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10 Near-Perfect PS4 Games Nobody Played

Jason Venter — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 02:01:27 GMT

The PlayStation 4 started strong and is still going, but there are 10 terrific games too many players overlooked along the way.

Resident Evil Director Is Already Thinking Sequels

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:43:18 GMT

Weapons director Zach Cregger took a very different approach with his new adaptation of Resident Evil. Rather than adapting the characters and narrative of Capcom's survival-horror game franchise, Cregger is instead translating what it feels like to exist in one of Resident Evil's worst-case scenarios. Resident Evil follows a hapless medical courier, played by Austin Abrams, as he attempts to survive a journey to Raccoon City, which is now infested with zombies and other monstrosities.

Adam Scott's Criminally Overlooked 2026 Thriller Is Finally on Streaming

Thomas Hindmarch — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:00:18 GMT

You know it's been a good year for horror movies when a genuine hit still slips through the cracks. We spent the summer on discourse over Obsession, The Backrooms, Zach Cregger's Resident Evil, and The End of Oak Street, all of which pulled in nine-digit takes at the box office. Before that, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple was a critical if not a commercial success. Usually horror fans have to sort through indies for their genre fix, but this year has been a movable feast.

63 Years Later, the Stellar Action Comic Strip Most America Never Heard of Deserves Another Shot

Thomas Hindmarch — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:00:17 GMT

This goes double for newspaper comics, which are often viewed as disposable in ways that graphic novels aren't. Surprisingly few of them ever pick up an international audience. Exceptions include Andy Capp and Fred Basset, British strips that have substantially outlived their original creators. They do not include the British Dennis the Menace, which debuted in Beano in 1951, five days after Hank Ketcham started a strip by the same name in America.

New Steam Game is Basically Kiki’s Delivery Service in Video Game Form

Austin Manchester — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:00:18 GMT

Sharing food with others begets a certain type of magic. That goes double for baked goods and desserts. In The Witch’s Bakery, that magic is literal. It’s a charming, cozy, and heartfelt adventure that goes heavy on the Studio Ghibli vibes.

CBS's Definitive '80s Action Thriller Series Is Officially Free to Watch on Streaming

Terry Terrones — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:00:18 GMT

Premiering on CBS in 1984, Airwolf starred Jan-Michael Vincent as Hawke, a brooding Vietnam veteran and test pilot who takes possession of a top-secret military helicopter. Alongside his friend and mentor Dominic Santini (Ernest Borgnine), Hawke flies dangerous missions for a shadowy intelligence organization while they search for his brother, who disappeared during the Vietnam War. It was part Cold War espionage thriller, part high-tech fantasy, and an awful lot of things exploding in the sky.

36 Years Later, Robert De Niro's Greatest Gangster Movie Quote Is Still One of a Kind

Ryan Epps — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:00:18 GMT

Few actors have done more to shape the modern cinematic gangster than Robert De Niro. Across decades of mob dramas, he's played men who command respect through intimidation, calculation, and a religious devotion to the rules of their world. From The Godfather to The Irishman, De Niro's proven himself one of the most popular leading men to handle some of the worst gangsters on the silver screen, including Al Capone, Vito Corleone, Frank Costello, David “Noodles” Aaronson, James Burke, and plenty more.

8 Mass Effect Replay Ideas That Make the Trilogy Feel Brand-New

Rebecca Corgan — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:00:18 GMT

Every replay of the Mass Effect games tends to start with a promise: this time, you’ll do things differently. Then Shepard makes the same speech, you bring the same squad, and you’re right back where you started. BioWare’s Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the remastered trilogy released in May 2021, makes starting over easy. But the best replay value is in changing the rules. Swap the class you always play, tank a choice on purpose, or finish the whole thing with one gun. These eight runs each come with their own mission parameters. And this time, maybe you’ll really do things differently.

Drunken Goddess Reflux Devs Cancel Steam Next Fest Demo Over AI Clone Concerns

Ashely Claudino — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:48:39 GMT

Drunken Goddess Reflux is an upcoming indie game where players must survive a night of drinking with a beautiful anime demon, Russian Roulette-style. It's certainly a unique concept, and the game has already amassed over 25,000 wishlists on Steam. While the game was supposed to have a demo during Steam Next Fest, the developers decided to cancel the demo's release at the last minute so the game wouldn't instigate a wave of generative AI-developed clones.

Street Fighter Fails To Match Resident Evil's Opening Weekend Box Office Success

Tomas Franzese — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:14:05 GMT

Looking at the fall slate of blockbuster films, I was most interested in finding out whether Resident Evil or Street Fighter would have the bigger opening weekend. We now have our answer: Street Fighter grossed about half of what Resident Evil did in its first weekend.