Diablo 4is easily one of the most anticipated games of the year. During its first beta access—with one more yet to come—Diablo 4managed to draw in massive participation numbers and has set itself up to be one of the biggest launches in recent memory. While expectations forDiablo 4’s release are already sky-high, its launch may be primed to exceed even the loftiest expectations. Over the past year, there has been no shortage of hugely successful launches....

Summary Just as pre-orders forFinal Fantasy 14: Dawntrailwent live in North America, the Square Enix Store experienced technical issues due to the mass user traffic. At the time of writing,Final Fantasy 14posted on social media that the storefront’s developers were aware of the issue and suggested some temporary workarounds as the investigations continued. During a 2024 PAX East panel,Final Fantasy 14producer and director Naoki Yoshida revealed thatDawntrailwould launch in early access on June 28, with a full release on July 2....

A gamer has shown off exactly whatRuneScapewould look like if it were a real planet. Thequests inRuneScapeare known for taking players all over the world, and now gamers are able to see it from a never-before-seen perspective. The world ofRuneScapewill be familiar ground for many gamers over the years. For some, it remains a nostalgic relic, where a love for MMOs was born. But withOld School RuneScape, the game retains an extremely active community to this day, with plenty of players continuing to dedicate a massive amount of time to the game....

Summary GameStop’s CEO recently tweeted in support of physical disk drives on consoles, speaking out against the industry’s ostensible shift away from hard copies of games. SinceGameStop is a leading vendor of consoles, it is closely connected to this issue. The debate surrounding digital versus physical video games arguably began during the era of the Xbox 360 and PS3, ramping up over the course of the generation of the PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch....

Summary A newGenshin Impactleak is revealing the lineup of enemies set to be featured in the Spiral Abyss during the RPG’s Version 4.2 update. Since the launch of the HoYoverse RPG in September 2020, Spiral Abyss has been one of the game’s primary forms of endgame content with players able to challenge powerful versions of the game’s enemies. The game mode typically features a rotation of new enemies with each update,providing new teambuilding challengesfor players to tackle....

Cache Retrieval is one of the three beginner quests inGray Zone Warfare, and it’ll send players down to a nearby town to plant some trackers for shipments of equipment. It’s a fairly simple job, but it can be a little confusing since players won’t have any idea what their objectives look like before starting their deployment. Much likeGZW’sFirst Recon task, Cache Retrieval will have players uncovering more POIs in their starting location....

Summary Sometimes, a story can make for a great read, but can still take a while to get its plot rolling. Shonen and Martial Artsmanhwatend to have a rough start, but they pick up the pace quickly and always satisfy their readers. Of course, that depends on if fans stick around long enough to see it come together or not. That’s why this list features several manhwa that have a slow start butare worth the read for those who are patient enoughto see their character development through and the many plot twists that wait just at the end of that boring School Arc....

Summary A new leak fromHonkai: Star Railis teasing the return of a popular boss from the Xianzhou Luofu for Version 2.5’s update to the Apocalyptic Shadow game mode. The newest game mode added to the HoYoverse RPG brings a unique challenge to the game, featuring players battling against powered-up versions of classic bosses.The Apocalyptic Shadow’s first rotationpits players against multiple playable characters, featuring the boss versions of both Gepard and Argenti as well as in-game boss Cocolia....

Summary The actor for Peter Parker inMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, Yuri Lowenthal, re-enacted an infamous meme from the Sam Raimi live-actionSpider-Manfilm trilogy. The superhero open-world adventure is only a few months away from release now, with fans looking forward to Insomniac Games' next entry. Recently, fans were given abrand-new story focused trailer forSpider-Man 2, which gave fans a look at Peter Parker, Miles Morales, and Mary-Jane Watson, complete with new looks, along with introducing Kraven, Venom, and more characters involved....

Quick Links Like every other year, 2024 is overflowing with anime content. Each season contains a plethora of action, isekai, fantasy, and comedy shows, along with the occasional slice of life, horror, mecha, and magical girl series. Naturally, love stories are no exception, and the genre tends to be well-represented. Romance animearrive in many shapes, sizes, and subgenres, and this variety has been on full display throughout 2024. To make sure nobody misses any show they might be interested in, here are all thenew 2024 romance animethat have been announced so far....

One Piecefans were treated to a spectacular episode last week that brought the fight between Sanji and Queen to its conclusion. The buildup to the duel was intense. Queen used Germa’s technology in an attempt to hurt Sanji both physically and mentally. Queen had made several enhancements to his body that allowed him touse the abilities of Sanji’s siblings. Normally, this tactic would not have worked, but Sanji was in a state of confusion after awakening his latent genetic powers....

Summary In theOne Punch Manuniverse, theS-Class exists at the very topof the power scale. Since there are only 17 characters that belong here, it’s quite evident that the strength needed to be in the class is otherworldly because the S-Class is humanity’s most powerful line of defense against threats. However, even within the S-Class itself, there is only one person who is known as ‘the strongest man in the world’; King....

Summary Resident Evil’s efforts in remaking its classic titles have been a huge success. First accomplished with the originalResident Evilin 2002, the idea was picked up again in 2019 with aResident Evil 2remake. This was so successful that it spawnedResident Evil 3, which, while unable to reach the same lofty heights, served alongsideResident Evil 8as concept-testing grounds for the remadeResident Evil 4. Considering how legendaryResident Evil 1through4are, it’s impressive how Capcom recaptured their appeal for modern audiences....