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Forbes
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
GI JOE And Cobra Battle Around The World In Latest Risk Kickstarter
Two Hasbro household names come together for the first time in Risk GI JOE Special Missions One of the best parts of playing with toys as a kid are the crossovers. This is how He-Man teams up with Michaelangelo to defeat Shredder or Barbie marries Luke Skywalker in a wedding suddenly broken up by Superman. Companies rarely risk such combinations but sometimes it's the most fun to pour out of the toybox. Renegade Game Studios has a big Kickstarter going on now that combines two big brands from my childhood. Risk GI JOE Special Missions lets players use the structure of the classic board game to play out the global conflict between GI JOE and Cobra. The company sent me an advanced prototype of the game to check out as part of the coverage for this article. How to Play Risk GI JOE Special Missions Risk GI JOE Special Missions is a 2-4 player game where players take on the role of commanders battling around the world. In two and four player games, each side plays either a GI JOE or Cobra faction. In a three player game, two players play GI JOE against Cobra who starts out with more resources. Players select one of five scenario cards. These give different objectives for each side and are the main way to gain objective points which win the game. Many of these are based on classic GI JOE storylines such as claiming the M.A.S.S. Device. There are also objective cards that, when accomplished, gain objective points. This is the classic gameplay element of taking specific territories lives. Battles occur with different units in the game that reflect classic vehicles like Rattlers and Wolverines. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Each player also starts with a leader such as Snake Eyes or Cobra Commander. These leaders give a passive bonus as well as an action that's powered by command points. Kickstarter backers get an expansion pack that features more famous characters to play. What's Different About Risk GI JOE Special Missions? While the game uses the classic framework of Risk, it differs from the original game in a few ways. Sometimes when a game is paired with an IP, it's just a cosmetic change. That's not the case with Risk GI JOE Special Missions. In original Risk, the different pieces are a shorthand for how many armies are in a territory. The pieces here are different unit types with different bonuses and abilities. Air units, for example, can move through occupied territories. Units are also not permanently lost. They can be rebuilt and cycle back into play through the faction track. This mimics the feel of the classic cartoon where lasers were flying everywhere and vehicles blew up all the time but nobody ever seemed to get hurt. The game also uses an action card system. This has been seen in a few other Risk variants but it helps speed up play. Each player plays a certain amount of actions in their turn, the round ends and after three rounds the game is over. Risk GI JOE Special Missions Impressions I am always a little skeptical of board games that adapt one of the classics. Risk GI JOE Special Missions kept the things I liked about the original game while also adding in elements that changed up the experience. It's a solid balance between a new game and one everyone knows. The limited number of rounds addresses one of my issues with old school board games. Those games would drag on forever rather than have a clear winner or loser. With two phases over three rounds, things get fast and brutal. There's no time to hoard armies in Australia. I like how the game leaned towards the classic 80s cartoon. GIJOE is an IP that can bend between serious and silly. The cartoon is often silly but playing through games with things like the USS Flagg and Serpentor really hit what I love about the setting. I hope that there are expansions planned with more personalities and vehicles. They offer interesting wrinkles to the game play and also let players show their love for specific characters. I wouldn't mind miniature packs for the personalities rather than the tokens in the base game, either. Risk GI JOE Special Missions is on Kickstarter through August 14th, 2025. The game is expected to be released to backers in Q2 of 2026. Retail release is expected shortly thereafter.
UPI
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Watch: 'Masters of the Universe' live-action film gets title reveal
Nicholas Galitzine stars as He-Man in the upcoming "Masters of the Universe" live-action film. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo July 23 (UPI) -- Amazon MGM Studios released a title reveal video for the upcoming live-action Masters of the Universe film, showing how the logo will appear in multiple languages. The video, posted to YouTube on Wednesday, features the stylized Masters of the Universe logo in English, Spanish, Japanese and multiple other languages. The brief video is accompanied by a dramatic orchestral score. Nicholas Galitzine (Red, White & Royal Blue), who plays He-Man in the film, announced on Instagram in June that filming had wrapped for Masters of the Universe. "It has been an honor shouldering the responsibility of playing Adam and He-Man," Galitzine wrote. The film, directed by Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings, Bumblebee), is scheduled to release in theaters on June 5, 2026.
Glasgow Times
16-07-2025
- Glasgow Times
Brave woman took pictures of 'Rocky Balboa' injuries at hands of thug
David McFadyen carried out a campaign of abuse which ran for almost a decade. The woman was left fearing for her life at the violent hands of the 47-year-old engineer, who also tried to rape her. She went on to take photos of the injuries he inflicted which helped bring McFadyen to justice. He was found guilty following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow. Judge Tom Hughes told McFadyen at sentencing that a 10-year extended sentence was "apropriate to protect the public from serious harm." READ NEXT: Man caught with a quarter of a million pounds of coke in Glasgow home READ NEXT: Decision on sentence given to Maths teacher who upskirted girl pupils at school McFadyen will be under supervision for two years upon his release from his eight year sentence. The judge said: "It is abundantly clear from the media and various public sources that this type of behaviour is completely unacceptable and will be dealt with properly by the courts. "Hopefully the message will get through that this will not be tolerated. "I read the victim impact statement which makes for troubling reading about the long term consequences of your behaviour has had on her. "These factors makes this case extremely serious." An indefinite non-harassment order was also granted which prohibits McFadyen's contact with the woman. The ordeal spanned between 2014 and 2023 at different locations including Glasgow's East End and Lanarkshire. McFadyen first struck after they had been at a gig together. The traumatised woman went on to regularly become a victim of his temper. This included once ordering her to put her head on a stair so he could "smash" it with a plank of wood. After one incident, he was said to have callously remarked: "Look at the state of you. You look like you have done nine rounds with Rocky Balboa." Burly McFadyen was described as "being in a different boxing division" to the size of the woman. The jury was show graphic photos of some of the injuries she suffered. She explained she took them "in case she was not here any more" to then help snare her attacker. She told the court: "I did not want anything to happen to me and not be around for my kids. I was scared that might happen." In his closing speech to jurors, prosecutor Alan Parfery said repeated demands for sex were "a defining feature" of the abuse. This ended up in McFadyen carrying out the violent sex attack in early 2023. McFadyen, of Bellshill, Lanarkshire, gave evidence in the trial. He refuted the allegations. He denied once angrily "toppling" the woman out of bed claiming he "was not He-Man". Mr Parfery put to McFadyen that texts he sent the woman appeared to be "confessions" to what he had done. This included him stating he had "anger issues" and apologising that the victim "got the brunt of it again". There was also a text of him remarking how he was "mega wrong" in how he behaved. He denied this was him admitting to the abuse although accepted being annoyed what he thought were "private messages" were being revealed during the trial. McFadyen became angry at time during his evidence also making sarcastic remarks about the prosecutor. Asked about the injury photos, he stated: "I cannot explain what is inside her brain. I never done it." It was put to McFadyen that he was not telling the truth in his evidence. But, he replied: "I can tell when I lie because my nose gets bigger." In his speech Mr Parfery also said CCTV footage of McFadyen being aggressive to the woman was "a glimpse into the terrifying world" she had to endure with him. He stated by the woman bravely revealing how she had suffered she had "broken the doctrine of silence imposed on her". The prosecutor added at one stage: "In the witness box, David McFadyen has tried to rewrite history." McFadyen was convicted of five charges including attempted rape and repeated physical assaults. McFadyen's defence counsel told the sentencing that he continues to profess his innocence.
Hindustan Times
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Peak love, nasty, or movie promo? Alison Brie clipping Dave Franco's nails in public leaves internet divided
Actor Alison Brie, of Mad Men fame, was seen clipping her spouse Dave Franco's toenails in Los Angeles's Griffith Park. Dave Franco and Alison Brie play a married couple on screen also for Together, the horror movie slated to release on July 30. (X) The two tied the knot in March 2017. In the video, Franco can be seen on his phone while Brie clips his nails. Peak love, say netizens One X user commented, "Peak love or peak madness. Either way, that's Hollywood intimacy." "This is so cute!!," another chimed in. Not all found it cute However, not everyone saw the positive side to it. "Yeah, that's nasty, Alison," one user said, while another added "Ewwwwe". Gender discourse over nail clipping Some even got into a gender discourse, with a user saying this is not love but captivity. Another commented, 'Alison Brie clipping Dave Franco's toes in Griffith Park is the most random, adorable couple moment! Just picturing them chilling in LA with that quirky love vibe.' A user chipped in, saying, 'y'all would be in awe if it was the opposite, spoil your men, ladies, don't listen to these people.' Also Read | Explained | Why Nicki Minaj and SZA are beefing While one account said this was 'too much information', another shared that their partner did the same for them, but in private. Promo for a film? Many, however, felt that it might be a promo for an upcoming movie. "This is def promo for their movie and I am on board lol I love when movie promo gets a lil freaky," one user said. Another added, 'this is just publicity for their new movie about codependency.' "This got to be for the new movie cuz why else would they be doing this in public?", asked another. The two play a married couple on screen also for Together, the horror movie slated to release on July 30. Dave Franco has a Now You See Me movie upcoming, while Alison will be seen in the new He-Man movie.
Buzz Feed
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
38 Forgotten '80s Kids Things
The very hard-to-chew bubble gum that came in the Garbage Pail Kids cards packages: Magazines (which were really just marketing) that were dedicated to one toy, like Barbie or He-Man: The Fisher-Price Little People Family Farm, which would make a "moo" sound whenever you opened the barn doors: Care Bears cards that your grandma or aunt would always get you for holidays and birthdays: And the Care Bears books that you randomly would just find in your bookshelf and have no idea how they got there: Scratch-and-sniff stickers that smelled gross on purpose and made you wonder why they thought any kid would want it: These plastic boats your parents would get you at the supermarket, and that you would use anytime you took a bath or when you went to the pool: Hands Across America T-shirts, which every kid owned whether or not they participated in it: The occasional TV Guide that would come with cartoons or TV characters that you liked on the cover — which immediately made it a must-read: The very cute Charlie Brown's 'Cyclopedia educational books (which you actually learned things from): A collection of Garfield books that every family seemed to have: The Heathcliff cartoon that was like the Shein version of Garfield: These cups that you would drink out of at McDonald's: And Ronald McDonald plastic hand puppets — which made your hand all sweaty if you played with them: The Woodsy Owl PSAs that reminded you to "Give a hoot! Don't pollute": And the PSAs with McGruff the Crime Dog, who sounded like he smoked a pack and a half a day, and had you convinced that you were basically going to be kidnapped at any moment: Hostess Ding Dongs that came wrapped in foil: And Nestle Quik that came in metal tins: The Mead Académie Sketch Pad, which made you feel like an artiste anytime you used it to sketch something: Mr. Owl from the Tootsie Pop commercial, who, let's be honest, was a pompous asshole: And the California Raisins commercials, which were always such a treat to watch: The Tupperware pitchers that came with the button you need to press on top (and that also gave everything a plastic-y taste to it): The Burger King Return of the Jedi glasses that were faded from having been washed so many times: Novelty telephones, which you thought were the coolest thing ever, even though they were super impractical: Getting up early on Saturday mornings to watch Pee-wee's Playhouse: And always singing along with the Muppet Babies theme song: Always thinking to yourself that you could beat Double Dare if you were on it while watching it: Being a little grossed out by Nickelodeon's You Can't Do That on Television 'cause of all the slime and Barth: Beverly Clearly books that came with these covers: Having at least one or two photos that your parents would take of you and your siblings with the family car: Those large plastic push buttons on vending machines: Smurf Chef Boyardee pasta, which, of course, tasted like regular Chef Boyardee: Cinnamon Toast Crunch having three bakers instead of just the one on the right: The Fisher-Price cash register, which you would play with at your grandma's house: And watching TV at your grandma's on a huge console set: Morris the Cat starring in the 9Lives cat food commercials: Toys "R" Us's shelves being stocked with even more toys (and also ENTIRE large sections of the store being devoted to just one toy line): And lastly, Toys "R" Us bags that looked like this:
