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Every fan loves to hate supervillains. Sometimes, frankly, heroes are simply too boring. Villains manage to help keep things fresh and interesting. Whether they’re fighting a fan-favorite superhero or attempting to destroy the world, people love to discover what evil deed their favorite bad guy will commit next. However, sometimes “supervillains” aren’t actually all that evil. Villains that seem down-right diabolical on the surface can be motivated by reasonable means, and may even have good intentions....

Fallout 76 is meant to be the Fallout game for a new generation of fans, an open-world adventure in line with what the legions of Bethesda supporters have come to expect but told from a very different angle. According to reviews, however, it appears that Bethesda has stumbled in a big way with their new post-apocalyptic journey. The Fallout franchise was first revitalized by Bethesda with Fallout 3 in 2008, an open-world title that hit all the right notes on its way to numerous Game of the Year awards....

While Fallout 76 grabbed most of the headlines, it wasn’t the only game in Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic series to get some attention at E3 2018. The studio also surprisingly released their popular mobile hit Fallout Shelter on both PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. The best part? It’s absolutely free. Originally released for iOS and Android in 2015, Fallout Shelter is a management simulation that has players managing their own Vault. Players have to balance the happiness of inhabitants with needs such as food and power....

Even though all of the mainline Final Fantasy games are supposed to be completely separate stories and worlds, there are various things that link all of the games together. For example, most– if not all– FF games have Chocobos, Moogles, summons of some kind, currency called Gil, airships, characters named Sid (sometimes spelled differently), and some form of crystals as a central plot point. Of course every FF has weapons, but more specifically, they all have weapons that each have some kind of final, ultimate form....

Following a first season rife with pop-culture references, particularly those about the films on which it was — at least partially — spoofing (e.g., Back to the Future, Terminator, etc.) Future Man season 2 is less concerned with getting that point across than it is in blazing a new trail for its wayward (and somewhat inept) time traveling trio of Josh Futterman (Josh Hutcherson), Tiger (Eliza Coupe), and Wolf (Derek Wilson)....

Building your own lightsaber at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is possible, and a video online shows how it’s done. For most, if not all Star Wars fans, few things could match the recent opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland. The spectacular new attraction offers an immersive Star Wars experience, providing fans with numerous unique opportunities. One such opportunity for aspiring Jedi is building a custom lightsaber. The experience was highlighted early on by Disney, so fans have had more than enough time to wonder about the exact process of building and owning their own bit of Jedi weaponry....

Gringo is a messy, confused entry in the crime genre that wastes its stellar ensemble on an uninspired narrative and leaves minimal impact. Gringo is the latest project from director Nash Edgerton, a longtime Hollywood stuntman who has also helmed a number of short films in his career. With this movie, he’s making the jump to feature-length pictures, accompanied by an all-star cast that includes his brother Joel Edgerton, David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron, and Sharlto Copley....

Upon its release in 1996, Trainspotting became a true cult classic, enjoying the kind of success that can’t be planned. A movie can be a hit or not, but the level of popularity that Trainspotting still has is organic - the deep embrace of a movie that speaks to people on multiple levels. Trainspotting is a movie about heroin addicts living in Edinburgh, a pretty niche subset of humanity, but it’s also a story of love, hope, and friendship that appeals to something in all of us....

Fusions are one of the Dragon Ball franchise’s most intriguing and popular elements, which is surprising considering how late into Dragon Ball Z they were introduced. During the final major arc, the Buu Saga, two methods of fusion were thrust into the mythos: First was the “Fusion Dance,” which was pioneered by the Metamorans in Other World. Here, two fighters with similar power levels and height perform a small-but-precise dance to merge into one superior being (and if performed incorrectly, leads to inferior beings, such as far too fat or skinny....

Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball series is not only one of the most popular anime of all time, but it also helped make tremendous strides towards the popularization of anime outside of Japan. It’s safe to say that if Dragon Ball never caught on overseas, then the amount of prolific dubbed anime that is available today would also be drastically smaller. On its surface level, Dragon Ball isn’t exactly a complicated show and all of its connected series feature the universal idea of good versus evil....

Over the last decade, starting from around the time Lord of the Rings first made a splash at box offices around the world, Hollywood has been chasing the dragon, literally and figuratively, to find another sweeping fantasy epic that will capture the imaginations of audiences. Attempts have, for the most part, fallen flat, with efforts like Seventh Son, The Chronicles of Narnia, and even the LOTR prequels The Hobbit, failing to make the same cultural impact as Lord of the Rings did (though The Hobbit trilogy was a massive commercial success)....

Duolingo is one of the world’s most popular apps, consistently ranking in the top two or three educational apps, and a hugely popular way to learn a language. All of which had, until very recently, been completely irrelevant to me. I’m generally a fast learner, and have picked up a diverse range of skills over the years, but have always been completely hopeless when it comes to learning languages …...

ESPN+ is the latest streaming service to add SharePlay support to its platform. With that, subscribers can watch live sports with friends over FaceTime while on the iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV. According to ESPN+ (via Appleosophy), users can stream “selected live sports, ESPN+ Originals, and more with friends and family on FaceTime using the ESPN app. When Apple released SharePlay for its users last year, here’s how the company described the feature:...

The popular cloud-based collaborative video editing platform Frame.io, which is now part of Adobe, this week announced a series of updates for its users. For instance, the platform now has a companion app for Apple TV as well as integration with FiLMiC Pro. For those unfamiliar, Frame.io is an online platform that lets video editors easily work in groups with comments, annotations, and approval requests. Now Adobe, which owns Frame.io, is bringing that experience to Apple TV with a new tvOS app....

After an inside look at Apple’s design team workplace, Apple has also opened its doors to a French TV channel giving its viewers exclusive footage of Apple Park and life inside it. The French TV channel TF1 had access to Apple’s headquarters, Apple Park, and was given the opportunity to meet with Apple executives. In this four-minute story, viewers are given a chance to get to know more about this “huge campus designed by Steve Jobs” that is “as big as 1,000 football pitches,” and home to 12,000 employees....

The fall will be busy for FX Networks, as September brings the premieres of Mayans M.C., American Horror Story season 8, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 13, and the new series Mr. Inbetween. Between FX and FXX, there’ll be plenty to tune in for, as it not only marks the return of Kurt Sutter to the network with the Sons of Anarchy spinoff, but it also means a sooner-than-expected start for the new season of It’s Always Sunny, which finds a clever way to adjust to Glenn Howerton’s schedule now that he’s the lead of A....

National Geographic is moving forward with a third season of its Genius series, which will focus on Frankenstein author Mary Shelley. The series has garnered plenty of attention for the network as its first scripted series, after having attracted the likes of Geoffrey Rush to play Albert Einstein in its first season. The role earned Rush an Emmy and Golden Globe nomination, which certainly helped raise the series’ profile as it began production on season 2, starring Antonio Banderas as Pablo Picasso....

Guardians of the Galaxy cast members are coming together to show support for director James Gunn, who was fired by Disney this pas week, after his near-decade old offensive and crude social media posts were unearthed recently. Shortly after Disney officially fired him, Gunn issued an official statement, accepting his employer’s decision on the matter and apologizing for his past blunders. For context, this isn’t the first time these controversial tweets have been brought to light....

Reviews for the Apple Studio Display dropped today to a mixed reception, with an apparent webcam quality software issue plaguing reviews. However, one big takeaway is that the display quality is almost identical to the LG UltraFine 5K display, as they feature almost the exact same panel. So if you don’t care about build quality or nice speakers, you can get that instead … As reported by Joanna Stern at the Wall Street Journal, however, an LG spokesperson said that the UltraFine 5K is still being manufactured and it has not been discontinued; it is simply out of stock due to component supply problems and demand....

Dunkirk is on track to outpace early box office projections and win its opening weekend on a higher total that expected. Christopher Nolan’s fast-paced, suspenseful new movie about the famous evacuation mission opened to 3,720 theaters on Friday, including the widest 70mm release in 25 years. The film has been widely praised as one of Nolan’s best works with a 92 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing....