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As should be the case for any great hero shooter,Marvel Rivals' roster is one of the game’s biggest strengths. At launch,Marvel Rivalsis home to 33 playable characters, many of whom are household names from the Marvel universe, and some of whom are slightly more obscure. But even the most obscure characters onMarvel Rivals' rosterhave deep lore connections to the rest of the cast, and one of the game’s greatest highlights is how those connections are explored....

Summary Marvel Rivalsplayers recently took to social media to request that NetEase Games enable hero bans across all ranks of Competitive play. The popular hero shooter is currently in Season 0, with Season 1 expected to drop sometime in January 2025. ManyMarvel Rivalsplayers are eagerly awaiting the new season and hope to see it released alongside fresh heroes and maps. Hero bans allow players to take a more active role in shaping the meta ofMarvel Rivalsby voting to remove certain characters from a match....

Summary VR enthusiasts who are interested in theMeta Questheadsets may be excited to learn that there’s an available 10% discount. However, thisMeta Questdiscount is only available to select buyers, namely those who are in school or are teachers. Currently, the Meta Quest 3 and 3S are on store shelves, withMeta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 2 no longer being produced. The Meta Quest 3 is currently Meta’s best headset available with a higher price point, while the 3S sacrifices certain features to make the cost more affordable....

Spoilers ahead for Metaphor: ReFantazio. For years, Atlus has mostly been known for its two pillar JRPG franchises:Shin Megami TenseiandPersona, the latter of which spun off ofSMTto begin with. In 2024, however,Metaphor: ReFantaziochanged that, beginning a new Atlus franchise and racking up critical acclaim, including several wins at The Game Awards 2024.Metaphor: ReFantazioshares a ton of DNA withSMTandPersona, especially in borrowingPersona’s social sim elements and how party members awaken to magical power through the power of their heart....

Mortal Kombat 1’s latest season of Invasions could be an ominous sign for the game mode’s future. Invasions has been running inMortal Kombat 1since release, acting as a secondary story mode of sorts. It also had its own unique mechanics that set it apart from the rest of the game. However, as Invasions heads into its ninth season, one decision made by the developers could raise some eyebrows. On one hand, it could be a simple throwback for players to experience....

Summary Horror games can be many things;each player will want something slightly different from the games they play. Whether that be grotesque creatures of unknowable origins chasing the player down, or a simple text-based psychological horror that makes them second guess their place in the universe. This list looks at 8 games that inhabit each of these extremes, and everything in between, with one simple factor in common: their distressing nature....

Final Fantasyis one of the most popular video game franchises of all time that is still going strong to this day. The 1987 debut of this series helped Square bounce back from a tough financial spot to slowly become one of the biggest players in the video game industry. Every game in the series features its fair share of memorable party members, with some being more powerful than others. Some playable characters in theFinal Fantasyseries are so overpowered that people can walk over the toughest bosses if they know what they’re doing....

Summary Quick Links My Hero Academiamay have reached its conclusion with chapter 430, published back in August 2024, but its author, Kohei Horikoshi, has generously continued to release new chapters since then. Most of those are teasers for the upcoming movies, such as chapters 430.5 and 430.6. Butchapter 431is different. It is the continuation of the epilogue in chapter 430. An expanded epilogue, if you will. It’s always great to see the lives of our beloved characters years after the final fight....

Summary ANo Man’s Skyfan has built a compact yet feature-rich base, complete with facilities ranging from multiple landing pads to an indoor fishing pool. The relatively small base stands out as a rarity in theNo Man’s Skycommunity, whose players usually tend to go for bigger bases. WhenNo Man’s Skycame out in 2016, it was a far cry from the game it is today. Owing to developer Hello Games’s tireless work over the years, the sci-fi title has improved significantly with updates and swung the opinion of most players in its favor....

Summary Despite being one of the greatest and most popular anime series of all timeOne Pieceairs to date with no end in sight. Eiichiro Oda has captured the hearts of his long-time fans with the foreshadowing he is popularly known for, bringing characters that one would expect to be forgotten and adding relevance to their portrayal. This further impacts the storyline in ways that astound fans and keep them on their toes....

Summary Quick Links If there’s one thing that fans ofOne Piecehope will happen in 2025, it is the head of the Revolutionary Army, Monkey D. Dragon, officially making a move. Dragon is one of the most intriguing characters inOne Piece, and also a major player in the Final Saga. His importance to the overarching plot of the story is tremendous, but despite that, Dragon has only briefly appeared in the story so far, even though the series has run for over 1100 chapters now....

Summary Dreams are among the central plot points of the entireOne Piecestory as they’re tied to the individual motivations and journeys of the series' most important characters. The whole franchise kicked off due to Luffy’s dream of becoming the King of Pirates, which seemed impossible at the time, although now, he is closer than most have been throughout history. No matter how impossible they may seem, people’s dreams never die....

Summary Quick Links Although love is a topic that isn’t discussed all too often in the story ofOne Piece, one character seems to talk about love more than any other. Being a bit of a hopeless romantic, Sanji frequently pines after almost every woman that’s been in the series. In fact, his love and respect for women, and his constant pursuit of romantic partners are deeply ingrained in his character, since his first introduction to the story ofOne Piece....