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Is Amazon Prime Video's Secret Level responsible for finally manifesting the Warhammer 40K project from Henry Cavill? Maybe, but it could be a rights issue as well
At long last, the Warhammer 40K series of Henry Cavill's dreams has been confirmed. And the news just so happens to drop on the same day as Amazon Prime Video released the hotly-anticipated Secret Level
December 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
All Marvel Rivals codes (April 2025)
The new team shooter with a PVP focus allows you to bring your favorite Marvel characters into the arena with you.
December 09, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
itch.io claims that Funko Pop's "AI Powered" brand protection software BrandShield got their site taken down
The indie video game distributor went down early Monday morning, saying that Funko's phishing report was to blame.
December 09, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
How horror movies helped me find my love of tabletop gaming at Philadelphia's PAX Unplugged
Unplugged & Undead: A horror hound at PAX
December 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Wizards of the Coast retcons back a beloved & funny mistake from the early days of Magic: The Gathering back into the game (and tells the whole story behind it all)
There's a difference between Lemures (chaotic elemental spirits) and lemurs (adorable primates), but one of the artists of the early Magic: The Gathering didn't catch hat. Now, the mix-up features as a meta joke in an all-new card
December 08, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
How to win friends and teach people to play Magic: The Gathering, according to Wizards of the Coast & Good Luck High Five
At the Magic: The Gathering Foundations Power Hour (hosted by Gavin Verhey and Maria Bartholdi in Philadelphia), PAX Unplugged 2024 went through a kind of mystic initiation, one that will allow them to initiate friends of their own
December 08, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Wizards of the Coast designer reveals three Magic: The Gathering mechanics that they've wanted to do (but haven't figured out a way to make it work)
At PAX Unplugged 2024, Magic: The Gathering designer Gavin Verhey (who led the Final Fantasy edition of Universes Beyond) told attendees which mechanics they can expect never to see in a game
December 08, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role's Matt Mercer gave us the dark and dour deets on his Daggerheart campaign
When Critical Role's Matthew Mercer got to talking about the campaign he designed for 2025's Daggerheart TTRPG, he was all too happy to make us all less happy
December 07, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role created its own Delicious in Dungeon TTRPG with an upcoming Daggerheart campaign
At PAX Unplugged 2024, Critical Role cast members and Daggerheart creators introduced us to BeastFeast, a campaign built on a "defeat then eat" mentality toward monsters
December 07, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Discover the most exclusive (and expensive) Magic: The Gathering cards from MagicCon: Las Vegas 2024!
Popverse's Ashley V. Robinson took to the floor at MagicCon: Las Vegas to find out what the rarest cards at the show were.
December 06, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
News
A brand new Lord of the Rings card game is coming to the US in 2025, and Popverse got a first-look at PAX Unplugged 2024
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game is a cooperative adventure through J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, set to release in January 2025. But at PAX Unplugged 2024, Popverse got to play a hand
December 06, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel is bringing Peni Parker, Bruce Banner, and Rocket and Groot to Marvel Snap ahead of Rivals debut
Each new card in Marvel Snap has a character from Marvel Rivals, giving existing cards new powers and abilities.
December 03, 2024
Trent Cannon
Guides
Another Marvel Snap series drop is coming December 2024; here is what is changing in the new update
The developers are giving fans the chance to catch up to established players by making some powerful cards more common.
November 27, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Baldur's Gate 3: Neil Newbon talks his influences for Astarion and his love of D&D
Astarion actor Neil Newbon details the array of influences behind his award-winning performance in Baldur's Gate 3
November 26, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
News
"That'll take years": Netflix's Arcane showrunner says the next League of Legends series (movie?) won't be here anytime soon
With Netflix's Arcane season 2 just having wrapped, showrunner Christian Linke opened up about what's next for League of Legends adaptations. Whether or not that's a TV series or movie is still up in the air
November 26, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Karlach's Voice Actor had to record all her lines for Baldur's Gate 3 in one year, compared to the narrator's four
It added a sense of urgency that works well with the character's arc
November 25, 2024
Trent Cannon
Guides
How to watch Castlevania and Castlevania: Nocturne in release and chronological order
Looking for an excuse to get witchy and vampy? Look no further than Castlevania on Netflix
November 21, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
News
Saddle up: Red Dead Redemption 2's Roger Clark and Rob Wiethoff are coming to C2E2 2025!
That's right, partner. Roger Clark and Rob Weithoff (the voices for Arthur Morgan and John Marston, respectively), are bringing Red Dead Redemption to C2E2 2025, and Popverse Superfans get special access
November 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Stranger Things' David Harbour created a Dungeons & Dragons character to promote the show before it was a Netflix hit
In 2016, the newly-introduced Jim Hopper himself took to a Reddit AMA to promote the first season of Stranger Things. One of his answers had attendees wondering if David Harbour was a Dungeons & Dragons player
November 19, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
How to play Deadpool's Diner in Marvel Snap
The high-risk/high-reward event is back, so we break down the new cards on offer, the gameplay mechanics, and how to get more Bubs to spend in Marvel Snap.
November 19, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Baldur's Gate 3 comes to Seattle as Neil Newbon, Jennifer English, Devora Wilde, and Aliona Baranova join the Emerald City Comic Con 2025 guest list!
That's right - the actors of Baldur's Gate 3 are coming to the PNW staple, ECCC 2025!
November 15, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Amazon's gaming anthology Secret Level gets an epic new trailer showcasing Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons, Mega Man, and even more
There's 15 games being brought to animated life in the new series, and the new trailer for the Prime Video series teases just what that will look like
November 13, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Listen to the sweet sounds of a Magic: The Gathering Duskmourn: House of Horror unboxing
Popverse's Ashley Victoria Robinson unboxes a booster pack from the latest Magic: The Gathering set, Duskmourn: House of Horror
October 30, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
News
People keep giving Baldur's Gate 3 actors sex toys as presents and we don't know why
We didn't know we needed to say this but this isn't okay, folks
October 27, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Baldur's Gate 3 voice actor Tim Downie did the most Gale thing ever and got stopped at customs for having too many books
How much is too many books? (Asking for a friend who is also us)
October 26, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Recording Baldur's Gate 3 was like being a 5 year old with a stick, according to Gale's actor Tim Downie
Childlike imagination is the at the heart of motion capture recording.
October 26, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Critical Role reveals how The Legend of Vox Machina season 3 expands upon the original campaign
The cast of Critical Role dishes on how The Legend of Vox Machina animated series from Amazon Prime Video digs into character moments we never saw in the original campaign.
October 07, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
News
Netflix's Magic: The Gathering animated series is no longer in the cards, says Brandon Routh
Brandon Routh, who would have provided a voice in the animated Magic: The Gathering show, says the series is no longer happening
September 11, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is Aerith voice actor's game of the year (and would be even if she wasn't in it)
"I think it's just such a joy to play" Briana White says about FFVII: Rebirth, midway through replaying the game
September 06, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
We asked the Baldur's Gate 3 cast which character would be the best DM and here is what they said
Baldur's Gate III's Devora Wilde, Neil Newbon, Jennifer English, and Aliona Baranova decide on their dream DM.
September 06, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Monster Hunter Wild's Baby Pukei Pukei isn't what you think (but it may be even cuter)
The internet fell in love with what became known as Baby Pukei Pukei, but PAX West 2024 fans found out what the truth is behind the cutest creatures in the Forbidden Lands
September 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth's most memorable recording session? Four hours of ribbiting
FFVII: Rebirth voice actor Britt Baron joked at PAX West 2024 that she's "blocked it out" when asked to repeat her marathon frog session
September 05, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Civilization VII isn't a historical recreation; it's asking 'What If?' on a giant scale
Civ VII isn't meant to be solely historically accurate, as its developers (and a literal historical expert) argued at PAX West 2024
September 04, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Cozy gaming might be teaching important life lessons
Games like Wylde Flowers don't get the credit they deserve for their emotional depth, according to one PAX West 2024 panel
September 04, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Monster Hunter Wilds' Rey Dau might be an apex monster, but there's something worse out there
At PAX West 2024, producer Ryozo Tsujimoto clarified that the monster seen in promotional material for the new game isn't Wilds' "flagship monster," which remains under wraps
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
The Last of Us fungal infection couldn't spread to humans in real life... right now
A scientist explains that we don't need to worry about being mind-controlled by fungus (yet)
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Guides
Catch up with all of Popverse's PAX West 2024 coverage!
Scary monsters and super peeps abound with stories about Magic: The Gathering, Marvel vs. Capcom, Monster Hunter Wilds and more!
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
What the Civilization developers felt was wrong in Civ VI, and how they're fixing it for 2025's Civ VII
History comes in layers, and Civilization VII lets you build empires inside them that even crises can't tear down
September 03, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Talk about an emergency meeting! Capcom's Ace Attorney Investigations comes to Among Us
The classic murder mystery game will crossover with the current hit murder mystery September 9
September 02, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
1980s horror (and a superbad demon) rule over Magic: The Gathering's new Duskmourn set
Everything is a haunted house in the new plane from MTG
September 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Magic: The Gathering teams with iconic Silent Hill artist Masahiro Ito for its new horror-themed set
Masahiro Ito is a guest artist for Duskmourn: House of Horror, MTG has announced
September 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
PAX West 2024 is enough to convince skeptics of the joys of gaming
Midway through the 20th anniversary event, PAX West 2024 converted me into a gaming believer
September 01, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Freddy Fazbear has been making kids nervous for a decade, but at PAX West 2024 Five Nights at Freddy's is giving back to the fans on his 10th birthday
10 years of Five Nights at Freddy's at PAX West 2024
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
How (and why) one bear romance changed the way people thought about Baldur's Gate 3
"People just walked by the desk and they’re like, ‘What are you doing?'" remembered the scene's cinematic artist.
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Borderlands 4's creators break down the secrets of the game's first teaser trailer
At PAX West 2024, Gearbox execs and developers revealed how Borderlands 4 starts seconds after the climactic end of Borderlands 3...
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Borderlands 4 will bring the new to the videogame franchise, with new characters, new tech, and a whole new world to explore
Revealed at PAX West 2024, Gearbox is leaning into the new for the upcoming expansion of the series
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
Before PAX, there was Necrowambicon, Penny Arcade's first attempt at a real-world event
The prehistory of PAX turned out to involve a food court, inventive network engineers, and a little bit of radio larceny
August 31, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Guides
How to play the Assassin's Creed games in order (chronological or release)
Want to get started on the Assassin’s Creed video game series? Here’s how to do it!
August 09, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Get hands-on demos of Monster Hunter Wilds, Dead Rising Deluxe, and more at PAX West in their North American debuts
Want to be among the first to play Street Fighter 6's first guest character? Head to Seattle Aug 30-Sep 2
August 08, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Red Dead Redemption 2;s Arthur Morgan voice actor Roger Clark reveals just how long recording took
“Some scenes would take years to complete,” Red Dead voice actor Roger Clark reveals.
August 02, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Red Dead Redemption: Who is Jack Marston’s biological father? The cast has some theories
Roger Clark and Rob Wiethoff have some thoughts about Jack Marston’s parentage in the RDR games
July 30, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Guides
Daily Coin Master free spins and free coins links (September 2024)
New links are added daily so don't miss out!
July 29, 2024
Trent Cannon
Guides
Roblox Anime Defenders codes (August 2024)
Don't miss out on these freebies in this popular Roblox game.
July 17, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
Watch the full Critical Role Panel from Florida Supercon 2024!
Join Critical Role's Matthew Mercer, Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Taliesin Jaffe, and Travis Willingham from sunny Miami Beach.
July 15, 2024
Veronica Valencia
Features
Everything you need to know about San Diego Comic-Con 2024
Everything you need to know about this year's San Diego Comic-Con
July 10, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
News
Iconic artist Mitsuhiro Arita is coming to San Diego Comic-Con with Stan Sakai
He's drawn art that has been part of pop culture for 3 decades, and now you can meet Mitsuhiro Arita at SDCC 2024
July 08, 2024
Chris Arrant
Guides
MTG Arena Codes (August 2024)
Free Magic: The Gathering Arena booster packs and cosmetics
July 08, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Anime Last Stand codes (August 2024)
How to redeem Roblox's Anime Last Stand codes - and the best ones to use!
July 08, 2024
Chris Arrant
Guides
LEGO Marvel Superheroes Cheat Codes (August 2024)
How to unlock your favorite characters in the game.
July 08, 2024
Trent Cannon
Guides
All Marvel Snap codes (April 2025)
The fate of the multiverse is at your fingertips.
July 08, 2024
Trent Cannon
Guides
How to play the western game series Red Dead Redemption in order (release or chronological)
Want to get started on the Red Dead Redemption video game franchise? Here’s how to do it!
July 05, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Raina Telgemeier & Tri Vuong light up at the idea of video game adaptations of their comics
Raina Telgemeier and Tri Vuong value the medium of comics, but are intrigued by other areas for adaptations.
July 05, 2024
Gary Catig
Features
Critical Role is coming to Florida Supercon - here's everything Critters can do in Miami Beach
Action, adventure, and at least one tea party
July 03, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Watch the full panelWatch: Spores Productions talk about their video Final Fantasy - Fate's Edge at MCM London
Fate's Edge is part cosplay, part music video, all fan-created - hear from the team that developed it
July 03, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
News
Meet Popverse's new staff writer, Grant DeArmitt
Popverse is entering year 2 with a new staff writer (and old face): Grant DeArmitt
July 02, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Watch the Baldur's Gate III Tavs, Dark Urge Characters and Cast panel from London's MCM!
Join Joshua Wichard, Neil Roberts, George Taylor, Ethan Reid, Tina Barnes, Emerald O'Hanrahan, Scott Joseph, Emma Gregory, Dave Jones, and Andrew Wincott from London
June 25, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
How to watch panels from New York Comic Con (and other ReedPop shows) from anywhere
Stream the big panels from New York Comic Con, Emerald City Comic Con, C2E2, MCM Comic Con, and more
June 18, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Watch the full panelLove Baldur's Gate 3? Learn the behind-the-scenes secrets & jokes with the cast & casting directors
See Baldur's Gate III personnel Beth Park, Josh Weeden, Neil Roberts, George Taylor, Harriet Kershaw, Kirsty Gillmore, Tilly Steele and Andrew Wincott take the stage in London
June 14, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
Watch the full panelWatch Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Patricia Summersett, Cristina Vee and Sean Chiplock from MCM!
The voice talent behind the legendary Legend of Zelda chapter were in London to tell fans about their experience with the game - don't miss it
June 13, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
Watch now!Watch the Critical Role cast talk about their upcoming plans and your favorite moments
Matt Mercer and the whole Critical Role gang love a live show - so we brought them to a comic con with thousands of fans
June 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Mark my words: Blumhouse's Fear the Spotlight, Grave Seasons, & The Simulation will win the gaming wars
Blumhouse brings years of horror experience into the gaming space, but that's not all they've got going for them
June 11, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role's Matt Mercer reveals Ruidus history goes all the way back to the group's first campaign
The Game Master teases "there's still so much" to explore about the mythology of Critical Role
June 07, 2024
Veronica Valencia
Features
Re-live the Baldur's Gate 3 cast panel from London's MCM Comic Con 2024 with our play-by-play
Baldur's Gate 3 stars Beth Park, Josh Weeden, Neil Roberts, George Taylor, Kirsty Gillmore, Tilly Steele and Andrew Wincott talked all about the game.
June 06, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Watch nowWatch now: Sonic the Hedgehog, Knuckles, Tails, and Sage reunite for Sonic Frontiers cast reunion
The voices of Sonic Frontier's Sonic the Hedgehog, Knuckles, Tails, and Sage reunite on the MCM Comic Con main stage in London
May 26, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
Astarion, the real hero of Baldur's Gate 3, almost wasn't a sexy vampire (but he was still sexy)
Maybe not a vampire, but Astarion was always sexy
May 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Baldur's Gate 3 cast reveal where the custom character term TAV really came from
If you're a dog lover, this Baldur's Gate 3 easter egg is extra cute
May 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Baldur's Gate 3 Dark Urge voice actor Neil Roberts opens up about his ADHD, and how he "never stops doing takes"
Dark Urge's actor Neil Roberts shares his personal side with Baldur's Gate 3 fans at MCM.
May 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Watch the full panelWatch now: Oxventure's full MCM Comic Con 2024 (They will also all be Kobolds)
Corazon, Dob, Egbert, Merilwen and Prudence are back for a D&D session on the MCM stage - but with very similar character stats
May 26, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
Watch the full panelWatch Oxventure's full MCM Comic Con from London (They will also all be Kobolds)
Corazon, Dob, Egbert, Merilwen and Prudence are back for a D&D session on the MCM stage - but with very similar character stats
May 25, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
Watch the full panelWatch Dicebreaker builds a cursed warhammer with Dicebreaker at MCM London Comic Con 2024!
Join the Dicebreaker crew as they work with a London audience to build a magic, murderous weapon
May 21, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
Watch the full panelWatch Dungeons & Dragons spells, as ranked by Dicebreaker from MCM London Comic Con 2024
This very special edition of the Dicebreaker Podcast Live plumbs the D&D universe for the biggest and spells your warlock, wizard, or sorcerer could cast
May 21, 2024
Ashley V. Robinson
Features
Here's how (and when) to get New York Comic Con 2024 tickets... and how to get them early
It's time to get your ticket to the biggest comic con in North America - NYCC 2024.
May 15, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
The Five Nights at Freddys-esque game Poppy Playtime is bringing Huggy Wuggy to your local bookshelf
Poppy Playtime Orientation Handbook is out now, launching a line of books bringing Huggy Wuggy to a new (terrified) audience
May 10, 2024
Graeme McMillan
Features
C2E2 2023: Watch most of the big panels on VOD, read the biggest news, and more thanks to Popverse
It's time to make our way to Chicago for one of our favorite comic conventions
May 08, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Meet Popverse's new editor, Graeme McMillan
Wait, what? Graeme McMillan is becoming a bigger part of Popverse
May 08, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
C2E2 fan profile: This Fallout 4 cosplayer has been coming to C2E2 for longer than a decade
After all of these years, Kevin Bley has just entered his first cosplay contest
April 28, 2024
Tiffany Babb
Features
Fallout: From the games to the TV and back again (including the Great War), the timeline of the show explained
For anyone wondering about the Prime Video series, here's your guide to the history of Fallout's nuclear post-apocalypse
April 26, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Roll for luck through the tallest dice tower in the world
Test your luck on the C2E2 show floor
April 26, 2024
Tiffany Babb
News
Gotta go fast to the new Sonic the Hedgehog Speed Café pop-up opening in Texas this May
Colorful characters and good food are making our mouths water
April 26, 2024
Trent Cannon
News
Chicago, get ready: the C2E2 2025 dates are here
We haven't even celebrated C2E2 2024 yet, and we're already making plans for C2E2 2025
April 24, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
MCM Comic Con and EGX are teaming up for a massive Fall 2024 event in London
The biggest comic con in the UK teams up with the biggest gaming con in the UK for MCM x EGX 2024.
April 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Birmingham, England - prepare for MCM's return in 2024
MCM Comic Con returns to Birmingham this fall.
April 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
C2E2's gaming area gets an upgrade as Side Quest: TTRPGs, an Escape Room, LARPing, video games, and more
Whether you prefer dice, a joystick, or being in the game yourself, C2E2's Side Quest area has something for you
April 15, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Fallout: How a category-5 hurricane and its aftermath soured me on dystopian stories... until, maybe, now
Dystopian fiction only works when real life isn't worse
April 10, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
What is Fallout 5 and when will we finally get a release date?
At this rate, the actual apocalypse might happen before the game comes out.
April 10, 2024
Trent Cannon
Features
See the geek inherit the earth at MCM Birmingham 2023's Nerd Bingo!
Can a person "B2" obsessed?
April 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Quadball UK was at MCM Birmingham 2023 - catch up on the action here
Watch the Quadball: A Sport for Everyone panel here on Popverse
April 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Santa brought the gift of a pub quiz to MCM Birmingham's Big Festive Trivia!
Ho, ho, ho - prove what you know, know, know! Watch it here
April 10, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Guides
How to play the Fallout game series in order
It's no Pip-Boy, but our guide to both the release and chronological order of the Fallout franchise will help guide you through nuclear post-apocalypse
April 06, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Want to DM but don't know where to start? Try the Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Masters Guide to Worldbuilding
Join TTRPG experts Liv Kennedy and Zoe Delahunty-Light as they guide you through crafting your own rich world and satisfying dangers
April 05, 2024
Grant DeArmitt