Hideo Kojima wants to expand his entertainment portfolio beyond gaming, the famous video game designer said Saturday. While giving an acceptance speech at this year’s edition of the Anan Awards in Japan where he won an accolade for culture, the 59-year-old reiterated his oft-repeated desire to go into the movie business, in addition to confirming he’s equally interested in producing music. The ex-Konami designer also suggested that neither ambition should interfere with his continued involvement inKojima Productions....

Spoilers for Forspoken and the Star Wars sequel trilogy aheadAs Luminous Productions strove to make Frey Holland a plucky, modern girl with a knack for magic, theForspokendeveloper might have made its protagonist similar to another popular heroine from a recent pop-culture blockbuster. Specifically,Frey Hollandappears to have a lot in common with Rey from theStar Warssequel trilogy, especially when looking at their lineages. With only one title to go off in what could become a wholeForspokenfranchise, the best comparisons between Frey and Rey come from their starting motivations and their parents....

InEndless Ocean Luminous, you may encounter ancient-looking Discs whilecollecting light and setting tags. These Discs are puzzles that can unlock additional content for your logs and uncover mysteries on the relic tablet. While it may seem easy to decipher the clue given by the Disc puzzle, it doesn’t tell you that several factors, like your rank, play a crucial role in determining if you can solve it when found. The rank requirement emphasizes the importance of progressing your level in the game to unlock additional space so you can befriend bigger fish....

Summary One of the most impressive feats of Robert Kirkman’sInvincibleis its enormous cast of characters. Not every figure gets a full profile, but there’s something fascinating about almost every hero and villain. The small-scale social interactions between high school students fit neatly next to the conflicts for the fate of the world. Life in the Viltrum Empire hasn’t been explored in depth yet, but one of its most important figures is about to join the show....

A Canadian judge has rejected a plaintiff’s claim thatEA’s loot boxes should be considered “unlawful gaming,” but has allowed the class-action lawsuit to continue due to a separate accusation. The implementation of loot boxes in gaming has faced increased scrutiny in recent years, withEAoften finding itself at the forefront of such legal disputes. Mentioning loot boxes around gamers is likely to leave a sour taste in their mouth, as the practice has been thoroughly condemned by the general gaming community....

Depending on who is asked,Abandonedis either an elaborate ruse dedicated to Kojima’s next PS5 project or a smalltime developer in Blue Box Game Studios getting in way over its head. Rumors aplenty have called the game the actual release of everything from a newSilent HillstoMetal Gear, with theAbandonedlead saying that theseSilent Hillscomparisons have had a negative impacton the game’s development. What could have sealed the deal, the demo, was delayed, so fans continue to speculate....

It may seem hard to believe, butPokemon GOcame out all the way back in July 2016, almost seven years ago now.Pokemon GO, much like the very first entries in the franchise, is one of the few times a game can be truly considered a phenomenon. For a few months, most of the world was collectively leaving their homes, pulling up their mobile phones, catching some Pokemon, and battling for dominance in their local Gyms....

True to its RPG roots,Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruinfeatures many side quests for players to tackle. To find success in the more difficult tasks,Monster Hunter Stories 2requires gamers to possess a wealth of knowledge about the enemies they’ll face and the items they hold. ThePalico Pop Quiz questis the third in a series of questionnaires that serve to test players on what they’ve learned and introduce them to tactics they may not have thought of yet....

Summary PlayingStardew Valleyonce is impossible, as the game offers tons of content and provides frequent updates to incentivize replays or continuing an old save.Stardew Valley’s replayability is vastly improved with the addition of mods and the modding community has done a great service by releasing excellent mods. There are countless mods forStardew Valleyand this list will cover the most downloaded mods and give great recommendations for fans to add to their game....

Summary With thousands of quirks populatingMy Hero Academia’sHero scene, it’s only natural for flashier powers to take center stage and hog the spotlight. This phenomenon has led to several quirks being sidelined and forgotten, despite being some of the most useful quirks out there. While this discrepancy is more apparent among the students ofU.A. High’s Classes 1-A and 1-B, Pro Heroes have also become victims of being neglected and ignored....

Of all the cult TV shows in the history of television,Mystery Science Theater 3000is arguably the most influential, most ground-breaking, and certainly one of the funniest. The concept is remarkably simple, yet effective - a terrible movie is shown, while the commentators, usually one human and the two robot wisecrackers, Crow and Tom Servo, goof off and make fun of the movie through a series of pop culture references and quick-witted jokes....

Borderlands 3is getting a big update just in time for Valentine’s Day, but the game’s special “Broken Hearts Day” event isn’t even the most significant part of the update: players have been requesting one special feature pretty much since the day of the game’s launch, and now they’re finally getting it. Aside from the patch’s many stability tweaks, special Stadia updates, new modes, and more,Borderlands 3will now also have access to skippable cutscenes....

Nightingaleis a survival crafting game where players seek to discover the last surviving city of humanity by adventuring through the Fae Realms.Nightingaleis also a PvE, live-service experienceat its core, where players can team up with friends through online co-op or play solo as their Realmwalker. On top of all that,Nightingaleboasts an exciting and diverse cast of characters from fiction and reality due to its alternative historical timeline. Many players are likely to be familiar with Shakespeare’s Puck, Dr....