I haven’t finished the main story of Crimson Desert yet, so this is more of a first impressions piece than a full review. While what I’ve experienced so far suggests the ending probably won’t drastically change my overall opinion, I’ll hold off on a final verdict until I’ve completed it.
This game is created by Pearl Abyss, the South Korean team behind the popular online game, Black Desert Online. However, unlike Black Desert, this is a standalone, single-player experience set in an open world with action-packed gameplay.
Based on Araminta Hall’s novel and adapted for television by Annie Weisman (known for shows like Physical and Based on a True Story), Imperfect Women is a gripping series that will keep you on the edge of your seat and eager to see what happens next.
Lisa and I used to get together for lunch every few weeks, and then we’d inevitably start wondering what our friend Valerie would be up to, according to Michael C. Hall at SXSW. He was there with the first episodes of the third and final season of The Comeback, which they’re now calling a trilogy, and the audience of dedicated fans loved it. The new season starts airing on March 22nd.
Picking the best animated shows ever made is tough! The list includes everything from shows everyone can enjoy, like Hey Arnold!, to more adult-focused series such as Love, Death, & Robots. However, some truly excellent shows didn’t make the list simply because they weren’t widely remembered. This wasn’t due to a lack of quality, but because they faced tough competition, poor promotion, or were simply too innovative for their time.
Leon Kennedy made his debut in Resident Evil 2 as a new police officer facing the terrifying Raccoon City outbreak on his very first day. Though young and lacking experience, he’s dedicated to helping people, and he continued to grow and improve in subsequent games.
The One Ring has become a pop-cultural icon, especially in its depiction in Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. But deep within Tolkien’s lore was another, more powerful “ring.” It belonged not to Sauron but to his master: Morgoth, the original Dark Lord. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Tolkien’s son, Christopher, collected much of his father’s unpublished Middle-earth lore in a series of twelve volumes called The History of Middle-earth, and the tenth volume was titled Morgoth’s Ring. This book covered several topics, but the one for which it was named was a dark truth about The Lord of the Rings‘ setting. Morgoth did not literally possess a magical ring; the Rings of Power were strictly Sauron’s inventions, and he did not create them until long after his master’s defeat in the War of Wrath. Rather, Christopher drew the title from a metaphor that his father had used in one of his essays, “Notes on Motives in The Silmarillion.” In this essay, Tolkien wrote that “the whole of Middle-earth was Morgoth’s Ring.”
IDW Publishing announced that The Rocketeer is returning in a new comic book series! Titled The Rocketeer: Infiltrator, it will be available on July 8th and features the work of creators Gabriel Hardman (known for Batman and Green Arrow) and Dean Kotz (The Savage Sword of Conan). The story is set during World War II, where Allied planes are being destroyed by what some believe is a secret Nazi weapon. Cliff Secord, a.k.a. The Rocketeer, and actress Betty Paige will go undercover to investigate, promising a thrilling adventure for fans of the classic franchise.
On March 18th, Meta (Mark Zuckerberg’s company) announced a new program called ‘Creator Fast Track’ for Facebook. It’s designed to help people who create content on YouTube and TikTok build an audience and earn money on Facebook.
Although Elijah Wood has worked on many successful films and projects since playing Frodo Baggins, he’s still best known for that iconic role.