One of the best ways to acquire resources, increase your Infamy Rank, and gain XP in Skull and Bones is through Plundering. This feature allows you to take on an entire settlement, guard towers, and several ships all in the name of securing some precious loot.

The Plundering system in Skull and Bones can be somewhat complicated when you first see it, though. You have the option to Plunder a plethora of small settlements across the map, which begins a staged engagement you need to survive in order to secure the maximum amount of rewards. To see exactly how to Plunder your way to victory in Skull and Bones, take a look at the guide below.

First and foremost, you can only Plunder settlements that you're unable to dock at on the map. This means a settlement like Sainte-Anne or the Sacred Tree can't be plundered. Instead, you need to look for settlements that don't have the fast travel icon on them or are surrounded by a guard tower or two. As you can see in the screenshot below, my ship is right near two guard towers along with a small settlement.

With the Oscars slowly approaching, host Jimmy Kimmel decided to reunite some of the cast of Barbie in a video to promote the award show next month in March.

A nearly five-minute video was uploaded to the official Jimmy Kimmel Live YouTube channel. The video opens with Barbie's narrator, Helen Mirren, explaining how Kimmel is lost while he's in Barbie Land (a location based on the film). As the video goes on, Kimmel runs into Kate McKinnon's Weird Barbie, and the two embark on a trip similar to Margot Robbie's trip in the film.

Instead of visiting fun locations, the two visit a series of locations based on various nominated films, which include Poor Things, Oppenheimer, The Holdovers, and much more. By the end of the video, Ryan Gosling's Ken and America Ferrera's Gloria also appear. The video even pokes fun at a few Hollywood actors and a trend of winners visiting In-N-Out after the show.

As you might expect from a pirate game with ship-building elements like Skull and Bones, precious metals are an extremely valuable commodity. During the early game of Skull and Bones, you'll start off with a great need for Iron, but that quickly turns into a demand for Bronze, which is made by using Copper.

Bronze Ingots are a requirement in dozens of crafting recipes that pop up as you begin to establish yourself as a bonafide pirate. As such, you'll need to know where to find Copper so you can harvest it. You'll also need to know what to do with it after you've added the ore to your inventory. Below, you can see exactly where to find Copper in Skull and Bones.

There are a few different locations across the East Indies that allow you to mine Copper, but the best spot is just south of the Sacred Tree outpost. The Sacred Tree is located along a narrow canal near the Hova Hill spot west of Sainte-Anne. South of the outpost, you can keep following the canal to reach a trading settlement and a couple of guard towers.

Destiny 2's next expansion, The Final Shape, drops later this June, and PC players can get caught up on the game's entire storyline for cheap thanks to Humble's new Destiny 2: The Story So Far bundle. The bundle includes six DLC expansions covering all playable content from the game's six-year run for just $40 total, which is less than what many of these packs were priced at launch.

If you don't want to pay $40, you can also grab smaller versions of the bundle with less content, starting with an $8 option that includes Destiny 2: Forsaken Pack and Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, which formed years two and three, respectively. The $12 version adds three more expansions: Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Destiny 2: Bungie 30th Anniversary Pack, and Destiny 2: The Witch Queen.

2024 is a leap year, meaning there are 29 days in February--something that only happens every four years. In recognition of this uncommon calendar event, Fanatical is offering a special Leap Year build-your-own bundle deal that includes tons of great indie PC games for less than a dollar each. The deal starts at $1 for one game, or you can grab five games for $3, or 10 for $5, making this a super affordable bundle.

There are plenty of great indies to pack your Leap Year bundle with. The headliner title is Towaga: Among Shadows, a 2D shoot-'em-up title with hand-drawn animation. 2D shooters seem to be the theme of the bundle, in fact, with other titles from various shooter styles on offer like the heavy metal-tinged action-platformers Valfaris and Slain: Back From Hell. If you're into survivor-likes, there's Spellbound Survivors, while fans of top-down twin-stick shooters can grab From Space and 12 Is Better Than 6.

It's not all 2D shooters, however. You can also grab RPGs like Restless Soul and Deepsky Derelicts: Definitive Edition, the action-adventure platformer Alwa's Awakening, and 3D stealth-action game Undetected, just to name a few. There are even multi-game packs like the Postal Paradise Pack, Unity of Command Trilogy Bundle, and more. All games purchased are delivered as official game keys you redeem via Steam.

There are numerous preorder bonuses you can claim in Skull and Bones, with one of them being the Ashen Corsair set. This cosmetic set gives you 11 total cosmetic items for your ship, allowing you to immediately deck out your vessel and stand out on the high seas.

However, Skull and Bones doesn't do a terrific job of telling you exactly how to claim the Ashen Corsair set and the rest of your preorder bonuses. Fortunately, you can check the guide below to see how to claim your bonuses and where to go to equip them in Skull and Bones.

To claim the Ashen Corsair set or any other of your preorder bonuses, you need to check the Mailbox station in the settlement of Sainte-Anne. Sainte-Anne is the hub in Skull and Bones and the first major settlement you'll visit after the tutorial missions.

Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has made a lot of movies since he started up his production company two decades ago, but he's probably best known for shepherding the Transformers franchise. We had the chance to speak with Di Bonaventura as part of the press tour for Madame Web, his first Marvel flick, and we couldn't help but ask about the status of the potential crossover between Transformers and GI Joe that was teased at the end of last summer's Rise of the Beasts, which saw its protagonist character recruited into GI Joe.

"We are exploring now how to do that," di Bonaventura told me. "And we hope to come in the summer of [2026], we are definitely going to deliver on the promise of a Joe entering the world. People keep talking about crossover. It's not a crossover the way I see it, it's a GI Joe character or characters entering the Transformers world so it's not the mashup of the two."

In other words, the plan isn't to jump straight into some huge shared universe, but to get the ball rolling by integrating a little bit of GI Joe stuff in the next live-action Transformers movie in 2026.

With Valentine's Day around the corner, love is in the air. Nothing says "I love you" like taking off your shirt before quite literally tear someone's heart out.

As noted by the official X/Twitter account for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, players will soon be able to download a free shirtless outfit for Johnny.

"He'll show you how real farmin' is done. Shirtless Johnny will be coming to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre as a free cosmetic for everyone. Details to be announced soon."

One of the main progression paths in Skull and Bones is upgrading your ship and its equipment. At the start of the game, you're left to sail the seas on a small raft, but eventually, you can build a behemoth of a vessel with cannons, furniture, armor, and more.

Along the way on this journey, you're presented with several different ship types as well as a variety of weapons, mostly consisting of cannons. It's important to understand what these ship types mean and what the difference is between one cannon and another so you can build a ship perfectly designed to your needs and playstyle. Below, you can see a list of every different ship and cannon type in Skull and Bones.

From everything we've seen so far in Skull and Bones, there are three primary ship types: DPS, Tank, and Support. Every class of ship is given one of these types, which determines how large the ship is and what its special perks might be. For example, a Support ship such as the Sentinel has the perk "Unburden," which "restores severe damage by 0.5% and hull health by 0.5% per second." Because Support ships specialize in aiding friendly ships, their perks are usually centered around healing in some way.

For the first time in Disney's 100-year history, the company is collaborating with an outside studio to create an original animated show. The show, Iwaju, arrives on February 28 and a new trailer for it has landed.

Disney Animation is producing the show in collaboration with Kugali Media. The series is set in futuristic Lagos, Nigeria and tells a coming-of-age story of Tola, a little girl, and her friend Kole. Together, Tola and Kole will "discover the secrets and dangers hidden in their different worlds." The trailer shows off the program's striking visuals and intriguing concept.

Iwaju is directed by Olufikayo Ziki Adeola, with Hamid Ibrahim serving as production designer and Toluwalakin Olowofoyeku as cultural consultant. Disney Animation's Christina Chen produces the series, which is written by Adeola and Halima Hudson.

The next expansion for Hearthstone is coming right alongside the game's 10th anniversary, and Blizzard has outlined its plans for both special occasions. The game will host a ton of in-game events on and around the official anniversary on March 11. Then, on March 19, the new Whizbang's Workshop expansion will add another new set of cards and mechanics, with a particular focus on paying homage to Hearthstone history.

To start, you can log in now to claim a special Harth Stonebrew card modeled after the game's innkeeper mascot. When you play Harth, your hand will be replaced with eight cards from notable moments in the Hearthstone meta, like the infamous Grim Patron combo. Plus you'll get 11 more gift cards--one for each class--that discovers one of that class's iconic spells.

From February 27-March 19, you can complete a free rewards track to earn golden versions of all the gifts, along with a Birthday coin. And on March 11, to mark the actual date of Hearthstone's anniversary, you can do a Legendary quest to earn a 10-Year Anniversary card back. A Hearthstone: Music from the Tavern (Anniversary Picks) album will launch on music services like Spotify and Apple Music, and there will be Twitch Drops for watching along with Hearthstone streamers.

In a surprising twist, Ian McDiarmid's Star Wars character, Palpatine, returned in 2019's The Rise of Skywalker. Speaking to Empire about his unexpected comeback, McDiarmid acknowledged how a "lot of people said it was ridiculous." He also commented on Palpatine being Rey's grandfather and whether or not Palpatine has sex.

He said it was obvious that Palpatine died at the end of Return of the Jedi, noting that George Lucas "thought he'd killed me, too." However, director J.J. Abrams believed it would be a good idea to bring him back in The Rise of Skywalker. "I wasn't going to argue with him," McDiarmid said.

"I felt that Palpatine always had a plan B--probably a plan C, D, E, and F as well," McDiarmid said. "And he was an expert in cloning, so…"

Since his first appearance in 2011, Miles Morales has donned the Spider-Mantle in comics, video games, television, and Oscar-winning movies. He's become a generation's Spider-Hero but we still haven't seen him in live-action yet and it still might be a while.

Talking to Variety, producer Amy Pascal was asked about any update with a live-action Miles, stating the last time she spoke about it she did confirm it was in the works, but it's not quite there yet.

"Someday," she said. "Not until we make two more movies." Pascal wouldn't budge on any new information, even if there was any official timeline for the feature.

From its debut in 2011, Minecraft is a game that's never stopped evolving. Over the years, that has meant a truly ridiculous number of creative servers brought to life by fans, as well as packs of downloadable content that bring everything from Star Wars to SpongeBob Squarepants and even the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the game. Now, you can take a trip to Universal Studios in Minecraft, thanks to the game's newest DLC pack stuffed with rides, games, and plenty of movie characters.

With the Universal Studios Experience, which was officially released on February 13 and is available now, some of the most iconic theme park rides of all time--including two that no longer exist in the United States--have been faithfully rebuilt in Minecraft, along with a bunch of minigames and an entire theme park to explore.

It's important to note that, unlike 2021's Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom DLC, the Universal Studios experience isn't a recreation of a single park. Instead, the map borrows elements from both Universal Studios Hollywood and Orlando, while also bringing in new elements from the movies the in-game rides are based on. You can see a map of the in-game theme park below.

Green Man Gaming has a ton of great PC gaming deals right now, giving you a chance to snag a bunch of new releases, upcoming games, and beloved hits at big discounts. You'll find titles like Helldivers 2, Ultros, and Dragon's Dogma 2, and many more games at some of the lowest prices we've ever seen.

Keep in mind that many of these deals are exclusive to GMG XP members. Thankfully, signing up for the membership program is free. However, to get the XP pricing, you'll first need to earn 10 XP to unlock the discounts. Luckily, this threshold only requires you to spend $1 , but you can easily hit that quota by purchasing another game that doesn't require XP membership (or by searching for cheap $1 games in the GMG catalog).

We're living in a golden age of metroidvania games, and if you think you've seen it all, then Ultros is going to be a big surprise when you lay eyes on it. Ultros is a psychedelic romp through living levels that launched today (February 13), and you can score a big discount over at Green Man Gaming. You can pick the game up for $18 instead of its regular $25 asking price (it's $22.49 on Steam right now). Meanwhile, the deluxe edition with the included digital art book and soundtrack has also been discounted from $35 to $25.19. Both editions of the game will be delivered instantly as Steam keys. If you recently finished Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Ultros is a logical next game to try.

• Ultros (standard edition) -- $18 ($25)
• Ultros (Deluxe edition) -- $25.19 ($35)

There is a slight catch here, as you'll need to be a bronze-tier member of Green Man Gaming's XP rewards program. Joining the program is free, but you'll need to gather 10 points to reach the bronze level of the membership, which means spending at least $1 on a game. The quickest way to buy yourself into that membership sphere is to check the available games, categorize from low to high, and grab something that catches your eye.

But once you do that, you're free to get a great game at an even better price. Ultros is more than just a trippy metroidvania, as it combines roguelite themes with a few other genres to create a game that feels constantly rewarding to play.

Movies being edited and changed from the first trailer to the final screening is nothing new. We've seen it played out countless times, especially in big franchise movies like Star Wars and Avengers and looks like Madame Web is now among that list.

When the first trailer dropped back in November, there was a line about Cassie's (Dakota Johnson) mom and her connection to the mysterious not-Spider-Man that's out to killer and her friends. "He was in the Amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders right before she died." The delivery and line became an instant meme--a personal favorite of mine was one using Ben Kenobi.

As the reviews started coming out today ahead of the movie's release this week, it's been noted that the line has been removed from the final cut.

A new update arrived to both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone on February 13. This small update includes quality-of-life changes, bug fixes, and some weapon balancing. Here's everything you need to know.

For Warzone, the update adds a new label that shows when selecting a mode on the main menu and indicates the estimated match duration. It also makes a change to stowing armor and ammo. Armor and ammunition will now show the "Stow" prompt when the backpack is not full, and the "Swap" prompt when the backpack is full.

Season 2 made plenty of weapon balancing changes at launch, but this week's update adds a buff to the Striker 9 submachine gun. The Striker 9 now has increased bullet velocity, less hip fire spread while firing, and decreased recoil gun kick.

The next Dune movie arrives in theaters soon, and to celebrate, Microsoft has an Arrakis-themed promotion on the way. Microsoft Flight Simulator players can take the Royal Atreides Ornithopter out for a spin in the free Dune expansion, a first for the series as it heads to a fictional planet. But the big draw here is the unveiling of custom Xbox hardware, including the world's first floating Xbox Controller.

How does it float? Probably through magnets, high-power fans, and other fancy technology, but we also want to say magic. Or maybe it comes with a bag of Arrakian spice to inhale so that you think it's floating, dude. The controller also has a custom finish, combining the film logo and symbols with a windswept paint scheme to make it stand out. As for the custom Xbox Series S console, this has a vibrant design that evokes the grandeur of Arrakis in the cosmos and even uses the grill as a stand-in for the planet.

To enter, you can Xbox on X/Twitter and retweet the official Xbox sweepstakes tweet during the entry period starting February 13 and ending on March 25. For official rules and eligibility details, you can click this link for all the fine print.

Isabela Merced joins the cast of HBO's The Last of Us for its upcoming second season, and the actress has now commented on how she has an "unhealthy obsession" with video games.

Merced told The Hollywood Reporter that when she was in a relationship with her now-ex, she would play video games until 4 AM every night. "So I have a very unhealthy obsession with video games, and I told myself I wouldn't get a PS5," she said.

However, when Merced got the call about playing Dina in The Last of Us, she called a friend who had a PS5 and played The Last of Us: Part II in just a couple days. "I had already watched the show, and so I went to my friend's house and I played it all in one weekend on the PS5," she said. "It was amazing. I did 25 hours of gameplay. It was wild, but so much fun. So I really liked the second game, but I haven't played the first game yet. Only the second."