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The Hobbit movies forgot The Lord of the Rings' fairy tale roots

Peter Jackson should have looked at The Princess Bride for inspiration

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Sofia Coppola, it’s not too late to make your dark take on The Little Mermaid

Coppola's scrapped The Little Mermaid would adapt Hans Christian Andersen's true fairy tale

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20 years later, Rockstar's best game still doesn't have the sequel it deserved

Bring back Jimmy Hopkins

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Not even Charles Schulz recognized the brilliance of his most profound Peanuts line

Unless Woodstock is saying something even more brilliant, though it's hard to tell

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The Witcher 3's fairy tale-inspired quests are must-plays for any RPG fan

Ladies of the Wood and Beyond Hill and Dale are both excellent

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The worst GTA game is one Rockstar could never make today

The last of its kind

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The worst X-Men movie did one thing perfectly

Oh my stars and garters!

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Patrick Stewart was Star Trek's greatest captain, and this Captain Picard quote proves it

The Next Generation's finest episode reveals the humanity beneath Picard's uniform and Star Trek at its best

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Stop worrying about the future of Final Fantasy. It's already here

Literally and metaphorically

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Mister Spock looks menacing and entranced as he hefts a heavy blade in Star Trek: The Original Series.
Spock’s best Star Trek quote isn’t based on logic

This isn't just Leonard Nimoy's greatest line. It's the philosophy that has kept Star Trek relevant for generations.

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The case against Larian saving Dragon Age, no matter how tempting it sounds

Let Larian make Larian games

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26 years later, Baldur's Gate 2 is still shaping my life

And it's all thanks to BioWare

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WoW lets you have a last name for the first time in 22 years, and it's stressing me out

Surnames? Are you kidding me??

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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave’s leaked endings are extremely weird

Let's hope some of them stay cut forever

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Star Wars Battlefront 3 could break new ground, but only if EA takes the risk

There’s more to this era than meets the eye

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Marvel's forgotten Mass Effect clone couldn't escape the Avengers' failure

Guardians of the Galaxy was better than anyone expected

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15 years later, Batman: Arkham City remains Batman's last gaming masterpiece

Rocksteady's sequel set a new benchmark for superhero games

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The most broken D&D item keeps ruining games. Here are 3 ways to fix it

This item is in every character's inventory, and it's ruining games

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GTA: San Andreas’ most frustrating mission shows how far Rockstar has come in 22 years

"Ah shit, here we go again."

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Spike's best Buffy moment is still one of the greatest quotes in TV history

James Marsters' snarky vampire remains one of the show's most memorable characters

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