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How The Terror Uses Fact and Fiction to Explore the Chilling History of Two Real Ships - IGN

How The Terror Uses Fact and Fiction to Explore the Chilling History of Two Real Ships - IGN

Sometimes fact is just as strange as fiction. On the surface, AMC's new series The Terror is about a mysterio…

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Tomb Raider Demanded A Sigourney Weaver-Like Transformation From Its Star

Tomb Raider Demanded A Sigourney Weaver-Like Transformation From Its Star

Throughout the history of film, female heroes have proven to be some of the most fierce icons of the action g…

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The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 Casts Marisa Tomei In Important Role

The Handmaid's Tale Season 2 Casts Marisa Tomei In Important Role

With the new season of The Handmaid's Tale comes a vastly expanding world for the Hulu series. The show stret…

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The X-Files: Gillian Anderson Explains Why She's Done With Scully After Season 11

The X-Files: Gillian Anderson Explains Why She's Done With Scully After Season 11

As the new season of The X-Files approached, star Gillian Anderson gave interviews that seemed to hint she wa…

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VIKINGS Creator Explains How Season 5 Majorly Expands the Show's World | Nerdist

VIKINGS Creator Explains How Season 5 Majorly Expands the Show's World | Nerdist

In the aftermath of Ragnar Lothbrok's (Travis Fimmel) death and the defeat of King Ecbert (Linus Roache), Vik…

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Gotham Is Going Musical with Sweeney Todd Tribute, Robin Lord Taylor Reveals - IGN

Gotham Is Going Musical with Sweeney Todd Tribute, Robin Lord Taylor Reveals - IGN

Penguin can't stop looking for someone to love him. It's a strange time for the citizens of Gotham. When Seas…

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Pre-Orders | Polygon.com

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By Corey Plante Verified, Chris E. Hayner, Isaac Rouse Verified
| Polygon Verified
Two massive anime are getting limited edition Blu-rays in 2026 Dragon Ball Daima and Solo Leveling season 2 are coming home, get em while you can! All the Switch 2 accessories you can pre-order now Stock up on controllers, cases, microSD Express cards, and more How to pre-order Mario Kart World The franchise goes open world in this Switch 2 launch game How to pre-order the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro controller Treat yourself to the most ergonomically friendly Switch 2 controller Where to pre-order...
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WWE 2K26 Review - The Main Event Wrestling Game We Need Right Now

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By Chris E. Hayner
| GameSpot Verified
It's been 13 years since 2K Sports took over the WWE license, starting with the release of WWE 2K14 back when we were all still playing wrestling games on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In the time since, the franchise has evolved, crashed and burned, and risen from the ashes. Now, with WWE 2K26, the franchise is at a crossroads; that's bound to happen with any annual title.
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Epic Games warns Fortnite players about V-bucks bot scam

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By Chris E. Hayner
| Polygon Verified
It's been a rough couple of months for Fortnite fans since Epic Games enabled creative island creators to offer in-game transactions. Perhaps unsurprisingly, most of the drama centers on a single creative map: Steal the Brainrot came under fire back in January for seemingly allowing gambling via a prize wheel and loot boxes. Epic Games updated its creator rules to address some of the issues, but now another problem has popped up.
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No, instead I spent high school writing scripts for truly bad movies. In college, I wrote guest editorials about online radio and the DMCA.
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