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Star Wars: Galactic Racer blends Slay the Spire style progression with high-speed racing

Don’t call Galactic Racer “Podracer” to its developers. They insist the game covers multiple types of racing across the Star Wars universe and isn’t a sequel to 1999’s Episode 1 Racer, even though it includes podracing’s iconic characters and courses. Play a few minutes and the

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Sekiro: No Defeat director reproduces a key in-game move

Director Kenichi Kutsuna outlined his approach to Sekiro: No Defeat at the 2026 Annecy Animation Festival, saying he aimed to both adapt FromSoftware’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and capture the feel of the game’s major fights. “One of the biggest elements that I put in the movie is

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Sarah Jessica Parker loves this viral lip plumper — up to 40% off

Last year Sarah Jessica Parker shared her love of Tarte Maracuja Juicy Lip Plump on Instagram, thanking makeup artist Elaine Offers Woulard for introducing her while quipping, “Oh, Tarte, what have you done!” In the last hours of Prime Day the lip gloss-balm hybrid is up to a whopping 40%

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Mahershala Ali and Bassam Tariq reunite for Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

Mahershala Ali and director Bassam Tariq have reunited for the action film Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, whose trailer was released by MGM. Ali stars as a devout hitman who fights his way across Houston to protect his children after his wife’s death. The cast also includes John

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Tested: the best (and worst) wine coolers for picnics and garden dining

I began this test a sceptic: at home I tend to return a bottle to the fridge between pours, and most coolers don’t actually lower temperature so much as help maintain it. That said, as picnic and alfresco season approaches, a proper cooler can stop warm wine from spoiling

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R‑Rated Batman: Knightfall Trilogy Could Correct Nolan’s Finale

The Dark Knight Rises has long been viewed as the weakest entry in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Its departures from the comics drew heavy criticism: Bane was stripped of much of his intellect, lacked his signature Venom, and his action scenes often felt restrained. An R-rated animated adaptation, the

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Which Sci-Fi Hero Are You Most Like?

An exclusive sci‑fi personality quiz asks, "Which Sci‑Fi Hero Are You Most Like?" It matches answers to five iconic figures: Paul Atreides, Captain Kirk, Princess Leia, Ellen Ripley and Max Rockatansky. The eight questions probe leadership under pressure, strengths in a crisis, what you would sacrifice,

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Initiation stones, buried recordings and the Black Ark of Lee 'Scratch' Perry

David Katz’s first meeting with Lee “Scratch” Perry captured the producer’s baffling mix of ritual and showmanship. Katz was asked to fetch 13 stones, told to collect them from the River Thames, and watched as Perry unscrewed a television monitor to hide the rocks inside before returning to

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Josh Peck says he earned about $900,000 for 'Drake & Josh'

Josh Peck said he earned about $900,000 over four years on Drake & Josh, which totaled 60 episodes. He noted the average rate per episode was about $15,000, and that he had started his career making $3,000 per episode on The Amanda Show from 2000 to 2002

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Stardew Valley Creator: 'I torture myself' over Haunted Chocolatier details

Making a good video game takes time, and Haunted Chocolatier is no exception. In a blog post, Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) says his latest update really just amounts to him “still working” on the game and that he has nothing big or concrete to share right now. He knows the project

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Dune: Prophecy rises to HBO Max's global top five

Dune: Prophecy, HBO Max's hard sci-fi series, has resurfaced on the streaming charts after a rocky start. Released in 2024 and set 10,000 years before Paul Atreides, the show adapts Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert (the son of Frank Herbert) and Kevin J. Anderson, tracing the

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Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner?

An interactive quiz asks ten scenario-based questions to assign the action hero who would be your ideal partner. It drops you into dangerous situations and offers multiple-choice responses that reflect very different approaches to trouble: contingency planning, instinctive use of terrain, keeping your nerve and a sense of humour, historical

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Critical Role is already switching up Campaign 4's West Marches format

Critical Role began Campaign 4 with a West Marches-style approach, splitting the 13-player cast into three rotating tables: the Soldiers, Seekers, and Schemers. The Soldiers emphasized combat, the Seekers focused on lore and magic, and the Schemers ran narrative, sandbox-style, socially driven play. After a recent convergence of tables, the

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Halo 3 finale nearly a flying Banshee escape inspired by Return of the Jedi

Halo 3's final Warthog Run remains one of the series' most memorable finale set-pieces, a theatrical escape that calls back to Master Chief and Cortana's desperate flight in Combat Evolved. Lead developers once strongly disagreed on the finale's direction: some argued for the

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Deltarune Chapter 5 throws Weird Route players a massive curveball

Deltarune Chapter 5 is out this week, and it contains a startling surprise for players who have pursued the game’s secret “Weird Route.” That route is difficult to discover, beginning in Chapter 2 by having Noelle freeze every enemy in the Dark World, answering her more brutally, equipping her

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Dark Shadows Reboot Announced as Animated Series

The drama series Dark Shadows is being rebooted as an animated series. The official logline reads, "Blending gothic, horror, and supernatural genres, this coming adaptation promises all the dark twists and romantic intrigue that defined the transformational series across its 1200-plus episode run." The original series delivered more

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Horror Survival Quiz: Which Villain Could You Survive?

Which Horror Villain Do You Have the Best Chance of Surviving? The quiz lays out five killers and five completely different ways to die — only one villain your particular instincts give a fighting chance against. Eight questions determine which one matches your instincts and strengths. Questions range from first instincts

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Stars kick off Pride weekend at exclusive 'Café Kallmeyer' soirée

Celebrities gathered to kick off NYC Pride weekend at the exclusive “Café Kallmeyer” soirée on Thursday night. Designer Daniella Kallmeyer and artistic director Gabriel Hendifar hosted the event at interdisciplinary design studio Apparatus in Midtown, which also marked Kallmeyer’s 40th birthday. Guests from fashion, film, music, design and culture

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Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen taps series veteran to direct new DLC

Capcom announced during the June 25 Spotlight showcase that Kento Kinoshita will direct Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen. Kinoshita previously helmed the 2013 Dark Arisen expansion for the original Dragon's Dogma, the release that helped the RPG achieve cult classic status. Dark Arisen is an expanded

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Still Having Fun Losing at Elden Ring Nightreign After a Year

I’m really bad at Elden Ring Nightreign — not embarrassingly so, but not great. I play Recluse or Scholar, hang back to support my husband and a friend in our trio, and we lose a lot; many nights were spent on Libra and we still haven’t finished the two

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Supergirl's Rotten Tomatoes Scores Split Critics and Audiences

Supergirl, the second film in James Gunn's DCU, opened to spirited social-media reaction but mixed critical response. Reviewers largely praised Milly Alcock's portrayal of the lead, while criticizing a weak script, muddled action direction and one notably bad needle drop. On Rotten Tomatoes the film'

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Who Is the Invisible Villain in Spider-Man: Brand New Day?

In Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) returns as a full-time crime-fighter while facing new threats from Boomerang, Tarantula, Ramrod, Scorpion (Michael Mando), and Tombstone (Marvin "Krondon" Jones III). The larger danger, Bill Meztger of the Department of Damage Control says, is 'one we can&

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Sekiro: No Defeat anime gets bloody new trailer at Annecy

A new look at the feature-length anime Sekiro: No Defeat debuted at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, trading a Studio Ghibli-like calm for sudden, graphic decapitations. The trailer aims to capture the 2019 game's martial-arts violence and shows glimpses of Wolf fighting Genichiro Ashina, Gyoubu Oniwa, and

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Ariana Grande spotted with ex Ricky Alvarez after split from Ethan Slater

Ariana Grande was photographed at an Austin restaurant Thursday, smiling and chatting with ex-boyfriend Ricky Alvarez while in town for her "Eternal Sunshine" tour. A source told TMZ she was hanging out with friends for her 33rd birthday and "there is nothing romantic between Ariana and Ricky

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I'm glad the new Star Fox on Switch 2 is another remake

When Nintendo announced Velan Studios' Star Fox for Switch 2, reactions split between excitement and disappointment that it was essentially another take on Star Fox 64. That division showed up in reviews — even favorable critics wanted more — and the Reddit consensus was similar. Still, Star Fox 64 is nearly