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12 Replay Ideas That Make Zelda: TOTK Feel Like a Brand-New Game
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Published Aug 15, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT
From banned fast travel to full Yiga cosplay.
12 replay ideas that make Zelda: TOTK feel like a brand-new game
Graphic: Polygon | Source images: Nintendo EPD/NintendoThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom pretty much always merits a replay. Or two. Or fifteen. There’s always another sky island you’ve skipped, or a cave you haven’t fully explored. But searching for Princess Zelda and saving the kingdom of Hyrule in the exact same way does stop being enough of a hook for you to hit ‘new game’ …eventually.
O EMPIRE! WARD OFF THY ROT puts you in an abandoned, dithered world with a cursed object and asks you to do one thing: survive the journey
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Do you remember, or do you even know, about the Game Boy Camera? It's exactly as it sounds, a little camera attached to an original Game Boy cartridge that you could plug in and take photos with. You could even get a printer! The aesthetic therewithin is a particular one, utilising a tiny 128x128 pixel sensor, the end result being an incredibly dithered and pixelated yet charming look. There are few games that capture such a vibe, but O EMPIRE! WARD OFF THY ROT, a game about carrying a cursed object through an abandoned world, might just manage to.
Simpsons creator Matt Groening implies that a Hit & Run remaster is coming, current showrunner hastily disputes
First reported by Empire on X, "The Everything App," Simpsons creator Matt Groening may have let slip the existence of some upcoming return for The Simpsons: Hit & Run—though this was immediately disputed by another grandee of the Simpsons Industrial Complex.
I got so freaked out by the fact that Gordon Freeman is canonically 27 that I decided to find out how old all the other classic FPS protagonists are, and it didn't make me feel better
When I first played Half-Life at the tender age of 11, I found it a terrifying experience. Admittedly, I was scared of pretty much everything at 11. Wasps, heights, loud noises, football (or more specifically, everyone finding out how bad I was at football). I was an anxious child all around. Hence, playing an interactive disaster movie filled with weird aliens was an intense experience and lashings of violence was an intense experience.
EverQuest Legends is the only MMO that could hook me in 2026
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This is Terminally Online: PC Gamer's very own MMO column. Every other week, I'll be sharing my thoughts on the genre, interviewing fellow MMO-heads like me, taking a deep-dive into mechanics we've all taken for granted, and, occasionally, bringing in guest writers to talk about their MMO of choice. Like our own Joshua Wolens, who checked out Everquest Legends and liked it a whole lot.
Two Beloved Characters Are Coming to Disney Dreamlight Valley In Free Updates
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Published Aug 15, 2026, 11:01 AM EDT
Two new characters will join Disney Dreamlight Valley this year! Fans are in for a treat — and a few tricks
Modding the Khajiit lands into Oblivion is still the cat's meow
I’m supposed to be stealing keys from several merchants in Leyawiin, but things haven’t exactly gone to plan. I accidentally wore my Grey Fox mask, a piece of armour that immediately marks me as a wanted criminal to every guard I pass. Even after finally sorting out my armour situation and making my way into Southern Books, the shopkeeper Bugak gro-Bol isn’t in bed when I enter and won’t stop following me around and trying to kick me out of his shop, because it’s midnight and I look like exactly the kind of shady character who might be breaking in to steal from him.
Cities: Skylines new replacement is about to become the best strategy game in years
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Published Aug 14, 2026, 5:17 PM EDT
Transport Fever 3 turns logistics into an art form
Cities: Skylines is getting some serious competition later this year
Image: Urban Games/Paradox InteractiveThe calendar of upcoming game releases is absolutely stacked with major launches leading up to GTA 6, but my list of most anticipated games is anchored by something a bit tamer in tone: Transport Fever 3 from Urban Games. I've spent a lot of time in the simulator mines over the last few years, and recent features trailer for the third Transport Fever game completely sold me on it. No, this isn't a full city builder like Cities: Skylines or even a hybrid like Workers and Resources: Soviet Republic, but Transport Fever 3 seems to be digging into the management aspects and quality-of-life improvements I've been wanting from city builders for a long time.
10 New Movies to Watch this Weekend on Netflix, Prime Video, and Peacock
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Published Aug 14, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
Monsters, a biopic of one of the world's biggest pop stars, and more
Image: A24/Everett CollectionThe summer of movies continues! Over the past month, the box office has been reaping the benefits of The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day. This weekend, there's even more to watch with the release of The End of Oak Street and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Still, if you prefer to stay at home, we've got some suggestions.