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Sometimes, they crawl up the ears, and other times, they give some weird bites that are ambiguously venomous. It’s no wonder why a lot of people don’t find insects cute in real life. But video games don’t really care much about real life, so they’ve taken some liberties with some insect species and gave them a creative fictional makeover that makes them more than cuddly. RELATED:Best Anime Characters Who Can Turn Into Animals Some video game insects are simply too charming, helpful, or adorable to compare to their real-world alien counterparts....

ThePokemonfranchise has faced steady criticism and backlash from fans through the last few releases of its main series games. The Pokemon Company recently responded to these criticisms, noting the difficulty it faces in trying to please multiple generations of fans. Pokemonis over two decades old, having seen its first main series games release in 1996. Since then, it has become the world’s largest media franchise, drawing in legions of loyal players who, more often than not, have enjoyed the games since their early childhoods....

Summary Persona 3 Reloadrelishes in what makes modernPersonatremendously immersive: loads of activities throughout different times of the day across a calendar year. Part of these activities is optionally choosing to engage in romantic relationships, whether players wish to pursue one character or multiple, and the wayPersona 3 Reloaddecides to dole out romance is a bit of a slog until it all comes to a head with a lot of choices to be made....

Getting nominated for an Oscar is old hat for Pixar, but for director Domee Shi, whose coming-of-ageTurning Redwas her first feature for the studio (she’d previously directed the short,Bao, about a mother raising a dumpling as a son), getting nominated was a gift. Her first true at bat netted her a spot on the shortlist for Hollywood’s biggest award. Speaking with Deadline, Shi discussed not only what being nominated meant for her, but how seeingEverything Everywhere All At Onceinspired to take her ideas even further and try to push Pixar in bold new directions....

ATwitchstreamer becomes teary-eyed during a stream while discussing the platform’s controversial 50/50 revenue split. Many streamers have voiced their strong displeasure sinceTwitch announced the big change. It has been a contentious discussion that has affected the streaming community and caused other individuals to jump ship to other platforms as well. Twitch has long been one of the top platforms for live-streaming, which is why most content creators have called it their home for the last few years....

ViewSonic OMNI VX2716 Gaming Monitor ViewSonic’s this year’s release, the OMNI VX2716 can be purchased for the best price ever. Just a few months ago, it was selling for over $150, but now shoppers looking for an entry-level gaming monitor can find this quality display for just $109.99. Black Friday shoppers looking for monitors are in luck as Amazon offers theViewSonic OMNI VX2716 gaming monitorat a discounted price of $109.99. This is a seemingly modest 15% reduction from its previous listing price of $129....

Just like Beyoncé, Madonna, or Cher, Zendaya goes by only her first name. At the 72ndEmmys, she becamethe youngest woman in history to win Best Actressin a Drama, at just 24. She beat out industry heavyweights like Laura Linney, Sandra Oh, and evenJennifer Aniston in her triumphant return to TV. This Emmy win feels like an anointment, in the way Meryl Streep’s Oscar win forKramer vs Kramerin 1980 or Jennifer Lawrence’s in 2013 did....

TheAssassin’s Creedfranchise has done a wonderful job of uniquely telling alternate historical stories through the platform of video games. When the franchise burst onto the scene in 2007 with the original title, the game took place in the Holy Lands during the Third Crusade. NowAssassin’s Creed Ragnoraklooks to turn the page toward Norse history, which lends itself to countless opportunities for interesting storytelling. With some of the rumors that have swirled around, fans have been able topinpoint whereRagnarokmay take place....

Over the past 10 years or so,Minecrafthas been held aloft as one of the most successful IPs within the gaming industry. Given that it’sa game that has sold hundreds of millions of copies, its success is hardly surprising, and much of the popularity stems from the community itself. Many talented individuals create some really interesting contraptions and builds, and sometimes people go that one step further and use the blocky world to make a whole other game entirely....

The 2023 anime season has come to an end, but it is a season that fans will never forget, as shows likeOne Piece,Jujutsu Kaisen, andFrieren: Beyond Journey’s Endleft their mark. While these anime series were highly sought-after for their incredible visuals and portrayals, some lesser-known shows were underrated and overlooked by fans. While these shows are notJujutsu Kaisen, they are undoubtedly gems ready to be found that cater to a wide range of fans....

Summary AMD’s APU offerings are back in focus now that it has launched four distinct APUs on the 31st of January 2024, including the Ryzen 5 8600G. All of these are manufactured on the newer 4nm TSMC FinFet process versus the 5nm process that the Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 series desktop-class CPUs currently use. These utilize the limited on-die space to squeeze in both a powerful mobile GPU and the Pheonix Zen 4 cores (albeit with smaller L3 caches), which deliver excellent power efficiency and target both AMD’s last-gen 5000G and older 3000G APU users....

Releasing in 2018, Valve debuted its own take on the digital collectible card genre known asArtifact, with the game based in the same universe asDota 2.Despite a promising start,the title was poorly received by the Steam community, which criticized its poor implementation of microtransactions and lack of meaningful progression systems. The complaints lead to Valve promising it would overhaul the project, beginning work on a reboot known asArtifact 2.0. Today, Valve announced it has decided to discontinue its work onArtifact’srevival, telling fans via Steam that the size of the game’s playerbase doesn’t justify the development time being poured intoArtifact 2....

The next installment in theAssassin’s Creedfranchise is only a few weeks away. Many are looking forward to exploring the Viking era world thatAssassin’s Creed Valhallaoffers, which will follow main character Eivor as they attempt to conquer England.Valhallais expected to have a large open-world map, but just how many regions will be explorable is still relatively unknown. Recent information aboutAssassin’s Creed Valhallahas revealed that the story will follow Eivor as they raid England to establish a settlement for their people....