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Gears of War: E-Day Is 100x More Fun Playing Co-op

Ari Notis — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:00:15 GMT

Playing solo, Gears of War: E-Day is a perfectly serviceable third-person shooter. Playing with a friend? On the same screen? Gears of War: E-Day is transcendent.

5 Classic 'Unfilmable' Books That Should Never Get Adapted Into Movies

Debopriyaa Dutta — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:00:15 GMT

That said, some classic books should never be turned into films. This has less to do with their “unfilmable” nature. Some stories simply lose their essence as soon as they’re translated to another medium. All prose relies on internal narrative logic, but some use experimental formats or themes that only work well on the page. Take Fyodor Dostoevsky’s White Nights. It's a riveting short story about a young man’s loneliness in Saint Petersburg that loses all of its charm as soon as it’s dramatized. (Many have tried, but none have captured the story's distinct mood.)

All active Aniimo codes list

Josh Broadwell — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:35:16 GMT

Aniimo codes give you bonus level-up materials and other currency, including glimmer. It might not have a traditional gacha system, but these freebies come in handy anyway. For one thing, you need a lot of level-up materials once you start raising your aniimo army. Plus you can use Glimmer in the in-game shop to buy useful items or the currency you can exchange for Sparkling Cubes to use on eggs. If none of that takes your fancy, you can always just keep it for later, too.

How Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Connects to Three Houses

Josh Broadwell — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:00:15 GMT

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave works just fine as a standalone game you can enjoy without any knowledge of Three Houses. But it's also crammed with details and connections that tie the two closely together, including some pretty big revelations that expand on some of Three Houses' more vague worldbuilding elements. Nintendo's done little to highlight these connections, to the point where quite a few people still aren't sure if Fortune's Weave is a prequel or sequel. So we've listed some of the bigger connections below.

All secret hideout locations and puzzle solutions in Control Resonant

Johnny Yu — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:51:35 GMT

Secret hideouts in Control Resonant are, well, exactly what they sound like: a series of hideouts that act as a base for a secret organization.

Survival Game Rust's Big Update Adds Raw Milk and Rotten-Meat Fuel

Ashely Claudino — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:08:29 GMT

Rust's highly anticipated livestock update is now live, which means it's time for players to start setting up their farms. Sheep and cows are the center of this update, so players better get out their shears and milk bucket. Besides dung, these animals produce milk and wool, which will come in handy each wipe.

GI Joe Reboot Officially Casts Duke for Danny McBride's New Film

Austin Manchester — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:05:19 GMT

Danny Mcbride is working on a G.I. Joe movie reboot, and he's now found the action film's leading man. Bradley Cooper is set to star in the new live-action G.I. Joe, according to a press release.

Magic: The Gathering's Disastrous Zeta Set is Officially Coming Back

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:52:34 GMT

Magic: The Gathering's sold-out Secret Lair x MSCHF: The Zeta Set will return, Wizards of the Coast announced Thursday, after a disastrous Drop in September that the company has since apologized for. Unlike the previous pre-order window for the Zeta Set, Magic fans won't have to sit through queues or waiting rooms, because it sounds like Wizards is making sure that everyone who wants the Secret Lair x MSCHF collab will get one — if they're patient enough.

'Pokémon' Will Surprise Fans With the TCG's First Valentine's Day Set

Patricia Hernandez — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:30:11 GMT

The last major trading card game set for 2026, Delta Reign, isn't out yet — but The Pokémon Company is already planning ahead. In addition to the already-announced Pokémon ex★ set debuting in 2027, the makers of the world's most popular TCG will greet the new year with a brand-new holiday release.

20 Years Later, The Departed's Best Line Is Still One Of The Greatest Quotes In Gangster Movie History

Ryan Epps — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:00:16 GMT

Yet, for all the memorable quotes the genre has produced, there is one that forever tops them all in sheer gravity. In the opening seconds of Martin Scorsese's The Departed, spoken over documentary footage of 1970s Boston desegregation riots and the unmistakable hum of the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter," Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) transcends standard tough-guy dialogue with a chilling monologue.