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It’s hard not to notice that the classic anime seriesMobile Suit Gundamis currently experiencing a new wave of global popularity. In addition to thenewMobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXmovie and TV seriesnow underway, there’s also plenty of hype surrounding a planned live-action film and a sequel toMobile Suit Gundam Hathaway. With interest in the franchise at its highest point in decades, the timing feels perfect to launch another Gundam saga. The new manga title,Mobile Suit Gundam Eight, is scheduled to begin serialization in the August 2025 issue ofGundam Acemagazine (on sale in Japan in June)....

Jak 2is a game beloved by many longtime fans of the PlayStation brand, and Jak’s pal Daxter is even one of our 10favorite video game side-kicks of all time. While it may not be as widely regarded as games likeRatchet and Clank,theJakseries has a special place in the hearts of many platformer fans, though the franchise was somewhat pushed to the side as developer Naughty Dog began working on theUnchartedgames. However, it appears fans of the second game are in luck, as a limited physical edition will become available later this week....

Kingdom Hearts 3publisher Square Enix is also finding itself in a bind following the arrest of Pierre Taki, The prominent Japanese voice actor was arrested earlier this week on drug charges (allegedly cocaine use) and has forced several projects to make changes. In a new press release, Square Enix confirmed that it will be replacing Taki as the voice of Olaf inKingdom Hearts 3. While the character only appears briefly in the game’sFrozen world, the intent is to distance itself from Taki....

Ray-tracing is all the rage when it comes to video game graphics these days, and while the feature still isn’t supported in many games, that hasn’t stopped some players from cooking up their own mods that enable the feature in older titles. Even in a game as old and cartoony asMinecraft,the feature looks stellar, which speaks volumes about how good the next-gen shadow technology can make games look. With ray-tracing enabled, the typicalMinecraftsunset goes from being an everyday video game recreation of the sun to a thing of pure beauty....

Motorola is preparing to launch the latest versions of its Moto G Power and Moto G smartphones. These devices, which clock in at a respective $300 and $200, offer some premium features and specs at a lower price than the competition. The 2024 Moto G Power offers several improvements over its 2023 predecessor, including a larger 6.7-inch display (up from 6.5 inches), wireless charging support, and 8 GB of RAM (up from 6GB)....

For the past couple of weeks, the Internet has been abuzz with rumors that Nintendo will be hosting aSwitch-focused Nintendo Direct on January 11. It’s now January 10, and Nintendo still has yet to make any announcements about its next Nintendo Direct presentation. However, that hasn’t stopped the company from having fun with fans, with the Nintendo of America Twitter account posting a seemingly random picture as a way to tease those excited for the Nintendo Direct....

Not tired of Nyan cat yet?Hereis a Nyan cat game for you! It’s not exactly “new” but it’s the first I’ve seen of it, and that’s what counts. It’s a dodgy version ofRobot Unicorn Attackwith Nyan cat — hence Nyanicorn— who does things like nyan nyan nya-nyan nya-nya-nya-nya nyan nyan, nyan nyan nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya, nyan nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya nyan, nyan, nyan nyan nya-nyan nya-nya-nya-nya nyan nyan, nyan nyan nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya, nyan nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya-nya nyan nyan....

Microsoft’s Windows Media DRM was first launched in 1999, and has stuck around for all these years. But as part of Microsoft’s larger initiative to remove everything legacy in its operating system, this DRM, too, is going away. In a recent update, Microsoft has confirmed the impending retirement of its legacyDigital Rights Management (DRM)services. This move will primarily affect folks that are still using some older Windows versions, including Windows 7 and Windows 8, along with those still relying on the legacy Windows Media Player and Silverlight clients....

May 8-10 Pokemon Gois still making tons of cash, which means developer Niantic, and Nintendo (which is part of The Pokemon Company) are still supporting it. While previous early Niantic events have been disastrous, the company is still hosting them, and without the critical mass of players involved, the outages are less frequent. The newest event on the block was expanded upon this past weekend:a Safari Zone celebration in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....

As a new month forPokemon GOhas quickly reached us, there is an all-new schedule of events and activities for trainers to participate in. Of these events, there is a newlegendary and mega battle raid schedule for Augustalong with newPokemon GOTeam Rocket leaders to face. Not only that but there is a new set ofPokemon GOpromo codesfor fans to collect cool new items. Sadly, this does also mean that a huge number of old promotional codes have just expired as well....

About a month ago, Nintendo decided to announcePokemon Questand make itavailable on Nintendo Switchon the same day, with the title then coming out for Android and iOS devices two weeks after on July 19, 2025. As it so happens, the Big N only needed the free-to-play title to be on mobile platforms for a short amount of time before generating huge sums of money, as the game’s first week on Android and iOS generated over $3 million in revenue....

A new survival competition series,Predator vs. Prey, is on the horizon, and it will feature stars fromSurvivor, Alone, Outlast,andNaked and Afraid.Predator vs. Preyfollows in the tradition of castingSurvivoralums in other reality TV shows, which have includedThe Amazing Race,Big Brother,The Challenge,The Traitors, House of Villains, andDeal or No Deal Island, among others. Predator vs. Preywill feature 15 former survival series contestantscompeting in a 21-day game of hide-and-seek, set on a 25-square-mile rugged wilderness course....

Earlier this year, Proton publisheda roadmapof upcoming features for its password manager, Proton Pass. One of these features—secure password sharing—is rolling out today. you may now share passwords, credit cards, notes, and other sensitive information through the Proton Pass extension. This functionality is available to both free and paid users. Secure password sharing is protected by end-to-end encryption. It’s more secure than sending sensitive information by unencrypted email or text message, and notably, you can revoke access to shared data at any time....