Robots have long been a fascination in science fiction television, and Apple TV+‘sMurderbotjust debuted one of the most iconic robot characters in sci-fi TV history. For almost as long as the concept has been around, robots have enchanted viewers the world over. There’s an exceptionally long list oficonic robots in moviesand television, from Data inStar Trek: The Next Generationto Bender inFuturamaand countless others. There are even entire shows centered around robot or android characters, from HBO’sWestworldtoThe Six Million Dollar Man....

Avowed Guides Avowed is coming in just under a month, so here’s a look at everything that comes with it. The release date for Avowed is rapidly approaching but the exact time you can play the new RPG is determined by what edition you purchase. Avowed is allowing some players to gain early access through a pre-order bonus by buying a specific edition. Pre-ordering this edition not only comes with early access, but other in-game content as well....

Valorant News Twelve teams will compete over three days for the second edition of the Spike Nations Valorant tournament. Tournament organizer BLAST has teamed up with Riot Games to bring back the Spike Nations Valorant tournament. From October 7-9, 2021, Valorant fans will get to see their favorite players compete for their national teams on the server. The Spike Nations Valorant tournament features 12 EMEA-based teams. The teams comprise a mixture of professional players, gaming personalities and streamers playing for their national teams....

League of Legends News If Deft is to bow out, what better way to do it than winning your first Worlds title? In just over 13 hours, two Korean powerhouses in T1 and DRX will step onto the stage at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California. Both teams had to overcome many demons to reach the pinnacle which is the World Championship finals. For one player, this 2022 event could be his last....

The director behind Adam Sandler’s forgotten buddy comedyBulletproofhated the end product so much he wishes he hadn’t made it. The early run ofAdam Sandler comediesincludes the likes ofBilly MadisonandAirheads, but it was the surprise success of 1998’sThe Wedding Singerthat truly made him a star. Nestled in the middle of this 1990s era isBulletproof, a violent action comedy where Sandler co-stars with Damon Wayans. This cast Wayans as a cop tasked with escorting his former criminal friend Moses (Sandler) to court, with the two then forced to go on the run together....

Or else be left in the dust Over a decade ago, in the far flung past of 2005, Nintendo was teasing the reveal of a new home console that was going to feature an innovative new controller. We did not know how its newest device would work, but the Internet wasted no time creating outlandish mock ups for potential designs. Perhaps most infamous, the “Nintendo On.” A virtual reality headset-enabled console with a fake reveal that came paired with a fairly impressive 3D rendered video, the idea seemed pretty obviously fake to those in game press at the time....

Valorant News EDG vs. T1 is here as the Lower Final match of VALORANT Masters Bangkok, giving us the second team to reach the Grand Final. We are winding down the finale ofVALORANT Masters Bangkok, but first, we need to decide our last Grand Final team. That will be done in a rematch of EDG vs. T1 in the Lower Final of the tournament. They first faced off in the semifinal portion....

Esports News EG plan on powering up their blueprint to revive North America with this new Hewlett Packard Enterprises partnership. Evil Geniuses (EG) has announced a partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to boost its data analytics capabilities. The Seattle based organization will use HPE’s AI capabilities to accelerate its player talent pipeline as well as develop advanced gameplay strategies. This announcement comes after EG announced the Blueprint initiative that saw EG sign players to feature a 15-play CS: GO roster....

Alan Wake 2‘s Final Draft mode lets you re-experience the award-winning narrative horror game with interesting additions. Final Draft brings new changes to theAlan Wake 2experience, and we have them all found out — well, we’re pretty sure we do. The concern when it comes to the completion of this list is that Final Draft doesn’t bring only large alterations to the story campaign. Its changes range from rather significant to things so subtle you may have to stop and think twice if you’re remembering a scene correctly....

Fortnite News British virtual band Gorillaz will headline Fortnite Festival Season 10 according to leaked images. Here’s what we know! Confirmation has arrived regarding the upcoming Fortnite Festival Season 10 headliner. Despite the initial rumors, the British virtual band known as Gorillaz will take center stage. Many images have already leaked, including the characters included in the Festival Pass and more. Here is everything we have gathered about Fortnite Festival Season 10, which launches on Aug....

It’s true to the anime While people have been arguing about the Scarlett Johansson casting for theGhost in the Shellfilm, I’ve been busy re-acquainting myself with the series. It…took a while. The original movie? Near perfect. The fact that a multimedia hydra would spawn out of the original manga and feature film was inevitable, given the sheer number of people who became anime fans after seeing it. If you haven’t been following along, there’s a lot of other stuff to catch up on....

The Cinco on the Deuce When Evo rolls around in two weeks’ time, it’ll get far more mainstream attention than usual. That’s because ESPN is broadcasting some of the tournament live on its not-quite-flagship station ESPN 2. Not all of Evo will be represented, though. There won’t be any thrillingSuper Smash Bros. Meleebouts orMortal Kombatmatches. No, ESPN and Capcom have teamed up to show theStreet Fighter VWorld Championship — the first of its kind considering that the game just released earlier this spring....

A laid-back discussion of this week in gaming This week on Hardline, I joined my good friends Steven Hansen and Hamza Aziz to talk about Microsoft’s recent moves to make the Xbox One more appealing and how, while it’s nice that the Kinect will become optional in June, there’s plenty of catching up to do with Sony. Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata spoke about how the company has a vision for its next console but doesn’t want to introduce a new system until Wii U owners are satisfied....