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Producer Of Netflix's Pluto Anime Says Now Is Perfect Time To Adapt The Acclaimed Manga
2.7.2023
During Anime Expo, I spoke with Masao Maruyama, producer of Netflix’s upcoming Astro Boy-inspired anime, Pluto. We spoke about the pressure his studio felt in adapting one of the most critically praised and best-selling manga of the 2000s, as well as his thoughts on how the kinds...
Macro Strategist David Hunter Predicts Global Markets’ ‘Melt Up’ Surge in Q4 2023, Followed by Impending ‘Bust’
23.6.2023
David Hunter, the chief macro strategist at Contrarian Macro Advisors, predicts an interesting development for global markets in the fourth quarter of 2023. According to him, global markets will experience a remarkable surge, aptly described as a “melt up.” However, this surge will...
Pokémon Go Company’s Next Game Makes Playing Monster Hunter A Breeze
15.6.2023
The same things that make Monster Hunter super popular—wild boss designs, deep loot progressions, and big multiplayer brawls—are what can make it feel impenetrable to the uninitiated. I have no idea if Monster Hunter Now, Niantic’s latest augmented reality social game, can be as successful...
Diablo Cosplay Is As Far From Hell As Possible
15.6.2023
Cinderys is a professional cosplayer from France who has been active in the scene for almost a decade now. Over the years she’s cosplayed as a bunch of Blizzard characters, from World of Warcraft to Hearthstone, but her latest Diablo work is terrifyingly good.Read more
Death Note, Sailor Moon, And Other Classic Animes Are Now Free On YouTube
17.2.2023
Anime and manga publisher Viz Media just made a handful of really big anime series freely available to watch on YouTube. If you’re looking for a good entry point into some really prolific shows, this is an excellent opportunity to dive into some stone-cold classics.Read more
Milf Hunter Won A Steam Deck And You Didn't
9.12.2022
One of the main advertising gimmicks of tonight’s Game Awards was a promotion being run by Valve that would see one viewer win one of the company’s prized Steam Deck handhelds every minute.Read more
Marvel’s Midnight Suns Seems Good Enough To Turn Me, A Hater, Into A Fan
17.11.2022
I tend to land on the Martin Scorsese side of the superhero craze—“The problem is the amusement park films,” he said in 2019—and so I admittedly went into Marvel’s Midnight Suns feeling bratty. The tactical role-playing game, which was delayed twice before finally landing on its current December...
Halo Infinite Fans Upset As Local Co-op Canceled, Next Season Delayed
1.9.2022
Fans of Halo Infinite have spent the past few days deliriously anticipating the game’s next roadmap, hoping it’d outline salvation for the floundering multiplayer shooter. Today, 343 Industries unveiled its plans: a wave of delays, a handful of imminent updates, a promised feature canceled....
The Nintendo Switch Has A Big Summer Sale Right Now
24.6.2022
The dog days of summer are officially here. Whether you’re trying to take your mind off the heat or the bad headlines, you’re in luck: Nintendo is currently running a major sale on digital Switch games. Cool off with Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze or mind-meld with a sentient hat in Super...
Vilifying Amber Heard Shows We Learned Nothing From GamerGate
22.6.2022
“She’s not a perfect victim,” Mariska Hargitay says in Law and Order: SVU. Recent headlines say the same about Amber Heard. Heard said as much about herself. “But,” Hargitay says, “she is not making this up.” Read more
In-Depth Look At Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Shows Off A Massive, Messy JRPG
22.6.2022
We finally got a full overview of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 today and the upcoming Switch JRPG looks massive. A 20-minute Nintendo Direct showed off more of the game’s existential story beats, multi-layered combat mechanics, and other activities players will get up to in its giant open world....
Manga Bizarro World: One Piece Goes On Hiatus, HxH And Berserk Return
7.6.2022
Hey, it’s 2022 and not the mid-90s right? I only ask because I’m not sure which of us otaku worked some magic–possibly making a wish to Shenron, or sacrificing a loved one with a behelit–so that we might live in a time where hiatus purgatory bunk buddies Hunter x Hunter and Berserk both announce...
Steam Breakout V Rising Is A Stellar Survival RPG
31.5.2022
I have complicated feelings about the modern vampire story. Violence is cheap. Tasty humans are plentiful. And skyscrapers provide ample shelter from the sun. The sanctity of human life doesn’t mean much to creatures that will kill people over a simple meal. It can feel powerful to be so...
Resilient Hunter x Hunter Fan Threw 1,000 Daily Punches Over Two Years For Manga's Return
26.5.2022
Hunter x Hunter fans around the world clamored in celebration earlier this week after creator Yoshihiro Togashi teased the end of the beloved shonen manga’s hiatus. But while some merely waited for two years, one unsung fan put himself through real-life training until the day the manga resumed...
V Rising's Huge Success Has Even Taken Its Developers By Surprise
25.5.2022
V Rising came out on May 18, and I would bet that on May 17 almost none of you would have ever heard of the game in your lives. One week later and it’s sold over 500,000 copies, and as I type this is being played by more people on Steam than Elden Ring.Read more
Hunter x Hunter Creator Joins Twitter, Reveals Manga’s Long Hiatus Is Ending
24.5.2022
After a four-year hiatus, the creator of the popular shonen manga Hunter x Hunter not only created a Twitter account today, but announced that he is working on four new chapters of the series.Read more
Leaker Says Konami Pulled Silent Hill Pics It Apparently Doesn't Want You To See
13.5.2022
A well-known leaker who goes by the username Dusk Golem has obtained and shared several images from a supposed in-development Silent Hill game on Thursday. The screens, posted to Dusk Golem’s Twitter account, weren’t up for long. According to the leaker, Konami swiftly swooped in to take those...
Tired Of Battle Anime? Here's Four Wholesome Shows You Should Check Out
12.5.2022
For those who tire of battle-centric shonen anime series and want a little bit more “aww” in their lives, these anime will warm your heart. Read more
Bloodborne Is Scarier Than Ever In 2022
9.5.2022
Somewhere, a baby is crying. Their lonely yelps stick to the air like mist sticks to glass. The sound stretches out over the mirror of water upon which Rom, the Vacuous Spider just died as the nightmare moon descends. It trails you through every unlit building, but melts into happy giggles when...
The Best Star Wars Games To Get During All These May 4th Sales
3.5.2022
Tomorrow is May 4th, aka Star Wars Day. You see, May 4th sounds kind of like “may the force,” which is part of the franchise’s famous phrase “May the Force be with you.” Yeah, it’s kinda dumb, but as is now something of an annual tradition, a bunch of digital storefronts have old and new Star Wars...