Onward, Pixar’s first non-sequel movie since 2017’s Coco, notably features the studio’s first openly gay character. Fans have been calling for more LGBTQ representation in Disney movies for years, most notably with the #GiveElsaAGirlfriend movement. Many queer viewers saw a kindred spirit in Elsa, reading her hidden ice powers as a metaphor for hidden sexuality. When it comes to Disney movies, LGBTQ fans have been conditioned to project queerness onto anyone we can. Thanks in large part to lobby

For every answer Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker delivered while wrapping up the Skywalker Saga, it raised another question. So with the book still a few days away from release, here are the biggest things that we’ve learned about Star Wars canon thanks to the The Rise of Skywalker novelization. A clone Rey seems a bit stronger than a clone Palpatine (but less recognizable, perhaps). Palpatine clones were something that Star Wars Legends canon used frequently, but not something J.J. Abrams and

With Doom Eternal out in two weeks, Bethesda released a new video showing off the game’s kick-ass soundtrack. Mick Gordon, the man responsible for Doom’s (2016) music, returns for Doom Eternal. The sound of the original Doom carries over to Doom Eternal, but Gordon and lead audio designer Chad Mossholder wanted to put together a heavy metal choir to enhance the music. Mossholder and the team want Doom Eternal to “feel like a heavy metal album experience.” And the heavy metal choir helps create t

Overwatch’s 21st season of competitive goes live today, and with it a new way for Blizzard to mix up the shooter’s meta game: hero bans. Four heroes — Baptiste, Hanzo, Mei, and Orisa — have been temporarily locked out of competitive play, a move that Blizzard hopes will create change in the meta. “Every week when players log in to Overwatch, it’ll be a slightly different game,” Overwatch principle game designer Scott Mercer said. Hero Pool rules for the Overwatch League will be different from th

Imane “Pokimane” Anys, one of Twitch’s most popular streamers, will remain on the platform thanks to a new, exclusive deal with the streaming service. Pokimane, who is represented by United Talent Agency, started streaming on Twitch six years ago and has since built one of the platform’s largest followings. Her decision to stay with Twitch comes after a number of the platform’s highest profile streamers leaving for exclusive deals with other sites. The wave of departures from Twitch began last s

So now there’s an item that allows you to wear a paper bag on your head, which is cool, but I have a pressing question. If I give this to a villager as a gift, are they capable of wearing it? Can I force them — particularly, my mortal enemy who is clogging up my island with their unwanted presence — to wear the paper bag in an effort to make them leave? I don’t have any nefarious plans for this, I just think it would be nice for some of them to have. Source of screenshot: https://t.co/DqyEG44sOG

Making hacked monsters for Pokémon Sword and Shield was always possible, but to do it, you needed to run custom firmware on the Nintendo Switch. OaksLab is a curious Twitch channel that generates hacked Pokémon for you through the use of a bot called AutoBrock. First, you have to generate a monster via Pokémon Showdown, a popular browser game where fans play competitively. Once it does, you can search for the trade in Sword and Shield using the code, and your hacked Pokémon will be waiting. “The

Ghost of Tsushima, the open-world samurai action game from developer Sucker Punch Productions, is coming to PlayStation 4 on June 26. Here’s the official synopsis of Ghost of Tsushima’s story:With Tsushima on the brink of destruction, Jin Sakai must sacrifice everything to defeat the ruthless Mongol invaders and protect what’s left of his home and people. Ghost of Tsushima was originally announced in October 2017. It’s the first new game from Sucker Punch since 2014’s dual releases of Infamous S

Pokémon Go’s next Community Day will star Abra, the psychic-type Pokémon from the Kanto region. The Community Day will take place on March 15. Abra will be spawning in abundance, and Shiny Abra will be popping up way more often than it normally would. Evolving your Abra into an Alakazam during the Community Day period will teach it a special move, which has yet to be revealed. This is the first time monetization like this is being involved in a Community Day, but even if you’re not interested in

The first season of Pokémon Go’s Go Battle League, the mobile game’s player-versus-player mode, gets going next week, Niantic announced Thursday. Players who reached rank 4 during the game’s “preseason” of beta testing and balancing will get a reward to start the season. Officially, Go Battle League season 1 begins Friday, March 13, at 1 p.m. PDT. When it launches, the Great League will play from the season kickoff until Friday, March 27. Players who reach rank 4 during the preseason will get a

The Valve Index VR system has been in short supply since its launch last summer, but the manufacturer said in a tweet that more units will be available starting Monday morning. That’s good news for Half-Life fans, who are eagerly anticipating Half-Life: Alyx on March 23. Fans can note their interest in the Index, as with any other item on the marketplace, by adding it to their Steam wishlist. Those who have already done so may have received a message from Valve, which notes that the units will l

A television adaptation of The Last of Us, the post-apocalyptic survival franchise from PlayStation studio Naughty Dog, is in the works at HBO, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The project is intended to be a TV series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Naughty Dog president Evan Wells will also serve as an executive producer, alongside veteran HBO producer Carolyn Strauss. The TV series will be the first one from Sony Interactive Entertainment’s film and TV group, PlayStation Productions, whi

Ghost Recon Breakpoint’s forthcoming Immersive Mode has been revealed and detailed, a week after Ubisoft Paris told the game’s community that the post-release feature would be delayed. To that end, Gear Score is removed in Immersive Mode. Ghost Recon Breakpoint’s Immersive Mode arrives at a perilous time, when many among the Ghost Recon hard core have expressed they’ve lost interest in something that was underwhelming on its day of release. Immersive Mode was promised for a February rollout back

A lot changed from season 1 to season 2 of Altered Carbon. That new planet, Harlan’s World, has a history and quirks that the show touches on, but doesn’t really explore. About 400 years before season 2 takes place (so, 370ish years before season 1), human colonists left earth on a sublight colony ship. This is probably why the flying cars that we saw on Earth in season 1 are absent from Harlan’s World. A spoiler-filled discussion of the angels in season 2Angels, angelfire, and the Elders are al

Roller Champions will kick off a two-week closed alpha on Windows PC on March 11, Ubisoft announced today. The closed alpha will run from March 11 at 9 a.m. PDT to March 23 at 1 p.m. PDT. Roller Champions’ alpha is invitation only, but anyone who signs up will receive access to a closed beta later. The closed alpha will show off Roller Champions’ latest arena, Chichen Itza, for the ancient Mayan city, along with two others. The Roller Champions closed alpha will be available through uPlay for Wi

Making the seams invisibleAccording to Valorant senior software engineer David Straily, one of Riot’s main focuses with Valorant is competitive integrity. 128 tick servers were a no-brainerAll of this technical precision has to start with Valorant’s servers. A server’s tick rate is how often it communicates with the computers that it’s hosting for each match. Valorant’s 128 tick servers being the standardized sets it apart from other shooters, but according to the development team, Riot never sa

The British developer and publisher excels at licensed tabletop games, including Fallout: Wasteland Warfare, Star Trek Adventures, and upcoming pen-and-paper RPGs based on the Dishonored and Homeworld franchises. Now it’s working with the Herbert estate and Legendary Pictures on Dune: Adventures in the Imperium. GF9 recently released its own Dune tabletop game, a remake of the 1979 strategy classic Frank Herbert’s Dune. A beta test is kicking off soon, and interested players can head to the Modi

Apex Legends’ latest event has arrived and it’s bringing players a massive quality of life improvement. For a full look at everything that’s changing in Apex Legends’ System Override Collection event you can find the patch notes below. Inventory UpdateBase inventory slots increased 8 -> 10. Heirloom craftingWe’re changing up the Heirloom system to make it easier for you to acquire the heirloom you want. Instead of an entire Heirloom set dropping at once, you’ll now receive Heirloom shards.

On Tuesday the American Psychological Association, the leading scientific and professional organization of its kind in the United States, reaffirmed its position on violence in video games. “There is insufficient scientific evidence to support a causal link between violent video games and violent behavior,” it said in a news release. The statement did provide a caution, however, stating that there was some perceived link between violent video games and “aggressive outcomes, such as yelling and p

The latest round of Xbox Game Pass games is almost here. The month’s free games will start on March 5, when Game Pass subscribers get access to NBA 2K20 and Train Sim World 2020. Both of these 2020 sims will be coming to Xbox Game Pass for Console and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. March will also include the addition of a few new title to the Game Pass PC library including The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game, Mother Russia Bleeds, and three of the other Game Pass games: Ori, Pikuniku, and Trai