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Regional gaming culture is often reduced to a shortcut: mobile in one place, consoles in another. That shortcut misses the real picture. Access, local industry history, social settings, and the platforms available all shape how a community fits games into daily life. Individual habits still differ by age, income, location, and genre preference, so a…

It’s no secret that anime has exploded in popularity in the past decade. What was once seen as a niche genre on late-night TV that most fans watched in three-part chunks on YouTube has now become one of the most profitable and prevalent forms of entertainment in the world. Last year alone, Japan produced over…

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British dramas are among some of Netflix’s most successful and celebrated over the years. The streamer has commissioned a lot of them, bringing together some of the UK’s most talented creators. In this list, we walk you through 10 hidden gems that you may have missed the first time around. 

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The new Harry Potter series is coming to HBO, whether we like it or not. I myself have written, pretty extensively, at /Film about this series, how it looks almost exactly like the original film franchise (still true), and I largely agree with original director Chris Columbus that it feels pointless. (This is all without…