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Get ready for a game-changing launch of GGMods, the platform that aims to redefine the future of modding.
GGMods is a kind of gaming mods platform kicking off with a contest
Get ready for a game-changing launch of GGMods, the platform that aims to redefine the future of modding.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Get ready for a game-changing launch of GGMods, the platform that aims to redefine the future of modding.
Here comes the boom
Nic Cage's Madden looks like the most fascinating video game movie of 2026
Here comes the boom
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December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Here comes the boom
Meditations in an emergency, by way of video games
COVID caught up with gaming this year in a major way
Meditations in an emergency, by way of video games
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December 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Meditations in an emergency, by way of video games
Polygon ranks of the 10 best seasons of science fiction and fantasy television this year.
The 10 best sci-fi and fantasy movies of 2025, ranked
Polygon ranks of the 10 best seasons of science fiction and fantasy television this year.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Polygon ranks of the 10 best seasons of science fiction and fantasy television this year.
Nintendo's quality-of-life improvements gave me newfound appreciation for Link's second open-world adventure
My 2025 GOTY was Tears of the Kingdom on Switch 2
Nintendo's quality-of-life improvements gave me newfound appreciation for Link's second open-world adventure
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December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Nintendo's quality-of-life improvements gave me newfound appreciation for Link's second open-world adventure
A new live-action spinoff, and maybe some updates to the Broadway play.
The Duffers brothers reveal what's next for Stranger Things after season 5
A new live-action spinoff, and maybe some updates to the Broadway play.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A new live-action spinoff, and maybe some updates to the Broadway play.
Catch a very different spin on Batman and the latest black comedy from Yorgos Lanthimos
The most successful animated movie of all time is finally available to stream
Catch a very different spin on Batman and the latest black comedy from Yorgos Lanthimos
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December 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Catch a very different spin on Batman and the latest black comedy from Yorgos Lanthimos
There are some big issues with Stranger Things season 5's Dungeons & Dragons sorcerer plotline.
Stranger Things season 5's butchers a critical piece of D&D history
There are some big issues with Stranger Things season 5's Dungeons & Dragons sorcerer plotline.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
There are some big issues with Stranger Things season 5's Dungeons & Dragons sorcerer plotline.
This season's plot is a classic high-level Dungeons & Dragons adventure
Stranger Things just used D&D to explain the show's biggest remaining mystery
This season's plot is a classic high-level Dungeons & Dragons adventure
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December 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
This season's plot is a classic high-level Dungeons & Dragons adventure
10 years later, questions linger about Leonardo DiCaprio's controversial Best Actor win for The Revenant. Was it truly deserved or just a conciliatory prize?
10 years ago, Leonardo Dicaprio made a divisive survival thriller that nobody understood
10 years later, questions linger about Leonardo DiCaprio's controversial Best Actor win for The Revenant. Was it truly deserved or just a conciliatory prize?
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December 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
10 years later, questions linger about Leonardo DiCaprio's controversial Best Actor win for The Revenant. Was it truly deserved or just a conciliatory prize?
Instead of Mario or Link we got... Kirby?
The first Switch 2 games were weird, and 2025 is better for it
Instead of Mario or Link we got... Kirby?
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December 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Instead of Mario or Link we got... Kirby?
Players roll a d979 at my table for loot, but one result changed everything for the party
A single D&D loot roll rewrote my entire campaign
Players roll a d979 at my table for loot, but one result changed everything for the party
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December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Players roll a d979 at my table for loot, but one result changed everything for the party
Director Tom Gormican and the cast of the 2025 horror-comedy Anaconda break down a laugh-out-loud moment
'This is not a job for adult humans': The inside story of Anaconda's wildest scene
Director Tom Gormican and the cast of the 2025 horror-comedy Anaconda break down a laugh-out-loud moment
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December 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Director Tom Gormican and the cast of the 2025 horror-comedy Anaconda break down a laugh-out-loud moment
Thanks to the miracle of YouTube, you don’t have to endure any of the actual gameplay to get in on the fun
25 years later, The Grinch on PS1 is still an unnerving flop
Thanks to the miracle of YouTube, you don’t have to endure any of the actual gameplay to get in on the fun
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December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thanks to the miracle of YouTube, you don’t have to endure any of the actual gameplay to get in on the fun
Sometimes VR just isn't enough
The 2025 games environments so good they're worth living in
Sometimes VR just isn't enough
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December 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Sometimes VR just isn't enough
No, it's not just you
Steam has been down for most of Christmas Eve
No, it's not just you
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December 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
No, it's not just you
The hivemind has a biological imperative to make humanity as happy as possible. But there's a much darker side to it than we first thought.
The Pluribus finale just confirmed a chilling new fact about the hivemind
The hivemind has a biological imperative to make humanity as happy as possible. But there's a much darker side to it than we first thought.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The hivemind has a biological imperative to make humanity as happy as possible. But there's a much darker side to it than we first thought.
We got coal for Christmas this year
Pokémon Go 'Winter Holiday Part 2' 2025 event guide
We got coal for Christmas this year
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December 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
We got coal for Christmas this year
From Öoo to Silksong, classic movement mechanics were changed and challenged in some of 2025's best games.
The best movement in 2025 video games
From Öoo to Silksong, classic movement mechanics were changed and challenged in some of 2025's best games.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
From Öoo to Silksong, classic movement mechanics were changed and challenged in some of 2025's best games.
Retailers like Amazon and Target still promise to ship you the hot-ticket item arriving before Jan. 1
You can still get Nex Playground, 2025’s hottest toy — but only a few days after Christmas
Retailers like Amazon and Target still promise to ship you the hot-ticket item arriving before Jan. 1
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December 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Retailers like Amazon and Target still promise to ship you the hot-ticket item arriving before Jan. 1
We have a variety of Xbox Game Pass recommendations to save you from endlessly searching for something new to play.
5 best Game Pass games to play over the holidays
We have a variety of Xbox Game Pass recommendations to save you from endlessly searching for something new to play.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We have a variety of Xbox Game Pass recommendations to save you from endlessly searching for something new to play.
Nukie played through every 3D Legend of Zelda game without stopping
Zelda speedrunner smashes 100% completion marathon in record time
Nukie played through every 3D Legend of Zelda game without stopping
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December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Nukie played through every 3D Legend of Zelda game without stopping
A recent interview session between Twitch streamers and content creators saw Sandfall Interactive's Guillaume Broche clarifying the studio's AI usage
After GOTY pull, Clair Obscur devs draw line in sand: 'Everything will be made by humans by us'
A recent interview session between Twitch streamers and content creators saw Sandfall Interactive's Guillaume Broche clarifying the studio's AI usage
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December 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A recent interview session between Twitch streamers and content creators saw Sandfall Interactive's Guillaume Broche clarifying the studio's AI usage
Wizards of the Coast says it’s just a revision. After a year of books and rules changes, D&D 2024 tells a very different story.
One year later, D&D 2024 feels like a new edition in disguise
Wizards of the Coast says it’s just a revision. After a year of books and rules changes, D&D 2024 tells a very different story.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Wizards of the Coast says it’s just a revision. After a year of books and rules changes, D&D 2024 tells a very different story.
From classics like Taxi Driver to modern masterpieces like Mad Max: Fury Road, these 10 films are leaving Netflix on January 1st. Don't miss your chance to catch them before they're gone!
10 movies leaving Netflix next week you need to watch ASAP
From classics like Taxi Driver to modern masterpieces like Mad Max: Fury Road, these 10 films are leaving Netflix on January 1st. Don't miss your chance to catch them before they're gone!
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December 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
From classics like Taxi Driver to modern masterpieces like Mad Max: Fury Road, these 10 films are leaving Netflix on January 1st. Don't miss your chance to catch them before they're gone!