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Some Vault Boys having a wee dance and Fallout 4's Sole Survivor using a minigun.

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POST-NUCLEAR PITCHES | What do you want from Fallout 5? We asked some Fallout community staples what they need from the next game in Bethesda's series

We've likely still got a while to wait for the real thing, but as we delve into Fallout 4's next-gen update, let's have some fun with the unknown.

April 25, 2024 Mark Warren

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Star Wars: Tales of the Empire - General Grievous

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DARK THROWBACK | Star Wars: Tales of the Empire is bringing General Grievous back, and there's a great explanation behind it

Not every tale in this new mini-series is set during the Empire's reign.

April 25, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - Noa on a horse

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APE RIDERS | At this rate, they should call it Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and Horses

Apes on horses look cool as hell, and Disney knows it.

April 25, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Kraven the Hunter (2024)

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VIRUS SURVIVORS | 28 Years Later continues to sprint and infects three huge actors, but Cillian Murphy isn't confirmed yet

The apocalypse is star-studded.

April 25, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Key art of Neon Genesis Evangelion showing Shinji, Asuka, Rei, and Toji all in their plug suits, Kaworu in the background alongside Unit-01.

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A CRUEL ANGEL'S LIST | A Japanese TV station asked international anime fans their top 20 openings, and the selection mostly proves they don't watch much anime

Just throw the list out and start again.

April 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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On the left, Sonic Adventure 2 key art of Sonic and Shadow both pulling cool poses. On the right, Maria in Sonic Adventure 2, stood in front of a command console on a space station.

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SAYONARA | Sonic 3 producer says it "takes a lot from Sonic Adventure 2" so I have to ask: what's going to happen to that 12 year old?

Will they pull the trigger, so to speak?

April 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A still from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood showing Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio's characters sat at a bar, smiling, drinking cocktails.

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WRAP IT UP | Quentin Tarantino has changed course on his final film, but it sounds like it would have been a meta, cameo-filled oddity

Who knows if the truth will ever see the light of day, though.

April 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A still from Netflix's One Piece showing Nami, Luffy, and Zoro all stood in a courtyard, all looking at something offscreen.

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TREASURE AWAITS | Percy Jackson writer sets sail from Disney+ to Netflix as he joins One Piece as co-showrunner

Anime ahoy!

April 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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MASS APPEAL FUSION | However popular you think the Fallout games are right now, you’re wrong – the numbers are astonishing

Post TV show, Fallout fever's in full flow, and Fallout 4's next-gen update hasn't even arrived quite yet.

April 24, 2024 Mark Warren

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IT'S A GAMBLE | Fallout season 2 will feature, er, that iconic location, but you don't need to worry about your headcanon

Your version of events are still yours, no matter what the show says.

April 24, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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X-STATIC | Trying to get over an X? This custom X-Men '97 Xbox Series X that you can probably watch the X-cellent series on might not be for you

You have to follow the sweepstakes rules, no x-ceptions.

April 23, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

On the left, an image from Your Name showing a boy and a girl in school uniforms looking at each other stood on a staircase. On the right, a still from an anime movie of a young woman sleeping on a sofa in a room filled with lots of stuff.

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A NEW DAWN | If you loved Your Name, you should probably get excited about the first film from one of its animators

There's not much to see just yet, but it is looking lovely so far.

April 23, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Dakota Fanning in The Watchers is pressed up against a mirror, looking at something offscreen, she likes tired and concerned.

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WATCH OUT | M. Night Shyamalan's daughter makes her directorial debut with a horror flick that's surely going to follow in her father's plot-twist-loving footsteps

It certainly looks like you'll be in for a weird time with The Watchers.

April 23, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Tom Holland's Spider-Man is perched on some rubble as one of Doc Oc's robotic arms reaches out towards him.

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TAKING IT SLOW | Tom Holland says "everyone wants" Spider-Man 4 to happen, but he's still staying cautious

"We want to make sure we're not overdoing the same things."

April 23, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A dragon in Skyrim and Preston Garvey in Fallout 4.

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JUST A FEW MODS | Amid Fallout TV show fever, Nexus Mods says it's been dishing out as much data as downloading Skyrim "twice per second" would involve

Yep, just a casual couple of full Bethesda RPG's worth of mods per moment over the course of several days.

April 23, 2024 Mark Warren

Wolverine and Deadpool are working along a street, buildings behind them slightly destroyed, Wolverine's suit damaged in Deadpool & Wolverine.

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IT'S ALL YELLOW | Deadpool & Wolverine's first full trailer finally shows a very sad, but faithfully dressed Hugh Jackman

And it introduces us to the film's big bad.

April 22, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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TROPHY TROUBLE | UPDATE: With Fallout 4's next-gen update just days away, the game's achievement unlocking issues on Xbox should now be solved

Achievement now actually unlocked: Return to The Commonwealth.

April 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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GOOD, AD, UGLY? | The first 4 episodes of the Knuckles TV series feel like a fever dream – for better, and for worse

What if The Mighty Boosh, Sonic the Hedgehog, and some of the most egregious product placement you’ve ever seen had a baby?

April 22, 2024 Dom Peppiatt

The nukes dropping and a Vault Boy showing off the cartoony inside of a vault - the two faces of modern Fallout.

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THE BEGINNING | The Fallout TV show’s good, but Bethesda shouldn't be afraid to let the series out of its Vault-Tec liveried box

War may never change, but that doesn’t mean Fallout’s world needs to stand still.

April 21, 2024 Mark Warren

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Michael Douglas as Hank Pym in Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania

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SUPERHERO DRAMA | Michael Douglas requesting Hank Pym to be killed off in Ant-Man 3 highlights the MCU's recent lack of stakes

There have been exceptions, but it's largely felt toothless as of late.

April 20, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Master Chief in Paramount+'s Halo series.

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HALO THERE | Sony is reportedly looking at making another acquisition, and this time it involves Halo

Ah yes, thinking about buying big things, we definitely don't see much of that from companies nowadays.

April 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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The main characters of Amazon's Fallout TV show.

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THERE YOU GO | Wahey, Amazon's Fallout TV show season two is now officially confirmed, just in case there was any doubt

More adventures involving Lucy, Maximus and The Ghoul, coming right up like a tasty Deathclaw egg omelette.

April 19, 2024 Mark Warren

On the left, Megumi and Yuji from Jujutsu Kaisen are sat on a train, Yuji is smiling and waving into the camera. On the right, Gojo and Geto are smiling and laughing as they're strutting along.

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DOMAIN EXPANSION | Jujutsu Kaisen is officially the world's most popular anime, and I can't think of a series that deserves it more

Yes, I know you think your favourite series should be the most popular, but it isn't so pipe down.

April 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Art from Kaiju No. 8 of a massive monster over the top of a picutre of Godzilla and Kong from the live action movie.

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COUNT YOUR KAIJU | Want to keep that Godzilla train rolling? This season's latest kaiju anime is the one for you

Don't worry, Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire fans, there's more kaiju ready and waiting for you.

April 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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CYBER-BROS | Transformers One's first trailer presents an animated buddy action-comedy on Cybertron

Yeah, we can get behind this pitch.

April 18, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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SPACE FOR ALL | Apple is staying in the space business, as For All Mankind gets a season 5 renewal plus a spinoff

It really likes producing these shows.

April 18, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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NO F*CKS GIVEN | Brian Cox comes out with guns blazing and tears into Joaquin Phoenix's "truly terrible" Napoleon performance

Well, at least he's being sincere.

April 18, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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SECOND ATTEMPT | The American Oldboy remake turned out horrible, so they're making a TV series next

At least the bar is underground at this point.

April 18, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Cliff Booth

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TARANTI-NOPE | Quentin Tarantino walks back final film plans that would've included a Once Upon a Time in Hollywood character

No, we don't think he's returning to his Star Trek idea.

April 18, 2024 Fran Ruiz

Walton Goggins in both the Fallout TV show and Fallout 4.

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GAGA FOR GOGGINS | This Fallout 4 mod slaps Walton Goggins' beautiful pre-war face from Amazon's Fallout all over The Commonwealth

He's Cooper Howard, and now he's looming over you as you kill feral ghouls or help a settlement.

April 17, 2024 Mark Warren

On the left, Sonic from the Sonic the Hedgehog movie with his arms outstretched, smiling confidently. On the right, a sleeping, 2D Chao.

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REAL ONES ONLY | Sonic 3 is for "all the real diehard fans" says Idris Elba, and I desperately hope he means there'll be Chao

And maybe some other familiar faces, too.

April 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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OLD-FASHIONED VALUES | Want to watch Family Guy forever? Seth MacFarlane sure seems happy to let you do so

"At this point, I don’t see a good reason to stop."

April 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

On the left, Jack Black dressed up in a suit that resembles Bowser from Mario, sat at a peach-coloured piano. On the right, Minecraft Steve runningtowards a bee while holding a flower.

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RAINBOW POWER | Listen to Jack Black's dulcet tones as he seemingly confirms who he's playing in the Minecraft movie

It's exactly who you think it is.

April 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

On the left, Steve Buscemi dressed as a relatable teen in 30 Rock, holding a skateboard over his back. On the right, a promotional image of Jenna Ortega as the titular Wednesday, she is holding an umbrella while it is raining.

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HOW DO YOU DO | Former monster and relatable teen Steve Buscemi reportedly cast in Wednesday season 2

The actor knows a thing or two about scary creatures and being in highschool.

April 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A close-up of Kyomoto and Fujino, two girls wearing winter outfits, in Look Back.

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IN ANGER | Chainsaw Man creator's Look Back get its first trailer, and its already my favourite film of the year

The film is yet to receive an international release date.

April 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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DEFYING GRAVITY | Witch actor is going to lead the upcoming Jurassic World sequel? Seems like a wicked, but possibly popular choice has been made

Just follow the yellow brick road and you'll find your lead.

April 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

A vault boy from Fallout is giving a thumbs up while winking, a blurred image of the main three characters from the Fallout show, The Ghoul, Lucy, and Maximus, can be seen in the background.

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A NUCLEAR TAKE | I don't like the Fallout games, but the show might have made me a convert

The power of television.

April 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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The Ghoul in the Fallout TV Show and the bomb dropping in Fallout 4.

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NO PRESSURE, EH? | Fallout explained - Amazon's TV show dissected in less time than it takes for the nuke to drop in Fallout 4's intro

Sadly, I'm not quite a post-apocalyptic rap god.

April 16, 2024 Mark Warren

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AD BREAK | Disney+ is reportedly tuning into the 1930s for its next new feature

TV is back, and worse.

April 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

The titular Velma is holding a shovel in a graveyard, a flashlight lighting her up from the side, she looks slightly scared.

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G-G-G-GHOSTS??? | Love it or hate it, Velma season 2 gets its first trailer

It certainly looks like more of the same, at the very least.

April 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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The Fallout show's Lucy and Fallout 3's Three Dog.

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THE BAD FIGHT? | Remember Fallout 3's Three Dog? You might get to hear a "darker" DJ voiced by his actor in future Fallout TV series episodes

Watch out chiiiiilldren, the narrator of the good fight has "something new to unleash", assuming he gets his way.

April 16, 2024 Mark Warren

An Animal Crossing character next to some folks in Dragon Age: Inquisition.

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TO BE FAIR... | Keen to see Dragon Age get a Fallout-style TV series? Well, its former lead writer would rather watch an Animal Crossing political thriller

He also fancies "David Lynch-style" Disco Elysium. You can certainly sign me up for that.

April 15, 2024 Mark Warren

On the left, Rick and Morty exiting a portal, Rick looking happy, Morty looking anxious. On the right, One Punch Man's Saitama smiling.

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AN ODD COMMUNITY | Sony's live-action One Punch Man movie is getting a rewrite from... Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon?

Wouldn't have been my first choice.

April 15, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

Some vault 33 residents in the Fallout TV show.

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MUTATED MAPPING | The Fallout TV show's got a big vault map, and it's now been turned into an interactive Google Earth overlay

If you're big into Fallout lore, this'll be right up your irradiated and possibly ghoul-filled alley.

April 15, 2024 Mark Warren

A Fallout 76 power armour slowly fades into a Fallout Prime version of the same armour.

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CHILL OUT | Done watching the Fallout series? You should hop on Fallout 76

Yes, really. No, this isn't promoted by Bethesda.

April 14, 2024 Fran Ruiz

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PLOT NEVER CHANGES | Don't worry, Fallout: New Vegas is still canon, despite what the show might make you think

Besides, canon doesn't matter that much anyway!

April 14, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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A Brotherhood of Steel member in Fallout, Lucy in the Fallout TV show, and a Vault Boy light creation in Fallout 4.

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WILD WASTELAND | The good, the bad, and John the fire dancer - as Fallout gets a TV show, here's how the series' community is doing

“The Fallout community is varied, to say the least.”

April 12, 2024 Mark Warren

Lucy in the Fallout TV show alongside Fallout's vault dweller fighting some radscorpions.

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IONIZING IMPROV | Amazon's Fallout TV show might include even more classic Fallout references than its creators intended, thanks to some improv

"In my head, I've decided it was."

April 12, 2024 Mark Warren

Lucy in the Fallout TV Show alongside her pistol in Fallout 4.

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BIG SCREEN SIDEARM | Love Lucy's unique pistol from Amazon's Fallout TV show? There's already a cool mod that adds it to Fallout 4

Just don't take on any drugged-up ghoul cowboys, and you should have a whale of a time.

April 12, 2024 Mark Warren

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ALL-OUT | Yup, Fallout is the final push that video game adaptations needed to become Hollywood's next big thing

For better or worse, it's the start of a new era.

April 11, 2024 Fran Ruiz