Iran’s Khamenei defends Revolutionary Guard in Friday sermon

In his first Friday sermon delivery since 2012, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has defended the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) amid a growing backlash after it mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane, killing all 176 people on board. Khamenei’s address comes as Iran and its rulers face intense pressure at home and abroad after…

How MLB The Program highlights the deadly efficiency of the Astros’ cheating

How MLB The Program highlights the deadly efficiency of the Astros’ cheating

When something bizarre, scandalous, or just plain ridiculous happens in sports, my first thought is, “Can I re-create that in a video game?” And at the outset of this cheating scandal with baseball’s Houston Astros, which you may have heard about, the answer was no: You can’t literally steal the other team’s pitching signals in…

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is an OK video game, but an excellent DBZ experience

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot takes the Dragon Ball Z video game franchise where it’s always needed to go: into the filler. The outside world may see the Dragon Ball Z series as an explosive, ridiculous anime all about punches, energy balls, screaming, and power levels over 9,000. Fans certainly recognize that a good, over-the-top battle…

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will get 6 more fighters as DLC

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will get 6 more fighters as DLC

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s roster will continue to grow through 2021. Game director Masahiro Sakurai confirmed that a second batch of add-on fighters will be released for the Nintendo Switch game, six in total, in the Fighters Pass Vol. 2. That means Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s second Fighters Pass will include one more fighter than…