While Nintendo DS RPGs haven’t always had the platform to reach a wide audience,Dragon Quest 9: Sentinels of the Starry Skiesproved to be record-breaking for one of the oldest RPG series ever until its eleventh entry came along. Despite the graphical deficiencies of the DS,Dragon Quest 9did a lot of great things that make it one of the best games on the console. The problem is, it’s almost impossible to play any DS game on modern consoles if that game doesn’t have some sort of official port or remake....

Love Island USAhas proven it isn’t afraid to bring in a guest star to host a challenge and shake things up, just like they did when Bravo reality starPaige DeSorbo guest hostedthe show’s “Got Wood?” challenge on the June 15 episode. Despite Paige’s appearance being short (she reportedly left before they could do a reshoot of the challenge, which is why she only appears in the beginning of the challenge),Islanders and fans alike were thrilled to see mega-Love Islandfan Paige....

Warning: contains spoilers for Thunderbolts* (2025)!AsBucky Barnes' Winter Soldier gains new importance in both the MCU and the comics (leading his own New Avengers roster in each), fans have a lot of questions about the hero-turned-assassin-turned-hero. Chief among them, does Bucky have enough of his own villains to truly step out of Captain America’s shadow? The answer is a resounding yes, as we run down the eight strongest Winter Soldier villains in Marvel lore....

WARNING! SPOILERS ahead forFBI: Internationalseason 4, episode 22, “Gaijin.” FBI: Internationalseason 4, episode 22, titled “Gaijin,” leaves several questions open, even though the episode is the series finale.FBI: Internationalseason 4wasn’t intended to be the procedural’s final season. It introduced Wes Mitchell (Jesse Lee Soffer) as the new leader of the Fly Team, who was meant to replace Scott Forrester (Luke Kleintank), who had disappeared near the end of season 3 and was said to be helping his fugitive mother escape....

As a new Netflix thriller takes the platform by storm, it’s a reminder of how dominant limited-run thrillers have been. In the past two years,Baby Reindeerhas been an absolute breakout. The seven-episode British series dominated the cultural conversation, racking up awards and acclaim for its harrowing story of abuse. Adolescence, though it centers on a very different protagonist, is on a very similar trajectory. It has turned the young lead, Owen Cooper, into an Emmy nominee and has become one ofNetflix’s most-watched originals of all time....

To celebrateAce Combat’s25-year history, developer Bandai Namco revealed that Classic Armament is making a return inAce Combat 7: Skies Unknown,which isone of the better simulator gamesin recent memory. Of course, this is good news to veteranAce Combatplayers, given that they will be able to return to some of the classic aircraft and weapons from previous installments in the franchise. Apart from the return of the Classic Armament inAce Combat 7: Skies Unknown,Bandai Namcois also offering a wide array of skins and emblems that should excite aviation enthusiasts....

American Idolseason 8 runner-upAdam Lambert experienced a major setbackafter receiving rave reviews for his portrayal of Judas in the Hollywood Bowl production ofJesus Christ Superstar.Adam placed second to Kris Allen duringAmerican Idolseason 8in 2009, but he’s since achieved so much success as a recording artist, an actor, and the frontman of the legendary rock band Queen. Adam’s most recent achievement was playing Judas, to much acclaim, opposite Cynthia Erivo’s Jesus in the concert staging ofJesus Christ Superstarat the Hollywood Bowl from August 1-3....

Game “journalists” believe themselves to be decadent nobles from prestigious times, supping in the banquet halls of the mighty while impoverished simpletons bow and scrape at their mercy. The folk behindAge of Empires Onlineknow exactly howfilthlike me see ourselves, and drew this image. That’s me in the bottom right, joined by fellow arrogant luminariesJeff Gerstmann, Larry Hryb, Tina Palacios, Chris Kohler, Stephen Totilo, Brian Crecente, Ludwig Kietzmann and Ben Kuchera....

The Rental Cabins are found in the northeast quadrant ofAlan Wake 2’s Cauldron Lake map, and they are home to a Cult Stash. Specifically, that container is in the southernmost cabin’s bathroom, and there is a drawing attached to its top. That drawing points toward the key that is used to open the Rental Cabins Cult Stash inAlan Wake 2, and this guide is here to help players locate that item....

Over the course of theOne Chicagofranchise’s 35 seasons (not includingChicago Justice),there have been 12 weddings.Unfortunately, not all of them ended in happily ever afters. One wedding didn’t even get to the “I do’s.” Nevertheless, love has been at the center ofeveryOne ChicagoTV show—Chicago Fire,Chicago PD, andChicago Med— meaning there have been plenty of nuptials to go around the Windy City. NBC renewed all threeOne Chicagoseries in May 2025, andChicago Fireseason 14,Chicago PDseason 13, andChicago Medseason 11 will premiere in the fall of 2025 (perDeadline)....

Ever since E3 2018, more and more information concerning Bioware’s upcoming online multiplayer action RPG,Anthem,has been revealed, with a major source of information being the game’s executive producer Mark Darrah. For example, it was Darrah who recently clarified thatJavelins do not have separate skill trees, with that actually dependent upon the player’s Freelancer level. Now, during another Q&A, Darrah revealed something interesting about large player groups. Anthem,as an online RPG, will see players team up in groups of up to 4 to complete objectives throughout the game, though it is possible to beat the game solo....

Announcers in anime have made minor appearances since the beginning. Although announcers are usually not very significant characters in anime, they play an essential role in emphasizing the events and encouraging the main heroes. RELATED:Nostalgic Anime That Aired On Toonami During The 2000s Many anime classicshave introduced hosts and announcers for tournaments and contests. This role has become pivotal to the success and entertainment of such tournaments in anime because it is essentially the middleman between the participants and viewers....

The Dominion War, primarily depicted inStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, plunged theStar Trekuniverse into chaos. Lasting from 2373 to 2375, it saw old enemies join forces against the Dominion, a powerfulGamma Quadrant civilization. The Federation Alliance (comprising Starfleet’s forces, as well as the Klingons and Romulans) secured victory, but the war was hard-fought. Although some of the conflict’s most brutal battles took place on the ground, on planets like AR-558, many key engagements occurred in space....