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You’ve upgraded your rig, so why skimp on a chair? Do yourself a favor and upgrade to something more comfy.

Pacific Rim Uprising has rolled into theaters like a giant robot about to take on a kaiju. And while the continued adventures of the Pentecost family have been met with a mixed reaction from fans, one thing is undeniable:

Whatever you think of Uprising, there are some serious WTF questions to be found in this film. Let’s break them down!

When we first meet Cailee Spaeny’s character Amara, she’s built Scrapper, her own mini-Jaeger, out of used parts and junk. And even though Scrapper is put out of commission soon after, you just know the cute, rolly-poley Jaeger will resurface for the final battle. Which he totally does!

The thing is, that showdown takes place in Tokyo, far away from the Jaeger base in China. A whole show is made about how our heroes have to jury-rig rocket boosters to get the giant robots all the way to Japan in time to stop the invading kaiju. But then just when the going gets tough, Scrapper is helicoptered in to help save the day. And he basically arrives only minutes after the rocket-boosted Jaegers! Making this even more confusing is the fact that Scrapper was presumably located even further away from the Jaeger base to begin with. What can we say but… that’s just how Scrapper rolls…

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Sailing the Sea of Thieves alone is a risky adventure, don’t miss these essential tips for going solo.

This animated sequel is the very definition of middle-of-the-road children’s entertainment.

From the Iron Giant to Voltron and beyond, here are the coolest, most destructive and most important giant robots ever (fictionally) made.

A film made for immature audiences, but immature audiences deserve better immature movies than this.

There’s a school of comedy that says if a scene isn’t funny, just get louder. Or get crasser. Or just start gesticulating wildly. It’s a not a prestigious school, but if you ever wanted to audit a class, it’s as easy as watching Game Over, Man!, which launches on Netflix on March 23.

Game Over, Man! comes from the creators of the television series Workaholics, and stars Adam Devine, Anders Holm and Blake Anderson as the the cleaning staff at a fancy hotel, where a wealthy celebrity named Bey Awadi (Utkarsh Ambudkar) is having an enormous party that night. Our heroes decide to use this opportunity to pitch Bey Awadi one of their many entrepreneurial schemes, the “Skintendo,” which uses a full body suit to control the character in a game.

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Google’s foray into the world of smart speakers began a little over a year ago with the launch of Google Home, powered by the company’s virtual assistant. It can play music, send audio and video to televisions and stereos with the help of a Chromecast, and can respond to all sorts of questions and commands. It costs $129 for the standard Home speaker, $49 for the Home mini version, and $399 for the audio-enhanced Google Home Max. Now that Amazon’s Echo and Apple’s HomePod are out, the smart speaker arms race is heating up, so let’s see what Google’s midrange offering brings to the table.

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This winter, Shohei Ohtani brought the excitement and allure of a two-way player to Major League Baseball’s offseason. Meanwhile, while he courted most of the teams, the once-dominant Jake Arietta languished in the free-agent pool until accepting Philadelphia’s best offer.

In many ways, MLB The Show 18 has more in common with the oft-dependable Arietta than the shiny-new Otani, whose Babe Ruth-style two-way play on the mound and at the plate had every team lining up to sign him. This year, there’s a familiarity to the gameplay that doesn’t quite excite as much as it used to. The Show 18’s list of improvements lacks the punch some have come to expect from a top-tier game. But like the Phillies, buyers of MLB The Show 18 should know that they are getting a reliable and high-quality product, just maybe not the most alluring we’ve seen in the past few years.

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