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- July 31
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- NVIDIA is taking your gaming experience to the next level with the revolutionary Reflex technology
- NVIDIA is taking your gaming experience to the next level with the revolutionary Reflex technology
- Robert Downey Jr.’s Avengers return doesn’t spell doom for the MCU – but it sure feels risky
- A miracle occurred while playing this cozy Metroidvania-meets-management sim: I've learned how not to suck at platforming
- After reading Tevinter Nights, there's one Dragon Age The Veilguard companion I can't wait to meet in the RPG
- July 30
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- Deadpool and Wolverine manages to find real purpose in its multiversal story
- I've spent 4 hours in Star Wars Outlaws' open world and it feels like Red Dead Redemption in a galaxy far, far away
- What is DLSS? And should you use it on your gaming laptop?
- I respecced my whole Baldur's Gate 3 party to D&D's least popular class before murdering a fan favorite NPC just to see what would happen
- The 10 best Doctor Doom comics of all time
- The Xbox 360 Marketplace might be dead, but I'm still using the original console with this handy upscaler
- July 29
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- Robert Downey Jr's return to the MCU is proving controversial, but there's a surprising comic book history between Iron Man and Doctor Doom
- That Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions gameplay has me nostalgic for PS2-era Potter, but I still wish it was Hogwarts Legacy DLC
- Every time I replay Cyberpunk 2077's most unsettling quest, I'm reminded why it's a firm favorite
- Alicent’s lake scene in House of the Dragon season 2 episode 7 reminds me of a very popular painting, and it tells us so much about her arc
- Who is Vermithor in House of the Dragon? The Realm’s second-biggest dragon explained
- July 27
- July 26
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- The 35 greatest Star Wars characters
- The five worst Sims 4 bugs ever, from glitchy launches to persistent problems
- New horror movie with great Rotten Tomatoes score is a dark, dreamy exploration of identity and queer fandom
- I'm having a blast in the Marvel Rivals beta, but it will take more than a cheeked-up Venom to escape Overwatch's shadow
- This fang-tastic visual novel had me talking kinder to myself, and I can't thank it enough for that
- July 25
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- The Star Named EOS is a beautiful, deliberate puzzle game where most everything is "a meaningful clue"
- The Sims 4 Lovestruck compiles some of The Sims 2's greatest hits, and it's making me wonder if The Sims 5 will come sooner than we think
- Deadpool and Wolverine brings back one of the best pre-MCU stars for one final stab a fan-favorite role
- Deadpool and Wolverine doesn't bring back Vinnie Jones as Juggernaut – and that's totally fine
- How Destiny 2's narrative team wrangled 10 years of lore into a perfect finale with The Final Shape: "Magic has been so important to this franchise"
- I weirdly loved Jabba the Hutt as a kid, so I asked the Star Wars Outlaws devs what it was like bringing him to life
- One Deadpool and Wolverine casting was nearly 20 years in the making, and it's left me dreaming of what could have been
- Deadpool and Wolverine wasn't content with bringing Hugh Jackman back, it also went and got itself some DCEU royalty
- An MCU legend returns in Deadpool and Wolverine, and not in a way that anybody could anticipate
- There's a Deadpool and Wolverine cameo that pokes fun at the one movie the MCU can't seem to get off the ground
- All the Deadpool variants in Deadpool and Wolverine
- All the Wolverine variants in Deadpool and Wolverine
- July 24
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- The best Deadpool and Wolverine team up comics of all time
- The 36 greatest movie fight scenes
- I can't wait to see more of Wesker in the Resident Evil: Code Veronica remake, and his very first cutscene in the original PS2 game spells out why
- 11 years in Early Access has turned Project Zomboid into the ultimate survival sim, but I think the best is yet to come
- Which gaming headset drivers should you choose?
- After replaying Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age: The Veilguard's "mission-based" direction is all the more exciting
- July 23
- July 22
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- The Deadpool Corps explained: The comic book origins of Lady Deadpool, Dogpool, and the rest of the Deadpool and Wolverine team
- No Man’s Sky’s 5.0 update has finally convinced me to explore its universe
- Skate Story is a psychedelic Tony Hawk-style action game that had me kickflipping through the underworld on a quest to eat the moon
- Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance's chatty demons are an utter delight, and I need Persona 6 to take notes
- The 45 greatest Marvel Cinematic Universe characters
- To mark 25 years of adventures, this new One Piece collection celebrates Luffy’s best moments
- One line in House of the Dragon season 2, episode 6 lays the groundwork for a future, major disaster
- July 20
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- Warframe's new boss fight with an Infested '90s boy band and instant messaging romance system has finally convinced me to play
- Soulframe creative director knows people might think it's a Soulslike because of the name: "We agonized over it"
- The making of Kay's trusty sidearm in Star Wars Outlaws: "We really wanted that iconic blaster, but we also wanted you to have a full fat shooting experience"
- July 19
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- How X-23 became the all-new Wolverine: Dafne Keen's surprise returning Deadpool and Wolverine character explained
- I can't stop thinking about Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the history of blood magic, and the way BioWare's RPG series handles morality
- I've found my strategy soulmate in Cataclismo, the new Starcraft-Lego mashup that proves defending is way more fun than attacking
- Watch out Tom Cruise! A new action star is in the making in this comedy about a grandmother on a revenge mission with a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score
- Doom: The Dark Ages – Everything we know so far
- When is Deadpool and Wolverine on streaming? A look ahead to a potential Disney Plus release date
- This beautiful, Japanese mythology-inspired Metroidvania is far from a Hollow Knight clone, but it's exactly what you need while you wait for Silksong
- Some kind sucker sold me the Buffy the Vampire Slayer PS2 game for less than ten bucks and it's aged surprisingly well
- The Trailblazer ship in Star Wars Outlaws drew inspiration from an unlikely place: turtles
- July 18
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- Inside Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred and the series' first new mainline class in 10 years: "Maybe I can mix my Barbarian and Rogue together"
- The Boys season 5 release date speculation, cast, plot, and more news
- Flintlock: Siege of Dawn isn't a Soulslike or an action RPG – it's a Souls-lite designed to help newcomers discover "what's so great about this genre"
- It sounds like all the tech behind planet-spanning survival game Light No Fire is hiding within No Man's Sky's massive new update
- The Marvel movies and shows to watch before Deadpool and Wolverine
- From Kay's wrist tattoo of Nix to ND-5's jacket, Star Wars Outlaws' characters have been designed to be "very authentic" but also "very new"
- Concord marks PlayStation's bold return to first-party shooters, but I don't see it filling the void left by Overwatch 2 anytime soon
- The Acolyte season 2: everything we know about a potential new season
- The 32 greatest time travel movies
- July 17
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- Amazon Prime Day Kindle deals 2024: The last deals still live
- Prime Day Lego deals 2024: all the best discounts that are still live
- Prime Day tablet deals 2024: all the best discounts still live
- Prime Day monitor deals 2024: the best display discounts still live
- FC 25 preview: EA kills off Volta for new five-on-five experience – and revamps career mode
- How Star Wars Outlaws skips RPG conventions like levels and XP to "reward player curiosity" and turn every skill we learn into "a little adventure in itself"
- Tower of Fantasy developer announces Neverness to Everness, a new open-world RPG, and its Unreal Engine 5 DNA is easy-to-see
- Prime Day Meta Quest deals 2024: The last remaining offers still available
- July 16
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- Deadpool 3: The secret history of Deadpool and Wolverine
- Cassandra Nova: the comic book history of the Deadpool and Wolverine villain
- I abandoned Elden Ring shortly after release, but the excitement around Shadow of the Erdtree pulled me back in and I finally found a way to enjoy this RPG
- I've somehow been living a chilling lie for over 200 hours of Elden Ring, but at least I'm not the only one
- Deadpool and Wolverine age rating: Can kids watch the new Marvel movie?
- I'm playing Honour Mode in Baldur's Gate 3 with a truly dreadful handicap - a character created by somebody who doesn't know D&D
- July 15
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- How Deadpool became the Merc with a Mouth
- The 32 greatest Ryan Reynolds movies
- Nintendo publishing its first in-house horror game could finally make me take the Switch seriously
- The state of IO Interactive in 2024: Hitman developer on Project Fantasy, 007, and staying afloat in a tumultuous industry
- How Massive crafted Kay and Nix's story in Star Wars Outlaws: "What would it be like for any of us to meet Jabba the Hutt for the first time?"
- Finally, you can take on the world in...
- A gruesome moment in House of the Dragon season 2, episode 5 could be setting up a future tragedy
- July 12
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- Spider-Society writer talks bringing together every Spider-Man from across the Spider-Verse, from Spider-Rex to Spider-Ham and more
- The Official TV OF UEFA EURO 2024™ isn't just perfect for the beautiful game – Toshiba TV Z670 is an AI-infused gaming powerhouse
- Giancarlo Esposito's unnamed Captain America: Brave New World character may have his roots in the X-Men mythos
- Is it just me, or is Tom Cruise an underrated actor?
- Nicolas Cage's new horror movie Longlegs is certainly terrifying, but not in the ways you were probably expecting
- The Star Wars universe has a new moon – how Ubisoft's Massive made Toshara for Star Wars Outlaws, "a true haven for the outlaws and the underworld"
- I'm replaying Grand Theft Auto 4, and GTA 6 has a lot to learn from Liberty City
- 25 years after its release, The Blair Witch Project co-director takes a deep dive into found footage cult hit and shares an obscure Star Wars inspiration
- Despite starting life as a Bloodborne parody, Nightmare Kart is one of the best free games you can play right now
- July 11
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- After 45 years, Osamu Tezuka's classic manga gets revived as Unico: Awakening, with a new ending authorized by Tezuka's estate
- Cyberpunk 2077's Jackie Welles is the best Mexican representation I've ever seen in a game
- Planet Coaster 2 is real, coming this Fall, and finally introducing water parks to the rollercoaster fun
- The making of Star Wars Outlaws' galaxy: "We instantly realized that the true Star Wars open-world experience needs to go beyond planet surfaces"
- July 10
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- Shadow of the Erdtree changes everything we thought we knew about Elden Ring's story
- Star Wars Outlaws: The Big Preview
- Hear how Massive Entertainment built on the success of The Division to deliver the ultimate scoundrel fantasy in Star Wars Outlaws
- Star Wars Outlaws is one of the most ambitious open-world games of 2024, and it was inspired by a single sentence
- The 35 greatest movie remakes (that are better than the original)
- "I've said everything I've ever wanted to say about Dr. Otto Octavius." Writer Dan Slott reflects on Superior Spider-Man and why he's done writing for Doc Ock
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard romances feel like a step back from Inquisition, despite the success of Baldur's Gate 3
- Upcoming survival horror game Pneumata blends Resident Evil with H.P. Lovecraft to send chills down the spines of even the most seasoned players
- July 9
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- Wolverine's suit: The definitive guide to 50 years of evolution
- The first issue of Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard's The Power Fantasy feels like an apocalyptic cross between Watchmen and Succession
- This upcoming "hardcore detective horror" game sounds like Alan Wake 2 meets LA Noire, but with vengeful Norse gods to contend with
- July 8
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- The director of the scariest Resident Evil is leading Resident Evil 9, which is just about the best thing Capcom could've said
- I'm playing Cyberpunk 2077 for the very first time, and it's making me question everything I knew about how an RPG should look and feel
- After years of playing MTG, attending MagicCon finally convinced me to buy a playmat – these early Prime Day deals might just give me an excuse to get another one
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure is taking up Animal Crossing's mantle, but that's tougher than you'd think: "we've almost gotten to the point where cozy games are overused"
- Wait, is [SPOILER] dead in House of the Dragon? What happens next, according to George R.R. Martin's book
- Aemond Targaryen actor Ewan Mitchell breaks down that House of the Dragon season 2, episode 4 ending: "He very much knew what he was doing"
- July 6
- July 5
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- The X-Men comics are relaunching with 12 new and returning titles - here's everything you need to know
- The 32 greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger movies
- I love the Steam Summer Sale, but end up with the same problem every single year
- Gladiator 2 release date, cast, trailer, and more
- This R-rated action thriller is on the John Wick director’s radar, and it should be on yours too
- The new Fable looks great so far, but I just have one question, where's the dog?
- Poltergust 5000 – put the power in your hands today!
- Hades 2 already beats its predecessor as my favorite roguelike ever, but I still had to bully myself into trying its two trickiest weapons
- This point-and-click mystery game feels like Little Red Riding Hood's somber older sibling, and it hooked me in the first five minutes
- 6 essential My Talking Hank: Islands tips and tricks for the perfect tropical getaway
- That Qimir scene in the Acolyte proves the thirst is strong with Star Wars fans, and the Dark Side has never been more dangerous
- Trust me, some of the best Prime Day 3D printer deals won't be on Amazon
- July 4
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- Absolute Power #1: DC's summer event kicks off with a huge issue full of character betrayals, evil A.I., and big changes for Superman
- Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Dead Rising’s remaster prove that Capcom loves restricting players, and I’m the sicko who wants more
- Talking Hank stars in a new mobile gaming adventure from Talking Tom & Friends that combines virtual pet caretaking with exciting island exploration
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has the same crippling claustrophobia I haven't felt since this 27-year-old console horror slasher scared the crap out of me
- July 3
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- Inspired by Kai Cenat, disabled Elden Ring player uses one finger and his voice to beat Malenia after 700 attempts with no summons: "I wanted to show it can be done"
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree makes one change to weapon upgrading that's so good I want FromSoftware to patch it into the base game immediately
- IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration is a joyful and nostalgic look back at every era of the TMNT
- The 36 greatest sports movies
- After 500 hours in Baldur's Gate 3, I finally oneshotted the Spider Matriarch with Eldritch Blast – all thanks to Wyll being a bardlock
- Assassin's Creed remakes could do for Ubisoft what Resident Evil 2 did for Capcom, and there's no better time for it
- There's a strange sound haunting Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree players, and nobody's figured it out yet
- July 2
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- Metaphor: ReFantazio is one of the few JRPGs I want more than Persona 6, and it might have one of the coolest job systems in years
- The new R-rated Hellboy trailer looks like a low budget horror film – and perhaps that's what this franchise needs to be right now
- Lost is now on Netflix and it’s a harsh reminder of what’s missing from today’s TV shows
- There are 5 expansions that changed the face of video games – here's why Shadow of the Erdtree is one of them
- Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance is a pick and mix of my favorite JRPG elements, and I can't believe it's taken me this long to get into the series
- Metroid Prime has been making gamers love reading since 2002
- MTG Duskmourn is like if Cabin in the Woods was a card game: "We were very inspired by horror media from the last 30 or 40 years."
- July 1
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- In just 10 minutes, Blumhouse's first horror game sucked me in with its lo-fi world, seance twist, and cute but quietly messed-up art
- This JRPG from two Final Fantasy legends is secretly Nintendo's best announcement of the summer
- Autopsy Simulator is one of the most realistic games I've ever played, and it shows off the best and worst of the sim genre
- The 25 best thriller movies to send a shiver down your spine
- Demon Slayer Infinity Castle movie trilogy: Release date speculation, trailer, story, cast, and more
- Upcoming game The Relic: First Guardian mixes Korean mythology with unique combat for an action RPG like no other
