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October 15, 2026
Some great games to play before GTA VI and Zelda launch
You could say we're in the eye of the storm right now. The storm, of course, being the fall and winter release calendar for new video games. Things started out with a hectic few weeks that were pac...
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October 15, 2026
GTA VI’s new trailer gives you one more look at Vice City
The day is almost here, as Grand Theft Auto VI is just about a month away from finally coming out. But before that there's still one more look from Rockstar Games, which just put out a brief "launc...
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October 14, 2026
Halo’s co-creator wrote a novel about AI taking over the world
Back in 2019, author Margaret Stohl was handed a manuscript written by Jason Jones, who's best known as the co-creator of sci-fi gaming series Halo and Destiny. The two had worked together at Bungi...
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October 12, 2026
No Man’s Sky is coming to the iPhone and iPad
The No Man's Sky universe is about to get a little bit smaller - but in a good way. Hello Games announced that its long-running sci-fi exploration game will be coming to iOS, with versions for both...
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October 11, 2026
Horror is big business
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on how pervasive horror has become, follow Andrew Webster. The Stepback, arrives in our sub...
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October 9, 2026
The humble Playdate has become one of gaming’s best deals
The Playdate, Panic's tiny yellow handheld that launched in 2022, has slowly but surely become a great deal - which is a good thing, because everything else in gaming has only gotten more expensive...
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October 6, 2026
Apple TV’s great year continues with Small Prophets
Apple TV has had a really great run in 2026 - and a cozy new addition is helping expand its lineup even more. As the streaming service has attempted to grow in order to better compete with the like...
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October 6, 2026
Amazon reportedly pays $120 million to stream the Emmys for free
The Emmys have a new home - and it looks like Amazon paid plenty for the rights. The awards show and Amazon announced a six-year deal that will move the Emmys from its traditional broadcast televis...
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October 1, 2026
Amazon’s Carrie is a cyberbullying nightmare
Do we really need a new version of Carrie? That's the question that plagues any attempt to reimagine the classic horror tale. Stephen King's 1974 novel remains one of his most iconic, and the film ...
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October 1, 2026
Gears of War: E-Day is a great game launching at a terrible time
There are few blockbuster games that are as confident as Gears of War: E-Day. A prequel to one of Xbox's most transformative titles, E-Day knows exactly what it wants to be: a brutal, tense, and se...
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September 25, 2026
Gaming’s biggest horror series are more vital than ever
For the third year in a row, I've been scared out of my wits by a new Silent Hill game. First it was the modern remake of Silent Hill 2, then the Japan-set spinoff Silent Hill F. Now I find myself ...
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September 23, 2026
Nobody does it like Remedy
Video games have given us plenty of ways to traverse huge open worlds, but none have felt quite as oddly exhilarating as manipulating gravity in Control Resonant's twisted version of New York City....
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September 22, 2026
Xbox is barely Xbox anymore
Xbox has become a shell of its former self - and things are only getting worse. As part of its planned cuts impacting around 3,200 workers, the company announced today more changes that will furthe...
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September 17, 2026
Grand Theft Auto VI’s soundtrack will feature 34 brand-new tracks
After teasing a music-related reveal a few days ago, Rockstar has officially announced the soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto VI. Called Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, the soundtrack will feature 34 ...
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September 17, 2026
The streamers are fighting over Halloween
The Toronto International Film Festival is a place to go to see the future of film, but this year it also provided a glimpse at what is coming very soon in the realm of streaming. Four different st...
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September 16, 2026
The 2.5-hour AI-generated Odyssey movie is 2.5 hours too long
Christopher Nolan's engrossing take on The Odyssey dominated at the box office and spurred a newfound interest in classic literature among filmgoers. But a new retelling of the story made entirely ...
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September 15, 2026
Vintage Violence is an absurdist crime thriller for phone addicts
There are a lot of movies that have tried to seamlessly integrate modern tech - text messages, livestreams, etc. - into their storytelling. Some of the most novel attempts have been in the genre sp...
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September 14, 2026
TIFF 2026: The latest movie reviews from Toronto
If you want an idea of what’s next in film, the Toronto International Film Festival is a good place to start. Every year TIFF features a huge range of features from around the world, and often some...
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September 14, 2026
The four-hour-long Elon Musk documentary might be preaching to the choir
It makes sense that Musk is a long film. The latest from Alex Gibney, who has previously directed documentaries about Theranos and Steve Jobs, is an impressively thorough retelling of the story of ...
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September 13, 2026
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother will make you forget all about Marvel’s Blade disaster
Marvel's mishandling of its Blade reboot will likely go down as one of the studio's biggest mistakes. There was a great actor in place to play the vampire hunter (Mahershala Ali), and a promising d...
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September 12, 2026
Laika’s stop-motion fantasy Wildwood looks so smooth
Due to a scheduling mishap, I was only able to check out two movies on my second day at the Toronto International Film Festival - but I did manage to get an early look at and some fascinating detai...
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September 11, 2026
New York City’s last pickpocket doesn’t need a smartphone
Hello once again from Toronto, where for a week every year I watch far too many movies and tell you all about them. The festival, better known as TIFF, is always a great preview of the months ahead...
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September 10, 2026
Wolverine on the PS5 goes back to a simpler (and bloodier) style of action game
Marvel's Wolverine captures just how angry its lead character is. The latest PS5 exclusive from Spider-Man developer Insomniac, Wolverine is a straightforward action game that is at its best when y...
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September 8, 2026
Nintendo isn’t scared of GTA VI
There's never really been a game like Grand Theft Auto VI before, one that has completely altered the lineup of games around it. Everyone, it seems, is scared of going up against Grand Theft Auto V...
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September 8, 2026
Nintendo’s Ocarina of Time remake launches in November
Link's next adventure now has a release date. During a Legend of Zelda stream for the franchise's 40th anniversary, Nintendo announced that the upcoming Ocarina of Time remake for the Switch 2 is l...
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September 8, 2026
The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct: All the news and trailers
The Legend of Zelda franchise turns 40 this year, and Nintendo has some news in store. The company is airing a Zelda-themed Direct on September 8th at 10AM ET (it’s actually the first of two news-f...
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August 28, 2026
Apple TV’s sci-fi thriller Dark Matter gets even trippier in season 2
Confusion is a generally accepted side effect of mystery box shows. They slather on secrets with the promise of a satisfying payoff in the end, and sometimes the cast and crew even have a hard time...
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August 26, 2026
Elden Ring on the Switch 2 isn’t tarnished
FromSoftware is hoping to make a splash on the Switch 2 later this year when it launches The Duskbloods, a gothic competitive multiplayer game that's unlike anything the studio has made before. But...
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August 23, 2026
Grand Theft Auto VI exists in its own universe
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on GTA VI and the state of the video game industry, follow Andrew Webster. The Stepback arr...
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August 20, 2026
FromSoftware can do anything
There's something just a little bit different about FromSoftware's office in Tokyo. Like with any other successful video game studio, there's extensive security to get in the door, a minimalist lob...
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