Fran Ruiz
Fran Ruiz is our resident Star Wars guy. His hunger for movies and TV series is only matched by his love for video games. He got a BA of English Studies, focusing on English Literature, from the University of Malaga, in Spain, as well as a Master's Degree in English Studies, Multilingual and Intercultural Communication. On top of writing features and other longform articles for Space.com since 2021, he is a frequent collaborator of VG247 and other gaming sites. He also serves as associate editor over at Star Wars News Net and its sister site, Movie News Net.
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Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi may not be the Star Wars TV show you were looking for, but it's something the franchise desperately needed.

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Return to Gears of War's roots this year with a gritty prequel that's been built from scratch.

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Master Chief is returning in 2026 with a ground-up remake of the original Halo that's promising new content on top of a totally remade presentation.

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Star Wars Check out our ranked list of Star Wars TV shows, both the live-action and animated adventures.

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Nintendo and Velan Studios' high-fidelity remake of Star Fox 64 for Switch 2 is an arcade-y blast from the past without major deviations.

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The follow-up to Astroneer isn't what veteran space explorers expected, but it might be exactly what we need.

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As 'Avatar: Fire & Ash' hits Disney+, we delve into the jungles of Pandora to learn about three of the Avatar series’ coolest alien creatures.

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After Superman, Peacemaker season 2, and Supergirl, the DCU will expand with a new live-action take on the Green Lanterns for HBO.

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Matthew McConaughey leads Exodus, a bold new sci-fi RPG that looks like the spiritual successor to Mass Effect.

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Denis Villeneuve isn't finished with Arrakis and Paul Atreides yet. Keep your stillsuit on and get ready for Dune: Part Three.

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We’ve ranked all the worst and best Star Wars movies based on their midi-chlorian levels after the franchise's return to the big screen.

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Getting lost in the galaxy far, far away is easy, so here's our guide to watching all the Star Wars movies in order.

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The alien bounty hunter going after Din Djarin and Grogu in the new Star Wars movie might be a mystery to casual fans, but he's not a newcomer.

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The Cylons are hot on the trail of a fleet of survivors, and rejoining the Battlestar Galactica is their only hope in this brutal roguelite.

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We must fight the Lylat Wars... again.

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PlayStation and Housemarque's follow-up to Returnal packs a punch and makes great use of PS5's unique features, but it's often at odds with itself.

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Chaos Manufacturing CEO Guy Costantini and aerospace engineer Taylore McClurg tell us about the process of creating a believable but striking lunar adventure.

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Use the Force... and soap and water.

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"We're on an express elevator to hell, goin' down!"

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We've already played a chunk of Owlcat Games' take on The Expanse, and it looks like the hard sci-fi Mass Effect successor we were hoping for.

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Do a barrel roll!

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We're ranking the highs and lows of Nintendo's venerable sci-fi series to find the best Metroid games of all time.

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Capcom's new IP is a welcome throwback to simpler action games, but its story and themes are shockingly well-timed and refreshingly optimistic.

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Owlcat Games' take on The Expanse is wearing its influences proudly, while also carving out its own hard sci-fi identity.

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We chatted with Maul – Shadow Lord's leads about what makes this darker animated Star Wars show and their characters special.
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