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San Diego Comic-Con 2026 brought over a hundred thousand geeks face-to-face with their favorite celebrities, some unknowingly closer than others. This weekend, without bodyguards, without an entourage, Ryan Reynolds cosplayed as Deadpool, taking photos with fans who simply thought the outfit was cool. The Deadpool actor managed to remain anonymous until the Marvel Studios event…

Here is the short version for anyone who has not been keeping a list. Hyper Dash was first playable in alpha in 2019, back when the way you got interesting things onto a Quest was by sideloading them and hoping. It went free to play in 2022. It ran payload, domination, control point, deathmatch, capture…

It’s not as unusual as you might think for screenwriters to be inspired by fan communities. Huge franchises, like Lord of the Rings and (famously) Doctor Who, have changed plot lines and even given characters bigger roles thanks to viewers’ theories and opinions.

Fortnite fans are counting down to the release of Fortnite Festival Season 15, which makes its debut later this week, alongside a surprise new headliner. This week’s brand new Fortnite Festival headliner is 23-year-old rapper Lil Tecca, whose hits include Ransom and Dark Thoughts.

Members of K-pop boy band BTS perform during the 2026 World Cup football tournament’s final match between Spain and Argentina at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., July 19. AFP-Yonhap

The late Oliver Tree was honored by family, friends, and special guests at a memorial service in Santa Cruz, California on Saturday (July 27), just six weeks after he died at age 32 in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro.

We’re just a few days away from the theatrical release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day.And that means the crossovers and collabs are in full swing (if you’ll forgive my Spider-pun). Marvel’s Spider-Man 2just dropped a new skin inspired by the film, and Marvel Rivalshas one incoming as well. Of course, Fortniteis never going to miss…

ByChellise Morey and Gina Sirico Tuesday, July 28, 2026 9:09PM “It’s like Stanley Kubrick meets ‘The Evil Dead!’ Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson details the newest chapter in his graphic novel series, “The Mandrake Project: Year Two.”

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Roblox’s 132 million daily active users now have A$AP Ferg, The All-American Rejects, and Teddy Swims embedded inside their games — and the artists whose tracks they’re hearing are receiving zero per-play compensation for it. That is the full picture of two platform changes Roblox announced Monday: it added independent distributor Too Lost’s music catalog…