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Summary Quick Links AnimeHeaven was one of the biggest piracy websites, streaming several anime titles for free, including thelikes ofOne Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen, andSolo Leveling. Recently, however, the site was slammed with a DMCA notice from Crunchyroll, which made it lose thousands of anime episodes. The Japanese animation industry, or the entertainment industry as a whole, has been struggling with piracy for several years. Even though streaming giants likeCrunchyrolland Netflix have made anime titles more accessible to the entire world, these piracy sites continue to flourish and get millions of hits each month....

The remake ofPrince of Persia: The Sands of Timeis progressing smoothly, according to a development update from Ubisoft. First announced in 2020 with ambitions of a 2021 release, Ubisoft’s remake of its 2003 classic,Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, suffered an indefinite delay as Ubisoft Montreal took over the project from Ubisoft Mumbai and Pune, reportedly rebooting development. The last update took place at Ubisoft’s June 2024 Forward showcase, where theremake received a 30-second CG teaser with a 2026 release window....

Summary PlayStation’s annual Days of Play event will run from May 28 to June 11, offering significant discounts on games and hardware. The two-week-long promotion is one of, if not the biggest, sales Sony runs each year, so anyone with a PS5 or hoping to get one should keep an eye on these dates. WhilePlayStationfans have had to deal with some price uncertainty over the past few months, Days of Play is bringing a breath of fresh air with steep price cuts, game trials, and more....

Summary In addition to giving players their first look at the franchise’s ninth game, the reveal trailer forResident Evil Requiemduring this year’s Summer Games Fest appeared to channel theFalloutseries with its chosen setting. WhileResident Evil’s latest games have focused on new and even unexpected locations, ranging fromResident Evil 7: Biohazard’s Louisiana swampland toResident Evil Village’s rural Eastern Europe, it seems thatResident Evil Requiemwill instead return to the series' most iconic setting, Raccoon City....

After just over four years sinceResident Evil Village’s debut, fans of the hit survival horror game series were pleasantly surprised on Friday, June 6th with the announcement of the ninth main installment in theResident Evilseries,Resident Evil Requiem. Formally announced at the end of the 2025 Summer Games Fest,Resident Evil Requiemis slated for a late February 2026 release date in coordination with multiple celebrations forResident Evil’s 30th anniversary. While little is currently known aboutRequiem’s story or gameplay, fans worldwide are already excited about one crucial aspect of the upcoming game: the return to Raccoon City post-Resident Evil 3....

Summary Quick Links Solo Levelingis set in a worldriddled with conflict ever since otherworldly portals filled with bloodthirsty monsters started spawning anywhere at any time. Luckily, people gifted with magical powers, known as hunters, protect civilians for either ulterior or altruistic motives. Ever since Korea’s Sung Jinwoo firmly established himself as one of the best hunters in the country, his achievements have drawn the attention of some of the most powerful people in the world....

Summary Quick Links The anime adaptation of the popular light novel and manhwaSolo Levelinghas been praised, especially in Season 2, for how well it was executed.Solo Levelingis celebrated for its high-quality animation and intense singular focus on its underdog story. However, despite the quality on display,the ending to Season 2 felt a little anticlimactic,causing the experience overall to fall a little flat. While the anime has to follow the source material to a large degree, it would have made for a better ending to the season, especially since we will likely have to wait a while for Season 3, if they expanded on some of the characters and madeJinwoo’s victory over the Ant Kingfeel more earned....

Summary The physical release ofStreet Fighter 6for the Nintendo Switch 2 comes with a huge catch: not only does the game come with a Game-Key Card, but the DLC is a code-in-a-box that expires in two years.Street Fighter 6is one of the launch titles for the upcoming Switch 2, and many fans are disheartened to see these limitations in the game’s physical version. Released in 2023,Street Fighter 6is the latest entry in the popular fighting series developed by Capcom....

Summary The composer forThe Last of UsTV series has revealed how confused he was when he initially learned that the show had confirmed that Kaitlyn Dever would be jumping into the role of Abby Anderson in season 2. Now that season 2 of HBO’sThe Last of Usis done and dusted, conversations have turned towards its next installment into Naughty Dog’s gaming sequel,The Last of Us Part 2, from which the show is adapted....

Summary June’s Xbox Games Showcase unveiled an impressive lineup of titles set to launch throughout the rest of 2025, along with early reveals for 2026, includingInvincible VS. Arriving in 2026 on Xbox Series X and S with Xbox Play Anywhere, PlayStation 5, and PC, the upcomingInvinciblegame is a 3v3 tag fighter based on the popular comic and TV series of the same name. As one of many new fighting games in development,Invincible VSstands out for a multitude of reasons....

Summary Netflix’sThe Sandmanis all set to awake from its three-year hibernation this summer as Dream, Death, Destiny, and the rest of the Endless make their return, but before season 2 airs, Netflix has treated fans to a first look at new characters Puck and Destruction.The Sandmangraphic novels were created by Neil Gaiman, which ran from 1989 to 1996 and were published by DC Comics. Even thoughThe Sandmanwas going to be made into a movie in 1991, it went through development hell for years, and the adaptation wasn’t to be....

During Unreal Fest Orlando 2025, representatives from CD Projekt RED showed off a technical demo of the upcoming titleThe Witcher 4.While the demo primarily focused on how Unreal Engine 5 was used to develop the game’s detailed and reactive open world, it also introduced one possibly unexpected character: Kelpie, Ciri’s faithful mount. Like Geralt’s horse Roach,The Witcher 4’sKelpie is a steadfast companion to Ciri, with the pair’s relationship beginning in Andrzej Sapkowski’s original novels....

Summary Harry Potteris undoubtedly one of the most successful franchises in movie history, next to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Not only did it catapult young actors like Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson into the spotlight, kickstarting their long careers in front of the camera, but the iconic movies also received critical and commercial acclaim due to their magically immersive Wizarding World and captivating storytelling. Starring a huge lineup of veteran stars like Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, and Michael Gambon,Harry Potterwas overflowing with incredible talent that brought characters like Molly Weasley, Professor McGonagall, Hagrid, and Albus Dumbledore to the forefront, which added to the movie’s spectacular telling of their relatable struggles and moral complexities amid a world where the eternal battle between good and evil played out....