Warner Bros. has released a brand-new trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, with more pop culture references than you can shake a stick at. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Ernest Cline. Oasis is populated by a generation of super-millennials: kids who literally dropped out, tuned in and digitized new virtual selves when human economic development failed to give them room. Watts is played by Tye Sheridan in the film. Ready Player One will hit theaters on March 30.

A new trailer for Pacific Rim Uprising celebrates one of the franchise’s coolest aspects: the Kaiju. About halfway through the new trailer, an electrifying (literally) Kaiju can be seen taking on an equally monstrously sized Jaeger. Pacific Rim Uprising picks up 10 years after Pacific Rim’s most notable battle. The Jaeger program is now Earth’s leading defense force to tackle the Kaiju. Pacific Rim Uprising will be released on March 23, 2018, and yes, Charlie Day will reprise his role as the Kai

A day after Hawaii’s state legislature introduced proposals to regulate video games that employ “loot box” systems and associated microtransactions, a senator has gotten involved and turned the lens on North America’s video games ratings board. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) wrote the president of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to ask her to re-examine how games with loot boxes are rated. Though loot crates were also a feature of prior releases such as Middle-earth: Shadow of War and Call o

A day after Hawaii’s state legislature introduced proposals to regulate video games that employ “loot box” systems and associated microtransactions, a senator has gotten involved and turned the lens on North America’s video games ratings board. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) wrote the president of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to ask her to re-examine how games with loot boxes are rated. Though loot crates were also a feature of prior releases such as Middle-earth: Shadow of War and Call o

Released in 2016, Orwell was one of the of the best political games of the last few years. A three-episode sequel is due out, starting Feb 22, called Orwell: Ignorance is Strength. Events can be manipulated by leaking information to the media and to social media. Instead of only choosing which data to pass on to the government, the player also chooses which data to use in order to ruin people’s reputation through social media. Further episodes of Orwell: Ignorance is Strength — available for Lin

Released in 2016, Orwell was one of the of the best political games of the last few years. A three-episode sequel is due out, starting Feb 22, called Orwell: Ignorance is Strength. Events can be manipulated by leaking information to the media and to social media. Instead of only choosing which data to pass on to the government, the player also chooses which data to use in order to ruin people’s reputation through social media. Further episodes of Orwell: Ignorance is Strength — available for Lin

It appears that Nintendo has a lot more to share about how its cardboard Labo creations work in advance of the line’s April 20 release. Nintendo Labo — Toy-Con 01: Variety KitThe Variety Kit comes with five discrete Toy-Cons — the RC car, the fishing rod, the house, the motorbike and the piano — that you can put to use in eight modes inside the included software, pictured below. There’s the Hangar, in which you can outfit your in-game robot using different tools. Stick them into the robot Toy-Co

It appears that Nintendo has a lot more to share about how its cardboard Labo creations work in advance of the line’s April 20 release. Nintendo Labo — Toy-Con 01: Variety KitThe Variety Kit comes with five discrete Toy-Cons — the RC car, the fishing rod, the house, the motorbike and the piano — that you can put to use in eight modes inside the included software, pictured below. There’s the Hangar, in which you can outfit your in-game robot using different tools. Stick them into the robot Toy-Co

After last week’s small-ish update, Nintendo Switch eShop has received what may be more high-profile games than any of us know what to do with. Between an exciting re-release, a totally new property and then some, Switch owners may find themselves either making a tough, miserly choice … or just shelling out a bunch o’ cash. First thing’s first: Bayonetta and its sequel launch on Switch this Friday, Feb. 16. But to have the full series on one system will be nice, although Bayonetta 3 is still a

After last week’s small-ish update, Nintendo Switch eShop has received what may be more high-profile games than any of us know what to do with. Between an exciting re-release, a totally new property and then some, Switch owners may find themselves either making a tough, miserly choice … or just shelling out a bunch o’ cash. First thing’s first: Bayonetta and its sequel launch on Switch this Friday, Feb. 16. But to have the full series on one system will be nice, although Bayonetta 3 is still a

Somehow, though, this new Secret of Mana manages to recapture little of the older version’s appeal. As with Square Enix’s previous Mana remake (Adventures of Mana), the developers have revamped the original 16-bit sprite artwork into middling polygons. The Secret of Mana remake inexplicably breaks simple interface elements, too. The one genuinely new element that the remake adds to Secret of Mana is the new character conversations at inns. Now I’ve played Secret of Mana without its charm, so tha

Somehow, though, this new Secret of Mana manages to recapture little of the older version’s appeal. As with Square Enix’s previous Mana remake (Adventures of Mana), the developers have revamped the original 16-bit sprite artwork into middling polygons. The Secret of Mana remake inexplicably breaks simple interface elements, too. The one genuinely new element that the remake adds to Secret of Mana is the new character conversations at inns. Now I’ve played Secret of Mana without its charm, so tha

If you’re a PUBG player who is curious about what it would be like to jump over, we have some pointers for you. I also fell into this trap as a longtime PUBG player who tried to jump into Fortnite, and felt both instantly comfortable because of the similar mechanics and also frustrated by the differences. I ignored strategies that allow you to survive longer in Fortnite, because they weren’t immediately obvious to me as a PUBG player. And yeah, every PUBG player I’ve introduced to Fortnite hates

At the core of the Arsenal is a dice vault secured by eight neodymium magnets. A dice vault isn’t anything new. Charlie Hall/PolygonCharlie Hall/PolygonI thought this was an inlay at first, but it’s actually a very carefully applied brand from a heated brass master. Charlie Hall/PolygonCharlie Hall/PolygonCharlie Hall/PolygonApply pressure to the top of the mechanical pencil and the large 3 mm lead falls right out. I’ve handled just about every single dice vault produced by all of the major bout

Disney Pixar used the Olympics to unveil the newest look at The Incredibles 2, the studio’s highly anticipated sequel to the 2004 film, The Incredibles. The full trailer follows Disney Pixar’s teaser of the new footage earlier this week. Disney first announced The Incredibles 2 in May 2014, but it wasn’t until July 2017 that some fans got their first look at the project. The new trailer focuses heavily on one of The Incredibles’ most popular characters, Jack-Jack. The sequel will further explore

To deal effective damage, bow users must engage the monster at a moderate distance and constantly be dodging incoming attacks. Though you can usually only charge two levels, if you fire a power shot after a level two charge shot, it’s a level three power shot. Charge shots, power shots and dodging are all huge drains on stamina. The focus skill, which cuts down charge time, used to be a must-have for the bow in previous Monster Hunter titles. But with the speed of charging a bow shot in Monster

These chests can contain skin shards, champion shards, ward skin shards or icons. Most of the things these boxes can contain which are not skin shards are worse outcomes than getting a skin shard. This bundle contains 24 of the Revel orbs, plus a Revel Grab Bag that contains five more skin shards. Riot added special icons and golden chromas for Lunar Revel skins from previous years, and they each cost a Golden Token. You can still do the quests and spend the free Revel Tokens to get three free R

These chests can contain skin shards, champion shards, ward skin shards or icons. Most of the things these boxes can contain which are not skin shards are worse outcomes than getting a skin shard. This bundle contains 24 of the Revel orbs, plus a Revel Grab Bag that contains five more skin shards. Riot added special icons and golden chromas for Lunar Revel skins from previous years, and they each cost a Golden Token. You can still do the quests and spend the free Revel Tokens to get three free R

“I’m afraid they’ll think YouTubers are only these dancing monkeys”But YouTube culture has changed immensely since then. Fischbach said he’s disappointed to see how Paul’s antics have changed the perception of YouTubers in mainstream media. “I’m afraid they’ll think YouTubers are only these dancing monkeys that don’t take things seriously,” Fischbach said. “There’s a huge group of YouTubers that take things extremely seriously and try to approach things with the utmost professionalism.”Fischbach

“I’m afraid they’ll think YouTubers are only these dancing monkeys”But YouTube culture has changed immensely since then. Fischbach said he’s disappointed to see how Paul’s antics have changed the perception of YouTubers in mainstream media. “I’m afraid they’ll think YouTubers are only these dancing monkeys that don’t take things seriously,” Fischbach said. “There’s a huge group of YouTubers that take things extremely seriously and try to approach things with the utmost professionalism.”Fischbach