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A player character in their garden in Moonlight Peaks
Stardew Valley's influence on cozy games is finally coming to an end

Who wants some intergenerational trauma with their farm-sim? Me!

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Many Midnight SUns characters walk together in the game's reveal treailer
Marvel’s most underrated game of the past 5 years could have revealed the MCU’s next era

A glimpse at the Blade that could've been

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Is the Marvel Cinematic Universe cooked?

The response to Marvel's big Comic-Con panel feels like yet another bad omen for the battered franchise

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Salmonids appear in Splatoon Raiders.
Nintendo just debuted maybe the hardest boss in its 136-year history

Pudyin your place

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House of the Dragon just butchered one of the HBO show' most iconic deaths

Butcher's Ball wasn't done justice by HBO

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character collage
The Switch 2 era could totally change the next Super Smash Bros. game

Is it too early to start making predictions?

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A Path of Exile 2 official art showing the Oracle character
Path of Exile 2 is secretly a great cozy game

All you need is a strong build and something good to drink

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The Odyssey wouldn't be possible without Christopher Nolan's most underrated movie

The Odyssey and Oppenheimer may have their similarities, but Nolan’s new epic has much more in common with this 2005 film.

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I thought I understood Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, then I watched it a second time

It's no Memento, but Nolan's latest still benefits from a rewatching

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A fighter stands in front of fire in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2's new character makeovers are a way bigger deal than you'd think

The stars of this game are receiving the attention they deserve

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Shiver, Frye, and Big Man in Splatoon Raiders
Splatoon Raiders is a solid first step into the inky shooter games

Tired of getting splatted in Splatoon? Maybe give Raiders a try

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Artwork from Conker: Live and Reloaded cover art shows Conker in military fatigues, holding a rifle.
10 original Xbox games Microsoft should make backward-compatible on PC

It's time for some classics to reach a whole new audience

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Shiver and The Mechanic stand together in Splatoon Raiders.
After Splatoon Raiders, I need these 3 features in Splatoon 4

Splatoon Raiders' best innovations are too good to ignore

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Alan Ritchson's new revenge thriller refuses to narrate itself — and it's better for it

Ritchson is helping to revive a style of visual storytelling that modern action movies have quietly left behind.

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The only logical Avatar: Legends sequel is Avatar vs. Avatar

Let the blue people fight the bald boy

Someone wearing a suit of power armor and wielding a minigun in Fallout 4.
The Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters should steal Fallout 4's most overpowered feature

More than just an outfit

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The Panthalus in Palworld, which is currently the largest pal in the entire game.
Palworld fans are in awe over a monster that outshines the Pokémon version

The Panthalus encounter happens late in the game, but the moment has stuck with players

A volcano erupting near a colosseum in Anno 117
Don't believe the haters about 2025's most divisive strategy game

Everything's on fire, but in a good way

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An image from Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave. It shows the Divine Sovereign in regalia and raising a hand.
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is going to be himbo paradise

A man who refers to himself as 'the whimsical wind' cannot be anything else

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The best place to watch The Odyssey is at your local theater

Large formats are cool, but don't let FOMO or gatekeeping spoil a great movie experience for everyone

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