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Alolan Raichu in New Pokemon Snap, surfing on water
New Pokémon Snap's legacy is more important than ever

New Pokémon Snap pioneered Nintendo's era of finding fun in open-ended play

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strixhaven magic card
A definitive history of Strixhaven, the 2021 set that turned Magic on its head

Five years later, Polygon talks to the team that created Magic's beloved school for mages.

A black-and-white author portrait of Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham, who write together under the name
The Expanse creators don't want their new series to fall into a Star Wars rut

'Star Wars is never going to stop. And Star Trek is the same way. If you have a big universe, it is expected you will just keep dipping in that well.'

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Dark Dice header featuring Balmer-Jeff Goldblum
D&D's new official show turns the game’s safest mechanic into pure horror — but this podcast did it first

D&D's new official show makes long rest a bit harder, but the amazing Dark Dice podcast did it first

Hugh running from a giant robot in Pragmata
I'm so glad Pragmata lets me make stupid mistakes

Hands-off and happy

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Jessie, James, and Meowth from Pokemon's Team Rocket, depicted hiding behind a tree in the anime.
GameStop is laughing all the way to the bank with its new Pokémon card system

GameStop's Power Packs allow the retailer to squeeze money from customers without ever handing out a real Pokémon card

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An image featuring David Tennant and Billie Piper as The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler.
20 years ago, Doctor Who revealed the origins of its biggest mystery and stuck the landing

Little did anyone know it would lead to a raunchy Doctor Who spin-off

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The protagonist and J hunkering behind cover in The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
I played the new Expanse game for an hour and died more than I ever did in Mass Effect

Owlcat's cover-shooter puts a more intense twist on BioWare's formula

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A soldier in Black Ops 7 diving backwards and firing an SMG at an enemy mantling up a ledge behind them.
Xbox taking its biggest title off Game Pass is actually a win for everyone

A cost-saving measure

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Jefferson Hall as Jason Lannister in House of the Dragon
Elden Ring cast: Who's playing who in Alex Garland's live-action movie?

A24's casting announcement was short on details, so here are our best guesses

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Heroes shoot guns in Enter the Gungeon key art.
10 years later, Enter the Gungeon's creators reflect on a genre in existential crisis

Enter the Gungeon was a revelatory roguelike in 2016, but the genre has changed since then

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Wonder Woman holds her arms up, wrists protected by silver bracelets, in a defensive pose
50 years ago, the Wonder Woman TV show rescued DC's most important female hero

The show reflected both a new and old direction for the comics

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in The Temple of Doom
The worst Indiana Jones game pulled the wool over my eyes 30 years ago

And I'm glad it did

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parappa the rapper
The 8 greatest video game quotes of all time that you think we forgot about

We asked, you answered

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Helmut Fullbear in Psychonauts 2's Psi-King Sensorium stage
This line transformed Psychonauts 2 into one of the greats

Memories aren't all they're cracked up to be

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iron man
Former Marvel Studios artists speak out on Disney layoffs and possible AI use

Marvel’s visual development team shaped the MCU, but now many are out of work

Elaine Marley in The Secret of Monkey Island.
36 years later, The Secret of Monkey Island's combat is still unrivalled

You fight like a dairy farmer!

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the mandalorian and grogu
Jon Favreau reveals 3 ways The Mandalorian and Grogu brings back old-school Star Wars filmmaking

'It's about tech and storytelling, and finding what also feels authentically Star Wars'

Mercy shrugging in Overwatch as her allies die around her
The Mercy rework math ain't mathing in Overwatch, but she's more fun to play

The angel hasn't fallen yet

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The CATS commander delivers his message
There will never be another 'All Your Base Are Belong to Us' in meme history

It was a perfect pop-culture storm never to be seen again

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