It has been almost a week sinceSplatoon 3launched, and the game is already getting its first official Splatfest on September 23. Splatfests are special events held in theSplatoonuniverse where bothSplatoonandSplatoon 2allowed players to choose between two sides(Pancakes and Waffles, for example) and compete in Turf War matches. The winner of the Splatfest would be decided on how many players picked a side as well as the number of wins those players had....

Star Trek: Starfleet Academyhas revealed its teaser trailer, offering a glimpse into Paramount+’s newestStar Trekseries premiering in early 2026 to kick offStar Trek’s 60th anniversary year. Executive produced by Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau,Star Trek: Starfleet Academyis headlined by Academy Award winner Holly Hunterm and Academy Award nominee Paul Giamatti, who leads a new young cast and several returningStar Treklegacy characters. At San Diego Comic-Con’s Star Trek Universe Hall H panel, CBS Studios and Paramount+ unveiledStar Trek: Starfleet Academy’s first teaser trailer, showcasing the series' 32nd-century San Francisco setting,the new young Cadets hoping to become Starfleet Officers,and a plethora of callbacks to pastStar Treklegends....

Last week, it was reported thatStar Wars Battlefront 2’s controversial loot box system, and similar systems seen in other games likeOverwatch, were beinginvestigated by Belgium’s gaming commission. Now Belgium’s gaming commission has announced its conclusion, and it has determined that loot boxes are gambling. Belgium’s decision to have loot boxes in video games considered gambling could have major ramifications on not justStar Wars Battlefront 2, but the industry as a whole....

The Bearseason 5 is promising some big changes for the show, but it also needs to address Carmy’s forgotten passion after his shocking decision.The Bearseason 4 endedwithCarmy making the difficult decision to leave the titular restaurant, wanting to discover who he was outside of the kitchen after all the pain he’d been enduring. Although othercharacters inThe Bear, specifically Sydney and Richie, weren’t happy with his choice, it makes sense for him to want to know himself outside his culinary passions....

RELATED:How Xbox Game Pass is Redefining the Industry Xbox Game Pass vs. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Even the standard Game Pass subscription is packed. Many Xbox players will be drawn to the service for its low price point versus high value. For ten bucks a month, any Xbox player gets access tonew Game Pass titles each month, alongside the existing library of games already in the hundreds. The basic subscription includes access to Xbox exclusives and many, many games from Microsoft-owned studios like Bethesda’sSkyrim....

Summary A tank inEnshroudedis a good,solid build for solo and multiplayer games, especially this one. It should be noted that a character doesn’t actually have a class in this game, but instead progresses by unlocking skills on the skill wheel. With this in mind, players are free to take skills that have a synergistic relationship with the tank role. Launched in 2024,Enshroudedreceived good reviews, and has been praised for building an immersive world with deep gameplay....

The Golden Bachelorettewinner Chock Chapple headed back home to Wichita, Kansas as he and his fiancée, Joan Vassos, continue their long-distance relationship. AfterThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1, during which Joan and Chock got engaged,they each decided to keep their homes in Rockville, Maryland, and Wichita, respectively, and look for a place to live together in New York City. However, in early June, Joan went to Florida without Chock to participate in Miami Swim Week, where she walked the runway....

Joan Vassos and Chock Chapple fromThe Golden Bachelorettehaven’t spent much time together lately, and that announcement has prompted concerns from fans. Joan and Chock got engaged onThe Golden Bacheloretteseason 1a year ago, but they’ve been slow to get to the altar. Now, it seems they may not get married at all. Although Joan and Chock are the firstGolden Bachelorettecast membersto get engaged, as they were on the first season of the show, the rest ofBachelorNation doesn’t have a great marriage rate....

While Geralt of Rivia has claimed the spotlight asThe Witcherfor decades, the time has finally come for the bigger, badder, and more brutal school of Witchers to get in on the action. And now thata Witcher from The School of The Bear has crossed Geralt’s path, he’s living up to his title already. As just one member of the ever-dwindling monster-hunters in the franchise’s universe, Geralt’s title as ‘The Witcher’ typically supersedes the distinction that he was trained in The School of The Wolf (signified by his iconic, magical wolf medallion)....

There aren’t many pop-culture forces with as much influence asPokémon. This time the beloved franchise of cute and highly collectible monster pets managed to be the nexus for a heartwarming viral music video that brought together the forces of gaming, anime and Japanese pop music. The J-Pop band Bump of Chicken is responsible forthe latestPokémonmusic videowith their song “Acacia” serving as back drop to what is basically an anime opening for a bunch ofPokémongames....

The cast of Netflix’s crime drama seriesUntamedis led by Eric Bana as the Yosemite National Park Service agent, Kyle Turner.Untamed, a six-part miniseries co-written by Mark L. Smith ofThe RevenantandAmerican Primevalacclaim, was released exclusively on Netflix on June 03, 2025. Untamedfollows Kyle Turner afterthe body of a young girl is discovered in Yosemite National Park in California. An investigation is opened up, led by Kyle and Los Angeles transplant Naya Vasquez, which uncovers dark secrets across the park, which is nearly 750,000 acres of mostly wilderness....

Ginny & Georgiahas seen Georgia Miller go through her fair share of men, all of whom promise her the moon until they inevitably fail to deliver, but her constant from day one has been Zion (played byThe Boys’Nathan Mitchell). Though their relationship fell apart after her teen pregnancy, he has stood by her and Ginny through thick and thin, and the potential of a romantic rekindling has been under the surface of most of their interactions....

There is now even more fuel to the fire surrounding who might be playing Dorothy inWicked: For Good. The movie is the sequel to last year’s wildly successful film version of the Broadway musicalWicked. The film makes a number of changes from the stage production, including adding two original songs that are not in the Broadway show. TheWicked: For Goodtraileralso features Dorothy. While the casting of this classicWizard of Ozcharacter has not been revealed,she is widely rumored to be played by Alisha Weir....