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PokéNational Geographic, a popular YouTube series that reimagines the Pokémon universe through the lens of a high-end nature documentary, faces an uncertain future. Since its 2023 debut, the series has garnered widespread acclaim for its meticulous clay-style animation and immersive, scientific approach to Pokémon ecology. However, the creator behind the project, an animator known as...

Image: MAPPA Some protagonists remain steadfast in their values, while others are gradually hollowed out and redefined by their environments. Eren Yeager, the central figure of Attack on Titan, occupies a volatile space between these two extremes. His transformation is a brutal intersection of innate disposition and harsh circumstance, where the fire of righteous indignation...

Greetings, Pioneers! We are back with a fresh update! While it has been a little while since our last patch, this release is packed with significant fixes. We have addressed the vast majority of crashes and bugs reported so far, which should make your 1.2 Experimental experience substantially more stable. Your feedback remains invaluable to...

The “Safe Harbor” quest in Arc Raiders invites players to explore the newly introduced Riven Tides map. This mission requires you to traverse the southwestern sector of the map, track down intelligence from restaurant kitchen staff, and recover a hidden objective. Notably, this is an “all-in-one” quest, meaning all tasks must be completed during a...

Bandai Namco has officially confirmed that The Blood of Dawnwalker—the highly anticipated vampire RPG helmed by industry veterans behind The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077—is set to arrive on September 3 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. To celebrate the announcement, the team at Rebel Wolves has unveiled an atmospheric new story trailer,...

Reaching Runner rank 25 in Bungie’s Marathon unlocks the raid-inspired Cryo Archive mode. To ease the transition into this challenging content, the game provides a complimentary Cryo Archive Sponsored Kit, brimming with blue-tier gear. After suffering a brutal run where I forfeited thousands of credits’ worth of equipment, I begrudgingly equipped the kit—only to realize...

Image: Harcourt Childrens Books, Tor, and HarperCollins While Matt Dinniman’s Dungeon Crawler Carl certainly catapulted LitRPG—a subgenre where game mechanics and leveling systems define the narrative—into the mainstream, it’s not the only way to weave the spirit of role-playing games into fiction. Beyond the stat-heavy power fantasies, several authors are finding clever, innovative ways to...

Image: Nintendo, Illumination/Universal Pictures Following the monumental success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie—both of which surged past the $2 billion mark at the global box office—it was only a matter of time before Nintendo and Illumination joined forces once again. Thanks to a recently updated release calendar from...

Image: Studio Pierrot Good news for Kagurabachi devotees: one of Shonen Jump’s most breakout modern hits is officially receiving an anime adaptation next year. Even more promising is the roster of talent behind the curtain. The project is being spearheaded by the masterful animator Tetsuya Takeuchi, a veteran whose illustrious career includes heavy-hitting titles such...

The future of Spiders, the Paris-based studio behind the recently launched RPG GreedFall 2: The Dying World, looks increasingly grim. Just six weeks after the title’s March release, a report from the French outlet Origami suggests that the developer is on the brink of permanent closure. According to Origami, the studio faces total shutdown after...