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The Elden Ring movie director already made the best video game-brained movie

A rumored Elden Ring movie became a little more of a reality on Thursday night when Bandai Namco announced that Alex Garland (Civil War, Ex...

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Matt Patches

Attack on Titan’s Global Impact Award is vindication after the undeserved backlash

On May 25, the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards will present Attack on Titan with its inaugural Global Impact Award, celebrating anime that redefines...

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Isaac Rouse

Bring back the coolest animated series (and coolest animated sword) of 1981

Back in 2010, when Cartoon Network first announced its plan to reboot the beloved 1985 animated TV series Thundercats, the first thought that went...

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Tasha Robinson

Halo’s coolest weapon isn’t a gun — it’s the energy sword

Halo is ostensibly a series about using guns to shoot aliens and defeat organized religion. But the coolest weapon in the series isn’t a gun. It’s...

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Ari Notis

Celebrate ten years of The Witcher 3 by finally reading the books

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt celebrated ten years of monster slaying on May 19, and publisher CD Projekt honored the milestone with an anniversary...

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Austin Manchester

Dragon Ball Daima is Akira Toriyama’s final gift to Dragon Ball fans

[Ed. note: This piece contains spoilers for Dragon Ball Daima — especially the best bits.] I don’t know why my parents let me watch Dragon Ball Z...

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Austin Manchester

Is there any sword cooler than a living sword?

In the pantheon of Cool Swords, massive slabs of metal, blades made of space rock, and icons like the Master Sword and Phantom Blade steal much of...

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Michael Mcwhertor

Star Wars Outlaws is better than you think it is

Star Wars Outlaws had a bumpy takeoff when it launched last summer, and its “meh” reception has stuck with it since. Because of that reception,...

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Austin Manchester

The top two GOTY 2025 front-runners are AA games and that’s a good sign

A familiar refrain over the last few years has been the death of what we like to call AA games: mid-budget games made by mid-sized teams. AA games...

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Oli Welsh

NetherRealm should make Injustice 3 — and there are lots of ways to top the first 2

NetherRealm Studios’ brand is bloody fighting games, though in 2013, it toned down the violence a tad for Injustice: Gods Among Us . Based on the...

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Austin Manchester

Esquie balances the darkness of Clair Obscur with unrelenting wholesomeness

[Warning: This piece includes spoilers for Clair Obscur’s late-game Act 2 reveals.] I love a serious story as much as the next person, and Clair...

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Austin Manchester

Oh thank Yoda, Andor didn’t fridge Bix after all

From the beginning of season 2 of Andor , I was angry on behalf of Bix Caleen. Adria Arjona’s character on the show spent a lot of the season...

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Tasha Robinson