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Lost in a downpour, a man with a rainbow umbrella helped me

It was bucketing down, absolutely pouring. I was on my way to a birthday dinner but got lost in central Sydney’s labyrinth of streets, so I ducked into an internet cafe to look up directions to the restaurant. I then wrote those directions down by hand – such were the

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Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In?

Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz: Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for. Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown You

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Signet City: Citizen Sleeper creator's hand-drawn, fungus-infested RPG

From the creator of Citizen Sleeper comes Signet City. Developer Jump Over the Age, led by Gareth Damian Martin, unveiled a dark, moody RPG set in a British city overtaken by a mega-fungus. The world premiere trailer at the PC Gaming Show is hand-drawn by Martin. It follows a punkish

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Mr Magpie's Harmless Card Game turns Minesweeper into a deckbuilder

Mr Magpie's Harmless Card Game reimagines Minesweeper as a card-based deckbuilder. Revealed at the PC Gaming Show, the game from Giant Light Games and published by Behaviour traps you in an elevator with a terrible felt puppet that repeatedly executes you. Gameplay puts a table of cards before

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Lovecraftian horrors and hard choices in roguelite climber Ascenders

Climbing games have become a trend, and Ascenders: Beyond the Peak was outlined at the PC Gaming Show by the creative director of developer Ludogram. You build a team and plan a route up a deadly mountain, but the ascent is far from simple—monsters, Lovecraftian horrors and the mountain

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Two mods already ease Gothic Remake's punishing lockpicking

The Gothic Remake's progression system rewards investment with smoother combat and steady improvements, but its lockpicking mechanics have been widely criticised as tedious and unrewarding. Developer Alkimia Interactive says it is "monitoring the sentiment" and notes the minigame becomes easier once you add skill points. In

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Troy Denning wrote Operation: METEORITE prequel for Halo: Campaign Evolved

Halo: Campaign Evolved isn't just a ground-up remake of one of the most formative first-person shooters; it's also expanding the story with a prequel titled Operation: METEORITE. During today's Xbox Showcase 2026 for Summer Game Fest, footage showed the new prequel missions that send

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Jack of Blades Returns to Fable in February

A darker story trailer for the Fable revival returns the series’ most notorious antagonist to the spotlight and sets a firm release date: February 23, 2027. The trailer opens with Isabel of Wraithmarch addressing the camera and narrating her origin—acquiring her "powers" while trying to save her

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Netflix's Narnia Reboot May Be Hurting Itself by Choosing Movies

Netflix now holds the rights to all seven of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia novels, a rare and prestigious piece of fantasy intellectual property, but the streamer has opted to adapt the books as feature films rather than a television series. That choice risks compressing stories first published between 1950 and

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Fava, roast veg and grilled courgette: the Barbary’s simple summer dips

At the Barbary in central London, dips are not mere accompaniments but a way of building flavour from the outset. They set the tone for a meal, so the kitchen emphasises a variety of spice and seasoning and contrasts of colour and texture to excite the palate. These early-summer dips,

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Family sells $400,000 house to live full-time in an RV

Jill and Derek Dooley sold their Florida house for about $400,000 and traded roughly 1,900 square feet for a roughly 450-square-foot RV. Jill, a former math and science teacher who felt burned out, now homeschools and plans the family’s travel, while Derek switched to remote work and

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Which Sci‑Fi World Would You Survive?

A Sci‑Fi Survival Quiz asks eight questions to determine which of five universes you'd survive: The Matrix, Mad Max, Blade Runner, Dune, or Star Wars. The questions probe instincts — whether you pull on every thread to understand a system, stockpile supplies, keep your head down, or join

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All the Rage: guerrilla theatre from the Epstein files

When the Jeffrey Epstein story dominated headlines earlier this year, a group of female playwrights resolved to refocus the conversation on victims rather than perpetrators. Rebecca Lenkiewicz put out a call on WhatsApp—“Is anyone else enraged about the Epstein files and how it’s all about the men and

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Which Hogwarts House Are You?

Four houses. One destiny. The Sorting Hat has considered thousands of students — now it's your turn. Answer honestly and discover where you truly belong at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You have nerve. Not the reckless kind, but the deep, quiet courage that shows up even when

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Beast of Reincarnation has a strong voice cast, but Emma is played without emotion

A preview trip to Japan offered another look at Game Freak's upcoming action RPG ahead of its August 4 launch and revealed details about protagonist Emma and the Blight. Game director Kota Furushima explained the Blight, born from the beast of reincarnation, corrupts all living things into Malefacts,

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Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner?

An action-hero quiz matches you with one of five legends — Rambo, James Bond, Indiana Jones, John McClane, or Ethan Hunt. Ten questions place you in dangerous situations and use your answers to reveal who would be the best partner in crisis. The quiz asks about contingency planning, travel methods, improvisation

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Persona 4 Revival Gets February 18, 2027 Release Date

The anticipated remake of Persona 4 now has a release date: Persona 4 Revival launches February 18, 2027, a date revealed during the Xbox Summer Game Fest presentation. Rumors that a remake was in development persisted for months and were all but confirmed last year when Yuri Lowenthal, one of

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Brooks Nader and Taron Egerton hit major relationship milestone

Brooks Nader and her boyfriend, Taron Egerton, marked a milestone with an intimate family dinner Saturday night at Craig’s in West Hollywood. Nader was joined by her parents, Holland and Breaux, and sisters Mary Holland and Sarah Jane; the couple avoided public displays of affection and left separately as

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To Kill a God adds mage Talorim and launches Steam demo

To Kill a God is set in a cursed realm trapped in a cycle of life and death, with a polished survivors-like aesthetic and action-oriented combat and movement. Players work their way through cults and tyrannical demigods on a journey toward the titular act of killing a god. Progression uses

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Find Your World in Taylor Sheridan's Brutal, Complicated Universe

Taylor Sheridan's four shows are built on power, loyalty and the cost of survival. A ten-question quiz assigns you to one of those brutal, complicated worlds: Yellowstone, Landman, Tulsa King or Mayor of Kingstown. You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You believe some things

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Which Sci‑Fi Hero Are You Most Like?

Five iconic heroes offer five completely different ways of facing an impossible universe. One of them shares your instincts, your values, and your particular way of refusing to back down; eight questions will tell you which one. Paul Atreides carries a weight most people would crumble under, sees further ahead

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Action Hero Quiz: Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner?

Ten questions are designed to reveal which action hero was built to have your back, placing you in scenarios that test contingency planning, communication, and how you behave when the pressure drops. The quiz offers five legends — Rambo, James Bond, Indiana Jones, John McClane, and Ethan Hunt — each representing a

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Matthew Rhys' Netflix Thriller The Beast in Me Has No Bad Episodes

Matthew Rhys turns up the menace in the 2025 Netflix series The Beast in Me, starring opposite Claire Danes. The show premiered in November 2025 and quickly generated a lot of buzz; Rhys, best known for his breakout role in The Americans and a 2021 Perry Mason nomination, is more

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Dave the Diver turns real in live-action trailer for In the Jungle DLC

A live-action trailer for Dave the Diver's In the Jungle DLC has arrived, ahead of its June 18 launch. The trailer keeps the game's signature humour, showing Dave and the gang taking on a giant crocodile that has been terrorising a tropical village as the local

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Which Horror Villain Do You Have the Best Chance of Surviving?

An eight-question quiz works out which horror villain you have the best chance of surviving. Five killers are presented as very different threats: Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Pennywise, and Chucky. The questions probe first instincts, likely setting, your most reliable survival asset, the kind of fear that breaks