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5 new to Paramount Plus movies with 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

Paramount Plus is adding a wave of critically-acclaimed movies in March 2024 including "Carol", "Airplane!" and much more.

Tom’s Guide

Helldivers 2 is "halting all output" on mechs after factory planet Tien Kwan comes under attack in galactic game master Joel's latest twist

Helldivers 2's latest major order tasks players with liberating the mech factory planet Tien Kwan

GamesRadar

Unreleased Helldivers 2 vehicles are leaking all over the place, but I'm not ruling out that Game Master Joel has something to do with it

Could some of these Helldivers 2 leaks be an inside job?

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Helldivers 2 uses its game master to stop the live service side from being 'just a calendar with automated events tied to major holidays'

"We knew it would be divisive!"

PC Gamer

The Last Of Us Season 2 Cast Revealed For Fans

The Last of Us TV series impresses with Season 1 and promises more intensity in Season 2, captivating audiences with compelling storytelling and stellar pe...

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Helldivers 2 devs "knew it would be divisive" to put one real person in charge of the war: "It's something that a video game has never done before"

"This makes it feel more like a real war with real stakes, even though it's just a video game"

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 needed its own D&D-type game master because the co-op shooter "is going to run for a long time, we'd love to see it go for many years"

Arrowhead's dungeon master was put in place to "keep the never-ending war engaging for players"

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As Helldivers 2 players died millions of times on planet Mort, D&D-style war master Joel was "watching it all go down" and called it a "thing of beauty"

"He's as dedicated to the community as I am," community manager says of Joel

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 got so big that its virtual D&D master Joel needed "emergency" assistance: "He's only one guy, and he was just not sleeping ... sending me messages at 4am"

Helldivers 2 war master Joel needed reinforcements of his own

GamesRadar

‘Women have libidos too!’: Ethan Coen and wife Tricia Cooke on their raunchy new lesbian road movie

There’s a new Coen duo in town. Ethan Coen and his wife, film editor Tricia Cooke, have created a feature – Drive-Away Dolls. Here they talk about 70s B-movies, US politics, and the joys of their unconventional marriage

The Guardian - UK

350,000-strong Helldivers 2 contingent curses now-infamous galactic D&D master Joel as their next big campaign after Malevelon Creek takes a turn for the worst

That's a lot of soldiers to commit to a losing fight

GamesRadar

Helldivers 2 director explains the limits of Joel the Game Master's power: "The war fought and liberation of planets — that's all you"

The creative director behind Helldivers 2 has clarified exactly what Joel the Game Master can and can't do.

Windows Central

Helldivers 2 Game Master Joel Influences Solar System-Wide War

Discover the unique role of 'Game Master' Joel at Arrowhead in managing Helldivers 2 gameplay, adding excitement and unpredictability to the solar system-w...

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New Helldivers 2 Major Order calls on players to liberate Veld from a surprise bug infestation, and it's offering a good reward this time

Helldivers 2 says forget the robot front — Veld's got a surprise bug infestation, and we need to clear it ASAP.

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GamesRadar

"Malevon Creek was literally an inside job": Helldivers 2 grunts in pieces after learning a real-life D&D game master is beating their asses in the Galactic War

Hi name is Joel, apparently

PC Gamer

'We have an actual person with the title of Game Master': A single Helldivers 2 dev named Joel is pulling the strings on its galactic war like an all-powerful D&D dungeon master, war will become 'more and more sophisticated over time'

Arrowhead has noticed the "attachments" players have to planets and will make them more of a character in the future.

Total Film

Pedro Pascal says filming The Last of Us season 2 "feels strangely brand new"

"I’m learning something new every day"

Motorsport

Obituary: British F4 racer Joel Pearson dies aged 19

Pearson made the switch from karts to cars partway through 2018 when he joined the Ginetta ranks, before contesting two full campaigns – taking two podiums en route to eighth in the 2020 standings.

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Autosport

Obituary: British F4 and Ginetta Junior racer Joel Pearson dies aged 19

Pearson made the switch from karts to cars partway through 2018 when he joined the Ginetta ranks, before contesting two full campaigns – taking two podiums en route to eighth in the 2020 standings.

Tom’s Guide

7 best Coen brothers movies, ranked

Our ranking of Joel and Ethan Coen's seven best films, including "‘No Country for Old Men" and "The Big Lebowski"

The Guardian - US

Drive-Away Dolls review – Ethan Coen sets off in a wild new direction

The writer-director splits from his brother and joins wife Tricia Cooke for a bawdy and brilliant road trip caper about two lesbian friends caught up in crime

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Filming for The Last of Us Season 2 officially begins

The Last of Us season 2 star Isabela Merced confirms filming has begun, teasing new cast additions. Get the latest production update and more details here.

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The Last of Us season 2 set photo reveals familiar location

Get ready for The Last of Us season 2 as a new set photo reveals the return of Greenplace Market. The TV series faithfully adapts the acclaimed video game ...

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CBS to stream Billy Joel's 100th concert at Madison Square Garden

CBS announces it will stream Billy Joel's 100th concert at Madison Square Garden, marking the first time a Billy Joel concert will air on a broadcast network.

PC Gamer

The Last Of Us co-creator and director teases a potential third entry: 'there's probably one more chapter to this story'

"For years I haven't been able to find that concept," says Neil Druckmann. "But recently, that's changed."

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