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Nintendo has updated Mario’s design and the Super Mario series logo, which may be tied to preparations for the company’s large-scale plans for 2027. New images related to Super Mario have appeared on Nintendo’s official Japanese website. The company updated the series logo, replacing the vertical word arrangement with a standard horizontal layout, while the...
The author is working on the continuation of his literary saga. Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski has shared a timeline for his work on the next novel in the Witcher universe. Speaking at the Copernicon festival in Toruń, the author stated that he expects to finish the manuscript by the end of 2027, though he noted...
The idea for a GTA set in Moscow also never made it to release. Former Rockstar North technical director Obbe Vermeij recently gave an interview discussing the canceled project Grand Theft Auto: Tokyo. The developer revealed several details and mentioned other potential setting options for GTA that the team considered. During an interview with Thunderpick,...
Subtlety was not a hallmark of 1980s television. This was the decade of private investigators in Ferraris, soldiers of fortune building tanks out of spare parts, wealthy families fighting over oil, and enough explosions to keep stuntmen employed for years. Television was big, colorful, and often ridiculous. It was also more forward-thinking than people realized....
Studio Bones Film will continue adapting the manga by Fullmetal Alchemist author Hiromu Arakawa. The Daemons of the Shadow Realm anime has officially been renewed for a second season. Alongside the announcement, the creators revealed the first teaser trailer and a poster for the continuation, though a premiere date has not yet been disclosed. Image...
Researching Charles Schulz and his comic strip Peanuts reveals a remarkable first decade. Like many American newspaper comics, the early run featured early installment weirdness because the art style and characterization had not yet settled. Everyone appeared a bit off-model and acted differently than they eventually would. Schroeder entered Peanuts as a baby, much like...
Psychological thriller TV shows have a lot going for them. An episodic structure allows fear and anxiety to build gradually, leading to palpable suspense that makes the story all the richer. Think of Mr. Robot and Dexter, which take drastically distinct approaches to the genre but share a penchant for rich character studies and moral...
Filming for the sequel starring Robert Pattinson is currently underway in London. Director Matt Reeves has published a new photo of Robert Pattinson as the Dark Knight from The Batman Part II. The picture was taken on the set in London, where production on the sequel is currently taking place. Image source: Warner Bros. Reeves...
With some TV shows, you have to start at the beginning. If you have never watched Breaking Bad, tuning randomly into the season 4 episode “End Times” is a terrible idea. You will have a lot of questions, not the least of which is why everyone seems to love the man who just poisoned a...
The developers of RPCS3 continue to work on optimization. The developers of the PlayStation 3 emulator known as RPCS3 recently shared a new technical achievement, successfully running a console exclusive at a high frame rate. According to the creators of RPCS3, Twisted Metal has reached 70 FPS on PC for the first time: The result...
