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As a gaming industry fixture since 2017, “Fortnite” remains an enduring phenomenon nearly a decade after its initial launch. The game popularized the battle royale genre, literally dropping players into a steadily shrinking environment until one person is left standing. Keeping players coming back for more are regular guest characters and battle pass unlockables along…

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A season finale can get away with leaving a few unanswered questions when everyone assumes another batch of episodes is coming. The problem starts when a network or streaming service has other plans. Some shows have introduced new characters, revealed alternate realities, put their heroes in serious danger, or completely changed everything viewers thought they…

Judging the past by present standards is genuinely unfair most of the time. Television made decades ago answered to a completely different audience, with different assumptions and a different sense of what counted as edgy versus cruel. And yet the fact that so much of it wouldn’t clear a modern pitch meeting proves something real:…

Cop dramas have existed from virtually the moment television began. “Barney Blake, Police Reporter,” premiered in 1948 and embraced a crime-of-the-week formula that would become a staple of the genre. “Stand By For Crime” premiered in 1949; Whereas the previous show established a key trend, this one’s approach was a bit of a dead end. The series aired…

For Star Wars fans, collecting is more than a hobby. It can be a serious investment. The franchise’s enormous and devoted fan base has created a thriving market for everything from vintage action figures to exceptionally rare collectibles, with some sought-after pieces commanding astonishing prices over the years. If you know what to look for,…

When The Avengers hit theaters in 2012, it felt unlike anything else comic book fans had seen up to that point. While there had been legitimately great superhero movies at that time, The Avengers felt like the pages of a comic book jumped out onto the big screen. Characters were teaming up for special attack…

The “Super Mario” series has become a flagship franchise for Nintendo for a good reason, epitomizing the joys and accessibility of platform gaming. Helping Nintendo become a household name in the ’80s with its side-scrolling gameplay, “Super Mario” successfully made the transition to 3D platforming starting with “Super Mario 64” in 1996. The best “Super…

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Brainiac is coming to the DCU when Man of Tomorrow hits theaters in 2027, and it will be interesting to see how James Gunn portrays him on the big screen. Superman has faced countless villains since his debut in DC Comics, but few villains have been as powerful and have posed as many problems as…