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From alien conspiracies to zombie outbreaks, these nine DLC expansions took bold creative risks and delivered experiences that rivalled or surpassed their base games.
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Aardman’s Pokémon stop-motion series follows Sirfetch’d and Pichu through Galar, arriving on Disney XD and Disney Plus sometime in 2027.
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A rare Halloween reread reveals why one 1994 Calvin and Hobbes superhero parody remains the strip’s most unsettling and controversial comic.
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Years before the famous television special, Charles Schulz developed the Great Pumpkin through comic strips that made Linus’ belief even funnier.
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The supernatural drama Angel is free to stream on Tubi, offering five seasons of darker detective stories, horror, comedy and unforgettable character arcs.
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II delivers spectacular animation and brutal action, but its scattered stories struggle to recreate the emotional force of the first season.
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Tom Cruise’s The Last Samurai remains a powerful historical epic about redemption, cultural change and the cost of modernisation before it leaves HBO Max.
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Apu returns to The Simpsons after almost nine years, with Sunil Malhotra taking over the role in a self-aware season 38 episode.
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Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island revived a fading franchise by introducing genuine monsters, sympathetic zombies and a clever supernatural mystery in 1998.
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Obsession became a worldwide horror hit after earning $522.8 million. The 2026 film now heads to Netflix on 17 November for another audience surge.
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From battle simulations to cryptic clues, these seven daily Pokémon games offer fresh browser challenges for Australian fans and dedicated Pokédex experts.
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From Gothic vampires to body horror and haunted hotels, these five essential books reveal the breadth, influence and enduring power of horror fiction.
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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will overhaul Hard Mode, removing item restrictions and adding immediate access alongside the returning Dynamic Mode.
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Hideo Kojima’s Cyberpunk 2077 cameo character, Hideyoshi Oshima, returns in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 as the anime revisits Night City.
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A Micromania employee named Pierre went viral after defending his Nice game store during violent French protests that damaged shops and gaming businesses.
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Housemarque’s challenging PS5 shooter Saros gets the free Zenith update, including New Game+, Boss Rush and new story content, alongside a limited discount.
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Umamusume: Pretty Derby’s first US concert is in doubt after delays securing visas for its Japanese voice actors ahead of the Los Angeles dates.
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BeamNG.drive brings astonishing soft-body vehicle physics to PS5, but its impressive driving sandbox remains as unfinished and unstructured as it is inventive.
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Find shroud mushrooms in Revelwood’s Shroud, southeast of the Ancient Spire, then use an axe to gather materials for goo, alchemical base and armour.
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Saros: Zenith is a free update adding accessibility options, Eclipse Layers New Game Plus, Overlord Rush and 20 new combat modifiers.
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Taika Waititi’s long-planned Star Wars film has been put on ice, joining a growing list of proposed franchise movies that never reached cinemas.
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Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie’s Wrath of Man brings fractured storytelling, brutal action and a dark central mystery to free Tubi streaming on 1 November.
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Hugh Jackman’s gritty Robin Hood thriller struggled in cinemas but has surged to No. 1 on the US HBO Max movie streaming charts.
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Kylie Minogue nearly returned as Cammy in the new Street Fighter film, with Orville Peck revealing why the planned cameo failed to happen.
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Metaphor: ReFantazio reaches Nintendo Switch 2 on November 12, just before GTA 6, bringing an acclaimed fantasy RPG into gaming’s biggest release window.
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Final Fantasy VII Revelation will offer Hard Mode from the start, retain Dynamic Mode and build its challenge around expanded end-game content.
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David Dastmalchian wants another Street Fighter and Secret Lair crossover, with a very specific Commander card in mind for his next deck.
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David Harbour denies confirming a Tony Stark twist in Avengers: Doomsday, leaving Doctor Doom’s identity and unmasked appearance uncertain until release.
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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and seven other games leave Xbox Game Pass on 31 October 2026, alongside two Double Fine remasters.
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Find penny buns in Enshrouded’s Springlands, including the best Harvest Homestead farming spot, a visibility setting, and their health potion use.
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Digital Sun has scaled back ReVamp’s first playtest after AI-assisted game cloning raised fresh concerns about sharing unfinished builds publicly.
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Peter Jackson says his long-awaited Tintin sequel has a completed script and will be his next film, while new Lord of the Rings updates emerge.
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Santa Cruz’s Pokémon skateboard blind bags feature 30 trading-card-inspired designs, scarce chase decks and resale prices far above their original retail cost.
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A new Star Wars book reveals that Luke Skywalker’s Death Star victory relied on shared Incom controls between his T-16 and X-wing.
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You Can See Everything turns Elizabeth Holmes’s final weeks into an unnerving study of control, performance and belief, with one bowl of eggs at its centre.
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Robert Picardo discusses Starfleet Academy’s cancellation, its political backlash, audience figures and the uncertain future of Star Trek television.
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AAA games are defined by production scale, resources and expectations—but budget alone does not determine quality, creativity or lasting player appeal.
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Santa Cruz’s Pokémon blind-bag skateboards sold out at $140, while rare card designs now command dramatically higher prices on the resale market.
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Resident Evil 7 changed dramatically during development, moving from a Resident Evil 6 continuation to a first-person horror reboot influenced by The Last of Us.
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Learn how to unlock the goo recipe in Enshrouded, find bug dust and gather the Springlands dirt and Shroud mushrooms required for crafting.
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