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Netflix Picks Up Justin Long, Ashley Tisdale Animated Series ‘Skylanders Academy’
Video game-based series is the first production from publisher Activision Blizzard’s recently formed TV and film studio
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New Version of Xbox One Will Be Cheapest Available 4K Blu-Ray Player
The console will also be able to run streaming video in 4K with HDR color
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‘Game of Thrones’: What Did Tyrion’s Joke About Flies in Cups of Ale Mean?
Tyrion’s gag may not have landed when he told it to Missandei and Grey Worm, maybe because it originates in our world
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Orlando Shooting Puts E3’s Shooting Games in Crosshairs
Video game industry has many shooting games to promote this week at its biggest trade show
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‘Warcraft’ Movie Is Openly Hostile to Non-Nerds (Commentary)
Video-game adaptation is every terrible, nerdy thing you feared the video-game adaptation would be
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‘Game of Thrones’: Who Is that Young Girl Running House Mormont?
House Mormont has produced some crucial characters on “Game of Thrones,” but the latest is a mystery
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‘Game of Thrones’: Ian McShane’s Elder Brother, the Quiet Isle and a Familiar Face
In the episode “The Broken Man,” we traveled to a strange new place where everything was peaceful — what’s that about?
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‘Game of Thrones’: What Did Queen Margaery’s Note to Her Grandmother Mean?
Margaery managed to slip a message to Lady Olenna despite the watchful eye of her septa, but it was pretty cryptic
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Who Are All These People on ‘Game of Thrones’? (Photos)
So many faces, and so many names — here are quick primers on all the major players in season 6 of the HBO hit
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How the Video Games Industry Created Its Own Cult of Toxic Fans (Commentary)
The games industry has no one to blame but itself for a community of fans that loves to lash out
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‘Game of Thrones’: Everything Bran Stark Saw in His Flashback Montage In ‘Blood of My Blood’
Here’s what you may have missed in Bran’s quick-cutting visions of the past
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‘X-Men: Apocalypse’: How Wolverine’s Cameo Sets Up His Next Standalone Movie
Hugh Jackman’s character makes quite an impact in his brief appearance
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Does ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Have a Post-Credits Scene?
The post-credits scene is a superhero staple, but they don’t all have one — what about “X-Men: Apocalypse”?
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25 Movie Stars Who Were Completely Transformed by Makeup or CGI for a Role (Photos)
This summer sees several name actors disappearing into their character thanks to movie magic, including Oscar Isaac and Idris Elba
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‘Game of Thrones’: What Exactly Happened With Hodor and That Time Loop?
The last few minutes of Sunday’s episode were chaotic, and require a little bit of explanation
