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The VisionQuest finale airs this week, bringing Paul Bettany’s Vision and James Spader’s Ultron to the end of their run. Viewers who want more of Spader in a sci-fi role can watch Stargate for free on Pluto TV. In Stargate, Spader plays linguist Daniel Jackson, who is asked to translate hieroglyphs on a mysterious gate-shaped...

Kirby and Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai says game developers risk falling behind if they ignore generative AI, even though he does not currently use it in his own work. Sakurai said he does not use generative AI to find ideas or solve creative problems. He explained that game development requires more than an...

Nintendo teased a new Lego Yoshi set on Monday, using a close-up of the shoe-wearing dinosaur’s face in the Nintendo Today app. The announcement said “adults welcome,” suggesting the set will be aimed at adults. That could mean a large, expensive build with many pieces, though Nintendo has not provided those details. For comparison, the...

Barry Sloane wants to bring Captain John Price to the big screen in Paramount’s Call of Duty adaptation. Sloane has played Price in all four games in the rebooted Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series, including Modern Warfare 4, which was released in October. In an interview with Dan Allen Gaming, the actor said he...

A popular online joke asks what James Gunn’s first three movies would have been if he had been in charge of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. One answer shared on Reddit four months ago captures what I see as the problem with Gunn’s vision for the DC Universe. The first movie is still Iron Man, a...

New features Added ladder support and a crowbar mechanic for forcing locked doors and windows. Players cannot sleep while affected by an active Bad Smell moodle. A tooltip explains why the option is disabled. Player-crafted makeshift radios and walkie-talkies now use the encumbrance values of their corresponding tiles instead of randomized values based on Electrical...

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part 3 is set for release on Dec. 16, following his acclaimed adaptations of Frank Herbert’s space opera. Although David Lynch’s surreal Dune from 1984 has its defenders, Villeneuve’s films have been more successful with critics and audiences. They make significant changes to Herbert’s story while remaining largely faithful to its characters...

James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as co-CEOs of DC Studios, four years after they took control of DC’s film, television and animation universe. Parent company Skydance, which recently acquired Warner Bros. Discovery, announced the move on Monday. Former Marvel Studios executive Jeremy Latcham will take over. “Four years ago, we set out...

Google searches about falling in love with Grand Theft Auto VI protagonist Lucia have risen alongside searches about in-game romance, according to TheGamer. Rockstar Games’ upcoming game will feature two protagonists, Jason and Lucia. TheGamer examined Google search trends amid concerns that players or their partners might fall for Lucia. The publication found a sharp...

This article was created in collaboration with sponsor Kuro Games. When Wuthering Waves launched in May 2024, it entered a crowded market of open-world anime action RPGs. By September 30, 2026, Kuro Games had released Version 3.7, “Prism’s Illusion, Heart’s Illumination,” bringing the Xuanfang arc to a close and introducing two Resonators, Hsin and Suoming....