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Diablo 2 may have inspired a fix for Diablo 4's loot fatigue

Ever since Blizzard started reworking the clunky parts of Diablo 4, one issue has persisted: monsters drop far more loot than a player can carry in their inventory. At first the constant stream of items can be entertaining, but it quickly becomes a burden as characters advance. It doesn’t

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"That is extremely stupid design": Witcher 1 story lead on epilogue

Artur Ganszyniec, lead narrative designer on The Witcher, published the final episode of a 26-video playthrough in which he played the first game for the first time in 20 years. During the epilogue he became frustrated but was candid about responsibility: "Most of the epilogue, I was the one

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LaMonte McLemore, Founding Singer With the 5th Dimension, Dies at 90

LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of the 5th Dimension, died on Feb. 3 at his home in Las Vegas. He was 90. Robert-Allan Arno, who co-wrote Mr. McLemore’s 2014 memoir, announced the death and said Mr. McLemore’s health had declined after a stroke in 2019; no specific cause

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Michael Feldman returns to Arizona as search for Nancy Guthrie continues

Michael Feldman landed in Arizona to be with his wife, Savannah Guthrie, as the search for his mother-in-law, Nancy, continues. He was photographed making his way through Tucson International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, holding his head high as an airport employee escorted him outside. Feldman, 57, wore a gray sweatshirt,

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Robert Duvall, ‘Godfather’ and ‘Apocalypse Now’ Actor, Dies at 95

Robert Duvall, an actor known for disappearing into a wide range of screen and stage roles, died on Sunday at 95. His wife, Luciana Duvall, announced his death and said he had died at home. He had long lived on a sprawling horse farm in The Plains, in Fauquier County,

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Nineteen-Year Dispute Over a Franz Marc Painting’s Ownership

A long-running dispute centers on Franz Marc’s "Horse in Landscape," which Hugo Simon owned before fleeing Berlin weeks after the Nazis seized power in 1933. Simon had the work sent to his son-in-law in the south of France, and it was still listed under his name in

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Kunal Nayyar says he secretly pays random families' medical bills

Kunal Nayyar says he has quietly been paying medical bills for random families. "Money has given me greater freedom and the greatest gift is the ability to give back, to change people’s lives," he told the iPaper in a December 2025 interview, adding that he and his

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One Piece confirms Elbaph arc release date after 3-month hiatus

Crunchyroll and Toei Animation have scheduled a new season of One Piece to begin on April 5, launching the Elbaph arc. The story sends the Straw Hats to the land of giants, a destination they've dreamed of visiting since before they entered the Grand Line. Netflix's

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Trailer Shows How Vanessa Bayer's 'Scrubs' Character Will Curb the Todd

The Scrubs revival is nearly a full reunion of the original cast, though a few key players, including Neil Flynn's Janitor and Ken Jenkins' Dr. Kelso, have not been announced. Bringing back Rob Maschio's Todd proved trickier: his trademark innuendo-heavy banter would not sit well

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Legendary Western Icon Gets an Ambitious Sci-Fi Makeover in New Netflix Series

In 2023 Taylor Sheridan shifted from Yellowstone-era dramas to tell the life of a real lawman in Lawmen: Bass Reeves on Paramount+. Chad Feehan created the series with Sheridan as an executive producer, and David Oyelowo starred as Reeves, a former slave who rose to become one of the first

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Daniel Radcliffe on the Reggie Dinkins pilot: "Sorry, Viola Davis"

Created by Tina Fey and starring Tracy Morgan, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins follows a former NFL star who tries to reshape the public narrative after a gambling scandal by making a documentary about his life. Reggie recruits Arthur Tobin, an Oscar-winning director played by Daniel Radcliffe, but

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Shia LaBeouf returns to Mardi Gras after jail release

Shia LaBeouf returned to Mardi Gras celebrations immediately after his recent arrest, leaving jail by Tuesday morning after being charged with two counts of simple battery following a brawl. Shortly after his release he ripped off a wristband, told a paparazzo "leave me alone, bro" and broke into

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Steam Next Fest hasn't begun, but Titanium Court's demo is already out

I spent roughly 90 minutes with Titanium Court on a Steam Deck and came away surprised at how quickly it grabbed me. The match-three core pulls you in, but the game keeps revealing layers that push it beyond a simple puzzler. The Low Tide phase has you spending resources to

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Fish locations in Heartopia

Fishing in Heartopia is a lucrative hobby: you can sell the fish you catch or cook them first for greater profit. As you raise your fishing level, more species appear around the island and new passive abilities become available. To fish, approach a fish-shaped shadow, cast your line onto it,

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Netflix casts Mckenna Grace as Daphne in live-action Scooby-Doo

Mckenna Grace has been cast as Daphne Blake in Netflix's live-action Scooby-Doo series, an eight-episode reimagining of the Mystery Inc. origin aimed at a young adult audience. Announced in early 2025, the project comes from producers of Riverdale and is the first casting revealed; the rest of Mystery

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Ari Aster’s Eddington Finds Streaming Audience After Box Office Flop

Eddington, written and directed by Ari Aster, is a contemporary Western starring Pedro Pascal alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone. Set in May 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the film centers on a standoff between a small-town sheriff and a mayor that sparks a powder keg. A24

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Witcher story lead says surprise ending was 'a mistake'

Artur Ganszyniec, the lead story designer of the original Witcher RPG, recently completed a full playthrough of the game he helped create nearly 20 years ago, documented across 26 separate episodes on YouTube. At the end of it all, he revealed that the game's epic, out-of-nowhere ending wasn&

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Player sleeps 1,000 years in Stardew Valley, breaks Switch

Stardew Valley opens with a letter from your grandfather and a ranch meant to reconnect you with nature. One player took a different approach: over three weeks they left their Nintendo Switch running to see what would happen if the protagonist slept for 1,000 in-game years. Redditor Holozard started

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Apple TV's Severance Expansion Plan Could Undermine the Show

Apple has acquired the rights to Severance, the series it has hosted since its 2022 premiere. The first two seasons were produced in partnership with indie studio Fifth Season, and the acquisition cost Apple around $70 million. Fifth Season will remain on board as executive producers. Season 3 is still

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Clint Eastwood in the WWII Epic Where Eagles Dare

Clint Eastwood’s long career includes a striking turn in Brian G. Hutton’s 1968 World War II adventure Where Eagles Dare, in which he plays Lieutenant Morris Schaffer, a terse, menacing American serving on a British commando led by Major Jonathan Smith (Richard Burton). The squad is tasked with

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Swim, soak and switch off at an off-grid cabin in the Scottish Borders

The tiny off-grid cabin, built of repurposed oak, sits beside a private lochan with a separate cedar sauna, a cold outdoor shower, a sunken hot tub and a jetty fitted with two hammocks and paddleboards. It felt more like Finland or Sweden than a sheep and deer farm in the

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How Baelor's Death Rewrites the Targaryen Line

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms keeps its focus on character, but the fifth episode, "In the Name of the Mother," stages a moment with far-reaching consequences: Prince Baelor Targaryen, Hand of the King and heir to the Iron Throne, is killed defending Ser Duncan the Tall during

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The Owl House Returns as a New Graphic Novel

Fans of the Disney Channel fantasy whose third season was compressed into a three-part event are getting more: an original graphic novel that expands the world rather than just serving as commemorative merchandise. On X (formerly Twitter), creator Dana Terrace shared new art and called the announcement something the team

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Klay Thompson gifts Megan Thee Stallion a $200K baby-blue Bentley

Klay Thompson celebrated Megan Thee Stallion’s 31st birthday by gifting her a baby-blue Bentley. A Bentley dealership — not the one Thompson purchased the vehicle from — identified the car as a Mulsanne model with a price tag of around $200,000. Bentley stopped making the Mulsanne in 2020, when original

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Haley McGee on her global hit Age Is a Feeling

In the summer of 2024 Haley McGee was performing Age Is a Feeling at a Toronto festival when a baby’s cry changed the evening. Newly pregnant, she found herself imagining the newborn and its family as the audience for her monologue about life, death and getting older, later picturing