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The end is here. Nearly a decade since Netflix's biggest series first premiered, Stranger Things is finally hurtling towards the two-part series finale with an epic Season 5. As we prepare for the ...

The new Forgotten Realms books are a great product if you’re a longtime Faerûn fanatic like myself. However, they also bring to light symptoms of a new design philosophy that supports Dungeons & ...

Occultus, the Latin root for “occult,” points to the hidden and the obscured—an apt source for a word steeped in mystery. For centuries after the term’s wider adoption, it has continued to suggest the ...

According to a 2024 study from the market research company Talker Research, the average American far exceeds recommended intake levels when it comes to their daily sugar consumption. The survey ...

Designed to be used with the Netheril: Empire of Magic boxed campaign setting, How the Mighty Are Fallen had the ambition of dropping a group of player characters in the middle (or at least, very ...

Ram is really thumping its chest with the return of the V8 to ensure anyone with hurt feelings is seeing the Hemi love fest. The 2026 Ram 1500 Ram 1500 brought back the Hemi V8 as an option, and the ...

You don't need me to tell you that Baldur's Gate 3 is absolutely brilliant - Larian's trophy cabinet speaks for itself. At this point, the studio is likely used to the glowing praise, but hearing it ...

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First introduced in 1996, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) format was developed to replace the array of proprietary cables and connectors used by devices to connect to personal computers of the era. In ...

Stan owes their love of turn-based RPGs and all other things gaming to a second-hand Game Boy Advance SP and Wario Land 3. Persona, Zelda, and Pokemon rank among their all-time franchises, but they ...

Dungeons & Dragons has exploded in popularity over the past few years, and part of that is due to the success of Stranger Things. The TTRPG features heavily in Netflix's nostalgia-tinged supernatural ...