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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Shifts Peter Parker's Origin Story Thanks To A Marvel Favorite

When explaining Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’s placement in the endless web known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, executive producer Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt said something happens in the new Disney+ show that branches it off from the traditional timeline Tom Holland’s Spider-Man occupies. Within the first…

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The New Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Cards Are Stunning

Pokémon card art is always fantastic, but my god, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket’s latest line of full-art cards is particularly exceptional. The “Space-Time Smackdown” set will be released on the app on January 30, primarily featuring Pokémon from the Nintendo DS games Diamond and Pearl. I am a Sinnoh sicko, so…

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BioWare Betting It All On Mass Effect 5 After Even More Layoffs

What’s left of BioWare, the renowned RPG powerhouse behind beloved franchises like Dragon Age, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and the original Baldur’s Gate games? It’s a hard question to answer in 2025 after multiple rounds of layoffs and restructurings as the studio pivots between the character-driven…

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James Gunn Explains Why He Kept Fan Favorites From TheCreature Commandos Comics Out Of The Show

MAX Original Series Creature Commandos was a surprise hit of 2024, and further evidence that James Gunn is one of the greatest minds rethinking the superhero genre at the moment. And though the show is packed with undead heroines, weasels, and nazi-killing robots, there are still plenty of characters who didn’t make…

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Elliot Page Developing Beyond: Two Souls TV Show

Actor Elliot Page and developer Quantic Dream are developing a TV show based on the 2013 PS3 game Beyond: Two Souls.

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PlayStation Plus Will Stop Giving Out Monthly PS4 Games Starting Next Year

PlayStation Plus is moving away from offering monthly PlayStation 4 games beginning in 2026. The paid subscription service will still offer them “occasionally,” but the main focus of the program will be PS5 games, and it only took almost the entirety of the current console’s life-cycle to see customer demand get there.

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Sony Backing Off Controversial PSN Login Requirement, At Least For Some Games

Sony will no longer force Steam users to create a PlayStation Network account to play some of its popular PlayStation PC ports. But if you do choose to login to PSN you’ll soon receive in-game rewards in titles like God of War: Ragnarok.

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Everything You Need To Use PlayStation VR2 On PC

The PlayStation VR2 Headset didn’t light the world on fire when it originally released in 2023, but its user base has grown despite a lackluster launch. Plus, the headset itself features some pretty impressive VR hardware. Following a substantial $200 discount in 2024, many PlayStation 5 owners got to enjoy Beatsaber a…

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The Best Skills To Grab First In Sniper Elite: Resistance

Sniper Elite: Resistance is all about making the most of your equipment and stealthy instincts as you work to complete the objectives scattered around each map. As such, you’ll need to invest some points into skills as you level up, granting you some boons to help you survive. Here are the skills most folks should buy…

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Dino Crisis 1 And 2 Get PC Ports As Fans Vote On Which Other Classic Games To Bring Back

Dino Crisis games are the latest PlayStation 1-era classics to get ported to PC with new enhancements. It’s part of an ongoing trend of old games that only ever came to the platform in CD-ROM format getting the digital download treatment for modern gaming rigs, and storefront GOG is asking fans which ports they want…

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Trading Is Live In Pokémon TCG Pocket And Even Worse Than Everyone Feared

Good news! You can finally trade cards with friends in Pokémon TCG Pocket. Bad news! It sucks. It feels even more limited and backwards than when it was originally teased, and fans are in full revolt over the long-anticipated feature’s completely bungled rollout.

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Six Things Marvel Rivals And Overwatch 2 Can Learn From Each Other

Marvel Rivals has been given a lot of shit for its unapologetic poaching of Overwatch’s ideas. From the overall format down to individual hero’s kits, NetEase copiedBlizzard’s homework and didn’t try to change it much. That being said, it’s nice that Overwatch 2 has a direct competitor to put its feet to the fire, and…

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No Man's Sky Kicks Off 2025 With Another Massive Update Including Billions Of New Solar Systems And Trillions Of New Planets

Now in its ninth year, the overwhelmingly expansive sci-fi survival sim No Man’s Sky is transforming yet again. Another massive overhaul to the look and feel of its planets and solar systems has arrived in the form of the new Worlds Part II update. It’s the latest evolution of the game thanks to Hello Games’ ongoing…

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Black Panther Director's Upcoming Horror Movie Looks Smart And Terrifying

The second trailer for horror movie Sinners has dropped, and it’s a juicy, detailed and thrilling three minutes. Ryan Coogler, director of Black Panther, helms a period horror movie that stars Michael B. Jordan and Michael B. Jordan as twin brothers, attempting to put their lives back together by returning to their…

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Lady Gaga Shares First Comment On Joker 2 Flopping

Lady Gaga has finally spoken publicly about the critically panned Joker: Folie À Deux flopping last year, saying that artists have to be willing to fail, adding that sometimes people just “don’t like” stuff.

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Jake Paul Will Be Doing Something Ridiculous With His Brother Logan Paul on MAX Soon

It’s sad to say, but Jake Paul and his brother Logan Paul have reached a level of fame where they can get attention merely through generating speculation. Earlier today, the Paul brothers shared an image on their respective Instagram accounts of the two of them staring aggressively into each other’s eyes with a…

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Catherine O'Hara Is Somehow Bringing Comedy To The Last Of Us Season 2

An apocalyptic virus turning humans to monsters isn’t normally the foundation for much humor, but it seems Catherine O’Hara is going to try and find some. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the Schitt’s Creek star gave more details on her mysterious role in the second season of HBO’s The Last of Us, and…

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Sony's MLB The Show 25 Is Skipping Xbox Game Pass This Year And Ditching PS4

MLB The Show 25 is making some big changes for 2025. Sony’s annual baseball franchise revealed this week that it won’t be coming to Xbox Game Pass this year and it’s also ditching Sony’s last-gen console, though it’s still coming to Nintendo Switch.

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Star Wars Skins Are Coming To Destiny 2

During a Destiny 2 livestream today, developer Bungie announced that it’s adding new Star Wars-themed cosmetic skins and items to the popular free-to-play shooter next month.

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5 Quick Tips To Improve Your Sharpshooter Skills In Sniper Elite: Resistance

Sniper Elite: Resistance is a challenging sequel that doesn’t shy away from testing your marksmanship. As such, you’ll want to bring your best self to each mission. Below, we’ve got a handful of tips we think might help you do exactly that, so take a look and put ‘em to good use.

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How Long Is Sniper Elite: Resistance?

Sniper Elite: Resistance is the newest entry in the long-running franchise. Launching on January 30 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (in addition to last gen PlayStation and Xbox consoles), the new game brings a brand-new operative to the forefront of the story while maintaining the tense, stealth-focused gameplay

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Despite The Cold, People Are Camping Out For A Chance To Buy A $2,000 Graphics Card

Nvidia’s latest high-end gaming graphics cards—the RTX 5090 and 5080—launch later this week. Signs are pointing to supplies being limited and almost everyone is expecting the cards to sell out. As a result, some people are camping outside Micro Centers despite cold weather, rain, and the retailer discouraging the…

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Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Actor Was Relieved It's Not 'Annoying And Woke'

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is an animated remix paying tribute to the character’s 1960s comic book roots. It takes the character back to a high school setting in a modern age but an alternate universe from that in the MCU. Voice actor Hudson Thames is reprising his role as Spidey from Marvel’s popular What…

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Daredevil: Born Again Showrunner Says The Penguin Is Its 'Direct Competition'

You know the era of gritty superhero depictions on television has arrived when two of the biggest comic-book brands in existence are in direct competition with their own moody shows. During a recent interview with SFX Magazine, Daredevil: Born Again showrunner Dario Scardapane says the upcoming Disney+ series is in…

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Final Fantasy Creator Has One More RPG In Him, Calls It A 'Successor' To Final Fantasy VI

Final Fantasy VI is one of the best games ever made. Fans have been coasting off that high for decades, even as modern homages seek to recreate the magic of the original. The lead creative behind the beloved RPG series, Hironobu Sakaguchi, now says making a proper successor to the 1994 SNES classic will be his final…

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Game Freak Is Giving Out Two Previously Unobtainable Shiny Pokémon

If you’re the type of Pokémon fan who cares about collecting every variation of its 1,000+ monsters, that means constantly seeking out special events to receive a rare critter or searching for hours to find one with a low spawn rate hiding in the tall grass. Shiny Pokémon are the rarest of the rare, with a color…

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Big Nintendo Switch Sale Includes Deals On Mario, Kirby, And More

A new Nintendo Switch eShop sale is happening right now. Nearly 40 games are currently marked down, including some first-party hits from Nintendo and a selection of third-party titles, too.

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Could Everyone Please Stop Liking Everything Wrong?

There’s little that can spoil a game, film, book, or show more than its loudest fans. I’m reminded of this by the utterly bizarre reaction to the most recent Superman TV spot, shared by James Gunnand responded to by those who purport to be the movie’s future audience as if he’s committed a war crime. Stop it!…

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Vintage Pokémon Card Collecting World Rocked By A Possible Flood Of Fakes

Last year, hundreds of vintage prototype, test, and presentation Pokémon cards believed to date back to the creation of the game in the 1990s sold for auction to various collectors for hundreds of thousands of dollars collectively. Now, one of those collectors has investigated the prototype cards they bought more…

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New Alien Series Trailer Reminds Me We Need A New AVP Game

Alien: Earth, the upcoming FX series set in the expansive sci-fi universe, is a show we don’t really know much about even though it’s set to arrive later this year. And the latest teaser doesn’t provide much new information, but it is really cool and has me hopeful for the series.

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