At last, a new movie that’s as beautiful and insane as The Fifth Element
Stop everything and watch the trailer for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.
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HTC: There will be no escaping ads in VR, either
Gaze-based technology "can also track whether the users have viewed them."
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Decrypted: The Expanse: “We can not afford to be enemies anymore”
This week I'm joined by Cyrus Farivar, and we also have an interview with Frankie Adams.
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Ghost in the Shell film might be the most disappointing live-action reboot ever
This average action film looks so much worse through the lens of its original form.
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Your save data is not safe on the Nintendo Switch
If your system breaks, you may kiss all your in-game progress goodbye.
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Oculus cofounder Palmer Luckey leaves Facebook
Embattled creator leaves just one year after launch of Rift headset.
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A kitten becomes Exhibit 41 in defamation suit against Buzzfeed over Trump dossier
"Six ways Buzzfeed has misled the court... and a picture of a kitten."
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It’s official: Destiny 2 is coming to the PC
Sequel players will have to abandon progress from the first MMO.
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Reminder: Download some DSiWare games while you still can
Closing the door on another piece of recent gaming history.
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Beyond Zelda: The first month of Switch games acts as a promising crystal ball
Yes, games exist beyond Breath of the Wild—and they give us hope for the new console.
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Stealth update to enemy power causes an uproar in World of Warcraft
Blizzard runs into problems rebalancing end-game challenge based on player gear.
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Persona 5 brings depth and complexity to its Robin Hood tale
People are more important than profit in this stylish Japanese RPG.
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can you summon an army of spiders?
New trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming made me a believer
New scenes show off funny writing, great supporting cast, and Peter's character arc.
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Would you consider a disc-free console option?
Some gamers may be ready to ditch the disc drive to save on hardware.
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New “impossible” to fake £1 coin enters circulation today
Beautiful 12-sided bimetallic pound coin has a hidden, secret security feature.
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The Collapsing Empire is a hilarious tale of humanity’s impending doom
John Scalzi’s latest novel is a thought experiment about the fall of civilization.
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With “Age of Triumph,” Bungie wants to give Destiny players a “victory lap”
Destiny’s final tour helps players confront the value of their successes.
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Planet Earth II is “need a new TV” propaganda—if you get the right version
How do you feel about lemur eyes so pristine and bright, they stare into your soul?
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Four years later, Xbox exec admits how Microsoft screwed up disc resale plan
Compare and contrast with Mehdi's marketing push for the plan back in 2013.
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In Sylvio, anthropomorphic ape scenery stretches from six seconds to 80 minutes
Plus, Ars shares what stood out from a festival that plays this alongside Terrence Malick.
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StarCraft remaster unveiled, and original SD version becomes free-as-in-beer
Original version's patch to 1.18 will make it free; remastered gameplay revealed.
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Mythos Tales review: Probe Arkham’s darkest doings in this Lovecraft deduction game
Investigate Cthulhu and his buddies in 1930s Arkham.
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Roam free: A history of open-world gaming
You know the violence, but there were text-adventures, skiing, space, and ants(!) too.
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Nintendo Switch “vertical” mode found in Neo-Geo games—are more coming?
Would go a long way towards preserving arcade classics' aspect ratios.
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GameStop expects the Switch to be hard to find through 2017
CEO predicts "Wii-like" sales potential amid instant sell-outs of new shipments.
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Power Rangers film would’ve been better as a CW series
A phenomenal teen-acting ensemble gets screwed by feature-length aspirations, bad VFX.
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Decrypted: The Expanse: “Well, this is off to a good start”
This week we're joined by Wes Chatham, the actor who plays the character Amos.
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How to get a Vulcan salute from Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds
Or, how I agreed to review a space film and got a low-five from Jake Gyllenhaal.
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It may sound like Alien and follow Arrival, but Life is a popcorn movie
Some fun, but this film won't fill sci-fi's newly emerging "Best Picture nominee" niche.
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Capcom needs PC gamers’ help to test online Street Fighter V fixes
Free seven-day beta includes fully rebuilt netcode, speed boosts between matches.
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