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Summary Everyone loves a good romantic story. But, what people seem to like more is a love story with some spice, some obstacle, or a pivotal decision for the protagonist. This iswhere love triangles come inwhereby two perfectly excellent relationship candidates are vying for a character’s affection. Anime is replete with these, but not all love rivalries are equal. While there are some that are painfully obvious, there are others where viewers are torn on who would make a better mate for the protagonist and the rivalry is fierce enough to spark reasonable debate....

Summary There are plenty of roguelike adventure games out there, where each run differs from the last. But what would happen if it was combined with a card game? That’s whereBalatrocomes in. It’s a deck-building game where players have to put together the right cards to beat the opposing blinds, be it by making use of the cards’ different effects or buying new cards from the shop. In other words, it’s poker with roguelike elements, as different deck builds, tags, and jokers can put the player ahead if they have the right hand....

Summary Grand Theft Autohas been a cultural phenomenon sinceGrand Theft Auto 3defined open-world video games back in 2001. The brand was redefined further with the hugely successful launch ofGTA Online, which spawned an entire livable world full of dedicated players. Due to the runaway success ofGTA Online, however,Rockstarsomewhat neglected the single-player experience, allowing a whopping 12 years to pass betweenGTA 5and the highly anticipatedGTA 6. With money on the table for so long, publishers would presumably be scrambling to fill that void, but there has actually been a stark lack of successful alternatives....

Summary Chinese conglomerateTencenthas become something of a quiet industry titan in the increasingly lucrative world of video game development. The tech giant found their footing in the gaming world as a significant stakeholder inEpic Games, Riot Games,and the Swiss-based studioMiniclip, who were a key player in thevery early days of mobile and Flash gaming. They have been on something of a tear in recent years, though, buying stakes in major game developers at a rate to rivalMicrosoftas the industry draws increasingly narrower, as most media enterprises tend to do....

Summary Despite there only being three mainline games in the series,BioShockis a franchise that many people still consider to be a truly special and unique set of games that feels unlike any other FPS on the market. All of this to say,BioShockhas a very distinct identity that has been created through the series' many trends and traditions, which have been replicated in each and every game since the very first....

Quick Links Shock Mimics have invaded The Tomb,Black Ops 6 Zombies' Season 2 map, which brings even more special enemies into the fight to make that rush to high rounds all the more difficult. Mimics have always been quite the pain to fight since their introduction inBlack Ops Cold War, but now with their elemental synergy thanks to electricity, it’s going to take a bit of firepower to take them down....

The following contains graphic descriptions of unspeakable levels of human cruelty and violence of all kinds that could be upsetting for some readers. Continue at your own risk. Summary Quick Links InBLEACH, the Gotei 13’s 12th Squad is introduced as the Shinigami Research and Development Institute, a place where the Captain, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, conducts experiments, research and pioneers brilliant technology for the Seireitei.Established by Kisuke Urahara, who chose Kurotsuchi to follow in his footsteps should he no longer be able to hold his office, the SRDI has been pivotal in the continued maintenance of the balance between the realms, and immensely important to the success of countless important missions....

Summary Borderlands 4will take the franchise’s skill tree mechanic to new heights, with a lead producer boasting the “deepest and most diverse” selection of abilities and upgrade paths the series has ever seen. Hype has been building forBorderlands 4for some time, though developers kept remarkably quiet regarding the upcoming game until recently. Aside from new weapons, characters, and a brand-new story, theBorderlands 4team is also hyping up the game’s skill trees, which sounds like they have been given a big facelift....

Summary Call of Duty: Black Ops 6andWarzoneplayers will be able to contribute to Los Angeles wildfire relief by buying a new DLC pack. Fires have been spreading throughout southern California since January 7, killing dozens of people and causing tens of thousands of others to evacuate as emergency responders try to get the blazes under control. Activision now joins the relief effort while givingCall of Duty: Black Ops 6andWarzonefans a chance to pitch in....

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6found itself in a relative slump recently as the hype around its launch started to die down, although the recently released second in-game season for the title is aiming to turn this around. Season Two has provided a large amount of fresh content acrossBO6’s core multiplayer, Zombies, andWarzone, with multiplayer in particular getting a lot of much-needed attention. As expected, a range of new multiplayer maps have been added toCall of Duty: Black Ops 6thanks to Season Two, with five maps in total being scheduled for release over the course of the period....

Quick Links Beretsant King is one of the many World Quests players can find inInfinity Nikki. As the name suggests, it involves the Beretsant creature, which grants theBeretsant Feather material inInfinity Nikki. Although the quest is mostly straightforward, there’s one part where Stylists must answerChloe’s questionscorrectly before the mission can proceed. After passing Chloe’s quiz, players can continue normally as everything else has a direction from the game itself. If the quest is inactive, Stylists can use the Track system to reactivate the directions....

Summary Recent reports have indicated thatDragon Age: The Veilguardreached around 1.5 million players, failing to meet EA’s expectations by around 50%.Dragon Age: The Veilguardhad a very divisive reception ever since its first official trailer was unveiled, and it seems that this made the game fail to achieve financial success. Dragon Age: The Veilguardwas released on October 31after around nine years of development, and it quickly became one of the most controversial games of 2024....

Summary Quick Links One of the most exciting developments in Akira Toriyama’s final offering to the world,Dragon Ball DAIMA, is probably one of the most unexpected things in the history of theDragon Ballfranchise. Originally introduced in 1994, Goku’s Super Saiyan 3 transformation was one of the mostsignificant parts of the Majin Buu sagaand one of the moments that solidified Vegeta’s acceptance of Goku’s superiority as a warrior. Despite being able to go band for band with Goku in terms of transformations, especially with the divine forms introduced inDragon Ball Super, Vegeta had originally only ever achieved Super Saiyan 3 in non-canonical iterations of the franchise, specifically, the PlayStation 3/XBox 360 game,Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2....