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2020 is a year that has seen all forms of entertainment adapt and change due to cultural, political, social and physical shifts. One of the most significant is the greater awareness and necessity of diversity within the entertainment industry. It was earlier this week that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveilednew diversity requirements for best picture nominations at the Oscars. Yet the video game industry is not exempt from the new social movement and even older games are making some changes....

Nintendo’sBreath of the Wildhas a diverse ecosystem that helps its rendition of Hyrule come alive. There are all manner of animals including Gerudo’s ridable Sand Seals, small critters like squirrels, apex predators such as bears, and of course dogs — enough of them to spawn an entirespeedrunning category. There are also creatures of evil that Link has to hunt, from tiny Keese to lumbering Hinox, but much of a player’s time is spent interacting with the sentient denizens of the realm....

Since 1940, a considerable amount of military operations have involved people leaping from aircraft into dangerous territory. Base jumping as a sport and hobby dates back to the 1100s and remains popular today. On the big screen, skydiving is a plot device, a set piece, and a tense action scene all at once. Just about every risky activity has come up as an action set piece in a big movie. In the era of CGI and franchise media,a big brave stuntis the only way to establish a modern film as special....

As the new calendar year of 2023 kicks in, the Academy Award season is now in full swing as many of the major Oscar contenders make their push to win big in the coming months. One of these isThe Whale, a film starring Brendan Fraser, who is perhaps best known for his role inThe Mummytrilogy of the late 1990s and 2000s. Once a household name, Brendan Fraser went largely out of the spotlight in the past decade or more....

Battlefield 2042has officially been revealed, and with gamers now having confirmation that the game exists, DICE and EA have begun to share more info on the specifics of the newBattlefieldtitle. This includes the Plus System, which lets gamers change attachments on the fly, and the Specialists system sees classes becoming a lot more meaningful. Gamers also have an idea of how some ofthe post-launch contentis going to be handled. While the strategy for DLC maps and modes inBattlefield 2042has not been detailed, DICE has clarified its approach to microtransactions....

Summary Adventure is one of the most common and popular genres in the media, and many big titles can be categorized as adventure stories. The most common mark of an adventure is a journey, the path a character must go on to reach their goal. That goal could be a destination, a person, or an ideal, but the completion of that goal is usually the focus of the plot. In manhwa, some of the mostcommon motivators are revenge, a yearning for power, and regret....

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4Zombies is undeniably the most divisive appearance of the survival mode ever. Many fans shared disapproval of a new perk system that did away with fan favorites like Juggernog. Though the hope was to remove crutch perks that were considered must-buy, the decision ultimately stripped personality from the mode due to the lack of unique perk machines and jingles. While the game boasted the finale of the 10-year long Aether story, allAether maps were remakes, making the gameplay side of the ending feel stale....

In a new blog post, Treyarch revealed some of the new features coming toCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waras part of its Season 2 Reloaded event. The blog post gives thorough details on what players can expect, including new features, maps, and a round of weapon balance tweaks. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris the most recent entry in theCall of Dutyseries, bundling together a flashy campaign, all-new multiplayer, integration withWarzone, and anew Zombies Outbreak mode....

Call of Duty: Modern Warfarehas a .357 magnum attachment called the Snake Shot that players unlock when they hit weapon level 29. The Snake Shot equips the .357 magnum with alternate ammunition so that it behaves more like a shotgun, firing pellets in a spread. However, aCall of Duty: Modern Warfareplayer has discovered what is potentially a big problem with the .357 Snake Shot attachment, showing the issue in a video that has garnered over 15,000 upvotes on Reddit at the time of this writing....

Earlier this year, popular YouTube personality MrBeast hosted a $250,000 Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament that was ultimately won by Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag. MrBeast has now followed that up with a special event he called Creator Games 2, which took place this past Saturday night, October 17, pitting 24 creators against each other for the chance to win $300,000. Some high profile names participated inMrBeast’s tournament, but the winners were none other than TikTok stars Charli and Dixie D’Amelio....

Grand Theft Auto Onlinehas an update that adds mysterious content that may be teasing an even bigger update coming soon. This morning, dead bodies with briefcases randomly started washing to shore inGTA Online. Fans have figured out that each real-time hour, a corpse will appear in different beach locations scattered aroundthe city of Los Santos. This mysterious event may be linked to the rumors of a large update toGrand Theft Auto Online, seemingly supported by acryptic video tweeted by Rockstarthis morning that depicted quick shots of an island with the words “El Rubio Dossier” at the beginning....

Hideo Kojima’s intellectually denseDeath Stranding, which starsactor Norman Reedusin the lead role of Sam Bridges, is arriving on PC to more critical praise. The open world action game was a timed exclusive for PS4, but now that the exclusivity contract has come and passed, PC players now have a chance to dive into the mind of Kojima. Death Stranding’s convoluted but interesting world is classic Kojima, in that it poses a lot of odd philosophical questions but remains compelling all the same....

Digimon World: Next Orderis one of the many games that belongs to theDigimonfranchise. It is an RPG (otherwise known as a roleplaying game) where players will be able to roam a huge, vast world full of powerful Digimon they will be able to collect and fight with. Related:Digimon Survive: Choices That Will Cost You The Best Ending Something that players will quickly figure out is that the tamer skills - the skills that players will be able to unlock for themselves that carries to all Digimon -will be especially important in the long run....