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Three years after the debut of Dave Filoni’s Ahsoka, Disney shared a first look at the show’s second season during the annual D23 fan event in Anaheim, California. The live-action continuation of the 2014 animated series Star Wars: Rebels will return to Disney Plus on Jan. 20, 2027, resolving the cliffhanger that left former Jedi...
Marvel Studios is rebooting its X-Men franchise with a brand-new ensemble. The studio’s plans under Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier have generated widespread speculation for years. At D23, Disney’s fan convention, Marvel unveiled the actors stepping into the MCU as its central team of mutants. The announcements build on the first mutant revealed in Spider-Man: Brand...
In the vast realm of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the general consensus has always been simple: if a feature isn’t native to the game, a modder has likely created it. Yet for more than a decade, one surprisingly fundamental visual element remained out of reach. Due to the rigid architectural constraints of Bethesda’s aging...
United States Senators Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin have launched a bipartisan congressional inquiry into Roblox, escalating federal scrutiny over widespread allegations of child sexual exploitation and illicit content hosted on the popular digital gaming platform. The investigation, spearheaded by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, centers on a formal letter addressed directly...
This weekend’s curated selections lean heavily into nostalgic, retro-inspired experiences. Titles like Agent 64 and Wild Blue Skies serve as deliberate love letters to classic Nintendo 64 shooters and aerial combat adventures, respectively. Meanwhile, Duskfade channels the vibrant, whimsical energy of early Kingdom Hearts titles, offering a charming spin on the action-platformer genre. We are...
During a viewing of the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Halloween special “Mickey’s Treat” with my young daughter, a familiar visual stopped me in my tracks. While Mickey and Minnie donned classic magician and witch attire and Donald played the cowboy, Goofy arrived clad as “Sir Goofy”—wielding a metal garbage can lid as a makeshift buckler. For...
Shortly after we brought him home, my dog Casper bolted out the front door, sparking a frantic chase. My outstretched hand missed him by a fraction of a second as he darted into the wide world, slamming instead into our screen door and leaving a faint scar between my index and middle fingers. I was...
Lara Raj, Megan Skiendiel, Daniela Avanzini, and Yoonchae Jeong of KATSEYE attend the special Los Angeles screening of Katseye: Wild Hearts at AMC The Grove 14. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Variety) August maintains its vibrant momentum across the global music landscape, unveiling an eclectic surge of releases traversing pop, hip-hop, Latin, Afrobeats, indie rock, and beyond—anchored by...
Capcom’s legendary samurai franchise, Onimusha, boasts a legacy spanning over two decades. Following the triumphant debut of Onimusha: Warlords in 2001, the studio rapidly expanded the series with three additional mainline entries. However, after the fourth installment launched in 2006, the franchise slipped into a prolonged 20-year hiatus. That silence is finally breaking with the...
Following a frenetic release slate that brought heavy-hitters like Beast of Reincarnation, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, and Big Walk, the release calendar has finally offered a welcome reprieve. While a lighter schedule provides a much-needed opportunity to tackle ever-growing backlogs, the PC ecosystem rarely sits idle. This week’s Steam highlights lean heavily into nostalgia, delivering...
