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Summary Bethesdahas made some truly buggy games in the past, getting away with them most of the timebesides true disasters like Fallout 76. A bit of jank is a Bethesda staple at this point, andThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredis just as janky as the original game and most other Bethesda titles. A bit of jank in Oblivion is what gives it its charm, but it turns out there’s a much more sinister problem lying under the surface, and one that Bethesda should probably fix sooner rather than later....

I remember watching Barbarian very clearly. I was with my friends in my living room, passing around a bottle of wine. The lights were off. The volume was up. We clung to each other, alternating between holding our collective breath from fear and laughing so hard we had tears in our eyes. When the movie ended, we all stood up and applauded at the television, thrilled by the rollercoaster of emotions we’d been taken on....

As with many modern seasons ofThe Simpsons, season 36 has been a mixed bag. Fans who stopped watching the show a while ago are always keen to write it off, but the fact isThe Simpsons can still deliver top tier laughs, it justdoesn’t deliver them as consistentlyas it didduring the Golden Age of The Simpsons seasons 3-10. But really, can any show match that level? One of the highlights of The Simpsons back then was its ability to pair up seemingly any characters and make magic with them....

My fellow TG editors and I are in one of those online fantasy drafts, only instead of drafting buff dudes who can kick a ball real good, we’re drafting video games. Fantasy Critic is popular among gaming sites like ours, butwith a friend group, if you’re that kind of nerd. It’s fun to build a roster of upcoming games you’re looking forward to and try to guess what their Metacritic scores will be....

Quick Links By the power of Whim and after hours of exploring, you’ll be creating dozens of unique outfits as you play throughInfinity Nikki, but you’ll noticein your crafting menuthat Stylish Outfits are filed separately from Ability Outfits that grant Nikki powers and the standard list of clothing options. This is because Stylish Outfits in Infinity Nikki usually take a bit more work to find all the pieces, since they tend to be either scattered around certain areas of Miraland waiting to be discovered as you explore the various areas, or locked behind the progression of optional side quests....

Quick Links A standard feature of the Xenoblade games is to be thrown right into a massive world filled with monsters that are significantly higher level than you. But more than just high level, they are hilariously powerful, InXenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, these terrifying monsters are called Tyrants, owing to their ferocious strength. While these types of monsters are present in other Xenoblade games as well, they offer a few unique traits in this entry, earning them that unique name....

Lockpicking inOblivion Remasteredis hard. Not because it’s incredibly challenging, but thanks to how much I suck at it. After years of hacking locks in the same way inFalloutandSkyrim, I’d developed muscle memory for moving around a knife and/or bobby pin until I’ve found the perfect spot to force a container open. That or I’d hunt around for a key or pry it open by spamming the automatic option until I’m fresh out of lockpicks....

LookNintendo, I’ve been patient. When I playedSuper Mario Odysseyin 2017, I thought, “This is great! I bet they’ll pull a Galaxy and release a direct sequel in a few years.” You never did that, but I kept waiting. At this point, it’s been nearly eight years since the last 3D Mario — the longest gap ever between mainline 3D Mario platformers — and you come to me, on the day of the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, without even a glimpse of the plumber’s next adventure?...

Quick Links If you’ve playedRobloxgames before, you likely already know that a large part of your character’s power comes from RNG-based rerolls, which is the same for Anime Last Stand. As you get different items, you can reroll your stats, technique, and enchantment at different places. The enchantment reroll is by far the rarest one since you need Pearls for it, which are not only difficult to get, but also expire after a few days....

This year’sBest Actress contest at the Academy Awards was full of narratives, but maybe none were as notable or layered as Demi Moore. Firstly, that her risky role inan obscure body horrorhad propelled her back to the podium after years in B-picture wilderness, but also that horror was getting recognition at all. However, looking at the rest of the nominees, another story emerged. In The Substance, for which Moore was nominated, she is an aging starlet who injects herself with a chemical that allows her to generate a younger body (played by Margaret Qualley)....

Summary Assassin’s Creed Shadowsis launching this week, but the months between its reveal and now have been intense for the developers. Even putting the delays aside, they’ve found themselves at the centre of the culture war, with Shadows - and its devs - being one of the main targets of the anti-DEI crowd. Yesterday, we reported on howUbisoft has allegedly put plans in place to protect its workers as Shadows launches, which includes “psychological and legal support” to anyone facing online harassment....

Comedy is something you can never get enough of. There’s nothing like an evening full of pure fun and enjoyment with laughter that brings you to tears andwitnessing memorable comedic scenesthat you can look back on. Comedy is all about the writing, timing, and delivery of the actors. It can often be satirical, physical, raunchy, or just downright dumb as well. There’s a plethora of wildly talented comedic actors, writers, and directors to check out, and the various eras of comedy films bring about something different....

A Minecraft Movieis a gigantic hit. A few weeks after hitting theaters, it’s already earnedmore than half a billion dollars at the global box office(and counting). Movie theaters needed something like this, as the first quarter of 2025 has been a rough time for cinema. Though low- and mid-budget movies (like One of Them Days, Dog Man, and The Monkey) doing well is good for their distributors, the business still relies on tentpole releases to keep things running....