Summary Quick Links Perhaps one of the most fascinating things about Jin-Woo inSolo Levelingis his naming sense when it comes to his elite shadows. He gets inspiration from the shadow’s original name, appearance, or even its personality. While these shadows feel honored to receive a name, others, including the foot soldiers, receive nothing. As such, many are wondering why Jin-Woo can’t name all his shadows inSolo Leveling. Jin-Woo receives the ability to extract shadows from deceased foes back in Season 1....

Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has openly stated his interest in, one day, potentially making a sequel toStardew Valley, one of the most popular farming sims of all time. How, exactly, ConcernedApe plans to approach this theoreticalStardew Valley 2is still up in the air. However, with speculations and what-ifs aplenty among fans eager to wrap their heads around what aStardew Valleysequel could, and should, entail. Perhaps one of the most important aspects ofStardew Valleythat its sequel will need to get right is the NPCs, i....

Summary James Gunn is confident thatSupermanwill solve DC Studios' problemswhen it releases on June 30, 2025. The iconic superhero will be flying back into theatres around the world as Gunn’s era of the DCU begins, and it needs to kickstart the franchise strongly. If the DCU is ever going to be competitive with its Marvel counterpart, then a strong first outing for the Man of Steel will be crucial because he’s the franchise’s flagship character....

Summary Demon’s Soulsforever changed the landscape of video games when it was released on the PS3 in 2009 in North America. It gathered a cult following that grew bigger with everyDark Soulsrelease, after which it hit its peak thus far in 2022 withElden Ring. Beyond FromSoftware, other companies threw their hats into the ring to create wildly challenging action RPGs too. What made many of them tolerable were the multiplayer aspects that lessened the blows of bosses....

Summary Major spoilers ahead forElden RingNightreign’s ending, final boss, and post-credits sequence. WhenElden Ring Nightreignwas revealed, it was very hard to speculate how it would tie into the lore ofElden Ring. Seemingly set in a parallel version of the Lands Between, Limveld, it melded many previousElden Ringmotifs and FromSoftware influences into one. However, after various trailers, a network test, and now the full release, a picture is forming on justhowNightreignrelates toElden Ring, andNightreign’s ending reveals how surprisingly interconnected they are....

Summary Mariohas been bringing smiles to faces since Nintendo launched their NES console withSuper Mario Bros.in 1985 in North America. It forever changed video games, and thanks to Nintendo’s brave step forward after the Atari video game collapse, fans are still enjoying video games to this day. If there is one mascot for video games that everyone can recognize, it’s Mario, and that’s not just because of the 2023 movie. Most of Mario’s games can be considered fun, but there are specific titles that can imbue that feeling more than others due to their party-centric nature or creative whimsy....

The Witcher 3: Wild Huntis now 10 years old, and in honor of such a milestone, Microsoft recently released a special-edition Xbox controller to celebrate the beloved game. WhenThe Witcher 3launched back in 2015, it brought the fantasy franchise into the spotlight. Of course,The Witcherbooks and previous games were still well-known, butThe Witcher 3brought the IP into the pop culture mainstream. Since then, a live-action series on Netflix has garnered five seasons, while comic books and animated spin-offs continue to expand the franchise further....

Summary As far asMario Kartgames go,Mario Kart Worldis the most distinctive entry yet, with plenty of formulaic changes and additions to make it feel like something even series veterans have never experienced. One of its most notable additions is its Free Roam mode, which allows players to explore the world beyond the racetracks and complete a variety of optional activities, acquire plenty of collectibles along the way, and simply take in the sights....

Minecraft’s March LIVE event revealed a number of Mojang’s upcoming update projects for the game, including the reveal of an official shader pack. These shaders, packaged under the ‘Vibrant Visuals’ moniker, will beMinecraft’s built-in answer to community-grown shaders, as well as a way to offer accessible shaders to Bedrock players. Minecraft’s Vibrant Visuals updatewill allow fans to activate shaders straight through the game’s options. WhileMinecrafthas long allowed for graphics-enhancing shaders, they’ve been inaccessible to less tech-savvy players and, generally, most Bedrock players, considering the lack of modding capability on most Bedrock platforms....

Judging from the trailers and information about the game, one can say thatHollow Knight: Silksongwould be considered a 2D Soulslike Metroidvania much like its predecessor was coined as. With that being the likely case, that means the sequel could potentially learn and take from other titles in the genre to help it become more than it’s expected to be. Should Team Cherry decide to do that for its creation, perhaps it should consider taking a feature that’s set forLies of Pand its Overture DLC, as doing so would certainly attract the attention of fans and put the game in an interesting position....

Summary In 2017, Nintendo released the long-awaitedThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildand itbecame an instant hit that not onlybreathed new life into this classic franchise(while also giving users of the brand-new Nintendo Switch something good to play) but also completely redefined theopen-world genre, and the effects of its impact can still be felt to this day. Open-world video games have been constantly evolving since the dawn of 3D gaming during the late 90s and early 2000s, butBreath of the Wild’s open-ended design and huge map completely changed the genre for the better....

Summary AWorld of Warcraftplayer shares an amazing leveling-up feat with the MMORPG community, stating that they managed to level up their character to level 80 through Pet Battles only.World of Warcraftwas first released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment, taking theWarcraftuniverse to new heights within the fictional planet of Azeroth. The game was inspired by other MMOs of this ilk, includingEverQuest, andWoWhas released ten major expansions to date. WoWis currently offering 2024’sThe War Withinexpansion, and Blizzard announced in 2023 that two more expansions were in the pipeline:MidnightandThe Last Titan....

This post contains SPOILERS for theOne Pieceanime and manga. Summary Quick Links Buggy the Clown, one of the Four Emperors, is a significant character inEiichiro Oda’sOne Piece.Oda introduced Buggy as an antagonistic figurein the Orange Town and Loguetown Arcs, but since then, we have seen a lot of development around this character. There were more layers to Buggy’s character than we initially thought, and maybe that’s why the character slowly started to grow on us....