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Fortnite's lock-on assault rifle is a stinker and should be vaulted

Fortnite is hard when your crosshair sways like a drunk sailor on rough seas. Victory royales are rare, and even after playing since launch the final zone still makes my heart pound; a win is a real high knowing you outplayed dozens of opponents. The Lock On assault rifle isn&

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How to watch the Brit Awards 2026 for free

The Brit Awards 2026, with performances from Olivia Dean, Mark Ronson, Harry Styles and Rosalía and Jack Whitehall hosting for the sixth time, takes place Feb. 28 at the Co-op Live arena in Manchester. The ceremony, which often centers on performances, risqué jokes from the host and memorable celebrity moments,

Culture

Pikachu just turned 30, so I'm throwing a Pokemon Stadium party using an N64

I'm pretty horrified that Pokémon is now 30 years old, so I've decided to fight the existential dread by playing N64 all weekend. Specifically, I'm planning on playing Pikachu's 3D debut on an actual Nintendo 64, potentially with some friends if they&

Crypto

Clarity Act could spark stalled crypto markets, JPMorgan says

Crypto markets have lacked conviction, with bitcoin stuck around mid-$60,000, ether trading near $2,000 and volumes across major exchanges thinning. Traders have struggled to find a catalyst strong enough to lift prices, and JPMorgan has identified one: market-structure legislation in the U.S. called the Clarity Act.

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Fans Fall for Pombon After New Pokémon Winds and Waves Reveal

Nintendo has unveiled Pokémon Winds and Waves, the next mainline entry in Generation 10. The game is a Switch 2 exclusive and won’t arrive until 2027, leaving fans plenty of time to speculate about features and starters. Of the three new starters, Pombon quickly became the runaway favorite. Browt

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Scream 8 in Early Development Following Scream 7's Release

Scream 7 has finally hit theaters, arriving to mark the 30th anniversary of the original film that introduced Ghostface, Sidney Prescott and the line "what's your favorite scary movie?". The six previous entries have grossed $912 million worldwide, making the series the ninth-highest-grossing horror franchise. The

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10 Greatest Movie Characters of the 20th Century, Ranked

Cinema was the defining art form of the 20th century, giving us countless memorable characters through whom filmmakers explored love, power, alienation, ambition, moral compromise, fantasy and despair. This list attempts to rank some of those figures from the medium’s first century—characters who stepped off the screen and

Sports

Kane brace and Kimmich volley see Bayern edge Dortmund in five-goal classic

Borussia Dortmund took the lead after 26 minutes, thanks to Nico Schlotterbeck. The defender rose brilliantly in the area to head home a superb free-kick from Daniel Svensson. The goal was somewhat controversial: mere minutes earlier he had launched into a reckless tackle on Josip Stanisic; a VAR intervention followed,

Science

Armstrong Flight Research Center advances NASA’s aeronautics mission

Nestled in the Mojave Desert, Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, pushes the boundaries of flight to advance NASA’s aeronautics mission. It is the site where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, and where engineers now pioneer high-speed, autonomous and electrified aircraft. The center’s story begins in

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Chet Hanks says he's stuck in Colombia after passport issue

Chet Hanks says he is stranded in Medellín after a passport technicality. In an Instagram video he said he had traveled to Puerto Rico for his “home Max’s birthday party” and then took a detour to Medellín to visit a friend named Taylor. He explained he was traveling on

Tech

Myrient ROM site to shut down on March 31

Myrient, a self-described "game preservation service" launched in 2022 with hundreds of terabytes of retro videogames, will close on March 31. The site's solo operator, Alexey, said traffic rose while donations stayed the same, leaving him to cover the shortfall. "I have been paying more

Crypto

Consolidation Likely in Crypto Treasury Market, BTCS Executive Says

The crypto treasury market is poised for consolidation this year as companies with operating businesses move to merge with or acquire firms trading below net asset value, Wojciech Kaszycki, chief strategy officer of BTCS, said. Kaszycki noted that operating businesses — such as providing validator services or offering public and private

Culture

The divisive 2018 Robin Hood returns to streaming

The legend of Robin Hood has been reshaped many times — Kevin Costner turned it into a Western in the early 1990s and Ridley Scott later treated it like Gladiator. Hollywood then pursued a grittier, Black Hawk Down–style take that reached screens in 2018. That film, simply titled Robin Hood,

Sports

Pedro Neto sets ambitious 'beautiful' trophy target for Chelsea under Rosenior

Pedro Neto has laid out a clear target for himself and Chelsea under new boss Liam Rosenior, saying he believes the Portuguese winger and his team can achieve great things under the former Strasbourg head coach. Rosenior has made a promising start at Stamford Bridge and Neto is determined to

Culture

New warrant issued for Shia LaBeouf in Mardi Gras bar brawl

New Orleans Police Department has issued a warrant for Shia LaBeouf, 39, tied to a Mardi Gras bar brawl at R Bar after an additional victim came forward. LaBeouf appeared in court for his Feb. 17 arrest and was released on $100,000 bond. Judge Simone Levine ordered him to

Tech

The Killing Stone adds 'dynamic' scare system inspired by BioShock 2 plans

The occult deckbuilder The Killing Stone is adding a 'dynamic' scare system that echoes an idea once considered for BioShock 2. Former 2K Marin developer David Lindsey Pittman recalled on Bluesky that he and Kent Hudson talked about a 'Big Sister scare' system that would spawn

Culture

Fans beg Game Freak to keep Pombon on all fours

Pokemon Winds and Waves have been officially unveiled, and many eyes have turned to the Fire-type starter, Pombon. It’s a fluffy, fire-breathing Pomeranian puppy — adorable and already drawing a lot of attention. Fans are worried it could follow a familiar pattern. Fire-type starters often abandon their quadruped looks and

World

At least 80 children dead after missile hits school in southern Iran

Parents had just dropped their children off when bombs began to fall across the country in a joint US-Israel attack. At Shajareh Tayyebeh all-girls school in Minab, southern Iran, state-controlled media said at least 80 children had been killed and dozens more were unaccounted for. A video shared on social

Culture

Nine details from Pokémon Winds and Waves’ first trailer

Game Freak announced Pokémon Winds and Waves, the games that will kick off the next generation on Switch 2 next year. The trailer opens with a cinematic of illustrations showing Pikachu traveling through the regions of the nine previous generations; a trainer flips through a scrapbook that ends on an

Culture

Game of Thrones: 25 Most Hated Characters, Ranked

George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire was adapted into one of television's most gruesome yet addictive shows, Game of Thrones. It first aired in 2011 and quickly established intense rivalries and clear targets for viewers’ ire. The degree to which a character

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8 Greatest Sci-Fi Movie Characters of the Last 5 Years, Ranked

We are currently experiencing something of a golden age for the science fiction genre. After years — some might say decades — of underwhelming efforts, the 2010s began a shift thanks to directors like Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve, and the 2020s have already produced a great deal of truly brilliant sci‑

Sports

How to watch Cremonese vs AC Milan: kick-off time and streaming

English-language live streams of Cremonese vs AC Milan are available on platforms including Fubo (US), DAZN (UK), beIN Sports (Australia), Fubo (Canada), SuperSport (South/Sub-Saharan Africa), Astro (Malaysia) and STARZPLAY (Middle East). If you are travelling or trying to access services from another country, a Virtual Private Network such as

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Chelsea Handler urges men to get vasectomies in racy Instagram PSA

Chelsea Handler posted an Instagram video of herself sitting in bed, topless and giving herself a mammogram, saying "as a woman with natural breasts, not that that has anything to do with this, it is time to explore vasectomies." She added that women have been "ducking and

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Owlcat teases Rogue Trader DLC starring Trazyn the Infinite

Owlcat has revealed a new DLC for its 2023 Warhammer 40k CRPG Rogue Trader titled The Infinite Museion, and it spotlights a familiar figure from 40k lore: Trazyn the Infinite, an obsessive collector of cosmic curios. For those unfamiliar with the setting, he’s described simply as an evil robot.

Sports

Leeds United v Manchester City: Premier League – live

Manchester City went ahead in stoppage time at the end of the first half when Cherki threaded a defence-splitting pass to release Ait-Nouri, whose low cross was poked into the bottom-right corner by Semenyo (45+2). Leeds had been the happier side to be approaching the break, but the late