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Dave Filoni’s new animated Star Wars series Maul – Shadow Lordfollows the former Sith lord (Sam Witwer) as he seeks vengeance against his former crime syndicate allies and looks for a new apprentice. The Mandalorian Rook Kast (Vanessa Marshall) serves as Maul’s right hand, helping him set up operations on Janix, an urban world on the edge of the new Galactic Empire’s control. Filoni introduced Rook and Maul’s criminal ties in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, so here’s everything you need to know going

Star Wars:Maul — Shadow Lord is finally here, dropping fans back into the purview of one of the franchise’s toughest foes. As one of the only characters to cheat death in the Star Wars canon, it comes as no surprise that the fallen Sith apprentice has returned to the spotlight once more.

I was wrong. Not only is Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord a stunning and compelling homage to the pulpy neo-noir genre set in a galaxy far, far away, but it also reaffirms what attracted fans to Darth Maul years ago: his relentless refusal to surrender in a galaxy where he’s destined to fail again and again.

The new horror movie Faces of Death starts from a challenge so irresistible that it threatens to overshadow the results: How do you reboot a horror franchise that’s part cult curiosity, part mockumentary, and part disturbingly convincing gore-effects demo reel? The 1978 Faces of Death gained VHS notoriety as a horror tape beyond the pale, a compilation of “real” people meeting various ghastly ends captured by the camera. You could likely find it at whatever local video store had the most robust

Crimson Desertpatch 1.02 rolled out across all platforms this past weekend, and it made some helpful changes to the game, like increasing the storage available to players at base games. Although all the significant changes made in Crimson Desert's first two post-launch patches have fixed what were considered some of the game's more frustrating issues, they also cement the fact that the people who played the game at launch got the worst version of it.

The Super Mario GalaxyMovie arrived in theaters on April 1 and subsequently had a extraordinarily successful opening weekend. The animated movie is estimated to have grossed $190.1 million in the United States in its first five days.

A Magnificent Life feels like a personal story for Sylvain Chomet, even though it’s about a completely different filmmaker. The first animated feature from theTriplets of Belleville writer-director since 2010’s The Illusionist, A Magnificent Life skims across the life story of revered French playwright, filmmaker, and novelist Marcel Pagnol. The film covers the highlights of his childhood and professional career, while zooming in on how growing up in Marseille (a small backwater by Parisian stan

Sam Witwer, the voice actor behind Darth Maul in various Star Wars shows and the upcoming Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord, has spoken: you don’t need to watch anything to understand what’s happening in the new show. To that, I agree. That being said, you do need to read something to understand why Maul is so interested in rebuilding his criminal empire in the first place.

The Super Mario Galaxy Moviemay not be a cinematic masterpiece, but I’ll give it one thing: It will leave you hungry to play some video games. Illumination’s animated sequel is less a coherent film and more a colorful museum cataloging Nintendo history. Whether you’re an adult who has been playing the series for decades or a kid learning about the series’ origins through the silver screen, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is best approached as a gateway to Nintendo’s games.

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Eight years after the character's debut, One Piece has finally given its readers a full look at Imu, the secret ruler of the World Government, along with the name of the Devil Fruit used by the villain who will most likely be the final antagonist of the series. It's one of the biggest reveals in One Piece history, comparable to the debut of Luffy's Gear 5. While there's still a lot to be explained about Imu and their powers, one small detail could be a massive hint.

Director Gregory Hoblit (Fallen, Fracture) opens Primal Fear like a glossy courtroom thriller. We’re quickly acquainted with Chicago defense attorney Martin Vail (Richard Gere), who covets controversial cases due to his fondness for the spotlight. Flashy and arrogant, Vail leverages his connections with high-profile clients to establish himself as an important man. So when the beloved Archbishop Rushman (Stanley Anderson) is found brutally murdered, and a 19-year-old altar boy named Aaron Stampl

Star Fox has had quite the week. Just two weeks ago, this Nintendo franchise showed no signs of life. Now, Fox McCloud is back in the zeitgeist after serving an important role in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and a leak claming that new Star Fox games are in the works for Nintendo Switch 2. Although I'm excited about Star Fox making a comeback, I'm worried that the series will play it safe.

Home renovation game House Flipper is available for free on Steam until April 6. Not only is House Flipper a great game, this deal will net you a discount if you decide to pick up its upcoming remaster.

The Super Mario Galaxy Moviecrash-landed in theaters on April 1. But even before this frenetic sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Moviewas released, Nintendo and Universal Pictures unveiled a character poster for Fox McCloud, the protagonist of Shigeru Miyamoto’s Star Foxvideo game series. This was a surprise for all fans. How would the anthropomorphic pilot from a completely different Nintendo franchise slot into the Mario verse? And does this mean a Star Fox movie is in the works? Probably not, b

This month marks 20 years since the launch of Mother 3 for the Game Boy Advance, the RPG sequel to the cult classic Earthbound (known as Mother 2 in Japan). It’s still never seen an official release outside Japan, but Mother 3’s unflinching critique of capitalism feels more relevant than ever today.

After HBO dumped Sesame Street at the end of 2024, the educational series has been collecting so many new homes that even The Count can barely keep track. In addition to new episodes airing on Netflix and PBS, YouTube signed a deal with Sesame Workshop to air classic episodes. And now, Tubi is also getting in on the action with a deal that includes 250 classic episodes from seasons 1 through 38 (or 1969 through 2007).

At the beginning of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Mario arrives in the Mushroom Kingdom and meets the citizenry known as the “Toads.” Each Toad is short, adorable and has a mushroom cap at the top of their head. They also all have similar, sweet voices. Of the hundreds of citizens, they all pretty much look and sound the same, but one Toad is unmistakably different. While his low-set reading glasses only slightly set him apart visually, his low, booming voice and commanding presence make him unmi

As part of Fantagraphics’ ongoing 50th-anniversary celebration, the comics publisher is teaming up with Humble Bundle to provide Charlie Brown fans with access to every Peanuts comic book and strip published between 1953 and 2000. Given that there are 43 books in this bundle (though eight-book and four-book bundles are also available), that’s an astonishingly extensive catalog.

While neither Good Friday nor Easter are observed as Federal Holidays, a fair number of workers in the U,S. still get today or Monday off in observance of the holidays. If you're one of the lucky ones, you know what a three-day weekend means: more time for gaming. (What else am I to do? Go outside? In spring?)