Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Succeeds Where Other High Fantasy Series Failed

Summary High fantasy is a genre often attributed to a fantasy story that depicts a world of magic, monsters, and different species of intelligent beings living together in the same plane of existence.Think ofSword Art Online,Mushoku Tensei,andGoblin Slayer,just to name a few. Thanks to the boom of isekai stories, high fantasy has experienced a massive increase in popularity in recent years, but most of them have the same premise with slightly different gimmicks....

June 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1097 words · Nancy Stewart

Harry Potter: The Triwizard Tournament, Explained

One of the most exciting events in theHarry Potterseries is the Triwizard Tournament. It’s a way to test the skill and determination of young wizards through some of the toughest challenges they’ll ever face. While there haven’t been too many Triwizard Tournaments mentioned by name across theHarry Potterseries, it is clear that the tournament has a deep history. The deep history also happens to be rather bloody, as it is widely known that the three-school Triwizard Tournament is one of the most dangerous challenges that a young witch or wizard can undertake....

June 29, 2025 · 5 min · 1029 words · William Jackson

Here is How Many PS4 Consoles Sony Has Shipped Since Launch

The public now has a good idea ofPlayStation 4sales since launch, as the data shows that the company hasn’t reported shipments of thePlayStation 4console since March 2022. The final results are in.Sony had a lot to prove with the release of this console in 2013, as it followed the bumpy road that was the PlayStation 3 generation.The PlayStation 3’s high $600 launch pricewas a tough barrier for players to gain entry....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Michelle Williamson

How Final Fantasy 16 is Paying Tribute to the Classic Dragoon Class

Alongside its recent trailer, Final Fantasy 16revealed a couple of new characters, including theprince of the Holy Empire of Sanbreque Dion Lesage. It’s not the first time he’s appeared, so it seems he plays a much bigger role than the first few reveals would suggest. However, perhaps his most important role is how he acknowledges the iconic Dragoon class. It’s uncertain howFinal Fantasy 16handles “classes,” if at all, but more and more action RPGs are moving away from these classifications....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Elizabeth Mason

How Kishimoto Failed Naruto's Female Characters

It’s no secret that women are often sidelined in shounen anime, either used as ancillary characters or mere comedic relief, yet theNarutofranchise takes this problematic approach to an entirely new level as almost every female character in the series seems to be under-developed and unrelatable. Even some of the more independent and well-written females were given the backseat, either through less screen time or by associating their story with another male character....

June 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1200 words · Mary Kennedy

Knockout City Preview

The February 17 Nintendo Direct introduced a number of games coming to the Switch, including first-party titles likeSplatoon 3and third-party games like Square Enix’Project Triangle Strategy. One company with a lot of representation was Electronic Arts, which showcased multiple games includingPlants vs. Zombies: Battle for NeighborvilleandKnockout City, an upcoming competitive team-based brawler by developer Velan Studios that aims to take the schoolyard game of dodgeball to a whole new level....

June 29, 2025 · 5 min · 1033 words · Cory Sawyer

League of Legends Players Have a Problem With Seraphine's Social Media Posts

Riot Games is going through some growing pains as it expands. New IPs have come with their own hurdles, as demonstrated byValorant’s patch 1.11 rollback. In addition to its new titles, Riot is still working to keepLeague of Legends, its original and primary cash cow, interesting and fun.League’s most recent champion Seraphine has caused a huge stir, but unfortunately it was not in the good way. Many fans have not reacted positively to the character on a technical or story level, and an additional promotion for her that took the form of the character’s social media account didn’t help things....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Michael Robinson

Lost Ark Players Call for Changes to Surrender Vote Feature

Lost Arkhas so far proved to be an enormously popular MMORPG. It surpassedCounter-Strike: Global Offensiveasthe second most popular game on Steamearlier this month and peaked at well over 971,000 active players in the last twenty-four hours. However, it’s not a perfect game either, and complaining about it seems to be almost as popular as playing. Lost Ark’s Surrender Vote system is the latest feature to land in the fans’ crosshairs. The system is supposed to let players pull out from an unwinnable raid, but a minority ofLost Arkplayers seem to abuse the system....

June 29, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Gregory Smith

MCU: Could Sony End Up Trading Peter Parker For Miles Morales?

Not too long ago, the idea of Spider-Man appearing in the MCU seemed like a dream for Marvel fans. The cinematic universe continued to grow, bringing in classic characters as well as some fun new ones, but one of Marvel’s biggest names was still absent. Incredibly, Disney and Sony struck a deal to bring Peter Parker aka Spider-Man into the MCU where he quickly became one of its most beloved heroes....

June 29, 2025 · 5 min · 920 words · James Brown DDS

Most Deranged Traps In The Home Alone Movies

TheHome Alonemovies aresome of the most popular Christmas flicks of all time. However, they’re also some of the most violent. They may carry family-friendly holiday messages, but each entry ends with the main character setting a bunch of painful traps for the dimwitted villains, who quickly regret trying to break into his house. RELATED:Things You Didn’t Know About Home Alone The most demented ones all lie in the first two films....

June 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1088 words · Brandon Shields

Naruto: What Was Naruto's Best Transformation?

Summary Naruto Uzumaki’s journey to achievinghis lifelong dream of becoming Hokagewas one fraught with hardship and peril. However, by the end of Masashi Kishimoto’sNaruto, he had grown to become arguably the most powerful shinobi of his generation, and perhaps even in recorded history. The path to attaining such immense strength was through a series of power ups and transformations — as is the case with most battle shonen series — which represented different phases in his progression as a character....

June 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1221 words · Joshua Campbell

One Piece: Did The Wano Arc Live Up To Expectations?

One Piecebegan itsWano Country arc way back in 2018and it has since then continued to become the longest-running arc in the series, surpassing even Dressrosa. The arc sees Luffy and his alliance enter Wano Country in an attempt to take down Yonko Kaido and free the land from his clutches of tyranny. With powerful allies at his back, the heroes of the story challenge the supremacy of the Yonko in a life and death battle....

June 29, 2025 · 5 min · 989 words · Dawn Flores

One Piece: Oda Explains Law's Ope Ope no Mi Awakening In SBS Vol. 106

One Piecevolume 106 is almost upon the fans, which means there are quite a few things to be excited for. Not only will fans get a completely new volume cover art, which is always very fun to look at, but they will also get new questions answeredby Oda in the SBS corner.With every volume, Oda answers the questions of the fans that he receives by mail andOne PieceVolume 106 is going to be no different....

June 29, 2025 · 6 min · 1220 words · Jillian Leonard