Emily Carter

If you’ve ever read a book and thought, “This would be a lot cooler if the main characters knew their stats and could see their health points,” then you might want to check out the new print editions of the popular Dungeon Crawler Carl series, which is getting hardcover editions for the first time. See full series at Amazon Written by Matt Dinniman, the popular book series belongs to a subgenre of fiction called “LitRPGs” that integrates video game tropes like stats, health bars, and inventory screens directly into the story. Rather than being a choose-your-own-adventure story or a tabletop RPG, LitRPG books are prose novels where the characters interact with the world in a game-like way–often because they are transported into an alternate video game reality or because outside …

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 1987: The Complete Classic Series $27.85 (was $34) See at Amazon For many Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle fans, the original ’80s and ’90s animated series was their introduction to the team of amphibious martial artists. If you’ve been feeling nostalgic for the classic animated TV show, then good news, as the entire animated series is coming to DVD. It’s available to preorder at Amazon…

The Star Wars galaxy has a unique aesthetic, and for its open-world adventure game Star Wars Outlaws, developer Massive Entertainment had the tricky task of keeping that design ethos intact while putting its own spin on that franchise. In a new video in GameSpot’s Insider series, the developers at Massive Entertainment revealed just how they managed to strike that balance between authenticity and originality for their open-world adventure game. Thanks to all the reference material provided to the developer–like concept art and sketches–the studio felt inspired to create a world for Kay Vess to inhabit that’s inspired by the original films and the time period they took place in. Massive Entertainment aimed to use those assets to create worlds, cities, and vehicles that could feas…

The Star Wars TV show The Acolyte was recently canceled after a single season, and one person who was surprised by the announcement was actor Lee Jung-jae, who plays Master Sol on the show. This story contains spoilers for The Acolyte. Master Sol dies in Season 1, so Lee was not going to come back if Disney moved ahead with a second season. However, the actor said he’s a big fan of series creator Leslye Headland’s writing and directing skills, and was hopeful for a second season.”To hear the news, I was quite surprised personally as well,” Lee told Entertainment Weekly. However, in Hollywood anything is possible, and the actor isn’t giving up hope just yet. “Honestly, I am hoping that maybe there could be changes in the future. You never know what’s going to happ…

Marvel Rivals leaped into action during Gamescom Opening Night Live and announced its upcoming December 6 release date. The new trailer focused heavily on Captain America’s rivalry against Bucky Barnes, aka the Winter Soldier, and ended with an intriguing look at Dr. Doom playing the pieces like a chess board.Since the game was first revealed in March, NetEase has steadily revealed more details about its upcoming 6v6 PvP shooter. So far, Marvel Rivals has a diverse roster of heroes and villains, with classic comic-book characters like Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Storm joining the roster alongside more sinister characters like Loki, Venom, and Hela.Several closed betas have been held, with the most recent one ending in early August. First announced for PC, Marvel Rivals will also be released …

Preorder Adventure Time Compendiums Three paperback collections are available to preorder at Amazon. Preorder Volume 1 Preorder Volume 2 …

Deadpool & Wolverine has a lot of cameos, but the writers were not able to get every actor they wanted to come in to play a small role in the big film. Actor Robert Downey Jr. was originally eyed to come back to play Tony Stark/Iron Man in the film, while a grander idea was to bring in the entire Avengers squad, but it ultimately didn’t work out. Spoilers for Deadpool & Wolverine follow below. Writer Paul Wernick told IndieWire that the team wrote a scene featuring Jon Favreau’s Happy Hogan and Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. Co-writer Rhett Reese said Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds read the scene with Favreau and Downey Jr., but little did they know that Downey Jr. was preparing to return to the MCU as a totally different character, Doctor Doom, for the …