Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has recently revealed that his favorite character he’s ever gotten the opportunity to play was the hitman Joe in Rian Johnson’sLooper. Gordon-Levitt and Johnson have a long-standing partnership in Hollywood, one that spans beyond 15 years. The two first collaborated back on Johnson’s feature directorial debut,Brick. From there, Levitt would go on to feature inThe Brother’s Bloom,Star Wars: The Last Jedi, andKnives Out. Rounding out the cast ofLooper, Levitt starredalongside Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Noah Segan, Jeff Daniels, Piper Perabo, Paul Dano, Pierce Gagnon, and Garret Dillahunt....

Summary Nintendo has officially confirmed thatMario Kart 8’s Booster Course Pass Wave 6 DLC will release on Thursday, November 9.Mario Kart 8 Deluxeis the Switch’s best-selling gameand has been an absolutely massive success for Nintendo. Nintendo has done a great job of keepingMario Kart 8fans engaged through paid DLC, with the Booster Course Pass adding a significant number of new courses, characters, and more to the beloved racing game. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s Booster Course Pass has basically doubled the content in the game, ensuring that fans of the franchise have no shortage of courses to race on and characters to play as....

Japan has a flair for bizarre combinations, especially in video games.Mariois an Italian plumber from Brooklyn tasked with safeguarding the Mushroom Kingdom against a giant turtle.Sonicis a blue hedgehog who runs fast fighting against a mad scientist.Metal Gearis a story about highly skilled soldiers specialized in infiltration whosetrump card is hiding in a cardboard box. Truth be told, that’s probably the most condensed one-sentence summary possible ofMetal Gear’s absolutely mind-boggling storyline....

Summary Fans of 2022’s fantasy looter shooterTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsmay be excited to hear recent comments from Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford. A spinoff of Gearbox’s popularBorderlandsseries,Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandswas released to positive reception from players, especially fans ofBorderlands 2’s Assault on Dragon’s Keep DLC, which inspired theWonderlandsspinoff. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsreceived glowing critical praisefor itsDungeons and Dragons-inspired storytelling, with belovedBorderlandscharacter Tiny Tina at the helm as the narrative’s dungeon master. The game’s clever blend ofBorderlands' cell shaded art style and its fantasy setting pleased fans, as did the game’s combat with its tight first-person gunplay, wide array of neat weapons, and vast selection of powerful magic spells and abilities....

Marvel released anAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumnaiafeaturette about what the time-travelling Kang’s gameplan is for the heroes of the MCU so that fans can whet their appetites ahead ofQuantumania’s release. Jonathan Majors, the star of HBO’sLovecraft Countryand the recent Korean War drama,Devotion, is set to take overwhere Josh Brolin’s Thanos left offas the new big bad of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his turn as Kang the Conqueror inAnt-Man 3. Now, Marvel’s featurette provides insight into Kang the Conqueror’s goals....

Summary An upcoming life sim calledCritter Covelooks to combine the gameplay ofStardew ValleywithAnimal Crossing-style characters and 3D graphics. Its incoming release promises to add to the list ofcozy games inspired by the gameplay loops ofStardew ValleyandAnimal Crossing. Critter Coveis the third-ever game from Gentleman Rat Studios, a three-person developer that previously put out mobile titlesPeggoo PopandBlocktagon. The project also has the backing of tinyBuild, one of today’smost well-known indie game publisherswhose track record consists of critically acclaimed titles such asPathologic 2andHello Neighbor....

Summary The Final Saga ofOne Pieceis, without a doubt, one of the most anticipated finales in the history of shonen manga. Considering how the series has been in serialization for nearly three decades, there is no shortage ofpressure on Eiichiro Oda’s shouldersto get things right, and conclude the story in a manner worthy of the work he has put into it over the years. Although the story is now said to be in its last act, there is still a ways to go before the world bids adieu to the Straw Hat Pirates and their adventures, with many unresolved plot points that need to be tied up....

Unlike neighboring Cyrodiil and Morrowind, Skyrim doesn’t have a branch of the Mages' Guild from previous games inThe Elder Scrolls. The Nords of Skyrim don’t have a strong tradition in magic and are largely untrusting of mages and sorcerers, but every Jarl has a court mage and the College of Winterhold still functions as an institution of magic even if it’s independent of the Mages' Guild. That independence means freedom from the rules of the Guild, but because ofSkyrim’s reaction to necromancyand magic, oneSkyrimquest reward sticks out like a sore thumb....

Summary A lot of eyes in the gaming industry are starting to turn towardsStar Wars: Huntersas the game draws closer to its official launch date of June 4. The game, developed by Zynga and hoping to launch on mobile devices and the Nintendo Switch, takes quite a unique approach for aStar Warsvideo game adaptation, being a free-to-play PvP arena combat experience at its core. While the premise of squad-based arena combat is fairly unique to theStar Warsfranchise, fans are already starting to note the inherent similarities betweenStar Wars: Huntersand theOverwatchIP....

In theOverwatchuniverse, a majority of the characters featured have fairly clear motivations. Some aredo-gooders like Mercy, while Soldier 76 and Ana are vigilantes. Others have selfish goals to build wealth like Junkrat and Roadhog, while some serve as protectors like D.Va. When it comes to the character of Reaper, though, his motivations have always been difficult to grasp. Fortunately, the latestOverwatchhero event focuses on the edgy Talon member, and he has received a lore-filled short story alongside his new skin....

Nearly all ofPalia’s gameplay is focused oncrafting and gathering, with its various regions filled with trees to chop down, plants to forage, and both fish and bugs to catch. Players can construct a variety of different Crafters and workbenches that unlock new crafting recipes for each of the game’s skills to make use of the materials they collect in their travels. With all the crafting and gathering activities inPalia, players may find themselves regularly on the verge of filling or even overfilling their inventory during their adventures....

Summary Palworldis still in early access and Pocket Pair is making incremental updates as it ramp ups for next year’s full release. Even in its unpolished state,Palworldhas successfully drawn in a passionate player base. The next update promises to make these players' lives a little easier with a quality of life update aimed to benefit base management. Through this update, previous updates, and the implication of more in the future, Pocket Pair has shown a dedication to improvingPalworld....

Summary The concept of multiverses in fiction has become quite popular in recent years, butPokemonintroduced the idea to video games well ahead of the curve. While thePokemonseries more often revolves around the protagonist’s journey to get stronger than any interdimensional shenanigans, that doesn’t keep them from hiding plenty of surprises. Despite not being especially dramatic compared to many other gaming franchises,Pokemonhas been a trailblazer in many ways. As it turns out, one of those just happens to involve one especially popular trope....