Shenmuefans will not have to wait for the announced anime nearly as long as they did for the last game. The first trailer forShenmue: The Animationconfirms that the series will be premiering in 2022. TheShenmueanime had been officially confirmed in September of last year, with the main draw for it being that it would bring the series creator Yu Suzuki on board as executive producer. This new 13-episode entry in theShenmuestory is aCrunchyroll and Adult Swim production, with animation duties going to Telecom Animation Film under direction from Chikara Sakurai (One-Punch Man)....

Skyrimallows the player to take on the role of a mighty hero, and a recent mod will make the Dragonborn even more powerful with a ridiculous tweak to one of the game’s most famous Shouts. Whilemany are now eagerly awaiting the release ofStarfieldwhile also hoping for any information on the elusiveElder Scrolls 6, a lot of fans are still being entertained by the fifth entry in the iconic Bethesda fantasy series....

Sodapoppin, a popularTwitchstreamer with a massive following, recently shared his perspective on the possibility of switching from Twitch to Kick, a new streaming platform that aims to challenge Twitch’s dominance in the industry. For those unaware,Kick was introduced by Trainwreck in December 2022and has since gained a lot of attention in the streaming community due to its attractive creator program and less strict terms of service. Despite the many benefits that Kick offers over Twitch, it seems that Twitch’s strict banning policies are causing top streamers to switch to Kick....

The nextSplatoon 3Splatfest has been announced and will have players in teams named after cryptids. This will be the fifth Splatfest since the launch ofSplatoon 3and is the first in-game event following this month’s Big Run.Splatoon 3’s in-game events thus far have consisted of either Big Runs or Splatfests. While themost recentSplatoon 3Big Runhad players working together in the game’s Salmon Run mode, Splatfests have players joining one of three teams and competing against each other in Turf War battles over the course of 48 hours....

WithSplatoon 3’s Fresh Season just around the corner, the game has now announced a brand new Salmon Run mode being added to the game. The newSplatoon 3mode will provide players with a challenge that they can tackle with friends, and it comes with the promise of new rewards, as well.Splatoon 3has already done quite a bit to expand Salmon Run from howSplatoon 2handled it. In addition to acquiescing the common demand of fans wanting Salmon Run to be available 24/7,Splatoon 3also added Big Run, a seasonal event that tasks players with defending turf war maps from a Salmonid invasion....

Star Trekactor George Takei came out with a response to William Shatner’s criticism of him. His remarks on the matter are purported to be the very final salvo Takei will fire in a decades-long feud between the two stars and others involved in the franchise. Star Trekis a science fiction franchise that covers multiple TV series, movies, games, and merchandising, which all kicked off with the iconicStar Trekseries in the 1960s....

Before Disney sank its claws into George Lucas’ galaxy far, far away, theStar Warssaga was defined by the tragedy of Anakin Skywalker. The prequelschronicled Anakin’s transformationfrom a bright-eyed young Jedi prodigy into an evil Sith Lord committed to doing the bidding of Emperor Palpatine. The original trilogy charted Anakin’s son’s ultimately successful efforts to bring his father back to the light. The sequel trilogy didn’t just refuse to continue this trajectory and keep Anakin in focus – it barely even acknowledged his existence....

Sci-fi casts a wide net. There’s a lot of ways to approach the genre, and storytellers have been proving that for ages. For instance, althoughStar WarsandStar Trekmay seem like ageless rivals, they paint two very different pictures of the distant future:Star Trekexplores elements of utopia, whileStar Warsdepicts a galaxyconstantly and repeatedly plunged into war and strife. In a similar way,Starfieldoffers a very different picture of outer space from, say,The Outer Worlds 2....

After a long wait filled with speculation about what the game could bring to Microsoft’s current offerings and its Xbox Game Pass selection,Starfieldlaunched to multiple raving reviews - as well as mixed ones highlighting flaws and issues with Bethesda’s latest RPG. Still, many fans agree that the best thing aboutStarfieldis the sheer amount of options for players to truly play however they want, as whatever character they want, and live some of the weirdest and greatest adventures in the galaxy....

Summary Princes inDisneyfilms have always had some level of importance to the central plot of the story. The first was Prince Florian fromSnow White and the Seven Dwarves, but he proved to have little screen time and instead served as more of a background character. However, princes have arguably become more involved as the films have been released over the years, playing more of an important role alongside the titular princess, or in some cases, having been the protagonists themselves....

Loot boxes continue to be a topic of significant controversy within the video game industry. Despite recent findings by various governments, particularly in Europe, that loot boxes are a form of gambling. Yetloot boxesand similar types of microtransactions continue to be widespread and massively popular. That kind of saturation has an impact, and a new study shows just one way that impact is material. According to the UK’s Gambling Health Alliance, one in ten young gamers has gone into debt buying loot boxes....

Nintendo’s all-star brawlerSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateis home to characters from all across the gaming universe with Nintendo staples like Mario, Link, and Samus, as well as third party icons like Cloud, Banjo and Kazooie, andMinecraft’s Steve. While indie characters have had some representation as well, such as Shovel Knight appearing as an Assist Trophy orUndertale’s Sans getting a Mii costume, there are not any fighters who solely belong to an indie developer....

Now that Bethesda has finally confirmed thatThe Elder Scrolls 6is in development, fans have been quick to speculate where the next game in the series will take place. Considering that every release in theElder Scrollsseries are centered around their settings, including many of theElder Scrolls Onlineexpansions, exactly where the next title takes place will set the pace for the game. Looking back at some of the settings that previousThe Elder Scrollstitles have already visited in the past, such asSkyrimandMorrowind, there is still plenty of room in the larger world of Tamriel....