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Pipes.exe is a co-op horror game about the world's favourite screensaver

It is the year 2026, and the setting is a return to the jagged operating systems of old. Pipes.exe, a co-op horror climbing game that dresses itself as an OS, had its world premiere at the PC Gaming Show. The setup places you in the '90s as a

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Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember launches early 2027

Team Ninja revealed a sequel at the Xbox Games Showcase: Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, due in early 2027. The trailer highlights new powers and stylish boss fights alongside the studio’s intense action. Its description states, "players must master the evolved Chinese martial arts and conquer battlefields

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Elijah Wood Anchors a Hitchcockian Thriller

With his 2013 thriller Grand Piano, director and musician Eugenio Mira paired Elijah Wood with a disembodied John Cusack for a heightened trip into the anxiety of being a classical musician. The premise—a sniper rifle in the nosebleed section ready to fire at the first missed note—is striking,

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'Scary Movie' opens franchise-best; 'Masters of the Universe' struggles

Scary Movie, the sixth entry in the long-running franchise now titled simply Scary Movie, debuted at number one with $55 million domestically and $105 million worldwide. That marks the best opening for the series in its 26-year history, and the film leaned heavily on parodies of recent hits from the

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Which MCU Hero Matches Your Personality?

Six heroes. One destiny. A ten-question personality quiz asks about motivations, late-night places, how you face villains, secrecy, loss, teamwork, justice, everyday life and a final tiebreaker to determine which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero aligns with you. Questions range from “What drives you to do what’s right?” and “How

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'Ugly in a beautiful way': Denmark’s mullet championship

Business in the front, party in the back. A packed Danish crowd celebrated the much-maligned but enduring mullet, defined by very short hair at the front and longer hair at the back. The 2026 Mullet Championship, staged outdoors in central Copenhagen, drew 12 competitors and more than 1,000 spectators.

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Governors Ball Music Festival 2026: Lorde, KATSEYE, and more

Over the weekend, artists took the stage at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York, for Governors Ball 2026. Headliners included Lorde, A$AP Rocky and Stray Kids. Fan favorites Jennie and Kali Uchis joined the lineup, alongside KATSEYE — Yoonchae Jeong, Megan Skiendiel, Lara Raj, Daniela Avanzini and Sophia

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Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive?

Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz: eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you'd actually make it out of alive. The quiz asks about first instincts and practical choices — from sensing something is deeply wrong with the world, to what resource you guard most fiercely, what

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Magicians: The Devil's Deal channels Bioshock and The Prestige

It was probably Christopher Nolan's movie The Prestige that put the idea into my mind that old timey magicians were a bit seedy, a touch obsessive, and absolutely bonkers competitive with one another, perfectly willing to maim themselves and even die horribly to stay one step ahead when

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Kevin Smith's Best Movie Returns to Streaming

Thirty-two years after its release, Kevin Smith's debut Clerks has returned to HBO Max. The black-and-white comedy was added to the streaming library on Jun. 1 and is expected to remain on the service for several months, if not an entire year. Written and directed by Smith, Clerks

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Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?

Five Oscar Best Picture winners. Five completely different visions of what cinema can be — and what it can do to you. Ten questions will figure out which one, probing what kind of film experience you want, the ideas that grab you, how you like your story told, and what you

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Persona 6 teaser hints at darker, more psychological direction

Nearly 10 years after Persona 5, developer Atlus confirmed Persona 6 during Sunday's Xbox showcase. The announcement came with no release date, and the game will arrive on both PlayStation and Xbox consoles, a shift for a subseries that has largely been PlayStation-exclusive. The teaser offered scant footage:

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Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe Reboot Is a Must-Watch

This week marks the release of Masters of the Universe, the big-budget adaptation of the toy line and the animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Before the film, Kevin Smith delivered a critically acclaimed reboot on Netflix: Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part 1 debuted in July

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Off Campus Season 2's Focus on Dean and Allie Makes Sense

When Prime Video confirmed Season 2 would center on Dean Di Laurentis and Allie Hayes rather than following the book order to Logan and Grace, some fans objected. Showrunner Louisa Levy had quietly spent Season 1 building the case that the novels’ sequence wouldn’t translate directly to the series,

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I started teaching my daughter to pack at age 3

I started teaching my daughter to pack when she was 3 years old, which, I know, sounds inefficient at best and slightly unhinged at worst. Packing with a preschooler is slow: it turns a 30-minute task into a 90-minute one and involves delicate negotiations over which stuffed animals are "

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State of Decay 3 just gave us a release year, and at least that's something?

I'm one of the main survival game fans, so when showcases come around in the summer and winter I'm usually assigned to cover a couple. For years now I've had standing orders to cover any State of Decay 3 announcements, and for years now

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Persona 4 Revival release date announced at Xbox 2026 Showcase

Atlus confirmed a release date for Persona 4 Revival in a new trailer shown during the Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday. The remake is due Feb. 18, 2027, and will arrive on PlayStation 5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X. Atlus first revealed the project last June, but few details

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Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive? Take the Eight‑Question Quiz

This eight‑question quiz matches your survival instincts to one of five science‑fiction worlds: The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, or Star Wars. Each universe prizes different strengths. The Matrix favors systems thinkers who spot constructed realities; Mad Max rewards those hardened by the wasteland; Blade Runner suits

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I'm 62 and raising four adopted granddaughters; I can't retire but I can breathe

Madalyn Conchola, 62, has adopted four granddaughters, now ages 7 to 19. Her son’s daughter was placed with her at 10 months in 2019, and in 2021 she received her older daughter’s three girls. She works remotely as an IT analyst in healthcare technology, a role she has

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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie crosses $1 billion worldwide

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has crossed $1 billion at the global box office ten weeks into its theatrical run. The animated sequel from Nintendo and Illumination opened strongly, grossing $190.1 million in the United States during its first five days in April. It still trails its predecessor—2023&

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Cuphead devs announce hand-animated successor and 8-bit spin-off

Nearly four years after the hand-drawn platformer released its final expansion, The Delicious Last Course, developer Studio MDHR returned with two new projects unveiled during Summer Game Fest 2026. The first is described as a true successor to Cuphead. The trailer, led by a puppet news anchor, says the hand-animated

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Tony Goldwyn on stepping into Law & Order after Sam Waterston

Law & Order ran for 20 straight seasons on NBC from 1990 to 2010, returned for Season 21 in 2022 and remains on the air. Sam Waterston was introduced as prosecutor Jack McCoy in the 1994 Season 5 premiere, spent 16 years on the original series, returned for the revival

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The Curse: Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder's Unsettling Psychological Thriller

Benny Safdie and Nathan Fielder, two of the more singular voices in contemporary film and television, teamed up for The Curse, a series that uses the trappings of genre television to probe what we accept as goodness and to skewer the artifice people ignore. Its avant-garde approach can frustrate at

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Dad died at 52 before he could retire; it changed how I live

My dad spent his life focused on providing for our family: he built a beautiful home by the beach, helped me study, ran a business, and put money into a retirement fund. He postponed things he wanted to do — a trip to Europe, his dream car, moving to Hawaii — telling

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Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner?

A ten-question action-hero quiz invites readers to discover which of five legends — Rambo, James Bond, Indiana Jones, John McClane, or Ethan Hunt — would be their perfect partner. Scenarios include being dropped into danger with no warning, getting somewhere fast, being pinned down and outnumbered, how to decompress after a mission,