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Summary On New Year’s Eve 2023,Stardew Valley’s developer, Eric Barone, shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) about what appears to beStardew Valley’s 1.6 update. The post features a New Year’s festival, and as Barone previously stated that the 1.6 update would bring a new major festival, it’s clear that it will center around the New Year’s holiday. The release date forStardew Valley’s 1.6 update has yet to be confirmed by Barone, so players will have to wait a bit longer before they get the opportunity to enjoy more of what the team at ConcernedApe has to offer....

Farming is one of the most essential activities players can do inGenshin Impact. But after a while, this may cause frustration as RNG is a problematic system in the game. Not only that, butGenshin Impactis also terrible when it comes to transparency. Without community effort, players wouldn’t have known how much the drop rate for each item is. RELATED:Genshin Impact: Artifact, Bosses, & Domain Drop Rate, Explained Of course, just like any randomized thing, some items have higher odds to drop than others....

Halo Infinite’s journey leading up to launch will be one for the ages, with developer 343 Industries drastically changing its approach to the game back whenHalo Infinitegot delayed an entire year. Now, 343 is a lot more forthcoming about what work is going into the game. Case in point, the developer has now lifted the veil on some new Brute enemies that players will face off against on Zeta Halo....

Enrolling at Koudo Ikusei Senior High School equates to playing a whole other ball game, as the students are each evaluated on their “merit” and conduct in everyday behavior, which is assessed continuously via strange interactive examinations that do not involve much actual studying. Those who are deemed adequate are generously rewarded with large sums of money, and the rest are ranked by a points system and dealt with accordingly. The biggest catch?...

When people think of shoujo and shounen, there are two very distinct concepts that come to mind. Shoujo has romance and drama, shounen has action and adventure. This doesn’t speak for all manga and anime that are of each genre, though.Natsume’s Book of Friends, a shoujo is far from a romantic drama, andDeath Note, a shounen set its focus on telling a narrative about individual corruption. Over time, however, shoujo began to dwindle as shounen authors began to incorporate shoujo narratives....

Summary TheMarvel’s Spider-Manfranchise has become one of the most successful superhero video game franchises of all time since it began in 2018, with its success being attributed to a host of features the series brought to the table. Not only did Insomniac nearly perfect traversal mechanics that many past developers had attempted to implement and fallen short of, but it also replicated and refined the revolutionary combat system that theBatman: Arkhamgames introduced to the action-adventure superhero genre of video games....

Summary Fans haven’t seen the last of theDeath Notefranchise, as the Japanese publishing company Shueisha has applied for a trademark for a video game titledDeath Note Killer Within. The company is largely known by fans in the West for its manga magazines such asWeekly Shonen Jump, famous for featuring popular series likeOne PieceandNaruto.Death Noteappeared in the magazine from 2003 until its conclusion in 2006. The series,which follows high school student Light Yagamias he uses a killer notebook to bring his version of justice to the world, has a unique connection to the world of video games....

With 13 titles under its belt,Kingdom Heartshas become yet another iconic RPG series for Square Enix. Many fans have been enamored with the surprising crossover ofFinal Fantasyand Disney over the 20 years the series has been around, enjoying exploring the worlds of their favorite movies and more. Out of all the movies to make into worlds, many fans would agree thatWreck-It Ralphfelt perfect forKingdom Heartswith its video game-based narrative. However, whenKingdom Hearts 3was released, fans found that Ralph was a summon in the game and nothing more....

There are fewStar Warsgames as wildly popular asKnights of the Old Republic. The game not only revolutionizedStar Warsstorytelling with compelling new characters and settings, but it paved the way for other critically acclaimed RPGs likeMass Effect. Its effect on the industry as a whole cannot be understated, and there are many gamers that have been begging for some kind ofKnights of the Old Republicremake for years. Ever since its initial release in 2003, there have been few signs that fans would ever get a new way to playKOTOR, but recent months have shown all of that could change....

While the Pfizer-BioNTech and ModernaCOVID-19 vaccinesare being distributed to the American populace, the United States continues to suffer immensely from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with over 22 million cases and nearly 380,000 deaths recorded so far by the CDC. Out of all the states, California is being hit especially hard by the virus, with more than 30,000 new cases and hundreds of deaths per day. With the North AmericanLeague of Legendsscene located in Los Angeles, it was only a matter of time before that was affected too....

Back in 2011, Traveller’s Tales set sail on the high seas withLEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game. It launched alongside the fourth entry in the franchise and brought Jack Sparrow’s story to the world of LEGO. The game adapted the four major films at the time in classic LEGO style, and it let players control all of theirfavoritePirates of the Caribbeancharacters. It provided some decent fun for fans, but the LEGO formula has changed drastically and thePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise has grown since then....

ThroughoutMarvel’s Midnight Suns, players are guided through all sorts of puzzles by the ghost of Agatha Harkness. Her inclusion comes fresh off the heels of being introduced into the MCU viaWandavision, but these versions are very different from each other. She serves as an antagonist for Wanda Maximoff in the MCU, but inMarvel’s Midnight Sunsshe acts as a friendly guide. Agatha Harkness' time in the MCUis just getting started, but already she has caused major disruptions within Wanda Maximoff’s life....

FromWandaVision’s grief narrative toLoki’s admittedly dark ending, and the very serious issues raised duringThe Falcon and The Winter Soldier,Marvelhasn’t exactly been treading lightly when it comes to its Disney+ offerings. This bodes well for the upcomingMoon Knightseries. Moon Knight isn’t a character that goes well with the tone the MCU has, in general, set for its movies. Marc Spector is no Tony Stark, or even Steve Rogers. He’s a much more tortured, dark hero, whose story is rooted in a mental health issue....