A lot of the new stuff is really cool, but you shouldn’t spend money on Overwatch loot boxes right now. Unfortunately, unlike event skins — which are pulled from smaller event loot tables — this batch is going straight into the enormous general loot table, which includes at least four skins for each of the game’s 26 heroes. Event boxes are better than regular boxesOverwatch’s loot boxes are controversial, and a lot of players feel they’re exploitative. I’m not saying you should buy loot boxes, b

Stranger Things’ third season is still months away from premiering, but we have a few new details to tide us over until then. Executive producer Shawn Levy told Glamour season three may be the show’s shortest yet, with only eight or nine episodes planned. More information on the exact number of episodes Stranger Things’ third season will have should come at a later date. Levy also told Glamour that Stranger Things’ third season will mark a break for Will Byers, the poor resident of Hawkins, Indi

Developer Crystal Dynamics is assembling its team of industry talent to bring its game based on Marvel’s Avengers to life. Escayg, who served as creative director and writer on Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, will serve as creative director on The Avengers Project. Barry was previously director of product development at Visceral Games, where he worked on the Dead Space franchise. Visceral Games was shuttered late last year. The next Marvel Studios movie based on the team, Avengers: Infinity War, hit

Developer Crystal Dynamics is assembling its team of industry talent to bring its game based on Marvel’s Avengers to life. Escayg, who served as creative director and writer on Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, will serve as creative director on The Avengers Project. Barry was previously director of product development at Visceral Games, where he worked on the Dead Space franchise. Visceral Games was shuttered late last year. The next Marvel Studios movie based on the team, Avengers: Infinity War, hit

Last night’s massive engagement in Eve Online was billed at the game’s first “million dollar” battle. About $996,000 short, actually, give or take a few hundred bucks. Andrew Groen, a journalist and author of Empires of Eve: A History of the Great Wars of Eve Online, was watching the action live on Twitch. Today’s big EVE battle resulted in a victory for the defending coalition with neither side committing titans. “We know that Eve players will always step up to the plate and keep us on our toes

Last night’s massive engagement in Eve Online was billed at the game’s first “million dollar” battle. About $996,000 short, actually, give or take a few hundred bucks. Andrew Groen, a journalist and author of Empires of Eve: A History of the Great Wars of Eve Online, was watching the action live on Twitch. Today’s big EVE battle resulted in a victory for the defending coalition with neither side committing titans. “We know that Eve players will always step up to the plate and keep us on our toes

It’s all part of the campaign to promote the U Cypher Championship, India’s first televised esports tournament. So far, the tournament’s “title track,” produced in partnership with MTV India, has been viewed more than 320,000 times on YouTube with another 30 thousand views on Twitter. They tell Polygon that the U Cypher Championship is their first effort in esports, with the the goal of raising the profile of competitive video gaming throughout India. Teams compete in a round-robin format, and m

Trap Adventure 2, a mobile platformer that released by developer Hiroyoshi Oshiba (aka “hiro! Trap Adventure 2 is available for free from the iTunes App Store for iOS devices. The full version costs 99 cents to unlock, and if you’re even remotely serious about playing Trap Adventure 2, you’re going to want to drop a buck on it. Trap Adventure 2 is a “masocore” game in the vein of ultra hard platformers like Super Meat Boy, 1001 Spikes and I Wanna Be The Guy. Oshiba’s Trap Adventure games lean in

Inside yesterday’s announcement of Academy Award nominees was this interesting tidbit: It’s the first time a superhero movie has been nominated for a writing award. It depends, of course, on how one classifies “superhero movie,” but approaching it as a stock definition — live-action adaptation of an existing superhero franchise — then Logan, about Marvel’s cornerstone hero Wolverine, is the first one to get a nod for Best Adapted Screenplay. Logan is up against Call Me By Your Name, The Disaster

Inside yesterday’s announcement of Academy Award nominees was this interesting tidbit: It’s the first time a superhero movie has been nominated for a writing award. It depends, of course, on how one classifies “superhero movie,” but approaching it as a stock definition — live-action adaptation of an existing superhero franchise — then Logan, about Marvel’s cornerstone hero Wolverine, is the first one to get a nod for Best Adapted Screenplay. Logan is up against Call Me By Your Name, The Disaster

John Boyega is preparing for the fight of his life in Pacific Rim Uprising’s new trailer. Legendary Entertainment released a new trailer for the movie this morning, making it the first new look at the film since New York Comic Con in October. Pacific Rim Uprising picks up 10 years after Pacific Rim’s Battle of the Breach. The first trailer for the movie featured an inspirational speech from Boyega’s character as they prepare for one of the biggest battles the world has ever seen. Pacific Rim Upr

John Boyega is preparing for the fight of his life in Pacific Rim Uprising’s new trailer. Legendary Entertainment released a new trailer for the movie this morning, making it the first new look at the film since New York Comic Con in October. Pacific Rim Uprising picks up 10 years after Pacific Rim’s Battle of the Breach. The first trailer for the movie featured an inspirational speech from Boyega’s character as they prepare for one of the biggest battles the world has ever seen. Pacific Rim Upr

Last week I got to play the first 150 turns of Civilization 6: Rise and Fall, an expansion that’s due for release on Feb. 8. Our gameplay video shows off some of the game’s new ideas, including the notion of cities showing disloyalty to the empire, specialist governors who come with specific boosts, and new ways to interact with AI allies. The video also touches on some of the new leaders who’ll be making an appearance, including Wilhemina, Queen of the Netherlands, Seondeok of Korea and Poundma

The statement appears in a video called “YouTube, let’s talk about brother Logan.” Jake Paul sits on a couch, clad in a bright orange shirt in the thumbnail. Watch time and monetization are important vlogging features for Jake Paul. He chose not to differentiate between addressing a serious situation that deserves its own video video and the reckless stunts that garnered him an audience in the first place. pic.twitter.com/aRduWRcKqR — Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 15, 2017This is the heart of t

The Bartlet Jones Supernatural Detective Agency, the studio founded in 2013 by David Jaffe and Nick Kononelos, laid off “the vast majority” of its staff, according to a tweet from its co-founder. Jaffe, who helped create and direct the Twisted Metal and God of War series, said on Twitter that his studio recently had an unannounced project canceled. Wanted y’all2hear it from me before anyone else:we’ve had a project canceled and have been forced2lay off the vast majority of the Bartlet Jones staf

On Jan. 1, however, the sale of recreational marijuana became legal in California. Although recreational marijuana became legal on Nov. 8, 2016, it wasn’t until Jan. 1 that dispensaries were able to start legally selling marijuana. Colorado and Washington state were the first two states in America to legalize recreational marijuana, according to Vox. Since then, six other states, including Massachusetts and California, have also legalized weed; DC, however, like Vermont, did not legalize recreat

Stuhlbarg isn’t going to be walking up the steps to accept his award for Best Supporting Actor, and that’s a downright shame. In The Shape of Water, Stuhlbarg plays the conflicted Russian double agent who is forced to infiltrate a top-secret U.S. government base. In Call Me By Your Name, Stuhlbarg plays the sympathetic, eccentric father of a young teen slowly falling in love with an older man. Stuhlbarg isn’t just an extraordinary actor, but one who stands out in every single thing he does. Stuh

Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water and Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk are some of the top nominated movies at this year’s Oscars. The Shape of Water was predicted to sweep this year’s awards, earning a total of 13 nominations. Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer and Richard Jenkins all took home nominations for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting actor, respectively. Star Wars: The Last Jedi earned nods for outstanding achievement in Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Original Score

Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water and Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk are some of the top nominated movies at this year’s Oscars. The Shape of Water was predicted to sweep this year’s awards, earning a total of 13 nominations. Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer and Richard Jenkins all took home nominations for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting actor, respectively. Star Wars: The Last Jedi earned nods for outstanding achievement in Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Original Score

Duke Nukem 3D is one of the most influential games of the past 25 years, and for good reason. The world of Duke Nukem felt alive and whole in a way that separated it from its competition. But these are things that made it a good game without giving it any attributes that would also make it a good movie. Duke Nukem himself was a caricature of the action stars of the time, and spouted quotes from well-known B-movies. We love Duke Nukem for reasons that have nothing to do with the story or, I would