed the pre-rendered, computer-graphic movie sequences that Final Fantasy 7 had made the industry standard, beginning instead with an old-fashioned anime mini-movie. Final Fantasy 6 had nothing to do with Final Fantasy 7, just as SaGa Frontier and SaGa Frontier 2 shared no meaningful connections. For various reasons, Squar

That invitation comes four days after a meeting with “members of the video game industry” was announced during a White House press briefing. Authorities have announced no connection to video games, and it’s unclear what role, if any, games played in that incident. “Video games are enjoyed around the world”Last week, President Donald Trump held a televised meeting with lawmakers about gun violence. It cedes no ground to the Trump administration on the question of video games’ potential relationsh

That invitation comes four days after a meeting with “members of the video game industry” was announced during a White House press briefing. Authorities have announced no connection to video games, and it’s unclear what role, if any, games played in that incident. “Video games are enjoyed around the world”Last week, President Donald Trump held a televised meeting with lawmakers about gun violence. It cedes no ground to the Trump administration on the question of video games’ potential relationsh

Monster Hunter: World has shipped over 7.5 million units worldwide, Capcom has announced, making it the best-selling game in the company’s history. The release does goes on to state that the game has 7 million players worldwide, so there doesn’t seem to be a huge difference between the number of units shipped and the number sold. The 7.5 million achievement also includes “digital download sales.”The Windows PC version of the game has yet to be released — it’s coming out this fall — so Monster Hu

Monster Hunter: World has shipped over 7.5 million units worldwide, Capcom has announced, making it the best-selling game in the company’s history. The release does goes on to state that the game has 7 million players worldwide, so there doesn’t seem to be a huge difference between the number of units shipped and the number sold. The 7.5 million achievement also includes “digital download sales.”The Windows PC version of the game has yet to be released — it’s coming out this fall — so Monster Hu

The last time we saw Way to the Woods — an adventure game that made the rounds on Tumblr and Reddit in late 2015 — it was just a series of screenshots with a teenage developer behind the wheel. Tan is now ready to show off his last two years of work, courtesy of the game’s first trailer. Along the way, they encounter floating sewer fish, wild hounds and talking cats, some of whom are friends, and others … not so much. “There’s still a lot of the game to make,” Tan told Polygon about working on

The last time we saw Way to the Woods — an adventure game that made the rounds on Tumblr and Reddit in late 2015 — it was just a series of screenshots with a teenage developer behind the wheel. Tan is now ready to show off his last two years of work, courtesy of the game’s first trailer. Along the way, they encounter floating sewer fish, wild hounds and talking cats, some of whom are friends, and others … not so much. “There’s still a lot of the game to make,” Tan told Polygon about working on

Epic Games added hoverboards to Fortnite’s Save the World mode on Feb. 22, and the community immediately got to work creating racetracks using the game’s building options. It’s an absolutely huge track, and looks like it’s great fun to play. This one has some terrific twists and turns, and again does a great job of showing what’s possible with the game’s building features and the hoverboard. The Fortnite community is doing great things with the hoverboard while learning how to create fun and int

Epic Games added hoverboards to Fortnite’s Save the World mode on Feb. 22, and the community immediately got to work creating racetracks using the game’s building options. It’s an absolutely huge track, and looks like it’s great fun to play. This one has some terrific twists and turns, and again does a great job of showing what’s possible with the game’s building features and the hoverboard. The Fortnite community is doing great things with the hoverboard while learning how to create fun and int

Former GameStop CEO J. Paul Raines, who left the company in late 2017 for medical reasons, has died. “We are profoundly sad to learn of the passing of our friend and former chief executive officer, J. Paul Raines,” Mike Mauler, GameStop CEO, said in a statement. “His spirit is woven into the fabric of our company and the entire GameStop family mourns this loss. Paul cared deeply about his work and his GameStop family, but his greatest love was for his family. GameStop executive chairman Daniel A

Former GameStop CEO J. Paul Raines, who left the company in late 2017 for medical reasons, has died. “We are profoundly sad to learn of the passing of our friend and former chief executive officer, J. Paul Raines,” Mike Mauler, GameStop CEO, said in a statement. “His spirit is woven into the fabric of our company and the entire GameStop family mourns this loss. Paul cared deeply about his work and his GameStop family, but his greatest love was for his family. GameStop executive chairman Daniel A

But the company has now updated Mario’s profile on its Japanese website to indicate that he hasn’t forgotten his roots. Redditors first spotted that Nintendo had again adjusted its official profile for Mario this week. Google Translate roughly suggests that Nintendo now mentions that Mario’s “occupation is plumber” — suggesting a return to the status quo. It makes sense that this update comes not long after the release of Super Mario Odyssey. We may not have seen Mario fixing many pipes in Odyss

But the company has now updated Mario’s profile on its Japanese website to indicate that he hasn’t forgotten his roots. Redditors first spotted that Nintendo had again adjusted its official profile for Mario this week. Google Translate roughly suggests that Nintendo now mentions that Mario’s “occupation is plumber” — suggesting a return to the status quo. It makes sense that this update comes not long after the release of Super Mario Odyssey. We may not have seen Mario fixing many pipes in Odyss