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Garfield Comic Strip From 1989 Shifted to Psychological Horror With Its “Garfield Alone” Storyline
In 2012, Randall Munroe introduced the idea of “today’s lucky 10,000” in his webcomic xkcd. His premise is that any widely known fact or idea reaches roughly 10,000 new people each day. Nothing is truly something “everyone knows.” If a friend hasn’t heard of something you consider obvious, that’s no failing on their part. They’re...
Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator Launch Halloween Event Return to Brackenreach With New Rewards
The developers have prepared several challenges. The developers of the truck driving simulators Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator have announced their traditional Halloween event, called “Return to Brackenreach.” The ETS 2 and ATS community is asked to complete 1,300,000 deliveries of special promotional cargo. As in past years, the event is tied...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Launched Its Most Controversial Couple 26 Years Ago
The scene comes at the end of an episode that is mostly setup. Spike (James Marsters) lounges morosely in his crypt. A chip in his brain keeps him from hurting humans, so he is harmless. Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) kicks down his door and announces she’s done with him. She plans to kill him once...
Battlefield 6 Is Temporarily Free, and a New UFO Easter Egg Has Drawn Criticism From Many Players
Some players are unhappy with the direction of Battlefield 6 as Season 5 gets underway. Season 5 of Battlefield 6 launched in October. Its first content update, called “Siege of Las Vegas,” adds a battle pass and two new maps, Vegas Strip and Area 51. It also expands the weapon arsenal with new models. The...
Differences Between Coppola’s Apocalypse Now and George Lucas’s Original Vision for the Film
People toss around the phrase “War is hell,” but it fits Apocalypse Now in more than one way. Francis Ford Coppola took an unflinching look at the carnage of the Vietnam War. His story pits Army officer Benjamin L. Willard (Martin Sheen) against the rogue Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando). The film remains one of the...
Studio Behind Crime Action Game Samson Reportedly Goes Bankrupt, Leaving Employees Unpaid
Liquid Swords, the studio behind Samson: A Tyndalston Story, has gone bankrupt, and its employees have gone unpaid. Samson had a troubled launch. Samson: A Tyndalston Story launched on PC via Steam in early 2026. The crime action game from a Just Cause developer’s studio received “Mixed” reviews, with players criticizing its technical state and...
Modder Restores Cut Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer in Mass Effect Legendary Edition
The mod offers the original multiplayer content and a range of features. BioWare and Electronic Arts brought back the original sci-fi trilogy in the Mass Effect Legendary Edition collection. It did not include the co-op multiplayer from the third game, which some players enjoyed. A BioWare representative later explained that the mode was left out...
Harry Styles Pays Tribute to Liam Payne With Unreleased Song on Anniversary of Payne’s Death
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 28: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Harry Styles performs ‘Aperture’ on stage during The BRIT Awards 2026 at Co-op Live on February 28, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Harry Styles debuted an unreleased song he wrote for his late One Direction bandmate Liam Payne at Madison...
Sci-Fi Series on Netflix With Consistently Strong Runs From Start to Finish
Netflix viewers know the feeling. You’re hooked on a series, and then the quality drops, or the whole thing gets canceled without warning. Even if the show recovers later or another streamer picks it up, the bad stretch colors the experience. Stranger Things declined sharply after season 3 and never fully bounced back. The OA...
No Rest for the Wicked Delayed to March 2027, Developers Promise Twice as Much Content
Moon Studios has promised twice as much content as the current early access version, an expanded class system tied to faction quests, and a console release. Moon Studios has delayed the 1.0 launch of No Rest for the Wicked to March 2027. The studio says the full version will contain twice as much content as...
New Street Fighter Movie Ends With It’s Raining Men
The soundtrack to Capcom and Legendary’s new Street Fighter movie is eclectic. The music leans heavily on the ’90s, the decade in which the film is set. Songs include Tupac’s “Ambitionz Az A Ridah,” Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” and Meredith Brooks’ “Bitch.” The film also dips into other decades. 50 Cent’s “Many Men (Wish Death)”...
Warhammer 40,000 Creators Show Holiday Miniature of Red Gobbo on a Squigmobile
Games Workshop will soon release a festive miniature of Red Gobbo riding a Squigmobile, along with a new novella by Callum Davis titled “Da Red Gobbo’s Reckoning.” The company announced that Red Gobbo from the Warhammer 40,000 universe is returning with another holiday miniature. This time, the leader of the separatist faction from Angelus has...
Star Wars Zero Company Finally Gives You a Reason to Start a New Campaign
Star Wars Zero Company Patch 1.2: New Campaign Modifiers and Full Patch Notes Ever since I finished Star Wars Zero Company in early September, I’ve been hunting for an excuse to jump back in. EA and Bit Reactor have now handed me one. Patch 1.2 introduces a wide range of new gameplay settings, so I...
Steven Soderbergh Steps In to Finish Principal Photography on “The Batman Part II” as Matt Reeves Steps Away
DC Studios previously said that Matt Reeves had temporarily stepped away from the set for family reasons. Steven Soderbergh, known for Ocean’s Eleven, will lead the final weeks of principal photography on The Batman Part II with Robert Pattinson. According to Deadline, Soderbergh offered to help Reeves, who has temporarily left the set for family...
Syfy Anthology Series Blends Stephen King-Style Horror With Backrooms Themes
Slender Man. Jeff the Killer. Eyeless Jack. All three are hugely popular creepypasta monsters, and each plays on deep-seated fears. Analog horror such as The Mandela Catalogue and The Backrooms grew naturally out of internet creepypasta, which suggests the subgenre has more staying power than you might expect. A decade before The Backrooms set off...
The Blood of Dawnwalker Patch 1.1 to Remove Regional Censorship and Add New Features
The developers say they heard player feedback on the camera, the combat system, and other areas. Rebel Wolves has started teasing update 1.1 for The Blood of Dawnwalker. The studio published a short overview of the upcoming patch online, and it includes 1,100 improvements and fixes. The developers addressed technical issues and also prepared several...
Garfield Comic Strip From 1989 Shifted to Psychological Horror With Its “Garfield Alone” Storyline
In 2012, Randall Munroe introduced the idea of “today’s lucky 10,000” in his webcomic xkcd. His premise is that any widely known fact or idea reaches roughly 10,000 new people each day. Nothing is truly something “everyone knows.” If a friend hasn’t heard of something you consider obvious, that’s no failing on their part. They’re...
Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator Launch Halloween Event Return to Brackenreach With New Rewards
The developers have prepared several challenges. The developers of the truck driving simulators Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator have announced their traditional Halloween event, called “Return to Brackenreach.” The ETS 2 and ATS community is asked to complete 1,300,000 deliveries of special promotional cargo. As in past years, the event is tied...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Launched Its Most Controversial Couple 26 Years Ago
The scene comes at the end of an episode that is mostly setup. Spike (James Marsters) lounges morosely in his crypt. A chip in his brain keeps him from hurting humans, so he is harmless. Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) kicks down his door and announces she’s done with him. She plans to kill him once...
Battlefield 6 Is Temporarily Free, and a New UFO Easter Egg Has Drawn Criticism From Many Players
Some players are unhappy with the direction of Battlefield 6 as Season 5 gets underway. Season 5 of Battlefield 6 launched in October. Its first content update, called “Siege of Las Vegas,” adds a battle pass and two new maps, Vegas Strip and Area 51. It also expands the weapon arsenal with new models. The...
Differences Between Coppola’s Apocalypse Now and George Lucas’s Original Vision for the Film
People toss around the phrase “War is hell,” but it fits Apocalypse Now in more than one way. Francis Ford Coppola took an unflinching look at the carnage of the Vietnam War. His story pits Army officer Benjamin L. Willard (Martin Sheen) against the rogue Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando). The film remains one of the...
Studio Behind Crime Action Game Samson Reportedly Goes Bankrupt, Leaving Employees Unpaid
Liquid Swords, the studio behind Samson: A Tyndalston Story, has gone bankrupt, and its employees have gone unpaid. Samson had a troubled launch. Samson: A Tyndalston Story launched on PC via Steam in early 2026. The crime action game from a Just Cause developer’s studio received “Mixed” reviews, with players criticizing its technical state and...
Modder Restores Cut Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer in Mass Effect Legendary Edition
The mod offers the original multiplayer content and a range of features. BioWare and Electronic Arts brought back the original sci-fi trilogy in the Mass Effect Legendary Edition collection. It did not include the co-op multiplayer from the third game, which some players enjoyed. A BioWare representative later explained that the mode was left out...
Harry Styles Pays Tribute to Liam Payne With Unreleased Song on Anniversary of Payne’s Death
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 28: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Harry Styles performs ‘Aperture’ on stage during The BRIT Awards 2026 at Co-op Live on February 28, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Harry Styles debuted an unreleased song he wrote for his late One Direction bandmate Liam Payne at Madison...
Sci-Fi Series on Netflix With Consistently Strong Runs From Start to Finish
Netflix viewers know the feeling. You’re hooked on a series, and then the quality drops, or the whole thing gets canceled without warning. Even if the show recovers later or another streamer picks it up, the bad stretch colors the experience. Stranger Things declined sharply after season 3 and never fully bounced back. The OA...