Games

Honestly, dark fantasy is everywhere these days. It feels like a huge part of what’s popular in fantasy games right now. It’s not just a ton of games trying to be the next Dark Souls or based on Warhammer; there are loads of completely original worlds going for that darker vibe too. And don’t even get me started on all the game adaptations of books and other stuff – some are great, but a lot… well, they don’t quite hit the mark.

The team at Embark Studios recently posted an update on their Discord server about a few popular questions and features for their game, ARC Raiders.

I was totally hooked by ‘Physical: 100’ when it first came to Netflix in 2023, and Season 2 last year was just as amazing! It’s a Korean reality show where 100 athletes – all different ages, body types, and genders – compete in seriously tough challenges for a big cash prize. It’s wild to watch!

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will be released on April 3, 2026.

For a long time, science fiction has predicted incredible technological advancements in the 2020s. We were often shown futures with things like flying cars, teleportation, and homes that run entirely on their own.

Tickets for the new Pokemon theme park will be available starting November 21st at 1 AM Pacific Time / 4 AM Eastern Time. Called PokePark Kanto, this will be the first permanent outdoor Pokemon attraction, covering a large area of 26,000 square meters at Yomiuriland. The park is divided into two main sections: Pokemon Forest and Sedge Town.

Director Ryan Coogler faced the incredibly difficult challenge of continuing the Black Panther series after the heartbreaking loss of Chadwick Boseman, who passed away from colon cancer in 2020. Instead of finding a new actor to play King T’Challa, Marvel made the decision to have the character die at the beginning of the 2022 film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

I was so amazed to read about this! Apparently, on October 23, 2025, doctors performed an incredible surgery using a robot. Professor Wang Yan, who heads up the Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital, teamed up with Professor Lionel Leroux from France, and together they remotely controlled a surgical robot to operate on a patient in Xiamen. The patient was 73 years old, and it’s just mind-blowing that they could do this from so far away! The Fujian Provincial Government announced it, and it feels like a huge step forward for medical technology.

Chris Pratt is back as the voice of the famous hero, and Charlie Day returns as Luigi, in the follow-up to the hugely successful first movie. The original film earned $1.3 billion worldwide in 2023, becoming the highest-grossing video game adaptation ever – a result that undoubtedly thrilled Nintendo, leading to a quick announcement of a second film.

I was reading an interview with Reggie Fils-Aimé, and he basically said it’s totally feasible to bring some games over to the new Switch. He even seemed a little surprised we haven’t seen more developers doing that already! It makes sense, though – there are probably a lot of games that would play great on the Switch 2.