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Biggest time save in nearly a decade discovered in FireRed speedrunning

The Switch releases of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen have drawn fresh attention to the originals, and a prominent speedrunner says that influx produced "the biggest time save in nearly a decade of Pokémon speedrunning." Gunnermaniac, the Elite 4 Round 2 speedrunning record holder, explains the find in a

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Crimson Desert guides and walkthroughs

Crimson Desert is a vast open world set in Pywel, a medieval realm filled with knights, bandits, witches and even cats. You begin as Kliff, who is trying to get the gang back together, but first you’ll have to make a pit stop in Hernand. Along the way you’

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Invincible Season 4: Eve's Reveal, Nolan and Debbie, and the Road Ahead

Invincible Season 4 opened with three episodes that shift the show's landscape. The most striking development is that Eve (Gillian Jacobs) is pregnant with Mark's (Steven Yeun) child, a revelation that alters several characters' trajectories. The season also sets up a future reunion between Nolan

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10 Western Masterpieces That No One Remembers

The first feature-length Western is widely considered to be the Australian film The Story of the Kelly Gang from 1906, but the genre is most often linked with Hollywood. During the industry’s Golden Age, roughly 1930 to 1960, Westerns were among the most popular and prolific films. The genre

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Taylor Frankie Paul's canceled season exposes 'Bachelorette' inflexibility

Taylor Frankie Paul was set to be the twenty-second Bachelorette, a casting choice that promised to shake up a franchise whose ratings have slipped since the late 2010s. ABC pulled the plug on the season amid a police investigation into an alleged February domestic violence incident involving Paul and her

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Slay the Spire 2 gets over 9,000 negative Steam reviews after beta card nerf

Mega Crit pushed its "first BIG post-launch patch" to the game's opt-in beta branch, giving players a chance to test changes before they reach the main branch. The beta, described as a "huge balance pass," retuned enemies, artifacts, and the costs and effects of

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From Harry Styles to Paris fashion week, the trouser turn-up is back

Trousers are simple, but styling can lift them. A classic trick has re-emerged: the turn-up. Harry Styles wore them with pinstripe trews at the Brits, actor Chase Infiniti rolled hers up at Paris fashion week, and hefty turn-ups appear on baggy blue and ecru jeans and olive-green track trousers in

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Wicked: For Good and Now You See Me: Now You Don't arrive on streaming

This is a very magical week for streaming. Wicked: For Good flies onto Peacock as Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) continues her fight against the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), embracing the wickedness she’s been accused of in the second act of the Broadway musical adaptation. The Four Horsemen return in

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BTS release new album Arirang ahead of comeback concert

K-pop stars BTS released a new album on Friday billed as reflecting the maturing boy band’s Korean roots and identity, as buzz built ahead of their open-air comeback concert in the heart of Seoul. The Saturday night gig, which is expected to draw around 260,000 people, will be

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Netflix's 'Assassin's Creed' Series Enters Production, Full Cast Revealed

Netflix says production on its Assassin's Creed series is kicking off in Rome and has revealed the full cast: Lola Petticrew, Toby Wallace, Zachary Hart, Laura Marcus, Tanzyn Crawford, Nabhaan Rizwan, Claes Bang, Noomi Rapace, Ramzy Bedia, Sean Harris, Corrado Invernizzi, Sandra Guldberg-Kampp, Youssef Kerkour, Mirren Mack and

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2023 Was the Best Year for Cinema in the 21st Century

While many critique recent trends in film, the 2020s have already given us several modern classics, and 2023 stood out. It was the year of Barbenheimer and Asteroid City, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest, with a sense that filmmakers were taking real risks and trusting audiences with complexity

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Amy Duggar 'sickened' by cousin Joseph Duggar's arrest

Amy Duggar responded to her cousin Joseph Duggar’s child molestation arrest, saying she feels "sickened, heartbroken and deeply angry." She said her first thoughts are with the victim, "a child who deserved to be safe, protected and surrounded by people she could trust," and praised

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Two indie games named Piece by Piece launched days apart — devs teamed up

An indie game called Piece by Piece hit Steam on March 11. An entirely unrelated indie game called Piece by Piece also hit Steam on March 13. This could've been disastrous for everyone involved, but the people behind each respective game have made the best of it with

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Disney Adds Two New MCU Movies to Phase 7

Marvel's momentum has continued into 2026, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day's trailer becoming the most-viewed in its first 24 hours and strong viewership for the Avengers: Doomsday trailers. Following Avengers: Secret Wars in December 2027, the studio is already mapping out a Phase 7 slate. Some

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10 Most Perfect War Epics, Ranked

Scale alone does not make a great war epic. The best of them make conflict feel enormous while keeping human beings visible: strategy that feels real, violence that matters, leadership that feels lonely, and survival that resists simple hero worship. These films leave viewers looking at what war does to

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Best Xbox Game Pass games to play this weekend

Video game history is full of excellent titles that never got follow-ups. This weekend’s Game Pass picks focus on one-and-done projects — games and studios we wish had gotten another chance to build on their ideas. Sunset Overdrive arrived as a loud, brash send-off from Insomniac Games before the studio

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Marvel shifts a 2028 MCU release, adds two 2029 dates

Marvel Studios has expanded its release calendar by adding two new dates for 2029 and adjusted its 2028 schedule by pushing back one planned film. A date that had been set for February 18, 2028, was moved to July 13, 2028 (via The Wrap). No film has been officially attached

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Steve Carell HBO Comedy Rooster Climbs U.S. Streaming Charts

Steve Carell returns to television as the lead of Rooster, which premiered March 8 and opened as HBO's most-watched comedy debut in the United States in over a decade. The series drew 2.4 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max in its first three days. The show

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Modern Love: Start With Any Episode on Prime Video

Modern Love on Amazon Prime is an anthology adapted from the New York Times column that ran in 2019 and spans two seasons. The show brings together a notable cast — Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, Dev Patel, John Slattery and others — and is structured so individual episodes stand on their own,

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Sydney Sweeney teases Syrn 'Seductress Drop 2' with rose-adorned lingerie

Sydney Sweeney shared new photos teasing Syrn’s “Seductress Drop 2,” using bright red roses as accessories. “Seductress Drop 2 is bringing all new pieces to the lineup,” the post read. One shot, cropped at the waist, shows her in a garter skirt, satin thong and coordinated lace thigh‑highs

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Breakfast with Gosling, grilled by Spielberg, burned by Star Wars

Early in their careers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller had to persuade the Directors Guild of America to allow them to be credited as co-directors. They remember the panel as “like a Senate hearing,” with Steven Spielberg and Jon Favreau asking questions such as, “All right, but what happens if

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The best movies and games that never got sequels

In a landscape where sequels dominate, some hits remain solitary. Our special issue, One and Done, explores that shrinking world of singular successes: games, films, and ideas that felt like the start of something bigger but never received a follow-up. We look at the cult movie that never became a

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First Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Teaser Confirms Jim Carrey Is Back

The first teaser for Sonic the Hedgehog 4 confirms Jim Carrey is returning as Doctor Eggman and that Keanu Reeves’ Shadow will be back. There’s no real footage yet, but Carrey provides a voiceover saying, "You think your world is safe, but your time is about to run

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Project Hail Mary ending and Grace's fate, explained

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller return after a 12-year hiatus with Project Hail Mary, an adaptation of Andy Weir's novel. The film follows Dr. Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling), who wakes from deep sleep with amnesia aboard a spaceship and slowly learns he is on a mission to save

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Matt Smith’s thriller Caught Stealing surges into HBO Max’s top ten

Caught Stealing, directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Austin Butler alongside Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Liev Schreiber and House of the Dragon’s Matt Smith, has climbed into the top ten most-streamed movies on HBO Max worldwide. Critics have been largely positive: the film holds an 85% score on Rotten