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6 Hilarious 'Calvin and Hobbes' Comics Where Calvin is a Weird Little Genius
Words and verbs and adjectives, painted up like a picture in these iconic Calvin and Hobbes comic strips
15 Years Later, Batman: Arkham City Remains Batman's Last Gaming Masterpiece
Batman: Arkham City set a new highwater mark for superhero games and has influenced their design and mechanics in the 15 years since its release.
Indies and non-sequels have exploded in the last year, and it's not all friendslop
"Indie studios produced 20 of the 21 extra breakout launches in the 2026 cohort," reads one industry analysis.
Reddit’s Largest Open Source Community Dumbfounded By AI Ban: ‘I Guess Linux Is No Longer Allowed Here?’
Moderators of r/opensource have banned projects under a year old, anything 'made by AI,' and, bizarrely, all non-English speakers
'Save Mass Effect' petition hits over 180,000 signatures within days of BioWare's closure
The desperate plea to EA has fans sharing their memories of the spacefaring shooter.
The creator of our running RPG of the year weighs in on BioWare's closure: 'They were fundamental to the genre'
Don't cry because it's over.
Riot resurrected 3 of its biggest League of Legends pop groups, but only one emerged victorious
I think I could guess where the budget went, but I'm not complaining.
'Avatar: Seven Havens' Fans Need to Watch Disney’s Overlooked Apocalyptic Fantasy Adventure
Raya and the Last Dragon has similar settings, characters, and dynamics as Avatar: Seven Havens, so it's a must-watch for fans.
Overwatch devs took one look at Jetpack Cat and Bastion's combo and went 'oh, that's a little scary'
The Apache helicopter meta was certainly something to be feared.
Dark Souls 2 Seamless Co-op is the chillest way to play FromSoft's most frustrating game
Don't give up, skeleton(s).
With A Marvel-Sized Budget, Elden Ring Will Be A24’s Most Expensive Movie To Date
The trend-setting studio is betting $200 million on Alex Garland’s FromSoftware adaptation, having only seen that kind of box office mojo once with Backrooms
Clayface Gives Skydance Its Second Box Office Weekend Win In A Row
Clayface held off You Can See Everything to top the box office this weekend
Forza Might Actually Lose at The Game Awards for the First Time in a Decade
Forza Horizon 6 faces a stiff challenge in the Sports/Racing category from Star Wars: Galactic Racer
Jordan Thomas, director of BioShock 2, played Path of Exile for over 7,000 hours while working on co-op horror game The Blackout Club: 'I was essentially awake all the time'
The co-founder of indie studio Question guides us through the games on his PC.
Mass Effect Universe Director Reveals Canceled Game's Multiverse System
BioWare's technical director reveals that Mass Effect Universe was set to feature a complex parallel-universe system with multiple timelines.
'This is the bit where the comet hits the earth and the dinosaurs die:' Tim Sweeney revisits scathing 26-year-old eulogy for beloved studio Looking Glass
Sweeney's assessment of the games industry in the 2000s hits close to home today, but I still hold out hope that the future can be better.
Overwatch Co-Creator Pushes The Legend of California's Early Access Release To 2027
Jeff Kaplan's The Legend of California has shifted its early access launch from 2026 to 2027
This third-person mod for Deus Ex turns the classic immersive sim into Max Payne, introducing dual-wielding and shoot-dodging
My vision is augmented.
Vinland Saga’s Creator Has ‘No Good News’ On Season 3: ‘The Project Is Not Currently In Progress’
Is MAPPA just too busy working on Chainsaw Man and Jujutsu Kaisen , or is this a sign that a second season of Vinland Saga was a commercial flop?
Elden Ring Has Quietly Become A24's Most Expensive Movie Yet
A new report indicates that A24's Elden Ring adaptation from Alex Garland has a blockbuster budget higher than Marty Supreme's
The Most Broken D&D Item Keeps Ruining Games. Here Are 3 Ways to Fix It
One of the most common magic items in D&D is way overpowered for its cost, but here are three easy ways to fix it.
Steve Rogers Wields Mjolnir in the Latest Avengers: Doomsday Trailer
Steve Rogers, Thor, Mjolnir, and the other Captain Americas take center stage in the latest trailer
Civilization 7's game changing update was 'personally challenging' for its creative director, as being able to play as a single faction 'wasn't part of the original vision'
Ed Beach says that players "had not been given full service by the game as the way it first shipped".
GTA: San Andreas’ Most Frustrating MIssion Show How Far Rockstar Has Come in 22 Years
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a classic game with interesting missions, but its annoying controls just feel worse after 22 years.
Nintendo Legend Reveals Super Mario Bros.' Most Surprising Innovation
Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto pinpoints the NES game's most notable invention, which remains unique 41 years after the original Super Mario Bros.
Mass Effect 5 would have let players generate alternate timelines based on their choices in previous games, according to the series' technical director
"You had so many choices that you could plug your saves together to create parallel universes," Romain Toutain explained in a livestream.
The Leaked Mass Effect 5 Trailer Was Enough To Make Fans Go Feral For One Of Its Sexy, Mysterious Squadmates
We've never had a male Quarian on the team before
BioWare's Closure Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
The Mass Effect and Dragon Age studio being shuttered by EA is a sign of a slow-motion industry crash that hasn't peaked
9 Near-Perfect 'Far Side' Comics Starring the Nerdy Kid
Gary Larson's The Far Side didn't really have recurring characters, though some faces did appear more than once, like the Nerdy Kid
Vincent Price Is the Weirdest Serial Killer Ever in this '70s Cult Classic
The Abominable Dr. Phibes is a campy horror movie about an organist who murders surgeons
5 Near-Perfect Psychological Thriller Movies Streaming for Free
These tense genre picks are well worth your time.
23 Years Later, Spike's Best 'Buffy' Quote Is Still One of the Best Lines in TV History
Spike's best quote sums up his arc as one of the main characters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
61 Years Later, Paul's Best Dune Line Is Still the Coldest Quote in Sci-Fi History
This brilliant quote from Frank Herbert's Dune reveals an unsavory truth.
Forget Tom Cruise, Sci-Fi's Foundational 1950s Classic Movie Is Free to Watch on YouTube
Every little green man from space for 70 years owes his existence to this flick from 1953
Mass Effect: Universe Would Have Allowed Players To ‘Generate’ Timelines That Acknowledged Multiple Choices From The Trilogy
Now that the leaks are out there, some ex-BioWare devs are chatting about what they were working on before EA canceled the game
58 Years Later, Captain Kirk's Best Star Trek Quote Is the Greatest Line in Sci-Fi History
Captain Kirk's speech in 'Return to Tomorrow' says more about what Star Trek stands for than any other line in the original series.
Jean-Claude Van Damme's First Action Classic is Streaming for Free
Forged by fire, a beast in the night
5 Most Perfect 1980s Games That Nobody Remembers
From Tempest to Captain Blood, unearth these classic 1980s games from the 8-bit era that deserve to make a comeback.
The 6 Kingdom Hearts 4 Worlds We Want to See — and 4 We Absolutely Don't
Kingdom Hearts has a complicated history of representing Disney worlds, so here's a look at what should and should not be included in KH4.
Every Legend of Zelda Movie Character and Cast Member Confirmed So Far
Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda live-action movie hits theaters in 2027. Here's who's confirmed to appear in the film to date.
Johnny Depp's 96-Minute Stephen King Thriller Is an Underrated Gem on Streaming
Johnny Depp’s Secret Window, a 2004 Stephen King adaptation about plagiarism and paranoia, is finding a new audience on HBO Max.
Xbox Reportedly Chased $800 Million Netflix Exclusivity Deal To Develop Movies, Shows Based On Games
According to industry insiders, Netflix was only willing to offer $500 million
5 Cozy Horror Books to Read This Fall That Are Perfect From Start to Finish
Spooky season is always better with horror stories that feel cozy.
Lord of the Rings Officially Returns in November with 3 Releases
Rings of Power season 3 returns to Prime Video in November alongside the first two season on 4K Blu-ray and DVD for the first time.