Summary Two of Hollywood’s biggest stars are set to appear in a reboot of a 90’s cult classic horror film. Jack Black and Paul Rudd have confirmed the release date for their remake ofAnaconda, which is set for screens in 2025. The originalAnacondafilm was directed by Luis Llosa and released in 1997. The adventurehorrorfilm starred Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, and Owen Wilson portraying a film crew searching for the legendary green anaconda in the Amazon rainforest....

Summary Curve Animation has announced that its popular multiplayer titleLiar’s Baris set to receive a brand-new game mode in the form of Poker.Liar’s Bar’s version of Poker should bring more heart-racing moments to the $6.99 party game. Liar’s Barwas released into Early Access in late 2024 and became an instant success.It was arguably one of thegames that surpassed expectations the most in 2024, especially considering how few gamers had ever heard of it prior to launch....

Summary In the last decade, MAPPA has cemented itself as one of the greatest animation studios of all time. Anime fans around the world appreciate the work that the studio has done. Aside from working on anime,MAPPA has worked on producingcontent for other major franchises. This time, the studio is producing the story sequences for the upcoming ARK: Lost Colony expansion, which will be released in 2025. According to a post by the official X (formerly Twitter) forARK: Survival Ascended, ARK: Lost Colony will fill in any gaps between ARK: Extinction and Genesis....

Summary Marvel Rivalsis reportedly infested with cheaters, and even some high-profile streamers have been targeted recently. Released on December 6,Marvel Rivalsquickly became one of the most popular live service games released in 2024, but the problem of constant cheaters is starting to tire some gamers. Marvel Rivalswas met with positive reviewsand gained a lot of popularity soon after its launch. According toSteamDB,Marvel Rivalspeaked at over 480,000 concurrent players on Steam, and it has kept considerably high numbers since then, with almost 360,000 active players at the time of this report....

Summary Wolverine is getting an alternateMarvel Rivalsskin based on his appearance in this year’s blockbuster hitDeadpool and Wolverine. Logan was one of the most recent characters confirmed forMarvel Rivals, which will finally launch in full on December 6. The X-Men’s flagship member has a new look in NetEase’s online multiplayer battle royale, sporting a yellow and blue jacket, a black shirt, and dark jeans. However, while many ofMarvel Rivals’ character designs have been well-received by fans, gamers have been less than thrilled about Wolverine’s new threads....

Instant homeruns in the gaming industry are a rarity, and few can match the allure NetEase Games superhero PvP-shooter title,Marvel Rivals, has garnered in the month since its release. However, even with the many victories it has achieved in its relatively short lifespan, some components persist in affecting the game’s overall balance. For instance, somecharacters like Jeff the Land Sharkand Hela are frustrating to fight against due to their overpowered status....

Scientifically proven many times over the years, Spider-Man is the most popular superhero around. Spider-Man is so popular, in fact, that he’s spawned an entire multiverse solely dedicated to different versions of himself. While it can trace its roots all the way back to the1990sSpider-Mancartoon, the Spider-Verse got its official start in 2014’sAmazing Spider-Mancomic run, where Morlun and his family of vampiric Inheritors began hunting Spider-People across the multiverse. Since then, the Spider-Verse has gained even more popularity thanks to the excellent animated movie series....

Minecraft Java Editionhas released snapshot 25w02a, which adds six new features to the game, including two new pig variants. This is the firstMinecraftsnapshot released in 2025, and it brings players a range of fresh features, bug fixes, and adjustments. Snapshots allow players of Mojang’s sandbox to test features before they are introduced to the game. Last year, for example,Minecraftreintroduced bundleswith snapshot 24w33a, increasing the storage space for players on their adventures....

Summary If there is anything negative to say aboutMononoke the Movie: The Phantom in the Rainright at the start, it is thatthe lack of a theatrical releasefor a film as beautiful as this should be criminal. Even a limited run - as limited as a single day, even - would have been grand, because very few films and even fewer anime -save for the originalMononoke- look anything like this. Kenji Nakamura hasn’t been spotted in the director’s chair since 2015’sGatchaman Crowds Insight, the intervening time after which may as well be considered “cooking time”....

Quick Links Now that the 48-hour Gumdrop Gauntlet tournament has ended,Monopoly GOhas launched a new leaderboard tournament: Frosty Showdown. It went live on Dec 27 and will last foronly one day. The Frosty ShowdownMonopoly GOtournament comes packed with many amazing rewards. Since the Gingerbread Partners event is still live, this tournament is a great way tograb more tokensfor it. Check out the table below to learn all the milestones and rewards for Frosty ShowdownMonopoly GO....

Manufacturers continue to produce morewhite PC cases, gaming keyboards, and gaming mice. Black gear dominated desktops for years, but trends have brought brighter colorways into fashion. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to find white gaming monitors to complete setups. MSI is tackling the issue by releasing a lighter version of their highly-ratedMPG 321URX QD-OLED monitor. While it’s not yet available in North America, we expect a release before or just after CES 2025....

Summary Quick Links Being such a massive show full of many mysteries,One Piecetheories constantly circulate in the community. Though these speculations are often far from accurate, it’s always fun to try and come up with theories that fit well into the story. Even theories with limited evidence are great to discuss since they introduce ideas that many members of theOne Piececommunity may not be thinking about. One such theory involves one ofOne Piece’smost mysterious characters, Joy Boy....

Summary Quick Links Jump Festa is always a major event for every anime fan as quite a lot of exciting news and projects are revealed here. ForOne Piecethis year, not too many projects were announced, however, one thing fans got to see was the new replacement for Franky’s voice actor, Kazuki Yao, who is retiring. With the reveal of his new voice actor, fans also got to see Kazuki’s last message to them before he stopped voicing the famous shipwright ofOne Piece’sStraw Hats, Franky....