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Stranger Things Returns — Watch the First Five Minutes of Season 5 Now
Image: Netflix Netflix has released the opening scene from the premiere of Stranger Things season 5, which is due to begin streaming later this month. The clip runs just under five minutes and is dense with plot clues — a compact refresher for viewers returning to Hawkins after the more-than-three-year gap since season 4. The...
Community Contests — Scoobtober and Summer Splash
🦇 Scoobtober Community Contest — Now Open! To coincide with the release of the Scooby‑Doo DLC, the Scoobtober Community Contest has launched — proudly supported by Logitech G! Design the ultimate villain’s lair: think clandestine laboratories, long-forgotten galleries, shadowy dungeons, or a grand, eerie manor library. The brief is simple — craft a lair fit...
Watch the Trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Now
True theatrical rarities are few and far between; this is undoubtedly one of them. Quentin Tarantino originally conceived Kill Bill as a single, sprawling—and extremely violent—film, but it was ultimately divided into two volumes. Now, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is headed back to cinemas in a combined form, and a new trailer has...
Arrowhead Promises to Thoroughly Refine New Features in Helldivers 2, Not Just Rush Them Out
The studio acknowledged that its previous approach was generating an excessive number of problems. In an official fan chat, Arrowhead’s Production Director, Alex Bolle, explained that the former update release cadence for Helldivers 2 often meant large features were merged into the build at the “very last stage,” which resulted in unforeseen bugs. For too...
PlayStation players compared to people with disabilities over double XP in Battlefield 6
Not everyone is upset by the Sony–EA partnership. PlayStation players have started receiving double XP in Battlefield 6. It’s unclear when the promotion will roll out to other platforms, or if it will be offered at all to PC and Xbox users. While most users on other platforms are understandably irritated by this kind of...
Investigating Why Oscar Isaac Drinks So Much Milk in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
Image: Netflix The most unsettling image in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein isn’t Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) dissecting bodies or Jacob Elordi’s eerily elegant Creature — it’s Victor’s recurring habit of downing glasses of milk throughout the film’s long, atmospheric runtime. That repeated, domestic gesture becomes oddly disquieting amid the movie’s darker rituals. Portraying a character...
The ‘Terminator’ legend considered retiring before being offered a role on ‘Stranger Things’
The fifth season of Stranger Things could be Linda Hamilton’s final screen role, should the actress decide to retire. The star best known for her iconic portrayal of Sarah Connor admitted she seriously considered stepping away from acting, but changed her mind after receiving an offer from Netflix. In the fifth season of Stranger Things,...
Marvel’s First Predator Comic Debuts on Webtoon
Image: Marvel Comics/Disney/Kev Walker/Frank D’Armata Dan Trachtenberg’s first theatrical entry in the Predator franchise, Predator: Badlands, is now playing in cinemas. Although the franchise is synonymous with brutal violence, this installment carries a PG‑13 rating — but if you crave something darker and bloodier in the same universe, there’s an exciting development: Marvel’s Predator comic...
Elf on the Shelf’s Scout Elf Squad Debuts First Music Video: Watch “The Elves Went Over the Mountain”
Scout Elf Squad Debuts First Music Video: “The Elves Went Over the Mountain” Trending on Billboard Shiver, Snowdrop, Frostina and Blizzard in “The Elves Went Over the Mountain” — The Lumistella Company Move over, Mariah Carey — the Elf on the Shelf is staking its claim in holiday music. Billboard Family premieres “The Elves Went...
K-Pop “Demon Hunters” Nets Five Grammy Nominations After Fictional Group’s Real-Life Hit
Image: Sony Pictures Animation/Netflix The Recording Academy released its nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards on Friday. Heavyweights such as Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, and Kendrick Lamar dominate many categories — and joining them among the nominees are Rumi, Mira, and Zoey, the animated k‑pop trio Huntr/x from KPop Demon Hunters. Sony Pictures Animation and...
Predator: Planet of Death Becomes Franchise’s Highest-Rated Film According to Viewers
The latest entry in the cult series about intergalactic hunters has hit theaters and immediately won over audiences. The film “Predator: Planet of Death” has opened in cinemas and viewers have embraced it enthusiastically. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 95% positive score based on more than 500 reviews, making it the highest-rated...
“We beat the biggest platform”: Indie developer gets past Steam censorship — Valve approves a woman’s butt on the game’s cover
Promoting our vision demanded extra effort. A few days ago the developer of Aftermath Red Pine Lake raised concerns about Steam’s moderation system. The developer was denied permission to use on the game’s cover an image of a woman in a swimsuit shown with her back to the camera. The story went viral, and it...
Critical Role Alters Campaign 4 Characters, Potentially Triggering Major Repercussions
Image: Wizards of the Coast/Critical Role/Minttu Hynninen From the outset, Campaign 4 of Critical Role signalled a departure from the familiar. Rather than returning to Exandria, the story unfolds in the new, godless realm of Aramán, and it features an expanded ensemble led by award-winning storyteller Brennan Lee Mulligan as Dungeon Master. Reinvention is central...
Friday Dance Guide: This Week’s Best New Tracks — Charlotte de Witte, Illenium, Romy and More
This Week in Dance: New Albums, Big Announcements and Standout Singles November 6, 2025 — Weekly roundup At Billboard’s Live Music Summit in Los Angeles on Monday, November 3, Bunt.’s manager Nick Groff discussed new technologies designed to re-engage phones in the crowd and enhance live shows. In other headlines, Diplo offered public reflections on...
Amazon’s Mass Effect TV Series to Tell a New Story Set After the Original Trilogy
On November 7 — N7 Day — BioWare and its community mark another year celebrating the studio’s sci‑fi role‑playing franchise, Mass Effect. Some N7 Days deliver headline announcements; others offer small hints. This year’s reveal makes clear that Amazon’s Mass Effect television series will tell a brand‑new story set after the original trilogy, which strongly...
Meeting the Ladies of the Wood: Model Shows Off Ciri Cosplay from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Thanks to cosplayers Sakery, Ailinkori, KapriDara17, Galatea and Selin, fans of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt can once again see the monster-hunter Ciri, alongside the bloodthirsty hags of Crookback Bog who have seized a new victim. Photographer Margarita “RmeGusta” Larionova has prepared another delightful surprise for admirers of CD Projekt RED’s role-playing game The Witcher...
Stranger Things Returns — Watch the First Five Minutes of Season 5 Now
Image: Netflix Netflix has released the opening scene from the premiere of Stranger Things season 5, which is due to begin streaming later this month. The clip runs just under five minutes and is dense with plot clues — a compact refresher for viewers returning to Hawkins after the more-than-three-year gap since season 4. The...
Community Contests — Scoobtober and Summer Splash
🦇 Scoobtober Community Contest — Now Open! To coincide with the release of the Scooby‑Doo DLC, the Scoobtober Community Contest has launched — proudly supported by Logitech G! Design the ultimate villain’s lair: think clandestine laboratories, long-forgotten galleries, shadowy dungeons, or a grand, eerie manor library. The brief is simple — craft a lair fit...
Watch the Trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Now
True theatrical rarities are few and far between; this is undoubtedly one of them. Quentin Tarantino originally conceived Kill Bill as a single, sprawling—and extremely violent—film, but it was ultimately divided into two volumes. Now, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is headed back to cinemas in a combined form, and a new trailer has...
Arrowhead Promises to Thoroughly Refine New Features in Helldivers 2, Not Just Rush Them Out
The studio acknowledged that its previous approach was generating an excessive number of problems. In an official fan chat, Arrowhead’s Production Director, Alex Bolle, explained that the former update release cadence for Helldivers 2 often meant large features were merged into the build at the “very last stage,” which resulted in unforeseen bugs. For too...
PlayStation players compared to people with disabilities over double XP in Battlefield 6
Not everyone is upset by the Sony–EA partnership. PlayStation players have started receiving double XP in Battlefield 6. It’s unclear when the promotion will roll out to other platforms, or if it will be offered at all to PC and Xbox users. While most users on other platforms are understandably irritated by this kind of...
Investigating Why Oscar Isaac Drinks So Much Milk in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
Image: Netflix The most unsettling image in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein isn’t Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) dissecting bodies or Jacob Elordi’s eerily elegant Creature — it’s Victor’s recurring habit of downing glasses of milk throughout the film’s long, atmospheric runtime. That repeated, domestic gesture becomes oddly disquieting amid the movie’s darker rituals. Portraying a character...
The ‘Terminator’ legend considered retiring before being offered a role on ‘Stranger Things’
The fifth season of Stranger Things could be Linda Hamilton’s final screen role, should the actress decide to retire. The star best known for her iconic portrayal of Sarah Connor admitted she seriously considered stepping away from acting, but changed her mind after receiving an offer from Netflix. In the fifth season of Stranger Things,...
Marvel’s First Predator Comic Debuts on Webtoon
Image: Marvel Comics/Disney/Kev Walker/Frank D’Armata Dan Trachtenberg’s first theatrical entry in the Predator franchise, Predator: Badlands, is now playing in cinemas. Although the franchise is synonymous with brutal violence, this installment carries a PG‑13 rating — but if you crave something darker and bloodier in the same universe, there’s an exciting development: Marvel’s Predator comic...
Elf on the Shelf’s Scout Elf Squad Debuts First Music Video: Watch “The Elves Went Over the Mountain”
Scout Elf Squad Debuts First Music Video: “The Elves Went Over the Mountain” Trending on Billboard Shiver, Snowdrop, Frostina and Blizzard in “The Elves Went Over the Mountain” — The Lumistella Company Move over, Mariah Carey — the Elf on the Shelf is staking its claim in holiday music. Billboard Family premieres “The Elves Went...