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- July 18
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- I've seen all 13 seasons time and time again, and these are the best King of the Hill episodes
- As a life-long Judge Dredd fan, here's why I'm excited – and more than a little nervous – about Taika Waititi's new movie
- After 3 years of holding out, I finally bought a Steam Deck thanks to the same logic I used to talk myself out of a Switch 2
- I loved the folk horror elements of 28 Years Later, and this new nightmarish medieval movie follows in its footsteps in all the right ways
- I had to stop playing Ghost of Tsushima after 47 hours, but Ghost of Yotei is winning me back by channeling the coolest anime ever made
- The new Grand Cathay Battalion boxed set has finally convinced me that it's time to get into Warhammer: The Old World
- The Legend of Zelda movie is exciting, but I'm still begging for 5 specific video game movies to get adapted next
- I'm convinced that 2025 will bring us the next Baldur's Gate 3, and these are all the upcoming RPGs that may prove me right
- I'm going to play GTA 6 for the side activities above all, and it's got me thinking about the top 5 ways I've always loved spending my time in GTA
- The 32 greatest movies about technology
- Why it's time to stop underestimating the Samsung Galaxy S25 as a gaming phone
- July 17
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- I'm convinced Grounded 2 could be 2025's scariest game, and it's all from a single shot in the trailer
- The Fantastic Four are in Avengers: Doomsday, and I think I know what that means for First Steps
- I took 140 hours to finish Assassin's Creed Shadows, but post-launch updates are making it harder than ever to feel satisfied by RPGs
- I played 4 hours of the new Skate and caught up with developer Full Circle, who believes "this is the best Skate has ever felt or played"
- I asked Ghost of Yotei's creative directors all of my burning questions, and I don't want to get your hopes up but Sucker Punch's sequel sounds like feudal Red Dead Redemption 2
- I'm too broke to buy Donkey Kong Bananza, so if you're sharing my FOMO here are the best Steam Deck games I'm playing instead
- I've put over 900 hours into CD Projekt Red's RPG, and these are the best Cyberpunk 2077 gigs I always love replaying
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ throwback cameo finally confirms a decades-old Star Trek fan theory, and I can’t quite believe it
- July 16
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- Be it a new Animal Crossing or Fire Emblem, I can't justify buying a Switch 2 without Nintendo meeting me halfway on this wishlist
- Five questions I hope Fantastic Four: First Steps answers
- I've watched all the best James Gunn movies and TV shows, and this is how I'd rank them
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 made me cry after 30 minutes and convinced me to finally revisit the best sad games in my Steam library
- After 400 hours in The Sims 4, I've finally met my match: an occult-only household riddled with phantoms, house fires, and dead plants
- After Metal Gear Solid 5 made sparing or killing enemies so important, I'm disappointed Death Stranding 2 wasted its most interesting mechanic
- Borderlands 4 is releasing in just under 2 months, so I'm revisiting the 5 best Gearbox games while I count down the days
- The 32 greatest Marvel post-credits scenes
- The Legend of Zelda and Red Dead Redemption 2 have whetted my appetite, so I've found the 7 best cooking games to tuck into
- July 15
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- It took me 326 hours to clock a less-obvious reason why Cyberpunk 2077 is the best open world RPG I've ever played: it's a secret comedy game
- I’m tired of MCU post-credits scenes that go nowhere, which is why Superman’s organic world-building is such a breath of fresh air
- I'm playing Oblivion Remastered as a vampire, and I wouldn't trade my new life for better sleep or a clean conscience
- From Fallout to Baldur's Gate 3, these are the gaming Lego sets I want to see next
- I've played board games like Frosthaven for decades, but the digital version convinced me that it's a better introduction to the epic RPG
- I've spent well over 1000 hours playing Final Fantasy, so here are my most unforgettable 15 characters across the series
- Why Galaxy AI is the secret weapon for creating better gaming content
- I've been searching for the best Superman games after watching the new James Gunn movie – here are my 7 favorites
- I'm entering my mailman era with these 5 delivery games, and Death Stranding 2 is entirely to blame
- July 14
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- After Superman, I'm convinced that Lex Luthor is already a more exciting supervillain than Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom
- The best retro remakes and reboots out there aren't afraid to get weird with it – as Shadow Labyrinth being a dark and gritty Pac-Man game shows us
- After 2 years, I've renewed my love for turn-based RPGs with these 5 games like Baldur's Gate 3 I can't stop recommending
- The Asus TUF Gaming x Hatsune Miku collab has awoken the 15 year old Vocaloid fangirl within me
- After 2,537 hours of playing Total War: Warhammer, I'm almost ready to say goodbye to Creative Assembly's best strategy series
- I'm going back to the five best post-apocalyptic games I ever played, thanks to Death Stranding 2 giving me a taste for the terrible
- After 2000 hours of creating a fantasy save file in The Sims, I've decided to rank all 8 Sims 4 occults, including the new Enchanted by Nature's fairies
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- July 11
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- James Gunn's Superman has finally found the cure to superhero movie fatigue: just make them more like comics
- New indie horror Abraham's Boys: A Dracula Story is Frailty meets There Will Be Blood with a haunting focus on family – and I have no complaints
- Here's how to start reading Superman comics once you've seen the new movie
- Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream is aiming to bring AAA stealth gameplay to life very soon - without the AAA price tag
- Spilled! is one of the best short indie games I've played in a long time, and it's as relaxing as it is meaningful
- The 32 greatest movies longer than 3 hours ever made
- Suit For Hire is the ultimate John Wick game in all but name, and it's the best shooter I've played all year
- Superman Easter eggs and cameos: All the DC references you might have missed
- Superman ending explained: your biggest questions answered on Lex Luthor, the Justice Gang, and what it sets up for the DCU
- Every comic book character in Superman, listed in order of appearance in James Gunn's new movie
- Where does Superman take place in the DCU timeline?
- Does Superman set up the Supergirl movie?
- James Gunn's Superman looks to one of the best Superman comics for inspiration, and is better for embracing its weirdness
- Ultraman's identity revealed: The most mysterious character in James Gunn's Superman explained
- July 10
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- After 16 years of The Sims 3, The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature might just be the whimsical expansion pack that pulls me away from EA's iconic 2009 life sim for good
- After 4 years I returned to Red Dead Redemption 2 and fell into a chaotic rodeo of mishaps as I tried to remember how to be Arthur Morgan
- Death Stranding 2's final fight is Hideo Kojima's way of saying goodbye to Metal Gear Solid
- July 9
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- After years of loveless Marvel and DC movies, I hope Superman and Fantastic Four prove romantic relationships are just as important as world-saving spectacle when it comes to superhero flicks
- The greatest strategy RPG ever is making a comeback with the publisher behind Manor Lords, and I'm ready to relive my Behemoth-collecting 2000s
- I wanted to make a beeline for Tears of the Kingdom's ending, but Zelda's Switch 2 upgrade has forced me to slow down
- The 32 greatest movies about the beach
- July 8
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- I've spent 11 hours fighting AI in EA's Star Wars Battlefront 2, and it's taking me back to the glory days of PS2 skirmish modes
- This is now a Dollman fan account: Death Stranding 2's puppet pal makes for my favorite PlayStation duo since Ratchet & Clank
- I'm loving Hitman: World of Assassination on Switch 2, but the game's always-online requirement is worse than ever
- Marvel Phase 5 closes a weird, ramshackle chapter in MCU history – and shows what Marvel needs to get right in Phase 6
- July 7
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- "Make games and die. That's my plan": Coincidence's Zach Barth on making games about making things, a year of teaching, and being in it for the long haul
- James Gunn's Superman looks like a comics-accurate take on the Man of Steel at last – but will it be enough to revive DC at the box office?
- Cyberpunk Edgerunners season 2: Everything we know about CD Projekt Red's anime
- 17 years after it was released, I'm tracing Undertale and Deltarune's origins back to Toby Fox's spooky Earthbound mod
- Do I need to watch any movies or TV shows before Superman?
- All the Superman movies ranked from worst to best
- 25 years later, Final Fantasy 9's stylized visuals have ensured it's aged brilliantly without a remake
- July 6
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- July 4
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- Sun, sea, and strained relationships: Andor's Fiona Shaw and Barbie's Emma Mackey play a mother and daughter on the brink in new drama Hot Milk
- Death Stranding 2 is actually Australian Truck Simulator in disguise, and it's because Sam Porter Bridges is not a man: he's a truck
- The Silent Hill f writer's debut game was basically the original Doki Doki Literature Club, and it's still terrifying me 23 years later
- Going on vacation? Here are the best travel board games to take with you
- I didn't expect to like the latest D&D book, but after an utterly stupid adventure I'm all in on Dragon Delves
- This stunning 2D "plotformer" is the ultimate cottagecore fantasy with an extra dose of mystery, sapphic witches, and a giant lady who fights you
- The 10 best Superman comics to read after watching the new DC movie
- Infinix makes gaming accessible with the GT 30 Pro phone and global eSports initiatives
- The 32 greatest '90s animated movies of all time
- How to stream Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra gameplay to Twitch or YouTube
- July 3
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- Krypto the Superdog - The comic history of Superman's best friend
- Spider-Gwen's new comic introduces her own personal symbiote villain, Tantrum: "Tantrum is the embodiment of everything Gwen was trying to leave behind"
- My current GOTY contender sold itself to me with an out-of-nowhere musical number, and I can't praise that choice enough
- I accidentally became a god in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and it broke combat so badly that I had to nerf myself to keep things fun even on Expert mode
- 6 years too late, I bring lukewarm takes: Death Stranding rules, and we should all play more games outside of our comfort zone
- July 2
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- James Gunn's Superman may be setting up The Authority movie with its enigmatic villain The Engineer
- 70 hours in, Death Stranding 2 is one of few open world games that justifies having such a huge map
- Madden 26 preview: Scott Hanson delivers ESPN NFL 2K5 half-time show vibes at long last
- I can't use the Switch 2's handheld mode, so I'm hoping a Lite is on the horizon
- I'm enjoying Death Stranding 2, but I wish Hideo Kojima would stop teasing me with cool powers I'll never have
- The 32 greatest episodes of The Twilight Zone
- Every dinosaur in Jurassic World Rebirth, listed
- Jurassic World Rebirth ending explained: Who dies? Does it set up a sequel?
- Ironheart casually reveals the Marvel villain everyone has been waiting for – and it makes perfect sense
- Ironheart ending explained: the mysterious man, Natalie, and that Doctor Strange tease
- July 1
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- The Justice Gang explained - The non-Justice League in James Gunn's Superman may be influenced by team of classic DC supervillains
- I have 464 games on my Steam wishlist, 23 games in my Steam Summer Sale shopping cart, and I can feel my already overstuffed library giving me the side-eye
- Xbox finally has a VR headset, but it's not the PSVR 2 rival I was hoping for
- I got a nicotine rush and set zombies on fire in this PS1-style survival horror demo, and it's basically Resident Evil on a submarine
- "The essence of football is not in the rules": Rematch's creative director on nailing that five-a-side feeling and making a game "about kicking a ball rather than kicking heads in"
- Donkey Kong Bananza is a destructive delight that's basically Super Mario Odyssey+, and I can't believe it wasn't a Switch 2 launch title
- Bravely Default's remaster is secretly the Switch 2's must-play RPG, but it's still flying under the radar
