Movies not cutting it? Checkout Nuthshell staff writers' favorite silver screen IP adaptations 🎬🎮
January 2025 has been a little chilly, and the Nutshell Staff Members were getting pretty sick of switching between their favorite games or watching their favorite movies, SO we propose our best list of movies to play and watch, all LIVE on Blacknut
Check em out 🎬🎮
Walking Dead Destinies
A game that delivers a gripping gameplay experience where every choice bites back! Players step into the apocalyptic chaos and rewrite the fate of iconic characters like Rick, Shane, and Michonne. Will you lead the group to sanctuary, or will your decisions lead to walkers overrunning the farm? Combat combines tense, nail-biting melee and ranged encounters, while decision-making feels weightier than Hershel's barn. With a mix of scavenging, survival, and split-second moral dilemmas, it’s your chance to decide who gets to "live" another day. Just remember, in this world, the dead aren’t the only things to fear—sometimes, it’s your own choices that come back to bite.
Who wants to be a Millionaire
A game puts you in the hot seat for a thrilling quiz experience that’s final answer levels of fun! Channel your inner quizmaster as you tackle 15 increasingly challenging questions, armed with lifelines like Phone a Friend, Ask the Audience, and 50:50—because sometimes you just need a little help to avoid being a "fastest finger first" flop. With tension-building music and high-stakes moments, you’ll feel like you’re right there in the studio, one question away from the million. Will you risk it all or walk away with your prize? It’s the ultimate test of knowledge—but is that your final answer?
Avatar the Last AirBender - Quest for Balance
This game invites you to master all four elements in an epic journey to restore harmony to the world. Step into the shoes of Aang and the Gaang as you explore iconic locations, from the Southern Water Tribe to Ba Sing Se. With bending battles that really rock, firebending that’s lit, and airbending moves that will blow you away, it’s up to you to keep the balance. But remember, in the wise words of Uncle Iroh, “Sometimes, the best way to solve your problems is to help someone else.” Whether you're fighting Fire Nation foes or solving elemental puzzles, this game will leaf you wanting more. PS Fun Fact: Did you know? Aang’s vegetarian diet reflects his deep connection to the peaceful teachings of the Air Nomads—proof that even the Avatar knows the importance of eating nom-ads!
Fun History of the Word "Nickelodeon" from our Editor & Chief:
The word "nickelodeon" comes from combining nickel (the price of admission in early 20th-century movie theaters) with odeon, a Greek word meaning a building for performances. These “nickelodeons” were small, affordable theaters where people could enjoy films for just five cents. When the children’s TV network was founded in 1979, it adopted the name "Nickelodeon" to evoke the same sense of accessible entertainment—except now, instead of movies, they brought us classics like Avatar: The Last Airbender!
Agatha Christie ABC Murders
A game that puts you in the polished shoes of the world-famous detective Hercule Poirot as you unravel a tangled web of mystery, murder, and mayhem. With puzzles to solve, clues to sniff out, and suspects to interrogate, you’ll need all of your little grey cells to crack the case of the sinister ABC killer. Travel across 1930s England, from Andover to Churston, piecing together a trail of chilling crimes while Poirot’s meticulous methods and dry wit keep the tension delightfully sharp. Will you uncover the truth before another letter arrives? Or will this be a mystery even Poirot can’t clue in on? As Poirot himself would say, “The mind is everything; use it wisely!”
PS Fun Fact: The 2018 TV adaptation of The ABC Murders featured John Malkovich as an older, grizzled Poirot—proof that the great detective remains timeless, moustache or not!