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When people think of The Twilight Zone, their minds usually go to weird sci-fi creatures. Viewers might recall the miniature aliens featured in season 2’s “The Invaders” or the larger, hungrier aliens in “To Serve Man.” They may also think of horror-heavy episodes, such as the killer doll story “Living Doll” or the mannequin-filled horror...

Version 1.0 is well remembered not only by PC and console players, but by developers as well. At launch, Cyberpunk 2077 did not run very well. It took CD Projekt RED a long time to polish the game and fix various technical issues. The team has taken this experience into account, so while working on...

Bravo: You have nearly navigated one of the most relentlessly packed months in gaming history! For enthusiasts dedicated to experiencing fresh releases in real-time, September has maintained a breathtaking tempo. Blockbusters such as Marvel’s Wolverine, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, and Control Resonant have combined to deliver an exhilarating, non-stop wave...

Super Mario 3D World runs very well on PlayStation 5. Nintendo’s legal department has secured another victory. Nearly a year after company representatives filed a lawsuit against a Reddit moderator who managed a subreddit dedicated to Nintendo Switch console piracy, the court has reached a verdict. The legal proceedings concluded against the defendant, who did...

Kyle Chandler has consistently been an actor that fans love to see appear in projects. Whether he is playing Coach Taylor in the beloved series Friday Night Lights or, most recently, Hal Jordan in the HBO series Lanterns, audiences enjoy watching him take on a new character. He has quite the run of smaller roles...

Jujutsu Kaisen has never treated a fight as mere spectacle. The anime’s best battles reveal how their participants think under pressure. They turn elaborate cursed techniques into tactical puzzles that expose character strengths, fears, and capacities for improvisation. The result is one of the most kinetic battle shonen series ever made, where strength means something...

The project is currently at a very early stage. In late September, a modder named kolpaque introduced the “PZ3D” project for the popular survival game. They position it as a framework designed to move the camera directly behind the character, replacing the original game’s isometric perspective, and to ensure gameplay mechanics function properly with the...

The CW produced many DC superhero shows over the years, ranging from The Flash and Supergirl to Legends of Tomorrow and Black Lightning. Some became favorites on their own merits, while others gained fame for how wonderfully weird their shared universe grew. The CW superhero slate relied on crossovers, alternate Earths, time travel, and multiversal...

Launching demanding games still presents challenges. The developers of the PlayStation 5 emulator called “SharpEmu” recently reached an important new milestone in emulation. They tested 55 games, 12 of which allow players to reach actual gameplay, while six were rated as “playable” at 60 FPS. However, the “playable” status in SharpEmu does not currently mean...

HBO’s ongoing detective show Lanterns has already proven itself exceptional. Created by Chris Mundy (Ozark), Damon Lindelof (Watchmen), and comics writer Tom King, Lanterns follows veteran Green Lantern Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre), who will eventually occupy Hal’s mantle. Together, they investigate a dark murder mystery in Rushville, Nebraska,...