If Kingdom Hearts Scales Back on Final Fantasy Characters, Sora Should Travel Instead

From the beginning,Kingdom Heartswas built on a crossover between Disney and Square Enix.Final Fantasyand animated Disney characters were interwoven throughout the game, appearing in all manner of locations.Final Fantasy 7’s Cloud Strife and Sephiroth showed up inHercules' Olympus Coliseum, while Squall fromFinal Fantasy 8and part of theFF7party appeared alongside Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Merlin, and the Fairy Godmother in Traverse Town. It was a strange concept, but somehow worked, and propelledKingdom Heartsto massive success....

July 2, 2025 · 4 min · 683 words · Herbert Myers

Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 241 Preview: Takaba's True Power

Summary Jujutsu Kaisenchapter 241 is getting closer with each passing day and, finally, the leaks and spoilers for the chapter have started pouring out. It appears that this chapter is going to continue right from where the last one left off and that is the find between Takaba and Kenjaku. This fight has been going on for quite a while and it appears to be one of the bigger ones, given that it has taken up quite a lot of the last few chapters....

July 2, 2025 · 6 min · 1220 words · Stacy Lyons

Microsoft Tells UK CMA That Sony's PlayStation Has 'Better' Exclusives Than Xbox

In a response to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority’s Issues Statement on its proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition,Microsoftstates that PlayStation has “many” exclusive games that are of “better quality” than those available on Xbox. The Xbox maker’s attempt to acquire publisher Activision Blizzard has drawn intense scrutiny from regulators worldwide, with some recent reports suggesting a potentialPlayStation bias from the EU commission. Microsoft first announced its intent to purchase publishing giant Activision Blizzard at the beginning of 2022 and has faced questions from gamers and governments about how the deal would affect players ever since....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Laura Davis

Most Shocking Betrayals in Anime

Theanimemedium may look to be an art form that depicts wholesome themes under the nature of its light-hearted animation, but this is only part of a larger truth.Animeis a very creative style of telling action filled stories, andbuilding thrilling narrativesthat more often than not leave a lasting impact on the viewers. Over the years there have been countless critically acclaimed anime that have been praised for theirinteresting plot threads, and unique character dynamics....

July 2, 2025 · 5 min · 966 words · Diane Davis

New World Player Documents All the Secret Changes from Patch 1.1

New Worldis a game filled with complex features, some of which many players might be oblivious to. This state of affairs was only enhanced after a recent update added a host of unofficial changes to the game that don’t appear to have been reported on. OneNew Worldplayer is compiling a list of all the unofficial changes they’ve discovered so far as part of Patch 1.1. The list is already quite long, although the user has limited it by restricting the items on the list to actual unofficial changes, not including bugs....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Danielle Hall

Nobody Saves The World: The Biggest Fixes The Game Still Needs

Nobody Saves the Worldwas a hit when it launched back in January. The aggregate reviews were high. However, it had a limited range as it was only available to PC and Xbox players. It’s now time for the rest of the gaming audience to have a crack at it. The best way to describe the game would be to liken it to a more bizarre entry inThe Legend of Zeldaseries....

July 2, 2025 · 5 min · 976 words · Keith Wallace

Outriders Story Explained in New Animated Short

Development studio People Can Fly turned more than a few heads with theOutridersdemo. Players explored a bit of what the overall narrative offers, ultimately throwing them into a hellish reality that offers a stark contrast to its laid-back intro. Now,People Can Flyis offering an animated short for interested players to get a quick recap before launch. The demo of the RPG-looter released on February 25 to high praise, offering players the opportunity to earn gear before its official April 1 release....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Joseph Nelson

Overwatch 2 is the Reason Overwatch Stopped Growing

WithOverwatch 2officially announced, game director Jeff Kaplan is opening up about the sequel’s ongoing development and how it affected the original game. Namely, Kaplan acknowledges that the development ofOverwatch’s live service was put on pause while Blizzard focused onOverwatch 2. Being able to open up to theOverwatchcommunity about this, according to Kaplan, is extremely relieving. Blizzard is excited to be able to communicate clearly aboutOverwatch’s future again. Overwatchplayers already know by now that the game’s live service updates have been disappointing for some time, in that Blizzard hasn’t been expanding seasonal modes or adding much in terms of new playable content....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Denise Brady

PlayStation Now Games For May 2021 Announced

The games in question areJump Force, Nioh,andStreets of Rage 4,with the trio of titles available to stream in 1080p thanks toa recently announced update coming to PS4 and PS5 consoles. Each game brings something a little different to the table, whether that’s challenging boss battles, over-the-top anime brawls, or retro side-scrolling action. RELATED:PlayStation Plus Games for May 2021 Announced, Includes Major Triple-A Games For those who haven’t played it,Jump Forceis an anime fighting game that pits iconic characters from various franchises against each other....

July 2, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · David Johnson

Pokemon GO Debuts New Pokemon With a Unique Way to Get It

Pokemon GOis introducing Scatterbug, Spewpa, and Vivillon (pronounced Vi-vi-yon) to the game using a unique method.Pokemon GOtrainers will have to send and receive gifts with their friends in the game to get Scatterbug and enough candies to evolve a Vivillon. The Vivillon will have different colors on its wings depending on where in the world that gift came from. Pokemon GO’s Winter Holiday recently startedand introduced season-specific spawns, including the new shiny Bergmite....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · Edward Cooper

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Player Has a Battle While Falling Off a Cliff

One player setting out across the Paldea region inPokemon Scarlet and Violethas managed to capture the amusing moment that they started a battle with a wild Pokemon while falling off the side of a cliff.Pokemon Scarlet and Violetplayers have been quick to share countless other hilarious clips over social media since the Generation 9 titles released in November, some featuring the consequences of some ridiculous bugs with others just showing off some moments with perfect comedic timing....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Jill York

Portal 2 Director Talks Cut Content

WhilePortal 2was released over a decade ago, the game’s director, Josh Weier, recently revealed several details about the content that was cut from the project. While fans have known for years that not everything created forPortal 2made it into the final version, these new comments from the developer give a better idea of what some of that scrapped content actually was about. Released in 2011,Portal 2is the second installment in thePortalseries....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Justin Perez

PS5 Records When Players Earn Trophies

The next generation of Sony’s gaming devices is increasingly nearing with thePlayStation 5’s November 12th release date closing in on gaming fans. There are plenty of new features coming to thePlayStation 5that will excite adopters of the console. One of the most treasured features of the PlayStation 4 was how the console handled archiving player’s trophy collection. Upon achieving the parameters for a trophy, not only would a notification pop up at the bottom telling players which trophy they just earned, but the PlayStation 4 would also take a screenshot of the current moment to memorialize that historical event, such asbeating one ofCuphead’s many difficult bosses....

July 2, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Matthew Adams