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I remember well when saying the words “gaming on Linux” would get you laughed out of the room. Then the original Steam Deck came out in early 2022 running SteamOS (a Linux distro) and using the Wine-based Proton compatibility layer to translate Windows games, and Linux gaming flipped from unthinkable to preferable almost overnight. Linux…

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown and changed in ways that no one could have predicted. Now, 18 years and 38 films later, this interconnected continuity feels bigger than it ever has, and Kevin Feige and the other Marvel executives don’t plan on stopping anytime soon. In recent years, however, the overall quality of these…

It has been 30 years since DC Comics set out to give Hal Jordan the redemption arc that he needed. This came after the 1993 “Reign of the Supermen” storyline, which saw Mongul and Cyborg Superman destroy Jordan’s former home of Coast City and kill all seven million people living there. The Green Lantern wanted…

It’s been a few months since Witch Hat Atelier concluded its first season, but the manga is still ongoing. Written and illustrated by Kamome Shirahima, the critically acclaimed manga began serialization in 2016. Since the manga is released on a monthly schedule, it has quite a few chapters, as one would expect from a series…

Part of the X-Men’s Shadows of Tomorrow relaunch, Inglorious X-Forceby Tim Seeley set forth a new iteration of the military strike force still led by tried-and-true leader Nathan Summers aka the mutant Cable. This time, Cable assembled a team in hopes of preventing a future attack on President Kamala Khan, the United States’ first mutant…

It goes without saying, but a key element of any successful superhero is the costume. It’s pretty hard to imagine Spider-Man becoming such a cultural phenomenon without the eternally cool webbed costume designed by Steve Ditko, and had DC Comics gone with Bob Kane’s original red-and-black look for Batman, we almost certainly wouldn’t have 15…

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It was 30 years ago today that Marvel Comics rebooted the Fantastic Four and created a new beginning for the company’s first superhero team. When Marvel Comics started its new era in creating superhero comics in 1961, the company started with a team called the Fantastic Four. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created this family…

Collecting vintage action figures not only requires a lot of money, but also time. You need to be patient if you’re waiting for a particular figure to go up for auction or for a reseller to have it in stock. Even if you do find it and don’t want to splash too much cash, you’ll…

Today at State of Play, we shared the first look at an all-new collaboration with the LEGO Group – the LEGO PlayStation – that celebrates the games, experiences, and the feelings of play we have shared as a community for over 30 years.