Lord of the Rings Mobile Game Release Date Announced, Coming Sooner Than Expected

The release date for the upcomingThe Lord of the Ringsmobile game has been revealed, and it’s coming sooner than players expected.The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-Earthwill be a turn-based strategy RPG game based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s book series. First announced in July 2022,The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-Earthwill give players the power to use the new Ring of Power for good or evil. They can build their own Fellowship featuring elves, dwarves, hobbits, and more, includingLOTRcharacters Frodo Bagginsand Eowyn, to prepare for PvP and PvE battles....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Andrew Brown

Manhwa With The Best Supporting Characters

Summary While many manhwa usually focus on a singular protagonist, they at least have a variety of characters to use as plot devices or thematic foils. They frequently appear in the main story to help the hero or to link to another point in the plot. If done correctly, these supporting characters can become more popular than the main character. An important aspect of supporting characters is their growth. There are a plethora of manhwa that reduce their secondary characters to a single personality, which causes the entire story to feel flat....

July 12, 2025 · 5 min · 1005 words · Alexander Russo

Miitopia: Best Jobs and Team

As players make their way through the chapters of the remake ofMiitopia, they may be wondering what the best composition for their teams will be. There are 14jobs inMiitopia, and players can the jobs into hundreds of different combinations, but there are some combinations that work together better than others. Whether playing the original 3DS version or theNintendo Switch port ofMiitopia, jobs are important. Players will have the opportunity to choose a new job at the beginning of each chapter....

July 12, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · John Graham

Most Mismatched Fights In Naruto

Summary Fights in the world of Masashi Kishimoto’sNarutoare grounded in the art of deception and misdirection. The tide of a battle is always decided by analyzing an opponent’s techniques, finding openings in their defense, and devising effective countermeasures to take them by surprise. Much of earlyNarutothrived on this formula, and it helped set the series apart from its peers. However, there were instances where match-ups between characters were so unbalanced that certain combatants completely wiped the floor with their opponents....

July 12, 2025 · 5 min · 977 words · Julia Torres

Nintendo Direct for February 2024 Date and Time Confirmed

Summary Following weeks of speculation and guessing by fans and insiders, the long-awaited February 2024NintendoDirect was revealed as a Partner Showcase that will air on Wednesday, February 21, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern. The upcomingNintendoDirect will run for approximately 25 minutes and will focus exclusively on third-party Nintendo Switch titles that are expected to launch within the first half of 2024. The news came with just under two days' notice, as Nintendo took to social media to put out word about the upcoming Partner Showcase....

July 12, 2025 · 3 min · 470 words · Luke Stevens

Omega Strikers: Best Characters, Ranked

The beauty of recent free-to-playSteamhitOmega Strikersis that players can grow attached to characters based on their design and personality, or through how effective the character is in matches. Theindie gamehas voice work that brings the characters to life and adds another level of immersion. RELATED:Best Anime Movies You Can Rent On Steam From giant defensive warriors to sleek and cool anime-esque attackers,Omega Strikersis building a roster full of people players are falling in love with....

July 12, 2025 · 5 min · 984 words · Brooke Leon

Overwatch and Overwatch 2 Will Eventually Merge Into One Experience

Blizzard is now officially confirmed to be working onOverwatch 2, which will overhaul, upgrade, and expand the originalOverwatch. To call it a full sequel may seem odd, but it’s already confirmed to have a robust new PvE mode and is bringing the competitive mode to a new level. However, theOverwatchdev team isn’t willing to just leave the originalOverwatchand its community behind, and Blizzard has shared more information on how that transition will work whenOverwatch 2eventually launches....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Angela Sherman

PlayStation 9 and Other Fabulous Fictional Gaming Consoles

The next generation of consoles has officially landed. Both Microsoft and Sony’s new consoles the Xbox Series X, Series S and the PlayStation 5, are set to bring a whole host of innovations that will transform the way people play video games. None of which impacts how Hollywood portrays video game consoles, of course. Whether it’s because they don’t feel like paying a licensing fee, or because they don’t want to visually fix their project at a specific place in time, or because they just don’t have a clue, the people who insert gaming into movies and tv shows usually miss the mark....

July 12, 2025 · 5 min · 1033 words · Angela Hopkins

Pokemon GO Super Incubator: How to Get it & How it Works

InPokemon GO,fans have to look for Pokemon while walking the streets of their city in real life. In other words, the game constantly checks the geolocation of users, and they can walk around catching Pokemon, compete with other gamers, visit places of interest marked with PokeStops, and get rewards there.One of the rewards is Pokemon eggs, and to get a Pokemon faster, users need to hatch them. To speed up this process, incubators are needed, and this guide covers Super Incubators inPokemon GO....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Renee Jones

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Fan Recreates Ceruledge as a Gen 5 Sprite

A creativePokemon ScarletandVioletfan recreated Ceruledge as a Generation 5 sprite. ThePokemonseries was introduced withPokemon Red and Blueway back in 1996, and after several games, movies, and anime series, it has become one of the most popular franchises across the globe. The various Pokemon that members of the community adore contribute to the franchise’s popularity. A total of 922 Pokemon have been introduced till now, the latest beingGirafarig’s evolution Farigiraf, who was introduced last week....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Laura Edwards

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Director Clavell is a Great Source for Memes

One of the many new characters introduced inPokemon Scarlet and Violetwas Clavell, the headmaster of either Naranja or Uva Academy depending on which version of the game is played. Clavell introduces the player to the school and is the one to give them their very first Pokemon. Later, he plays a major role in “Starfall Street,” one of the game’s three storylines. Shortly after the release ofPokemon Scarlet and Violet,Clavell became a popular source of memes due to his unique dialogue and personality quirk of being an old-fashioned older man who tries (and usually fails) to connect with his more youthful students....

July 12, 2025 · 5 min · 1050 words · Mitchell Johnson

Rumor: Persona 5 Royal Possibly Leaked for Nintendo Switch

This past week saw a major announcement be made for thePersonafranchise. It may not have been confirmation ofPersona 6, but it was the next best thing. Versions ofPersona 3,Persona 4, andPersona 5were revealed to be coming to modern platforms, including PC, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. There’s still one platform conspicuously absent from that list, however. The Nintendo Switch is not confirmed to be receiving thePersonaports at this time....

July 12, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Aaron Johnson

Solo Leveling: Hunter Association Surveillance Agent Kang Taeshik

Summary The following contains spoilers for Solo Leveling, Episode 9, “You’ve Been Hiding Your Skills”, available onCrunchyroll. It also contains mention of suicide and gender-based violence, which may be distressing to some readers. Hiding a profound bloodlust behind seemingly unconcerned eyes, Kang Taeshik is one of many examples of the kind of evil that can take over a Hunter’s heart. Originally introduced to us as a member of the Hunter Association’s Surveillance Team, it becomes apparent in episode 9 ofSolo Levelingthat Kang Taeshik is not only a corrupt official buta bona fide hitman, accepting money from clients in return for a dead body....

July 12, 2025 · 5 min · 985 words · Heidi Foster