Animals have appeared in video games for decades. Video games have depicted animals as prey, untamed beasts, forms of transportation, and, the best form of all, companions. Even in everyday life, humans make companions out of animals with fur, feathers, and scales. Video games allow us to take that companionship one step further. RELATED:The 10 Most Difficult Red Dead Redemption 2 Legendary Animals To Hunt Animal companions are capable of so much....

The Big Bang Theoryended 6 years ago, but even after all this time, I still wonder why 1 deserving character isn’t getting a spinoff. In 2019, the comedy wrapped up its 12-season run on CBS. Unlike the usual cancellations, however,The Big Bang Theorybowed out because Jim Parsons wanted to leave the series despite its popularity. Admittedly, its final season had issues with pace and focus, but still, CBS was able to deliver a heartwarmingThe Big Bang Theoryendingthat left the Pasadena group in a positive state....

And other stuff you probably don’t need Cyber Monday’s upon us — a second opportunity for those that were too lazy (or wise) to venture out among the Black Friday masses to secure things we don’t need for cheap. This is just a couple days later, and all you need to dodge is your pesky supervisor instead of thousands of grumpy but excitable people. As it’s kind of always been, Cyber Monday doesn’t vary too wildly from Black Friday....

Battlefield 6will have its second open beta period later this week, and it’s looking like this go-round will be a bit different from the first beta period. The game’s open betabroke player count recordsand has seen a generally positive reception across the board, and developer DICE and publisher Electronic Arts seem to be listening and responding quickly to feedback, even between beta periods. For week two of theBattlefield 6open beta, DICE andEAwill beadjusting playlists, adding custom search options for specific maps and modes, and more....

Hope you snagged one LikeFallout‘s Wasteland, resources are limited and not everyone’s going to get the most sought-after ofFallout 4memorabilia: a replica Pip-Boy. Yes, people quickly scooped up the limited number ofPip-Boy editions ofFallout 4, and Bethesda’s not making any more. Pete Hines, Bethesda’s VP of marketing and PR confirmed as much onTwitteryesterday. Each retailer has been given their final allotment, but Bethesda is done manufacturing them. There will likely be some available at launch from stores that keep stock in reserve, but no additional units are on the way....

Summary Activision has revealed the gameplay trailer forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,that unveiled new combat locations and other details about the game’s story. The trailer was unveiled after alive event inCall of Duty: Warzone, which established the backstory forModern Warfare 3. Activision had hinted thatAugust 17 would be a big day forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and it managed to live up to the hype as it dropped exciting details about the next title in the rebootedModern Warfaresubseries....

The recentCall of Duty: Warzonemade many changes from its 2020 predecessor. In order to keep things fresh, the title boldly altered the core experience of the battle royale franchise with the likes of introducing AI and strongholds. The new gameplay formula forCall of Duty: Warzonehas been met with a fair amount of criticism, and this is something that Activision has clearly kept in mind with the recent Season 4 for the title....

Veggie tales After kicking off the Mayoral Election quest line inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Hateno Village starts to buzz with talk about the candidates Cece and Reede. And with all that newfound attention, Cece’s sister Sophie enlists you to help uncover Cece’s secret in a special quest. It seems like Cece has been sneaking off at night, avoiding anyone following her or seeing where she’s going. Sophie always gets caught, so she wants to enlist Link’s help to figure it all out....

Popular Twitch streamer Corinna Kopf suggests that she could be the next streamer to leave the site after it gave her a ban. Twitchreversed Corinna’s ban for wearing undergarmentson a stream after it mistook her risque shirt for underwear in a Twitch clip from a stream she did more than a year ago. On Twitter, Corinna Kopf teased a potential move away fromTwitch, telling her followers that “with the ever evolving streaming platform options I think it might be time to see what else is out there....

Warning! This review contains SPOILERS for Countdown season 1, episode 11.Countdown’s new case is starting to heat up, and I wonder how the show will pace itself. Volchek’s schemes were what kept me gripped before, so I was wary of the idea of ending his story before the season 1 finale. That said,Countdownepisode 10did start the show’s new case on the right foot, making things interesting. Having thought about it, I like the idea of starting a new case late in season 1....

Destiny 1’s Rise of Iron set the bar for what a mini-expansion could do Today marks the release of Spire of Stars,Destiny 2‘s latest raid “lair,” followed by the proper raid Leviathan, packed in the base game, and the micro-raid Eater of Worlds, released with the first disappointingCurse of OsirisDLC. In case you haven’t heard, the core idea of “lairs” is to connect a specific environment together (in this case Leviathan, and the ongoing narrative of the Cabal lord Calus), which is a noble concept....

YouTube content creator Guy Beahm, aka Dr Disrespect, is not one to keep his opinion unvoiced. In just the past few months, the streamer has expressed discontent with the New York Times, Electronic Arts’Battlefield 2042,Apex Legends,and even YouTube itself. But Beahm’s most vocal criticisms have been reserved forCall of Duty: Warzone, one of the games that he plays most frequently on his channel. At the end of June, Dr Disrespect shared his opinion thatRespawn Entertainment’s free-to-play battle royale gameApex Legendsis “just shooting shields” and boring....

Fans ofDungeons & Dragonshave severalmovies and TV shows geared around theD&Dpropertyto enjoy, but few match up to the fun of playing the games. However, a 10-year-old fantasy movie trending on Netflix offers everything fans of the role-playing game could want. Severalmovies likeDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thievesdirectly adapt the game, while TV shows likeStranger Thingsalso owe a heavy debt to the popular game franchise. However, there is also a movie that is actuallybased on aDungeons & Dragonscampaign,and it stars one of Hollywood’s most popular action movie stars....