The game’s release window has been announced, and you can now find its Steam store page with new screenshots. If you missed it, you can read Junior’s review of Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy here.
This update fixes a bug where adjusting volume settings in the game’s sound menu didn’t change the actual sound levels. It’s available now on all platforms except Nintendo Switch, which will receive the update at a later time.
John Woo’s classic action films are getting a beautiful upgrade with new 4K Blu-ray releases as part of the Hong Kong Cinema Classics collection. While the 4K Blu-ray of Hard Boiled: Deluxe Limited Edition is already sold out, you can still get The Killer: Deluxe Limited Edition for $50 (originally $65) – it just came out this week on December 2nd! You can also preorder Bullet in the Head and Once a Thief on 4K Blu-ray for $34 each (originally $40), with both titles launching on January 26, 2026.
Pokemon Pokopia will be the first Switch 2 game published by Nintendo released on a new type of card called a Game Key Card. Instead of a traditional game cartridge, this card verifies you own the game, but you’ll still need to download the full game onto your console. A benefit of these cards is that you can resell them later. The game itself is about 10GB in size, so you might want to consider getting a microSD Express card to give you more storage space. Right now, Amazon has a good deal on the Samsung P9 512GB card – it’s currently $75, down from its usual price of $100, but the sale is while supplies last.
The Deluxe Limited Edition and World of Howl Box Set would be a beautiful addition to any collection alongside the Steelbook Edition of the Studio Ghibli film. While Hayao Miyazaki’s 2004 movie adaptation differs quite a bit from the original book, both the film and the novel are wonderfully enchanting.
The God Slayer is a game being developed with support from PlayStation’s China Hero Project, a program designed to help Chinese developers create games for a worldwide audience. This project also helped bring Lost Soul Aside to life. This first trailer for The God Slayer showcases seven and a half minutes of actual gameplay – something you don’t often see when a game is first announced. Although a disclaimer notes the game is still in progress and the footage isn’t final, it already looks very impressive.
The Last Ronin box set is a convenient way to own the complete story, but it costs more than buying each graphic novel separately. If you don’t need the special box, you could save around $15 by purchasing the three novels individually. With those savings, you could even pick up ‘The Last Ronin: The Covers’ – a 200-page hardcover collection of variant artwork by a fantastic group of artists like Freddie E. Williams II, Peach Momoko, and Stan Sakai – which is currently on sale for $16.27 (originally $35).
Two characters need River Bean Patties: Pleasant Goldsmith, an NPC in Victors Hollow, needs them to become a friend, and Carinda, a traveler you can play as, needs them to complete quests in Wishvale.
The robot you see in the video isn’t actually intelligent on its own. What’s happening is that ChatGPT – the AI language model – is controlling the robot’s movements. There’s a longer video available, but a short clip of the most dramatic part is also circulating online. It’s a bit unsettling, because it echoes the fears often depicted in science fiction about the future of AI. Interestingly, despite the potentially scary scenario, the way ChatGPT seems eager to pull the trigger is surprisingly amusing. It’s important to note that the robot is using a BB gun, not a real firearm, though it still looks like it could sting.
Josh Watson, design director at 1047 Games, says they’re completely rebuilding Splitgate, keeping the best parts of both previous games and getting rid of what didn’t quite work. In a recent video, Watson explained that classic games like Unreal Tournament, Quake, and Halo heavily influenced Splitgate’s design.