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Call of Duty launch announcements have shifted from Hollywood-sized sales claims to selective player, digital and franchise metrics across 17 years.
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Skydance has ordered a five-day office return across its media businesses while introducing voluntary buyouts after its $110 billion merger.
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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy delivered witty writing, team-based combat and an ’80s soundtrack, but the Avengers’ poor reputation helped bury this underrated adventure.
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Thor’s simple “I knew it” in Avengers: Endgame turns years of Mjölnir speculation into a joyful payoff and remains his most memorable MCU line.
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Nintendo’s 2016 Switch reveal captured a risky hardware strategy that ultimately transformed portable gaming, despite missing some predictions about esports and third-party support.
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Scarlett Johansson’s unsettling science-fiction thriller Under the Skin is free to stream on Tubi, ahead of its scheduled departure from Netflix.
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Find the Phantom Blade Zero release time for Australia, North America, Europe and Japan, plus preload details and pre-order bonuses.
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Avatar: Seven Havens episode 7 appears to blame Korra for the Cataclysm, but missing context, spirit-energy pipes and a vanished necklace suggest another explanation.
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From sarcastic cyborgs and psychic cats to alien reality television, these eight modern science fiction books deliver big ideas, sharp humour and relentless adventure.
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Gary Larson’s nine strangest classic-monster cartoons bring vampire cows, chatty witches, werewolves and Frankenstein’s monster into Halloween reading.
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Takashi Yamazaki’s Grandgear reveals its first cast, with Sam Nivola and Nico Parker joining Paul Giamatti in talks for the giant robot film.
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Wildwood brings The Decemberists’ folklore influences to stop-motion animation, blending Pacific Northwest wonder with the darker edges of traditional fairy tales.
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American McGee’s Alice and Alice: Madness Returns remain distinctive dark fairytale adventures, but modern console access and preservation are overdue.
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Final Fantasy 7 transforms fairy-tale ideas into an adult role-playing epic filled with unlikely heroes, dangerous magic, corporate power and sacrifice.
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A RETROCADE look at adult fairy tales, dark fantasy and the video games, films and stories that trade guaranteed happy endings for sharper consequences.
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Pokémon Unite will close in March 2027 after five years, ending online play while preserving player statistics and unlockables through a new Library feature.
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Diamond Is Unbreakable turns Morioh’s quiet streets into a setting for grounded horror when serial killer Yoshikage Kira finally steps into the spotlight.
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Zero Parades: For Dead Spies channels Mass Effect 2’s squad-building structure through a political espionage story filled with difficult choices.
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Five gripping psychological thrillers explore obsession, identity, class, trauma and violence—and each is listed with a free streaming option to investigate.
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Healing potions can flatten D&D combat by making unconscious characters too easy to revive. These three house rules restore cost, risk and tactical choice.
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Heroes remains a distinctive 2000s superhero drama, pairing unusual powers with flawed characters and a surprisingly human approach to science-fiction storytelling.
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From Blink to Heaven Sent, these are the ten highest-rated modern Doctor Who episodes on IMDb, spanning horror, heartbreak, history and epic science fiction.
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From alien wrecks and underground silos to parallel realities, these eight science-fiction books deliver unforgettable hooks from their opening chapters.
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Vincent Price turns a grieving doctor into horror’s most theatrical killer in The Abominable Dr. Phibes, a surreal 1971 cult classic.
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Gary Larson’s Nerdy Kid was never quite a regular character, but these nine Far Side panels show his funniest and strangest recurring appearances.
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BioWare’s closure reflects more than one publisher’s mistakes: it reveals a games industry struggling with rising costs, stalled growth and consolidation.
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A leaked Mass Effect 5 trailer introduced an unnamed male Quarian, inspiring fan art, romance speculation and mourning for a character players may never meet.
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Shigeru Miyamoto says Super Mario Bros.’ greatest innovation was its clever decision to let players defeat Bowser without fighting him.
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Soren Johnson credits community feedback with helping polish Civilization 4. We examine what that means for its claim as the best Civ game.
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Revisiting GTA: San Andreas reveals a remarkable open-world classic whose memorable characters still shine, even when its motorcycle controls become brutally frustrating.
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The latest Avengers: Doomsday teaser brings back Steve Rogers with Mjolnir, introduces fresh Doctor Doom footage and finds humour in three Captain Americas.
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A new report says A24’s Elden Ring film may cost nearly $200 million, making it the studio’s biggest production ahead of its planned 2028 release.
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Vinland Saga creator Makoto Yukimura says season three is not currently in progress, leaving the anime’s future uncertain despite strong Netflix viewing figures.
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Five unforgettable novels explore civilisation’s collapse through comet impacts, pandemics, climate change, scientific catastrophe and the fragile persistence of human morality.
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The Legend of California, a multiplayer survival game from former Overwatch developers Jeff Kaplan and Tim Ford, has moved its early access launch to 2027.
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BioWare’s cancelled Mass Effect Universe was built around branching save files, with every major choice capable of creating a new parallel timeline.
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Forza Horizon 6 appears set to continue its Game Awards dominance, but Star Wars: Galactic Racer may finally give the racing favourite a serious challenge.
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Clayface opens with $24.5 million to top the weekend box office, giving Skydance consecutive wins while Street Fighter slips to fourth.
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A24 is reportedly putting around $200 million into its first video game adaptation, making the Elden Ring film the studio’s most expensive production yet.
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Raya and the Last Dragon is a colourful, self-contained fantasy adventure about rebuilding trust in a broken world—ideal viewing for Avatar: Seven Havens fans.
RETROCADE
