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Dora the Explorer was one of Nickelodeon’s longest-running and best-selling franchises during its time on the air between 2000 and 2014. Being one of the longest-running shows, Dora has been through several voice actors, movies, and even some live action stage shows. She became one of the best-represented Latinas on television, giving many young girls of all ethnicities a fearless and kind role model to look up to. But it takes a village to give life to Dora, Boots, and all their other friends; and all the time, money and work paid off....

Originally beginning as a fun mini-game attached to the Half-Life 2 Orange Box collection, Portal quickly won the hearts of gamers and spawned its own franchise. Portal and its sequel even have their own internet memes and merchandise and now, if you don’t have it already, you get get the game for free to see what all the hype is about. Portal 2 released earlier this year, featuring a full-fledged campaign and adding co-op features, with Steam support that allowed for cross-platform play between PlayStation 3 users and PC gamers....

Winning the Tenkaichi Budokai – otherwise known as the World Martial Arts Tournament in the Funimation dub – was Goku’s dream early on in Dragon Ball. After losing the 21st and 22nd renditions of the tournament, Goku would be crowned Strongest Under the Heavens after finally defeating Piccolo in the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai. While Goku’s eventual Tenkaichi Budokai win was triumphant, it only carried weight because of the reverence Dragon Ball gives to being a tournament champion....

Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age is considered to be one of the best RPGs of 2018, earning widespread critical acclaim and selling millions of copies worldwide. Now Dragon Quest 11 is coming to the Nintendo Switch as Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age S, and it will be enhanced with some brand new features, including the ability to switch to 16-bit graphics. The ability to switch between Dragon Quest 11’s modern HD visuals and 16-bit, SNES-style graphics is an interesting feature for sure, but some may think of it more as a novelty....

A good boss can elevate any Dungeons & Dragons campaign, whether it’s a tough enemy at the end of a dungeon or a multi-session villain. However, creating a good boss is more than placing a higher CR creature in the last room of a dungeon. A good boss has several factors: it should feel like a good finale for a dungeon, it should fit within the context of a dungeon, and it should present a threat to players other than stronger attacks and more health....

What does it mean to be truly neutral? Is such a person racked with indecision, incapable of ever picking a side? Are their lives defined by emotionless words and actions, devoid of all passion and purpose? If you don’t feel strongly about anything, can you really be said to feel at all? While all neutral alignments are somewhat confusing, true neutral is by far the least understood. To start with, true neutral characters aren’t robots....

During the deluge of news that came out of E3 2017, some Dying Light fans might have missed the developer Techland’s announcement that it plans to continue adding even more content to the survival-horror game with a year’s worth of free DLC. Should this have been the case for many, the company recently published a video teasing the actual materials of the forthcoming expansions, proclaiming that the add-on drops are set to occur over the course of the next 12 months....

A new trailer for Techland’s Dying Light expansion, The Following, shows off vehicle customization, including decals, bobbleheads, upgrades, and weapons. About six months ago, Dying Light developer, Techland, teased gamers with some footage of an upcoming expansion, called The Following, for their first-person zombie action game. Today, Techland released a new trailer giving gamers additional information about the expansion, including a few details about the in-game dirt buggies coming with the DLC....

Originally announced at E3 2019, Elden Ring has been super quiet ever since, and there has been a rather noticeable lack of major reveals to the lament of Dark Souls fans around the world. As it is easily one of the more anticipated titles in recent years, the security around Elden Ring’s development appears to be airtight, resulting in a lack of truly verifiable leaks towards an unrelenting fanbase. On one hand, there is a rabid fanbase that is used to excruciating punishment of the Dark Souls franchise, which regularly heralds its brutal gameplay and unrelenting difficulty as keystones of play....

Marvel fans have two upcoming features in the crosshairs: Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The reason for their keen interest in these particular features is because both are expected to open the Multiverse within the live-action MCU. The jury is still out on whether this will happen in No Way Home, but Sam Raimi’s madness with Doctor Strange is a certainty. Wanda Maximoff actor Elizabeth Olsen has also alluded to the latter’s “horror show vibe”, which has piqued our curiosity even more....

The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has launched a massive investigation into the exploitation of a CS:GO spectator bug that dates back to 2016. In a statement released today, ESIC stated that more than 25,000 hours of gameplay footage from CS:GO events will be reviewed to detect incidents of exploitation of the spectator bug. After an initial investigation earlier this week, coaches Aleksandr ‘MechanoGun’ Bogatiryev (Hard Legion), Ricardo ‘dead’ Sinigaglia (MiBR), and Nicolai ‘HUNDEN’ Petersen (Heroic) were all issued bans after being found guilty of exploiting the spectator bug in ESL tournaments....

This article contains Eternals spoilers and potential spoilers for the future of the MCU. You know nothing…about the Black Knight. Get it? Because the Black Knight is played by Kit Harington? You know, the dude that played Jon Snow on Game of Thrones? So like, “you know nothing…” Ah, forget it. Ahem. If the Eternals post-credits scene featuring Kit Harrington as Marvel’s Dane Whitman is any indication, then the Black Knight is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe (possibly with an assist from Mahershala Ali’s Blade) pretty soon....

The Elder Scrolls Online is set to launch the Blackwood Chapter next month, introducing a new region, questline, and more to the world of Tamriel. ZeniMax Online Studios has already revealed plenty of info about the upcoming expansion, and we don’t have much longer to wait before we can finally get our hands on the highly anticipated expansion. Here’s everything we know about The Elder Scrolls Online’s upcoming Blackwood Chapter....

Bethesda games pack their titles with tons of real-life references. Allusions to popular video games, music, movies, and TV shows pepper the landscape, particularly in Fallout 4. References to literary works are by no means uncommon. Some are rather subtle, while others are pretty on the nose in their delivery. It makes for quite an eclectic mix of content. There are examples from poetry, horror, fantasy, historical fiction, and even Biblical references....

Bethesda releases a free official ringtone of the familiar piano jingle that accompanies the Mysterious Stranger’s helpful combat appearances in Fallout 4. It’s safe to say that a good proportion of the world’s gaming population is currently quite obsessed with Fallout 4. After years waiting for an announcement and months of anticipation following the game’s reveal at this year’s E3, it seems that the finished product is just as engrossing as fans had hoped it would be....

This fan’s tribute to the iconic Fallout 4 garage location is a near-perfect recreation of the workshop from the trailers and the opening credits stocked with all the right items. Although Fallout 4 may not have as many quests as Skyrim, the game still has enough creative outlets to keep crafty players busy in the wasteland for years. With the combination of mods, item crafting, and base-building tools; players are able to build just about anything in the open-world game....

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice remains a divisive film and the same goes for Ben Affleck’s portrayal of The Batman, much to Zack Snyder’s dismay. Sure, Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy was always going to be a tough act to follow, but with the highly anticipated Snyder Cut of Justice League edging closer, fans are showing more appreciation for Snyder’s work. After Joss Whedon’s touch tampered with the released version of Justice League, the Snyder Cut’s long three-year journey has not been without its share of casualties....

A prop mask of The Thing made for the 2005 Fantastic Four movie is currently for sale on eBay. The movie prop currently has a buy it now price of C $5,999.99 (approx. US $4,500) after being discounted from C $7,999.99 with an additional C $140.00 (approx. US $104.62) for shipping. According to the auction’s item description “this is a Head from the movie Fantastic Four by Tim Story. The head has eyes that are not fixed directly to the mask” and is sold by Entertain_Me, a movie memorabilia dealer based in Canada....

The next-generation of video game consoles has arrived, and with it comes exciting new exclusive games, the rush to try to find a PS5 or Xbox Series X/S, and even new controllers. As exciting as all of this is, Ted Timmons, the director of Far Cry 6, seems to have found something rather irritating about the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller. For quite some time, many have considered the Xbox Elite controller to be the best for modern gaming, but the PS5 DualSense is making its case for this new generation of gaming....

With Far Cry New Dawn, developer Ubisoft has brought some RPG elements to its open-world shooter and in the process created a new gameplay loop. Upgrading facilities in the Prosperity camp is a key part of that experience in Far Cry New Dawn because it gives players access to new abilities and makes them stronger, but doing so requires Ethanol. Where to Find Ethanol Every outpost in Far Cry New Dawn rewards Ethanol upon completion, so discovering all of them as early as possible will give players a leg up....