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Summary Disney has not given up on continuing the story ofThe Nightmare Before Christmasoffscreen. The graphic novel,The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Battle For Pumpkin King, is a prequel to the film that reveals a surprising story of how Jack Skellington won the title of Pumpkin King. The Nightmare Before Christmasfollows Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, as he plots to bring his vision of Christmas to life. Sparked by his discontent of doing the same thing year after year to celebrate Halloween, Jack stumbles upon a forest with doorways to different holiday towns....

The highly anticipated “Infant Update” forThe Sims 4was released on March 14th, 2023, bringing with it the long-awaited infant life stage and a host of other new features. The free patch also serves as a precursor for the upcoming release ofThe Sims 4Growing Togetherexpansion pack, which offers new family gameplay with more advanced social dynamics and a strong focus on the challenges of raising children. As such, the pack aims to build and expand on what theParenthoodexpansion has intendedto be, focusing on meaningful interactions between parents and children....

Unlike other sci-fi franchises,The Matrixprovides a certain kind of philosophical allure to its viewers as it offers a unique take on the 21st Century. After all,The Matrixstates that reality itself might be an illusion and that all of humanity is enslaved by machines in a never-ending simulation of the 21st Century. As expected, the Wachowskis created quite a deep and rich world with equally engrossing lore and a captivating story....

Summary The following contains spoilers for Episode 4 of Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc, “Come Back To Life,” now streaming onDisney+. Successive cliffhangers have culminated in what could be the first real turning point for the conflict between the Tokyo Manji Gang and Tenjiku, in the fourth episode ofTokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arctitled “Come Back To Life.” Where the previous episode saw Takemichi captured by Yasuhiro Muto, the Fifth Division Captain of the Tokyo Manji Gang, this one delvedinto the S-62 Generation’s connection to Tenjiku....

It’s a given thatUbisofthas potentially dozens of different games undergoing active development at any given time. But coming across news about the studio’s unannounced and unknown projects remains an exciting prospect, regardless. While the publisher has already confirmed that it has three major releases slated for the relatively near future, that’s just the start of it. Specifically,UbisoftParis has just posted a new job listing for a lead level designer to work on an unannounced AAA project....

Summary Now that there have been nine generations ofPokemongames, it is natural that a few out of the now over one thousand creatureswould start to get forgotten.Fortunately, the developers of these games have come up with a few new ways to make olderPokemonrelevant in the franchise. They will either give these Pokemon a new evolution in the newest game, a regional form exclusive, or other creative ways of spicing up the life of these classics....

Get ready for more Vikings in video games. New developer Norsfell has revealed an action-packed trailer for its upcoming titleTribes of Midgard. The co-op action survival RPG is slated to launch later this summer. The latest look at the game comes courtesy of theSummer Game Fest’s live kickoff show. The free livestream had numerous world premieres, teasers, and trailers for all types of video games, from aDeath Stranding: Director’s Cutannouncement to the first extended look at the massively anticipatedElden Ring....

Quick Links Players who utilize a bow inElden Ringwill have different hurdles compared to other builds. Bows can only be used if the player has an arrow to use with it, but this also gives a lot of flexibility in the damage being dealt. Individual arrows can have different effects, such as causing Bleed to build up or dealany type of magic damage in the game. The damage or status effect done is determined by combining the bow’s stats along with the chosen arrow....

Though many people think Ruby Life Pools is a difficult dungeon inWorld of Warcraft, a player from its community may have accidentally proposed a far more cursed alternative for its next Mythic season. For the newcomers of Azeroth who may not be familiar with Millhouse Manastorm, this dastardly disaster gnome has featured in almosteveryWorld of Warcraftexpansion packsinceThe Burning Crusade. His first appearance was as a prisoner of Arcatraz, where he played a part in getting players access to the Tempest Keep raid....

Summary Generally speaking, 2024 has been a good year forXbox Game Pass, albeit not one without its few hiccups along the way. Thoughday-one Xbox Game Pass releaseshave been rather rare this year, the few that fans have been given have generally been very well-received, withPersona 3 Reload,Palworld, andAnother Crab’s Treasureall being key examples. Xbox Game Pass' third-party offerings have helped to pick up the slack as well this year, withResident Evil 2and3,Assassin’s Creed Valhalla,Dead Island 2going a long way in filling in the gaps between day-one launches....

Quick Links While fighting in the Hollows inZenless Zone Zero, players can create a squad to battle together inside the corrupted zone. Ateam inZZZconsists of three Agents, and, if players have gone far enough, they can also bring one Bangboo to assist the squad. Having a three-characters-team may sound like it’ll be easier to manage compared to a four-person-team like inGenshin Impact, but having a maximum of three units actually means players need to be more careful of who they pick inside each squad....

Respawn’sApex Legendshas recorded a new all-time peak player count on Steam. The new stat comes less than a day afterApex Legendslaunched Season 16, a sign that the many fans may have found the battle royale’s new slew of changes more than welcoming. It’s been an interesting few months for theApex Legendsfranchise. Recently, Respawn announced that it wasshutting down the mobile version ofApex Legendsalong with an unannounced single-player title that was rumored to have featured characters from bothApex LegendsandTitanfall....

Summary The realm ofanimeis full to the brim with some truly amazing shows that have become a staple of pop culture. Now, with the advent of streaming services, more and more Western audiences have the means to watch their favorite anime without having to resort to more unscrupulous means. Crunchyroll is easily the most notable streaming service in this regard, with the platform being full to the brim withsome of the most popular and noteworthy anime around....