Gaming
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Comic conventions: a comprehensive guide of all of the upcoming major comic cons
There are comic conventions happening weekly around the world - here's a list of many of them, so you can make plans to be there yourself!
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Watch full-length panel conversations about Doctor Who, The Strangers: Chapter One, Fourth Wing, the Flanaverse, and more.
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Members Access Watch the Team Fortress 2 cast reunion from Seattle's ECCC 2024
Pyro, Heavy, Sniper, and Medic are together again... hopefully on friendly terms
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Members Access Watch James D’Amato, Jef Aldrich, & Jon Taylor discuss which RPG monsters they'd most like to date
The authors of The Ultimate RPG Series and Düngeonmeister books review the romantic prospects of eldritch horrors. In public!
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Disney's D23 Expo tickets are on sale now!
After 140k people attended 2022's D23 Expo by Disney, the next question is simple: how can we do it again?
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A comprehensive visual history of Princess Peach
Princess Peach: Showtime! is the latest step in a 40-year evolution, here's Princess Peach's path to now
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The best superhero games for PS5, PS4, Xbox, Switch, PC, and more
Take flight, clobber evil, and stand for good with these fantastic superhero games.
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The Traitors season 2 finale is going to be exciting - could it also be good for you?
Is watching the Alan Cumming-hosted, Peacock-streamed game of deception actually beneficial to your well-being? We'll explain
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RWBY creator Rooster Teeth shutting down proves that popularity may not equal prosperity
Warner Bros. Discovery is in talks to sell properties like RWBY and Gen:Lock, despite their considerable fandoms
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Escape the sensory overload of con life with the Japanese Freeplay Arcade
The attraction at ECCC 2024 offered fans the opportunity to get away from it all with some free video game action
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Emerald City Comic Con 2024 show floor trends: Dice and plushies
Every convention show floor is different, here's what we saw at ECCC
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Elderwood Academy is bringing innovation to dice boxes and rolling trays at Emerald City Comic Con
Want to see something cool?
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Come with Popverse to the Baldur's Gate meetup at Seattle's ECCC
We have witnessed far too much
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Ben Moser is making gaming dice - with a mechanical engineer's flair
You haven't seen dice like Summit Dice's
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Popverse heads to Emerald City Comic Con, Pikmin style
Popverse deputy editor got into the Pikmin spirit at the Seattle Convention Center
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Drinks, dungeons, dragons and delights await you at Emerald City Comic Con's The Tavern in Seattle
A thematic lounge with everything, including adult drinks
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The McElroys are heading to Chicago's C2E2 2024
Get ready to get in the zone, the adventure zone that is, because the McElroys are heading to Chicago!
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Nickelodeon’s Double Dare is reimagined as an interactive off-Broadway show
On your Marc, get set, slime!
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Pokemon Go fans catch 'em all at the Pasadena Rose Bowl
Popverse took a field trip to the Pasadena Rose Bowl this weekend to catch some Pokemon
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Watch Dungeons & Dragons podcasters Roll Britannia full panel from MCM Birmingham!
The Dungeons & Dragons podcast played a live session in Birmimgham that you can watch right here
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Looking back (and ahead) on representation in video games with Queer Coded at MCM Birmingham
Dubbed 'A History of LGBT+ Video Games,' this panel examines the gaming industry and its changing attitudes. You can watch it live
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Watch now! Watch the Critical Role panel from Seattle's ECCC 2024 here!
Watch Emerald City Comic Con's exclusive 2024 Critical Role panel from wherever you are, in the real world or not
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Gamers unite: Call of Duty's Nolan North is coming to Chicago's C2E2 2024
The voice behind Nathan Drake in Uncharted, Call of Duty, & Batman: Arkham City is heading to Chicago
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ECCC 2024: Solve your own whodunnit with Foulplay Games' Curious Carnival
There's murder afoot throughout the entire four-day convention in the Pacific Northwest, and you can help solve it
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Five Nights at Freddy’s order: How to play the horror game series in release and chronological order
Five Nights at Freddy’s boasts a rich lore across its series. Here’s how the games’ history unfolds in order.
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Critical Role is making their way to Seattle's ECCC 2024
Hold onto your D20s, Critical Role is coming to Seattle
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Watch the Kingdom Hearts panel from MCM Birmingham now!
Kingdom Hearts superfans Erika Harlacher and Sarah Miller-Crews were in Birmingham to talk about their favorite game series, watch the panel here
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Watch Fort Solis's Roger Clark and Troy Baker in conversation about the hit horror adventure game
The survival horror game's cast recently came to comic con for an unmissable, exclusive panel
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Seattle's ECCC 2024 welcomes Penguin Random House, Oni Press, Clarion West, and more
The full list of exhibitors at the 2024 Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle has been revealed.
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Palworld's success proves Pokémon fans deserve an official MMO
Despite controversy, Palworld's meteoric rise is proof Nintendo is dropping the ball with their biggest franchise.
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Summoning all gamers and fantasy lovers! Join the voices of Neil Newbon (Astarion) and Devora Wilde (Lae’zel) as they take the stage to talk about acting in the critically acclaimed video game Baldur's Gate 3!
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Watch Overwatch voice actors behind Ashe, Tracer & Sigma gush about the game
Ashe, Tracer, and Sigma themselves were at Comic Con, and you can hear what they had to talk about here
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Watch Legend of Zelda's titular voice actor & co-star who voices Teba talk about the hit franchise
Patricia Summersett and Sean Chiplock made their way to Birmingham to discuss Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom - and you can watch it here
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Blizzard is reviving World of Warcraft's much-beloved bible to its complex continuity
World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume 4 is on its way
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"I think what is important is keeping the core elements and the essence of things," the director says of reimagining the franchise for today's fans
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There's more to Final Fantasy than 'just' gaming; the franchise is focused on storytelling that uplifts its audience
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Neopets to revamp its classic game. First step? Fix the economy
It's trickier than you think
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Small horror flicks are becoming big business.
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Another good reason to replay it this year.
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: The real reason Red XIII is riding a chocobo
The decision behind Red XIII riding a chocobo is explained by director Naoki Hamaguchi
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Anthony Mackie's Twisted Metal is getting a second season at Peacock
Pedal to the metal for round two
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Video game trade show E3 has been permanently cancelled, organizers announce
The video game trade show, created in 1995, is no more as organizers look to new areas of focus
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Critical Role: Which campaign is your favorite so far?
Vox Machina, The Mighty Nein, or Bells Hells: you have to pick one in our... Critical Poll (Sorry)
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The first official look at Amazon's Fallout series is here
I don't want to set the world on fire, but this looks nuclearly good
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Members Access Watch The Witcher 3 cast spill (some amount of) tea at MCM Comic Con 2023
Doug Cockle, Denise Gough, Jaimi Barbakoff, John Schwab Steven Hartley, and Katie McGuinness came to London for a... Draw Off? See it here
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The #1 horror movie of 2023 expands its influence.
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Members Access Dicebreaker brought some of the biggest names in the UK TTRPG community to MCM; you can watch it right here
Johnny Chiodini, Liv Kennedy, Jasper William Cartwright, Jess Jewel, Shamini Bundell, and Mark Sherlock Hulmes were all in attendance
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Critical Role’s Matthew Mercer calls out “cringe culture”
Mercer is against calling things "cringe."
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Critical Role is doing even more Bells Hells - with a prequel!
Critical Role returns to print with Bells Hells: What Doesn't Break
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We have some ideas, but we're also curious who YOU want to see in the roles
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Members Access The actors of Baldur's Gate 3 took over MCM 2023, and you can watch it here
Join Neil Newbon, Tim Downie, Dave Jones, Tracy Wiles, Samantha Béart, Devora Wilde, Emma Gregory, Amelia Tyler, Jennifer English, and Theo Solomon in London
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Members Access The developers of Star Ocean The Second Story - R were at MCM, and you can watch the panel here!
Yuichiro Kitao, Kei Komaki, and Yukihiro Kajimoto stopped over in London to ell us all about the remake of Star Ocean Story
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Members Access Watch the rising stars of TTRPG play Sexy Battle Wizards at MCM!
Grant Howitt leads a TTRPG campaign of Sexy Battle Wizards with Liv Kennedy, Drakoniques, Edward Spence, Fiona K.T. Howat, and Zack FG.
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Members Access Watch Oxventure's latest D&D liveplay - filmed at MCM Comic Con!
Watch the ragtag team of brave-ish heroes (you know them as Corazon, Dob, Egbert, Merilwen and Prudence, joined by long-suffering Johnny Chiodini) on their latest adventure live, without a net.
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Members Access Want to roll the dice on your own fantasy adventure? Watch the Guide to D&D panel from MCM here
D&D pros Sophii (@SophiiRPG), Ophelia (@OpheliaDeckard), Kay (@kayPOWXD) and Tim (@ChaoticQuesters) take the London stage to help you get started
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RoboCop: Rogue City review roundup: What the critics are saying
Spoiler: It's exactly what we were expecting after the explosive demo.
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Critical Role cast explains who makes them laugh the most, and why ads are a terrifying experience
To be fair, the combination of whip cream, hot dogs, and Cheetos does sound horrifying
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Critical Role: Matthew Mercer teases future appearance of "underwater nations"
Is everyone ready for a Mighty Nein mermaid wedding?
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Five Nights at Freddy's post-credits scene explained
A small tease which means a lot.
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Critical Role's cast come up with a surprisingly dark end to Bells Hells (accidentally)
MCM October 2023's fans were the first to hear an unexpected direction the current campaign could take
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Also, which CR cast member knows Neil Newbon as "the hot vampire guy"?
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The Mighty Nein will return, Critical Role cast confirms
They're coming back.
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Five Nights at Freddy’s timeline: The horror games’ in-universe chronology and history explained
Five Nights at Freddy’s is packed with fan-favorite lore. Here’s how the story plays out chronologically
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Watch now! Watch the Halo game voice cast panel from London's MCM Comic Con!
The voices of Master Chief and Cortana from Halo spoke with Popverse at MCM Comic Con in London.
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Baldur's Gate 3 is the hottest panel of MCM October 2023 (so far)
How busy was the panel? Ask the fans lined up outside the at-capacity 4,000+ seat room
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Five Nights at Freddy's theater showing starts with real-life brawl in the front row
Come for the jumpscares, stay to get jumped
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Popverse challenges all of London to a pub quiz at this weekend's MCM Comic Con
There may not be an actual pub involved, but the prizes are very real nonetheless
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FNAF is more than just creepy animatronics.
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More than five nights at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, probably.
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Spider-Man 2 is out on PS5 today... and the devs are already open to a Venom spinoff
The Candyman himself, Tony Todd, provides the voice of Marvel's symbiote in the new game... and if fans want it, he might get his own
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Yuri Lowenthal breaks down gameplay, story, memes, and other surprises in Insomniac's Spider-Man 2
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BioShock: Writers are back to work on Netflix adaptation
The journey toward a live-action Rapture is back on, according to writer Michael Green
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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 review roundup: What the critics are saying
One last dose of hype ahead of this Friday's superpowered launch to get your Spider-Sense tingling
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Invincible's big bad Omni-Man joins Mortal Kombat 1 in a perfect crossover
The Viltrum Empire from the hit comic book (and Prime Video series) invades Fire God Liu Kang's timeline
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Final Fantasy VII Vincent Valentine voice actor announced at NYCC
Who's cast in this Critical Role?
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Watch now! Watch the Critical Role panel from New York Comic Con 2023!
Yes, we have filmed the NYCC 2023 Critical Role panel. Presented by Tumblr. Welcome back.
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Critical Role's Matt Mercer is here for dating advice
Critters rejoice: now the DM is ready to help you with your love life (No, really)
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Watch now! Watch the official Final Fantasy VII Rebirth panel from NYCC 2023!
Square Enix brought Final Fantasy VII Rebirth to New York Comic Con, and Popverse is bringing it to you. Presented by DoorDash.
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MagicCon Las Vegas 2023: The best cosplay from the Las Vegas Convention Center
Take a look at what's going on in Las Vegas Convention Center this weekend!
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FINISH HIM! Mortal Kombat: How to play the games in release and chronological order
Want to get started on playing the Mortal Kombat franchise? Here’s how to do it!
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Spawn is coming to Call of Duty with a very familiar voice
Image Comics' iconic hero will be added to the game September 27
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Critical Role: How (and where) to watch in chronological and release order
Here's how to watch Critical Role in chronological and release order.
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There are way more than just 16 Final Fantasy games. Here’s how to play through the mainline games in the proper order.
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Spoilers Gran Turismo: The actual facts behind the movie
Gran Turismo is based on a true story, but which parts are actually true?
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Starfield: Five movies, TV shows, and comics to enjoy before/during/after you play the game
While you wait for Starfield, here are our top picks for how to get in a Starfield state of mind.
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Get a snarling Geralt on your shelf thanks to CD PROJEKT RED and Dark Horse Direct
A 6-inch Geralt of Rivia bust from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is on its way
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Lord of the Rings continues to make more money than you'd think
It's not the Prime Video show that's driving its success, either
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Superheroes and super heels: How AEW embodies comic-book style superheroics
Wrestling is full of heroes and villains. Here’s how AEW does it best and how Fight Forever gives fans a chance to play along
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AEW Fight Forever: Watch as Popverse plays the exciting new wrestling game of the summer
Popverse's Veronica Valencia and Vito Scutti are creating their own wrestler for AEW Fight Forever
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AEW Fight Forever: The game that brings the hottest wrestling franchise into your hands
Everything you need to know about the wrestling video game AEW: Fight Forever including its roster, gameplay, trailers, and more
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Full Panel Video Watch Jack Black perform Bowser from the Super Mario Bros. Movie live in front of a packed NYCC crowd!
From the Empire Stage at the Javits Center in NYC, Popverse has your first look at the Super Mario Bros. movie and a Q&A with Jack Black!
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Todd McFarlane's Spawn is coming to "one of the biggest games on the planet" - but which one?
Spawn will be joining one of the world’s biggest video games. McFarlane won’t tell us which game it is, but Popverse has some ideas.
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Our Flag Mean Death and the stars of Witcher, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and more are here at MCM Comic Con
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Assassin’s Creed jumps to 1970s Brazil and the future in new comic spinoffs
Ahead of the new Assassin's Creed game, the Brotherhood returns to comics in a big way
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Get ready, the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con dates have been confirmed (and its a busy weekend)
What are you doing in late July 2024, anyway? We're doing Comic-Con International: San Diego
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SDCC 2023: Marvel's booth is town square in the massive San Diego Comic-Con showfloor
Raccoons, exclusive merch, and massive crowds, oh my
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SDCC 2023: What to expect at San Diego Comic-Con this year
Everything you need to know about this year's San Diego Comic-Con
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Critical Role is coming to London for MCM Comic Con
Life needs things to live, and you're getting that as Critical Role is coming to this October's MCM Comic Con