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Microsoft Xbox logo on a glitchy green background
Reigniting the console wars isn't going to save Xbox

Removing PlayStation references from Xbox showcases seems like the least of a new CEO's worries

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rey in a torture chair and kylo ren staring her down in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
We need Rey to return to Star Wars now more than ever

Rey could be the ray of hope the franchise needs

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The studio behind The Witcher 3 is in a totally different world now

CD Projekt Red is a vastly different studio now than it was in 2015

A screenshot from The Witcher 3 showing the raven-haired sorceress Yennifer
We need Witcher video games directly based on the books

I want the Thanedd Coup in a video game pronto

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James Bond ties a bow tie in 007 First Light
007 First Light twists an iconic Daniel Craig scene into my ultimate gaming power fantasy

In what other world can I tie a bow tie on the first try?

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critical role matt mercer
The latest Critical Role episode makes me crave a city campaign

Hear my call Critical Role

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Q holding Bond's old watch in 007 First Light.
007 First Light somehow made the tutorial fun as the main game

Maybe every game should start as an action movie?

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Lego Batman flies through Gotham City at knight
Lego Batman borrows from Insomniac's Spider-Man games for the best open-world Gotham yet

And ends up topping the Arkham games in a specific way

mandalorian and grogu sigourney weaver
Star Wars sacrificed its women by bringing The Mandalorian to the big screen

The Mandalorian and Grogu gained a ton as a movie, but lost a key part of the TV show in the process

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The Mandalorian and Grogu is at its best when everyone shuts up

The part of The Mandalorian and Grogu that feels most like classic Star Wars isn't what you'd expect

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The lead promotional art for Destiny 2: The Final Shape
What's happening with Destiny 3?

The future of Bungie has never been more uncertain

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the odyssey
The Odyssey will be the biggest movie of the year regardless of box office

Avengers: Doomsday might be seen by more people, but it won't penetrate the culture in the same way

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Raphael the Raven from Yoshi appears against a background.
Let’s give it up for the Mario universe’s most underrated weirdo

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book pays its respects to an unsung hero

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A detail from The Boys season 5 poster
It’s time to appreciate The Boys for what it really is: a fantastic comic book

Amazon's show failed to capture the strongest qualities of the original comics series

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An image featuring Brennan Lee Mulligan at the center. On each side is a collection of Campaign 4 characters.
Critical Role is back to its chaotic fun roots, and I missed that a lot

Peak Dungeons & Dragons is back

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The greatest Japanese RPG franchises, part 2
We need more swords that are also cranky old farts

Suikoden’s Celestial Sword has big coot energy

Samurai Jack vs Aku
Why Samurai Jack’s sword felt so different from every other cartoon weapon

Genndy Tartakovsky’s animated masterpiece is a perfect thing to watch on Cool Sword Day

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Link lifts the Biggoron's Sword in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
The Master Sword isn’t even the coolest sword in The Legend of Zelda

Real blademasters know Link's best weapon

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pokemon-anime
The coolest sword Pokémon of all time

But not the coolest shield Pokémon, not this day

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Darth Maul lunges forward, swinging his double-bladed red lightsaber, in a red-lit still from the animated series Maul — Shadow Lord.
Only one other Star Wars character has a cooler lightsaber than Darth Maul

Though he is a close second.

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