Jan 18
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It’s hard to make the cyberpunk genre feel fresh nowadays. Its tried-and-true tenets of a dystopian future overrun…
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Rob Bricken was the Editor of io9 from 2016-18, the creator of the poorly named but fan-favorite news site Topless Robot, and now writes nerd stuff for many places, because it's all he's good at.
Jan 14
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Having done Worst Episode Ever for the better part of a decade, I have come to realize one unassailable truth: If a…
Jan 5
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Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman’s original Dragonlance novels aren’t just considered some of the finest Dungeons &…
Dec 21
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You don’t need to have seasonal affective disorder to be depressed this holiday season. There’s plenty to be bummed…
Dec 15
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Happy holidays, everybody! Now with that out of the way, I need to talk to you about this “Worst Episode Ever”…
Dec 11
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Something strange is afoot on io9.
Dec 2
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Welcome to Ravenloft, boils and ghouls! Where it’s always a dark and stormy night, where monsters are always under…
Nov 17
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Disney’s shockingly excellent reboot of DuckTales has given us countless joys: The introduction of Huey, Dewey, and…
Nov 4
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The famous Drow ranger Drizzt Do’Urden returns for his second adventure in the Icewind Dale trilogy! Is it better…
Oct 28
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As Halloween approaches, it is paramount that we all take a moment to remember—or discover—Tim Curry’s “Halloween…
Oct 21
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Mummies aren’t scary. In fact, they’re some of the least scary monsters around, thanks to becoming generic CG action…
Oct 4
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When we last saw The Walking Dead, our survivors were holed up in an assortment of buildings surrounded by the…
Sep 30
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In 1987, Ed Greenwood, creator of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, released his first novel in the giant, fanta…
Sep 23
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Do you have lingering questions about Sony’s first foray into the Spider-Man-But-Without-Spider-Man-In-It…
Sep 17
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Remember The Littles? It’s fine if you don’t. It’s one of the billions of lesser-loved ‘80s cartoons, based on the…
Sep 7
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For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Then…
Aug 28
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This first book in the Moonshae trilogy holds the great distinction of being the very first Dungeons & Dragons novel…
Aug 19
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As you are no doubt aware, Movies Have (Basically) Stopped. Almost all the movies that used to be being made are no…
Aug 6
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The cartoons of the 1980s produced some of the most iconic villains of all time: Skeletor. Cobra Commander. Megatron.…