The categories in today’s puzzle forConnectionsare extremely vague compared to previous days, so be ready for some real head-scratching words. Some of the phrases used today deliberately fooled me, making it hard to create pairings when they seem easy on the surface. To not get tricked like I did, you’ll need to follow some helpful hints to avoid making a mistake. As if thevariety ofWordleletterswasn’t complex enough, today’sConnectionspuzzle had some seemingly simple concepts that are easy to misinterpret....

More Gears and some Kinect Microsoft’s double-dippin’ in more ways than one today. For its fourth Xbox One holiday bundle, it has actually announced two different packages. That’s more than we expected, but one of them is kind of a retread from earlier this week. The culprit is anotherGears of Warset that’s inferior toTuesday’sin every way except that it comes with a white Xbox One instead of the standard black one....

If we took a vote on who everyone’s favorite Belmont from theCastlevaniaseries is, it would most likely be Richter Belmont. I don’t think it’s simply because he starred in some of the most popular games in the series, but also because he has the best design. His blue tunic and white pants stand out among all the brown and orange leather that most Belmonts seem to favor. Castlevania: Nocturneis Netflix’s follow-up to their wildly popularCastlevaniaTV series....

Summary Just over five years since the title’s reveal and initial trailer at E3 2018, this September saw the long-awaited release of Bethesda’sStarfield. As one would expect, the title quickly shot to the top of Steam and Xbox sales charts, becoming the fastest-selling title in Bethesda’s history. Despite a mostly sterling critical reception, however, user reviews of the title have since cooled, bringing into question howStarfieldmight fare in the upcoming Game of the Year race in what has been potentially the most-packed release year in history....

Two games were just added to Xbox Game Passa few days ago, those titles beingBack 4 BloodandDestiny 2: Beyond Lightfor PC. While first-party games are a part of the service indefinitely, other titles are often added to Game Pass for a window of time. With that in mind, some popular indies and a big RPG are exiting Xbox Game Pass today. RELATED:Xbox Game Pass for PC is Getting All Existing Destiny 2 Expansions Soon...

According to a post onXbox Wire, which details current and upcoming July Game Pass titles,Grounded 2is coming to the service as a free Game Preview on July 29. Xbox Game Preview is essentially Early Access to an in-development game, aiding in the game’s progress and providing suggestions for improvements before its full release. Grounded 2 Game Preview Is Coming To Game Pass Obsidian’s Survival Sequel Grounded 2is a follow-up to Obsidian Entertainment’s breakout co-op survival game, in which player characters have been shrunk andmust work together to overcome the challenges of the oversized Brookhollow Park....

One of the most defining and debated aspects ofWonder Womanis her origin story, which has been retconned multiple times over her 84 years in comics. While some fans champion her iconic clay birth, others have outright rejected it. Now, a resurfaced quote from comic legend Grant Morrison reveals exactly where they stand in the ongoing debate. Wonder Woman’s original origin storyremains one of the most unique and iconic in all of DC Comics....

Director Ryan Coogler expresses his admiration for the lateBlack Pantherstar Chadwick Boseman and explains how he still honors the actor’s memory.Chadwick Boseman played T’Challa a.k.a. Black PantherinCaptain America: Civil War,Black Panther,Avengers: Infinity War, andAvengers: Endgame— all within the span of three years. Even though Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther tenure only lasted three years, his influence on Marvel, comic book movies, and pop culture as a whole is unparalleled. OnThe Breakfast Show,Black PantherandBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverdirector Ryan Coogler looks back fondly on Chadwick Boseman’s qualities as an actor and a person....

Few Marvel villains lay a more accurate claim to being an equivalent toThe Jokerthan Arcade. The phrase"Marvel’s Joker"gets tossed around a lot, as everyone loves to compare and contrast heroes and villains, especially whenever pitting DC Comics against Marvel. Any antagonist can carry a maniacal laugh or a nihilistic philosophy for the world, but only one from Marvel truly embodies the spirit of what Joker represents. Arcade made his comic book debut inMarvel Team-Up#65, published in 1977....

TV show endings can be difficult to get right, and it’s impossible to satisfy every viewer with the conclusion of a long-running and beloved series. However, while somegreat TV finales enhance or even savetheir shows, others have the opposite effect. Unpopular twists and turns can make such endings difficult to revisit, and in extreme cases, thesefinales can alter how you view the entire story. There are some shows I love enough to look past my complicated feelings about their endings, but sometimes, that also means ignoring that they happened....

Six years before Jean Smart was onHacksas Deborah Vance, she was playing a gangster in a lauded crime series with a 93% onRotten Tomatoes.Hacksis one ofthe best HBO original TV showsof recent years. Premiering in 2019,Hacksfollows Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder), a young, lost comedy writer who finds herself working for a legendary stand-up comedian, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart). Despite their differences in attitude and style, the two comedians grow closer and slowly bond through their work....

AEW’s key to battlingWWEmay be with ticket sales. This pastWrestleMania 41weekend has earned controversy across social media for high ticket prices. It shouldn’t be a surprise for wrestling’s Super Bowl to be expensive, but seeing as post-Mania ticket sales for events likeRawand house shows continue to rise exponentially, WWE fans are starting to see a trend they aren’t happy with. Alternatively, as seen in AEW’s promotional videos, shared on social media by users such as @DrainBamager, WWE’s competition, All Elite Wrestling, is starting toadvertise low and affordable ticket prices starting at $20for its showsBeach Break and Summer Blockbuster....

The X-Men will play a major role inAvengers: Doomsdayagainst Doctor Doom, but if they had arrived in theMarvel Cinematic Universea little earlier, a few of the mutants could haveoffered great help to the MCU’s heroes against Thanos. Multiple stars fromFox’s original X-Men franchisehave been announced for thecast ofAvengers: Doomsday, which was surprising. Notably, the Avengers movie cast reveal did not include the two mutants that seemed like the safest bets for the film: Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine and Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool....