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The original Final Fantasy was pretty bare bones in terms of its world-building, and followed four unnamed adventurers who became the Warriors of Light. Its successor, Final Fantasy 2, introduced a named cast of three characters — Firion, Maria, and…
The latest Magic: The Gathering set, Lorwyn Eclipsed, is here to kick off the game’s 2026 release schedule. This release marks the return to the classic fae and elf-heavy realm of Lorywn, last visited back in 2008. Recently, as I…
For more than 230 years, the United States Mint has produced coins and medals that reflect America’s values, commemorate defining moments, and honor influential figures in our nation’s history. In recent years, that tradition expanded in a historic new direction:…
Super Bowl LX is on the way, which means a bunch of commercials and trailers are about to air to promote upcoming 2026 releases. But it appears that two huge movies — Avengers: Doomsday and Spider-Man: Brand New Day —…
I have no skin in the Super Bowl LX face-off between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots — go, sports, go — but I can’t help but await the commercials. The ridiculous, the cringe, the overly earnest beer ads…
Punxsutawny Phil saw his shadow, which means we’re in for six more weeks of winter. At least there are some solid deals to ward off those cold-weather blues. From $100 off an Apple Watch Series 11 to the Pokémon ME02:…
Nearly seven years ago, People Playground debuted on Steam and invited players to terrorize their ragdoll stick-figure creations. Now, someone has created a malicious mod that’s wrecking havoc on People Playground’s saves and other files. People Playground’s solo developer, mestiez,…
Regardless of how Weapons director Zach Cregger‘s upcoming Resident Evil film turns out, 2026 has already provided us with a pretty damn good live-action take on the franchise, thanks to a prequel short film that sets up Resident Evil Requiem.…
The wild success of Game of Thronesgave Hollywood an endless appetite for epic fantasy. But most attempts to replicate HBO’s success at adapting George R.R. Martin’s books have failed. Shadow & Bone, Netflix’s adaptation of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse, was canceled…