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Sales of Spider-Man games roughly doubled after the premiere of “Spider-Man: A New Day,” Sony said. The film starring Tom Holland has grossed more than $2.5 billion worldwide, but Spider-Man’s financial success didn’t stop there. The premiere of “Spider-Man: A New Day” boosted sales of games about the friendly neighborhood hero. Sony reported that sales...

BioWare’s Dragon Age games feature rival factions, looming catastrophes, and the occasional dragon. But beneath the fantasy spectacle, the series is really about the people who stand beside you through every disaster. Choices rarely come neatly packaged in Dragon Age. Companions may grow close to you—or turn against you. Romance can add complications to an...

Working on the iconic anime gave Nathan Johnson extra credibility with kids. Texas state senator Nathan Johnson recently won the election for attorney general and decided to share an unexpected part of his biography. Long before his political career, he worked on music for Dragon Ball Z: He wrote the soundtrack for the first 67...

WB All-Star Mayhem will let players build squads featuring characters from a wide range of animated series. Kabam, the studio behind Marvel Contest of Champions, has announced WB All-Star Mayhem, a free-to-play idle RPG for Android and iOS that brings together heroes from different animated universes. The story begins when the Brain from Pinky and...

Readers of the era wanted more than classic superheroes. ComicBook published an excerpt from a behind-the-scenes video for Azrael Batman: The Next Knight, which looks at bringing Azrael from the comics to the animated film Batman: Knightfall Part 2 – Knightquest. The full video will be included among the home release’s bonus features. In the...

IGN learned new details about GTA 6 during a demonstration by Rockstar North Co-Studio Head Rob Nelson ahead of the worldwide gameplay reveal. Unlike other journalists who got an early look, IGN did not publish new screenshots or exclusive artwork. Protagonists Rockstar considered having four protagonists early in development but ultimately settled on two characters...

A great story arc can lift even a flawed anime. The best arcs raise the stakes, test their characters, and build toward a satisfying payoff. Their conflicts feel convincing because the antagonists’ goals and the heroes’ motivations evolve as the story unfolds. The Chimera Ant arc in Hunter x Hunter is a rite of passage....

Mark Meer never set out to save the galaxy. Somehow, that became the job. Longtime BioWare fans may recognize Meer’s voice from games including Neverwinter Nights and Jade Empire. He is best known as the voice of the male Commander Shepard in Mass Effect, but his relationship with the studio began years before the trilogy....

Curry Barker’s feature debut, Obsession, became a hit and a cultural phenomenon. Barker wrote and directed the film, which Polygon called the No. 1 horror movie of 2026. It follows Bear (Michael Johnston), who wishes that his friend Nikki Freeman (Inde Navarrette) would love him more than anyone else in the world. Made on a...

The film’s official home release is scheduled for November 17. A high-quality copy of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has leaked online ahead of schedule. The file is circulating with a BD Remux label, which may indicate that it came from a Blu-ray disc obtained before its official release. The film is not scheduled to arrive...