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Players must search passengers, write reports, and carry out secret Ministry assignments. The mobile Epic Games Store has launched a free giveaway of Beholder: Conductor from studio Alawar. This is a standalone spin-off in the dystopian series where the main character gets the position of senior train conductor on the “Determination” train, which travels through...
Brandon Mull was a child who rarely opened a book until he encountered C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. That story changed how he saw reading, sparking an imagination that eventually launched his career as the author of Fablehaven. “It would mean a lot to me,” Mull says, “to be able to...
The original anime by Kyoto Animation is moving on to the next chapter of its story. Kyoto Animation has released a trailer for the continuation of the anime series Sparks of Tomorrow (The 20th Century Electricity History: Eureka!). This new story phase begins with the seventh episode, which is scheduled for release on August 16....
HBO is pleased with how viewers have received the series. HBO Max has renewed Stuart Bloom Can’t Save the Universe for a second season. The decision was made relatively quickly, as only four of the ten episodes of the first season have aired on the streaming service so far. Amy Gravitt, head of comedy at...
In every major shared fictional universe, certain characters exist primarily to be defeated so a new villain looks terrifying. Star Trek fans named this narrative trope the Worf effect, though many other characters across pop culture suffer the same fate. The Marvel Universe features plenty of reliable fall guys. Wolverine, SHIELD agents, U.S. Agent, and...
Nearly five minutes of footage from the finale of the Miles Morales animated trilogy recently leaked online. Christopher Miller, writer and producer of the Miles Morales animated trilogy, responded to the leak of four and a half minutes from Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. His comment effectively confirmed the authenticity of the footage that appeared on...
Tom Cruise has remained at the center of Hollywood since the 1980s. His career spans coming-of-age stories like The Outsiders, courtroom dramas like A Few Good Men, and Steven Spielberg‘s alien invasion spectacle War of the Worlds. In recent decades, Cruise built a reputation primarily as a dedicated action lead. He performs many of his...
The creators of the mobile RPCS3 port continue to refine the emulator and expand its list of compatible titles. The developers of ARMSX3, an experimental PlayStation 3 emulator for Android, released seven updates in a single week. During this period, the project reached version 0.7.2, introducing new features alongside compatibility improvements. ARMSX3 now recognizes games...
Few anime directors command as much attention on reputation alone as Shingo Natsume. After directing the frantic first season of One-Punch Man and creating the surreal, introspective series Sonny Boy, Natsume is moving to the big screen with his first original feature film, Ghost: End of Night. The science-fiction anime takes place in a near-future...
Developers are fixing the game following the installation of a major update. In August, the Genshin Impact developers introduced update 7.0, “Relentless Frost.” Soon after, players began reporting technical issues. miHoYo (HoYoverse) responded to the feedback and rolled out the first batch of fixes. For instance, the developers fixed an issue where the spawn density...
