Chronomancy deals with the flow of time.Able to manipulate time, these spellcasters inDungeons & Dragonsare seen in several different third-party sourcebooks, including Valda’s Spire of Secrets and Explorer’s Guide To Wildemount, with the latter having an entire subclass centered around spellcasters that specialize in these time-bending spells. Chronomancy spells in Valdra’s Spire of Secrets, chronurgy spells in Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount, and general time-bending spells in the D&D fifth edition Player’s Handbook are all considered when determining which of these time spells are the best options to equip your spellcaster....

While theNintendo Switch 2is a success, The buildup to the launch wasmarred with complaints about how expensive the consoleis, as well as the$80 price of first-party games like Super Mario World. However, the backlash was not just about the price, but also aboutNintendo’s new game key card system. A weird mix between physical copies and digital downloads, game key cards act as keys to unlock the download of a game. While they can be shared with friends, unlike digital downloads, it also means that you can’t play them without the card itself....

Quick Links It’s a new day and that means a new puzzle wall to solve in the New York Times’sConnectionsgame. If you’re looking to save your streak and only want to nail down that last pesky category, don’t worry - we have all the hints you could need. You’ll find everything you need below, from vague hints as to what you should be looking for to the outright answers. Whether you’re looking for a nudge in the right direction or a sneaky way to preserve your blemish-free record, you’ve come to the right place....

Summary The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivionarguably lives and dies by its NPC interactions. It was a core part of the original,goofiness and all, and it’s thankfully translated well to Oblivion Remastered. Walk the streets of Skingrad and the Imperial City, and you’ll more than likely hear two NPCs have the briefest and most bizarre conversation you’ve ever heard. NPCs reacting to your character is also another way that Oblivion manages to successfully make players feel their impact on the world, and more often than not, you’ll find that one or two characters don’t take very kindly to any stupidity you might get up to....

Summary Legohas beenteasing a collaboration with One Piecefor months, and now its first-ever sets based on the incredibly popular, long-running manga-turned-anime-turned live-actionNetflixshow are finally here. Seven of them, to be exact, ranging in price so allOne Piecefans can get in on the action, and all available for pre-order right now. As the tease implied, One Piece’s first Lego crossover appears to be spun from the live-action show rather than the anime....

Summary If you thought"Ugly Sonic" was the worst rendition of a mascot in live-action, then, boy, do we have some news for you. That’s because Ugly Sonic has now been replaced by “Ugly Chopper,” asNetflixrevealed what the reindeer/human-hybrid will look like in Season 2 ofits live-action adaptation of One Piece. It’s nottotallyawful, and the showrunners could’ve gone full meme and made him an actual reindeer that happens to talk, but it’s also not particularly amazing, especially compared to his animated version....

Quick Links I mean, who doesn’t get the munchies from time to time? If you’re climbing through the different obstacles thatPeakoffers across its different levels, chances are that your Stamina will deplete, and Hunger might take your mind as a hostage, and the game will acknowledge that by offering a peculiar solution. Desperate times demand desperate measures, and you will be able to eat other people. Yeah, you’ve heard right. You can now eat all your friends' faces, and by doing that, you might buy some extra time for one of you to reach the next effigy and bonfire....

Sometimes, a video game final boss proves underwhelming. It’s a bummer, but it is what it is. It might happen because the final fight is weak on its own merits. Or maybe it’s because the penultimate boss was even better, in which case, it’s not so much that the final conflict is mediocre; it’s just outclassed by its immediate predecessor. For all the attention we rightly give to gaming’s last big bouts, those second-to-last encounters don’t always get the attention they deserve....

Summary A Cheeto shaped like Charizard was auctioned off a few months agoand wound up fetching more than $87,000. If you’re kicking yourself for missing out and have that kind of money to spend on a bizarre collectible, here comes your second chance as there’s now a Pikachu-shaped Cheeto being readied for auction. A listing for the Pikachu-shaped Cheeto(or Pikacheeto) is now up at Goldin, the same auction site that sold the Cheetozard (thanks,Dexerto)....

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is now in theaters, and its opening weekend box office numbers are in. The next big stepping stone on the road to Avengers: Doomsdaymade an impressive $218 million during its opening weekend. That very big number doesn’t quite measure up to whatSupermanachieved, though. According to Box Office Mojo, First Steps generated $218 million worldwide during its opening weekend. That means it has had the most successful first weekend at the box office in theMCUthis year, beating Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts....

Limited edition licensedFunko Popsare released throughout the year at various conventions, and this weekend is the big one. San Diego Comic-Con is underway, and all of the convention’s exclusive Funko Pops, which include everything fromPokemontoBatman, will be available to buy starting today. Below you’re able to find all of the figures dropping today (there are a lot of them) and where you will need to go to buy them if you’re not at SDCC in person....

Following the surprisingly massive success of theSilent Hill2 remake,Bloober Teamhas been confirmed to be remaking the first game in the series. One of the biggest surprises of 2024 was Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2 remake, which went far beyond the expectations that many of us had for itconsidering how the team previously handled horror. That massive success made it seem likely thatBloober would return to work on Silent Hill again in the future....

Bethesdawanted to make sure thatThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredwas exactly how we remembered, but with better visuals. That’s why the devs at Virtuos made sure theyleft in the original charm, bugs, jank, mistakes, and all. However, theSkyblivionfan project has no qualms in changing the game as a ground up remake. The team has already said thatit will bring the original Oblivion’s dungeons more in line with that of modern day RPGs,and the project’s latest developer update has revealed another big change....