Cock Ring Ken is in the Barbie movie, so let’s talk about Cock Ring Ken

A new was released by Behaviour Interactive, showing off the Xenomorph in all its glory alongside Ellen Ripley.

The launch of Disney Lorcana at this year’s Gen Con convention in Indianapolis was marred by chaos, as long lines and poor crowd management led to alleged unsafe conditions for attendees on the first day of the event. Many social media users reported pushing, shoving, and verbal confrontations with other fans. While things ran more smoothly on the second, third, and fourth days of the con, both Gen Con and publisher Ravensburger clearly could have done more from the outset.

Baldur's Gate 3 Twitch streamers are getting an early jump scare by hitting the character creator's «hide clothes» option and discovering just how much it actually hides.

Remnant II has sold more than one million units across all platforms in its first week, so Stella, Kahlief, and Destin discuss how Remnant II has improved from its original game formula and how unique the gameplay loop is. Plus: Baldur’s Gate 3 won’t be releasing on Xbox for quite some time, your Xbox controller will be easier to repair on your own, and we have the full list of games joining and leaving Xbox Game Pass for August.

The second and final issue of DC's Knight Terrors: The Joker miniseries, published this week, delves deeper into the fantasy world conjured by new supervillain Insomnia.

Dave the Diver has continued to garner success since the management hybrid RPG splashed onto Steam, becoming something of a Steam Deck darling in the process. The indie-hit is continuing to make waves, leaving hugely popular games like Elden Ring in the dust as it swims to first place to become the most played game on the Steam Deck in July 2023.

Even before I got to the theater, I saw the pink.

Twitter's rebranding exercise is complete and the platform is now known as X. But owner Elon Musk is not done yet. After renaming the social media platform, he is now renaming all the associated assets of the platform as well. Twitter Blue has already become Blue, and there were some reports that tweets can be renamed as ‘posts' after some users briefly saw the name change on the platform on Monday. Now, the latest victim of the renaming exercise is TweetDeck, the dashboard application for managing multiple accounts of the microblogging site. TweetDeck is going to be renamed to XPro, and the new branding has begun appearing in some places, including the top of the landing page.

If you have seen the Barbie movie and you're somehow already over it, you are definitely not me. If you have seen the Barbie movie and you're not already over it, and I'm assuming you're not and that's why you're here, Mattel is launching a line of clothing to celebrate its release and success. A T-shirt showcasing your love for President Barbie, a whole bunch of Allan merch, and even a fanny pack with all the characters on it.

In spite of its name, How To with John Wilson is probably one of the worst how-to shows ever made. One of the jokes behind the HBO documentary series is that each episode, while ostensibly about how to do something, jettisons the topic as quickly as possible in order to explore something else entirely. In the third and final season (which premiered on July 28), the first episode, “How to Find a Public Restroom,” eventually pivots to a rumination on diminishing public space, and later “How to Watch Birds,” well — you probably won’t believe what that one ends up being about.

You’ll have a hard time finding a movie sequel that doesn’t pale in comparison to the original. Sometimes, it’s just hard to come up with a story that beats the one we all already love. Games don’t have that problem as making a better game usually requires the developers to just read player feedback and improve upon the original’s gameplay shortcomings. That’s, however, not the case in every single video game sequel. There’s a surprisingly high number of once-promising sequels that fumble hilariously in places where the original triumphed.

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