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Tabassum Hashmi, known professionally as Tabu, did not consider herself a science fiction fan when she was cast as Bene Gesserit Sister Francesca in HBO's series Dune: Prophecy. However, as the actress explained to Game Rant, Dune in many ways does not feel like a science fiction story. View the full article

Fallout fans with a thirst for travel can find a special vault-themed drinking hole called The Cocktail Geeks, but the theming won't be around forever. This geeky bar is currently serving up a Fallout-themed menu and has its walls, windows, and coasters adorned with Pip-Boy-style art, but Fallout fans will have to travel to Edinburgh, Scotland to experience it. View the full article

Two of horror’s biggest icons are the Xenomorph and the Predator. A crossover between the two monsters should be a match made in heaven, but past big-screen attempts to merge the Alien and Predator franchises have fallen flat. However, recent successes in both franchises indicate that now is the right time to give Alien vs Predator another try. View the full article

Sega’s Virtua Fighter broke the mold as, though its blocky graphics are quaint today, it made using 3D figures in gaming seem like a palatable proposition. According to former Sony Computer Entertainment executive producer Shigeo Maruyama, it was one of the main reasons they decided to make the PlayStation a 3D-capable device. View the full article

Helldivers 2 has seen a recent threat from the previous game make a grand return. The Omens of Tyranny update has brought back the Illuminate, an enemy faction that uses advanced technology and numbers to take down anyone who stands in its way. Players who have tangled with the latest addition to the game will notice its units utilize force fields, allowing them to be as aggressive as they are. The added layer of protection that the Illuminate utilizes is why some fail to complete their missions, and why the faction should not be ignored. View the full…

Kuudere characters are often misunderstood as cold and heartless. This is because, in anime, they are portrayed as emotionless and don’t bother with socializing. However, a Kuudere will start to soften up when they are approached by the right person. View the full article

On February 14, which marks exactly one year since the successful launch of Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered, developer Aspyr will launch Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered. Packaging together Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Tomb Raider: Chronicles, and Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness, the second trilogy sets a much darker tone and continues Lara Croft's evolution as a video game icon. View the full article

The duo of Legends from Night City in Cyberpunk 2077 have arrived in Fortnite, providing fans of Cyberpunk 2077 with Johnny Silverhand and V to get a dub in Fortnite Battle Royale. Fortnite x Cyberpunk 2077 is a very exciting collab just in time for the Holiday season, and the collab features the second Keanu Reeves skin in his iconic role as the rocker boy Johnny Silverhand, alongside the mercenary protagonist, V. View the full article

The One Piece series would not be as beloved or popular as it is today if it wasn't for the incredible worldbuilding that Eiichiro Oda is known for. It's a story famous for vaguely introducing concepts early on, only for them to lead to a massive payoff many years and hundreds of chapters later. Because of this, the franchise is rife with fan theories and rampant speculation around the community about almost everything that the world has to offer. View the full article

Sunkenland is a pretty unique survival game in many respects. The gameplay takes place on a map that is covered in water, apart from islands dotted around the seascape. Underneath the water are the ruins of a previous civilization, and the player must access and exploit the resources these ruins contain. View the full article

The Invoker Ascendancy for the Monk in Path of Exile 2 is great for players who want to lean into Cold and Lightning damage skills, and for anyone who's looking to use the Tempest Flurry skill, there are a number of ways to elevate that skill with the Invoker's passives. View the full article

The human pilots of Elite Dangerous have triumphed over the mysterious Thargoid alien race, ending a devastating in-game war that lasted for multiple years. The triumph, which was largely driven by the efforts of the Elite Dangerous player community, comes just as developer Frontier Developments celebrates the game's 10-year anniversary. View the full article

Sega and Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog film franchise launched the blue blur into the heights of cinematic success through strong box office runs and solid reviews for a video game adaptation. The films have been embraced for being some of the more faithful interpretations in the pantheon of video game adaptations, much to the creatives' efforts in staying true to the characters and tone of the source material. Before Sonic the Hedgehog 3 continues to hit more milestones for the series, the franchise's director remains grateful for the outcome of Sonic's initial, controversial design. …

HBO's Dune: Prophecy presents the iconic House Harkonnen in a way that fans of the Dune franchise have never seen before. In Frank Herbert's original Dune novels, the Harkonnens, led by Baron Vladimir, are a powerful, intimidating force who serve as one of the primary obstacles Paul Atreides must face. Dune: Prophecy's House Harkonnen is a family in disgrace, stripped of power and exiled to the frigid planet of Lankiveil due to a betrayal by House Atreides and the Harkonnens' supposed cowardice in the war against the thinking machines. View the full ar…

Bungie provides Destiny 2 players with an update to the Bake-Off Community Challenge during the Dawning, revealing a massive number of cookies that Commander Zavala has already eaten. This latest community challenge is new for The Dawning this year, pushing Destiny 2 players to continue engaging with the event while fans wait for Act 3 to drop for Episode Revenant. View the full article

If Sony thought the PS1 was a hit, they were in for a big surprise regarding the PS2. It was a phenomenon and helped birth new franchises and continued classics. For example, Final Fantasy 10 pushed the genre and RPG medium forward thanks to great art design, the inclusion of voice acting, a unique new battle and leveling system, and so on. View the full article

2024 has been quite a lovely year for gamers. Innovative, polished, and thrilling games like Astro Bot, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and Metaphor Refantazio have formed a steady stream of high-quality entertainment, ensuring that audiences always have something impressive to look forward to. But 2024, in many ways, has been a lot like 2023—for better and for worse. View the full article

2025 is packed full of amazing anime! From sequels to brand-new adaptations. It's going to be an amazing year for anime fans and even greater news for fans of Chainsaw Man, fans who have a lot to celebrate, as there is now a brand-new anime movie to enjoy that is based on the beloved Reze Arc. View the full article

For the most part, PS Plus subscribers can count on a steady reveal and release schedule for the free games they receive each month, regardless of whether they are paying for the Essential, Extra, or Premium tiers. However, there are some cases when these schedules are thrown off, potentially forcing subscribers to wait a bit longer than usual before the next month's PS Plus games are announced and then released. Generally, this issue happens with PS Plus Essential more than PS Plus Extra and Premium, simply due to Essential games arriving at the beginning of the month. January 2025's PS Plus lineup is the latest victim of these schedule mishaps, though for a perfectly un…

Masashi Kishimoto is one of the greatest mangaka in recent history. Being the author of Naruto, which is widely known to be one of the most popular manga series of all time, he is loved far and wide. Not only has he inspired millions of people from all over the world, but he has also inspired countless authors, many of whom are currently working in Jump. Kishimoto's story became as successful as it was due to having compelling main characters. The likes of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, were the soul of the Naruto series. But, Naruto's story could succeed without a compelling cost of Side characters. …

World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery recently added new Rune Broker vendors that sell nearly every class Rune in the game for only one copper each. These NPCs, located in the starting zones and capital cities across the game, let fans collect World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery Runes without completing their associated questlines or challenges. View the full article

Fortnite fans are quite unhappy with players who are camping at quest locations and preventing them from completing them. While Fortnite players have periodically suffered from this issue over the years, the effects are much more amplified right now because several users are trying to complete the limited-time Winterfest quests in the game. View the full article

Gearbox is celebrating the 2024 holiday season by giving away three Golden Keys for a handful of Borderlands games. These newly introduced freebies can be redeemed through the company's loyalty program website, though maximizing their benefits may require some effort, depending on how many Borderlands titles players own or plan to purchase in the future. View the full article

Despite all the diversification in the mechanical keyboard world, even with low-profile mechanical keyboards becoming a more accessible option, the gaming community has still shunned them as a viable option for gaming. But now, thanks to the release of the NuPhy Air60HE, that view is probably going to come into question for a lot of gamers. Measuring just 18mm thick, this keyboard packs NuPhy's incredible hall effect magnetic switches in an incredibly thin profile. View the full article

The crews of Starfleet ships in the Star Trek universe are as diverse as they come. Humans of every nationality and ethnicity serve together alongside hundreds of other species from throughout the galaxy. But humanoid lifeforms aren't the only lifeforms in the Star Trek universe aboard Starfleet ships. Certain ships in the fleet also have divisions staffed by intelligent animals. One such division is known as Cetacean Ops. View the full article