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Kyle Chandler has had a big year. He built his career on shows like Friday Night Lights and movies like Carol, and he has become one of the most reliable presences on screen. This year he starred in HBO’s widely praised Lanterns. The series expands the DC universe and gives Hal Jordan his definitive live-action...

Escape From Playtime has launched in Steam Early Access with new enemies, items, and cosmetics. The studio also revealed a roadmap for upcoming updates. The co-op horror game came out in Early Access after a testing phase. Developer Mob Entertainment published the roadmap alongside the launch. Image source: Gamingbolt Players help rejected dolls escape from...

Hello, and welcome to another Friday. This week marks exactly two years since the Space Age release. 2.1 Is Now Stable After a long summer in the experimental branch, version 2.1 has officially been promoted to stable. Our heartfelt thanks go to everyone who played the experimental builds, reported bugs, and shared feedback. Many of...

Books in the sci-fi genre often start from a “what if” scenario. They reflect real-world issues and satisfy the craving for fantastical settings that still follow a logic. Many center on technological ethics, and many criticize hyper-capitalist systems. Most good sci-fi is well written, but a few books stand out for their prose. Robert Silverberg’s...

Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Starfighter doesn’t reach theaters until May 27, but it is already making headlines. Forbes reports that the sci-fi film had racked up $226.5 million in costs by the time filming wrapped. Unless you count Ahsoka season 2, Star Wars productions tend to cost a lot, even the TV shows. Starfighter...

The studio is betting on authenticity. Stranger Than Heaven will have fewer of the signature absurd scenes found in Yakuza, and the history of Japan in past decades is meant to be what surprises players. Stranger Than Heaven will be more serious than the Yakuza series. Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio wants to show almost half...

Vinland Saga ranks among the most critically acclaimed manga series of all time. Author Makoto Yukimura built a somber reflection on war and violence around a cast of compelling characters in a historical drama. Wit Studio adapted Vinland Saga into an anime in 2019. MAPPA produced a second season, which aired in 2023. Fans have...

Gothic horror and the roots of dread Gothic horror has lasted for a reason. These stories draw on universal feelings like psychological trauma and fear of the unknown. Gothic books often turn desolate settings into sources of oppressive fear. Isolated mansions, dark forests and empty cemeteries create dread before any monster shows up on the...

It’s October 2001, and you’re standing in a dimly lit game store. Row after row of boxes wait on the shelves while you scan the titles, unsure which one will go home with you. You can only afford one. Your eyes keep bouncing between Devil May Cry, Silent Hill 2 and Ico, all of which...

Riders Republic will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 on December 9, 2026. On the same day, Ubisoft will add an offline mode to the game on all platforms. The French company continues to bring its games to Nintendo’s new console. The Crew Motorfest recently arrived on Switch 2, and now the sports action game Riders...

Despite its title, Avatar: Seven Havens has focused almost entirely on Ellora, the Haven of Wind and Sand. The city sits somewhere in the desert expanses of the post-apocalyptic world. The first six episodes established that the remote Havens are mostly cut off from one another. In Ellora, it’s even illegal to contact another Haven...

Solo Leveling is a power fantasy built on Chugong’s web novel, which was later adapted into an acclaimed webtoon. Its world is full of hunters who wield supernatural abilities to fight dangerous beasts and keep humanity from extinction. Hunters are ranked by strength. A video game-like interface called the System lets the protagonist, Sung Jin-woo,...

Charles Schulz’s Peanuts has one of the more dedicated fan communities on the internet, for whatever reason. The Peanuts Fandom wiki is an invaluable resource for anything you might want to know about the strip. It covers obscure characters, running jokes and even the gang’s unofficial cameos in later media like Family Guy. Academics have...

The Finals has received the Prime Time update, which adds a new Saboteur playstyle with the Mimic Device, Translocator, and True Sight abilities, along with a Solo Showdown mode. The update also includes a reworked destruction system and updated arenas. Embark added the new abilities for the Light class. Mimic Device lets players disguise themselves...

Anya Taylor-Joy has become one of the most versatile actors of her era. At 30, she has built a career across film and television. She has appeared in franchises like Super Mario and Mad Max and won a Golden Globe for The Queen’s Gambit. Earlier this year, she starred in the Apple TV series Lucky....

Ryu Murakami, the renowned Japanese novelist, has died at the age of 74, according to media reports. He passed away on October 17, and a private funeral was held for close family only. Murakami was born in Nagasaki in 1952. His debut novel, Almost Transparent Blue, published in 1976, sold 3.5 million copies and won...