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The highly anticipated Forspoken was released on Tuesday, and despite its lofty cinematic presentation, its reception was about what I expected: middling. After all, there’s only so many times big-budget studios can cobble together a cinematic third-person action-adventure game before the niche is completely devoid of originality.

Angela Bassett made Marvel history Tuesday morning as the first star (and woman of color) in a Marvel Cinematic Universe film to receive an Oscar nomination in a comic-book adaptation. 

“The Last of Us” has seen a massive surge in interest following the release of the pilot episode of its TV series adaptation on HBO and HBO Max – Google Trends data shows a 376% increase in searches since Sunday. Deservedly so – the game franchise is held in high regard for its intense storyline and fascinating post-apocalyptic setting and thus far, the new show follows closely in its footsteps.

At 5-foot-3, Harlem Globetrotter Cherelle “Torch” George is an impossibly quick and speedy point guard

Dolly Parton is 77 years old. It's hard to believe, especially if you saw Parton rocking it out with her goddaughter, Miley Cyrus, at her televised New Year's Eve party. Though Parton has been a performer for more than 60 years, she's still as popular as ever.

Madonna will embark on another world tour, this time highlighting four decades of her hit music.

Lisa Marie Presley will be commemorated Sunday during a public memorial service at Graceland, her iconic childhood home in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Prosecutors wanted “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jennifer Shah to spend a decade in federal prison after leading a yearslong telemarketing scheme that scammed Americans nationwide, including many older individuals, officials said. Now U.S. Attorney Judge Sidney Stein, of the Southern District of New York, has issued her a slightly lesser sentence of six-and-a-half years in federal prison on Jan. 6, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Although it was officially released in May 2020 after two years in early access, Deep Rock Galactic has continued to add new features and escalate in popularity. 2022 was a good year for the game – it was finally released on PlayStation 4 and 5 in January, received an Xbox Series X|S optimization upgrade in September and saw two major updates – Season 02: Rival Escalation in April and Season 03: Plaguefall in November.

The year 2022 was an odd one for gaming – beyond the games themselves, the biggest stories came from the business surrounding them.

BALTIMORE — Comedian Chris Rock’s new Netflix special will be a first-of-its-kind event, livestreaming on the platform without edits. And it’s taking place in Baltimore. Netflix announced Sunday the upcoming “global event” would stream live at 10 p.m. March 4 from an undisclosed Baltimore venue. It said additional details on “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” would be announced “soon.” ...

Former Disney Channel star Orlando Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault charges in Ohio.

Rapper Pardison "Pardi" Fontaine publicly supported girlfriend Megan Thee Stallion on Thursday amid a Los Angeles jury's deliberations over whether rapper Tory Lanez shot the "Savage" emcee in the foot two years ago.

On Monday, news broke that Fortnite creator Epic Games had agreed to a $520 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, paying $275 million for violating a federal children’s privacy law and another $245 million refunding customers for alleged unlawful billing practices.

Olivia Rodrigo surprised fans Friday with an early Christmas gift: a full version of a song she wrote when she was 5 years old.

Henry Cavill is hanging up his Superman cape — and not by choice, it would seem. The 39-year-old actor, who has played Clark Kent in the DC Extended Universe since 2013, confirmed Wednesday via Instagram that he would "after all, not be returning as Superman" — despite recently announcing that he would reprise his role as the Man of Steel. He made it clear that new DC bosses James Gunn and ...

Stephen "Twitch" Boss, the former reality star who rose through the TV ranks as the DJ and later executive producer on the long-running "Ellen DeGeneres Show," has died. He was 40.

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