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Warhammer 40,000 fans will soon be able to pre-order Victoria Hayward’s novel Throne Questoris, an illustrated and annotated edition of John French’s Cypher: Lord of the Fallen, and a special edition of Ben Counter’s Grey Knights. Black Library has announced Throne Questoris by author Victoria Hayward, which lets readers step into the Throne Mechanicum. This...

Aaron Sorkin’s latest directorial effort, The Social Reckoning, has been met with a polarized reception from critics. Early reviews have currently yielded a 69% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 46 on Metacritic. The primary criticism centers on the perception that Sorkin is attempting to retroactively reshape historical narratives through a contemporary...

Sci-fi author Andy Weir has enjoyed a successful year thanks to the film adaptation of his novel Project Hail Mary. The movie stars Ryan Gosling and became a critical and commercial smash hit, earning awards buzz. Now Weir hopes that success might help him fulfill his dream of making a Star Trek series. In an...

As part of Microsoft’s ongoing reset of its gaming division, Xbox has announced the creation of Xbox XP. This new division will span film and television, consumer products, strategic partnerships, and live experiences. The announcement follows the box office success of 2025’s A Minecraft Movie and the popularity of Prime Video’s Fallout. According to an...

Patch 5.01 for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered is out now, bringing gameplay fixes, interface corrections, and PC adjustments. Gameplay The “Automatically Apply Blade Oils” setting now functions correctly outside the current game session. Player-controlled boats no longer move uncontrollably and ignore terrain collisions. Ladder interaction animations have been improved. Geralt no longer...

Collaborative actual-play Dungeons & Dragons campaigns like Critical Role generate endless inspiration. Taliesin Jaffe drew inspiration for his character in Campaign 4 from Grog’s magical swords. Meanwhile, Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan took ideas for the world of Aramán from the television show The Wire. Liam O’Brien has now brought his own spin to one...

Carrie is not the sacred text you might think. Stephen King’s first published book is still a cornerstone of horror canon, and the Brian De Palma movie that followed soon afterward is an almost flawless psychological thriller that holds up remarkably well. Anyone worried that Mike Flanagan’s new TV adaptation ruined Carrie should do a...

Famitsu has awarded Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse a score of 32/40 in its latest review, with all four reviewers giving the game 8/10. Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse has received its first review from Japanese magazine Famitsu, where four reviewers each awarded it 8/10 for a total score of 32/40. The review highlights the game’s combination of dark...

Crimson Desert has received nominations for PC Game of the Year and Best Soundtrack at the Golden Joystick Awards 2026. Voting is open for the community. Vote Here ※ Voting ends October 23rd (16:00 PT / 23:00 UTC). Source

All six episodes of the new limited series Below, featuring Josh Hartnett, Charlie Heaton, and Mackenzie Davis, have officially arrived on Netflix. This suspenseful six-part thriller follows the lives of residents in a remote Newfoundland fishing village as they face the terrifying emergence of an unidentified deep-sea entity. The narrative centers on Calvin Penny (Josh...