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Fans of anime have good reason to celebrate. As of Aug. 12, the three biggest series in the isekai genre are broadcasting or streaming simultaneously. The moment mirrors the 2004 to 2012 era when Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece aired together on TV Tokyo and Fuji TV. In 2026, the three major shows are That...

Launching a live-service title in today’s gaming landscape is a perilous gamble; attempting to deliver an indie MMORPG as a solo creator borders on audacity. While well-funded industry giants frequently suffer dead-on-arrival multiplayer debuts, Soul’s Remnant charts its own course—emerging from nearly a decade of development as a completely free-to-play passion project on Steam. At...

Kaiju No. 8 has grown into one of anime‘s most popular modern releases by blending giant-monster action in the vein of Godzilla with lighthearted workplace comedy. The story centers on Kafka Hibino, a 32-year-old sanitation worker who dreams of enlisting in the Defense Force before mysteriously gaining the power to turn into a formidable humanoid...

William Gibson’s 1984 novel Neuromancer helped define the cyberpunk genre, establishing concepts that shaped everything from The Matrix to Cyberpunk 2077. After decades in development hell, the story of a washed-up hacker and a cyborg staging a high-stakes heist arrives as an Apple TV series in January 2027. The platform behind high-budget sci-fi productions like...

Star Wars approaches its 50th anniversary next spring from an unusual vantage point. Lucasfilm has maintained an extensive slate across different media, with Skywalker-focused books lined up over the coming year, an expansion planned for Star Wars: Unlimited, and an official Dungeons & Dragons crossover. Comic books and novels continue filling narrative gaps left by...

Remembering Dave Marsh: Legendary Music Critic and Social Justice Advocate Dave Marsh speaking at SiriusXM’s Volume Channel studios in New York City, April 2018. Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM Dave Marsh, a towering figure in music journalism whose passionate prose championed not only rock ‘n’ roll but also universal healthcare, civil rights, and free expression,...

Few anime remain as memorable and quotable as Cowboy Bebop. Decades after its 1998 debut, lines from the series still stick with viewers, from Jet Black observing that “the past is the past” to Faye Valentine asking about the first rule of combat and the recurring fatalism of “whatever happens, happens.” Directed by Shinichirō Watanabe,...

Welsh icon Bonnie Tyler on stage during the Eurovision Song Contest rehearsals in Malmö, Sweden. Photo: Ragnar Singsaas/Getty Images A profound sense of grief and celebration enveloped the coastal village of Mumbles on Saturday, as crowds gathered along the roadside to pay their final respects to international music legend Bonnie Tyler. The acclaimed powerhouse vocalist,...

Fantasy stories rarely end after a single book, movie, or television season. The genre overflows with duologies, trilogies, spin-offs, and even 41-book franchises. Major properties like The Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time, and The Witcher continue to spawn prequels and sequels. A sprawling franchise ensures that audiences always have more material to...

Courtney Love Confirms Completion of Long-Awaited Album and Reflects on Severe Health Crisis Courtney Love has revealed to fans that her highly anticipated upcoming album is officially complete, while also shedding light on a life-threatening medical ordeal that severely compromised her health following her 2019 move from Los Angeles to the United Kingdom. Announcing a...

Marvel Studios unveiled another look at Avengers: Doomsday during Disney’s D23 fan convention. The footage matches the preview screened for San Diego Comic-Con attendees in Hall H, giving the wider public its first clear view of the upcoming film. The two-minute trailer focuses on Fantastic Four members Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) and Sue Storm (Vanessa...

Three years after the debut of Dave Filoni’s Ahsoka, Disney shared a first look at the show’s second season during the annual D23 fan event in Anaheim, California. The live-action continuation of the 2014 animated series Star Wars: Rebels will return to Disney Plus on Jan. 20, 2027, resolving the cliffhanger that left former Jedi...

Marvel Studios is rebooting its X-Men franchise with a brand-new ensemble. The studio’s plans under Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier have generated widespread speculation for years. At D23, Disney’s fan convention, Marvel unveiled the actors stepping into the MCU as its central team of mutants. The announcements build on the first mutant revealed in Spider-Man: Brand...

In the vast realm of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the general consensus has always been simple: if a feature isn’t native to the game, a modder has likely created it. Yet for more than a decade, one surprisingly fundamental visual element remained out of reach. Due to the rigid architectural constraints of Bethesda’s aging...

United States Senators Josh Hawley and Dick Durbin have launched a bipartisan congressional inquiry into Roblox, escalating federal scrutiny over widespread allegations of child sexual exploitation and illicit content hosted on the popular digital gaming platform. The investigation, spearheaded by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, centers on a formal letter addressed directly...

This weekend’s curated selections lean heavily into nostalgic, retro-inspired experiences. Titles like Agent 64 and Wild Blue Skies serve as deliberate love letters to classic Nintendo 64 shooters and aerial combat adventures, respectively. Meanwhile, Duskfade channels the vibrant, whimsical energy of early Kingdom Hearts titles, offering a charming spin on the action-platformer genre. We are...