Summary Once Humanhas received some major quality-of-life features, including a reworked Battle Pass system that’s significantly less grindy than its predecessor. These novelties debuted as part of the latestOnce Humanupdate, which rolled out in early January 2025. Developed by NetEase’s China-based subsidiary Starry Studio,Once Humanis a free-to-play multiplayer shooter that debuted on Steamin July 2024. Its blend of open-world exploration, looter shooters, and survival crafting games ended up resonating with many a player, as underlined by the fact thatOnce Humanpeaked at over 230,000 players shortly following its launch....

Summary Quick Links One Piece’sElbaf Arc has the fans on the edge of their seats for many reasons, with the biggest of them all being the appearance of a certain someone whom fans had been waiting to see for ages. This person was first introduced in the story long ago, chapter 907, to be specific, and has since then been on the sidelines. With the beginning of the Final Saga, fans knew that he’d get more involved and given all the teasing Oda did in the Egghead arc, his involvement in the plot was more than certain....

Summary Quick Links TheOne Pieceseries has given fansa ton of excitement already in the Elbaf arc, with more to come on the way. This arc is still in the beginning phase, and fans know that Oda usually utilizes these parts to flesh out the world a bit more, and show how each country works, what systems they use, and what culture they have, among other things. Elbaf has been no different in that regard, but while Oda was doing all that, he also made sure to give fans groundbreaking developments in each passing chapter of the arc, making it phenomenal, to say the least....

Though concrete information aboutProject Reneis scarce, EA and Maxis have confirmed and promised that the mysterious project will improve on its predecessors inThe Simsfranchise. There are plenty of systems and features that EA and Maxis should reexamine withProject Rene, but one feature stands out clear as day. Simmers are one of the most vocal gaming communities online and never hesitate to voicetheir criticism of new features fromThe Sims. While the feature Project Rene should revise seems great on paper, the toll and effect it has on gameplay can be quite frustrating to fans....

Summary Open-world gamesare a lot of things, but more than anything else, they’re extremely large. True to the genre’s name, these titles feature a lot of open space for players to explore, and going on foot can get a bit tedious. These games tend to have plenty of ways of circumventing this. Most open-world games have some sort of fast travel system, and games likeMarvel’s Spider-Manand its sequelsfocus on making traversal so engaging that players will rarely feel the need to fast travel at all....

Summary Quick Links Just as otaku are fans of anime and games, sometimes the people that create those very things are also fans of one another’s work. There have been times in the past where mangaka havedelayed a chapter of their own work due to what has happenedin another that they follow, and plenty of instances of creators stating how inspired they have been by the work of others. And sometimes, these cases of creators being fans of other works end up with something special for the regular fans, too....

WithOverwatch 2Season 15 on the horizon, fans are already speculating about the next playable hero. Hazard’s addition in Season 14 points to Season 16 as the next likely time for a new hero to joinOverwatch 2’s roster. With the support role at the least number of heroes overall, some speculate that Blizzard’s next character could expand this category. Unfortunately, afterBlizzCon 2024 was canceled, the developers have been relatively quiet regarding the hero-shooter’s future....

After avoiding sharing any details about theRadeon RX 9070 XTandRX 9070at CES 2025,AMDhas finally shared a release timeline for the two GPUs. According to a tweet by VP and GM of Ryzen CPU and Radeon graphics, the GPUs will go on sale in March. This comes as good news for fans of the Red Team who have been waiting to upgrade their GPUs, despite no specific date having been shared by the company just yet....

Summary Pokemon GOreveals the details for its upcoming Scattered to the Wind event, including wild encounters, bonuses, shiny Pokemon, and more. The hit mobile gamePokemon GOcontinues to keep its players engaged by adding new content at a consistent clip, both through limited-time events, and new seasons. For longtime players, some of the most exciting events are when Niantic adds new creatures toPokemon GO. With nearly 30 years of games and media available, Niantic still has a long way to go before the entire current PokeDex is represented in the popular mobile game....

Quick Links ThePokemon GOLunar New Year 2025 event has numerous Research tasks with an event-exclusive Collection Challenge. Those who complete these in-game content get multiple items and Pokemon encounters as rewards. The event is a good opportunity to farm Zygarde Cells. ThePokemon GOLunar New Year 2025 event starts onWednesday, January 29, at 10 AM Local Timeand ends onSunday, February 2, at 8 PM Local Time. The event comprises a Field Research quest, a Daily Research quest, 2 Timed Research quests, and an exclusive Collection Challenge....

Pokemon GOhas many events every week that players get to participate in to make the best of their in-game experience. This can help players earn candies, boost their level or their Pokemon’s CP faster, and can also help finish quests that players need to complete as well. January has a ton of different events that are still happening beforethe end of the month, but today is the Spotlight Hour. These Spotlight Hour events happen every week, on Tuesday, highlighting one Pokemon that is the center of attention for the day, allowing players the chance to get a Shiny of the Pokemon or even more candies for that select Pokemon....

Quick Links Pokemon GOutilizes a live-service format for the game, meaning that new seasons are rotated every so many months, each one of them bringing a new theme to the game. Each seasonal theme brings a series of relevant in-game events, celebrations, and more, with plenty for players to participate in — including specialized celebrations and themed one-offs, as well as more commonly occurring events such as Max Mondays, Spotlight Hour, and Community Days....

Quick Links Finding and catching shiny variants of the many critters in thePokemonseries is a beloved pastime for many fans. Among some of the most popular shiny Pokemon in the series are the Eeveelutions, given their overall fan-favorite status within thePokemoncommunity. However, like most shiny mons, not all shiny Eeveelutions are created equal, with some of these critters having much better shiny forms than others. While shiny Pokemon don’t offer any functional difference from their non-shiny counterparts, they are desirable due to their rarity and the aesthetic difference of their unique color palettes....