Komi Can't Communicate: Season 2 episode 4 "Merry Christmas"- Review

Now that Winter break has arrived, the gang has not gotten together in a while, and Shouko Komi can’t help but miss her friends. As always the social butterfly that is Najimi initiates a gathering, but to Komi’s horror, she is now expected to host a Christmas event as her home. With only a few hours left to get to the shops, and not much time to plan, Komi cannot buckle under the overwhelming pressure of suddenly becoming a hostess overnight....

May 25, 2025 · 5 min · 1001 words · Nancy Stafford

LOTR: Why Did Aragorn Become A Ranger?

Aragorn is one of the most iconic characters in theLord of the Ringsseries, from his look to his backstory, fans cant get enough. Most casual viewers know that the man lived a hard life as a Ranger of the North before revealing his true destiny and ascending to the throne, but why? Aragorn was first introduced as Strider, Ranger of the North in the originalFellowship of the Ring,way back in 1954....

May 25, 2025 · 4 min · 801 words · Jessica Smith

Madden Shouldn't Continue to Ignore Football's Narrative Potential

The strong sales ofMadden NFLevery year means that EA is doing something right, despite lacking a focus on football’s narratives. Its annual release is the source of frustration for some players, but it’s an essential day on the calendar of so many more. The start of the NFL season comes around each September, and its video game counterpart does well to entertain fans of the sport through the week. It captures so much of what makes the circus of football so good, but while the wayMadden NFLapproaches realism, tactics, and players rosters is consistently strong, the franchise always seems to ignore the narrative potential that both the regular season and the off season could bring....

May 25, 2025 · 3 min · 612 words · Taylor Farley

Magic: The Gathering Commander Legends Set Announced

Earlier today, Wizards of the Coast made some big announcements about the future ofMagic: The Gathering’s Commander format. These announcement included details on the Commander product that will release alongsideIkoria: Lair of Behemothsin 2020, a green-themed reprint collection that will remind players ofMTG’s Signature Spellbook products, and a series of additional Commander decks set to be released throughout next year. However, the biggest announcement made today is likely to be the reveal of a brand new set: Commander Legends....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Alison Doyle

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s Symbiote Lore Inaccuracy Helps Excuse One Future Villain

Summary The beauty of Insomniac’sSpider-Manfranchise is all the luxury of a creative universe it could offer. It’s difficult to tell how many story restrictions Insomniac is given or how far out it would like to branch anyhow, but realistically Insomniac might be able to tell as wild of a story as it would prefer. So far, Insomniac hasn’t taken theMarvel’s Spider-Mancontinuity down any unfathomable paths, withMarvel’s Spider-Man 2coming the closest to truly turning New York City on its head in a symbiote invasion....

May 25, 2025 · 4 min · 705 words · Douglas Beard

Minecraft Player Builds Nintendo Switch Replica In-Game

Minecrafthas provided gamers everywhere with a massive sandbox to explore, survive, and build in for over a decade. Players have put together a wide variety of fantastic creations in the game’s blocky world over the years. Now, oneMinecraftplayer gets meta by building a replica of the Nintendo Switch console in-game. The video game industry is filled with iconic titles, but few have the popularity and staying power ofMinecraft. Despite its simple graphics and advancing age, the game is still beloved by many andMinecraftstreamers still have a lot of power....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Amy Hopkins

Mortal Kombat 11 Could Announce Something at DC Event This Month

Many players have enjoyedMortal Kombat 11as it has delivered the bloody fighting that fans have come to expect from the franchise.Mortal Kombat 11was met with positive reviewsand the game has continued to add features that have made it a title with considerable longevity. The upcoming DC Fandome event has recently released a trailer that suggests that more content will be coming to the fighting game. WhileMortal Kombatis not a DC franchise, the series is developed by Warner Bros....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Douglas Murphy

Nadeshot Explains Why He's 'Afraid' of Ubisoft's New Battle Royale Game Hyper Scape

Twitch streamer and formerCall of Dutypro Nadeshot reveals why he is “afraid” ofHyper Scape, the new battle royale game from Ubisoft. Ubisoftlaunched theHyper ScapePC open betajust a few days ago, but it seems that Nadeshot may not play the game during beta or after it has fully launched. Speaking during the CouRage and Nadeshot Show podcast, Nadeshot revealed that he has “no idea how in the hell I’m going to play this game”....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Michael Saunders

Naruto: Sage Mode, Explained

Sage Mode is one of the most incredible powers in the world ofNaruto. At the beginning of the story, the power system ofNarutowas explained to the fans to be made up of ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu. The vast majority of the powers seen in the story were focused around this and these three facets of jutsu were slowly developed even more. RELATED:Naruto: Strongest Characters Who Died In The Fourth Great Ninja War...

May 25, 2025 · 5 min · 905 words · Craig Floyd MD

New Diablo 4 Update Fixes Major Battle Pass Issue and More

Summary Diablo 4has received its latest patch for the ongoing Season of the Malignant, addressing a variety of feedback from players. Season of the Malignant is still less than a week old, but the first post-launch content drop forDiablo 4has already become hugely controversial. Blizzard made dramatic changes to theDiablo 4experience with its patch for the season and has promised significant changes going forward. This new patch won’t addressDiablo 4players' largest concerns, but does fix some smaller problems....

May 25, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Jason Nelson

New Documentary Discusses Rockstar's Most Controversial Game, Manhunt

On June 18, 2025, Rockstar North released the survival horror gameManhunt, and a new documentary has been released which discusses some of the history of the game, especially the controversy surrounding it. In this day and age,Rockstar is considered one of the biggest studios in the industry, despite media backlash over the years. The developer has released hit after hit, producing some of the most critically acclaimed games to ever grace a console or PC, and most know the company for theGTAseries....

May 25, 2025 · 3 min · 488 words · Charles Wells

New PS Plus Premium Game Has Easy Platinum Trophy

PS Plus Premiumrecently addedPinball Heroesto its line-up, and those looking for an easy platinum would be wise to check it out. It was part of the recentPS Plus Premium new game drop, which included PS3’sHeavenly Sword, PS1’sOddworld: Abe’s Exoddus, and PSP’sRidge Racer 2. Originally a PS Vita title released in 2013,Pinball Heroesis a pinball collection featuring various PlayStation games as tables;Unchartedis but one example of an IP represented in the game....

May 25, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Jenny Taylor

New World Companies Use Exploit to Keep Territory Control

New Worldis doing much better these days than it was a month or two into launch, and that’s because Amazon Game Studios has proven to be open to feedback, actually changing things in the game that the community wasn’t happy with like Gear Scores and the Expertise value. While the game is far from being out of the woods, the main thing going for it is that the developer is still working hard and wants to seeNew Worldsucceed, possibly with new updates further down the line....

May 25, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Cristina Jones