Warning: This article includes MAJOR SPOILERS for Ballard season 1! One of Renee Ballard’s major investigations inBallardseason 1 is the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) conspiracy connected to the John Doe case, and it’s more elaborate than expected. Based on theBallard andBoschbooks by Michael Connelly, Ballard follows the titular detective, who runs the underfunded and volunteer-led cold cases department. The detective show certainly isn’t the first adaptation of Connelly’s books, and it shares some big characteristics with the others....

Video game fans have been hearing for years that voxel technology has the potential to do amazing things. ImagineMinecraftblockson a significantly smaller scale, able to be shifted, created, and destroyed as the world of player demands. Many games have experimented with such promises, but one in-development voxel game from John Lin may be the closest yet to delivering. Lin’s latest “eye-candy update” for their voxel game continues to astound. In a new two-minute teaser for Lin’svoxel project, they showcase some of the game’s new features....

A sequel toStar Wars Outlawshas reportedly been canceled, and Ubisoft has been offloading some of the blame. The 2024 action-adventure game follows smuggler Kay Vess across multiplehives of scum and villainyin the galaxy far, far away, and while it was generally well-received, sales were not up to publisher Ubisoft’s expectations. Industry insider Tom Henderson, fromInsider Gaming, recently spoke on the site’s podcast claiming Ubisoft has canceled the in-development sequel toStar Wars Outlaws(viaPush Square)....

It’s what Kojima would’ve wanted Whether you’re a complete newcomer toMetal Gearor a seasoned vet just shooting to glaze over a few things that you probably already know, it’s not a bad idea to take a look at this top-secret document. Okay, it doesn’t actually contain classified information, but it does feature an expansive history of theMetal Gearseries — something that should serve as a perfect refresher before heading intoMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain....

Call of Duty: Warzonehas made some small changes to its map since the battle royale launch, but it’s generally stayed the same for the most part. However, a new look for theCall of Duty: Warzonemain menu suggests that there could be a big change in store for the map in a future update. Those playingCall of Duty: WarzoneandModern Warfarethis weekend will notice that the image on the main menu has been updated....

It’s the Witcher’s time to shine I last spoke aboutCyberpunk 2077over a year agoand noted that the game felt so far off, I couldn’t even visualize it despite the cool, seedy, world-building promotional images and trailer. I’d say the project was announced too early — and for us video game blog-reading obsessive types, it was — but talking about2077publicly surely helped attract new talent to CD Projekt RED. Now thatThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntis released, can we shift our attention to the team’s next big role-playing game?...

In an interview with the Polish edition of Elle Man,Chris Hemsworthsuggested he’d like to stay on in the iconic role of Norse thunder god Thor after the upcomingThor: Blood and Thunder. When asked if he would be passing on the role to a female incarnation of Thor, Hemsworth answered “Are you crazy ?! I’m not going into any retirement period, Thor is way too young for that. He’s only 1500 years old!...

Theshop simulator genrehas been growing in recent years, particularly after the success of games likeSupermarket SimulatorandTCG Shop Simulator. Designed to be cozy games, often there isn’t much to be done outside the confines of your store. This is where one new title mixes things up by blending in some of the fantasy and exploration elements of aDungeons & Dragons-style world, and rewarding those with curiosity. Whether you want to spend your days selling potions or go out and talk to an Ent or dragon, there is plenty to experience....

While nothing is set in stone, it appears thatDestiny 2’s forthcoming DLCBlack Armorycould potentially be adding a new black gear rarity tier. Of course, this is tinfoil hat territory and should be taken with a grain of salt, but there is plenty of evidence to suggest this could actually be the case. This same leak also alleges, beyond the addition of the new rarity tear, that this DLC will bring back some of themost popularD1exotics....

Back when Shadowkeep launched forDestiny 2, there were a ton of changes implemented for the game’s hand cannons. The general expectation was that this would continuously be tweaked, with many requests since being aimed at buffing some ofDestiny 2’s hand cannons, and many feel that it has been a long time coming, specifically for the 110 and 140s. However,Destiny 2community manager Dmg04 has confirmed that there will not be any changes made to hand cannons in the next sandbox update....

Developer Bungie gave some of the first details aboutDestiny 2’s Season 7, Season of Opulence, and when players can expect it to start in its latest blog post.Season of Opulenceand its accompanying paid Annual Pass add-on Penumbra will launch on July 31, 2025. Typically in the past, each new season has begun at the weekly reset, 10 a.m. PDT, so barring any technical issues,Destiny 2players should expect the same from Season 7....

A fan-favorite character of the originalDexterseries is set to return inDexter: Resurrection, and it could set up a reckoning Dexter has been avoiding for years. As theupcoming sequel seriesDexter: Resurrectionand its July 11 release date steadily approaches, we’ve learned a lot about what it will entail. We know thatPeter Dinklage will star inDexter: Resurrectionas Leon Prater, the show’s main villain, and that Uma Thurman will be working for him. The latesttrailer forDexter: Resurrectionhas given even more insight into the series, and we’ve also got news about some direct connections to the originalDexter....

Animeis beloved for its emotional stories, unique visuals, and thrilling character journeys, but the never-ending arcs and filler episodes can be a dealbreaker for casual viewers. Sometimes, all fans want is a tightly told, complete narrative that doesn’t stretch for hundreds of episodes. That’s where the one-season wonders come in, and Netflix has plenty of them. Whether fans are new to anime or just short on time,Netflix’s catalog includes short, satisfying series that wrap up (or at least deliver a strong arc) in a single season....