Magic: The Gathering’s release calendar is packed with sets and decks, crossovers and original worlds, and products for new players and old alike. With Wizards of the Coast having given MTG fans an early look at 2024’s entire release calendar, as well as hints of what’s to come in 2025 and 2026, the roadmap for the world’s oldest TCG is stacked full to bursting.

All upcoming Magic: The Gathering releases

Starbucks Halloween cups have been leaked, and there’s five new cups for customers to get their hands on in October, plus, the iconic slime drip cup that people were obsessing over last year is back. Megh, who goes by @coffeepassport on TikTok is a self-professed coffee and cup addict;...

Starbucks Halloween cups leaked and the ‘slime drip cup’ is back

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The Pokemon card game began in 1998, first produced by Wizards of the Coast. It has maintained a steady following for the whole of its lifespan, and has gained popularity as a source of valuable collectibles.

Most Valuable Pokemon Cards in 2024

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Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

Microsoft has revealed the first batch of games heading to Xbox Game Pass in August 2024. In an Xbox Wire post, Microsoft confirmed Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Mafia: Definitive Edition, and Creatures of Ava will be added to the subscription service. All of these will be available to subscribers via PC, Xbox, and Xbox Cloud Gaming (if you are an Ultimate tier subscriber). The first of these three games, Creatures of Ava, will be available to Game Pass subscribers starting August 7.

Microsoft Confirms Xbox Game Pass August 2024 Wave 1 Lineup

Anerbic has brought back its K101 Plus retro handheld, giving the GBA-cart reading device a brand-new Nintendo-inspired coat of paint. Anbernic has built a name for itself in the retro gaming handheld scene by producing a slew of Nintendo-inspired devices. Its RG35XXSP took heavy inspiration from the Game Boy Advanced SP, while its RG28XX took after the Game Boy Micro. These handhelds depend on emulation and can’t read real, bonafide Game Boy carts.

Anbernic revives handheld that can actually play GBA carts

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Secret Agent Clank could be heading to new PlayStation consoles.

PlayStation Seemingly Leaks Next PSP Re-Release for PS5 and PS4

Even though Take-Two has confirmed that GTA 6 is still on schedule to release in Fall 2025, Grand Theft Auto fans have one big worry about it. Up until December 2023, Grand Theft Auto 6 was a pretty closely guarded secret with Rockstar Games and their publishers Take-Two. Sure, there was a massive set of leaks in September 2022, but official information was kept to a minimum.

GTA 6 fans concerned about Rockstar’s silence on one big thing despite release being on track

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

The popcorn bucket wars didn’t end with the Deadpool and Wolverine buckets, because Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is set to release in September 2024, and there’s several popcorn buckets up for grabs. These popcorn buckets often become hot commodities in the pop culture world, and here’s the best advice for...

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Howdy all and welcome back to mech overview. This week we are looking at what is one of the more obscure mechs currently available in plastic, the Mercury! A mostly extinct design outside of the hands of Comstar and the Word of Blake, the Mercury is no one’s favorite but is canonically very important for a few reasons, none of which have to do with its quality as a light mech. I am going to level with everyone: I have never once put a Mercury on a table personally, but I know someone who is completely obsessed with the thing so clearly it is doing something right.

BattleTech: Mech Overview: Mercury

A Canadian man is launching a class-action lawsuit against social media companies TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook for being “too addictive.”. Social media apps are facing lawsuits in 2024, and a 24-year-old Montreal man is the latest to take them to court. According to CTV, the man started...

Man sues TikTok, Reddit, YouTube and Meta for being “too addictive”

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from interviews the author conducted with those individuals mentioned.]. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the classic TV show Bewitched, which originally aired on ABC from 1964 to 1972. The show remains popular in reruns, and will soon be released in a special Blu-ray edition to mark the anniversary.

Dick York ("Darrin #1") Would Have Stayed on 'Bewitched' Had He'd Been Given More Time To "Rest up"

Today, we’re going over the history of the “free update” business model of certain first-party games released for Switch. Free updates and DLC weren’t quite as common for Nintendo games back in the Wii U and 3DS era. Company culture changes aside, one possible reason for this is that those consoles could only store so much extra data and updates for their games (with Super Smash Bros. pushing the limits of this restriction). Needless to say, things have sort of changed during the Switch era. Free updates have gone from a nice bonus to… something else, we’ll say. Here are some of the most prominent examples of Switch games that relied on a free update content cycle, and what these updates added to each game.

The history of the “free update” model in Switch games

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Pokemon fans have been sent into meltdown after it was confirmed a popular Game Boy Advance title will be making its way on Nintendo Switch's premium subscription service.There aren't many Pokemon games that have made their way onto Switch Online or its expansion.There's a total of five so far with four of them Nintendo 64 titles, including the two Pokemon Stadium entries, and the Pokemon Trading Card Game on Game Boy Color.But following an impressive Nintendo Direct event in June, the Japanese company has now followed that up by adding another top title to its subscription service.And that game is...

Pokemon fans in meltdown as Game Boy Advance release finally coming to Nintendo Switch

Addison Rae continues her foray into music with a new song, Diet Pepsi, and fans are obsessed with the music video. Addison Rae aims to move from topping the TikTok charts to the music charts. The content creator is no stranger to slinging tunes, and followers will undoubtedly be familiar with her 2023 EP ‘AR’.

Addison Rae debuts Diet Pepsi song and fans call music video a “masterpiece”

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. In context: Harvard University officially introduced the Harvard Mark I computer on August 7, 1944. Also known as the Automated Sequence Controlled Calculator or ASCC, the computer was the brainchild of US physicist Howard Aiken. IBM developed the system in about four years using Aiken's plans and military funding.

One of the world's first general-purpose computers just turned 80 years old

As Hawk Tuah’s Haliey Welch continues to post her take on what a meme is online, fans have noticed some minor faults, resulting in many roasting the rising star. Haliey Welch rose to viral fame after her Hawk Tuah YouTube video with Tim & Dee TV in June, and she’s now proclaiming herself the “meme queen.”

Hawk Tuah girl mocked for having no clue what a meme is

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Legendary Pokemon TCG Artist Mitsuhiro Arita on designing his first-ever MTG card

Few artists have been as influential in the TCG space as Mitsuhiro Arita. As a key part of the original Pokemon Trading Card Game design team,...

Legendary Pokemon TCG Artist Mitsuhiro Arita on designing his first-ever MTG card

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