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Besiege heads into space with medieval-style expansion

Besiege has been knocking around for a while. It arrived on Steam Early Access a couple of years after the programme began, spent five years there before reaching 1.0 in 2020, and continued to receive updates from developer Spiderling Studios, including an ocean expansion in 2024. Now the game

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Henry Cavill and Dave Bautista Exchange Swords in Highlander Reboot

New set images show Henry Cavill trading blows with Dave Bautista in Chad Stahelski’s long-awaited Highlander reboot, with Cavill cast as the titular immortal warrior. Filming is underway and the photos tease the aerial swordplay that will play a central role in Stahelski’s reimagining. The images appear to

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S.W.A.T. Exiles Moves Forward With New Cast Additions

CBS’ S.W.A.T. spin-off, S.W.A.T. Exiles, is taking shape after the original series faced a surprise cancellation last spring following an eight-season run. Rather than reuniting the old team, the new series follows Shemar Moore’s Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson as he trains up-and-coming professionals in

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I was the Bernie Madoff of speculative baby trading until my prize infant died

In days of old, before mankind had conquered—perhaps destroyed—the natural world, we would attribute the vicissitudes of fate to the will of the gods. We have no need for gods these days. Now we have Wall Street, whose distant and inscrutable machinations ravage towns, take children, and blight

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First 155 chapters of One Piece free to read until April 10

Viz Media and Shonen Jump are offering the first 155 chapters of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece free on the Shonen Jump app until April 10 to coincide with the release of Netflix’s One Piece season 2. The manga has more than 1,150 chapters, so 155 chapters represent

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TikTok's 'Boy Kibble' trend explained

TikTok has a habit of labeling food — remember Girl Dinner and Slop Bowls — and the latest label is Boy Kibble. The name is intentionally silly, another bit of branding for a fairly ordinary meal. At its core, Boy Kibble is lean ground beef served over white rice. The concept is

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Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc to Stream on Crunchyroll This Spring

The highest-rated movie of 2025 on Letterboxd is headed to streaming later this year. The follow-up to the hit Chainsaw Man anime took theaters by storm with its bombastic, action-packed romance and has been described as "euphoric" by reviews. Crunchyroll has announced the film will be available to

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Uses the Game of Thrones Theme at the Right Moment

The Ramin Djawadi theme from Game of Thrones makes its first sincere appearance in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ fourth episode, "Seven," and the timing feels deliberate. HBO’s other spin-offs faced a choice about whether to reuse Djawadi’s music; House of the Dragon kept the

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How to beat Dybbuk in Mewgenics

Dybbuk's main mechanic is that they avoid attacks by rolling to an adjacent tile, causing you to deal no damage with that move. That makes it hard to kill a boss you can't hit, especially one with 85 health that also packs a punch. You can

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Nioh 3 tutorial boss Yamagata Masakage is the game's toughest fight

Nioh 3 is the first game in the series to adopt an open-world approach, letting you explore most areas freely. There are limits: each subregion within the game's four huge maps contains enemies at set power levels, so veering off the recommended path too early can get you

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Prime Video's Spider-Noir images show Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly

Prime Video released new images of Spider-Noir showing Nicolas Cage as a noir detective version of Spider-Man called The Spider, whose real name is Ben Reilly. After voicing the character in the Spider-Verse franchise, Cage brings this variant to the small screen. Co-showrunner Oren Uziel said they chose to focus

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Southbank Centre awarded Grade II listing after decades-long fight

London’s Southbank Centre — including the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and the skatepark undercroft — has been granted Grade II protection by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, bringing to a close a long-running debate over the complex’s Brutalist architecture. The buildings, once dismissed as “concrete

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‘Heated Rivalry’ Becomes HBO Max’s Most-Watched Acquired Scripted Series

More than a month after its Season 1 finale, Heated Rivalry has drawn over 10.6 million U.S. viewers — more than double its audience on the December 26 finale — making it HBO Max’s most-watched acquired scripted series of all time. Pulled from Rachel Reid’s bestselling novels, the

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Hailey Bieber launches 'first-of-its-kind' Rhode sculpting mask

Hailey Bieber has expanded her Rhode line with two new offerings: the Caffeine Reset Sculpting Cream Mask and the Peptide Lip Boost. The sculpting mask, billed as a "cup of coffee for your face," sold out at Sephora but remains available on Rhode's direct site. The

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How to vote in Helldivers 2

Voting in Helldivers 2 lets you and the community decide where the DSS (Democracy Space Station) will travel, granting tactical bonuses to divers on the ground based on donation thresholds. To vote, open the Galactic War map on your ship. Press B on keyboard or Toggle View on controller next

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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die review

Gore Verbinski’s new sci-fi film feels like the best Black Mirror episode since Netflix took over the franchise in 2015. Directed by Verbinski with a script from Matthew Robinson, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die stitches several Black Mirror–esque dystopian tech vignettes into a mostly coherent narrative.

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Wuthering Heights review: Emerald Fennell's lustful, uneven adaptation

Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights leans into fantasy and tawdriness, turning Emily Brontë’s novel into a visually lush, sexually charged film. Margot Robbie plays Cathy opposite Jacob Elordi’s brooding Heathcliff, and their chemistry drives much of the movie’s raw, lustful energy. The story follows the novel’s

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Why The Lincoln Lawyer’s Four-Season Run Still Feels Fresh

When The Lincoln Lawyer debuted on Netflix in 2022 it immediately felt nostalgic: a slick, character-first legal drama that trusts its audience. Four seasons in, the series has remained rewatchable and quietly polished, avoiding the bloat that trips up many streaming hits. The premise is simple and tightly executed. Mickey

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‘Galileo’ Musical, Starring Raúl Esparza, Will Open on Broadway

“Galileo,” a new pop-rock musical about the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei, will begin performances on Nov. 10 and open on Dec. 6 at the Shubert Theater, with Raúl Esparza in the title role. The production follows the scientist’s heretic-to-visionary story and aims to explore how he changed understanding of

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The Mummy Returns to AMC for its 25th anniversary

Stephen Sommers' 2001 fantasy action-adventure The Mummy Returns will play on AMC screens on March 27 as part of its 25th anniversary. This is the sequel to the 1999 film The Mummy, not the new horror picture from Lee Cronin or the Tom Cruise reboot. Set seven years after

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Cross Season 2: Amazon Prime Video release dates and schedule

Cross Season 2 arrives on Prime Video with a hybrid release plan that lets viewers both binge and savor new episodes. The series, adapted from James Patterson's Alex Cross novels, stars Aldis Hodge as forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross alongside Juanita Jennings, Isaiah Mustafa, Caleb Elijah, Alona

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Moving in with other Marines forced me to redefine leadership

I moved in with fellow Marines to save money, thinking our shared background would make living together simple. I expected discipline, teamwork, and sacrifice to carry over naturally into civilian life. Instead I stepped into a house shaped by illness, addiction, divorce, and transition, and had to rethink leadership without

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Itch.io $10 'No ICE in Minnesota' bundle has over 1,400 items

Indie developers on Itch.io have gathered what the site calls an absurd number of games into a $10 bundle titled "No ICE in Minnesota," created to help push back against the Trump administration and ICE's current presence in Minnesota. Proceeds go to the Immigrant Law

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The Mortuary Assistant Clip Teases Tension and Terror

An exclusive clip teases the film ahead of its theatrical release on Friday the 13th, offering a look at how the viral horror game translates to the big screen. The footage opens on Willa Holland’s Rebecca Owens in a white lab coat, rinsing blood from a morgue table while

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Sweetness turns teenage fandom into a Misery-style nightmare

Emma Higgins' Sweetness arrives on digital and on-demand February 13, 2026. The horror thriller channels Misery while centering a teenager's dangerous celebrity obsession, led by Kate Hallett, Herman Tømmeraas and Aya Furukawa. An exclusive sneak peek follows teenagers Rylee (Hallett) and Sidney (Furukawa) as they pour out