The Matrix is getting rebooted, and the big question on everyone’s mind is: What will that look like? Based on what sources told The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. is interested in pursuing stories within the Matrix universe without necessarily bringing back the original characters. The stories would revolve around different aspects of the war between machines and humans. It all sounds very intriguing, and those who’re thinking, “I’d love to get my hands on that right now,” well, you’re in luck. Because Warner Bros. already made that movie in 2003. It’s called The Animatrix, and it’s the best movie in the franchise. Here’s what Warner Bros. can take away from The Animatrix The Animatrix consists of a series of short films that take place in the Matrix universe, but they don’t fully...

Keeping track of your Nintendo rewards used to be a fun way to earn all sorts of goodies by purchasing Nintendo systems and games, but those days are long gone. My Nintendo, the points-based platform that replaced Club Nintendo 12 months ago, has done little to prove its value to Nintendo players and shoppers. What My Nintendo’s done instead is make us nostalgic for the physical gifts offered by the older rewards program, Club Nintendo — and frustrated by its replacement’s paltry offerings. My Nintendo awards players two kinds of points, platinum and gold, for playing Nintendo games, using the company’s services and buying physical and digital products. That’s all typical stuff, and getting the points is easy enough. Mobile games give out platinum points quickly, for instance, while...

I bought Horizon Zero Dawn knowing that I would not finish it immediately. Why? The answer is simple. I know myself. And I know that Mass Effect: Andromeda is coming out next Tuesday. Characters from Dragon Age: Inquisition, a game that came out in 20-fucking-14, are still rattling around in my brain, and another character-heavy action Bioware RPG is coming out next Tuesday. I haven’t started a new game since before January, because I’ve been too worried that I’ll start a new game and never finish it — because I’ll be playing Mass Effect. And yet — I bought an entire PlayStation so I could play Horizon Zero Dawn (OK, and also The Last Guardian, and eventually more Kingdom Hearts and The Last of Us). I’m setting up painstaking systems of traps for my machine enemies, leaping up cliff...

The Legend of Zelda: Breathe of the Wild has a massive, open world. In fact, the game’s vast landscape is one of its best features. There’s plenty of ways to journey around Hyrule, be it by paraglider, riding a ridiculously large horse or running and climbing everywhere you go. The latter is my favorite way to get around (and using this map really helps). So let’s talk about: Why building for stamina is the most entertaining way to play the game Why it’s actually wasteful to spend Spirit Orbs on Heart Containers There are no wrong ways to play, but maxing out your stamina as early as possible is a better way to play. Health is secondary There are 120 Shrines for you to locate in Breath of the Wild. Each one rewards you with a Spirit Orb. Four orbs allow you to either gain a Heart...

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is an enormous game with an open world full of places to explore and stuff that will kill you. These kinds of challenges will be familiar if you’ve played recent entries in the Elder Scrolls or Fallout series, but the game might be a bit overwhelming if you’re a casual Nintendo fan. I’m going to help by pointing out ways to increase your power quickly, as well as explain the most efficient ways to get the stuff you need to undertake the game’s challenges. This information could be seen as spoilers if you want to figure everything out for yourself, so this is your warning. The first step is ... Identify your needs It’s best to think about open world games as having two interwoven progression paths. The first is the narrative; following the quests...