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Arcadion raids set the standard for Final Fantasy 14's future battle design

As Final Fantasy 14 heads into the Evercold era, the Arcadion raid series stands out as a touchstone for future encounters. The team reflected that lessons from earlier tiers, such as Pandæmonium, shaped their approach: a previous emphasis on player comfort made content more accessible but sometimes constrained creative mechanics.

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Johnny Depp's 2026 'Ebenezer' Role Could Reignite His Career

Once one of Hollywood's brightest stars, Johnny Depp's acting career slipped to the fringes over the last decade. His last high-profile role was the title character in 2018's Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and he was replaced by Mads Mikkelsen in the 2022

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Sun, salt and sand: the best beach food from around the world

Picture a high-summer day at a far-flung beach: the faint putter of lapping waves, drifting plume of suncream scent, and the approaching call of a food hawker making their way across the molten sand. While cold drinks, fresh fruit and miraculously unmelted ice-creams feel universal, the street snacks and beachside

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Horror Survival Quiz: Which Villain Could You Survive?

An eight-question horror survival quiz calculates which iconic killer you have the best chance of surviving. It matches your instincts, strengths and way of thinking under pressure to a single villain — only one of them is the villain your particular set of instincts gives you a fighting chance against. Everyone

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Milania Giudice breaks silence after assault arrest

Milania Giudice, 20, broke her silence over an assault arrest, saying "sh-t happens in life" in a TikTok video she shared on Monday. "It is what it is, you gotta learn from it," she said, adding "Just become a better person and talk about it.

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Power Rangers Icon's $300 Action Thriller Spades Hits Streaming

Made for a shoestring budget of just $300, Spades is an original indie action thriller now streaming on Prime Video. Johnny Yong Bosch — best known as the second Black Power Ranger, Adam Park — wrote, directed, and stars in the film, which was filmed on an iPhone and used a crowdfunding

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Adapt the Chronicles of the Avatar novels for animation

Avatar: The Last Airbender remains a singular series, and its sequels, spinoffs and adaptations have generally failed to match the original's reception. Avatar Studios, formed in 2021, has yet to officially release anything; its first project, the film Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, leaked online and drew lukewarm

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John Oliver to guest on General Hospital and Days of Our Lives

John Oliver is heading to soap opera screens, booking roles on both "Days of Our Lives" and "General Hospital." He called the latter "everything [he] hoped it would be" in a statement over the weekend and said, "It’s a true honor to

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Game of Thrones prequel play may finally show unaired Mad King scene

The Game of Thrones franchise continues to expand, and a forthcoming prequel stage play called The Mad King could at last stage a pivotal moment that was shot for the show’s unaired pilot. That pilot was reshot after recasting and remains unreleased, though it exists and even has an

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Iko Uwais and Lewis Tan Face Off in Survive the Night First Look

Action star Iko Uwais returns in the new thriller Survive the Night, where he goes head-to-head with fellow martial artist Lewis Tan. The film is written and directed by Keoni Waxman and leans into no-nonsense, martial-arts-driven action. Uwais plays Paine, a hitman who fails to carry out a job on

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Holly, the beagle who chewed her way into my heart

Holly, my hyperactive mad hatter of a beagle, was a gift from my well-meaning sister. Born into a beagle pack kennelled in a dog food factory in the Irish town of Edgeworthstown in County Longford, she bounded into my life one sunny evening as a dribbling, velvet-eared bundle of puppy

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Director: Supergirl's divisive needle drop was debated until the final week

Director Craig Gillespie says debates over Supergirl's needle drop continued to the very last week. The contested moment in the film's final act uses a Kelty Greye cover of 'The Middle' by Jimmy Eat World, slowed to a tempo many viewers felt clashed with

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Original X-Men director explains Cable's role in X-Men '97 season 2

Larry Houston, who directed all 76 episodes of the 1990s X‑Men: The Animated Series and is an executive producer on X‑Men '97, says the creators simply didn't know Cable's backstory when the cartoon began. "Back then, the only thing we knew about

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Tom Holland opens door to Miles Morales joining the MCU

While promoting Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Tom Holland once again opened the door to Miles Morales joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Speaking with Hobby Consolas, Holland said he wants to help bring Miles into the MCU and connect that future to the way Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark

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Which MCU Hero Are You?

Marvel Personality Quiz · Which MCU Hero Are You? Six heroes. One destiny. Answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. Questions include “What drives you to do what's right?”, “It's 2 AM. Where are you?”, “How do

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Amazon Renews Every Year After for Season 2 Less Than Three Weeks After Debut

Prime Video has renewed Every Year After for a second season less than three weeks after the series debuted. The streamer confirmed Season 2 will adapt Carley Fortune’s One Golden Summer and shift the show’s emotional center toward Charlie Florek, played by Michael Bradway. Season 1 adapted Fortune’

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Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you'd actually make it out of alive: The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, or Star Wars. The quiz probes instincts: what you do when something is deeply wrong, which resource you guard, what threat keeps you

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Melania Trump's former top aide campaigns her new TV show

Vogue alum Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who penned a memoir about her friendship with Melania Trump and the FLO-TUS rift, says she will not be defined by her unceremonious White House departure. 'Melania was one chapter of my life. It’s not my story,' she said. Wolkoff has moved

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Trekking through a living mountain culture: Spain’s Picos de Europa

Halfway across a glacial hollow I stand on a patch of snow and watch a spider dash across frozen crystals, then find the slope awash with tiny alpine flowers alive with bees and crickets. A pair of chamois watches from a crag before clattering up an almost vertical face; I

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Tom Brittney Reportedly Cast as Batman in DCU

A new rumor claims the DCU has found its Batman. Insider John Campea said multiple sources have named the same actor but withheld the name while seeking confirmation; other rumors now point to Tom Brittney as the choice to play Batman opposite David Corenswet’s Superman. The Brave and the

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Which action hero would be your perfect partner?

An interactive quiz asks which action hero would be your perfect partner, offering five legends: Rambo, James Bond, Indiana Jones, John McClane and Ethan Hunt. Ten scenario-based questions put you in dangerous situations — from being dropped into a firefight to being captured — and probe how you travel, communicate, unwind and

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Silent Hill f adds Fatal Frame II Pink Rabbit costume DLC

Konami's Silent Hill f won wide praise when it debuted last September, with reviewers highlighting its art, characters and story. The game also collected several industry awards, including at The Horror Game Awards, and has quickly become one of the more iconic entries in the franchise. A new

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Which MCU Hero Are You? A 10-Question Personality Quiz

Marvel Personality Quiz: Which MCU Hero Are You? Six heroes. One destiny. Answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. The quiz asks about what drives you to do what's right; where you are at 2 AM; how you

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Your swimwear is probably plastic — 11 responsible alternatives

If your summer holiday is on the horizon, you might be surprised to learn most swimwear is made from petroleum-based fibres such as nylon and polyester. Swimwear has to stretch, endure salt, sun and chlorine, and it’s often the elastane in blends that wears out first. “Better [swimwear] should

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Noah Kahan urges fans to use restrooms after concertgoer soiled floor

Noah Kahan urged fans to use the restroom after one attendee appeared to have smeared poop on the floor during his Philadelphia tour stop on Friday. "If you have to poop at a show (sic) please dear god just go to the bathroom lmao," he wrote on X,