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007 First Light: The soundtrack secrets of the hit video game
'Save your lips, because they are a finite resource.' Abbey Road studios, November 2025. Conductor Matt Dunkley is testing the limits of the London Chamber Orchestra's brass section. They've got just one half-day session to record 32 minutes of…
10 Greatest Video Games of 2008
2008 was not a perfect year in all the ways a year can be good or great, but at least the world of gaming was doing pretty great back then. The seventh console generation was well underway, by this point, in the sense that developers had the…
20 hours is the perfect length for a video game
There are plenty of cyclical arguments in gaming, but few are more mind-numbing than the cost-time argument: that a so-called short game 'isn't worth' its sticker price. May's release of 007 First Light, which sports a 20-hour runtime, seems to…
Derek Rae discussed his pride at Scotland's Boston World Cup presence, his Mass. ties, and being 'the video game guy
One of the most recognizable voices in world soccer is actually a Massachusetts resident, though he's on the road a lot of the year. Derek Rae, one of Fox's World Cup play-by-play commentators (and the voice of the EA Sports FC video game series)…
30 must-try video games from this week's reveal events
Hundreds of video games were revealed or detailed this past week, as the industry sticks to its traditional June showcase season inspired by the long-defunct E3 expo. Shows from Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo were flanked by dozens of smaller…
3 Batman Video Games With Really Stupid Endings
The new game Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is out now, and people are having a good time with it. The game combines bits of several very different existing Batman games and movies, and if it sounds like that can't make sense, that's not a…
Solo traveller? There's no better country for eating out than here
Solo travel is my guilty pleasure. I love travelling with my wife, my mates and, occasionally, my mum, but there is something about travelling alone that feels so liberating. I can be selfish, or lazy, and there is no one to bail me out from the…
Today's NYT Mini Hints And Answers For Sunday, June 14
Answers for today's NYT Mini Crossword are just ahead. Looking for yesterday's NYT Mini answers? You can find them right here: ForbesToday's NYT Mini Hints And Answers For Saturday, June 13 Wondering what the philosophical idea of 'What goes around…
Horror god Samara Weaving hauls her PS5 literally everywhere she shoots
Between Ready or Not, The Babysitter, Azrael, and her recent turn in Over Your Dead Body, I am ready to declare Samara Weaving as one of modern horror's most reliable stars. It just not about shrieks: In each movie, the Australian actor blends…
Game Of Thrones: A World Of Ice And Fire Is An Epic Open-World Adventure
Game of Thrones is undoubtedly one of the more popular creations in modern fantasy, and George RR Martin's work continues to draw in millions of fans the world over. Though the next book is seemingly never going to come out, there's still plenty of…
GTA 6 finally has a worthy challenger for its November release date
Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what's next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Dive in→ Over the past two weeks, we've gotten a metric ton of fall video game release dates.
Marvel Just Opened the Door for a Much Bigger Deadpool Future
Marvel's Merry Band of Mutants, the X-Men, make their long-awaited return in X-Men '97 Season 2. The smash-hit series, a revival of the equally popular X-Men: The Animated Series that dominated Fox Kids in the 1990s, is finally back on Disney+ in…
Amazon Boss Clues 'Modern' James Bond Movie With Exact Status Update Revealed
A new era for the James Bond film series has dawned, and there's an official update from Amazon on where things stand with the next movie, unofficially known as Bond 26. In March 2025, Amazon MGM Studios gained creative control of the James Bond…
Summer Game Fest changed the GOTY 2026 race in two major ways
With all the major showcases of Summer Game Fest done, we have a clear — if not yet 100% complete — picture of what the second half of the video gaming year will look like. Equipped with this knowledge, it's time to assess what this…
Every BioShock Game, Ranked
There is nothing worse than a critically acclaimed franchise stopping too soon, and unfortunately for video games, it's all too common. Some series, like Grand Theft Auto, take over a decade between new games, and other franchises, such as Kid…
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