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GTA 6 is stealing one of Red Dead Redemption 2's best features

Rockstar Games has started sharing concrete details for Grand Theft Auto 6 ahead of its Nov. 19 release. With pre-orders live, the company outlined multiple editions and prices, with the cheapest set at $79.99. The Ultimate Edition will unlock premium vehicles, weapons and other bonuses, but not all at

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Sand: Raiders of Sophie nets $1M in 12 hours despite DDoS attacks

After a last-minute change to its release plan, Sand: Raiders of Sophie launched into early access following a prominent showing at Summer Game Fest. Collaborating studios Hologryph and TowerHaus shifted away from a planned 1.0 release that had been due on June 22. Alex Nichiporchik wrote on Twitter that

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How Fête de la Musique became a must-visit for the Black diaspora

At 4.45pm in Châtelet a man leans out of his third-floor balcony blasting EDM, a cardboard sign strapped to his decks advertising his Instagram, friends leaning from open windows and a crowd gathering below. What began in 1982 as a free, government-backed initiative to encourage neighbourhood music-making has long

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Overwatch players push back after new Ultra skins cost $35

Overwatch is now free-to-play, and Blizzard has introduced a new tier of cosmetic called Ultra. These skins add sound effects and visual flairs similar to a customizable Mythic skin but do not include options to change colors or some parts of the outfit. The first Ultra releases are Nyan Cafe

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Fan Expo Anaheim 2026 Panels

Fan Expo Anaheim begins Friday, June 26, 2026, with panels and experiences covering television, film and video games. Joe Deckelmeier will moderate several sessions across the weekend. Friday features a panel on the voices behind major video game characters, with Dawn M. Bennett (Persona 3 Reload, Mario Kart World, multiple

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Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

A Sci‑Fi survival quiz asks eight questions to determine which fictional universe best fits your instincts. The quiz frames choices around what you guard, what threats keep you awake, and how you handle authority, then matches answers to one of five worlds. The possible outcomes are The Matrix, Mad

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Jenny Mollen says she texted Jason Biggs about vaginoplasty after he moved out

Jenny Mollen revealed she texted estranged husband Jason Biggs to tell him she was having a vaginoplasty shortly after he moved out following their split after 18 years of marriage. "Jason was moving out on a Friday and I didn’t mean for it to line up this way,

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Chicory: A Colorful Tale still packs an emotional punch five years later

Chicory: A Colorful Tale, the June 2021 indie hit from developer Greg Lobanov and publisher Finnji, shares some surface similarities with a 2D Legend of Zelda: top-down overworlds, environmental puzzles and gradual abilities that open new areas. The game’s central tool is a paintbrush, and many interactions feel more

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Milly Alcock Shines as Supergirl in a Dark DCU Adventure

Milly Alcock delivers a standout turn as Supergirl in a dark, uneven DCU adventure that mixes brutal savagery with drunken party humor and is likely to divide fans of the comic-book source material. Based on the eight-episode comic Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King and Bilquis Evely, the story

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Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

A Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz asks eight questions to figure out which of five universes you'd survive: The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, and Star Wars. The eight prompts probe instincts, what resource you guard, the threats that keep you up at night, how you deal with

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Connor Storrie in PVC boots and sheer trench at Paris heat wave

Connor Storrie attended Saint Laurent’s spring/summer 2027 menswear show in Paris in head-to-toe black vinyl on France’s hottest day on record at the Bourse de Commerce. He wore a sheer black PVC trench, black tailored shorts and a knee-high version of the brand’s Romeo boots ($3,

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Brad Bird’s Ray Gunn lands on Netflix Dec. 18

Brad Bird’s next animated feature, Ray Gunn, will arrive on Netflix for the holidays on Dec. 18. The filmmaker behind The Incredibles and The Iron Giant last released a feature in 2018 with The Incredibles 2, though Bird first wrote a version of Ray Gunn’s script in 1996

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FF7 Revelation will include characters from spin‑offs, director says

Final Fantasy 7 Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi says the trilogy intends to pull the entire FF7 story into its gravitational orbit, so Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will include more extended-universe references, characters and concepts. When asked about Cissnei he teased, "Well, at this time it's best not

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Netflix's Ghostbusters: Night Shift Is a Prequel

Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation revealed the first look at Ghostbusters: Night Shift during the 2026 Annecy International Film Festival, confirming the animated series is a prequel due to stream on Netflix in 2027. The concept art shifts away from the franchise’s Saturday-morning cartoon aesthetic toward a more stylized,

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James Bond Officially Narrows List for Next 007

The search for the next James Bond has taken a major step forward. Amazon has begun notifying certain actors that they have advanced to a second round of auditions, which are scheduled for August. No names have been revealed at the time of writing. This is a developing story; check

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Pokemon TCG Pocket expansion Everyday Wonders announced

The Pokémon Company revealed the latest expansion for the mobile game Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket: Everyday Wonders. The set centers on particularly cute critters and includes cozy full-art illustrations of fan-favorite Pokémon. It launches next week, on June 29 at 9 p.m. EDT, and a trailer previews cards

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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's strict wedding rule for guests exposed

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift have asked guests not to bring gifts to their upcoming wedding, NFL player George Kittle said. "They said absolutely no gifts," Kittle revealed, though he added he might still get Kelce an old coin: "I was thinking, Travis — for some reason — likes

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Adventure Time: Side Quests resets the show’s early charm

Adventure Time grew from a whimsical kids' show about a boy and his magic dog into a series that explored dark, multiversal storylines. Side Quests, a spinoff created by Nate Cash, deliberately returns to the lighter, self-contained tone of the show's early seasons, setting its stories in

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Prime Video announces Invincible season 6, casts The Boys star as villain

Just two months after season 5 was announced, Invincible has confirmed a sixth season. The official Invincible HQ account posted an image reading "Invincible season 6 confirmed!!!" and shortly afterward revealed that The Boys actor Jack Quaid will play the villain Gravitator in the animated show's

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Star Fox Sticks the Landing, But Just Barely

Star Fox makes its visually overhauled debut on Switch 2 on June 25. Early reviews find the core experience established in the N64 game is as good as ever, even if all of the new bells and whistles don’t quite add up to a completely new-feeling experience; the remake

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Prime Video Reboots Conan the Barbarian as Animated Series by Genndy Tartakovsky

Prime Video is moving forward with a new animated Conan the Barbarian series from Genndy Tartakovsky and Cartoon Network Studios. The project is a reboot of Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1982 cult classic, and Schwarzenegger is set to return in his own long-awaited sequel. Tartakovsky, creator of Dexter's

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Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive? A short, eight-question quiz calculates the universe your instincts were built for. Questions range from how you respond when something feels deeply wrong to which resource you guard most fiercely, what threat keeps you up at night, how you deal with authority, which

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Reese Witherspoon's son Deacon, 22, channels dad Ryan Phillippe at 'Elle' premiere

Deacon, 22, recreated his father Ryan Phillippe’s 2001 "Legally Blonde" red carpet look at the "Elle" premiere, arriving in a black suit with a pink tie, Ray‑Ban sunglasses and slicked‑back hair. Witherspoon also nodded to the original premiere in a pink custom Monse

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GTA 6: locking core identity behind a $20 upgrade kills hype

Grand Theft Auto has always been as much about looking fly as it has been about shooting, car chases and seedy criminal activity — driving around in tricked-out cars, nipping to the barbershop for a nicer haircut, and spending riches on parodied designer clothing and jewellery. I never expect to have

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Genndy Tartakovsky to helm Conan the Barbarian animated series

Conan the Barbarian is returning to the screen as an animated series from Genndy Tartakovsky, announced at the Annency International Animation Film Festival. A preview image shows Conan rendered in Tartakovsky’s trademark style. Though produced by Cartoon Network Studios, the series is being developed for Amazon’s Prime Video