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Tekken 8 Bombarded With Negative Reviews After ‘Gaslighting, Money Hungry, Cheapskate, And Tone Deaf’ New Season

The fighting game’s third season has been criticized for poor balance

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 24, 2026

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The Latest Chappell Roan Controversy Is Nonsense, But At Least The Memes Are Funny

The ‘Hot To Go’ singer seems to have been caught up in a big misunderstanding

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 23, 2026

CulturePokemon

Grown Men Almost Choke Each Other Out Over Pokémon Cards

Scalpers love to throw hands over a children’s card game

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 23, 2026

Entertainment

Did A Ratings Board Just Spoil A Big Super Mario Galaxy Movie Reveal?

The movie is just a week away and we might know one of its big character moments

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 23, 2026

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Square Enix Is Adding An AI-Powered Slime Chatbot To Dragon Quest X

The company is partnering with Google to add a Gemini-powered Slime to the MMO

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 23, 2026

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Warframe Players Fear The Game Has Been Hacked After Receiving ‘Nefarious Invites’ [Update]

Digital Extremes is telling players not to accept these invites

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 20, 2026

Entertainment

HBO’s The Last Of Us Casts A Cis Actor To Play Its Trans Lead

Lev is Abby’s companion throughout the game

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 20, 2026

CulturePokemon

Pokémon Red And Blue Look Stunning On Switch 2 In This Pokopia Recreation

The game’s free creation area is giving people a lot of freedom to make cool stuff

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 20, 2026

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Almost Had One More Choice At The End That Got Cut

Trick Weekes describes the type of choices that are a ‘logistical nightmare,’ but are ‘time well spent’

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 20, 2026

Mario appears on a poster with his friends.

Entertainment

McDonald’s Gives The Best Super Mario Galaxy Character More Kids Meal Toys Than The Rest

The fast food joint’s latest kids’ meal offerings are out of this world

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 19, 2026

Entertainment

The Sonic 4 Teaser May Be Hinting At A Classic Villain, But Does It Need It?

This universe is getting crowded quickly, so maybe let’s pump the brakes on Chaos

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 19, 2026

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Pokémon Pokopia Players Are Turning Machoke Into Their House Husband

Machoke is literally just a big buff man

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 19, 2026

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First Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Teaser Confirms Jim Carrey Is Back

Sonic and friends' next live-action adventure is coming to theaters next year

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 19, 2026