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iPhone gaming in 2025 is having a breakout year, highlighted with Fortnite’s comeback, Apple’s Gaming App, and Breakout Hits. With blockbuster comebacks, fresh exclusives, and Apple’s aggressive push to unify gaming across devices, there’s never been a better time to play on iOS. Here’s a look at the biggest stories and standout games defining mobile gaming this summer. Fortnite Returns to iPhone With Blitz Royale — And It’s a Hit After a five-year standoff stemming from its legal feud with Apple over in-app payments,Fortnitehas officially returned to iPhones....

You should always read the terms of service before signing off because so often it seems that we don’t really know what we are agreeing to. Who knows what kind of whacky stuff corporations are sticking in there? It takes one watch ofSouth Park’s infamous HumancentiPad episode to know that. And it turns out there is some pretty weird stuff in those long terms and conditions statements, at least for Peacock’s terms of service agreement, which includes a pretty tasty surprise: Kevin,The Office’s resident accountant, and chili connoisseur and Scrantonicty drummer’s famous chili recipe (carpet fibers not included)....

There have been a lot of curious oddities in the Academy Awards' history, like the time therewas a tie for Best Actress, but it was the unique milestone achieved by the 1944 comedy musicalGoing My Waythat was the most exceptional. WhenBarry Fitzgeraldstepped into the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre movie palace for the 17th Academy Awards ceremony, he did so with nominations in both the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories for the same role, making him the only performer to be recognized in such a way....

Marvel has had a killer year thus far with the releases ofDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessandMoon Knight. On top of that,Marvel Studiosjust premieredMs. Marvelon Disney+ this week, and they’re gearing up for the release ofThor: Love and Thunder. Now, Marvel has found a director for one of their latest top-secret projects. Reported exclusively byDeadline,Jake Schreierwill be directingThunderbolts.Black WidowscreenwriterEric Pearsonwill also be writing the script andKevin Feigewill be producing the project....

It’s okay to enjoy bad films. We all need escapism, particularly in the dreary winter months when summer has well and truly passed, but the excitement of Christmas is still beyond reach. Major movie studios know exactly this and so, they release movies at this time of the year for those too scared to go seeHalloween Ends. They transport us to faraway lands with white sand and crystal clear water, where rich white people get themselves into a series of predicaments that always ends with a wedding and a resolution....

DreamWorks Animation has released a newTrollstrailer that lays out the challenges for the title critters. It seems that the happy, colorful colony of Trolls has but one worry in the world: the perennially pessimistic, troll-eating Bergens. So when the Bergens invade the village and make off with a bevy of trolls, it’s up to the endlessly happy Poppy (Anna Kendrick) and the glum and gloomy Branch (Justin Timberlake) to save their friends....

The boys are back in town in 2027. The next iteration of the worldwide phenomenon from Legendary’s Monsterverse has just been dated for August 11, 2025. The follow-up toGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire,which will be directed byGrant SputorefollowingAdam Wingard’s decision to step back from the seriesafter immense success, will be with us in less than three years.Shang-Chi’s Dave Callaham is penning the script. That news followed Wingard’s comments on the promotional tour forGodzilla x Kongwhere he expressed his desire to return for another film, but timing issues led to his departure....

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersthrough the Season 1 finale ofWe Hunt Together.] The six-episode drama seriesWe Hunt Together(from BBC Studios and currently airing on Showtime) is a fascinating cat-and-mouse story that explores the relationship between a pair of deadly killers and the detectives (Eve Myles,Babou Ceesay) trying to track them down. While Freddy (Hermione Corfield) and Baba (Dipo Ola) find solace in each other, the violence they cause and the emotional manipulation that occurs leads to dangerous consequences....

Dark Phoenixofficially holds the lowest opening of the 19-year, 12-film X-Men franchise. The film, written and directed by Simon Kinberg, rose from the ashes this weekend to just $33 million, significantly behind the opening numbers for 2013’sThe Wolverine($53 million) and the originalBryan Singer-directedX-Men($54 million). The other film Dark Phoenix failed to catch?The Secret Life of Pets 2, which opened this weekend at number 1 with $47 million, just a bit better than estimates....

Marvel swings, and Marvel scores. This weekend brings another big win for the superhero studio with the debut ofDoctor Strange, which opened in 3,882 theaters well above projections with an $85 million debut.Scott Derrickson’s origin story introducedBenedict Cumberbatch’s Stephen Strange to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, along with time travel and the realms of interdimensional magic with the tale of an arrogant neurosurgeon (Cumberbatch) who turns to The Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) and the realm of the mystical after his hands are shattered in car crash....

Everyone knows thatThe Simpsonsis what madeMatt Groeningone of the most iconic names in animation history, but he actually got his start writing a weekly comic strip titledLife in Hell. This comic ran from 1977 to 2012 and, for decades, was the purest way to tap into Groening’s biting, satirical sense of humor. As he made the jumps into mainstream animation, his name would be more often associated with a more accessible, broad style of comedy like inThe SimpsonsandFuturama, but not withLife in Hell....

The cinematic experience, and how each generation views what is the absolute apex differs and changes based on the demography. In recent times, the multi-year and multi-film plan that cumulated finally inAvengers: Endgamewas brilliant to see unfurl. The financial and cultural exploits ofBarbiecould also be brought under that umbrella. However, when it comes to the perfect storyline, acting and overall package when the lights go out in the cinema, nothing comes quite close to thePeter Jacksontrilogy adaptation ofJ....

TheScreammovies have always been about looking at the past and utilizing our shared knowledge of horror films to create new nightmares out of that awareness. InScream, the girl in distress doesn’t just run away from the killer by going upstairs instead of running outside. After all, she’s seen countless movies that tell her this is a terrible idea, yet she continues to still make the poor decision. This self-awareness has madeScreamone of the most fun slasher series, as each additional entry can use new trends in horror and films in general to examine the culture of the time....