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House of Harkness

Agatha All Along Episode 5 Release Date, Time, and Plot for the Marvel Show

By Dais Johnston

Another week, another trial.

DC

'Joker: Folie à Deux' Has a Surprising Connection to 'The Dark Knight'

By Lyvie Scott

Like it or not, we finally know how he got those scars.

Game Guides

Here's Exactly How Long It Takes to Beat 'Metaphor: ReFantazio'

By Hayes Madsen

Becoming king takes time.

TV

Netflix Is About to Drop The Most Influential Fantasy Epic of All Time

By Dais Johnston

100 Years of Solitude is coming.

Space

What Did NASA’s DART Mission Really Do To That Asteroid? We Are About To Find Out

By Kiona Smith

Humanity is returning to the scene of the crime, like we do.

Gaming

Steam Just Quietly Released the Most Important Survival Horror Game of the Year

By Shannon Liao

Change the Ref made an unexpected game.

Health

A Single Bout of Intense Exercise Might Exert Positive Effects for Two Weeks

By Elana Spivack

The compounding effects of exercise and rest may endure in the brain.

Review

'Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero' Is a Delightfully Gratuitous Celebration of the Most Important Anime Series Ever Made

By Hayes Madsen

Inverse Score: 8/10

MCU

'Agatha All Along's Big Namedrop is Way More Important Than You Think

By Lyvie Scott

Care to make a deal?

News

Netflix Just Canceled the Most Underrated Epic Mythology Show

By Dais Johnston

Not even gods can survive the streamer’s chopping block.

Gaming

14 Years Later, the Best Open-World Western Game Is Finally Coming to PC

By Trone Dowd

Rockstar's Western classic hits PC at the end of the month.

Health

Viral TikTok Cast Iron Fish Claim Gets A Serious Mineral Deficiency All Wrong

By Colin Michie and The Conversation

Boosting the body’s iron levels is far more complicated than it might seem.

Rule Them All

Lord of the Rings Just Explained the Origin of a Pivotal Location

By Ryan Britt

Do you know the way to Rivendell?

Retrospective

15 Years Later, the Most Influential RPG of the Century Still Feels Original

By Robin Bea

Still worth the pain after all this time.

Movies

'The Platform 2' Serves Up Another Hyperviolent, Illogical Feast

By Jon O'Brien

Did anyone want seconds?

TV

'Doctor Who’s' Original Hero Is Planning a Comeback

By Dais Johnston

Is it time for a family reunion?

Science

Don’t Miss Your Chance To See This Extremely Elusive Meteor Shower In Tonight’s Clear Skies

By Doris Elín Urrutia

Unleash the Dragon.

Gaming News

'Alien: Isolation' Is Getting an Unexpected Follow-Up

By Trone Dowd

Creative Assembly returns for the cult classic sequel.

Review

'Metaphor: ReFantazio' Is a Revolutionary RPG, When It Steps Out of Persona's Shadow

By Hayes Madsen

Inverse Score: 8/10

Rule Them All

The Rings of Power Season 2 Sets the Stage for Tolkien’s Scariest Villains

By Lyvie Scott

The road is ever-winding.

No One's Laughing Now

'The Penguin' Just Nailed One Crucial Thing That 'Joker 2' Fumbled

By Dais Johnston

When did Arkham get a music class?

TV

Star Wars May Finally Fill in a Major Canon Gap For One Iconic Jedi

By Lyvie Scott

Some stories should continue.

Opinion

PlayStation Is Discontinuing One of Its Own Games To Make Way For the Remaster

By Robin Bea

Fewer people will be able to play Horizon Zero Dawn once its remaster drops.

Gaming News

Xbox's Most Important Franchise Just Got a Major Upgrade

By Trone Dowd

New studio name, new engine, and new games.

Entertainment

The Most Promising Sci-Fi Reboot of 2025 Finally Has a Release Date

By Dais Johnston

Stephen King’s toughest jogger returns.

Trek Talk

Star Trek Writer Reveals a Sneaky Solution to 2 Big Spaceship Mysteries

By Ryan Britt

What happened to the Enterprise-E? And who took charge of the Defiant?

Rule Them All

Rings of Power Season 3 Release Date Predictions, Plot, Cast, and More for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Show

By Eric Francisco

The Rings of Power are forged, but there is still one ring to come – One Ring to rule them all.

News

41 Years Later, Star Wars Is Finally Filling in Its Most Interesting Canon Gap

By Ryan Britt

The sequel we've always wanted.

Inverse Recommends

The Toughest Martial Arts Brawler Ever Just Joined Xbox Game Pass

By Robin Bea

Get used to that game over screen.

Retrospective

Werner Herzog's Update to a Silent Classic Remains Deeply Chilling

By Don Kaye

You won’t fall for this vampire.

Science

The Sun’s Coronal Magnetic Field In Finally Coming Into Focus Like Never Before

By Doris Elín Urrutia

This strange part of the Sun is getting probed.

The Inverse Interview

How The Penguin Became a Secret “Buddy-Cop Comedy”

By Hoai-Tran Bui

“The story goes different places than The Batman does,” director Craig Zobel tells Inverse.

Inverse Recommends

One Of The Spookiest Games Of All-Time Just Hit PS Plus

By Mo Mozuch

Doki Doki Literature Club is a delightfully unsettling experience.

Inverse Recommends

Paranoia and Practical Effects Make This One of History’s Greatest Horror Remakes

By Jessica Scott

(And It’s Not The Thing.)

Health

The Truth About Using Psilocybin For Depression

By Johan Lundberg, Guusje Haver and The Conversation

What is really needed is a comparison of the long-term effect of psilocybin with another treatment (an antidepressant) or a placebo.

Health

6 Crucial Reasons Doctors Turn To Botox

By Philip Crilly and The Conversation

Botox was first used medically in the 1970s by an American eye doctor called Alan Scott to help patients with a condition called strabismus (better known as a squint).

Rule Them All

'Lord of the Rings' Just Redefined Tolkien’s Weirdest Duo

By Lyvie Scott

“She will be a great foe for a long time.”

Gaming

10 Years Later, A Survival Horror Masterpiece Achieved Perfection In Its Restraint

By Trone Dowd

Alien: Isolation remains one of the strongest cases for how great licensed games can be.

Science

Research Shows The Early Universe Had Way More Black Holes Than We Thought

By Matthew J. Hayes and The Conversation

This discovery could help researchers understand how they formed — and why many of them appear to be more massive than expected.

Review

In The Franchise, The Marvel Machine Gets the Parody It So Richly Deserves

By Dais Johnston

(But DC mostly gets a pass thanks to corporate synergy.)

DC

The Penguin Episode 3 Release Date, Time, Trailer, and Plot for the HBO Show

By Lyvie Scott

You wanted an inside man? You got him.

Gaming

14 Years Later, This Gaming Hotspot Is the Happiest Place on Earth

By Mo Mozuch

Galloping Ghost has more than 1,000 machines — and unlimited lives.

Health

Is 'No Burp Syndrome' Really A Thing? Really?

By Rae Ellen Bichell and Undark

The painful condition has long gone unrecognized in medicine. But a pioneering Botox treatment appears to be a cure.

Retrospective

The Past, Present, and Future of Khans of Tarkir — According to Wizards of the Coast

By Jake Kleinman

“It was a pretty special set for us.”

Science

Science Says You’ve Been Talking to Your Dog Completely Wrong

By Elana Spivack

Slow down when talking to your pup.

Health

What Really Happens When You Try to Tan Away Your Acne

By Karl Lawrence, Wisam Alwan and The Conversation

Phototherapy is a medical treatment that involves exposing the skin to sunlight or UV radiation in a controlled environment.

Retrospective

20 Years Ago, the Most Gruesome Fighting Series Released Its Weirdest Game Yet

By Trone Dowd

The sixth Mortal Kombat entry is full of wild ideas that all come together in one insane but harmonious package.

Review

Vox Machina Season 3 Proves the Critical Role Animated Series Is Here to Stay

By Dais Johnston

What started as a home DnD game is now three seasons of gripping animated action.

Movies

Netflix's New Sci-Fi Epic Looks Nothing Like the Graphic Novel That Inspired It

By Dais Johnston

Here’s why that’s a problem.

Opinion

Marvel Could Be Making a Fatal Mistake That Could Ruin Its Future Movies, Report Reveals

By Dais Johnston

Studios are now turning to fans to avoid backlash, and that's a major problem.

Inverse Recommends

'Diablo 4's New Expansion Breaks The Mold In One Very Big Way

By Robin Bea

Hell has never been so inviting.

Retrospective

There Can Only Be One True Joker

By Daniel Dockery

Five years later, this still ain’t it.

The Inverse Interview

10 Years Later, the Publisher of the World’s Weirdest Video Games Is Doubling Down

By Shannon Liao

10 years later, the co-founders sit down to talk about Doki Doki Literature Club, Roman Sands Re:Build, and others.

Review

Netflix’s New Body-Swapping Thriller Wastes Its Great Premise

By Jake Kleinman

It’s Freaky Friday meets Bodies Bodies Bodies, but an untested cast drags the movie down.

Science

Aurora Alert! The Sun Just Unleashed Several X-Class Flares — Here’s Where to Look

By Doris Elín Urrutia

Earlier this week, the Sun unleashed several X-class flares.

Gaming

Oops! 'Metal Gear Solid Delta’s New Modern Controls Broke the Old Game

By Trone Dowd

Modern controls or retro enemy patrols? The choice is yours.

Opinion

'Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Most Controversial Change Is Also Its Best

By Hayes Madsen

Hard, but necessary.

MCU

'Agatha All Along' Just Came Through on a Wildly Overdue Marvel First

By Dais Johnston

These witches have history.

News

Star Trek Is Bringing Back a Wild Fan Experience

By Ryan Britt

The Final Frontier is now in Turkey.

News

Star Wars Is Finally Addressing a Divisive Canon Tragedy

By Lyvie Scott

The boys are back in town.

Space

Please Don’t Miss Your Chance to View This Comet That Hasn’t Been Seen Since the Neanderthals

By Kiona Smith

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchishan-Atlas only passes through the inner Solar System once every 80,000 years, so it’s a once-in-a-civilization sight.

Space

NASA Engineers Just Made This Ruthless Choice to Save Voyager 2

By Kiona Smith

Fare thee well, plasma science instrument.

Gaming News

'Avatar: The Last Airbender' is Finally Getting the Big Video Game it Deserves

By Hayes Madsen

A long time coming.

News

Simu Liu is Starring in a Mysterious Sci-Fi Thriller

By Dais Johnston

The man needs something to do while we wait for Shang-Chi 2...

You Shall Not Pass!

The Best Lord of the Rings Monster Just Fulfilled a Prophecy

By Ryan Britt

Beware the lash!

Review

Joker Folie a Deux Forgets What Its Villain Is All About

By Jake Kleinman

A musical courtroom drama doesn’t entertain as much as it exposes the hidden flaw at the center of a franchise.

Health

A Novel Discovery Hints At Why We Stop Producing New Brain Cells — And What We Can Do About It

By Elana Spivack

This finding could one day aid in neurogenesis, or the production of new neurons.

Review

House of Spoils Is a Spooky, Squelchy Feast for the Senses

By Lyvie Scott

Blumhouse’s dark fairy tale is suitably unsettling, but needs more time to simmer.

Gaming

Here’s Exactly When You Can Start Playing Metaphor: ReFantazio

By Hayes Madsen

Clear your calendar.

The Inverse Review

Max’s New Stephen King Horror Reboot Delivers Retro Bite

By Ryan Britt

The vampires of 1975 want to have a word.

Health

A Little-Known Infectious Disease Is Quietly Spreading Across the Southwestern U.S

By Jennifer Head, The Conversation, Alexandra K. Heaney and Simon Camponuri

What is valley fever, and how do you get infected?

Rule Them All

'The Rings of Power' Is Finally Teasing One Kingdom’s Epic Origin

By Lyvie Scott

The Season 2 finale just introduced some cool lore in the most heartbreaking way possible.

Rule Them All

Who Is The Stranger? The Rings of Power Just Rewrote 2 Wizard Backstories for the Better

By Lyvie Scott

We finally know who the Stranger is, but does this reveal break canon?

Rule Them All

One Line in the Rings of Power Just Changed the Meaning of “Lord of the Rings”

By Ryan Britt

The actual Lord of the Rings played himself.

The Inverse Interview

Sam Mendes on Returning to James Bond: “Never Say Never”

By Dais Johnston

As executive producer on HBO’s The Franchise, Mendes is using his blockbuster experience to help skewer another iconic movie franchise.

Gaming

‘Destiny 2’ Is Getting a New Game Mode and Way More Stuff Starting Next Week

By Robin Bea

It’s a new era for Destiny 2.

Gaming

PlayStation's Upcoming Samurai Adventure Is Fixing the Worst Part of the Original

By Trone Dowd

Repetition is something Sucker Punch wants to address head-on.

Science

A Retired Cold War Spy Plane Discovered Something Really Weird About Thunderstorms

By Kiona Smith

Storms act like giant particle accelerators to produce the high-energy radiation.

Opinion

'Starfield’s First Expansion Is Catnip For Narcissists

By Trone Dowd

Help! I keep accidentally becoming the most important person in the universe.

DC

James Gunn and Matt Reeves are Giving the "Worst" Robin His Due

By Lyvie Scott

Jason Todd will get an updated origin story in Dynamic Duo, a new animated film.

Health

This Complete Map of An Adult Fruit Fly May Finally Reveal Unsolved Mysteries About the Brain

By Elana Spivack

This colossal achievement also gives us the first full simulations of neuron function.

Gaming

The Best 'Baldur's Gate 3' Console Mods and How to Run Wild with Them

By Robin Bea

Something seems fishy in Faerun.

Gaming News

Sonic Producer Says This Surprisingly Popular Character Could Get More Games

By Hayes Madsen

Shadow’s having his moment.

News

'Sherlock' Could Suddenly be Getting the Reboot it Needs

By Ryan Britt

The game is back on. Again.

Star Wars

Giancarlo Esposito Thinks the Next Star Wars Movie Might Start a Secret Trilogy

By Dais Johnston

Three seasons and... three movies?

Retrospective

10 Years Ago, Star Wars Rebooted and Nobody Noticed

By Ryan Britt

The spark started right here.

The Inverse Interview

A Fan-Favorite 'Doctor Who' Character Could Finally Come Back

By Dais Johnston

“An absolute highlight of my career.”

Inverse Recommends

Nintendo Switch Just Quietly Added One of This Year's Most Exhilarating Shooters

By Robin Bea

This fast-paced robotic roguelike is now on Nintendo Switch and PS5.

Science

This Innovative Technology Is Reinventing How We Can Study the Solar System

By Mustafa Aksoy and The Conversation

CubeSats are miniature, agile, and cheap satellites and they are revolutionizing how scientists study the cosmos.

Retrospective

With 'The Twilight Zone,' Rod Serling Changed Television For All Time

By Don Kaye

You are about to enter the past.

The Inverse Interview

Sasheer Zamata Makes Marvel History in Agatha All Along

By Lyvie Scott

The SNL alum takes Inverse down the Witches’ Road.

Rule Them All

The Rings of Power’s Season 2 Episode 8 Release Date, Time, Trailer, and Plot for the Amazon Show

By Lyvie Scott

All good things come to an end.

The Force

The Star Wars “High Ground” Mystery That Won't Die

By Ryan Britt

Who really had the high ground?

Entertainment

Agatha All Along Episode 4 Release Date, Start Time, Plot, and More for the Marvel Show

By Dais Johnston

The Witches’ Road goes psychedelic in the coven’s next trial.

Inverse Recommends

PlayStation Just Quietly Released This Decade’s Most Underrated Remake

By Trone Dowd

The definitive take on Visceral’s survival horror classic is free for PlayStation Plus subscribers.

Gaming

Last Year’s Biggest RPG Becomes Couch Co-Op With Surprise Update

By Robin Bea

Just like the good old days.

News

Netflix Just Revealed Our First Look at Its Massive New Sci-Fi Movie

By Dais Johnston

Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt in a bad wig, and Mr. Peanut — what’s not to love?

Inverse Recommends

Every James Bond Film is Streaming on Amazon Prime — But For How Long?

By Lyvie Scott

Hopefully this time it’s for good.

Gaming

One Of 2023’s Best RPGs Will Come To Xbox Eventually

By Trone Dowd

Final Fantasy producer Yoshi-P says they're "not in a position" to share more.

News

Samuel L. Jackson Just Retconned an Iconic Sci-Fi Movie

By Dais Johnston

Keep holding on to your butts.