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Summary Kraven the Hunterjust got off the worst box office start of any of Sony’s Marvel films, essentially sounding the death knell for the spin-offSpider-Man universe (SSU). In comparison, Matt Reeves’The BatmanUniverse is taking off on the DC side of pop culture, which raises the question of whether Sony’s Spider-Man Universe should’ve followed the same formula. Sony has long held the rights to theSpider-Mancharacter, which resulted in a landmark deal between the company and Marvel Studios to lend the web-slinger to the MCU for his appearances by Tom Holland....

Summary Very few comic book superheroes have hada video game career as successfulasSpider-Man’s. From the early 80s, all the way to the early 2020s, Peter Parker and his friends have starred in multiple digital adventures, with many of them becoming absolute classics of their respective genres. There’s no denying thatboss fightsare some of the most fun and most important aspects of any video game. Fortunately for Spidey’sfans, his comics feature an extensive gallery of memorable and menacing villains that developers can easily implement into exciting battles....

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobylhas had quite a journey since the game’s initial release, but despite technical issues and overcoming harsh real-world conditions throughout development, the game has generally been met with surprising success. In addition to two DLCs and a multiplayer game mode previously announced, following the game’s success, the development studio behindStalker 2has committed to continue supporting the game long after its release. BeyondStalker 2’s planned DLCs and future updates, the studio should consider another specific feature that could be a highly beneficial addition to the RPG, a new game plus....

Summary Star Wars Outlawshas released title update 1.5.0, which fixes bugs related to NPCs, the Sabaac mini-game, quests, performance, and more.Star Wars Outlawsis one of the more divisive games of 2024, with some praising it for its open world design and scoundrel fantasy, while others felt alienated by its stealth-focused gameplay. Despite all this,Star Wars Outlawsearned an impressive three nominations at the 2024 Game Awards for Humberly Gonzalez’s performance as Key Vess, Best Action/Adventure Game, and Innovation in Accessiblity....

Summary The PS2 was an unprecedented success following the PS1, which was Sony’s debut console. It reigned supreme for decades but was just recently dethroned in sales by the Switch in 2024. 2005 came near the end of the PS2’s peak, but alongside it, North America got the PSP which debuted in the West a year after Japan. Between the two consoles,PlayStationfans have a lot of anniversaries to celebrate in 2025....

Summary Monsters stalk their way through every form of media, appearing as inhuman creatures with a penchant for wanton violence and destruction. Ordinary people are nothing more than meaningless victims to these cratures to satiate a hunger for blood, flesh, or murder, but it’s the extraordinary people who come to the rescue. To counteract the rabid and dangerous machinations of monsters,there are monster hunters who have the resources and abilities to hunt them down....

Summary With the official trailer of the next installment of one of the besthorrorseries in movie history kick-starting what will now be a trilogy, it is not surprising that people would want to see the movie that started it all. And when talking about “starting it all” it’s not just the28 Days Laterfranchise. It’s a new era in zombie movies. One that features an original take on nightmarish creatures that are far more formidable than the shambling undead movie-going audiences were used to before its release....

Summary Two oldAssassin’s Creedgames,Black FlagandUnity, have received major new Steam updates, adding achievements to both. Given bothAssassin’s Creedgames are over a decade old now, it’s somewhat surprising to see Ubisoft revisit these titles with new updates. Despite releasing just a year apart from each other,Assassin’s Creed 4: Black FlagandUnityare two games with very different reputations. For many gamers,Assassin’s Creed4: Black Flagis seen as the pinnacle of the series, finding an amazing hybrid between classic assassin gameplay with the swashbuckling pirate mechanics....

Quick Links Valheimis mostly about discovering new biomes and materials so you can prepare yourself to take down one of the world’s many bosses. It can be a grueling experience, especially when you get into areas like the Swamp and Mountain where many, many things can take you down in one or two hits when you first arrive. Despite the unforgiving nature of the game, it does have some reprieve in giving players access to merchants....

Summary Quick Links We’ve seen anime withreal-world references anthropormorphized into a human (or human-esque) form before.Hetaliamay be the most infamous for this, but we’ve also seenTwentieth Century BoysandCells at Workdo this to varying degrees of success. There’s even an anime namedArikan!about soda pops called that come to life as cute anime girls that fight each other, if you’re in to that. But what if we could apply this concept to a unique interest, such as horse racing, as a gateway into becoming fans that world?...

Onimusha: Way of the Swordwas one of several retro series revivals that graced the 2024 Game Awards, and it’s a sight for sore eyes. Capcom kicked the franchise off in 2001, establishingOnimushaas a more combat-heavy feudal Japan take on classicResident Evil. The series was a big hit at the time, selling over 8.7 million units worldwide, but it’s taken nearly twenty years to move past the unpopular fourth mainline entry,Dawn of Dreams....

As one of the newest names in wrestling, theAEWhas had an impressive run for it to be such a young company. Founded in 2019,AEWhas shown itself to be a formidable opponent against the juggernaut that is WWE. However, when it comes to the video game industry, AEW has a long way to go, as the company has barely scratched the surface of what is possible for its brand. Despite the lackluster game output compared to the WWE, AEW may now have the perfect moment to announceanotherFight Foreverentry....

Summary Quick Links The following contains spoilers for Dune, Star Wars, Attack on Titan, Berserk, Code Geass, and Arcane. The tragic hero is a trope that fans are seeing increasingly in media. The tale of a beloved central character being consumed by darkness and becoming the common enemy of everyone else. A fallen angel that becomes a devil that destroys the world. Most recently, fans saw this trope expertly executed inAttack on Titan, but Eren isn’t the first and most likely won’t be the last of this line....