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5 Detective Books That Are Page-Turners From Start to Finish

Detective stories can take many forms, but here are five genre books that are engrossing page-turners from start to finish.

35 Years Later, the '90s Remake of a Cult Classic Thriller Is Officially Free to Watch on YouTube

A young woman embarks on an unexpected journey. Despite the excitement and possibilities of her future, there’s also fear. She boards a train that will take her to a new home atop a stormy cliff at the edge of the sea, a place defined by the fog and its history. She’s a…

The Definitive ’90s Sci-Fi Action Blockbuster Is Officially Streaming for Free on YouTube

Enter Roland Emmerich's Stargate. The 1994 action-adventure movie with a sci-fi twist drops Egyptologist Daniel Jackson (James Spader) and Special Forces Colonel Jack O'Neil (Kurt Russell) into an otherworldly Egypt after unlocking a portal that allows access across the…

2024's Best RPG Is a Must-Play for Fire Emblem Fans

There have been plenty of RPGs over the years that include an arena combat segment. It's as much a staple of the genre as a sewer dungeon and a prison break. But most of the time, it's just a brief diversion from the main quest of saving the world and/or killing a wrathful god.…

HBO Just Officially Changed a Fundamental Rule of Green Lantern Canon

Ten years later, John Stewart continues to do the impossible.

'Lanterns' Episode 7 Ending Explained: Antaan, Sinestro, and Who Killed Hal Jordan?

The penultimate episode of HBO’s Lanterns sees the core duo of John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) reunite in the strangest way imaginable. Now that we’re squarely in the present day, the mystery has shifted from the secret identity of Manhunter to who…

9 Classic 'Far Side' Comics About Cats Being the Worst

Cats, however, can never be heroes.

Jason Statham’s 113-Minute Action Thriller Blasts Back Onto Streaming

The Secret Behind The Resident Evil Movie’s Weirdest Monster Is Incredible To Watch

While the practical effect didn’t pan out for Zach Cregger’s final product, there were humans behind the 'human tumbleweed' seen rolling through the movie

Famed Rock Producer Blames Video Games For Giving Us Taylor Swift

In a new pot stirring interview, rock n roll crank Todd Rundgren says men would have continued dominating the radio charts had they put down the controller

Fans React To The Sift, Minecraft’s First New Dimension In Over A Decade

Far fuzzier and friendlier than its predecessors, Minecraft players are hoping to extrapolate what kind of biomes and features the future dimension will offer, beyond sickening cuteness

13 Years Ago, One Dark JRPG Proved Atlus Could Still Be Hardcore

Today, we recognize Atlus for the Persona, Etrian Odyssey, and Trauma Center franchises, as well as for the years it spent publishing interesting RPGs from smaller Japanese developers that otherwise might never have made it to North America. That history is worthwhile. It also…

'Forgotten Island's Stars Explain "Tayo Na!", the Movie's Biggest Shifting In-Joke

In the new DreamWorks animated movie Forgotten Island, the two teenage leads, Jo and Raissa, say the same phrase to each other over and over: “Tayo na!” As with a lot of the other Filipino cultural elements in the movie, writer-directors Joel Crawford and Januel P. Mercado don’t…

Control Resonant's Completely Ignores The Most Interesting Character

As a sequel to 2019’s Control, Control Resonant makes an effort to stand on its own. The lockdown in the Oldest House is over, and Dylan Faden is charged with saving the world (a.k.a. Manhattan), which is now suffering the effects of both the Hiss and a new paranormal entity.…

Creator Behind 1999 Cult-Classic King Of Dragon Pass Has A Great New RPG

In Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists, breaking into a world of ever shifting nightmares is only half of challenge, the other is getting out alive

Witcher Dev Reveals Why CD Projekt Red Doesn't Do Crossovers In Its Own Games

CD Projekt Red's The Witcher and Cyberpunk franchises are no stranger to collaborations and crossover with other games. At BlizzCon, we learned that a Geralt-inspired Barbarian skin is coming to Diablo 4 and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners outfits are headed to Overwatchnext year. The…

Xbox Almost Spoiled the Best Time of Year for Games

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Abby And Lev’s Voice Actors Join John Goodman In HBO’s Third Season Of The Last Of Us

While they won’t be reprising their characters from the game, Laura Bailey and Ian Alexander join the rapidly growing cast for the award winning television adaptation