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Mass Effect's Longshot #SaveMassEffect Campaign Actually Has a Chance

Ari Notis — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:00:17 GMT

On Oct. 21, EA officially announced the closure of legendary RPG maker BioWare after 30 years of operation. With the shutdown, the next Mass Effect game is now trapped in EA IP purgatory. But over the past week, devoted fans of the series have rallied around a social media campaign to save the game, fittingly called #SaveMassEffect. And even though it's one hell of a longshot, there's historical precedent for success here.

Stardew Valley-inspired RPG Gets Shock Last-Minute Delay

Sam Hill — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:46:38 GMT

Emberville, a dark fantasy RPG blending Stardew Valley-style farming with action-heavy dungeon crawling and an all-star voice cast, has delayed its launch just one day before its scheduled release.

Huntr/x Returns in Surprise New KPop Demon Hunters Short

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:43:40 GMT

While KPop Demon Hunters fans patiently wait for the forthcoming sequel, Netflix is dropping new video content from 2025's breakout animated musical adventure, starting with footage that didn't appear in the film. On Monday, Netflix released a short video that reveals the full choreography for Huntr/x's "How It's Done," promising that the new clip "is just the opening act" for new KPop Demon Hunters reveals.

GTA 6's Rumored Lucia Actor Breaks Silence With Rare Live Appearance

Patricia Hernandez — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:06:55 GMT

Rockstar Games has yet to officially reveal the cast behind Grand Theft Auto 6 yet, but fans are pretty sure they've figured it a few of the game's lead roles already. For years now, the GTA 6 community has been convinced that actor and weightlifter Manni Perez is the model behind the game's co-protagonist Lucia Caminos. Some of those people have hounded Perez so viciously, however, that the 34-year-old performer had to delete her social media accounts in mid-2025. Now, a few weeks before the release of GTA 6, the actor is willingly stepping into the spotlight — and putting some rumors to rest.

19 Years Later, a Perfect Avatar Episode Redefined the Show's Greatest Rivalry

Sam Nelson — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:00:18 GMT

The season 3 episode “The Avatar and the Fire Lord” tells the same story from two perspectives. Avatar Roku (James Garrett) reaches out to Aang through the spirit world to tell him about his own life and death in the Fire Nation while Prince Zuko (Dante Basco) follows a mysterious message to learn the secret history of his great-grandfather, Fire Lord Sozin (Ron Perlman). The episode, which was written by Elizabeth Welch and directed by Ethan Spaulding, shows both Roku and Sozin in a new light.

10 Best 'Game of Thrones' Episodes of All Time, Ranked According to Their IMDb Scores

Aimee Hart — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:00:18 GMT

Showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss faced an impossible task: bringing one of the greatest dark fantasy epics ever written — George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire — to television. We all have opinions on how well they succeeded, especially with the ending, but there’s no denying Benioff and Weiss produced some masterful episodes along the way.

Ghost of Yōtei Was a Hit But Its Studio Is Already Seeing Layoffs

Austin Manchester — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:12:19 GMT

Ghost of Yōtei and Ghost of Tsushima developer Sucker Punch Productions is facing a round of layoffs. According to a report from Aftermath, 24 staff members have been let go. Sucker Punch reportedly had around 200 employees, but that number may be closer to 230. Roughly 10-12% of Sucker Punch's workforce has been let go.

Anne Hathaway’s A24 Box Office Flop Finds Redemption on Streaming

Sam Hill — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:51:55 GMT

Anne Hathaway is having an absolutely killer 2026. She returned to fashion’s most cutthroat workplace alongside Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada 2, starred in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, went into erotic thriller territory with Verity, and led the dinosaur thriller The End of Oak Street. It’s a blockbuster-heavy lineup for one of Hollywood’s all-time great leading women.

How to open the sealed stone in Final Fantasy Resonance

Josh Broadwell — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:03:13 GMT

You'll probably run into Final Fantasy Resonance's sealed stone early in your adventure, depending on how far off the beaten path you explore. A really useful prize is waiting inside said stone, too. However, you can't do anything about it for quite some time. It's for the best, really, as you have to fight for that prize, and it's a pretty challenging battle.

Genius Free Steam Game Only Lets One Single Person At A Time Play It

Patricia Hernandez — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:51:14 GMT

Standing out on a platform that sees dozens of new releases a day is tough, yet one humble game made by a solo dev is breaking through the noise with a clever concept. Jono might be the world's first "massively single-player" game — and people on Steam are waiting over an hour in a queue just to experience it.