The first Black Phone film featured a frightening performance by Ethan Hawke as ‘The Grabber’ and was a major success, earning over $160 million around the world.
Madhouse animated the first season of *One-Punch Man* with director Shingo Natsume leading a team of skilled artists, resulting in a fantastic show. However, when it was time to begin season two, both Natsume and Madhouse were unable to return. While the exact reason wasn’t officially stated, Natsume later explained he felt creatively restricted and couldn’t fully realize his vision.
As Kojima stated in an interview with Rolling Stone Brasil:
Ugh, the last few hours of playing Fellowship have been rough! It keeps giving me this “Eos_Unexpectederror” message, and it’s really frustrating. Apparently, it’s something to do with the connection to the game servers, but thankfully it’s not a problem caused by the Fellowship team themselves. It looks like the issue is actually with Epic Online Services, which is a bit of a relief, but still annoying!
Although it feels like the debate about video games and aggression is a thing of the past, the Mexican government is taking another look at the topic and has actually increased funding for related research.
The Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack now works well on the Steam Deck, earning a ‘Verified’ rating from Valve. They mention that the games might not automatically recognize Bluetooth or USB controllers, so you may need to adjust your controller settings when playing on a TV or with an external controller. You can see the full ratings from Valve on the Steam pages for each game.
After you finish the main story in Pokemon Legends: Z-A, the postgame content focuses on two main things. First, you can participate in the Infinite Z-A Royale, which unlocks additional missions after completing your first or fifteenth Reward Match. Second, you’ll find new Pokemon appearing randomly in a new area called Wild Zone 20, which replaces the location of the old Prism Tower.
Amazon currently has several Pokémon Trading Card Game items available, including the 2025 Holiday Calendar for $62.94 (originally $75) and the 2024 Holiday Premium Collection for $69.79. You can also find the Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Booster Bundle on sale for $52.94, down from $60.
Several highly anticipated games are launching next week, including one published by Xbox itself.
It’s a real shame, but AntiMatter Games, the team behind things like I.G.I. 2, got shut down by their parent company. That means their final project, I.G.I. Origins, is on hold indefinitely. I remember being really excited about it, and now it’s just…stuck. Let’s take a look back at what they were aiming for with that game and how things unfolded.