Games

Raphaël Graven, who was known online as Jean Pormanove, died on August 18th at the age of 46 while live streaming on Kick. Leading up to his death, French news outlets reported he endured ten days of mistreatment during his streams, involving other creators, Owen ‘Naruto’ Cenazendotti and Safine Hamadi. Investigators are currently looking into claims of physical assault, being forced to consume substances, and being kept awake for long periods.

Okay, so Mega Lucario Z is a really cool new thing in the game – it’s the first Pokémon that can do a ‘Z Mega Evolution’! Basically, it’s like a regular Mega Evolution, but it’s way faster to activate. The downside? It drains your Mega Energy super quickly. According to the official Pokémon site, these Z Mega Evolutions let you attack almost instantly after telling your Pokémon to go, but they’re not great for long fights because they burn through all their power so fast.

Nintendo announced on social media that the Animal Crossing: New Horizons experience is coming to Sea Life Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium in Auckland on December 16th. The event will be available for fans in Australia and New Zealand.

Earlier reports suggested Disney’s board was looking at people outside the company to replace Bob Iger, including John Wilson. However, a recent report indicates Disney is now leaning towards promoting someone from within the company. Meanwhile, Wilson will remain with Electronic Arts, even as the company goes through a $55 billion acquisition.

In this game, you’ll spin the slot reels and then collect matching items next to each other. Gathering these items will power up your Sorcerer with helpful buffs.

Ten new challenges are now live in Battlefield 6, with three extra bonus challenges also available. All the challenges focus on impressive physical skills, fitting with Red Bull’s brand of extreme sports and energy drinks. You can complete these challenges until December 16th.

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Velasco of Yacht Club Games explained that the success of their new game, Mina the Hollower, is crucial for the studio to stay independent. He said selling 200,000 copies would be a fantastic outcome. The studio recently had to reduce its staff and paused work on another game to focus on finishing Mina the Hollower.

As a huge Madden fan, I’m tracking the release date for the Week 13 roster update in Madden 26, and it looks like it’s coming on Thursday, December 4th, 2025! These updates usually drop before the Thursday Night Football game, so we’re expecting it before the Lions play the Cowboys. Either way, it should be available before the Sunday games kick off, which is awesome!

With the new year approaching, most entertainment apps are starting to offer users a way to look back at what they’ve watched or listened to over the past year.

Director Emma Tammi shared in an interview with Dexerto that actor Matthew Lillard recently watched the film and was surprised by how frightening it was, questioning if it still deserved a PG-13 rating. Tammi explained that while the new movie is definitely darker than the first one, she intentionally aimed for a PG-13 rating to make it accessible to younger viewers.