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Despite what Date Everything is doing, dating sims aren't a joke genre - just see Hatoful Boyfriend, Arcade Spirits, Monster Prom [Gamify My Life]
When you reduce an entire (and influential) genre to a joke, it is bound to fall a little flat.
June 30, 2025
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Piracy is baked into anime's past, but, like Crunchyroll, we should move on from it [Popverse Jump]
It used to be very hard to get new anime to watch without flying the black flag. Now? We've got more legit anime than we know what to do with.
June 27, 2025
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After the Red Hulk marketing blitz failed to help Captain America 4 enough, Marvel Studios is holding back on full-on Galactus and Clobberin' Time for the Fantastic Four movie
You have to pay for Clobberin' Time. The price, one ticket to the Fantastic Four: First Steps movie.
June 26, 2025
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Blue's Clues host Steve Burns is still listening - and he has a new project where he'll listen to random people on the Internet like me
Is this a cynical cash grab to bank in on the Internet's goodwill toward Steve from Blue's Clues? Maybe, but it still sounds wholesome as heck.
June 26, 2025
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Top Gun 3 will be the "last ride" of Tom Cruise's Maverick, as he goes through an "existential" crisis, according to director
A third Top Gun movie is currently being written and it sounds like it will be end of Tom Cruise's involvement in the series.
June 26, 2025
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One of Street Fighter's big characters was based on Mike Tyson - and now 50 Cent says he's playing him in the live-action movie
50 Cent and Mike Tyson have crossed paths several times over the years, and this marks just the latest chapter in their strange relationship.
June 26, 2025
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If you think Superman wearing his trunks on the outside in James Gunn's Superman movie is silly, it's true: that's why they did it says David Corenswet
Superman's red trunks look a little goofy, but sometimes that is the point.
June 26, 2025
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Concept art for scrapped Batman: Arkham Knight sequel surfaces as Rocksteady reportedly preps a Batman Beyond game
Rocksteady abandoned the Batman: Arkham Knight sequel to focus on Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and we know how well that turned out
June 25, 2025
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Love Island USA warns fans to pull back on the hatred online: "We don’t love cyberbullying, harassment or hate"
No one is quite as passionate as Love Island fans, something that has turned ugly in the past
June 25, 2025
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One of One Piece's biggest moments arrives in One Piece Vol. 112 (along with new color art of Luffy's Elbaph arc outfit!)
The Mural in Chapter 1138 of One Piece sets the stage for the climatic battle to come
June 25, 2025
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Crunchyroll and Netflix aren't just making anime more popular - they're making it more legal, as well
Less than a quarter of all anime viewership happens on piracy sites now, according to a recent survey - a huge change in behavior in the community in recent years
June 25, 2025
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While we pine for Kaguya-sama: Love is War season 4, a new anime TV special has been announced
Kaguya-sama: Love is War remains one of the best rom-coms you'll ever see, so getting more of it is always a treat
June 24, 2025
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Street Fighter reboot taps Lucy Liu's daughter from 2024's Steven Soderberg movie Presence to play Chun-Li
Callina Liang will be stepping into Ming-Na Wen's iconic space buns as Chun-Li in the new Street Fighter movie
June 24, 2025
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Disney+ hit Andor drives a surge of players to Star Wars Battlefront 2, 5 years after the last update - so where's the sequel?
A return trip to a galaxy far, far away has us all wondering where Star Wars Battlefront 3 is
June 24, 2025
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Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters is the perfect gateway drug to the world of K-Pop bands
With songs that wouldn't feel out of place coming from Blackpink, BTS, and Twice, Kpop Demon Hunters delivers a soundtrack that feels worthy of saving the world.
June 24, 2025
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DC Studios is going to focus more on the single story than a multi-movie arc, says boss (and Superman director) James Gunn
To avoid the overwhelming feeling of trying to catch up with comic books after a few months off, James Gunn wants to focus on individual stories first and foremost
June 23, 2025
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The unlikely cosmic connection between DC Studios CEO James Gunn, DC Comics publisher Jim Lee, and 1978's Superman movie finally revealed
The president of DC Comics and the co-president of DC Studios almost met at a movie screening almost 50 years ago - a screening of Superman: The Movie, fittingly
June 23, 2025
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DC Studios co-chair and Superman director James Gunn reveals his favorite thing about making movies (and it is surprisingly destructive)
Normally when someone says they like doing this particular thing, we call the police, but apparently filmmakers like Superman director James Gunn get a pass
June 23, 2025
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale release date: Our third big-screen adventure with the Crawley family is fast approaching in September 2025
Most of the main cast is returning for one more Downton Abbey adventure - a Grand Finale, if you will.
June 23, 2025
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Mortal Kombat 2 release date: When the next wave of fatalities lands in US cinemas
Karl Urban joins the cast of Mortal Kombat 2 as Johnny Cage ahead of its October 2025 release date.
June 23, 2025
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Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death - The Movie release date: Relive the best moments from season 2 on the big screen
This Jujutsu Kaisen arc has some of the most gorgeous animation we've seen from MAPPA, so we can't wait to see it on the biggest screen possible.
June 23, 2025
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Nintendo expects the Switch 2 to sell as well as the Switch in its first year, but I doubt it will happen [Gamify My Life]
A strong launch lineup might not be enough to help the Switch 2 equal Nintendo's best-selling console of all time. They might need a little (bad) luck.
June 23, 2025
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Will Superman soar at the box office? Three weeks out and it still isn't clear if DC Studios and James Gunn have a winner on their hands
With some analysts projecting a sub-$100 million domestic opening, it looks like word of positive mouth is going to be the thing that saves Superman's box office hopes.
June 20, 2025
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Despite his work on Metal Gear Solid series, Hideo Kojima doesn't want to be in charge of making the Death Stranding movie - but he does plan to be involved
So far, it seems Kojima isn't officially involved in the Death Stranding movie, but he says he has to be a producer (not writer or director) on the project
June 20, 2025
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More of Gen Z are anime fans than NFL or Pedro Pascal fans, in a shocking shift in the pop culture world
Gen Z are anime fans at their core and that gives us so much hope for the future
June 20, 2025
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More than Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts, Street Fighter II was what solidified iconic video game composer Yoko Shimomura's career
Street Fighter II became a huge hit and proved that Yoko Shimomura was a unique talent in the video game industry as a composer long before she made her mark in RPGs
June 20, 2025
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From Tomo-Chan to Oshi No Ko: How some of your favorite manga creators got their start in hentai [Popverse Jump}
Want to know who the next big manga star? Start reading some hentai. No we're not joking.
June 20, 2025
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Foundation season 3 release date: The galactic sci-fi series with Lee Pace returns to Apple TV+ for another trip
Foundation season 3 arrives in July 2025 and brings a surprisingly ripped Lee Pace in the trailer.
June 20, 2025
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The Switch 2 has been a huge success for Nintendo, but third-party publishers still aren't feeling the benefit
Fans may not be warm to the idea of the Game-Key Cards, which hide a digital game in the guise of a physical one
June 19, 2025
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Dune 3 casts Jason Mamoa's son as Paul Atreides' son in a move that has baffling implications for the future of the Dune franchise
Nakoa-Wolf Momoa is playing Leto II in Dune: Messiah and we're just as confuses as you are about it.
June 19, 2025
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One Superman actor is out there reading all the mean stuff you wrote on the internet, but director and DC Studios CEO James Gunn isn't saying who
Our money is on Jimmy Olsen's actor because, well, that's the kind of thing Jimmy would do
June 19, 2025
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Superman release date: James Gunn and David Corenswet kick off the new DCU in style in July 2025
The latest Superman movie arrives in cinemas during a busy 2025 summer, but we trust the Man of Steel to hold his own.
June 18, 2025
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Marvel Rivals rolls out a nerf for Wolverine's Ultimate ability, making him a bit less unstoppable than before
A small change to Wolverine's Last Stand ability could change the balance of his playstyle for many players.
June 18, 2025
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The biggest difference between Marvel's James Gunn and DC's James Gunn is that he's not afraid to be sincere or goofy anymore - and his Superman shows it
Both Superman and Star-Lord have a lot of heart, but only one of them is hiding their pain behind stupid jokes
June 18, 2025
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Jurassic World Rebirth's latest monster-dinosaur has been described as if the Xenomorph had sex with the Rancor from Star Wars and we're weirdly intrigued
We always wondered what the unholy offspring of H.R. Giger and the Rancor would look like and, finally, Jurassic World Rebirth will show us
June 18, 2025
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More DC, more Harry Potter, more Mortal Kombat: Warner Bros. restructures its gaming division to refocus on their biggest franchises
DC, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and Mortal Kombat are going to be the main focus for the company's gaming efforts going forward
June 18, 2025
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Nintendo confirms that the DK Rap is back in Donkey Kong Bananza Nintendo Direct ahead of the game's launch on the Switch 2
The old theme song for Donkey Kong 64 lives on, now as a hidden track in Donkey Kong Bananza
June 18, 2025
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The American Manga Awards are back, celebrating the best manga (and translation!) of the year at Anime NYC 2025
Viz Media, Seven Seas Entertainment, and Dark Horse all have nominations in multiple categories
June 18, 2025
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The new DC movie universe is built on a Superman who can be beaten, according to James Gunn
Unless you want Superman to immediately benchpress every problem he has into the sun, you sometimes need to tone down his invulnerability
June 18, 2025
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 17 release date: The Gang are back with the Abbott Elementary crossover second part this summer
Another 8 episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia are on their way to FXX.
June 18, 2025
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Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle movie release date: When the epic conclusion to the Demon Slayer anime is coming to cinemas in Japan and the US
Ever since the Demon Slayer: Kimtesu no Yaiba manga ended, we've been waiting to see how the final arcs would look in the anime - and we're about to find out.
June 18, 2025
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DC Studios' golden rule under James Gunn: Nothing gets made without a finished screenplay
A good script, it turns out, is important when making a movie. Who knew? Well, DC Studios co-chief James Gunn, for one
June 17, 2025
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DC's James Gunn reveals why he dropped the Legacy from this Superman movie title
Sometimes we need to look ahead and the Superman: Legacy title was stopping DC from doing that.
June 17, 2025
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How did Sir Crocodile get those scars in Netflix's One Piece? Joe Manganiello knows - because Oda told him
We doubt that the story behind those scars is going to be important in One Piece, but we also thought Buggy was gone forever, so we could be wrong.
June 17, 2025
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The new Spy x Family manga arc is the most badass Yor has been since the Cruise Arc in season 2
The Spy x Family manga continues to deliver great moments and stunning art - plus Yor Forger beating the snot out of an incel. What's not to love?
June 16, 2025
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Shockingly, there is only one Five Nights at Freddy's game where you actually spend five nights at Freddy's - and it isn't the one you're thinking of
Across ten years and 20 games, only one Five Nights at Freddy's game is technically correct (Which is, of course, the best kind of correct)
June 16, 2025
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Stellar Blade has soared where other Sony PlayStation exclusives have struggled, nearly tripling the Steam concurrent players of Marvel's Spider-Man and God of War
Timing is everything as news of an upcoming sequel to Stellar Blade have come out just before the game was released on PC.
June 16, 2025
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Amazon announces that Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt season 2 will be streaming on Prime Video this July
A sneak peek at New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt will be available for fans at Anime Expo 2025, with the first episode airing on Prime Video a week later
June 16, 2025
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Why we can't have a great Superman video game (and it isn't because he's too strong) [Gamify My Life]
The reason for Superman (and most of DC's) failure in gaming is because of Batman's overwhelming success.
June 16, 2025
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The Summer Anime season return of Kaiju No. 8, Sakamoto Days & Dan Da Dan are forcing me to break my vow of watching less anime [Popverse Jump]
With the return of Panty & Stocking, Kaiju No. 8, and Dan Da Dan looming, plus new shows like Leviathan and The Summer Hikaru Died - and Demon Slayer and Chainsaw Man movies coming, I'll never have free time again.
June 13, 2025
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The Gilded Age season 3 release date: When the Downton Abbey (pseudo) spin-off is coming back to HBO
Is The Gilded Age really a Downton Abbey spin-off? According to the showrunner for both shows, there could be some crossovers coming soon.
June 12, 2025
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The Buccaneers season 2 release date: Apple TV+ is here to help you wait for Bridgerton season 4 on Netflix
The Buccaneers has everything you could want from your period drama, with a slightly darker twist.
June 12, 2025
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Weeks after Fortnite returned to the App Store, Marvel Snap is defying Apple by announcing their own in-game shop - and a new promo code to celebrate
The fallout from Epic vs Apple is already being felt, as Marvel Snap is using their own in-game store for the first time
June 12, 2025
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Disney and Universal's new lawsuit against Midjourney is shockingly blunt, calling the genAI company a "bottomless pit of plagerism"
The legal battle we all knew was coming is here, with Disney training their army of lawyers on Midjourney in a lawsuit that could have huge implications for genAI's viability going forward.
June 12, 2025
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James Gunn explains that Superman is really, honestly, the start of the new DCU (for real, this time)
Creature Commandos happened and it is in the same universe as Superman and Peacemaker season 2, but it isn't really the start of the DCU, apparently
June 12, 2025
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The Nintendo Switch 2 has sold more units in the first week than the Switch did in its first month
With 3.5 million units sold, the Switch 2 has become Nintendo's fastest-selling console ever - and there isn't even a new Mario game for it yet.
June 11, 2025
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The one Superman comic book scene that explains everything about Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor
We're getting the impression that there were a lot of copies of All-Star Superman floating around on set with James Gunn.
June 11, 2025
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Almost a year and one weird Darth Vader AI clone in Fortnite later, the SAG-AFTRA voice actor strike may soon be coming to an end
Video game voice actors have been on strike since July 2024, specifically over the use of AI in video games. Now, a tentative agreement with video game companies has been reached.
June 11, 2025
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All 52 esports teams participating in Marvel Rivals Ignite tournament across all four regions has been confirmed
Teams are competing for a share of the $3 million prize fund up for grabs in the first Marvel Rivals esports tournament.
June 11, 2025
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Every difference between the live-action How to Train Your Dragon movie and the original animated version
Not much has changed between the 2025 movie and the 2010 animated How to Train Your Dragon, but a couple of differences have a big impact.
June 10, 2025
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The How to Train Your Dragon live-action remake doubles down on the original's emotional core by making one small (but important) change
The relationship between Hiccup and his father was always the emotional payoff in How to Train Your Dragon and the remake adds some scenes to highlight that.
June 10, 2025
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Nintendo just announced a spin-off to Splatoon - and a Switch 2 upgrade for Splatoon 3 - in the most Nintendo way possible
Guess we better actually pay attention to the Nintendo Today! app now, huh?
June 10, 2025
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Excited for Mortal Kombat 2? The movie's screenwriter says test audiences reacted to the movie like it was Avengers: Endgame
Karl Urban's Johnny Cage joins the Mortal Kombat tournament in the upcoming sequel to the 2021 reboot
June 10, 2025
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The Lego One Piece based on the Netflix series have already sold out two of their sets less than a week into pre-orders
We knew Luffy and the Straw Hats would be popular in Lego form, but we didn't know they would be quite this popular.
June 10, 2025
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Among Us meets The Traitors in Square Enix's new murder mystery game Killer Inn
We love the social deduction aspects of Among Us, but we can't wait for every argument to descend into a shoot out when we finally play Killer Inn.
June 09, 2025
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New cozy-horror game Fractured Bloom looks like Harvest Moon and Silent Hill had a terrifying anime baby
A little Doki Doki Literature Club and The Stanley Parable got mixed in and we can't wait to play it
June 09, 2025
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Psychonauts developer Double Fine's new game is about a sentient lighthouse and we can't wait to play it
Keeper is out in October 2025 and brings that Double Fine look to another weird concept, instantly making it one of our most anticipated games of the year
June 09, 2025
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The biggest hurdle to the Switch 2 isn't the high price of the console or games - it is the success of the Switch [Gamify My Life]
When the Switch launched in 2017, Nintendo had a library of great Wii U games that no one played that they could port over. The Switch 2 has a slightly different problem.
June 09, 2025
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Disney is apparently "castle shopping" for a location worthy of Anne Hathaway for The Princess Diaries 3
The last film in the series came out in 2004, so it has been more than 20 years since the last Princess Diaries movie
June 06, 2025
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Superman will need to gross over $700 million at the box office before DC and James Gunn can call it a success, says one expert
That is more than triple what it cost to make Superman, which is a high bar even for a man who can leap tall buildings in a single bound.
June 06, 2025
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Superman director James Gunn shows just how much work went into making Guy Gardner actor Nathan Fillion's terrible bowl cut
The Rookie actor had to have a full prosthetic with a head of red hair attached, which was then styled.
June 06, 2025
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Aggretsuko vs Chainsaw Man: Two wildly different anime with the same anti-capitalist message [Popverse Jump]
An adorable red panda and a man made of chainsaws are both telling you that working in an office is terrible - if you're willing to listen to them.
June 06, 2025
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Just like the MCU, the key to Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls was Dragon Ball FighterZ studio Arc System Works getting Iron Man just right
Giving us an Iron Man with some Gundam influences seems so obvious in hindsight. Of course that is what got Marvel excited for the new fighting game.
June 06, 2025
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Love Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time but hate the camera? Good news! A patch is on its way this June
Level-5 CEO confirmed the patch is in the works for Fantasy Life i and will be rolled out to consoles and PC in the coming weeks.
June 05, 2025
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We're hoping the PlayStation James Bond game from IO Interactive is a bit more Hitman than GoldenEye
Sony's State of Play at Summer Game Fest 2025 showed off some gameplay for 007: First Light and we're hoping it feels like Agent 47 with some charm.
June 05, 2025
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Wicked: For Good's first trailer is aimed exclusively at people who were going to buy tickets for it anyway (but that's already a lot of people)
They put the big climatic song right in the trailer (and title) of Wicked: For Good), so we already know who they are hoping to get on board.
June 05, 2025
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Arc System Works didn't think they were up to making Marvel Token Fighting Souls when Sony suggested it - but the first footage proves them wrong
"Can our company really handle this?" was the first response from Marvel Token Fighting Souls producer when he was pitched the game by a friend at PlayStation.
June 05, 2025
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Maggie & Me: The Walking Dead co-star Lauren Cohan shares how she came to know her character over the years to find her "inner strength"
Lauren Cohan has been playing Maggie in The Walking Dead and it's spin-off The Walking Dead: Dead City for over a decade now, so she has a pretty good idea of what makes the character tick.
June 03, 2025
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The big differences between making movies & making TV series, according to Superman & Rookie co-star Nathan Fillion
Nathan Fillion is set to reprise his role as Guy Gardner in Peacemaker season 2, so he's got a good idea of the difference between making a movie and making a TV show.
June 03, 2025
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There's a Return of the Living Dead easter egg hidden in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, as revealed by Greg Nicotero
In the first episode of season two, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon pays homage to one of the most iconic zombie movies of all time with a barrel hidden in a barn.
June 03, 2025
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Kaiju No. 8 The Game hits 300k pre-registrations ahead of season 2's release date on Crunchyroll this summer
No release date for Kaiju No. 8 The Game has been confirmed but we suspect it will be this summer while the anime is still airing.
June 03, 2025
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Marvel Rivals unleashes a brutal looking Wolverine skin this week based on the iconic Weapon X costume
Jeff the Land Shark is also getting a much less bloody skin in Marvel Rivals this week, proving that all things must be in perfect balance.
June 03, 2025
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Netflix's next big hit anime The Summer Hikaru Died goes hard into cosmic horror
Who knew that we all needed to see the pure love between a young man and an eldritch being from beyond the stars? Netflix, apparently.
June 03, 2025
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Following Baldur's Gate 3's success, the next Dungeons & Dragons video game has been announced - but Wizards of the Coast couldn't get Larian Studios to do it
Giant Skull was founded by the director of the Star Wars Jedi series and God of War III, so it seems like the follow-up to Baldur's Gate 3 is going to be more action focused than we might expect.
June 03, 2025
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Crunchyroll & Netflix are vying for the next hit anime like a football draft - and Delicious in Dungeon could be the big one that got away from Crunchyroll
The anime streaming industry is becoming a profitable - and therefore competitive - place, with Netflix and Crunchyroll trading the biggest blows.
June 03, 2025
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What happens to the Louvre Museum in a zombie pandemic? The Walking Dead: Book of Darryl cast explain
After working so hard to get the right to film in the Louvre, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - The Book of Carol showrunner explains that they wanted to make sure they used the location as a focal point for the story.
June 03, 2025
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A new Marvel game is in development to replace EA's cancelled Black Panther project
The original agreement between EA and Marvel was to develop three games and both sides intend to honor that, despite EA pulling the plug on Black Panther.
June 03, 2025
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Guy Gardner = Golden Girls! Superman co-star Nathan Fillion reveals how he was inspired by both Green Lantern comics and Sophia Petrillo
Both Nathan Fillion and Estelle Getty relied heavily on wigs to transform them into their roles, though Guy Gardner's hair is somehow more ridiculous.
June 03, 2025
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A pair of Pokémon card robberies in Detroit see hammer-wielding criminals make off with thousands of dollars in collectible cards
Not sure if they got the memo that Team Rocket were the bad guys in Pokémon.
June 03, 2025
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Pedro Pascal teases an "emotionally available" version of Marvel's Reed Richards in Fantastic Four: First Steps
After decades of the character being the worst husband and father imaginable, Pedro Pascal brings "a limitless amount of layers" to The Fantastic Four's big brain.
June 02, 2025
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Popverse Picks: The best trailers that are almost as memorable as the movies they're promoting - The Exorcist, Superman, Friendship, and more
From classics like Alien and The Exorcist to the latest from A24, we have strong opinions about trailers.
June 02, 2025
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Sakamoto Days Part 2 release date: The next chapter of the Netflix hit anime is coming as Season 1 continues to bring the action
The mixture of action and comedy has made Sakamoto Days one of the biggest hits of Netflix's anime catalogue.
June 02, 2025
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Dan Da Dan season 2 release date: We're going full throttle as the supernatural romantic comedy anime returns to Crunchyroll and Netflix
Will Crunchyroll and Netflix play nice with Dan Da Dan season 2? Or they give each other the Evil Eye?
June 02, 2025
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There's an AI currently playing Pokémon Red on Twitch - and it only has 3 badges after almost 150 hours
At this rate, AI will never surpass humanity in the arena of capturing pokémon and forcing them to fight for our amusement.
June 02, 2025
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One Piece Season 2 has finally revealed the Netflix Tony Tony Chopper and now we see why the show was delayed to 2026
Making the character look cute and horrifying isn't enough. Netflix needs to make Chopper feel as real as the rest of the One Piece world they have built.
June 02, 2025
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My best game of 2025 so far is a relaxing game about running a purgatory tea shop called Wanderstop [Gamify My Life]
I bought Wanderstop to relax and run my own tea shop, but I fell in love with the existential crisis it gave me.
June 02, 2025
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Steel Ball Run is so different from every other JoJo's Bizarre Adventure arc that I never thought it would get an anime [Popverse Jump]
When the whole premise of the arc is that is completely unconnected to the rest of the series, it isn't surprising that Steel Ball Run remains one of the most divisive storyline in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
May 30, 2025
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Iconic horror manga creator Junji Ito has inspired this new DC Comics rendition of Batman villain Two-Face by Artgerm
The body horror and sense of wrongness in the piece is unlike any portrait of Two-Face we've ever seen.
May 30, 2025
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Dark Knight trilogy writer initially didn't think Warner Bros. would "take a big swing" on the Christopher Nolan take on a grounded Batman movie
Batman Begins is such a huge departure from the Batman movies that came before it that we can understand why David S. Goyer was skeptical at first.
May 29, 2025
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The Zack Snyder DC extended universe grew out of a Superman pitch thrown together during writer's block for a Christopher Nolan Batman movie
David S. Goyer was procrastinating over some third-act issues in The Dark Knight Rises and came up with the initial pitch for Man of Steel as a distraction.
May 29, 2025
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