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Quick Links InDisney Dreamlight Valley, there are plenty of things to celebrate! Every villager is happy to see you and wants your help. Mushu is a proud member of the community and he wants to share his joy with others. You’ll help him, of course, because that’s what a good ruler does. From inviting the guests to participating in the festivities, you’ll get to know more about Mushu and Mulan’s culture, as well as unite the community through fun and games....

Summary As my colleague Eric Switzerwrote last month,Marvelneeded to put on a great showing at this year’sSDCCto assure fans that theMarvel Cinematic Universeis still worth getting excited for. After a series of box office failures, a general sense of ‘superhero movie fatigue’, and having to fire its star villain Jonathan Majors from his role as Kang afterhe was convicted for third-degree assault and aggravated harassment,Disneyis having to run major damage control....

We’ve all been there. You’re in a movie theater watching an enchanting movie only to be sidetracked by how amazing it would be as a video game. Maybe the plot truly captures you, or the effects are out of this world. Sometimes, the video game shortly follows the movie, but there are times when the game never comes. Science fiction movies make some of the best video games. TheAlienand the Star Wars games are perfect examples of that....

Summary I’ve long believed that mobile gaming is the future of the industry, but I’ve never quite worked out how. I understand that thehighest-grossing game on the planetisPokemon Goand thatCandy Crushis one of the most popular games of all time, but kids these days are playingFortniteandPUBGon their phones. They understood touchscreen controls before ever being handed a gamepad. Phones are more powerful than some handheld consoles. However, the road to progress is rocky....

Summary Many people find the end of summer sad, but GameStop is attempting to cheer people up and make a bit of money by doing so. This is because they currently have theirCollectfest Vol. 6 salegoing on. It isn’t your run-of-the-mill one where several related items are discounted by a range of percentages. The way the apparel and homeware part of the sale works is you buy one item and get the other one 50 percent off....

There are plenty of ways to explore all there is to romance inThe Sims 4: Lovestruck, and Sims who have the Romantic Explorer aspiration are seeking to see and do a little bit of it all before they settle down, knowing that they’ve chosen the best partner. Across the three milestones in the Romantic Explore aspiration in TS4: Lovestruck, your Sim and their partner will fall deeply in love, discuss boundaries, and increase their Romance skill together....

Amazonhas two tentpole sales each year - Prime Day, and Black Friday. Neither of those sales is close, but there’s a third event looking to make a name for itself in 2024. Amazon’s Labor Day sale, and by the time you read this, that sale will have begun. As its name implies, the sale will run until at least Labor Day, and we’ll be adding to and switching deals in all of our hubs for the event as the week progresses....

Quick Links Marvel Rivalsis shaping up to be a solid Hero Shooter. It offers many fan-favorite characters to choose from, including those from Marvel’s extensive history, ranging from Spider-Man to Guardians of the Galaxy to Iron Man and much more. Even if you’re not huge on Marvel as a whole, if you enjoy Hero Shooters, this will likely be up your alley. Whether you’re new to Hero Shooters or are a seasoned veteran of the genre, Marvel Rivals offers many differences from its competition that help make it feel fresh and rewarding while still offering what you might expect from one of these types of games....

Quick Links After many years absent, college football returned to the world of sports video games withEA Sports College Football 25. It aims to capture everything that makes Saturdays so special, including the pageantry and atmosphere that many have fallen in love with. The game includes 134 collegiate programs, with special care being taken to honor all their unique traditions. Despite largely attempting to emulate the same sport, your skills from Madden won’t immediately translate over to College Football; it has brand-new mechanics and systems that affect the on-field action....

The Alien franchise has been terrorizing us for decades, becoming one of the most iconic movie franchises of any genre. But did you know that the franchise has long since branched off from the big screen and onto plenty of other mediums? One of our favorite mediums for these stories is the many books which help to flesh out the universe, explore off-screen lore, and highlight how horrifying the setting truly is....

Summary When we play video games, there are certain expectations we have. You have an interactive medium with set goals to achieve and narratives to follow. Ultimately, we have it in a box, the same way we have non-interactive mediums like movies or books. However, some game devs realize that preconception and use it to great effect. They make it so the game can break out of that box and affect things that they normally don’t, usually to get under your skin....

Model Trains have­ been a fan favorite for as long as I can remember. Today, they have e­volved into incredible re­presentations of real-world trains and landscape­s. They aren’t just for children but also a popular hobby for adults who appreciate­ the art of miniature modeling. If you like model kits likePokemon,Gundam, etc., you’ll find the le­vel of detail and complexity in the­se model trains to be astounding, with some of the­ trains running on such intricate systems that they re­quire full-sized locomotive te­chnology to control them....

There are plenty of ways that gamers show off which games they play or love the most, and placingpin badgeson stuff they own is definitely one of them. It shows people that they are loud and proud of playing that certain video game. Pin badges are one of the cheapest and most affordable accessories available today and there are certainly a lot of video games that have them as officially-licensed merchandise....