Overwatch 2 'Fox Girl' Leak Confirmed Fake by Blizzard

Time is ticking down to the release ofOverwatch 2, the next iteration of Blizzard’s online multiplayer shooter.Overwatch 2will be adding a variety of content, changing the experience in significant ways. New characters are easily the most exciting addition planned forOverwatch 2, so it’s perhaps unsurprising that players have been looking to leaks for new information. Sadly, one of the recent prominentOverwatch 2leaks, the so-called “Fox Girl” Kimiko, has now been outed as a fake by Blizzard....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Terry Cruz

Persona 5 Makoto Figure Revealed for September Release

WhileMegami Tensei’sPersonaspinoff series has been quite successful over the years, it’s clear that Atlus struck gold with the series' most recent installment,Persona 5. With a variety of spinoffs, an anime adaptation, a revised version inPersona 5 Royal, and the recently releasedmusou-styled sequelPersona 5 Strikers,fans everywhere have made it clear that they could always use more of the Phantom Thieves. The group of teenage rebels stole the hearts of fans everywhere with their debut back in 2016 after a 3-year-long wait sincePersona 5’s initial announcement....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Pamela Gomez

Pikmin Bloom's New Weekly Challenges Could Benefit From Community Centric Rewards

Niantic’s AR mobile gamePikmin Bloomhas not reached the heights of its predecessorPokemon GO, but both focus on community building in their own ways. WhereasPokemon GOsticks players into three teams that each focus on capturing Gyms and raid battles,Pikmin Bloomlets friends go on walks together and tackleexpeditions removing mushroom patchesaround real-world neighborhoods. A new “Weekly Challenge” feature is designed to give those friends more to do. These Weekly Challenges are one of the first major additions toPikmin Bloomsince launch in October 2021, acting as an extension of what the game already does well: tracking players' steps like a fitness app....

June 13, 2025 · 4 min · 695 words · Kelly Montgomery

Pokemon Fan Knitting Every Pokeball in Real Life

Fans of any given series tend to find strange ways to show their appreciation for the years of content that the franchise has given them the opportunity to enjoy. OnePokemonfan in particular is taking that appreciation as an inspiration to undertake a pretty long crochet project centered around the many different looks of the franchise’s iconicPokeballs. Considering how many Pokeballs have appeared in the series up until this point, the fan is going to have quite a bit of work ahead of them if they’re looking to address every single one of them....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Oscar Hernandez

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet DLC Could Turn the Story's Biggest Shock into a Postgame Plot

WARNING: Major spoilers for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet ahead Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s DLC could potentially have a major plot to offer if the developers choose to follow up on the biggest twist from the main story. The story ofPokemon Scarlet and Violetfeatured one of the most stunning climaxes in the series, with an ending that likely caught a lot of players off guard. With the game’s long-awaited DLC expansion approaching, it’s not difficult to assume that Game Freak may want to pull a few ideas from the game’s existing storyline....

June 13, 2025 · 4 min · 676 words · Robert Chung

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Baxcalibur Has Some Unique Inspiration

Per the series tradition,Pokemon Scarlet andViolethave introduced a new pseudolegendary Pokemon line with Frigibax, Arctibax, and Baxcalibur, and though these designs once again lean on the Dragon type, there is an unusual inspiration behind them. While there has been criticism by fans about the continuedreliance on Dragon-type Pokemon with legendaries and pseudolegendariesfor the series, this shouldn’t overshadow the creativity that went into the Frigibax line. Between its odd body proportions and posture to its signature move, it seems Baxcalibur is a clear callback to Japan’s most famous kaiju....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 639 words · Kevin Wilson

Red Dead Redemption 2 Gets Its Own 'Hot Coffee' Mod

Red Dead Redemption 2has been a huge hit for its developer, Rockstar Games, and the game continues to get a steady stream of content.The cowboy western based game managed to live up to its predecessor, however, a new PC mod for the game pays homage to an even earlier part of Rockstar’s history. Rockstar previously had a hidden mini-game inGrand Theft Auto: San Andreasentitled “Hot Coffee”. The hidden part of the game became infamous and many searched for it....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Lisa Lewis

Resident Evil Falling Back on Legacy Characters Already Would Be a Shame

Summary The final events ofVillagesaw the story ofResident Evilcome full circle as the beginnings of Umbrella were revealed. AfterResident Evil 7andVillagetook new protagonist Ethan Winters on a harrowing journey to find his missing wife Mia and their child Rose, the nextResident Evilgame would make a mistake by dropping these characters completely. Although Ethan ultimately sacrifices his own life at the end ofVillageto save his wife and child, the series offers a follow-up story with the Shadows of Rose DLC....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 556 words · Tyler Thompson

Return Of The Jedi Was The Perfect Ending For The Skywalker Saga

While theStar Warssequel trilogy does have its share of admirers, most fans weredispleased with the latest batch of movies. A bunch of flaws have been pointed out, from inconsistent character arcs to the fact that there was no narrative roadmap from the beginning, but the truth is that no version of a sequel trilogy was ever going to conclude the story of the Skywalkers better thanReturn of the Jedialready did in 1983....

June 13, 2025 · 5 min · 979 words · Angela Jackson

Rhys Ifans Teases Return As The Lizard In Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Homeis just around the corner and it is expected to be one of the biggest MCU films to date, largely due to the return of many familiar faces from previousSpider-Manfilms. While it’s not certain if all of the original actors will be back in their roles, faces such as Rhys Ifans, who is best known for portraying Dr. Curt Connors/Lizard inThe Amazing Spider-Man, have teased their return in the highly anticipated MCU film....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Abigail Perry

Rockstar Employee Resume Hints GTA 6 is Much Further Along

With Rockstar seemingly sticking to its guns thatGrand Theft Auto 5will continue to be the company’s flagship title as the game plans torelease on PS5, new information may have come to light about the highly anticipatedGrand Theft Auto 6. This comes as fans brace to see the latest title in theGTAseries span across three console generations, with no official news releasing for a sequel to the almost seven-year-old game. The latest information on the possible progress ofGTA 6comes from an updated resume for a Rockstar employee, who recently added a new project and job title to their experience....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Patricia Giles

Sackboy: A Big Adventure Brings LittleBigPlanet to PS5

Media Molecule became famous for itsLittleBigPlanetseries before going off to make thesandbox creation gameDreamsfor PS4. Now the property is under the purview of Sumo Digital, and today a new 3D-platforming game calledSackboy: A Big Adventurewas announced during the “Future of Gaming” PlayStation 5 event. The title appears to lean more intoLittleBigPlanet’s platforming side than its level creation aspects, featuring up to four-player co-op with new characters that have very colorful designs compared to the recognizable brown knit look of the title character, Sackboy....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Maria Carlson

Scoob! Holiday Haunt Director Explained Why He Finished Canceled Film

Scoob! Holiday Haunt’s completion was a sombre affair for the crew. The cancellation of the film’s release meant that the crew was essentially completing a project that would never see the light of day. Director Michael Kurinsky spoke about that prospect in a recent interview and shed some light on why he thought it was important to finish the film regardless. Scoob! Holiday Hauntwould have been the sequel to 2020’sScoob!It would have told the story ofScooby-Doo’s first Christmas with the Mystery Inc....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Kim Vasquez