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Tom Cruise Just Experienced His Worst Opening Weekend In Nearly 20 Years

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Tom Cruise Just Experienced His Worst Opening Weekend In Nearly 20 Years

For the past twenty years, Tom Cruise has typically done very well at the box office, with 2022's Top Gun: Maverick being a particular highlight.

Tomas Franzese · 32 days ago · 1 views

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ROP warns parents of blackmail risks in online gaming

ROP warns parents of blackmail risks in online gaming Oman Observer

Oman Observer · 32 days ago · 2 views

Link And GTA 6's Jason Get Into A Heated Debate In Hilarious SNL Weekend Update Bit

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Link And GTA 6's Jason Get Into A Heated Debate In Hilarious SNL Weekend Update Bit

Grand Theft Auto 6 is one of the most anticipated releases of the decade. Many video game publishers have avoided releasing games too close to its Nov. 19 launch date — not Nintendo, though. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake releases only two weeks before GTA 6 .

Ashely Claudino · 32 days ago · 2 views

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Link and GTA 6's Jason get into a heated debate in a hilarious new SNL bit

Link and GTA 6's Jason get into a heated debate in a hilarious new SNL bit Polygon.com

Polygon.com · 32 days ago · 1 views

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave true ending, explained

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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave true ending, explained

[ Ed. note: Spoilers follow for Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave .]

Paulo Kawanishi · 32 days ago · 2 views

Jagex Announce A Fourth RuneScape And Cartoon With MoistCr1tikal

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Jagex Announce A Fourth RuneScape And Cartoon With MoistCr1tikal

The long running fantasy MMO will receive a major new installment in the future, the first in the mainline series to take advantage of Unreal Engine

Zack Kotzer · 32 days ago

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This Fortnite player takes a page from MrBeast while helping others offset high cost of pro gaming

This Fortnite player takes a page from MrBeast while helping others offset high cost of pro gaming Fortune

Fortune · 32 days ago

Man of Tomorrow Passed An Important Post-Production Milestone

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Man of Tomorrow Passed An Important Post-Production Milestone

Man of Tomorrow's post-production process still appears on track despite all the behind-the-scenes changes at Warner Bros. caused by the merger with Paramount. In fact, director James Gunn recently shared that Man of Tomorrow had passed an important post-production editing milestone.

Tomas Franzese · 32 days ago

Ghost of Yotei DLC’s Best Boss Fight Stars Giant Murder Bears

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Ghost of Yotei DLC’s Best Boss Fight Stars Giant Murder Bears

Ghost of Yōtei: Echoes of Sekigahara , the new DLC for Sucker Punch’s popular 2025 samurai game, is out now, sending players to a new region, the Ashoro Foothills.

Austin Manchester · 32 days ago

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Air Force pilot training these days looks a like lot playing video games

Air Force pilot training these days looks a like lot playing video games San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio Express-News · 32 days ago

GTA VI’s Jason Duval And Link Make Their Final Pitch On Saturday Night Live

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GTA VI’s Jason Duval And Link Make Their Final Pitch On Saturday Night Live

Wait Colin Jost is seriously still at the Weekend Update desk? Does he not have anywhere else to go?

Zack Kotzer · 32 days ago

A Beloved Critical Role Cast Member Will Officially Miss Campaign 4 for a Long Time

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A Beloved Critical Role Cast Member Will Officially Miss Campaign 4 for a Long Time

From the moment Critical Role introduced Campaign 4 and its 13-player cast, one thing was clear: Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan wasn't pulling any punches. This became even more obvious during a pivotal moment in Campaign 4's 30th episode, "Here in the Dark."

Aimee Hart · 32 days ago

Avengers: Doomsday Poster Highlights One Of The Film's Biggest Mysteries

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Avengers: Doomsday Poster Highlights One Of The Film's Biggest Mysteries

A new poster for Avengers: Doomsday was unveiled at Comic-Con Málaga on Oct. 3. Although it reveals nothing new about the film, it spotlights three characters we still don't know much about. Right in time for Halloween, this poster has me wondering who the Latverian Witches really are.

Tomas Franzese · 32 days ago

61 Years Ago, Star Trek's Greatest Failure Changed the Franchise Forever

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61 Years Ago, Star Trek's Greatest Failure Changed the Franchise Forever

Before Captain Kirk ever sat in the Enterprise’s center seat, Gene Roddenberry tried to launch his strange new science-fiction series with “The Cage,” a pilot starring Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Christopher Pike.

Terry Terrones · 32 days ago

Xbox Finally Had a Good Week

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Xbox Finally Had a Good Week

This week, perhaps in an attempt to wrest control of the narrative (from itself), Xbox fielded CEO Asha Sharma for a New York Times profile. But the unfortunate takeaway from that interview was that Sharma was forced to deny that the platform-holder was for sale. Good to know, but unfortunate that she has to say it.

Oli Welsh · 32 days ago

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Chinese mother who once opposed son's gaming now builds career as streamer

Chinese mother who once opposed son's gaming now builds career as streamer The Business Standard

The Business Standard · 32 days ago

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60-year-old Chinese woman takes up gaming to understand son, gains following online | Trending

60-year-old Chinese woman takes up gaming to understand son, gains following online | Trending Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times · 32 days ago

10 Perfect Hard Sci-Fi Books That I Knew Would Be Masterpieces From the First 10 Pages

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10 Perfect Hard Sci-Fi Books That I Knew Would Be Masterpieces From the First 10 Pages

Hard sci-fi is speculative fiction for the obsessive.

Ryan Epps · 32 days ago

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Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire Nintendo Switch release date 'revealed' - and it's soon

Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire Nintendo Switch release date 'revealed' - and it's soon Indy100 | News

Indy100 | News · 32 days ago

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Platinum suggests more Bayonetta is coming, despite exodus of lead developers

Platinum suggests more Bayonetta is coming, despite exodus of lead developers Video Games Chronicle

Video Games Chronicle · 32 days ago

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Jagex has officially announced RuneScape 4

Jagex has officially announced RuneScape 4 Video Games Chronicle

Video Games Chronicle · 32 days ago

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Retro Recap: All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (October 4th 2026)

Retro Recap: All The Classic Gaming News From The Past Week (October 4th 2026) Time Extension

Time Extension · 32 days ago

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Asia wins four Silver across LIA’s Evolution, Gaming and Creative Use of Data categories

Asia wins four Silver across LIA’s Evolution, Gaming and Creative Use of Data categories Campaign Brief Asia

Campaign Brief Asia · 32 days ago

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5 Best Video Games Like Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

5 Best Video Games Like Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell svg.com

svg.com · 32 days ago

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The 10 Best Video Game Character Arcs, Ranked

The 10 Best Video Game Character Arcs, Ranked Collider

Collider · 33 days ago

Avengers: Doomsday Poster Highlights Doctor Doom and 3 Latverian Witches

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Avengers: Doomsday Poster Highlights Doctor Doom and 3 Latverian Witches

Marvel Studios has revealed a new Avengers: Doomsday poster, giving audiences a closer look not only at Doctor Doom but also at the three Latverian witches who will accompany him this December.

Michael Cripe · 33 days ago

OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Gets Frustrated Losing At StarCraft And Decides To Cheat Instead

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OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Gets Frustrated Losing At StarCraft And Decides To Cheat Instead

In a showdown between AI generated Brood War bots and human made ones, OpenAI’s champion resorted to its natural playbook: lie, cheat and steal

Zack Kotzer · 33 days ago

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance Creator Thinks Games Are Too Cheap and Hopes GTA VI Will Help Raise Prices

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Creator Thinks Games Are Too Cheap and Hopes GTA VI Will Help Raise Prices levelup.com

levelup.com · 33 days ago

Inde Navarrette Teases X-Men Role, Says She's 'Doing Everything Humanly Possible' to Do Rogue Justice

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Inde Navarrette Teases X-Men Role, Says She's 'Doing Everything Humanly Possible' to Do Rogue Justice

Inde Navarrette has opened up about playing Rogue in X-Men , saying she's "doing everything humanly possible" to make sure she does the character justice. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) X-Men reboot movie has a lot to live up to.

Michael Cripe · 33 days ago

Troves Of Unseen Star Wars Material Emerge Online After Effects Wizard’s Garage Sale

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Troves Of Unseen Star Wars Material Emerge Online After Effects Wizard’s Garage Sale

Following the closure of Phil Tippett’s studio, hundreds of behind the scenes files from The Matrix, Jurassic Park and more have been uploaded to the Internet Archive

Zack Kotzer · 33 days ago

Everything We Saw at RuneFest 2026, Including RuneScape 4 and RuneScape Reignited

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Everything We Saw at RuneFest 2026, Including RuneScape 4 and RuneScape Reignited

RuneFest 2026 is over, and we’ve got a roundup of everything announced at Jagex’s big show celebrating its long-running fantasy MMORPG. RuneScape 4 This year saw a number of significant announcements, none bigger than confirmation that a fourth RuneScape MMO is in the works .

Wesley Yin-Poole · 33 days ago

Fourth RuneScape MMO Built With Unreal Engine in the Works, Jagex Announces RuneScape Animation With MoistCr1TiKaL

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Fourth RuneScape MMO Built With Unreal Engine in the Works, Jagex Announces RuneScape Animation With MoistCr1TiKaL

Developer Jagex has announced a fourth MMO in the long-running RuneScape franchise, as well as an animated adaptation.

Wesley Yin-Poole · 33 days ago

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5 Best Pirate Video Games Of All Time, Ranked

5 Best Pirate Video Games Of All Time, Ranked svg.com

svg.com · 33 days ago

Gears of War: E-Day Devs 'Proud to Be One of Xbox's Main Titles' Amid Newfound Focus on Exclusivity

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Gears of War: E-Day Devs 'Proud to Be One of Xbox's Main Titles' Amid Newfound Focus on Exclusivity

The Gears of War: E-Day developers at The Coalition say they are "proud to be one of Xbox's main titles" as Microsoft refocuses on exclusivity.

Michael Cripe · 33 days ago

Valorant Player Banned Due To Previous CPU Owner’s Cheating Ways

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Valorant Player Banned Due To Previous CPU Owner’s Cheating Ways

In a wild coincidence a German player was penalized over the playing habits of their Ryzen 7's previous owner, claiming that nothing short of replacing the entire PC will overcome Riot's infamous anti-cheat detection

Zack Kotzer · 33 days ago

The Best Deals Today: Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, Shuten Order, MLB The Show 26, and More

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The Best Deals Today: Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, Shuten Order, MLB The Show 26, and More

A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save big on Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, Shuten Order, MLB The Show 26, and more. Check out our top picks for Saturday, October 3, below.

Noah Hunter · 33 days ago

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Capcom Plans To Use AI To Speed Up The Game Development Process

Capcom Plans To Use AI To Speed Up The Game Development Process Engadget ‘A Future Where We Create Games Together With AI’ — Capcom Announces Plans to Transform the RE Engine Into an AI-Generation Game Engine IGN Capcom is preparing for a ‘future where we create games together with AI’ The Verge Resident Evil and Street Fighter to Get an AI-Powered Engine: C

Engadget · 33 days ago

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Director Says It Was ‘Absolutely Essential’ Not To Turn The Remake Into ‘My Own Personal Fan Project’

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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Director Says It Was ‘Absolutely Essential’ Not To Turn The Remake Into ‘My Own Personal Fan Project’

Balancing new content with staying faithful to the legacy of the original is never easy

Ethan Gach · 33 days ago

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Ace Combat 8 Secretly Has the Best Video Game Music of the Year

Ace Combat 8 Secretly Has the Best Video Game Music of the Year Polygon.com

Polygon.com · 33 days ago

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Gilbert man turns ALS diagnosis into mission through gaming

Gilbert man turns ALS diagnosis into mission through gaming ABC15 Arizona

ABC15 Arizona · 33 days ago