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Tom Cruise is in a new movie with a new look and disheveled haircut we haven’t seen since the days of Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder — called Digger, directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman, The Revenant). It’s a mystery of a film as of now, with not too many details made public. Still, Digger is billed as “a comedy of catastrophic proportions,” with a logline describing Cruise’s character as “the most powerful man in the world” who “embarks on a frantic mission to prove that he is humanity’s savior before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything,” according to Variety.…

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Like so many other contemporary genres before it, Soulslike draws its attributes from the game that kicked off its popularity: Dark Souls. Although one could argue that Demon’s Souls was first, it was its multiplatform sequel that really introduced players to the genre’s pillars that have persisted in the near two decades since. While this is sometimes reduced to just difficulty in some cases, what makes a Soulslike is far more than that, pulling in aspects of exploration, narrative structure, character progressions,…

Arc Raiders is kicking off its last major event of the year. The Cold Snap update arrives moments from now, and it’s perhaps the game’s biggest since its momentous launch in late October. We’ve known about the existence of Cold Snap for a while, of course, but we finally have a solid idea about what to expect. Cold Snap is made up of different components – including new content – that all players have access to. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings As the name suggests, of course, Cold Snap introduces the new snowfall Map…

James Ohlen joined Wizards of the Coast back in 2019 after a 22-year stint at BioWare to create a new IP for the Hasbro-owned tabletop gaming company. Six years later, after cofounding Archetype Entertainment to ship a very Mass Effect-looking RPG called Exodus, he’ll no longer be head of the studio when the game eventually ships in 2027. “At this stage, James felt his work on the game was complete and that the polishing and tuning were in great hands with the team,” Hasbro VP of Communications Abby Hodes told Bloomberg in a statement. She added that Ohlen asked to…

Steven Lisberger’s 1982 science fiction film Tron became a cult classic for its pioneering use of CGI and its focus on the emerging world of video games, but it took 28 years for Disney to produce a sequel. Joseph Kosinski’s Tron: Legacy, which celebrates its 15th anniversary on Dec. 17, again pushed the envelope of digital effects — with mixed results. While its modernized spin on the virtual world of the Grid looks stunning, the de-aging effects used to create a young version of Tron star Jeff Bridges wound up looking deeply disturbing. But nightmarish visuals weren’t the worst thing…

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. 2025’s best-sellersThe latest Circana monthly sales report for video games in the US has been released, providing an updated look at 2025’s best-selling games so far in the US. This data runs January 5, 2025 through November 29, 2025.The biggest takeaway for the new October data is that Battlefield 6 remains the No. 1 best-selling game of 2025. Its biggest competitor, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, launched on November 14 and was November 2025’s best-selling game, but ranks No. 7 overall…

Embark has just rolled out patch 1.7.0 for Arc Raiders players everywhere. This is a significant patch for the extraction shooter for a number of reasons, not least of which because it kicks off a series of events under the Cold Snap banner, which introduces a new conditions to the game’s maps. Dig deeper into the patch notes, however, and you’ll find even more to get excited about, including features players have been asking for since the game’s first public test. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings To start with, today’s update finally adds an…

TV audio quality has improved dramatically over the years, but slim modern displays sacrifice speaker quality for sleek designs and leave you with tinny sound that undermines your viewing experience. Finding space for full surround sound systems proves challenging in apartments or smaller living rooms where bulky speakers and subwoofers simply don’t fit the layout. Sonos has built its reputation on delivering premium audio in compact formats and the Beam (Gen 2) addresses the soundbar needs of space-conscious homes without compromising performance: This Dolby Atmos soundbar currently sells for $369 on Amazon, down from its regular $499 price, and marks…

While some players don’t like how Magic: The Gathering has leaned into Universe Beyond sets based on other properties, Wizards of the Coast has continued to tap into existing fandoms as a great way to court new players. But while a passion for Marvel’s Spider-Man or Final Fantasy can inspire collectors to pick up some cards, Magic also needs players to learn an extremely complicated game if they’re going to get hooked enough to buy other sets. The company has devised an excellent way to do that with the Avatar: The Last Airbender Beginner Box. Wizards has come up with…

A handful of Lego Sonic the Hedgehog sets are discounted for a limited time at Amazon, and since most of the best deals are on building sets Lego is retiring soon, this may be your last chance to secure deals from a major retailer. The best deal is on the current priciest set in the collection. The 540-piece Super Sonic vs. Egg Drillster is up for grabs for $64 (was $80) at Amazon and the Lego Store.Five other Sonic the Hedgehog Lego sets will be disappearing from major retailers soon, including the only Sonic the Hedgehog Lego set designed for…