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Derpy, a blue-furred demonic tiger, and Rumi, a purple-haired K-Pop star, look horrified. Screen from KPop Demon Hunters.
R-rated KPop Demon Hunters joke makes movie history in the worst way possible

You'll never look at Derpy the same way again

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Baby Mario, Luigi, Peach, Wario, and Waluigi with Donkey Kong in the Adventure mode for Mario Tennis Fever
Every Nintendo game from the Switch 2's first year, ranked

From DK to Yoshi, the Switch 2's launch has been relentless

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wemby star wars
Mid-NBA Finals, Spurs star Victor Wembanyama exposed as the worst kind of Star Wars fan

Knicks in four!

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Stargate Atlantis: The gate opens
Prime Video scraps Stargate reboot for a good reason fans will still hate

A fresh start could be a good thing for the franchise

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Two players swimming in a safe zone in Subnautica 2
Subnautica 2's latest update continues a worrying trend

Stop tinkering with Subnautica 2's angry fish

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A bewildering mess of 5,000 XP bonus boards, giant beach balls and bowling pins
Forza Horizon 6 players are using the Estate creation tool in the dumbest possible way

If you build it (a pointless XP farm), they will come

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Grogu holds a spyglass while peeking over a sand dune alongside Din Djarin in The Mandalorian and Grogu.
The Mandalorian and Grogu isn’t about the fate of the galaxy, and that’s a good thing

This might still be the way (maybe)

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Microsoft Xbox logo on a glitchy green background
Reigniting the console wars isn't going to save Xbox

Removing PlayStation references from Xbox showcases seems like the least of a new CEO's worries

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rey in a torture chair and kylo ren staring her down in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
We need Rey to return to Star Wars now more than ever

Rey could be the ray of hope the franchise needs

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Witcher 3 korean sword
The studio behind The Witcher 3 is in a totally different world now

CD Projekt Red is a vastly different studio now than it was in 2015

A screenshot from The Witcher 3 showing the raven-haired sorceress Yennifer
We need Witcher video games directly based on the books

I want the Thanedd Coup in a video game pronto

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James Bond ties a bow tie in 007 First Light
007 First Light twists an iconic Daniel Craig scene into my ultimate gaming power fantasy

In what other world can I tie a bow tie on the first try?

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critical role matt mercer
The latest Critical Role episode makes me crave a city campaign

Hear my call Critical Role

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Q holding Bond's old watch in 007 First Light.
007 First Light somehow made the tutorial fun as the main game

Maybe every game should start as an action movie?

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Lego Batman flies through Gotham City at knight
Lego Batman borrows from Insomniac's Spider-Man games for the best open-world Gotham yet

And ends up topping the Arkham games in a specific way

mandalorian and grogu sigourney weaver
Star Wars sacrificed its women by bringing The Mandalorian to the big screen

The Mandalorian and Grogu gained a ton as a movie, but lost a key part of the TV show in the process

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The Mandalorian and Grogu is at its best when everyone shuts up

The part of The Mandalorian and Grogu that feels most like classic Star Wars isn't what you'd expect

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The lead promotional art for Destiny 2: The Final Shape
What's happening with Destiny 3?

The future of Bungie has never been more uncertain

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the odyssey
The Odyssey will be the biggest movie of the year regardless of box office

Avengers: Doomsday might be seen by more people, but it won't penetrate the culture in the same way

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Raphael the Raven from Yoshi appears against a background.
Let’s give it up for the Mario universe’s most underrated weirdo

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book pays its respects to an unsung hero

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