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Gaming

Maple Story Publisher Reportedly Working On A Game Of Thrones MMO

ByTrone Dowd

A return to Westeros.

Gaming News

Vampire Survivors’ Perplexing New Update Adds Holiday Cheer and Cart Racing

ByRobin Bea

What’s behind that door?

News

We Now Know More About 'Captain America: Brave New World' Thanks to a McDonald’s Leak

ByDais Johnston

The cowards at A&W, meanwhile, refuse to comment.

News

The Russo Brothers Acknowledge Hollywood’s Post-Marvel “Rut”

ByLyvie Scott

Whether you believe in superhero fatigue or not, you can’t deny that Marvel’s impact is slipping.

Apple

6 Reasons Why Apple Doesn’t Need a New Vision Pro Yet

ByJackson Chen

The face-worn “spatial computer” headset doesn’t need an annual refresh.

Opinion

Fallout 4’s Top Mods Are Undoing The New Update

ByTrone Dowd

Players just want their old mods back.

Opinion

Manor Lords’ Success Highlights the Biggest Video Game Trend of 2024

ByHayes Madsen

The people demand it.

A.I.

Why the Rabbit R1’s Touchscreen Can’t be Used

ByJackson Chen

Rabbit’s founder and CEO Jesse Lyu explains why you can’t just poke and swipe on the R1 like you would a phone.

News

'The Boy and the Heron' Will Be the First Studio Ghibli Movie Available in 4K

ByDais Johnston

Listen to Robert Pattinson gulp down fish from the comfort of your couch.

Space

Whoa! The Webb Telescope Zoomed Way into the Iconic Horsehead Nebula

ByKiona Smith

This dense cloud of interstellar gas is 3,000 light-years away, but it looks close enough to touch.

News

Shockingly, Sony’s Next Superhero Movie Might be in Trouble

ByLyvie Scott

It’s (almost) Kraven time.

Retrospective

Pikmin 2 Is Still a Perfect Nintendo Sequel

ByMo Mozuch

Olimar’s second entry won hearts and minds with one simple fix.

Retrospective

NBA Jam Is A Timeless, Sports-Agnostic Classic

ByTrone Dowd

They don’t make ‘em like they used to…

Retrospective

Remember When Toho’s MonsterVerse Took on the Patriarchy?

ByLyvie Scott

Mothra vs. Godzilla pit two unlikely kaiju against each other, and it changed the franchise for the better.

Health

Can Ozempic Actually Affect Fertility? Here’s What Two Experts Think Is Going On

ByThe Conversation, Robert Norman and Karin Hammarberg

Weight loss can improve menstrual irregularities, and it may also increase the chance of pregnancy in women with obesity.

Science

Did Life on Earth Come From Space? A New Study Gives the Theory a Boost

ByThe Conversation and Christian Schroeder

The building blocks of life might form more easily in outer space.

Detox

What Color Should Your Pee Really Be? Experts Reveal Why Urine Shouldn’t Always Be Clear

ByElana Spivack

Here's how your urine color should change throughout the day.

Opinion

AI Gadgets Will Never Be ‘Finished’

ByIan Carlos Campbell

They’re getting better every day post-launch and at a much faster rate than traditional software updates for devices that aren’t AI-first.

Opinion

Netflix is the Worst Thing That Could’ve Happened to Zack Snyder

ByLyvie Scott

Rebel Moon’s failure proves you can’t manufacture your own Snyder Cut.

Retrospective

How Bomberman Turned Living Rooms Into Battlefields

ByMo Mozuch

(And paved the way for the N64’s defining feature.)

Retrospective

With 'Civil War' in Theaters, it’s Time to Revisit Alex Garland’s Most Disturbing and Divisive Movie

ByJon O'Brien

No matter where you hid, you couldn’t escape the discourse.

Science

Scientists Discover a 10,000-Year-Old Man-Made Megastructure Under the Baltic Sea

ByStephanie Piper and The Conversation

This might be Europe’s oldest human-made megastructure.

Movies

In 'Challengers,' Love is a Game But Sex is Not

ByHoai-Tran Bui

Zendaya’s sexy tennis movie is about more than just sex.

Pet Science

The Forgotten, Evolutionary Reason Cats Love Being So High Up

ByElana Spivack

What seems like an accessory is really a necessity that caters to their instincts.

The Inverse Interview

How David Cronenberg's Daughter Made the Year's Most Disturbing Dystopian Thriller

ByIsaac Feldberg

Humane director Caitlin Cronenberg reflects on following her famous father into genre filmmaking, confronting fears of mortality, and finding just the right amount of blood.

Retrospective

Pokémon Stadium Was Ahead of Its Time

ByDaniel Dockery

But 25 years later, Nintendo’s most ambitious Pokémon game can feel like a husk of its former self.

Inverse Recommends

Luc Besson’s Underrated Spy Thriller Just Hit Netflix

ByDais Johnston

Dress to impress (the CIA).

TV

Netflix’s Most Unsettling Thriller Reveals a Painful, Overlooked Issue

ByDimitris Akrivos and The Conversation

Editor’s Note: This article discusses sexual assault and contains spoilers for Baby Reindeer.

TV

'Shogun' Followed Its Own Rules Right to the Very End

ByAlex Welch

The FX miniseries went out exactly as it should have: quietly.

Science

Inside the Quest to Confirm A Strange 60-Year-Old Theory About Stonehenge

ByThe Conversation, Erica Ellingson, Amanda Chadburn and Fabio Silva

Archaeological evidence suggests Stonehenge also aligns with moonrise and moonset.

Found in Translation

We Could All Learn a Valuable Lesson From this Bizarre 2018 Sci-Fi Epic

ByCarlos Aguilar

Diamnatino has plenty to say the refugee crisis, the rise of fascism in Europe, outdated gender norms, and even the nature of athletic talent.

Exclusive

Inside the Rise of Jesse Lyu and the Rabbit R1

ByRaymond Wong

Rabbit’s founder and CEO, Jesse Lyu, tells all about the origins of the R1 and what he thinks about the AI gadget competition.

Gaming News

‘Fallout 4’ Is A Buggy Mess After Its Next-Gen Update

ByRobin Bea

Fallout 4 mods were nuked by the next-gen update.

News

Prepare Your Bladder, Because 'The Lord of the Rings' Extended Cut is Returning to Theaters

ByDais Johnston

You shall not pass up this opportunity.

Regenerations

Could 'Doctor Who' Finally Explore All The Secret Regenerations?

ByRyan Britt

The secret Doctors from 1976 and 2020 could all return very soon.

The Inverse Interview

How Ramin Djawadi Built the Sonic World of 'Fallout'

ByLyvie Scott

The composer behind Fallout, Westworld, and Game of Thrones creates an all-new take on the western.

The Inverse Interview

“The Hardy Boys on Acid”: Inside Netflix’s New YA Mystery Show

ByDais Johnston

Dead Boy Detectives is Supernatural meets X-Files wrapped in the Sandman universe.

Gaming News

Steam Cracks Down on Refunds With New Advanced Access Policy

ByRobin Bea

No more freeloading on pre-release games.

Retrospective

Marvel’s Most Important Movie Gave the MCU Its Best Shot at an Ending

ByAlex Welch

In 2019, Marvel miraculously stuck its landing.

Space

The Iconic Hubble Telescope Just Turned 34 And We Can’t Stop Staring At Its Birthday Snapshot

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

This pretty and puffy Nebula is more than what it seems.

The Inverse Interview

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Wildest Song Was Inspired by Run-D.M.C. and Ice-T

ByHayes Madsen

A soundtrack for the ages.

TV

57 Years Later, Star Trek Has Finally Revealed the Evil 'Enterprise's Weird Fate

ByRyan Britt

It’s time to grow out your goatee.

Tesla

Tesla’s Souped-Up Model 3 Gives You Near Porsche-Level Performance for a Bargain

ByJackson Chen

You’re about to see a lot more Teslas on track days.

News

Blumhouse Still Wants to Make More Happy Death Day Movies — But When?

ByLyvie Scott

Could Happy Death Day 3 bring us back to the future?

MCU

Did 'X-Men ’97' Just Ruin a Classic Avenger?

ByLyvie Scott

The Star-Spangled Man makes an appearance in the animated series — but on the wrong side of history.

Opinion

Metaphor: ReFantazio Won’t Have Romance Options — And That's a Good Thing

ByHayes Madsen

Make some friends.

The Inverse Interview

Star Trek's Biggest Badass Reveals His Starship's Secret Name

ByRyan Britt

From The Dark Knight to Discovery, David Ajala is a man of action.

TV

Star Wars Just Retconned a Devastating 'Clone Wars' Episode

ByDais Johnston

A new glimpse at a historic battle.

Gaming

Wizardry Brings A Forgotten Part of Gaming History Back to Life In May

ByRobin Bea

Back to where it all began.

Guide

10 Things the Rabbit R1 Can Do That the Humane Ai Pin Can’t

ByJackson Chen

Comparing the launch day features on both AI-powered gadgets, the Rabbit R1 is the clear winner.

Preview

'Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door' Is a Gut-Punch of Nostalgia

ByShannon Liao

Return to Rogueport.

Review

Nothing’s Ear A Wireless Earbuds Are Bright, Stylish, and an Unbeatable Value

ByJames Pero

A flashy new color, redesigned case, and near-parity with the more expensive Ear make the Ear A an incredible value.

Review

'Boy Kills World' is a Gnarly Dose of Bone-Crunching Mayhem

ByAlex Welch

The most juvenile revenge thriller of the year has arrived.

TV

10 Years Ago, The Flash Vanished in a Crisis

ByRyan Britt

Happy “Flash Missing” day.

Retrospective

'Seven Samurai' Is More Than Just A Classic — It Changed Cinema Forever

ByDaniel Dockery

70 years later, Akira Kurosawa’s classic is unbeatable.

News

An Iconic Board Game Movie — Yes, Those Exist — Is Getting Remade

ByDais Johnston

Whodunit?

Review

'Dead Boy Detectives' Is A Spooky, Sweet Addition To The Sandman Universe

ByValerie Ettenhofer

The new spinoff is anything but dead on arrival.

Tesla

Tesla Is Still Working on a Low-Cost EV, but It's Not the $25,000 Car

ByJackson Chen

It may not be the Model 2, but it should be cheaper than the Model 3.

Retrospective

9 Years Ago, Apple Reinvented Watches as Must-Have Health and Fitness ‘Guardians’

ByIan Carlos Campbell

The Apple Watch started as a fashion accessory without a purpose before morphing into a health device that many people now can’t live without.

Exclusive

I Saw 'Spider-Man 2' in Theaters Again — And I Told Sam Raimi About It

ByHoai-Tran Bui

“I really appreciate the crowd liking the movies.”

Gaming

Video Game Libraries Could Aid Preservation — Unless the ESA Has Its Way

ByRobin Bea

Game preservation could soon get a boost whether the ESA likes it or not.

Opinion

Final Fantasy 16 Feels Like a Totally Different Game After “The Rising Tide” DLC

ByHayes Madsen

A second shot.

Space

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Stumbled On A Glistening Lava Lake On Jupiter’s Moon Io

ByKiona Smith

Loki Patera is like no place on Earth.

TV

'The Acolyte' Will Introduce Star Wars’ Coolest Lightsaber Mod

ByDais Johnston

Whip it good.

News

'Westworld's Future is Literally Being Auctioned Off

ByLyvie Scott

The HBO show’s costumes, props, and set pieces will be scattered to the winds.

The Inverse Interview

Building the World of 'Fallout'

ByMeg Walters

Production designer Howard Cummings and costume designer Amy Westcott reveal how they brought the universe of Fallout to the screen.

Face Huggers

The 'Alien' TV Series Timeline Has A Big 'Prometheus' Problem

ByRyan Britt

When did Weyland Corp become Weyland-Yutani?

News

Quentin Tarantino’s Last Movie Might Have Been About Quentin Tarantino Movies

ByDais Johnston

Tarantinos, assemble.

Inverse Recommends

Another Crab's Treasure Is This Year's Lies of P

ByHayes Madsen

A shell of a time.

Gaming

Nintendo Switch Just Quietly Released Two Nostalgic Racing Games

ByRobin Bea

Check out these overlooked racers this month.

Exclusive

'X-Men’s Famke Janssen Says “Why Not?” to Another Superhero Role

ByLyvie Scott

The X-Men star is “more than happy” to leave Jean Grey in the past.

Exclusive

'Falcon and the Winter Soldier' Exclusive Clip Reveals a Crucial Change to Show's Plot

ByDais Johnston

Sam’s story was initially very different.

Space

A Dead Star in a Nearby Galaxy Just Did Something Wild

ByKiona Smith

A massive star in M82 lived fast, died young, and left an extremely magnetic corpse.

Review

Stellar Blade Feels Like the Start of an Exciting New Saga

ByBrandon Hofer

Inverse Score: 8/10

Science

Look! 3.7 Billion-Year-Old Rocks Reveal The Oldest Evidence of Earth’s Magnetic Field

ByDoris Elín Urrutia

Our planet was a different place when these rocks formed.

Inverse Recommends

The Nintendo Switch Just Got a Jolt of Turtle Power

ByAshley Bardhan

This 2017 game perfectly captures the tone of the beloved sci-fi franchise.

Inverse Recommends

Now That 'Shōgun' is Over, Netflix Has the Perfect Historical Epic to Fill Its Absence

ByDais Johnston

Meet your next historical epic obsession.

Inverse Recommends

Horror and Romance Make Surprisingly Good Partners In Sucker for Love: Date to Die For

ByRobin Bea

Love is scary.

Health

The Right Amount of Sleep Could Help Prevent This Extremely Common Disease

ByThe Conversation, ShanShan Lin and Giuliana Murfet

It turns out the relationship between sleep and diabetes is complex.

TV

'The Bad Batch' is Finally Wrapping Up a Very Weird Palpatine Scheme

ByRyan Britt

Where has the Zillo Beast been keeping itself?

The Inverse Interview

Another Crab’s Treasure Dev Says We’ve Only “Scratched the Surface” of Soulslikes

ByHayes Madsen

An ocean of possibilities.

News

The Most Propulsive Thriller of the ’90s is Dashing Back to Theaters

ByLyvie Scott

Run, don’t walk, to your local multiplex.

EVs

3 Ways Toyota’s Promising Mirai Hydrogen EV Has Already Stalled Out

ByJackson Chen

It looks like battery-powered EVs don’t have anything to worry about.

Space

Voyager 1 Just Sent Its First Coherent Message Back to NASA In Months

ByKiona Smith

A clever programming fix has cured the spacecraft's electronic aphasia.

Apple

New iPads Are Coming on May 7. Here’s What You Need to Know.

ByRaymond Wong

Maybe hold off on buying an iPad in the next two weeks.

Opinion

Metaphor: ReFantazio Finds a Workaround For the Biggest RPG Trope

ByHayes Madsen

A new kind of fantasy.

MCU

'Deadpool 3' Theory Reveals a 'Wild Avengers: Endgame' Retcon

ByDais Johnston

With the whole timeline on the table, anything is possible.

Don't Call it a Comeback

The New 'Heroes' Revival Can Finally Fix Its Two Biggest Mistakes

ByRyan Britt

Here’s why the impending Heroes comeback could finally address some frustrating plot holes.

Handhelds

This Game Boy Micro-Like Handheld Can Play GBA, N64, and PS1 Games

ByJackson Chen

Plus, it comes with a joystick!

TV

Everything You Need to Know About 'X-Men '97' Episode 7

ByDais Johnston

Suit up for one more adventure before the big finale.

Gaming News

Fortnite Won’t Be Getting Metroid Skins Thanks to One Nintendo Demand

ByRobin Bea

Nintendo and Epic Games disagree on exclusivity.

Review

'Knuckles' Is Exactly What a Direct-To-Streaming Spinoff Should Be

BySarah Milner

The Paramount+ miniseries channels Sonic’s delirious fun into episodic format.

News

Tom Holland Isn’t Quitting Spider-Man After All

ByLyvie Scott

Rest easy, webheads: our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man isn’t going anywhere yet.

The Inverse Interview

'Fallout' Stars on the Lingering Questions Season 2 Still Has to Answer

ByDais Johnston

How will our intrepid heroes survive this one?

The Inverse Interview

Tales of Kenzera Devs Want to “Tell Different Stories” In Gaming

ByHayes Madsen

Made with care.

Retrospective

David Cronenberg’s Gooiest Sci-Fi Movie Saw the Future of Gaming Culture

ByMark Hill

Watch what you eat.

Health

Why Don’t We Have A Cure For Cavities? Inside the Decades-Long Scientific Quest

ByUndark and Christina Szalinski

One startup has said a genetically modified microbe could prevent cavities. Experts, though, have safety concerns.

Opinion

Apple Has Lost Control of the iPhone. This New Game Emulator Is Proof.

ByIan Carlos Campbell

The coming wave of game emulators is further evidence of the iPhone’s Android-ification.

Gaming

El Paso, Elsewhere Is the One Game I Actually Want to See in Movie Theaters

ByRobin Bea

A match made in hell.

EVs

BYD’s Sea Lion EV Has A Luxury Interior That Makes Tesla’s Model Y Look Bland

ByJackson Chen

Hard to argue with leather seats with massage functions.