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1. The Oscars In Memoriam Sequence Left Out These Notable Figures on TV But Honored Them Online

   James Van Der Beek, Eric Dane, and others omitted from Oscars broadcast.

2. The 7th Tie in Oscars History Just Happened for Best Live Action Short Film

3. Oscars Winners 2026: The Full List of Winners From the 98th Academy Awards

   The 98th Academy Awards, also known as The Oscars 2026, was a stunning night dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the biggest movies from 2025 and the incredible people who brought them to the big screen. Here are all the big winners from One Battle After Another, Sinners, KPop Demon Hunters, Frankenstein, and many more.

4. Nathan Fillion's Big Firefly Tease Is a Canon Animated Series With the Original Actors Reprising Their Roles — but It Needs a Home

   Nathan Fillion’s big Firefly tease has been revealed as a new animated series set between the original live-action TV show and the Serenity movie — but there's a catch.

5. Buffy: New Sunnydale Continuation Series Scrapped, Sarah Michelle Gellar Confirms

   Hulu has decided to scrap Buffy: New Sunnydale, its planned continuation series that would have once again featured Sarah Michelle Gellar as the show's original Slayer.

6. Arc Raiders Boss Says Bungie Did a 'Really Good Job' Addressing Feedback After 'Heavily Criticized' Marathon Playtest

   Patrick Söderlund, CEO of Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios, is praising Bungie after the Marathon team managed to effectively address playtest feedback “in a very short period of time.”

7. Embark CEO Says 'Some' Arc Raiders AI Voice Lines Were Re-Recorded by Humans Post-Launch: 'There Is a Quality Difference'

   Embark CEO Patrick Söderlund says Arc Raiders now contains fewer AI voice lines than it did at launch after the team re-recorded some lines with real actors.

8. 'It Is Getting Very Hard to Keep Players From Going All Over the Place' — Yes, the Donkey Kong Bananza Devs Are Watching Your Speedruns

   At the 2026 Game Developers Conference, Donkey Kong Bananza producer Kenta Motokura and programmer Tatsuya Kurihara talk about accepting the fact they can't bar players off from exploring certain paths with creative techniques.

9. Your Xbox Ally X Is Due for a Crucial Performance Update in April

10. "If We Know People Want It, Never Say Never" - The Simpsons Showrunner Offers New Hope for Hit & Run Sequel

    The Simpsons showrunner Matt Selman is sounding more optimistic about the prospect of The Simpsons: Hit & Run getting a sequel or remake, saying, "If we know people want it, never say never."

11. Amazon Raises Prices for Ad-Free Streaming Tier, Rebrands It Prime Video Ultra

    Amazon is raising prices for Prime Video’s ad-free tier, which is also being rebranded as Prime Video Ultra effective April 10, 2026.

12. Warner Bros. Now Wants Bradley Cooper To Write, Direct, and Star in the Upcoming Ocean's Eleven Prequel

    Heisters, listen up. The upcoming Ocean’s Eleven prequel may have found its director and writer in its potential star, Bradley Cooper.

13. Marvel's X-Men '97: Season Two Comic Will Bridge the Gap Between Seasons of the Animated Series

    Marvel Comics has revealed a new X-Men '97: Season Two prequel comic for June 2026, fueling hopes that the animated series will return around the same time.

14. A Pokémon Pokopia Griefing Gang Is Doing Its Best Team Rocket Impression and Blowing Up Players' Precious Endgame Builds

    Pokémon Pokopia griefers are blowing up players' special endgame creations designed to unlock Legendary Pokémon, fans say.

15. Donkey Kong Bananza Developers on Voxels, Sandboxes, and a Delicious Bacon Burger Prototype

    Donkey Kong Bananza is a game that emerged from constant experimentation with tons of different experimental prototypes. And at the Game Developers Conference this week, I managed to get them to talk about one: a giant, delicious, bacon burger.