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Living with your crush sounds like a teenage fantasy. For Taiki Inomata, it is mostly an elaborate form of torture. Taiki attends Eimei High, a school renowned for its athletics, where he hopes to reach the national tournament as a member of the boys’ badminton team. His longtime crush, Chinatsu Kano, is the star of...

This week delivered a remarkably robust wave of industry updates, highlighted by a pair of Nintendo Direct broadcasts and the notable shift in Hideo Kojima’s production partnerships. Even as the relentless release schedule of new titles takes a brief, welcome pause, there is still plenty to dive into. Before exploring our weekend recommendations, let’s catch...

Zach Bryan and Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon perform at The Basement East on Sept. 10, 2026, in Nashville. Jason Kempin / Getty Images Kings of Leon played a surprise show Thursday night (Sept. 10) for approximately 500 fans at the Basement East in Nashville. The band announced the concert one day prior, with...

The director admitted that he likes the new version of the film significantly more. Zach Cregger spoke in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter about the changes he made to Resident Evil after early test screenings. According to the director, viewers liked the film, but felt it contained too much humor for a horror movie....

CD Projekt Red deliberately developed Cyberpunk 2077 from a first-person perspective for profound narrative reasons. Igor Sarzynski, the creative director for the upcoming sequel, recently explained why this stylistic choice worked so effectively for the original game: V spends the entire narrative as a dying consciousness trapped in a decaying vessel, wrestling with Johnny Silverhand’s...

Even though more than a decade has passed since its initial launch, The Witcher 3 continues to receive support from CD Projekt Red. A comprehensive remastered edition of the iconic role-playing game is slated for release later this month, followed next year by a brand-new expansion titled Songs of the Past. This upcoming add-on brings...

Rust has an exciting slate of features lined up for the final quarter of the year, headlined by a massive overhaul to wildlife and fauna mechanics. According to the game’s newly revised roadmap, upcoming patches will introduce domestic dogs, ambient wildlife, brand-new animal species, smarter AI routines, and fully fledged livestock breeding. While these additions...

This week marks the 12th annual Roblox Developers Conference (RDC), an exclusive gathering held in the Bay Area for the platform’s burgeoning creator ecosystem. During the event, the San Mateo-headquartered corporation rolled out a comprehensive suite of updates designed to broaden access to user-generated experiences while equipping developers with advanced production utilities and fresh monetization...

Tatsuya Kitani & Silica Gel Courtesy Photo Billboard JAPAN features Tatsuya Kitani and Silica Gel for this month’s MONTHLY FEATURE series. The genre-spanning Japanese singer-songwriter invited the South Korean indie band to Tokyo in July for a joint performance at Hugs Vol. 6, an event organized by Kitani. The artists spoke with Billboard Japan on...

Viz Media is preparing additional announcements for the franchise. According to Variety, Viz Media will present a new Naruto animated film at New York Comic Con on October 10. The panel will feature the first footage from the project alongside additional details, including an expected release date. The presentation will not be limited to the...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at Dolby Theatre on March 26, 2026, in Los Angeles. Christopher Polk/Billboard Travis Kelce discussed his and Taylor Swift’s wedding day two months after the event. In an upcoming interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman alongside teammate Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs tight...

Greetings, Flippers! 🤗 We are back with another installment! Following the warm reception of our very first Pets DLC devlog, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you. Reading through your experiences, creative ideas, and thoughtful questions in the comments has been an absolute joy. 🥰 You also spoke with your votes, choosing the setting...

Resident Evil 2 Remake has surpassed 20 million players, becoming Capcom’s second most successful game after Monster Hunter World. The Resident Evil 2 remake was released in 2019 and continues to grow its audience years after launch. Capcom previously reported 19.7 million sold copies as of June 30, and now reports more than 20 million...

Borderlands 4 is available to play for free until September 14 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, while testing shows that a year of optimizations has increased the game’s performance from 55 to roughly 67 FPS. Borderlands 4 is available to play for free until September 14 on Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S....

Flavor Flav at the BMAC Music Maker Dinner held at The Fairmont Century Plaza on Jan. 28, 2026, in Los Angeles. Mark Von Holden/Billboard Lifelong New Yorker and Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks by giving back to his city. On Friday, Flav shared a photo...