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House of the Dragonfinally delivered on some dragon fighting in the season finale after promising it all season, though fans may wish that things had gone differently now that they’ve seen how brutal a dragon fight can actually be. Director Greg Yaitanes recently spoke about bringing the dragon fight to life, and also revealed some surprising influences for the sequence. Throughout the first season ofHouse of the Dragon,a schism had been widening ever deeper and growing ever more dangerous as King Viserys' (Paddy Considine) children all grew and became Dragonriders....

Summary One of the most surprising things aboutFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthis the way that the game incorporates some of the best elements of the last decade of open-world game design. AfterRemake’s shepherding of players through relatively cramped spaces within the city of Midgar,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthessentially cuts the tether loose to allow the player to explore the wider world of Gaia completely unfettered. Not only isFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s open world one of the game’s greatest strengths, but it also exhibits a massive leap in quality over the last mainlineFinal Fantasygame to adopt an open-world approach:Final Fantasy 15....

If there’s one thing Daniel Mullins is known for, it’s surprising players. Between Pony Island, The Hex, and the newly releasedInscryption, all of his games feature dramatic transformations as the player progresses. Inscryptionstarts as a combination roguelike deckbuilder and escape room. The player is stuck in a deadly card game with a mysterious captor in a puzzle-filled cabin. While this part was themost advertised part ofInscryption, it’s only the first act, and each following one plays very differently....

Intel’s 14th generation CPUs are finally out in the open with review units already available with various outlets. What is essentially a refresh of the 13th generation Raptor Lake is due to replace the outgoing chips at the same price points with 3 major processors and their iGPU-less KF versions on offer to gamers, power users, and enthusiasts alike. Intel Core i5 14600K 14-Core, 20-Thread CPU Intel’s 14 Generation Raptor Lake Refresh: What is New?...

The Pokemon Company is making its mark on Japan once again with the addition of manhole covers in the form of the popular Gyarados and its shiny red counterpart. Alongside the majorrelease of the popularPokemon GO, this is one of several moves to expand the franchise and elevate tourism for Japan. As reported by Nintendo Soup, Japan is getting several new manhole covers with the famous Pokemon Gyarados on them. One with the classic blue Gyarados and the second with the fearsome Red Gyarados, one ofthe franchise’s famous shiny Pokemon....

Created by Hirohiko Araki,JoJo’s Bizarre Adventurehas become one of the most read series of all time. Araki started writing the manga back in 1987, and he has shown no signs of stopping. Unlike most manga where the story follows just one main protagonist,JoJo’s Bizarre Adventureis divided into multiple parts. Each part focuses on a different protagonist, which makes it different in comparison to the rest of the manga series. One of the key components of any manga is its unique power, which in the case ofJoJoare Stands....

Summary Warning: The following contains spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen 242, “Stupid Survivor!! Moving Up!!” by Gege Akutami, translated by John Werry, and Lettered by Snir Aharon, available in English fromMangaPlus. Jujutsu Kaisendropped what appears to be one of the most bizarre chapters to have ever been published in any Shonen series this week, withJJKchapter 242. This chapter continued the fight between Sukuna and Takaba and, as fans know, these two characters have been fighting against each other for quite a while now....

Floyd Mayweather Jr. andYouTubecelebrity Logan Paul once fought in an exhibition boxing match, in front of a packed crowd at Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami Gardens, Florida. Despite the fight selling over one million purchases by pay-per-view sales, the skeptics grew weary of the fact that thefight between Mayweather Jr. and Paul had no rules or judges. The fight took place regardless, and to nobody’s surprise, no real winner was crowned, and neither participant in the bout earned any semblance of a knock-out....

This review contains spoilers for episode 5 ofLoki. Lokiapproaches its season finale with a penultimate episode that truly sets up some big time-twisting reveals for next week and it does so with plenty of comic relief, while also continuing to develop the relationship betweenLokiand Sylvie. This trend echoes similar plays pulled off withWandaVisionandThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier, so expect plenty of fireworks to follow up this “Journey Into Mistery”. That mystery did bring plenty of Lokis, a mythical time villain in Alioth, and more deconstruction of the TVA’s delicate grasp on power, which could be finally coming to an end soon....

One of the most common themes in TheLord Of Ringstrilogy is that of absent parents, especially mother figures. There are several mothers who are not featured in the films,such as Arwen’s mother, who went to the Undying Lands of her people after being tortured and wounded in the Second Age. Boromir and Faramir’s mother is also absent, her name was Finduilas, and she died not long after giving birth to her second son....

Summary The rich history ofMarvel Comicsbecame attractive sources of inspiration for video games, with most gaming consoles having a game or two based on a Marvel Comics character or team that was popular at the time. With hits such asMarvel vs. Capcomand recent successes inMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, fans of the comics publisher might be wondering if there are Marvel Comics games that don’t take characters through an original story and instead recreate an existing storyline in a video game format....

The iconicMortal Kombatfranchise has come a long way from its debut in 1992 as an arcade game. Since then. over a dozen games have been released as well as two movies. Nearly every game in the series was successful but each attempt at a film was met with failure. Despite itsnotoriously bad movies, theMortal Kombatfranchise has tested its luck with an R-Rated reboot of the films. RELATED:Mortal Kombat Movie Writer Explains New Protagonists, What He Kept From The Games...

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnationhas captured fans with an epic tale of redemption, growth, and fantastical adventures. One of the pivotal events that set the stage for the epic journey is the Teleport Event, also known as the Metastasis Event. The event is a tragedy that befell the Fittoa Region, Asura Kingdom, in the year K417, which caused most of its inhabitants to be teleported randomly to different parts of the world....