Solo Leveling's Creator Thinks Beru Is a Total Fraud: Here's Why

Solo Leveling’s Beru might not be as royal as he thinks he is. The creator of the hit franchise, Chugong, recently gave an interview where he pointed out some key aspects of the character that show that The Ant King might hold himself in higher esteem than he should. It’s a pretty hilarious turn considering just how powerful and menacing the character is. The Ant King is another great addition toSolo Leveling....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 584 words · Gerald Arellano

Sony is Making New Horror IP for PS5 Says Rumor

Sony Interactive Entertainment may be developing a brand new horror IP. No concrete information has been shared on the game, which leaves much for speculation, but the rumor alleges that thePlayStation 5will be receiving a new scary game in the near future. With games likeDeath Strandinghaving been completed in late 2019, and his previously professed interest in creating a horror title, it’s possible that Hideo Kojima could be working on this secretive game....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Hannah Williams

Spider-Man 4 Set Photos & Videos Reveal Closer Look At Tom Holland’s New MCU Costume In Action

Tom Holland’s newSpider-Man: Brand New Daycostume gets a closer look through newMarvel Cinematic Universeset photos and videos. One of the most anticipated movies inthe MCU timelinefor Phase 6 isSpider-Man: Brand New Day,which will mark Holland’s return to the franchise and the final film beforeAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars. As of August 1,Spider-Man: Brand New Dayis finally in production,with Holland reprising the role of Peter Parker for the first time since 2021’sSpider-Man: No Way Home....

July 1, 2025 · 4 min · 681 words · Krystal Reed

SpongeBob Just Broke a 24-Year Streak

Summary SpongeBob SquarePantsjust broke a 24-year streak by airing an episode that doesn’t feature the titular SpongeBob SquarePants in any capacity.SpongeBob SquarePantshas consistently aired new episodessince the show’s first season debuted all the way back in 1999. The massively popular cartoon is easily Nickelodeon’s biggest success, becoming a blockbuster franchise that includes everything from feature-length films to video games to theme park attractions. Even thoughSpongeBob SquarePantshas been on Nickelodeon since 1999, the show just recently entered its 14th season....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Stephanie Pace

STALKER 2 is Supposedly 'Hundreds of Hours' Long

STALKER 2was announced last August to be coming to PC and Xbox Series X. Developer GSC Game World has been very vocal about the upcoming title as of late, and now one developer has said that players could spend hundreds of hours inSTALKER 2. STALKER 2is a post-apocalyptic game that sees players fighting to survive in the irradiated wilderness surrounding the site of the Chernobyl meltdown. It promises to give players a large and detailed world for players to explore as they fight to survive, and the title will undoubtedly be rather large when it launches....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Jennifer Berry

Star Citizen Passes $161 Million in Crowdfunding

A few years back, the announcement of theStar Citizencrowdfunding project was major news in the world of gaming. The project started just as Kickstarter games were becoming a trend and the idea of returning to an old school space flight-sim definitely resonated with a lot of consumers who werewilling to put some money down on the promise. Five years later, the game is a few years passed its original estimated launch date, but is still managing to break crowdfunding records as the money continues to pour in....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Jason Bullock

Star Trek's Next 2 Shows Need To Bring Back This Real World Connection TNG Had

With a little more than a month left before the release ofStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3, there is one Easter egg that I really want to see in upcomingStar Trekreleases. So far, we only have a few guesses about whatStar Trekhas planned for its upcoming shows. There is ateaser trailer forStrange New Worldsseason 3that shows off some very intriguing sets, and we also know who’s going to be in thecast ofStar Trek: Starfleet Academy....

July 1, 2025 · 4 min · 667 words · David Nelson

Streets of Rage 4 launches April 30 on PC and consoles

Bare those Knuckles DotEmu has officially announced that stomach-kneeing, skull-cracking, German-suplexin’ brawlerStreets of Rage 4will launch April 30 on PS4, PC, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The long-awaited sequel to the Sega Genesis classics sees the return of vigilantes Axel Stone, Blaze Fielding and Adam Hunter – accompanied by new stars Cherry Hunter and Floyd Iraia – as they return to the mean streets of Wood Oak City, cleaning up crime and fighting injustice in the best way they know how: at the business end of a steel pipe....

July 1, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Damon James

Super Mario Bros. Battle Royale is Insane and Playable Now

Ever since the battle royale genre exploded in popularity thanks to games likePlayerUnknown’s BattlegroundsandFortnite, we’ve had no shortage of battle royale games on the market. Some of these are actually pretty clever twists on the concept, like theTetris 99battle royale game, and the newly-released browser-based game from InfernoPlus that turns the classic NESSuper Mario Bros.into a battle royale. TheSuper Mario Bros.battle royale is a ridiculous, but hugely entertaining fan game. It pits up to 100 Marios against each other as they race through worlds 1, 2, or 3 in a contest to see who can be the first to defeat Bowser....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Rachel Dunlap

Take-Two: Delight consumers, don’t punish them

CEO Strauss Zelnick talks used games Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick gave a talk at the Cowen Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference, where he had a number of things to say about his company and the industry as a whole. Strauss brought up the used games fee that the Xbox Onewill reportedly have, and stated that “There’s no question that if Microsoft has figured out a way to tax used games, then we should get paid, too....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 248 words · Jeffrey Gill

The 5th Wave: 2016 Dystopian YA Movie Finds New Life on Netflix

YA dystopian movieadaptations were a major trend during the 2010s. It all started withThe Hunger Gamesmoviesin 2012, which, based on the books by Suzanne Collins, have made $3.3 billion at the box office and lived on even after the trend has died, withThe Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesbecoming a hit in 2023 and a sequel,Sunrise on the Reaping, set for 2026. Other examples that found success include the threeMaze Runnermovies, based on the books by James Dashner, which made $949 million at the box office, and the threeDivergentmovies, based on the books by Veronica Roth, which, despite being panned by critics, made $765 million at the box office....

July 1, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Mia Ramirez

The Death of Vinyl Records Will Have to Wait

With the rise of streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music, one might think that the concept of music ownership is a thing of the past. Yet vinyl records and CDs refuse to die. In fact, they’re still very much alive. As revealed in a new report by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America),physical musichasn’t gone anywhere. While most of today’s music revenue comes from streaming platforms, as you might imagine, a bit of it is still coming from physical media....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · David Buck Jr.

The Free PS5 PS Plus Games Have Mostly Stuck to This Theme

While Sony usually announces the next set of freePlayStation Plusgames on the last Wednesday of every month, it’s doing things a little differently when it comes to the freePS Plusgames for August 2021. At the latest PlayStation State of Play event, Sony decided to make a surprise announcement, confirming one of the free PS Plus games for August 2021, which turned out to be theHunter’s Arena: Legendsbattle royale game. RELATED:Free PS Plus Game for August 2021 Revealed Early Until Sony announces the free PS Plus games for August 2021, it will remain unclear ifHunter’s Arena: Legendsis supposed to be the free PS5 game or one of the free PS4 games....

July 1, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Jason Ray