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God of War Sons of Sparta angers players over confusing co-op requirements

God of War Sons of Sparta was surprise-revealed and released during last week's State of Play. The 2D Metroidvania prequel follows young Kratos and his brother Deimos, and the PlayStation Store description said it could be played by two players via co-op. Players who started the game, however,

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode Joins Top-Rated Game of Thrones Episodes

The penultimate episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, "In the Name of the Mother" (Season 1, Episode 5), has scored 9.8/10 on IMDb. That rating ties it with Game of Thrones' "Hardhome" (Season 5, Episode 10) and places it just below

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How we made A Knight’s Tale — Heath Ledger knocked my tooth out

Brian Helgeland wrote A Knight’s Tale during a lull after being fired from Payback, and he favoured the idea of jousting as medieval sport. He saw the story as a peasant who wants to be a noble — like a screenwriter wanting to be a director — a guy trying to

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Prime Video Renews Dark Spy Thriller The Assassin for Season 2

Prime Video has picked up a second season of the six-part British thriller The Assassin, which starred Keeley Hawes opposite Freddie Highmore. Critics gave the first season a mostly positive response with a 74% score on Rotten Tomatoes, while audience ratings lagged at 43%, even as the show rose to

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PC Gamer Clips

Welcome to PC Gamer Clips, our new home for funny, weird, and occasionally outrageous gaming clips from all corners of the internet. The best part about this new feature? It's all about you. We want to see your best gaming clips and show them to the world on

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Robert Duvall Was the Most Underrated Figure in 'The Godfather'

The Academy Award-winning actor Robert Duvall, known to modern audiences for roles in Gone in 60 Seconds and The Judge, died at 95. He is best remembered for his portrayal of consigliere Tom Hagen in The Godfather (1972) and its 1974 sequel, a performance many view as his finest. Hagen

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Tom Hardy's Eight-Episode Thriller Taboo Is Aging Brilliantly

Tom Hardy's presence anchors Taboo, an eight-episode historical thriller he co-created with his father Edward "Chips" Hardy and Steven Knight. Set in grimy, unforgiving 1814 London, the show is slow, dense and unapologetically strange; it has gained a cult following and plays especially well on a

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Milo Rau’s ‘Hate Radio’ and the Pelicot Trial

Inside a glass-walled studio, three talk-radio hosts banter, play pop and recreate a 1994 RTLM broadcast in Milo Rau’s "Hate Radio." The piece, which began performances at St. Ann’s Warehouse, draws from archival material to re-stage the station that Hutu hard-liners used to direct attacks against

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NECA's new Muppet figures could complete Diamond Select's unfinished line

After years of sparse releases, 2026 has brought the return of The Muppet Show. Diamond Select’s action-figure line ended when the company went out of business in 2025, leaving a gap for collectors. At the 2026 Toy Fair in New York City, NECA announced it had acquired the Muppets

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Jada Pinkett Smith calls 'nonsense' claims she threatened Will Smith's friend

Jada Pinkett Smith filed a motion earlier this month demanding that musician Bilaal Salaam’s $3 million lawsuit against her be dismissed, calling his allegations "false, uncorroborated, and made to generate attention as part of an ongoing public campaign of harassment directed at" her and the Smith family.

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Fishing Shop Simulator's barmy demo hooked me

I've long enjoyed janky fishing minigames but never a full fishing game—until YouTube randomly recommended Fishing Shop Simulator’s intro cinematic. Its thumbnail showed a smouldering city with WWII planes over ancient Rome and a mech next to the title, so I downloaded the demo. It’s

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10 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

This week’s ten films range from adaptations and thrillers to animation and offbeat comedies, gathering critics’ takes on everything from romantic tragedy to sensory overload. Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights finds Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Catherine and Heathcliff, though the review says Fennell’s embellishments "grow

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Who is Rilakkuma? Hello Kitty's mascot rival, explained

San-X’s Rilakkuma is a laid-back brown bear that has quietly become one of Japan’s most successful mascots. Hello Kitty, created by Yuko Shimizu in 1974, remains a global icon and generates roughly $3.1 billion in annual revenue, but Rilakkuma has its own sizeable following and a long

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Peter Claffey Clarifies Henry Cavill Rumor for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

A clip from a filmed interview at New York Comic Con, showing Peter Claffey and his young co-star Dex Sol Ansell, sparked online speculation that Henry Cavill might appear in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. In the clip Claffey checked whether certain aspects of the show could be discussed

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3 Best Movies to Watch on Prime Video This Week

Ángel Manuel Soto’s buddy cop action movie The Wrecking Crew has been ruling Prime Video’s movie rankings for a while and sits atop the charts again this week. Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista play estranged half-brothers reunited by their father’s mysterious death, and the film’s mix

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Domingo Zapata commissioned to paint giant mural in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia has commissioned New York artist Domingo Zapata to create the largest mural ever made — a 50,000-square-meter painting in Riyadh, roughly 540,000 square feet, or about nine football fields. Zapata has previously completed massive murals in Times Square, Miami and New York. The nation’s Ministry of

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Lead story designer completes full Witcher playthrough on YouTube

"That was a very satisfying half of the year," Artur Ganszyniec says as the credits roll on CD Projekt's original Witcher game from 2007. Five months earlier he began posting a full let's play on YouTube titled "The Witcher with a designer'

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Elisabeth Moss to Star in Hulu Legal Drama Conviction

Hulu has ordered Conviction, a new legal drama that will star Elisabeth Moss as Neve Harper, a confident criminal defense attorney who lands a career-making case involving a husband accused of murdering his wife by setting their home on fire. Moss will executive produce the series alongside writer David Shore,

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Tamsen Fadal taking exploratory meetings amid daytime talk show cancellations

Tamsen Fadal has been taking exploratory meetings and is represented by UTA, though she is not actively pitching a show. With Kelly Clarkson and Sherri Shepherd’s eponymous talk shows not returning, there are open daytime slots should she choose to return to television. Fadal left PIX 11 in 2023

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I'm sad Deadlock is 'just' a MOBA — I want more of Valve's world

I have a love-hate relationship with MOBAs, but Deadlock—after its new Old Gods, New Blood update—has dragged me back to the genre kicking and screaming. I've got over 2,400 hours in Dota 2 from my misspent uni years, and I'm currently sitting on

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Cooking recipes in Heartopia

To make money in Heartopia, cook lots of food and level up the cooking hobby. Recipes are bought from Massimo, though a few "secret" dishes require swapping ingredients to unlock variants. This guide explains how cooking works and lists the recipes unlocked so far. Use any stove—public,

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The Night Agent Is the Perfect Action Thriller for Reacher Fans

Netflix has spent years trying to bottle the kind of lightning Amazon Prime struck with Reacher, and The Night Agent offers a similar fix with a very different tone. Season 3 premieres on Netflix on Feb. 19, 2026, and three days is more than enough time to catch up and

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Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant to Leave Netflix in Early March

Guy Ritchie’s 123-minute war thriller The Covenant is scheduled to leave Netflix (U.S.) on March 5, 2026, only months after it arrived. The film stumbled at the box office but found a second life on streaming, becoming a December 2025 word-of-mouth favorite. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Sgt. John Kinley,

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Jessica Alba enjoys Miami getaway after divorce from Cash Warren

Jessica Alba traveled to Miami after finalizing her divorce from Cash Warren. The 44-year-old was photographed on the beach in a black-and-white bikini and later covered up with a black wrap skirt, sunglasses and a baseball hat reading "LA" as she walked on the sand. She also carried

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NECA unveils Fortnite action figures, including TMNT and horror icons

At the annual Toy Fair in New York on Feb. 14, NECA revealed a partnership with Epic Games to produce a line of Fortnite action figures. Each figure will include a digital code for use in the game. NECA is making physical versions of established Fortnite characters as they appear