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“One less human. More room for the monsters to roam.” That’s how The Bride, the closest thing that Creature Commandos has to a sort of break-out character, justifies the eventual demise of Princess Ilana in the fourth episode.
To her, people are cruel and unstable, often falling prey to their own hubris and desires for power and love. And sure, the same can be said of monsters, but monsters are what The Bride knows, she understands that kind of chaos. And that’s why The Bride was always destined to the leader of the Creature Commandos.
She officially earns this spot in the final episode of the first season of the show, taking over in the wake of Rick Flag Sr.’s grievous injuries at the hands (well, mud) of Clayface. Flag himself had hinted at her skills before.
Back in the aforementioned fourth episode, just as The Bride disconnects from Flag due to the latter’s commitment to the idea that the Princess actually doesn’t want to rule the world, he commends her on how well she handled her..

After The Penguin took a detour into Sofia Falcone’s past, episode 5 brings The Batman spin-off right back into the present drama. Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb and Sofia are on two sides of a war for power, as Gotham deals with the fallout of the murder of the Falcones. Add into the mix more drug trafficking, another criminal family on the rise, and plenty of betrayal, things are seriously heating up as we pass the halfway point of the season.
Below, we get into all the major details in our recap of The Penguin episode 5, as well as diving into some of the Easter eggs that we spotted in The Batman spin-off. Although, needless to say, we’ll be getting into spoiler-heavy detail from here on out, so make sure you’re up to speed with the superhero crime drama before venturing on.
While you’re here, why not check our guide to The Penguin release schedule too.
The Penguin episode 5 recap
Oz Cobb is going underground in the latest episode of The Penguin. We pick up with the gangster in the afte..

Video game icon Lara Croft hasn’t had the best luck when it comes to screen adaptations. The Angelina Jolie movies were critically panned, while the 2018 reboot starring Alicia Vikander failed to ignite at the box office. Although a sequel for that movie was still put into development, it ultimately failed to see the light of day after the studio’s rights to the franchise expired. The question fans of the kick-ass archaeologist were therefore left with was ‘what next?’
Enter Netflix’s new animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, which welcomes back our heroine somewhat successfully. Set in the same continuity as the most recent Tomb Raider game trilogy, the story picks up following the events of 2018’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider, aiming to fill in the timeline between that and the original series of games. However, if you are not a gamer, do not fear: you can still enjoy this new Lara Croft adventure even with zero prior knowledge of her legend.
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As Bungie prepares to shift Destiny 2 to a twice-yearly expansion model buoyed by “medium-sized” releases, assistant game director Robbie Stevens pointed to the original Destiny 2 to clarify that we’re in for roughly Rise of Iron-sized experiences.
Stevens discussed Destiny 2’s future in a developer livestream earlier today, October 1. “The way we’re kind of looking at the size of these is similar to Rise of Iron from Destiny 1, but this is happening twice a year,” Stevens said. “The reason we’re talking about this, the rough shape of the box here that we’re filling, is that each expansion is going to have its own unique version of a campaign and post-game experience that you can dive really deep into beyond the initial playthrough, similar to how the Dreaming City or the Pale Heart from Beyond Light have worked. Beyond those initial campaign experiences, there’s further things to explore and secrets to uncover.”
The first expansion of this new model, Codename: Apollo, will set up “o..

The official trailer for The Franchise, a new comedy about the making of a blockbuster superhero movie, is here – and we’re ready for the absolute absurdity.
In the brief clip, which can be viewed below, chaos ensues. We see everything from poor VFX to the director being accused of sexism (though he’s always “wanted to do a feminism”) to an on-set brawl brewing on the day the studio is supposed to come visit.
“Is this, by any chance, Taika Waititi’s biography during the filming of Thor: Love and Thunder?” one of the top comments hilariously reads.
The Franchise, created by Jon Brown, is a satirical comedy that follows the crew of an unloved franchise movie fighting for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The comedy series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, asking how exactly the cinematic sausage gets made. Every mistake has an origin story.
The cast includes Himesh Patel, Aya Cash, Jessica Hynes, Billy Magnussen, Lolly Adef..

Square Enix’s action RPG Final Fantasy 16 puts heavy emphasis on the action. The FF16 modding community is working on changing that — and pretty effectively, too.
When FF16 released in 2023, it was widely praised for revitalizing the series with overwhelming spectacle, arguably its best-ever (action) combat system, and an approachable world. Our 4.5/5 Final Fantasy 16 review agrees. That said, it was also criticized by some for thin RPG elements in a series known for putting out systemically and mechanically deep JRPGs.
Some fans of the series — including me — were disappointed by FF16’s threadbare equipment system and loot, in particular. You could go the game’s entire, nearly 40-hour campaign without paying much attention to steely protagonist Clive’s weapon options, and it wouldn’t make a meaningful difference in combat. That can make all the crafting materials that enemies drop redundant, and the same goes for some random field bosses.
Two new mods — Eikonic Equipment and Critic..

The new Ultimate Universe is expanding again in January with the reveal of the Ultimate Guardians of the Galaxy, who will debut in Ultimates #8. But that’s just the start of what’s ahead for the Ultimate Universe as it reaches the end of its first year – and closes in on the return of the Maker, the villain who created the new Ultimate Universe, and who could change everything when he escapes his current captivity.
In Ultimates #8, the new Ultimate Guardians of the Galaxy are revealed as Captain Marvel, Star-Lord, Ultimate Nullifier, and of course Cosmo the space dog. Judging by the issue’s cover by Dike Ruan, Captain Marvel is a Kree warrior of some kind, while Star-Lord appears to be an older sage. Ultimate Nullifier carries a pair of pistols just like his lesser known core Marvel Universe counterpart, and Cosmo is, well, a very good dog.
Here are Juan Frigeri’s designs for the characters:

“The creative goal we set for ourselves on ULTIMATES – in addition to telling complete stories..

Halo: Combat Evolved came out over two decades ago, but speedrunning events for the classic shooter are about to change forever thanks to newly-discovered glitches that let you play as the Flood (Halo’s version of a zombie-parasite-headcrab thing.)
Former Microsoft software engineer and Halo speedrunner who goes by Mr Monopoli has recently discovered a series of glitches that open up brand new routes in Combat Evolved. Some of this stuff, like flying the Pelican, was previously possible with mods, but Mr Monopoli has become the first person in the world to discover how to unlock these tricks without modding the game.
“Using new glitches, I’ve discovered a way to possess a flood infection form in Halo 1 without mods,” the speedrunner tweeted earlier this week, alongside a video of the little face-hugger bobbing about. “You can fully control it and even climb 90+ degree walls and even ceilings!” That added verticality is what I imagine will make certain levels beatable within minutes, a..