Kyle Anderson

1 week ago | nerdist.com | Kyle Anderson

In January of 2024, Nerdist covered a truly amazing feat in gaming. Willis Gibson, a then-13-year-old prodigy, “beat” the formerly unbeatable: Tetris. Now, most people know Tetris to be the game you don’t so much win but play until you lose. Using quick-touch controller techniques, programming probability models, a whole lot of skill, and some luck, Gibson reached a killscreen during level 157 of Tetris.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Kyle Anderson

HBO’s The Last of Us series is a pretty darn faithful adaptation of Naughty Dog’s groundbreaking 2013 action-adventure game. The game itself, though full of great set pieces and gameplay elements, was very much story-first, so adapting it to screen will not be that difficult. So if you haven’t played the game, you’ll be able to enjoy as it goes. But that also means you might just assume that The Last of Us‘ zombies are the typical undead shufflers.

2 weeks ago | nerdist.com | Kyle Anderson

In the 15 years since the premiere of Disney’s first big legacy sequel, TRON: Legacy (a sequel to 1982’s TRON), the entire film industry changed. Now not only are these late-stage follow-ups to beloved (citation needed) movies commonplace, they sort of rule the franchise roost. So now we’ve gotten to the point where Disney is making a legacy sequel to its legacy sequel. TRON: Ares lands in a time when AI has become a real threat to humanity.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kyle Anderson

In the 15 years since the premiere of Disney’s first big legacy sequel, TRON: Legacy (a sequel to 1982’s TRON), the entire film industry changed. Now not only are these late-stage follow-ups to beloved (citation needed) movies commonplace, they sort of rule the franchise roost. So now we’ve gotten to the point where Disney is making a legacy sequel to its legacy sequel. TRON: Ares lands in a time when AI has become a real threat to humanity.

3 weeks ago | nerdist.com | Kyle Anderson

Despite most people who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s associating actor Leslie Nielsen with over-the-top zany comedies, the reason that was funny in the first place is because he had traditionally been a serious actor. In movies like Forbidden Planet, The Poseidon Adventure, and Day of the Animals, Nielsen was the stalwart leading man or stoic supporting character. That’s why his inclusion in Airplane! along with similar actors worked so well.