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Premiere Date 30-05-2025 Shinichiro Watanabe is one of those directors whose name alone is enough for the ears to perk up - a level of fame he earned through projects likeCowboy BeboporSamurai Champloo. His latest series,Lazarus, is less than a month away, and like the cult classics preceding it, it’s the artists with whom Watanabe has surrounded himself that should make all the difference. It’s been well over a year sinceLazaruswas first announced -a science fiction action seriescentered around the hunt for a missing scientist with the key to preventing humanity’s extinction....

Summary Monster Hunter Wilds' development team is working to make its endgame content more rewarding than in past entries in the series under the direction of game director Yuya Tokuda. This sounds like it will result in comparatively longer endgame fights inMonster Hunter Wildsthat avoid the perils of overpowered builds, as well as a more balanced gameplay loop leading up to the final encounters. Therelease date forMonster Hunter Wildsis set for February 28....

Summary Narutois a battle shonen anime where powerful ninja use groundbreaking jutsu to smash their opponents in style. With the power scaling reaching ridiculous heights, this means that characters need to be smart and powerful to outsmart their foes and finish them off in style. Sometimes, the best ninja inNarutoaren’t known for being the strongest. Rather, it’s their brains that help them overcome numerous adversities to emerge victorious in battles and efficiently support their allies....

Summary Quick Links WIth long-running franchises such asNaruto, there are sure to be multiple villains that take center stage throughout the course of serialization. And though the series' characters are nothing short of stellar, recycling the same concepts can be just as detrimental as they are nostalgic. Though sympathetic villains are great to have for a well-rounded story, some are all around just beyond saving, and an attempt to “bring them back” just cheapens their whole character arc....

Summary It’s bittersweet knowing The Duffer Brothers' well-planned path to the finale ofNetflix’sStranger Thingsis nearing its end. In one way, it’s going to be a thrill to watch plot points planted throughout the series come to fruition in spectacular fashion. In another, it’s sad that it has to end at all. Thankfully, it seems the decision makers atNetflixfeel the same way, and they’ve laid out their own plans to make sureStranger Thingsfans don’t end up disappointed....

Summary Fantasy action-adventure gameTides of Annihilationhas been unveiled, and it will be coming to multiple platforms, including PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC at an as yet undisclosed date. Revealed duringPlayStation’s February State of Play showcase,Tides of Annihilationwill be the debut project of developer and publisher Eclipse Glow Games, an indie studio based in China. Inspired by Arthurian legend, the single-player, narrative-drivenTides of Annihilationis set in analternate version of Londonthat has been shattered by invaders from another world and a mysterious fog that twists anything it touches into “something alien and unearthly....

Summary Marvel Rivalsis getting a new update that should address some recurring issues with environments and five different heroes in the game without any interruption in service. This update forMarvel Rivalswill be released between February 12-13, depending on time zone, and the developers have set it up so that it should launch without any downtime to its servers. The roster of heroes in NetEase’s online superhero shooter currently sits at 35 after the addition of Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman on January 10....

Summary OnePokemon Trading Card Game Pocketplayer has recently shared a troll Articuno EX deck that, despite its bizarre card list, reportedly works surprisingly well. Their unusual creation suggests thatPokemon TCG Pocket’s Space-Time Smackdown expansion has made Articuno EX even stronger than it already was. Articuno EX has been available in DeNA’s hit mobile game from day one, having debuted as part ofPokemon TCG Pocket’s Genetic Apex expansion. The EX variant of the Legendary bird Pokemon can be pulled from GA’s Mewtwo packs....

Summary Nintendo has announced it will be removing a game fromNintendo Switch Onlinefor the first time, cutting a sports game from its Japanese lineup. The retro games offered as part of Nintendo’s online subscription have been one of the most popular facets of the membership for many fans, offering a plethora of older games. Fans can access a sizable library of NES, SNES, and Game Boy games through the base membership, while theExpansion Pass adds Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, and Sega Genesis games....

While the coreCivilizationexperience is very much intact,Sid Meier’s Civilization 7has overhauled much of what has come before. Builders have been completely removed, the game has been condensed into three distinct ages, warfare has been revamped, and numerous systems have been changed to deliver a brand-new strategy experience. Many of these changes seem to have been received well by the community, but there is one feature that is sorely lacking inSid Meier’s Civilization 7: Great People....

Pokemonis about to celebrate yet another anniversary, as the first games in the series launched on the Game Boy back on July 24, 2025. The series has seen countless releases since then, and fans who once played on tiny, monochrome screens are still takingPokemonon the go, though they now have a full, colorful world to explore inPokemon ScarletandViolet.Pokemonhas reached extraordinary heights in the last 29 years, turning into one of the largest gaming IPs, both in size and in the number of creatures there are to catch in its spin-offs and mainline titles....

Summary Quick Links Sanji has always had an interesting place as a character in the world ofOne Piece. On one hand, Sanji is a beloved character, full of interesting depth and backstory, as well as being one of the strongest and most reliable members of the Straw Hat Crew. On the other hand, Sanji is also slightly ruined by his character’s reliance on gags throughoutOne Piece, leaving many fans not taking him too seriously....

Summary Quick Links The Elbaf arc ofOne Piecehas revealed quite a lot of exciting details to fans about characters such as Shanks, but that doesn’t come as a surprise to any fan, given that Shanks was always expected to be tied to the land of the Giants. Although Shanks himself isn’t present inElbaf at the moment, fans know that he’s most certainly going to be playing a major role here in one way or another....