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Magic: The Gathering’s Sonic Crossover Is Running Toward My Wallet At The Speed Of Sound

You hear that? The heavy thudding sound of someone running for their lives? Running around at the speed of sound, perhaps? Maybe this person, sprinting as far as their body can carry them, has places to go and has to follow his rainbow? That person is me, running as far away from Magic: The Gathering’s latest…

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Help A Ghost Cross Over In One Of Oblivion Remastered’s Best Quests

Who wants to deal with a ghost? Raise your hand! No, we’re not talking about Casper or Patrick Swayze, but rather the Forlorn Watchman in Oblivion Remastered. How ominous. They say there’s a ghost walking the Niben Bay beneath the moonlight, and if you’re willing to help this undying entity pass on into the next…

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Death Stranding 2: How To Connect With The Ghost Hunter

In Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, you’ll be connecting all of Australia to the Chiral Network. Along the way, you’ll find a few optional facilities. One of them belongs to someone called the Ghost Hunter. If you come across this one early, you won’t be able to do anything until you reach the Chronobiologist as part…

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Death Stranding 2: How To Crack The Motherhood Passcode

In Death Stranding 2, Sam is tasked with delivering cargo and connecting all of Australia together, just like he did in the first game with the United Cities of America. During one of Sam’s missions, he’ll have to go to a facility called Motherhood, but he needs a passcode to get in.

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Paper Mario-Inspired Indie RPG Has Been Abandoned But You Can Try The Demo For Free

Untitled Paper RPG has been floating around for years now. Adam Robinson-Yu, who developed the critically-acclaimed exploration walking sim A Short Hike, started the project shortly after Paper Mario Color Splash was announced for the Wii U. Robinson-Yu wanted to make a turn-based tribute that stayed a bit more true…

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Street Fighter Movie Casts Anti-Woke Online Personality As Dan

Less than 24 hours ago, we ran a story on the bonkers cast for the upcoming live-action Street Fighter movie. It’s full of the weirdest motley crew of actors I’ve seen in a big-budget film as of late, with rapper 50 Cent, masked country singer Orville Peck, and Mr. Minecraft himself, Jason Momoa, all set to star. It…

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Yes, You Should Be Crafting More Weapons In World Of Warcraft

Crafting is one of the marquee features of the latest World of Warcraft. It isn’t a quick or easy process, but players in War Within can make weapons that, at their top end, are on par with the best gear in the game. Here’s a step-by-step guide to crafting the most powerful weapons in season two of World of Warcraft:…

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The Full Timeline Of John Cena And CM Punk's Historic Rivalry

Save for Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock, no two wrestlers bring out the best in each other quite like John Cena and CM Punk.

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The Most Impressive Cosplay At Canada's Anime North 2025

Anime North is an annual event in Toronto, Canada, that celebrates much of Japanese art, television, manga, music and games. This year, the intrepid team at Mineralblu were there to snap some of the best cosplay on display at the convention.

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The Switch 2's First New GameCube Game Is A Mario Strikers That's Actually Good

Just under a month since it launched, the Switch 2 is getting its first new GameCube game as part of its Switch Online + Expansion Pack library. Is it Luigi’s Mansion? Super Mario Sunshine?? Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance??? No, it’s Super Mario Strikers, the inaugural entry in Nintendo’s soccer franchise, arriving…

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22 Games We’d Love To See On The Nintendo Switch 2

The original Switch was a trailblazing device that proved you could take console-quality games on the go, but it was demonstrably less powerful than its PlayStation and Xbox competitors. In the years since the handheld hit the shelves, that gap has only grown with the release of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Making up…

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Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess' Recent Update Makes It Perfect For The Switch 2

Capcom’s Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess was one of the couple dozen games that hit the Nintendo Switch 2 when it launched. At first glance, Path of the Goddess can be a little confusing. This bold genre mashup of action and tower defense synergizes way better than you might think. It’s a unique experience,…

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Target Making Up For Bungled Switch 2 Deliveries With $50 Gift Cards

Pre-ordering a Switch 2 was a horrible, terrible experience. And on top of all the bullshit involved in just securing one in the first place, if you were able to snag one through Target, you might not have gotten your Switch until a few days after it launched on June 5. To make up for these late deliveries, Target is…

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The New Street Fighter Movie Has The Most Bizarre Cast

Fighting game adaptations are some of the campiest, most absurd films in the already generally pretty absurd game-to-movie oeuvre. Films like the Mortal Kombat series, Dead or Alive, and the 1994 Street Fighter all possess a kind of so-bad-they’re-good ridiculousness that has made them cult classic guilty pleasures.…

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Steam Summer Sale Includes A Lot Of Great Games Marked Down To $15 Or Less

Steam’s annual and massive summer sale is live! If you’ve been waiting to buy a copy of Schedule I, RoboCop: Rogue City, Borderlands 3, Anno 1800, Metro Exodus, or Dead By Daylight, this sale is for you. And if you wanted some other games instead, well, odds are they are on sale as well. It’s a pretty big sale.

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The Wishlist In Monster Hunter Wilds Has Issues, But It Makes Tracking Materials A Lot Easier

There are hundreds of equipment materials to gather in Monster Hunter Wilds, all of which can be used towards forging new armor and weapons. Whether you need a common ore or a unique item, it can be tough to keep track of everything. The best way to mitigate that issue is by using the Wishlist.

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Elden Ring Nightreign's New Boss Is Actually Pretty Easy Thanks In Part To This Completely Busted Relic

My friends and I spent 10 hours dying to last week’s Everdark Sovereign overhaul of the Gaping Jaw before finally killing the lightning bird late one night, long past the point when we should have all gone to bed. Now Elden Ring Nightreign is back with a new boss for players to take on, but thankfully this one is a…

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Which Classes Are Best In Monster Train 2?

At the beginning of every run in Monster Train 2, you have to choose the two best clans to take with you. But with such a wide variety of them, and the ability to mix and match, it’s hard to decide on which ones to bring with you. For our money, these two are the best clans to bring with you on your journey to heaven.

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Helldivers 2's Fearsome Mech Foes Just Got Way More Terrifying As Jetpack Hulks Take Over

The post-Super-Earth invasion reprieve for Helldivers 2 players appears to be over as a new threat emerges: jetpack Hulks. A new Major Order contained a stealth update to the heavily armored Automatons that makes them more lethal than ever. Players aren’t sure whether to cheer or cry. Mostly they’re pointing…

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The Pixar Movies, Ranked From Worst To Best

For several decades, Pixar was the king of animated filmmaking. Its run from the ‘90s to the mid-2010s was marked by the kind of dazzling creative output that makes you believe art isn’t dead and was so inspiring, it no doubt made many consider pivoting careers into animation. The decade that’s followed has been…

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Disney Just Announced A Lilo And Stitch Sequel is Happening

Everyone’s favorite blue, furry alien is coming back for more shenanigans in Hawaii. Lilo and Stitch 2 is officially in the works at Disney.

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Beloved 27-Year-Old Gaming Site Wipes Forums, Relaunches As A Gambling Affiliate Cash-Grab

In the last couple of weeks, Adventure Gamers—a beloved game site dedicated to point-and-click adventure gaming since 1998—has become a cruel pastiche of its former self. The site, primarily run by volunteers and enthusiasts, has fought for the much-maligned adventure gaming genre through thick and thin for almost…

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Oblivion Remastered's Knights Of The Nine Will Send You On A Holy Pilgrimage

Bundled in with the likes of The Shivering Isles and the Fighters’ Stronghold, Knights of the Nine is an expansion featuring a Cyrodiil-spanning questline following an order of heavenly knights. Though it’s somewhat short, as a quest it’s heavy on walking. Seriously, if you don’t use any fast-travel points across the…

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A Complete Guide To Monster Hunter Wilds' Collaboration With Street Fighter 6

Just like its predecessors, Monster Hunter Wilds is supported by huge updates, seasonal events, and collaborations with other franchises. The first series to crossover into the Forbidden Lands is Capcom’s own Street Fighter 6. In addition to being able to dress your hunter up as the Raging Demon-user Akuma, more…

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Mario Kart World Fans Had A Trick For Getting Regular Online Races And Nintendo Just Blew It Up

Mario Kart World’s big open map is one of the major things that sets it apart from the rest of the franchise, but it’s also become a real drag for fans who just want to have traditional three-lap races around their favorite tracks online. A workaround was soon discovered, a sneaky way that let people always guarantee…

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MindsEye Is An Incredibly Boring And Confusing Mess

I’ve played over 12 hours of MindsEye, the new semi-open-world action game from former longtime Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies. I finished it. I reached its terrible ending after pushing through countless bugs, horrible performance issues, and so many boring phone calls. And yet, after all that, if you were…

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Ring Psychology: Understanding The 6 Phases Of A Wrestling Match Through Heel Era John Cena

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The Social Network Part II Is Happening, And Facebook Probably Won’t Like It

Fifteen years after Jesse Eisenberg made Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg look like the socially awkward tech genius he is in director David Fincher’s The Social Network, the film’s writer, Aaron Sorkin, is back at it again. Deadline reports that Sorkin will write and direct The Social Network Part II, a follow-up to…

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New Xbox 360 Update Adds More Ads 20 Years After Launch

Today, some folks turned on their Xbox 360s to discover Microsoft has updated the aging device. The new update fixes an annoying issue bugging players for a bit now, but it also slaps two big ads on the home screen for Xbox’s newest consoles.

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John Cena Has An Idea For A Unique Way He Could Enter The MCU As Peacemaker

In the history of feuds, “DC Studios fans vs. Marvel Studios fans” ranks above “Red Sox fans vs. Yankees fans” and slightly below “people who like pineapple on their pizzas vs. people with normal taste buds.” Yet, behind the unanswerable debates over which brand of superheroes would reign supreme are simply comic-book…

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