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After weeks of rumors, on December 18, 2024, Sony and KADOKAWA have announced the signing of their deal, which sees Sony acquiring 10% of KADOKAWA's shares. The deal, which will be effective on January 7, 2025, will result in Sony becoming KADOKAWA's largest shareholder, acquiring 12,054,100 new KADOKAWA shares for approximately 50 billion yen. View the full article

Dandadan has taken the anime world by storm in late 2024, delivering one of the most bizarre and yet successful visual spectacles in fans' recent memories. Based on the manga by Yukinobu Tatsu, Dandadan flew to the top of popularity charts thanks to a viral opening song, amazing art and animation, and a story that perfectly blends humor, action, and romance. View the full article

After the ending of the My Hero Academia manga, fans of Kohei Horikoshi's superhero tale are waiting to say goodbye to the amazing anime adaptation delivered by Bones soon. Season 7 concluded on a cliffhanger, and the final chapter of the anime could not be too far away. While most fans were expecting the announcement of a release date to be made at the upcoming Jump Festa 2025, the news is already out. View the full article

Meito, alternatively known as Legendary Swords, Famed Blades, and similar aliases are, as each name implies, specially made blades of superior renown. Those well-versed in blades will be able to instantly recognize them, and they tend to command both high prices and superior wielders. Meito are individually given "grades" based on their strength and quality. View the full article

While all players in Helldivers 2 are just ordinary human soldiers, they are far from weak. Apart from being armed with state-of-the-art weaponry, they are also authorized to use stratagems, which make up the brunt of SEAF's martial prowess. View the full article

Combat games usually feature a wide range of weaponry, and often ground vehicles and aerial vehicles. Over the last decade, we have seen real-world drone technology come along by leaps and bounds, and game developers are now often adding drones to the available arsenal that players can equip themselves with. View the full article

While the character has always been associated with basically two weapons (three if one counts his fists), Indiana Jones is going to use a lot more than that as players adventure with him through Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. There are a lot of fascists out there who are going to try to stop him as he adventures across the globe. As such, Indy will have to look around the world to find items that can help him get the upper hand in a fight. View the full article

Some simulation games focus on fun and simplistic gameplay. Others only partially simulate a scenario. Yet there are some games that take a simulation to its extremes, intending that the game is as accurate a representation of real life as possible. View the full article

Ever since it was first introduced to gamers more than three decades ago, the FPS genre has become one of the most popular out there. Some titles in this genre play better with a controller than a mouse and keyboard, giving players a chance to choose. A few more focus on fast-paced combat with formidable enemies, whereas others prefer to revisit historical periods. View the full article

The Xbox 360 has a vast library that is backward compatible with the Xbox One. Unfortunately, some games like Magna Carta 2 didn't make the cut, and unless you still have access to an Xbox 360, they can't be played on a modern system. Thankfully, some talented developers make it possible to play a selection of Xbox 360 games on the Steam Deck with Xenia. View the full article

With news that the final episode of BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 – The Conflict will be an hour-long special combining episodes 12 and 13, more cast members have been announced. The final episode, which will feature recollections of the childhood friendship of the Sternritter Grandmaster Jugram Haschwalth and Sternritter H – The Heat, Bazz-B, will have the voices of Marina Inoue and Chiaki Kobayashi join the cast. View the full article

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle brings all the cinematic joy of the film franchise to consoles and PC. Players can expect all the white-knuckle action present in the movies, along with globetrotting in pursuit of ancient artifacts. Indy has to set off for the Vatican after a mysterious figure has stolen a statue from his college's museum collection. You'll have to get through Castel Sant'Angelo first. The castel and the Vatican have been taken over by fascist black shirts. View the full article

With news that the final episode of BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 – The Conflict will be an hour-long special combining episodes 12 and 13, more cast members have been announced. The final episode, which will feature recollections of the childhood friendship of the Sternritter Grandmaster Jugram Haschwalth and Sternritter H – The Heat, Bazz-B, will have the voices of Marina Inoue and Chiaki Kobayashi join the cast. View the full article

Christmas has officially arrived in Clash Royale, and the game is bringing the holiday vibes with its new event, It’s Raining Gifts. It kicked off on Dec 16 and is a bit different from usual Clash Royale events. You’ll still build your usual eight-card deck, but here’s the twist: Hog Rider spawns automatically every few seconds. View the full article

The proprietor of Pelican Town's Stardrop Saloon, Gus is one of the most lovable characters in all of Stardew Valley. Good-natured and jovial, Gus is a friend to all in town, including the player character. View the full article

Golden Kamuy was a big recent hit of the Young Jump (YJ) magazine, the "Shonen Jump for adults" magazine, in the sense that they're both published by Shueisha, are the biggest magazines in their segments and share somewhat similar marketing strategies (it's the same magazine in which Oshi no Ko was serialized). View the full article

After over a year since Dr. Stone: New World, the fourth and final Dr. Stone season will finally start airing next month. Dr Stone: Science Future is slated for January 9, 2025, and will be streamed on Crunchyroll. The final season will be split into 3 cours, so it will total around 36 episodes. Season 3 adapted volumes 11-16, and this new season will adapt volumes 17-27, so anything less than 30 episodes might feel rushed. View the full article

Fans of the iconic Evangelion franchise will soon be able to enjoy a meal with their favorite characters, as McDonald's has announced a new collaboration with Hideaki Anno's masterpiece. Shinji and his allies will take a break from their fight against the angels to work with Ronald, hoping to create a meal that fans will love as much as the anime series. View the full article

The upcoming Winter 2025 anime season is stacked great series. Between long-awaited adaptations like Sakamoto Days and Honey Lemon Soda, to continuations of popular anime of seasons past like My Happy Marriage and Apothecary Diaries, anime fans will be busy trying to fit all of these bangers and future anime classics into their watch schedule. However, one such continuation of an older series has been overlooked; the second season of Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun is premiering early in the season, which will be almost exactly five years after its original season aired. View the full article

The Androids are some of the most fascinating creations in Dragon Ball that appear in the series numerous times. These cyborgs are incredibly powerful and use their energy absorption techniques to turn the tide of battle and punish their opponents. View the full article

The Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan match kicks into overdrive with the intensity of the second half, but the stakes have never been higher. Every second on the clock in this highly anticipated and intense showdown feels like it could be win or lose for either team. The players on the field continue to grow beyond their limits as they enter the final moments of what feels like an all-out effort from them. View the full article

The Straw Hat Pirates are an incredibly powerful bunch who have, over the years, reached an unprecedented level of power. Right now, they are one of the most influential crews on this high seas, having reached the status of an Emperor crew recently. It goes without saying that the Straw Hat Pirates are dominating the seas right now. However, they did not reach this level of strength without sacrifices. View the full article

Jujutsu Kaisen is a phenomenal story that has quite easily some of the very best battles that fans have seen across all manga. With the series having wrapped up its final arc recently, fans were served up some incredible fights, and, as expected, the protagonist of the series, Yuji Itadori, was at the center of them. Naturally, the final fights of JJK saw techniques of the highest order being utilized, and of course, the all-powerful Black Flash was one of them as well. View the full article

Most people, if not everyone, have a childhood home. Even if that home no longer exists, has changed beyond recognition, or was destroyed by an evil sorcerer looking to put down any prophecized heroes in the crib, they live forever in memory. View the full article

Jujutsu Kaisen is a phenomenal story that has quite easily some of the very best battles that fans have seen across all manga. With the series having wrapped up its final arc recently, fans were served up some incredible fights, and, as expected, the protagonist of the series, Yuji Itadori, was at the center of them. Naturally, the final fights of JJK saw techniques of the highest order being utilized, and of course, the all-powerful Black Flash was one of them as well. View the full article