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Ark Nova, a long, complex and richly strategic game of zoo-building and conservation, took board gaming by storm after its release in 2021. When a game gets that popular, while having big barriers to new players, a simplified spin-off is almost guaranteed – and now we have Sanctuary from the […]
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This article contains spoilers for various Ryan Murphy shows, including FX and Hulu’s new series, The Beauty. Can anyone stop Ryan Murphy? Whatever you think qualitatively of the mega-producer’s creations, there was a time that he was at least reliably churning out hit after hit – controversial series that captured […]
This is a spoiler-free advance review of the first episode of Wonder Man, which debuts on Disney+ on January 27. Marvel’s latest live-action Disney+ series, Wonder Man, shares an awful lot in common with 2024’s Echo. Like that show, it’s a smaller, character-driven series that carries the “Marvel Spotlight” banner. […]
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Remember those mockumentary-style interview sections in the original reveal trailer for Fable? Well, those will actually be in the game, and they’re inspired by an unlikely source — The Office. Fable is a distinctly British video game series, and one where comedy has always been allowed to thrive. Both deadpan […]
5 months ago
Remember those mockumentary-style interview sections in the original reveal trailer for Fable? Well, those will actually be in the game, and they’re inspired by an unlikely source — The Office. Fable is a distinctly British video game series, and one where comedy has always been allowed to thrive. Both deadpan […]
Warning: This review contains full spoilers for The Pitt Season 2, Episode 3! My big takeaway from last week's episode of The Pitt is that the series has acquired an enhanced sense of humor in Season 2. There's definitely a more lighthearted quality to the goings-on in the emergency ward […]
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Tom Holland’s return in Spider-Man: Brand New Day will feature a “tonal shift” from the actors’ first trilogy, director Destin Daniel Cretton has said. This year’s long-awaited new Spider-Man film, Holland’s fourth, will pick up some time after the events of 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, with Peter Parker’s secret […]
5 months ago
Tom Holland’s return in Spider-Man: Brand New Day will feature a “tonal shift” from the actors’ first trilogy, director Destin Daniel Cretton has said. This year’s long-awaited new Spider-Man film, Holland’s fourth, will pick up some time after the events of 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, with Peter Parker’s secret […]
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Battlefield 6 ended 2025 as the best-selling game in the U.S., beating its first-person shooter rival Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, which ended down in fifth place. Black Ops 6, which also launched day one on Game Pass, was 2024’s number one best-selling game in the U.S. According to […]
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Magic: The Gathering has kicked off 2026 with a return to Lorwyn, and Lorwyn Eclipsed might be the most excited I’ve seen the community since, well, Edge of Eternities (the last Universes Within set). It’s a trip back to a simpler time, without bagels (Spider-Man), bending (Avatar), or the Buster […]
