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Summary Warning: The following contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen 236, “The South” by Gege Akutami, translated by John Werry, and Lettered by Snir Aharon, available in English fromMangaPlus. Sukuna versus Gojo was the most anticipated fight since the very first chapter of theJujutsu Kaisenstory and was also easily one of the mosthyped-up fights in all of modern anime. The build-up was incredible, with over 200 chapters of the manga alluding to the eventual showdown between the strongest sorcerer of the current era and the King of Curses, it was primed to be a fight that was going to be one for the history books....

The Nintendo Switch has been a kingmaker for previously undersung franchises. Titles likeFire Emblem: Three Houses,Luigi’s Mansion 3,Animal Crossing: New Horizons, andMetroid Dreadset record sales;Animal Crossingspecifically beat out mainstay bestsellers likeThe Legend of ZeldaandPokemonaccording to numbers released by Nintendo’s Investor Relations on May 31, 2025. Kirby got off to slower start with 2018’sKirby Star Allies, but appears to be heading for a surge withKirby and the Forgotten Land. First revealed during the September 2021 Nintendo Direct,Kirby and the Forgotten Landwill be the pink puffball’s first true 3D platformer....

Summary Marvelis a company that is first and foremost known for its comic books. They have brought so many iconic characters over the years, such as Spider-Man, The Hulk, Iron Man, and The Human Torch to name a few. In fact, some of theseMarvelcharacters have been so popular that they leaped off the page to receive a movie or animated show. However, these characters couldn’t exist on their own. Whenever it comes time to adapt a project based on a comic book character, they need to be molded to fit the new medium and sometimes the best way to do this is by adding some new characters to their story....

She-Hulkmay be Disney Plus’ next big superhero series, yetSecret Invasion’scomic book storyline makes it seems like the bigger event in the larger scope of theMCU, a notion that finds backing in the company’s own labeling of the show as a “crossover event”, much like the firstAvengersfilms were. First announced in late 2020,Secret Invasionhas been shrouded in mystery with very little information besides Samuel L Jackson’s and Ben Mendelsohn’s lead roles surfacing during its initial stages, as the casting of Kingsley Ben-Adir, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Colman, Cobie Smulders, Martin Freeman, and Don Cheadle was not confirmed until much later on....

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Libertyis split into two main parts. The first section of the game is called “Tanker” and has Solid Snake infiltrating a US Navy Tanker to track down a new Metal Gear. Aided by Otacon players will need to navigate the Tanker as it is taken over by a hostile force seeking to steal the new Metal Gear the Navy have been working on. This is the shorter of the game’s two main parts and also makes for an excellent tutorial on the game’s main mechanics....

Last year, Microsoft announced its intention toacquire ZeniMax Media, in turn getting its hands on some major video game studios and IP. This includes Bethesda Game Studios and the games it publishes, like theDoom,Fallout,The Elder Scrolls, andWolfensteinfranchises. Some fans have been wondering if Microsoft’s acquisition of Bethesda meant that games from the company would be Xbox exclusive, and now that issue has been addressed. In its announcement about theBethesdaacquisition, Microsoft stressed that Bethesda games will be best experienced on PC and Xbox consoles, with all of them coming to Game Pass....

Netflix may have just jumped the gun a bit. In a now-deleted tweet on its “NX on Netflix” Twitter account, the streaming giant teased an upcoming 3DSonic the Hedgehoganimated series set to release in 2022. The announcement was only up for a short time, but had already gotten the attention of thousands of excited fans before being taken down. “Rings? Check. Sneakers? Check. Speed? SONIC. SEGA’s legendary video game iconSonic the Hedgehograces onto Netflix in a new 3D animated series from @SEGA, @WildBrainHQ and @ManOfActionEnt premiering in 2022....

Halloween is right around the corner and that means it is time forMega Gengar to takeover the Mega Raidslot inPokemon GO. Fans of the mobile AR game should now have seen the spooky Mega Evolution replace Mega Venusaur, which means there is a brand new Mega Evolution to obtain and lots of new Mega Energy to collect. The primary way for players to grind their way to a Mega Gengar evolution of their own is going to be defeating the Mega Pokemon in Battle Raids....

Pokemon GOmade a massive wave with theintroduction of Shadow raids this year. The Rising Shadows event introduced the Master Ball feature and Shadow Raids, drawing inspiration from Team GO Rocket’s Shadow monsters. This August 2023 Noxious Swamp event brings Shadow Sneasel as a 3-Star raid boss. Pokemon GOShadow monsters deal greater damage with Fast and Charge Attacks, but their defensive capabilities remain weak in comparison. Despite having the same attacks as their original counterpart, these Shadow attackers can inflict significant damage....

Summary Pokemon Scarlet and Violetrecently wrapped up the story told in the base games as well as that told in The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk DLCs through an epilogue called Mochi Mayhem, pitting players against all sorts of trainers in Kitakami and then Gen 9’s own Mythical Pokemon, Pecharunt.Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Pecharunthad been rumored a long time ago, with leaks pointing out it would be the master of the Loyal Three as well as a callback to the Legend of Momotaro - a folk tale from Japan....

Fans ofPokemon Unitehave a lengthy roster that features a wide variety of Pokemon to choose from, built around specific styles of play like Attacker, Defender, and All-Rounder. In total, thePokemon Uniteroster features 35 Pokemon in total, ranging from the first generation toPokemon Sword and Shield.Of the available Pokemon, there appears to be a lack of firepower as only three of the captured monsters have Fire as one of their typings. With the Charizard, Cinderace, and Talonflame as the only Fire-based Pokemon available,the latestPokemon Uniterumorof a certain flame-wielding Pokemon arriving has come to fruition....

Piratically since its inception,Red Dead Redemption 2players have tripped over mystery after mystery, with seemingly no end in sight. The game has been out for a year and a half now, meaning there are severalRDR2mysteries that have been solvedlike the Cave Giant, the Legendary Catfish, and more. The biggest mystery is arguably related to the aliens, but there’s a lot of variables there. One mystery confirmed to have a solution yet to be discovered is the Third Meteorite....

Summary WithElden Ring, FromSoftware managed to build a massive, open-world game around the core gameplay pillars ofDark Souls, and the studio could do something similar withSekiro: Shadows Die Twice.Sekiro’s unique flavor of gameplaywas missing inElden Ring, and with no direct sequel to the shinobi action-adventure title on the horizon, a sprawling spiritual successor would be a great way to make use of its white-knuckle combat foundations. FromSoftware had previously branched off from its coreDark Soulsfranchise withBloodbornein 2015, but that IP offered gameplay that was quite similar to what players had seen before, albeit with a far heavier emphasis on aggressive, offensive combat....