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The Japanese arcade of the 1980s was a crucible of digital innovation, a space where new forms of entertainment were forged. Out of this environment came Scramble in 1981, a title that established the template for the side-scrolling shooter. Its direct descendant, Gradius, perfected it.

The game’s central image—a solitary Vic Viper starship against an endless alien armada—became an iconic piece of media, a narrative of defiance that resonated far beyond Japan’s shores. Gradius Origins is a modern anthology collecting these foundational arcade texts.

It presents these artifacts not merely as playable software, but as cultural documents from a distinct era of game design. The collection asks a contemporary global audience to engage with a design philosophy born from a specific time and place, testing the durability of its core mechanical language.

The Grammar of Destruction

The dialogue between a player and a game is written in its mechanics,...

The 2023 Writers Guild of America strike lasted a whopping 148 days, becoming the second-longest strike in the labor union's history. From May 2 to Sept. 27, 2023, Hollywood writers were on strike after disputes with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) involving demands for higher pay and fair residuals, mandatory writer staffing, and protection from the threat of AI technologies. The strike impacted a slew of hit TV shows, including Abbott Elementary, Stranger Things, Saturday Night Live, The Handmaid's Tale, Severance, Hacks, and The Orville.

The Season 3 finale of the latter show premiered on Aug. 4, 2022, about nine months before the historic WGA strikes. From creator Seth MacFarlane (who donated a total of $6 million to the Entertainment Community Fund during the strikes), The Orville acts as a funny but heartfelt Star Trek spoof of sorts set 400 years in the future and follows the trials and tribulations of a starship crew, made up of both humans and aliens,...

New content is coming for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 throughout 2025, and it promises to enrich all the game's modes. Space Marine 2 initially launched in September 2024, and the developers at Saber Interactive briefly outlined a roadmap for new content to be added to the game post-launch.

Saber has now provided more details on the new content players can look forward to throughout 2025. All the game's main modes have been addressed, with major additions coming to the game's PvE and PvP multiplayer modes in the form of new maps, enemies, cosmetics, and an all-new playable Champion.

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Is Getting PvE & PvP Updates In 2025 New Modes & Custom Lobbies Are Coming

On publisher Focus Entertainment's website, the devs start off by apologizing to PvP fans who have felt underserved by their support for the mode so far and promise an influx of new content specifically for Space Marine 2's competitive multiplayer.

Spoiler Alert !!!This article contains One Piece manga spoilers.

Eiichiro Oda is the master of creating compelling characters, and the hundreds of characters in One Piece prove it with every chapter. Even characters who rarely appear in the story, or those with minimal screen time capture the readers’ attention. There are many characters more heroic than Shanks when he saved Luffy, but the sole moment made him a fan-favorite for years.

Similarly, even with scarce information about him, Joyboy became a hot topic of discussion ever since he was first mentioned. Simply just an enigma at the beginning, Joyboy has become a crucial part of the final saga in One Piece.

Joyboy and Emet during Egghead in One Piece | Credits: Viz Media

Fans are constantly speculating and coming to different conclusions on what his presence could mean in the grand scheme of things. One theory hints at a special connection...

In the upcoming episode of “Wild Kratts,” titled “Salamander Streaming,” Chris and Martin find themselves in a bit of a bind when the Tortuga shorts power down. This episode, airing at 8:00 Am on Monday, November 4, 2024, promises to take viewers on an exciting adventure filled with fun and learning about salamanders.

As the brothers brainstorm ways to get their beloved Tortuga back in action, they come up with the unique idea of “salamander streaming.” This creative solution leads them to explore the fascinating world of these amazing amphibians. The episode is sure to showcase the incredible adaptations and behaviors of salamanders, making it both educational and entertaining.

Fans of “Wild Kratts” can expect plenty of action and humor as Chris and Martin navigate their challenges. With their signature enthusiasm, the brothers will engage with the wonders of nature while teaching valuable lessons about teamwork and problem-solving. “Salamander Streaming” is set...

Revealed all the way back at The Games Awards 2021, Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 serves as a follow-up to a popular 2011 release, and fans of the series have been looking forward to this game for quite some time now. As the franchise exploded in popularity, the Space Marine sequel brought a bigger opportunity for the fandom to grow even further.

The Space Marine followed a clever strategy to achieve success. (Image via Focus Entertainment)

Right on its arrival, Space Marine 2 set a new record for Saber Interactive. Less than a month after its launch, the title became fastest-selling game in the studio’s entire games catalog. There’s no denying the fact that the game is an incredible success, and all of that can be pinpointed to Saber ignoring the one trend that’s been causing havoc in the gaming world in recent years.

Saber Avoided Defied Industry Trends While Developing...

The production of the second season of One Piece live-action has already begun with the new cast joining the series. As the journey of the Straw Hat Pirates reaches its second step, they have now sailed towards Alabasta, which is one of the most important sagas in One Piece’s history. Also, it introduces some of the greatest characters in the entire series.

One Piece Live-Action | Credit: Netflix

One of those greatest characters who is going to make a grand appearance in the upcoming One Piece live-action season is Mr. 0, also known as Crocodile, the head of the Baroque Works. Crocodile is being played by Joe Manganiello, who is known for his roles in Magic Mike, and in Justice League as Deathstroke.

When Manganiello’s involvement in the upcoming One Piece season was announced, fans were shocked to hear the news. However, what many people don’t know is that...

Revenge is released on Digital HD on 7th September from Vertigo Releasing. Matilda Lutz (Rings) Kevin Janssens (TV series Salamander) Vincent Colombe (Point Blank) Robin Coudert Coralie Fargeat Synopsis: Wealthy and handsome Richard takes his beautiful young mistress Jen to an isolated luxury condo in the desert, a …

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Brilliant but eccentric crime-fighting psychologist “Professor T.” started out in Belgium, proved popular in Germany, and is now headed for the U.S., Italy and Denmark.

The drama series hails from Belgium, where it airs on Vrt. German pubcaster Zdf’s remake was a hit locally. As the second season of the Rowboat Film-produced German version gets ready to launch Friday, a raft of international buyers have acquired the German series.

Mhz has acquired it for the U.S., while pubcaster Rai has bought it for Italy and Dr for Denmark. German drama is in vogue, but unlike “Babylon Berlin,” “Das Boot” or “Four Blocks,” “Professor T.” runs on a mainstream free-tv channel, not an edgy pay-tv channel.

Beta Film sells the German version and struck the new international deals for the eight-part German series. It stars Matthias Matschke (“Grand Budapest Hotel”) as the titular professor, who teaches criminology and...

Ryan Lambie Jan 17, 2018

It's fun playing the acclaimed classics, but there's a certain thrill in discovering an old, half-forgotten videogame gem, too...

From the earliest computers to the PCs and consoles of the present, every system has its undisputed classics. The Zx Spectrum had things like Manic Miner, Chaos and Deathchase. The Snes had such games as Super Metroid and Super Mario World. The Amiga? Cannon Fodder, Another World, The Chaos Engine and many more besides.

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The sign of a true classic, of course, is that it's still hugely playable even years after its release - hence the enduring affection for so many of those games mentioned above. But while it's always worth visiting the medium's most respected titles, there's also a certain thrill in roaming further afield and discovering something you've never...

With the 2017 broadcast pilot season in full swing and 70 out of the hundreds of scripts developed going to production, here is Deadline’s sixth annual honor roll of those who beat the odds, and then some, juggling multiple pilots.

Aaron Kaplan‘s Kapital Entertainment, which recently announced a joint venture with CBS Corp., has six pilots — all comedy — at three networks with five different studios: CBS’ 9J, 9K and 9L from CBS TV Studios, which is the first project under the joint venture agreement; Hannah Royce’s Questionable Choices from Sony TV; and Me, Myself from Warner Bros. TV; ABC’s Charlie Foxtrot and Losing It, both with ABC Studios; and Fox’s Linda From Hr, from 20th TV. Kaplan exec produces all six pilots with Dana Honor, who joined the company in the summer. Additionally, Kapital has comedy pilots Brown Girls, also exec produced by Honor, at Freeform and animated presentation Botcop at Fox.

Nordic Noir is popular in the United Kingdom right now and we tend to get hooked whenever we are given a new morsel to chew on. One thing we’d be stupid to not realise though is that Europe has much more to offer than just that certain brand of Noir. Salamander: The Complete Season One is an example of some television from Belgium hoping to get our attention, and with a tale of conspiracy and murder makes for a very watchable show.

When a bank is broken into but only 66 safe deposit boxes are opened, there is a sudden rush by the manager to keep the robbery a secret. When an informant informs Paul Gerardi (Filip Peeters) about it, the investigator refuses to let the subject drop. When the informant and an alarms expert dies suspiciously though Gerardi suddenly finds his life turned upside down and his family...

Belgian thriller Salamander has become BBC Four's latest international drama import.

The 12-part series follows Paul Gerardi (Filip Peeters), a police inspector whose investigation into a bank robbery uncovers a complex conspiracy.

Soon, Gerardi finds himself pursued both by criminals and the authorities and must learn the truth about the sinister organisation Salamander.

Sue Deeks, Head of Programme Acquisition BBC, said: "Salamander is a gripping, edge-of-the seat thriller - it will make a fantastic addition to our Saturday nights on BBC Four."

The acquisition follows the success of other international drama series in the Saturday night slot for BBC Four, including the likes of The Killing, Borgen and The Bridge.

"Salamander is an excellent example for top-of-the-line serialised storytelling made in Europe," said Oliver N Bachert, Svp International Sales and Acquisitions. "We are absolutely convinced that Salamander will thrill audiences in the UK the same way as it did on the continent.