These four strange NPCs are channeling a spell called Fel Channeling. That means in about three weeks, Fel Channeling will be finished. This isn’t the first time Xorothian Cultists have made this long channel. In fact, the last time Fel Channeling was cast, patch 7.3.5 hit the live servers. Perhaps this time, the Xorothian Cultists aren’t warning us about a future patch.

When more than 6,000 players showed up to fight, both sides said that the game did not perform as anticipated. In the aftermath, developer CCP Games said it was committed to making improvements and, this week, some improvements began to roll out. Eve Online operates on a timer system. Certain structures within the game world are only vulnerable to attack during a certain window of opportunity. That allows players to mass their forces — other people with jobs and families and real-world commitmen

When more than 6,000 players showed up to fight, both sides said that the game did not perform as anticipated. In the aftermath, developer CCP Games said it was committed to making improvements and, this week, some improvements began to roll out. Eve Online operates on a timer system. Certain structures within the game world are only vulnerable to attack during a certain window of opportunity. That allows players to mass their forces — other people with jobs and families and real-world commitmen

Disney is readying to launch its own stand-alone streaming service that will rely heavily on Star Wars and Marvel Studios brands, but a Disney executive says the company is not “trying to hurt or kill Netflix” in the process. Kevin Mayer, Disney’s chief strategy officer, told Peter Kafka at Recode’s CodeCon that Disney’s isn’t even really looking to compete with Netflix. What we’re doing, we’re not trying to hurt or kill Netflix.”Mayer’s comments aren’t too surprising considering the company isn

Disney is readying to launch its own stand-alone streaming service that will rely heavily on Star Wars and Marvel Studios brands, but a Disney executive says the company is not “trying to hurt or kill Netflix” in the process. Kevin Mayer, Disney’s chief strategy officer, told Peter Kafka at Recode’s CodeCon that Disney’s isn’t even really looking to compete with Netflix. What we’re doing, we’re not trying to hurt or kill Netflix.”Mayer’s comments aren’t too surprising considering the company isn

Cyborg, Flash and Raven bring about the demise of the Red Death, the Flash-themed Nightmare Batman. In their attempt, the Red Death is exposed to an intense blast of the positive energy of creation from the baby universe, reversing him. Ultimately, he was still born in a dark universe from the Dark Multiverse — and the pure positive universe energy from the Carrier’s baby universe engine obliterates him utterly. But, like every other situation in Metal so far, the Batman Who Laughs has anticipat

Cyborg, Flash and Raven bring about the demise of the Red Death, the Flash-themed Nightmare Batman. In their attempt, the Red Death is exposed to an intense blast of the positive energy of creation from the baby universe, reversing him. Ultimately, he was still born in a dark universe from the Dark Multiverse — and the pure positive universe energy from the Carrier’s baby universe engine obliterates him utterly. But, like every other situation in Metal so far, the Batman Who Laughs has anticipat

Just about as soon as Disney took over the Star Wars franchise, science fiction author Timothy Zahn got some pretty bad news. Star Wars: Thrawn is written by Eisner-nominated Jody Houser. So far, issue one hews fairly close to Zahn’s original work, which also received praise from our sister site The Verge. Zahn’s novel made extensive use of internal monologues to both foreshadow the larger narrative arc and add extemporaneous color within individual scenes. The series will run six full issues an

Just about as soon as Disney took over the Star Wars franchise, science fiction author Timothy Zahn got some pretty bad news. Star Wars: Thrawn is written by Eisner-nominated Jody Houser. So far, issue one hews fairly close to Zahn’s original work, which also received praise from our sister site The Verge. Zahn’s novel made extensive use of internal monologues to both foreshadow the larger narrative arc and add extemporaneous color within individual scenes. The series will run six full issues an

It’s Valentine’s Day and Robert Downey Jr. knows exactly what Tumblr needs to celebrate. Downey Jr. tweeted a special Valentine’s Day message for Iron Man’s biggest ’shippers: photos of Stony (Steve Rogers and Tony Stark), Science Bros. (Tony Stark and Bruce Banner) and Pepperony (Pepper Potts and Tony Stark). Happy Valentine’s Day to all the shippers out there! It’s okay to change your OTP from time to time; I love that Downey Jr. embraces everyone’s fantasies. Whether you ’ship Stony, Science

It’s Valentine’s Day and Robert Downey Jr. knows exactly what Tumblr needs to celebrate. Downey Jr. tweeted a special Valentine’s Day message for Iron Man’s biggest ’shippers: photos of Stony (Steve Rogers and Tony Stark), Science Bros. (Tony Stark and Bruce Banner) and Pepperony (Pepper Potts and Tony Stark). Happy Valentine’s Day to all the shippers out there! It’s okay to change your OTP from time to time; I love that Downey Jr. embraces everyone’s fantasies. Whether you ’ship Stony, Science

The North Korean-raised Ahn Kwang-jo seems to be on his way to becoming the Aquaman of China. Gene Luen Yang’s New Super-Man series for DC has slowly been assembling a new Justice League of China — the series’ name has even recently changed to New Super-Man and the Justice League of China. The next we see of Ahn, he’s on the back of a giant crab, scuttling across the North Korean border and into Hunchun, China, before the amazed eyes of the Justice League. True, nobody calls Ahn Kwang-jo Aquaman

The North Korean-raised Ahn Kwang-jo seems to be on his way to becoming the Aquaman of China. Gene Luen Yang’s New Super-Man series for DC has slowly been assembling a new Justice League of China — the series’ name has even recently changed to New Super-Man and the Justice League of China. The next we see of Ahn, he’s on the back of a giant crab, scuttling across the North Korean border and into Hunchun, China, before the amazed eyes of the Justice League. True, nobody calls Ahn Kwang-jo Aquaman

From the skewed minds of Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo and innumerable other folks at DC Comics, comes Batman: Metal, an epic crossover about the Justice League battling a team of Nightmare Batman from the Dark Multiverse. Will Barbatos, the dark dragon/god from the dawn of existence, rule supreme? Or will our heroes conquer their worst fears, defeat the Batman Who Laughs and bring hope back to the DC Multiverse? And if you made it through that paragraph, you just might be ready for our coverage.

That’s why I’m so excited for the new Discovery Tour mode for Assassin’s Creed Origins. It turns the sprawling, gorgeously detailed Egypt of Assassin’s Creed Origins — which our reviewer called “a vibrating world of color and life” — into a combat-free playground. With the removal of combat and objectives, Discovery Tour becomes accessible to, well, everyone. It shows the monumental care that went into making a game like Assassin’s Creed Origins, as well as the real history that the team molded

That’s why I’m so excited for the new Discovery Tour mode for Assassin’s Creed Origins. It turns the sprawling, gorgeously detailed Egypt of Assassin’s Creed Origins — which our reviewer called “a vibrating world of color and life” — into a combat-free playground. With the removal of combat and objectives, Discovery Tour becomes accessible to, well, everyone. It shows the monumental care that went into making a game like Assassin’s Creed Origins, as well as the real history that the team molded

Late last week, developer Epic Games published another hefty blog post about the future of Fortnite: Battle Royale. Iteration on Fortnite: Battle Royale began in December, when Epic announced its first limited-time mode, 50-versus-50. “We’ve been using multiple data points (including your feedback) to iterate our existing LTM’s and to build brand new LTM’s,” Epic said. Fortnite: Battle Royale differentiates itself from other games in the battle royale genre by allowing players to use the base ga

Cartoon Network has led a renaissance in TV animation over the past decade, with hits like Adventure Time and Steven Universe being the biggest names on a stellar programming roster. Over the last several months, Cartoon Network has published two console games based on its cartoons. Both last fall’s Steven Universe: Save the Light and the more recent OK K.O.! Despite varying amounts of familiarity with the cartoons — I love Steven Universe, but I haven’t watched OK K.O.! Drawing from diverse sou

Late last week, developer Epic Games published another hefty blog post about the future of Fortnite: Battle Royale. Iteration on Fortnite: Battle Royale began in December, when Epic announced its first limited-time mode, 50-versus-50. “We’ve been using multiple data points (including your feedback) to iterate our existing LTM’s and to build brand new LTM’s,” Epic said. Fortnite: Battle Royale differentiates itself from other games in the battle royale genre by allowing players to use the base ga

Cartoon Network has led a renaissance in TV animation over the past decade, with hits like Adventure Time and Steven Universe being the biggest names on a stellar programming roster. Over the last several months, Cartoon Network has published two console games based on its cartoons. Both last fall’s Steven Universe: Save the Light and the more recent OK K.O.! Despite varying amounts of familiarity with the cartoons — I love Steven Universe, but I haven’t watched OK K.O.! Drawing from diverse sou