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It’s the beginning of 2025 and, though games increasingly launch in any month of the year, the early weeks of January generally remain the slowest. So, instead of sinking into the calendar’s molasses, I’m speeding up with a playthrough ofSonic X Shadow Generations. Sonic: The Next Generation I tried the original game,Sonic Generations, years ago through PlayStation Now — the cloud-gaming service that Sony has since folded intoPlayStation Plus. I liked what I played, but until Sonic and Shadow teamed up to maximize their joint slay with the 2024 remaster, I never felt compelled to return to it....

Sony andFromSoftwareparent company Kadokawa’s deal has officially been signed. However, instead of thecomplete buyout that was speculated, the former has increased its stake in the Japanese company, officially becoming the largest shareholder. The news comes directly from apress release by Sony, which said that the two will collaborate to form a strategic capital and business alliance. “Kadokawa Corporation and Sony Group Corporation today signed a strategic capital and business alliance agreement, agreeing to conduct a third-party allotment by Kadokawa to Sony on June 24, 2025, with Sony acquiring 12,054,100 new Kadokawa shares for approximately 50 billion yen,” said the announcement....

One of the most important lessons you can learn in the fight for social justice is to take your wins where you can get them. If you won’t let things move forward until they’re perfect, you won’t see them move at all. Life is about give and take, and when no one seems of a mind to give you anything, you take what you can get. This is what I remind myself when I see the news ofSquid Game’stransgender representation....

Summary Rocksteadyhas been hit with another round of layoffs, affecting multiple departments. These layoffs rolled out at the end of 2024, and come just beforethe final update for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League later this month. These layoffs have been reported byEurogamer, who has spoken with some of the developers affected. It comes after the studio suffered itsfirst round of post-Suicide Squad layoffs in September of last year, cutting the QA department in half....

Summary While theTerminatormovie franchise may not be setting the world on fire, the line of Terminator-based video games has been rather solid. Between the Terminator 3 movie tie-in game, Terminator: Dawn of Fate, the current-genTerminator: Resistanceandeven characters in Mortal Kombat,there are some superb entries. It would appear that lineage is set to continue. That is if information from a recent rating by the Australian Classification Board is to be believed. Additionally, it appears that the game will take a rather unique approach —2D....

Summary Magic: The Gatheringprints hundreds of new legendary creatures every year. In fact, in 2024 is printed 340 new ones, all vying for a spot at the head of your next commander deck. Some are exciting, some are functional, others kind of stink, but the beauty of the format is that everything can fit somewhere. Out of the 340 new commanders printed in 2024, ten have stood out. Not necessarily because they’re the strongest, most overpowered commanders in the game, but because they do something new, or breathe life into an old, tired archetype....

Dragon Ballhas become one of the most iconic anime series of all time, if not the top contender, and with the passing of Akira Toriyama, it marks the end of an era, one steeped in nostalgia that resonates with at least two generations. However, not all of the Dragon Ball series were equally beloved or well-received. Some were met with criticism, while others were largely misunderstood due to their different art styles and shifts in public perception....

Many ofNintendo’s best and most iconic games have been developed by an independent company, Hal Laboratory. Hal Laboratory has exclusively developed for Nintendo for decades, making it a second-party developer. HAL Laboratory games tend to have a lighthearted, colorful vibe and focus on making games accessible for all levels of gamers. Without Hal Laboratory, series like Kirby’s Dream Land, Earthbound, and Super Smash Bros would be unrecognizable to us. Hal Laboratory’s contributions to Nintendo have resulted in generating some of the most valuable series in video gaming today....

Summary Speculation began on the nextSuper Smash Bros.game the second the final character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate dropped. As usual, speculation around the game usually revolves around new additions to its roster. Nintendo has a wide range of characters to choose from, both from its first-party offerings and from third-party publishers. Characters both need to be popular and significant to video game history, and fit well with the gameplay of the series....

2024 was an incredible year for theDigimon Card Game. With tons of collectible and competitive sets released all year long, the game is geared up for its eventual unification with the Japanese version in 2025. Bandai printed some of the best cards this year, including some we wish they stayed in 2024. Generic cards, like Ukkomon, became a staple in just about any deck with room for a couple of more rookies, while X Antibody cards continued their dominance, with some of them even earning a spot on the Limited and Restricted list....

Half-Life 2’sWater Hazard is a slower paced, more scenic chapter that pivots away from the ‘Shooter’ part of First-Person Shooter by sticking you in an airboat. Because it’s such a lengthy chapter that abandons the tried-and-true FPS gameplay, it’s often disregarded as a boring slog by fans. But that misses the entire point, and 20 years on since the game’s original release, I’m here to defend this misunderstood gem. The game’s second chapter, Red Letter Day, sees us enter Dr....

Among the diverse heroes inWayfinder, Lora stands out with her unique abilities and backstory. Like Niss, she is also an Arcanist, though they are far from identical. The differences between them lie in their skills, backstory, and appearance. While Niss is a Deep Eldren, this is not the case for Lora. She is the vessel of a powerful spirit and can transform into an avatar of this bear-like spirit through her ultimate ability....

Quick Links The Ancient Isle update brought a new island toFischas well as a crafting mechanic. It allows you to create various fishing rods on Anvil by spending Tokens and special resources. The latter are also new, so it may be difficult for you to find them. So, next, we are here to help you learn about all the crafting materials and their locations in Fisch. Depending on the recipe, you will need different items, some of which can be obtained all around the world while others only in certain locations....