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Peglin adds fourth act and final boss after 1.0 release

Peglin blends the ball‑bouncing, peg‑busting fundamentals of Peggle with a fantasy roguelike in which a goblin damages enemies based on your pachinko performance. The game entered Steam early access in 2022 and reached 1.0 two years later. Now, 18 months on from that launch, developer Red Nexus

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TMNT II Stuntmen Reflect on Playing Tokka and Rahzar 35 Years Later

Thirty-five years after the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze on March 22, 1991, the men who wore the suits for Tokka and Rahzar looked back on the unusual jobs that made them minor movie monsters. Creators replaced Bebop and Rocksteady with a snapping

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Jennifer Lopez’s former publicist turns juicy gossip career into a work of fiction

Former gossip columnist and A-list publicist Rob Shuter is turning his wild career experiences into a work of fiction. The “Naughty But Nice” podcaster, who once repped top tier stars including Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson, Jon Bon Jovi and Alicia Keys, is gearing up to release his first fiction book,

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Crimson Desert's soundtrack is criminally inoffensive — one song drives me insane

There is so much about Crimson Desert that enthralls and deeply frustrates me, but its soundtrack had almost no impact—and that surprised me. I absorb every single note, melody, and instrument videogame music has to offer; I literally have a column about this every week called Critical Hit, where

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Paapa Essiedu says he received death threats after HBO casting

Ever since it was revealed in December of 2024 that Paapa Essiedu would be playing Professor Severus Snape in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series, some people have had a problem with it. There have been a lot of bigoted comments directed Essiedu's way online, to

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Prime Video losing 105-minute crime thriller masterpiece after 31 years

Prime Video will remove The Usual Suspects from its streaming library on March 31. Over three decades after its release, the film still grips audiences with a deliberate build of mystery, tension and a now-famous final reveal. Directed by Bryan Singer and written by Christopher McQuarrie, the story follows a

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Savannah Guthrie pleads for renewed attention to mom Nancy's case

Savannah Guthrie urged Tucson and the greater southern Arizona community to bring renewed attention to her mother Nancy’s kidnapping case, asking neighbors to search their memories of the night Nancy disappeared on Jan. 31 and the late evening of Jan. 11. In a joint Instagram statement, Guthrie and her

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Cillian Murphy Thriller Red Eye Leaving Paramount+ on April 1

Red Eye, the 2005 thriller directed by Wes Craven and starring Cillian Murphy and Rachel McAdams, follows a young woman who is seated next to an innocent-looking stranger aboard a flight and is taken hostage as part of his terrorist plot. The film was a commercial success, grossing $96 million

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Cosplayer crochets entire cosplay outfits

I picked up crochet for the first time this year after a friend bought me a neat little kit that contains everything you need in a can. My first project was a shrimp, and it proved surprisingly challenging: the instructions were hard to follow, it took many tries and several

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TV shows that should have stopped after season one

Television often stretches stories past their natural end as studios chase reliable franchises and fans clamor for more. Many series deliver a tight, satisfying first season only to dilute that success with later installments that repeat plot beats or expand the scope in ways that undermine the original concept. Heroes

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Netflix Picks Up In the Hand of Dante

Netflix has acquired In the Hand of Dante, Julian Schnabel’s sprawling mystery-thriller epic starring Oscar Isaac as writer Nick Tosches, a fictionalized version of the author of the 2002 novel on which the film is based. In the story, Tosches is hired by a crime boss played by John

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Tom Hardy’s Bronson Is Leaving HBO Max on April 1

Tom Hardy’s 92-minute crime drama Bronson, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, will leave HBO Max on April 1. The film was released October 9, 2008. Based on the prison life of Michael Gordon Peterson—who adopted the name Charles Bronson—the movie is essentially a one-man show centered on

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Developer explains differences between Half Sword demo and early access

Medieval duelling simulator Half Sword was a hit during last October's Steam Next Fest, where its goofy, grisly tech demo was the showcase's most popular playable snippet. That demo’s elastic, haphazard duels — in which weapons could be as much a threat to yourself as to

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10 best Pokémon with no evolutions

Evolution has been a cornerstone of Pokémon since the series began, yet dozens of creatures remain one-and-done with no evolution line. Thirty years in, plenty of memorable Pokémon stand alone, and this list ranks the 10 best of them. This ranking is the product of one Poké Fan’s mind

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Jack Reacher’s Greatest Quote Proves He’s the Perfect Anti-Hero

“Reacher said nothing!” is a recurring line in Lee Child’s novels, where the former military policeman often lets actions speak louder than words. The Amazon Prime Video series takes a different tack: Alan Ritchson’s Reacher talks more, sometimes with a smirk, but the books still contain the character’

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Anthology Shows That Nearly Reached Masterpiece Status

Since the early days of television the anthology format has been one of the small screen's most beloved storytelling modes. It may not be prolific, but when a strong anthology arrives it feels worth celebrating. Some series come tantalizingly close to masterpiece status yet retain a few flaws,

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Chappell Roan denies making Jude Law’s daughter cry, blames security guard

Chappell Roan denied allegations that she made Jude Law’s daughter cry during an encounter in São Paulo, posting on Instagram Stories that she would “tell my half of the story” and that the security guard involved was not her personal protection. She said she was sitting at breakfast, did

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Riz Ahmed on chaos, comedy and defying categorisation

Riz Ahmed was multitasking in February in London: late for the school run, double parked on a yellow line and doing an interview on his phone when he hit another car. The other driver exploded, Ahmed tried to stay on the call while negotiating insurance details, then wound down the

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Ranger's Path lets you kick out park visitors for tiny infractions

Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator is an early access, open-world game about being a park ranger. Even on a first day the player is given a mystical "Ranger Sense"—hold the right mouse button to scan the wilderness for problems like poacher tracks or nearby wildlife

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Tom Holland's Spider-Man Films Surge After 'Brand New Day' Trailer

The record-breaking trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day drew 718 million views across platforms in its first 24 hours, topping the previous 365 million mark set by Deadpool & Wolverine. Brand New Day is the fourth solo film to star Tom Holland and is scheduled for a July 31,

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Brandon Sanderson calls Project Hail Mary the best sci-fi in years

During a recent Halo 2 stream, Brandon Sanderson took a moment to remind viewers that the sci‑fi and fantasy world extends beyond his Cosmere. While fans wait for his next release, The Fires of December, he recommended authors including Brent Weeks, Fonda Lee, Terry Pratchett and Andy Weir — calling

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All Five Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Movies, Ranked

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller began together on the animated series Clone High and went on to direct a mix of animated films and R-rated live-action comedies. They have also produced and written for the Spider-Verse films and were briefly attached to Solo: A Star Wars Story before departing over

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Guy Ritchie, master of the one-and-done franchise

Guy Ritchie has repeatedly launched films that promise franchise potential but rarely lead to follow-ups. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword was announced as the first of a six-movie cycle yet grossed less than half of Tom Cruise’s The Mummy and ended on an unfinished Round Table; The Man

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Excalibur: 1980s Liam Neeson Film Nearly Became Lord of the Rings

John Boorman had wanted to make a Merlin film since 1969. After United Artists rejected a three-hour Merlin script by Rospo Pallenberg for being too costly, the studio offered Boorman The Lord of the Rings instead. Reading Tolkien, he saw parallels between Frodo and Arthur and between Gandalf and Merlin,

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Sleepless in Seattle Leaving Prime Video on March 31

Sleepless in Seattle is streaming on Prime Video but is scheduled to leave the service on March 31. Decades after its 1993 release, Nora Ephron’s romantic comedy still reads as a blueprint for the big-hearted studio rom-com. The film stars Tom Hanks as Sam, a widower whose young son