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Magic Designer Says This Underrated Avatar MTG Commander Deserves More Play
Chris Mooney, lead designer of the Magic: The Gathering Avatar: The Last Airbender set, has named Katara, Water Tribe’s Hope as an overlooked Commander deck option worth trying. The card, part of a set built around giving core Avatar characters multiple versions across the show’s three seasons, is often eclipsed by flashier legendary creatures but…
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All 10 Charli XCX Albums, Ranked
Collider has published a ranked list of all ten Charli XCX albums, assessing her eclectic discography ahead of what the piece frames as an ongoing purple patch in her career. The feature argues that while most of her albums are strong and stylistically varied, some stand out more than others, with the ranking reflecting both…
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“Believable and consistent up close”: What the dinosaurs of The Lost Wild share with Microsoft’s cancelled Everwild, according to the designer who worked on both
Gary Napper, a former Rare design director now working on the dinosaur survival game The Lost Wild, has discussed the design similarities between his current project and Everwild, Rare’s nature-focused game that Microsoft cancelled during Xbox cuts last summer. Napper, who is also known for his work on Alien: Isolation at Creative Assembly, explained that…
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Two brothers deliver storybook moment by homering in respective debuts on same day in incredible fashion
On 4 August 2026, brothers George Lombard Jr. and Jacob Lombard both hit home runs during their respective professional baseball debuts on the same day, creating a memorable moment for their family. George made his Major League debut with the New York Yankees, stepping in as a replacement, while his younger brother Jacob began his…
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Fields of Mistria is an immersive RPG disguised as a farming sim, and it’s the best $14 I’ve spent all year
Fields of Mistria is a farming simulation game that a GamesRadar+ writer says has proven to be far more than the cosy life-sim genre suggests, offering the depth and narrative pull of a full role-playing game. The piece frames the title as an overlooked gem, arguing that beneath its familiar crop-growing and village-life mechanics lies…
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Is Nintendo Losing Its Soul?
The Switch 2 is an iterative update console. The Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Star Fox remakes are safe bets with generic art styles. The Mario movies are by-the-numbers. Is Nintendo losing its soul?
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FX’s Adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ ‘The Shards’ Can’t Be Saved by a Strong Lead Performance: TV Review
Variety TV critic Alison Herman has reviewed FX’s new series “The Shards,” an adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel co-created by Ellis and Ryan Murphy, concluding that despite a strong central performance the show ultimately fails to work. The review argues that while the source material’s meticulous, brand-obsessed prose gives the production a ready-made visual…
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MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls – Official Loki Laufeyson Character Gameplay Guide
Meet Loki Laufeyson, the God of Mischief and God of Lies! In this Character Guide, we cover his unpredictable toolkit so you can outsmart your rivals in every battle. Learn about Loki’s illusion-based feints, counters, icy projectiles, magical attacks, and erratic movement. Dominate with his high-risk playstyle, which is built around confusing opponents and exploiting…
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Retired accountant could be forced to demolish his luxury £4million Sandbanks home after his Ryvita boss neighbour complained it overlooked celebrity interior designer’s balcony
A retired accountant is fighting to save his £4million home in the exclusive Sandbanks area of Poole after a neighbour, said to be the boss of biscuit maker Ryvita, complained that the property was illegally built and overlooks a celebrity interior designer’s balcony. The homeowner has launched a last-ditch appeal to avoid being forced to…
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WoW will let some WeakAura-style mods function in its next major patch, as the war on combat AddOns turns into more of a truce
World of Warcraft developer Blizzard is set to loosen its stance on combat-related AddOns, allowing some WeakAura-style mods to function again in the game’s next major content patch. This marks a shift from the more combative approach the studio had recently taken towards these popular community-made tools, which many players use to track cooldowns, buffs…