Posts

Summary There were repeated warnings from those at BioWare that this year’s N7 Day, an annual celebration ofMass Effect, would be a “lighter one” considering the studio just shipped a major title,Dragon Age: The Veilguard. That being said, the result was pretty cool, with N7-inspired cosmetic armour being added to the aforementioned The Veilguard. With the release of Patch 1.0.0, a chest will now appear beside Caretaker’s Workshop at The Lighthouse....

Summary Ghostfaceslashed their way intoMortal Kombat 1today, and like any good Scream flick, fans have been eagerly awaiting the big reveal of who’s under the mask. Thankfully, NetherRealm has made it easy to find out. When fighting against the Woodsboro Killer, using a fatality or fatal blow will reveal none other than Billy Loomis (although, as fans point out, he looks more like Johnny in a wig). Loomis was one of the original two killers....

Summary Magic: The Gathering’sfamous The One Ring has become one of Modern’s most popular cards, ever since it’s introduction back when The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth set launched in June last year. If you’re playing someone in Modern, chances are you’ll see The One Ring enter play at some point, as it’s a staple in a lot of decks, though that same popularity seems to have caused the card to drop rather dramatically in price....

While 2024 was an outstanding year for anime,it was also an excellent year for manga, with many hits that will be adapted into anime, propelling them onto best anime lists where the cycle continues until the end of time. Although some long-running series received stellar manga releases throughout 2024, we want this list to focus on entirely new series that may or may not be well-known. Yet. We all knowOne Pieceis still killing it, but many newcomers emerged on the scene last year who deserve the spotlight and demand your attention if you’re a fan of the hobby!...

A handful of missions intoCall of Duty: Black Ops 6, Treyarch and Raven drop you into an open-world map called Hunting Season and say, ‘Go have fun!’ And I did have fun, largely because I’ve never seen anything like this mission in aCall of Dutygame. In fact, this kind of design is rare in triple-A games since only one studio regularly does it:Naughty Dog. When I say only one studio regularly does it, I’m not talking about open-world maps....

Summary It’s been a month sincePokemon Trading Card Game Pocketlaunched, and players are already finding their own ways to entertain themselves in the game. Multiple competitive formats have been created by users, designed to avoid battling the same decks over and over,tons of research has been undertaken, and players are usingunusual decks to try and score victories. The latest deck, shared on the Pokemon TCG Pocketsubreddit, has a different goal....

Summary I recently worked out that I can buyPokemon TCG Pocket’sMew card for £54 ($69, nice) right now. All I need is 270 pack points to cop the two cards I need to complete the Kanto Pokedex (Blastoise and Vileplume, if you’re asking), which I can get by opening 54 packs. But there’s no fun in completing my collection this way. And besides, what does this have to do withPokemon TCG Pocket’s Dragonite deck?...

Summary Between Comfy Friends, Squishmallows, Sitting Cuties, and more, there are a lot ofPokemonplushes to keep track of. There’s even a plush collection dedicated to sleeping Pokemon and almost three months after it was initially revealed, the adorable dozing Rockruff has finally been added to the range. Although sleeping Pokemon plushes have been around longer thanPokemon Sleep, the app’s long-awaited arrival has naturally made them more popular. There was even a hotel in Japan wherePokemon fans could stay for a Sleep-themed experiencewhich included being surrounded by some of Pokemon’s sleeping plushes, making you feel like Snorlax does in the game....

Summary At The Game Awards last year,Sega announced plans to revive five of its dormant IPs—Jet Set Radio,Crazy Taxi, Shinobi,Streets of Rage, and Golden Axe. While news about these games has been relatively quiet since, Sega did confirm that Crazy Taxi, at least,would be a massively multiplayer online title. Over the last few days, however, new job listings have appeared onSega’s Japanese careers board, suggesting that a brand-new “major online title” is in the works, separate from the ones previously announced....

Summary It’s been more than two yearssince Silent Hill F was unveiled to the world, and since then, news on the game has been rather quiet. That may be about to change, though, as a new rating in South Korea has popped up for both this and the long-awaitedVampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. Silent Hill F And Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Receive Ratings From South Korean Ratings Board The tworatingswere first spotted byGematsuand later shared on Bluesky....

Summary Justice “Justice” Cappalonga, a collegiateSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateplayer, has been reportedly kicked from his esports program for inappropriately messaging a minor. Cappalonga had been a collegiate player for Winthrop Esports, the esports program of Winthrop University, having earned a scholarship to attend and compete for the South Carolina university. Justice, a Min Min main, was ranked as the 149th-best player in the world on the community’s LumiRank leaderboard. Cappalonga had reasonably strong tournament finishes, finishing 65th at Genesis X, 49th at Supernova 2024 and 49th at Riptide 2024....

Summary More than three years on from its hugely successful first season,Netflixhas given us moreSquid Game. Season two is available to watch in its seven-episode entirely right now but don’t worry, you’ll find no spoilers here since I’ve not watched it yet. All I’m here to tell you about isthe Squid Game x Puma crossover collectionwhich is available now to celebrate the arrival of season two. Since sneakers are likely what you think of when you think of Puma, it’s footwear that’s at the center of this new Squid Game crossover....

A lovely byproduct ofStar Wars' status as a neverending and unstoppable colossus is that it always has space for new ideas. Whether those ideas be story-related or have to do with world-building, there’s always the potential for something fresh being tossed around, assuming Disney actually allows the creatives to do the thing. But with so many new twists and turns, it means other aspects of the series can quickly be forgotten in favor of the more modern additions....