‘The Case Files of Jeweler Richard’ Could Be Winter’s Feel-Good Anime

A new season of anime is starting up this January, and with it comes the usual selection of shonen series continuations, remakes, adaptations, and mobile game tie-ins. There are some notable bright spots in the mix, though — both reliable favorites and promising new titles. Among them is a light…

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John’s Top Ten Games of the Year 2019

2019 was a sneaky good year for games. I personally struggled to make time for a lot of new games, as evidenced by the fact that I haven’t even dented my copy of Shenmue III yet. In fact, here are some games that didn’t make my top 10 that might surprise…

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In 2019, Games Explored the Meaning of Travel

When video games depict travel, it’s usually as a kind of limbo, an in-between wrapped in loading screens or a sense of uselessness, an obstacle in fulfilling some other purpose. However, this year, three games have made travel their main subject in different, yet interconnected ways. Pilgrims, by Amanita Design,…

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Stardew Valley Fishing Guide – Where and When to Catch the Legendary Fish

One of the most prominent themes of Stardew Valley is freedom. Removing yourself from the shackles of a sterile and uncaring corporate machine to tend the earth is, on its own, enough to appeal to the most stone-hearted of us. But that throughline touches on much more than growing crops. In Stardew Valley…

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Tennis Anime ‘Stars Align’ is Brilliant, Inclusive, and Tragically Unfinished

Stars Align is the indie darling of the most recent anime season: a slice-of-life sports drama about a middle school tennis club that quickly gained attention for focusing on issues rarely discussed in such a grounded setting — particularly its inclusion of two sensitively written trans characters (one nonbinary, one…

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VR Fans Are Alive, Spent $2 Million On Superhot VR This Holiday

One of the biggest mind-bending games of the decade isn’t cooling off anytime soon. Superhot, originally released in 2016, has been chugging along steadily as one of the most renowned games of the 2010s, if not of all time. But to the surprise of many, one platform saw a massive spike…

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2019 in Wrestling: The Universal Comedy of a DDT Campsite Match

DDT Pro Wrestling is an independent Japanese promotion famous for high concept matches and providing audiences with unique wrestling experiences. Maybe you’re already a fan. Maybe you’ve only ever seen clips from that time Kota Ibushi wrestled a blow-up doll or Minoru Suzuki wrestled in the middle of an empty Tokyo Dome. The company…

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Games of 2019 as Pokemon

Kingdom Hearts III Resident Evil 2 Death Stranding Luigi’s Mansion 3 Fire Emblem: Three Houses Catherine: Full Body Devil May Cry 5 Ring Fit Adventure Life is Strange 2 Days Gone

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Daniel Bryan is the Wrestler of the Decade, but Not for the Reason You Might Think

Yes, he is the best wrestler in WWE, a title you can easily give him every single year he was active this decade. Yes, his 2014 conquest of Evolution at WrestleMania XXX may be the single best moment WWE ever produced. Yes, his return, despite being tied, three-legged race style,…

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My New Year’s Resolution is to Let Fewer Games Waste My Time

I know a lot of people who have gaming-related New Year’s resolutions, and usually that means they want to beat a certain number of games in a year, or they want to reach certain milestones in specific ones. But in the final weeks of 2019, I’ve realized I want to…

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The Next Deadpool Movie is Officially In Development at Marvel

The Marvel Cinematic Universe currently has movies publicly scheduled up to 2022. With the Black Widow solo movie leading the charge next May, Spider-man back in the film universe after negotiations between Disney and Sony nearly fell through, and several TV shows like the Loki spin-off set to debut on…

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WWE Recap: SmackDown Ends the Decade on a High Note, Raw Invites You to a Wedding

Another decade of WWE in the books and management is already looking forward to eliminating competition in the new year, proving that Now, Then, Forever isn’t just a promise, it’s really more of a threat. This week we saw Raw get in the Christmas spirit with a lot of vaguely…

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