This Early Bugsnax Idea Sure Is Alarming

Despite Bugsnax‘s adorable art style, cute characters, and catchy theme song, the whole game has a mild undercurrent of body horror, as you transform characters’ body parts by feeding them Bugsnax. An early concept posted by developer Young Horses shows the studio almost leaned right into that horror element, requiring players to peel and prepare the adorable Bugsnax before feeding them to characters.

The video is more than a little alarming, showing the player pulling the wings off a pair of flying olives and yanking out the creature’s long tongue in order to plate it up. The video also shows the capture of a Pinkle, with preparation requiring the player to pluck off its pickle legs one by one.

It’s not surprising that the developers decided to can this mechanic, as reviewers would have been far less likely to recommend the game for kids with dismemberment as a core part of the gameplay.

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The Sims Releases New Player-Designed Items To Celebrate Its 21st Anniversary

To celebrate 21 years of The Sims, players are getting gifts of 21 new items for The Sims 4, including delicious new dishes, chic new furniture items, and a whole lot of new clothing and makeup styles. All the new items were created by members of the Sims community, who submitted creations that were meaningful to them, and useful to the wider community.

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The new furniture items include a dining table and kitchen set designed to fit in with any décor style, as well as a Mid-Century inspired trio including a console with drawers, bright red wardrobe, and a funky wall mirror. New makeup has been added including a new set of natural brows, a highlighter designed to complement all skin tones, a new style of dark, matte lipstick, and even a cosmetic item that will add crow’s feet for ageing Sims.

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New outfits include a cute, knitted fox beanie, a simple pairing of jeans with a cheery yellow crop top, and even a new outfit for toddlers. Last but not least, a handful of delicious new dishes have been added including butter chicken, palak paneer with naan, and a delicious chocolate mousse because, according to creator icemunmun, “what can be a more appropriate creation than good food for something as monumental as a 21st birthday?”

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Genshin Impact Finally Reveals Next Banner Character, Hu Tao

Mihoyo has confirmed that the final character banner for Genshin Impact‘s update 1.3 will feature 5-star Hu Tao, a pyro polearm user who is the director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. While Hu Tao was expected to arrive during update 1.3 after being revealed by dataminers, her character banner wasn’t announced with the others when the update was released.

Update 1.3, Mihoyo’s latest big content drop for Genshin Impact, hasn’t followed the formula players have come to expect from the game. Instead of two character banners it featured three, shorter ones, and the last one has been kept a mystery until now, only a few days before it’s due to launch.

Hu Tao has mostly been mentioned as part of other characters’ voice lines until now, though her artwork, character model, and idle animation had already been unearthed by dataminers. Hu Tao’s abilities include a HP-consuming stance that converts all her damage to pyro damage and marks enemies to deal extra damage, while her Elemental Burst restores HP based on the number of enemies hit by its AOE attack.

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Golden Globes 2021: All the TV and Movie Winners

It’s Golden Globes time!

There were a lot of surprises this year at the Golden Globes as Nomadland took home Best Motion Picture (Drama) and Best Director, Andra Day won Best Actress (Drama) for The United States vs Billie Holiday, and Rosamund Pike captured Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) for I Care a Lot.

David Fincher’s Mank, which led in movie nominations, was shut out, along with The Father, Promising Young woman, and One Night In Miami.

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm took home two Golden Globes, for Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) and Best Actor (Comedy or Musical) for star Sacha Baron Cohen. Cohen’s co-star Maria Bakalova did not win in her category however. Pixar’s Soul also won two Globes, for Best Animated Feature and Best Score.

Chadwick Boseman won a posthumous Best Actor Golden Globe for his performance in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom while Mark Ruffalo won Best Actor for a Limited Series, for I Know This Much Is True.

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In TV, Netflix’s The Crown cleaned up in most of the acting categories, including a Supporting Actress award for Gillian Anderson. Schitt’s Creek continued its win streak, picking up Best TV Comedy and a Best TV Actress (Comedy or Musical) trophy for Catherine O’Hara. Jason Sudeikis won Best Actor for the titular role in Ted Lasso.

Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit did well for itself too, winning Best Limited Series and a Best Actress in a Limited Series award for Anya Taylor Joy.

Winners:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

  • Sacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7
  • Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah – WINNER
  • Jared Leto, The Little Things
  • Bill Murray, On the Rocks
  • Leslie Odom, Jr., One Night in Miami

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

  • John Boyega, Small Axe – WINNER
  • Brendan Gleeson, The Comey Rule
  • Dan Levy, Schitt’s Creek
  • Jim Parsons, Hollywood
  • Donald Sutherland, The Undoing

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

  • Lily Collins, Emily in Paris
  • Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
  • Elle Fanning, The Great
  • Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek – WINNER
  • Jane Levy, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

Best Motion Picture – Animated

  • Soul – WINNER
  • Onward
  • Wolfwalkers
  • Over the Moon
  • The Croods: A New Age

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

  • Bryan Cranston, Your Honor
  • Jeff Daniels, The Comey Rule
  • Ethan Hawke, The Good Lord Bird
  • Hugh Grant, The Undoing
  • Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True – WINNER

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

  • Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
  • Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7 – WINNER
  • Jack Fincher, Mank
  • Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton, The Father
  • Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama

  • Olivia Colman, The Crown
  • Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
  • Emma Corrin, The Crown – WINNER
  • Laura Linney, Ozark
  • Sarah Paulson, Ratched

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

  • Fight for You from Judas and the Black Messiah – H.E.R., Dernst Emile II, Tiara Thomas
  • Hear My Voice from The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Daniel Pemberton, Celeste
  • Io Si (Seen) from The Life Ahead – Diane Warren, Laura Pausini, Niccolò Agliardi – WINNER
  • Speak Now from One Night in Miami – Leslie Odom Jr., Sam Ashworth
  • Tigress & Tweed from The United States vs. Billie Holliday – Andra Day, Raphael Saadiq

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

  • Alexandre Desplat, The Midnight Sky
  • Ludwig Göransson, Tenet
  • James Newton Howard, News of the World
  • Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste, Soul – WINNER
  • Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Mank

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

  • Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso – WINNER
  • Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek
  • Nicholas Hoult, The Great
  • Ramy Youssef, Ramy
  • Don Cheadle, Black Monday

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Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy

  • Emily in Paris
  • The Flight Attendant
  • The Great
  • Ted Lasso
  • Schitt’s Creek – WINNER

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
  • Kate Hudson, Music
  • Michelle Pfeiffer, French Exit
  • Rosamund Pike, I Care A Lot – WINNER
  • Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama

  • Jason Bateman, Ozark
  • Josh O’Connor, The Crown – WINNER
  • Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
  • Matthew Rhys, Perry Mason
  • Al Pacino, Hunters

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language

  • Another Round
  • Minari – WINNER
  • Two of Us
  • The Life Ahead
  • La Llorona

Best Television Series – Drama

  • The Mandalorian
  • The Crown – WINNER
  • Lovecraft Country
  • Ozark
  • Ratched

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

  • Glenn Close, Hillbilly Elegy
  • Jodie Foster, The Mauritanian – WINNER
  • Amanda Seyfried, Mank
  • Helena Zengel, News of the World
  • Olivia Colman, The Father

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

  • Gillian Anderson, The Crown – WINNER
  • Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown
  • Julia Garner, Ozark
  • Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek
  • Cynthia Nixon, Ratched

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television

  • Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen’s Gambit – WINNER
  • Shira Haas, Unorthodox
  • Nicole Kidman, The Undoing
  • Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America
  • Daisy Edgar-Jones, Normal People

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

  • Normal People
  • The Queen’s Gambit – WINNER
  • The Undoing
  • Small Axe
  • Unorthodox

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

  • Riz Ahmed, Sound of Metal
  • Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – WINNER
  • Anthony Hopkins, The Father
  • Gary Oldman, Mank
  • Tahar Ramin, The Mauritanian

Best Director – Motion Picture

  • Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
  • David Fincher, Mank
  • Regina King, One Night in Miami
  • Chloé Zhao, Nomadland – WINNER
  • Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – WINNER
  • Hamilton
  • Music
  • Palm Springs
  • The Prom

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

  • Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – WINNER
  • James Corden, The Prom
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton
  • Andy Samberg, Palm Springs
  • Dev Patel, Personal History of David Copperfield

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Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

  • Viola Davis, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
  • Andra Day, The United States vs Billie Holiday – WINNER
  • Frances McDormand, Nomadland
  • Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
  • Vanessa Kirby, Pieces of a Woman

Best Motion Picture – Drama

  • Nomadland – WINNER
  • Mank
  • The Father
  • Promising Young Woman
  • The Trial of the Chicago 7

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