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Summary Tekken 8is scheduled to arrive early next year, continuing the story of the Mishima family.Tekkengames have always featured diverse rosters, but the conflict between the Mishima families' various members has always been front and center. This relentless focus on the bloodline has contributed significantly to the unique feeling of the story as none of the Mishimas are good people. While Heihachi and Kazuya are probably the most recognizable characters of the bunch given their iconic proclivity for tossing one another off of cliffs, the games feature plenty of other Mishima family members as well, andTekken 8seems to be introducing another....

In many cases, the determining factor between a hero and a villain isn’t what they do. It’s why they do it. When the protagonist of a story gives everything they have to protect others or save the world, they tend to stay pure. If their motivation is closer to revenge, then Nietzsche’s old adage comes into effect. Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin was rightabout one thing. People love to see a hero fall, fail, and die trying....

The Xbox and Bethesda Showcase 2022 had so many big reveals and announcements that it’s easy to forget about the smaller titles. With around an hour-and-a-half of non-stop trailers, some games are bound to slip through the cracks, butThe Last Case of Benedict Foxshouldn’t be one of them. It may not have the same budget or scale asBethesda’s sci-fi epicStarfield, or the legacy of a series likeForza Motorsport, butThe Last Case of Benedict Foxlooks like a unique Lovecraftian-inspired Metroidvania....

Summary The Marvel Cinematic Universe’sTheFantastic Fourfilm might still be quite a long way ahead, but one of the movie’s stars has already gotten a strong head start on one of their character’s most important assets ahead of what could be the next nexus of the MCU. TheFantastic Fourhas been one of the most important parts of Marvel Comics since the group’s inception, earning the moniker of Marvel’s first family pretty early on....

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Episode 29 ofThe Rising of the Shield Hero, “Ruins in the Fog,” now streaming onFunimation,Crunchyroll&Hulu. The Rising of the Shield Hero’s28th episodeended after an intense battle between the Allied Forces, the Shield Hero’s Party, and the Spirit Tortoise. After losing many soldiers, the Allied Forces, with the help of the high-class multi-caster ritual magic and Naofumi’s party members, the Spirit Tortoise. Unfortunately, what seemed like a total victory was clarified by Ost Hourai’s existence and comment that the Spirit Tortoise wasn’t dead....

The home invasion thriller is one of the most overdone cinematic subgenres, because having one’s home broken into is a universal fear and studios can therefore appeal to a pretty wide audience with scary movies about it. But there’s only so much room for innovation in a story about a home invasion, so it’s a genre that rarely delivers a movie worth writing home about. Having said that,director Fede Álvarezhelmed a brilliantly subversive take on the home invasion thriller back in 2016....

Sometimes, it’s nice to have an adventure where there is no major conflict that is hanging over the player. That is what makesToemsuch a delightful exploration game. Players go on a journey through multiple areas and take photos of various landmarks and individuals. RELATED:The Best Things About Toem (& The Worst) Along the way, it is encouraged to help the residents of these regions with specific camera-based quests. Doing so will earn entry to other areas on the journey to discover the most beautiful sight in the game....

Summary Unity Technologies elaborated on the controversial pricing model change to its popular video game engine. The clarification arrives two days afterUnity announced new engine licensing fees that angered many game developers. The San Francisco-based company intends to soon start imposing a so-called “runtime fee” on some of its clients. The charge is named after Unity Runtime, an executable that’s downloaded alongside every game powered by Unity. As such, the fee will be calculated based on a total number of installs for any given title above an arbitrary success threshold, with the price of a singular download ranging from $0....

Gamers would be hard pressed to find a game in this modern age of gaming that doesn’t release some form of DLC or additional content at some point within the first year of its run, especially when it comes to AAA titles.Death Stranding, however, is far from an ordinary game for this day and age. Whether players believe thatDeath Strandinghas invented a new genreor not, it still at its core is a game and is thus privy to the expectations of modern gaming....

An 11-year-old boy from Mebane, NC. has been called courageous and brave after using a machete to defend himself from a would-bevideo game thief. The suspect was left with a head wound and had to seek treatment at a hospital in the area. Local North Carolina news says that an 11-year-old boy was at home by himself when a suspect, Jataveon Dashawn Hall, 19, broke into the home through the window....

Summary Being a long-running shonen anime,Fairy Tailhas seen its fair share of scheming henchmen and fearsome antagonists. While most ofFairy Tail’s villainy is carried out by male characters, a few notable female villains do make their presence known, some being even more vicious and tenacious than their male counterparts. With the series incorporating thenotion of redemptionand forgiveness for its antagonists, many ofFairy Tail’s female villainseventually renounce their villainous goals. However, some remained despicable to the core till the very end, cementing themselves as the pinnacle of evil and going down as some of the most ruthless characters in the show’s history....

Sky: Children Of The Lighttakes a relaxing approach to gaming, letting players dive into the soothingworld full of awe-inspiring scenes and sublime visuals. Most open world games give players the freedom to customize the appearance of their character. This can be in the form of a detailed character creator, likeElden RingorDragon’s Dogma 2,or it might be presented as outfit customization, in likeStellar Blade. Most MMOs are heavy on customization elements, andSky: Children Of The Lightis no different....

Minor Spoilers for Bungo Stray Dogs ahead! OVAs, or “Original Video Animations,” can often be overlooked as non-canonical side-stories included as bonus discs in new manga volumes, but they can also be excellent, must-watch additions to a series.In its four seasons running,Bungo Stray Dogsonly has one OVA, and depending on how you’ve watched the series, you might have missed it, but it’s definitely worth watching. Bungo Stray Dogs: Hitori Ayumu, orWalking Alonein English, is a 23-minute OVA centered around Kunikida, whose busy schedule is interrupted by a sudden incident and a criminal with an ax to grind....