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slashfilm.com - Joe Roberts - This Upcoming Liminal Horror Video Game Proves Backrooms Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
This Upcoming Liminal Horror Video Game Proves Backrooms Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
SlashFilm

A big part of both the liminal spaces aesthetic and its offshoot, liminal horror, is taking indelible images of childhood and subverting them in eerie and uncomfortable ways. A McDonald's Play Place, an indoor water park, or perhaps something as…

collider.com - Robert Lee III - The 10 Greatest High Fantasy Video Games of All Time, Ranked
The 10 Greatest High Fantasy Video Games of All Time, Ranked
Collider

There is something captivating about the high fantasy genre that has made it a staple of storytelling and worldbuilding in all varieties of media. From masterfully crafted novels like The Lord of the Rings trilogy to exceptional films like The Dark…

billboard.com - Michael Saponara - 2Pac to Appear Alongside Snoop Dogg in Upcoming 'Stranger Than Heaven' Video Game: 'His Spirit Still Lives on'
2Pac to Appear Alongside Snoop Dogg in Upcoming 'Stranger Than Heaven' Video Game: 'His Spirit Still Lives on'
Billboard

2Pac ‘s likeness is set to appear as a playable character in the 2027 Stranger Than Heaven video game. Snoop Dogg, who also stars in the RPG, confirmed his Death Row running mate's involvement during Summer Game Fest 2026 on Friday (June 5).

cbr.com - Jeremy Dick - Jason Momoa Officially Drops Out of Major Video Game Adaptation
Jason Momoa Officially Drops Out of Major Video Game Adaptation
CBR

There's one less upcoming video game adaptation starring Jason Momoa that filmgoers can expect. While he's set to return for A Minecraft Movie Squared, he's no longer involved with the other video game film he had been signed on to lead. In…

gq.com - Carrie Sun - Prediction Markets Let You Bet on Anything. I Bet Against My Own Husband.
Prediction Markets Let You Bet on Anything. I Bet Against My Own Husband.
GQ

PREDICTION MARKETS are platforms that let you trade on the outcome of real-world events, and I was born to love them. They can make you rich or broke, or find you watching basketball on mute on your phone and refreshing odds while your family…

forbes.com - Paul Tassi - Over A Year Before Release, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain's New Hero Evie Draws Fire
Over A Year Before Release, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain's New Hero Evie Draws Fire
Forbes

One of the biggest reveals at this year's Summer Games Fest was the announcement of Stellar Blade 2, or rather, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, the sequel to the surprise 2024 hit from South Korean developer Shift Up, which sold well and received great…

newswire.ca - OneFootball and Polymarket Announce Partnership to Bring Football Prediction Markets to Global Fans
OneFootball and Polymarket Announce Partnership to Bring Football Prediction Markets to Global Fans
CNW

New collaboration will embed Polymarket prediction experiences across OneFootball's app, web, media, social, and live-streaming ecosystem ahead of football's biggest global moments BERLIN and NEW YORK, June 9, 2026 /CNW/ -- OneFootball, the…

newsweek.com - Griff Griffin - 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' just broke a rare box office record
'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' just broke a rare box office record
Newsweek

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is the first movie to cross $1 billion at the 2026 box office. Illumination, Nintendo and Universal's smash hit, released April 1, 2026, achieved the milestone in its tenth weekend of release. It's now…

screenrant.com - Guy Howie - Prime Video's 94% RT Megahit Could Become Sci-Fi's Game Of Thrones
Prime Video's 94% RT Megahit Could Become Sci-Fi's Game Of Thrones
ScreenRant

For the past several years, TV has been crying out for a new generation-defining global phenomenon comparable with HBO's Game of Thrones in the 2010s, and Prime Video just might have found it. Two seasons in, the streaming giant's biggest current…

cbr.com - Amber Frost - The Legend of Zelda Movie Will Officially End a 34-Year-Old Nintendo Trend
The Legend of Zelda Movie Will Officially End a 34-Year-Old Nintendo Trend
CBR

Over the last few years, Nintendo has taken the world by storm by smashing records left and right with multiple video game movie adaptations. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) is currently the most profitable video game adaptation ever made…

denofgeek.com - Joe George - Tom Holland's The Odyssey Plea Is Gen Z's Latest Attempt to Save Cinema
Tom Holland's The Odyssey Plea Is Gen Z's Latest Attempt to Save Cinema
Den of Geek

The kids are alright, at least as far as the movies are concerned. After years of speculation that too many video games and internet videos would make them disinterested in the theatrical experience, it turns out that Generation Z loves the movies…

deadline.com - Jake Kanter - Paramount-Warner Merger Investigated By UK Competition Watchdog
Paramount-Warner Merger Investigated By UK Competition Watchdog
Deadline

The UK's antitrust authority has launched a formal investigation into the $110 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Tuesday that it had opened a “merger…

screenrant.com - Nicholas Becher - Avatar: The Last Airbender's Long-Awaited Return Has Been Cancelled
Avatar: The Last Airbender's Long-Awaited Return Has Been Cancelled
ScreenRant

Fans of the hit Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series are among the most loyal and passionate of any fandom out there, and have seen a wave of new content from the franchise in recent years that's left them feeling overwhelmingly optimistic…

wwd.com - Stephen Garner - Lionel Messi, Patrick Mahomes and More Star in Dick's Sporting Goods World Cup Campaign With Adidas
Lionel Messi, Patrick Mahomes and More Star in Dick's Sporting Goods World Cup Campaign With Adidas
WWD

Dick's Sporting Goods is getting in on World Cup fever in a new collaborative campaign with Adidas. Titled “Where It All Kicks Off,” the new campaign features Adidas athletes Lionel Messi, Lamine Yamal, Trinity Rodman, Patrick and…

kotaku.com - John Walker - The Last Knight Hawk - Kotaku
The Last Knight Hawk - Kotaku
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

A hack-n-slash title, featuring aerial acrobatic swordplay, epic bosses and a character-driven story. Games metadata is powered by IGDB.com The year is almost over and the list of games that have made their mark in 2025 is filling up Kenneth…

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