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Max Burkholder grew up with "unlimited screentime," as a busy child actor going to work and school. He fell in love with video games through Kingdom Hearts, which helped him come down from the stress of being on the set of films like The Purge, Daddy Day Care and Parenthood.Now he somehow finds time for games while starring as the teen version of Mark Wahlberg's character on Peacock's Ted series, ploughing through long RPGs like Final Fantasy 16 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, as well as playthroughs of critically acclaimed puzzlers like Blue Prince. He was excited to walk out of videogamesne

Review: Buddy sees Too Many Cooks director Casper Kelly overcome some significant pacing hitches to deliver a singular horror-comedy that delights in subverting the treacly sweetness of kids’ TV with lots of sticky blood and a smart take on some heavier themes.

K-pop idol and actor Matthew Kim (or Big Matthew, as fans of the group KARD know him) moved to Korea to pursue a career in entertainment — but games keep him in touch with his family. His love of video games started with his father, who was "nasty" on Super Mario, and continues today when he plays Call of Duty: Warzone with his little brother.

Samara Weaving is an agent of chaos who loves to cause mayhem in video games. After toying with The Sims and Mario Kart as a kid, she really knuckled down and got into Red Dead Redemption after watching her husband play — and she never looked back. The star of Carolina Caroline and Ready or Not enjoys using films and games to let out her wild side. She loves action and just a liiiiiittle bit of violence. And yet she had a soft spot for her Sims.Join Sam on this episode of Shelf Quest as she browses the shelves of videogamesnewyork and reminisces on how she got into gaming, and her dreams for h

Child actors either get unlimited screentime, or none at all. Gaten Matarazzo grew up in a household where everything from Call of Duty to Cartoon Network was forbidden, so he snuck video games where he could.That all started to change when he landed the role of Dustin Henderson on Netflix's megahit, Stranger Things. Gaten broadend his horizons with The Legend of Zelda, Spider-Man, and Uncharted. He reveals his underrated first Zelda game, as well as what he considers "the best video game experience that I've ever had."Now that Stranger Things wrapped, Gaten has been teeing up the next big thi