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His Dark Materials: Season 1 Review
This review contains mild spoilers for His Dark Materials: Season 1, which has now aired in its entirety on HBO in the US and BBC One in the UK.
The BBC and HBO co-production of His Dark Materials got off to a strong start this fall, with an opening hour that set an epic tone and impressive visual standard for what was to follow. But the thematically-bare 2007 adaptation had those things going for it as well; the real question this new adaptation faced was whether the showrunners would finally bring the story to life with the same sense of danger, maturity, and grandiosity provided by Philip Pullman’s prose. In that respect, with some storytelling stumbles and concessions made so the story could thrive on a TV budget, the first season of His Dark Materials is largely a success.
Spies in Disguise Review
With the next James Bond movie not out for another few months, you may be pining for a good spy flick. Well, it’s not quite 007, but the new animated film Spies in Disguise has gadgets, the world’s greatest spy in Lance Sterling (voiced by Will Smith), a villain with a robot arm (Ben Mendelsohn) and a sort of Q in the form of a goofy kid named Walter Beckett (Tom Holland). It also has our super-spy turning into a very angry pigeon. That’s where the comparisons end. Spies In Disguise has a slow start, but once it accepts its wackiness, it turns into a charming film. The pairing of Tom Holland and Will Smith absolutely works. This might not be a must-see for adults, but if you’re bringing the kids in your family, you’ll definitely be entertained.
Six Tips for New Rainbow Six Siege Players (From a New Player)
I recently wrote about how the last two months of my life have largely been spent playing Rainbow Six Siege – getting a grip on key tactics, learning hard lessons and steadily improving. I’m in no way an expert, but I definitely feel like I have a few tips that will greatly help other newcomers to the game, so if you’re just getting started in Rainbow Six Siege – or are considering diving in – here are six tips that should help.
Take it slow and steady
Though Rainbow Six Siege moves at a wicked pace and time is always of the essence, running and gunning can get you into trouble. Death comes quickly in Siege, so it pays to think carefully about your every move, especially when on the attacking team and even more so if you haven’t identified all opposing operators during the prep phase.
This Witcher/Mandalorian Mashup Is Peak Meme
The Internet has done it again by mashing up two of our favorite memes from The Witcher series and The Mandalorian.
Reddit user DJMisha posted a video to the Witcher subreddit which features the meme from The Mandalorian where Baby Yoda appears to be messing with Mando’s space craft radio.
This time, in a Witcher twist, the radio plays Toss a Coin to Your Witcher from the new Netflix series. It’s also backed up with some holographic visuals from the show.
Iconoclasts Publisher Says Devs Are “Free To Reconsider Contracts” Following Controversy
Following the swift removal of Dangen Entertainment CEO Ben Judd, the Japanese indie publisher is now offering its developers the option of reconsidering their contracts with the company.
Dan Stern, the current CEO of Dangen, said in a statement that “all developers will be free to reconsider contracts and decide whether or not they would like to continue forward with Dangen under its new management.” According to Stern, Dangen has reached out to its developers–including those working on Devil Engine and Fight Knight–and hopes to resolve these matters as quickly as possible.
This news follows Stern stepping into Ben Judd’s shoes as CEO earlier this month. Judd, who co-founded Dangen in 2017, was accused of mismanagement and sexual harassment by multiple individuals who have worked with him in the past. The allegations led to Judd stepping down as CEO, saying in a statement, “For the foreseeable future, I will be focusing on fixing some of the issues that have come to light as well as spending time with my family. They believe in me and I want to work hard to grow in a way that justifies that faith. I am truly sorry.”
Regarding the studios working on Devil Engine and Fight Knight, Stern said he has “reached out to [those] developers with a clear path toward mutually agreed separation.” He also specified that if any studio wishes to part ways with the publisher, all of Dangen’s marketing materials will be removed from those projects, ownership of store pages will be given back to the developers, and final payments (especially to the Devil Engine team) will be resolved when invoices are received.
Dangen Entertainment is the publisher of many indie games, including 2D fighter Pocket Rumble, action-platformer Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight, upcoming beat-em-up The TakeOver, and more. The company is perhaps best known for the 2018 critically acclaimed indie action-puzzler Iconoclasts, which received a 9/10 in our review.