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Is Game Pass still worth the money? The answer isn’t clear. A steep price hike and another muddled overhaul of the subscription tiers in late 2025 led to a price cut, but the service also lost some perks along the way. The verdict depends on how you like to play. Even so, the library of...
Few places in DMZ in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 are as heavily guarded as the Netshin Tech Complex, and the reward matches the risk. The building holds a wealth of high-tier loot. A lieutenant usually waits inside, and commanders often patrol nearby. One of your missions will also send you there at some...
At New York Comic Con earlier this month, Marvel Studios announced that its next live-action television show would be Zodiac. Marvel described it as a spy thriller but shared few details about who or what the show will follow. Some of that is now coming into focus, because Marvel appears to have found the writing...
EA has closed the celebrated RPG studio BioWare this week. The closure also ended development of the fifth Mass Effect game. According to a report from IGN, Amazon Prime’s upcoming Mass Effect television adaptation is still moving forward as planned. Amazon MGM Studios first began work on a Mass Effect series in 2024. Executive producer...
Marilyn Manson and Billy Corgan attend SiriusXM’s Town Hall With Marilyn Manson And Billy Corgan on Aug. 6, 2015, in Chicago. Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images for SiriusXM Billy Corgan, frontman of The Smashing Pumpkins, said he is staying loyal to his friend Marilyn Manson. Speaking Thursday (Oct. 22) on The New York Times Popcast, Corgan explained...
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition has launched on Nintendo Switch 2 without advance notice, completing the Survivor trilogy on the console. Aspyr has continued to release Lara Croft’s adventures on Switch 2 without prior announcements. This time, the final game in the trilogy about the heroine’s evolution is available. The edition includes the...
Prime Video’s Fallout has been a big hit for Amazon. The first season drew more than 100 million views. The TV show also did well with critics and earned 17 Emmy nominations. Those included Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Walton Goggins, who plays The Ghoul. Season 2 generally...
Grand Theft Auto 6 may be dominating the conversation, but it isn’t the only game arriving as 2026 winds down. If you’d prefer something gentler, with no gunplay, explicit content, or drug references, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World is worth a look. This newest entry in Square Enix’s spinoff series pairs turn-based RPG combat...
Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario and The Legend of Zelda, has received Japan’s Order of Culture. At a press conference, he talked about his fifty years of work, the future of games, generative AI and the secrets behind creating Mario. The award ceremony took place after the October 22 press conference at Nintendo’s headquarters...
The best Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ traits can turn your operator into a real menace across Hajin, since several of the options are outrageously powerful. One caveat: each skill tree has only six fixed traits, shown with the larger icons. We’ll call these the major traits. The smaller, minor traits appear in...
