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Addams Family Values on 4K Blu-ray $26 Preorder at Amazon There are many, many holiday-themed movies to choose from, but not a whole ton that are specifically oriented around the US’s Thanksgiving holiday. One particular perennial Thanksgiving favorite, though, is the darkly hilarious Addams Family Values, the second movie adaptation of the old Addams Family sitcom from the 1960s, and the progenitor to Netfl…

It’s been 42 years since Tron premiered in theaters, and 14 years since Tron: Legacy was released. The third installment, Tron: Ares, has been in the works for years. But at D23, Disney was finally ready to share the first look at the next chapter in the franchise. Jared Leto plays the title character, Ares, a program who has come from the Grid and entered the real world. Leto was on hand for the preview alongside Greta Lee, Evan Peters, and original Tron star Jeff Bridges. Peters will be playing Julian Dillinger, a character who is presumably related to David Warner’s Ed Dillinger from the first film. Cillian Murphy portrayed Dillinger’s son, Edward Dillinger, Jr., in Tron: Legacy. Peters’ character was featured prominently in the preview as Dillinger gives a keynote speech about intellig…

The Borderlands film received generally poor reviews from critics, but that doesn’t always signal a lack of success at the office as many poorly rated films perform just fine. However, that wasn’t the case for the Borderlands movie, which is bombing with only $8.8 million for its opening weekend in the US.The movie earned $7.7 million from international markets for a global start of $16.5 million. Variety, which supplied the box office numbers, said that figure was “embarrassing.”The report said about 60% of the Borderlands movie’s production costs have already been made back through pre-sales to international exhibitors. However, it’s still a disappointing result for the film, which carried a reported production budget of $115 million and advertising and distribution costs of about $30 mi…

Developer Maschinen-Mensch has revealed Mother Machine, a co-op action-platformer with RPG elements. Built using Unreal Engine 5, the game allows for up to four players to take control of an adorable chaos gremlin, explore a series of procedurally generated cave networks for resources, and regularly meet a horrible end thanks to a malfunctioning robot mother. Maschinen-Mensch is aiming for an accessible title regardless of skill level, and balanced co-op mechanics will allow expert players to join forces with newcomers to explore intricate and procedurally-designed alien caves. The studio also says it has been influenced by several games while developing Mother Machine, like Spelunky, the Oddworld series, and Helldivers 2.While your gremlin’s base set of skills will allow them run…

From Software’s beloved Dark Souls series is returning with the official Dark Souls: Redemption manga. The series is set in the same bleak world as the Dark Souls trilogy but tells an all-new, original story that follows a nameless woman and her bodyguard as they journey through hostile lands filled with undead horrors. Dark Souls: Redemption kicks off with the 216-page Volume One, which releases on August 27. You can preorder it for $15 at Amazon. Preorder at Amazon

If you want a premium gaming rig but don’t want to go through the hassle of building one yourself, a prebuilt gaming PC is a great option. There are a number of companies specializing in prebuilt PCs, including Starforge Systems. Prebuilt gaming PCs tend to cost a bit more for the added convenience of not putting it together on your own, but right now Starforge is offering up to a $350 discount on its most popular prebuilt gaming PCs. That makes this a great time to shop, as you’ll find high-end PCs at some of their lowest price of the year. See all prebuilt PC deals

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In the upcoming Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, players will no longer be able to level up by taking inappropriate photos of female characters.First reported by Famitsu, the game is removing the “Erotica” category within its photography mechanic. In the original Dead Rising, players could earn PP, or Prestige Points, by taking photos in various categories. PP can then be used to increase Frank’s abilities. Some categories include “Horror” when lots of zombies are present in the shot, or “Brutality” when there’s gore and carnage around. The “Erotica” category includes taking shots of upskirts or cleavage.

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Disney might be getting its own dedicated store within Fortnite, and it could be announced very soon.A leaked image has surfaced online showing what appears to be a separate store section for Disney and Marvel skins that Fortnite has had thus far. The reason for Disney and Epic for going down this route is unclear, but it’s possible that due to the many collaborations between them, perhaps they wanted to make their skins more readily available.

RUMOR: FIRST LOOK AT AN UPCOMING DISNEY ITEM SHOP 🔥
This image was sent to @HYPEX & me earlier today. The person who sent this to us explained that Epic Games is “developing a Disney IP store in Fortnite” 👀
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This year’s D23 started with Disney revealing some details about the forthcoming Avengers ride, set for the Disney California Adventure park at Disneyland Resort. The ride, which will come as part of Phase 2 of Avengers Campus, will have guests teaming up with the Avengers as they take on bad guys across the multiverse.GameSpot was on hand as we got a first look at the vehicle for the ride which looks, on the surface, to operate similar to the Transformers and Spider-Man rides at Universal Studios’ domestic theme parks.

Although Pixar’s Inside Out 2 is the highest-grossing movie of the summer, Deadpool and Wolverine is catching up fast and closing in on $1 billion worldwide by this weekend. That’s a testament to the drawing power of leading men Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, who only briefly shared the screen 15 years earlier in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Now, Jackman is sharing a behind-the-scenes look at his ADR process during one of the new film’s fights between Wolverine and Deadpool.

Hi. #DeadpoolAndWolverine @ShawnLevyDirect pic.twitter.com/5GmfJKHQfJ — Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) August 6, 2024

The scene in question takes place near the middle of the movie, as Deadpool and Wolv…