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During the Sony State of Play, Amazon Game Studios, Crystal Dynamics, and Flying Wild Hog announced that pre-orders are officially open for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. After its announcement at The Game Awards in 2025, this is one title that has been top of mind. A return to the original Lara Croft’s design, this

The third-party support for the Switch 2 continues to great effect, with Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII REBIRTH being another win for Nintendo’s hybrid console. It looks good, runs mostly well, and even if there are clear technical limitations, the fact that such a technical behemoth runs at all is a testament to the effort put into

After One Piece Episode 1163 delivered one of the Elbaph arc’s most emotionally loaded installments, One Piece Episode 1164, “Saul’s Resolve — The Inherited Will of Ohara,” takes that momentum and puts it to work. Rather than letting the reunion between Robin and Saul settle into pure afterglow, Toei Animation builds outward from it into

We have nearly reached the halfway point of 2026 and also the end of Fallout 76’s Season 24. And now, Fallout 76 Season 25, titled “Appalachia Under Siege,” is set to kick off with Update 68 called “Infestations”. These Infestations will introduce new faction-controlled encounters and challenges for players, along with, of course, new rewards

Eric Appel‘s The Breadwinner (2026) is not actually Stan Dragoti‘s 1983 comedy Mr. Mom, though it’s easy to see how one might become confused. The similarity of a man struggling to parent his three children as his wife enters the workforce is obvious. The Breadwinner screenwriters Nate Bargatze and Dan Lagana even manage to lift a scene

Backrooms is another A24-produced debut film from a YouTuber, and it’s safe to say that the studio has cracked the code on the next generation of filmmakers. Directed by Kane Parsons and written by Will Soodik, the film utilizes a small cast and a set that feels infinite to examine a liminal space that shouldn’t exist. 

There are a few things in this world I love more than the San Antonio Spurs. Born and raised in the 210, my favorite family memories are from our Dynasty, and now that we’re on the edge of greatness, I can’t help but look at my favorite basketball team through the lens of my other

Read our Where Winds Meet interview with Netease developers as we dive deep into the game’s Wuxia here.  Where Winds Meet is a massive open-world RPG that boasts tons of content through minigames, bosses, events, and tons of quests and stories enriched with rich lore inspired by Chinese and wuxia stories. Months after its release,

From concept alone, a movie like Power Ballad feels like a dime-a-dozen. “A younger famous musician steals a song from a talented older unknown, who then tries to prove he wrote the song” is the kind of logline you’d see for a forgettable streaming movie full of crass jokes and transparent, unsuccessful attempts at yanking on the

It’s the era of trading card games (TCG), and the CookieRun TCG is expanding. Following suit with other card games’ ready-to-play decks, CookieRun: Braverse Trading Card Game is offering five new Starter Decks each pair Legendary Cookies with distinct playstyles, strategies, and debut Legendary Pets as Cookie Cards. From Devsisters, the newest Starter Deck lineup

The biggest reason that I needed to upgrade my current camera was that, well, I play Magic now. More specifically, I use my camera to play online Spelltable games with friends. While most cameras will do the job for a Zoom call or for streaming just your face, I needed one that could handle multiple

After a long break that included news of Brilliant Minds’ cancellation, the show returns to finish out the series with a great episode in Brilliant Minds Season 2 Episode 15, titled “The Missing Person.” The episode picks up with Carol (Tamberla Perry) bringing her revelation of Wolf’s (Zachary Quinto) state of mind to Josh (Teddy

Razer’s collaborations have been some of my favorite products. While they do use the same base product for the majority of them (from Sanrio to Pokémon), they show thoughtful design and dedication to serving gaming’s many audiences. When I opened Razer’s latest collaboration, this one for Razer x BLACKPINK collection, the words “Play in Pink”

Supermassive Games’ Directive 8020 took me by surprise. With a cast anchored by the incomparable Lashana Lynch, the game embraced space horror, wearing its inspirations on its sleeves and telling one of my favorite sci-fi stories in recent memory. While it’s a great time to love space with Ryan Gosling’s Project Hail Mary, Housemarque’s Saros, and Don’t Nod’s Aphelion, Directive 8020 establishes itself as a

Sports Interactive has launched the international management update for Football Manager 26 (FM26), finally filling the most glaring hole in the game’s November 2025 release with the World Cup just weeks out. The World Cup Update 26.3.1 is live across PC (Steam, Epic, and Microsoft Store), FM26 Console on Xbox and PlayStation, FM26 Touch on

June is going to be a big month for Duet Night Abyss. The massive update, titled “Silver Torrent, Rising Star,” will introduce two new playable heroes, Flora and Hilda, a “Flodia Bloomfield Station” map, and new Calamity Weapon and Guild systems.  New Duet Night Abyss Heroes in “Silver Torrent, Rising Star”  The update introduces two highly

Get ready for “Icebreaker,” Escape From Tarkov’s newest addition. Escape from Tarkov has been a pillar in the extraction genre for some time, and after its 1.0 release last year, the development team at Battlestate Games hasn’t stopped pushing the game forward. If you’re unfamiliar, Escape from Tarkov is a hardcore and realistic online first-person action RPG/Simulator

Some of Hollywood’s best dramatic and most well-known character actors are older now, and while some lean into playing younger, there is something exciting about seeing them embrace their age through the roles they choose. Netflix’s The Boroughs is a fantastic example of this, delivering the fun that genre storytelling can provide without overshadowing the younger

The act of cooking in storytelling is a vehicle not only to entice the senses but also to navigate a variety of topics. We see this clearly in the opening episodes of The Legend of Kitchen Soldier. Adapted from the webtoon by JRobin, the series follows the main character, Kang Sung-jae (Park Ji-hoon), as he