Quick Links Monopoly GOisn’t just about rolling the dice and building landmarks. It’s become more than just a board game with a constantly growing community full of dedicated players, creative thinkers, and helpful friends. Over the seasons, the community has helped shape the game into what it is today by sharing thoughtful feedback, fan-made art, helpful guides, and even witty memes. Now, Scopely is taking things a little further by launching a new initiative: theGO!...

Summary With Marvel showing off what it has planned for the MCU on Disney Plus for the rest of this year and at least part of next year, one character was noticeably absent. As has been the case since the first season came to a close,Moon Knightwas not mentioned, one way or another. So will there ever be a Season 2 of that particular series, or has the character been effectively shelved for good?...

Summary Mortal Kombatwill return with one of the fans' favorite characters. However,Mortal Kombat 2will be presenting the character in a different light. Mortal Kombatfans were disappointed when the film was released in 2021 without their fan-favorite character. But the beloved figure will be featured heavily in the sequel. However, fans might see him differently in the film because sources said he would be portrayed differently from what fans saw in the video game....

With the season nearing its end, Summer 2024’sisekai animehave presented their cases for whether they are worth watching or not. Overall, the lineup will not be remembered as an all-time great, particularly after the stacked Spring 2024; that said, the shows are generally watchable. More importantly,Summer 2024has a couple ofoverpowered isekai protagonists. Compared to recent seasons, this quarter does not overindulge in OP MCs, which is quite refreshing. Still, if someone is craving stories featuring visitors capable of curb-stomping seemingly powerful enemies, they should be more than satisfied....

NetherRealm has had a long and storied history with theMortal Kombatfranchise. After Midway Games – the developer originally behind theMortal Kombatseries – filed for bankruptcy in February 2009, Warner Bros. acquired many of the company’s assets, including Midway’s Chicago studio, which quickly rebranded to NetherRealm Studios. Under a new name and publisher, NetherRealm produced the 2011Mortal Kombatreboot, which reignited the fighting game franchise’s spark. But along withMortal Kombatsequels, NetherRealm has tried its hand at creating another successful fighting game series:Injustice....

Summary TheNintendo Switchhas gained ongoing support from Nintendo and various developers for 8 years. Every inch of the console’s potential has been showcased through multiple games, especially its first-party IPs. Its capabilities have amazed the market, producing exceeding sales numbers for many franchises likeThe Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, Metroid, Splatoon, Pikmin, and more. The console’s age is becoming more noticeable with its lower hardware sales in itsrecent quarterly report.This encourages everyone to look forward to Nintendo’s next console,even the President of Nintendo, Shuntaro Furukawa....

Ninja Gaiden: Rageboundhas just sliced and diced its way onto the market, and reviews and impressions so far have been largely on the positive side. WithNinja Gaiden: Ragebound, developer The Game Kitchen delivers a tough-as-nails retro 2-D platformer in one of the most legendarily difficult franchises, at least going back to the early days of the 1989 original. The originalNinja Gaidenis a certified classic, and having grown up playing it and others in the same vein on the NES, I’m a sucker for retro-style games likeRagebound....

Summary A viral clip taken from the 2024 Paris Olympics shows nine-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel cooling down between matches with replays ofSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. The 2024 Summer Olympics have seen no shortages of stories, both for their spectacular displays of athleticism and everything in-between. Fans of gaming have found everything fromtributes to game franchises likeAssassin’s Creedto various athletes expressing their loves for different games throughout the event. Now, another Olympian has been revealed to be a particular fan ofSuper Smash Bros....

In the wake ofDiablo 4’s update 2.3.1, several classes have seen improvements that have elevated their viability in the endgame meta. While the start ofDiablo 4Season 9 was dominated by Spiritborn, Sorcerer, and Necromancer builds—since Barbarians and Rogues were hit with nerfs to Overpower Damage—a new contender has emerged as a great mid-season option for players to try out. The Druid has benefited fromDiablo 4’s mid-season patch, and this update has done enough to take this class from mediocre to meta in Season 9....

Summary In a surprising turn of events, the former PlayStation console exclusiveDeath Stranding: Director’s Cuthas now been released for Xbox Series X/S. Having initially launched in 2019 as a PS4 exclusive,Death Strandinghas made its way to several platforms since then, such as PC, PS5, and even iPhones. An Xbox release, though, is quite unprecedented given Sony’s heavy involvement in the game’s development. AlthoughDeath Strandingis the brainchild of renowned game director Hideo Kojima and his independent development studio, Kojima Productions, Sony lent a huge hand in its creation....

Pokemon TCG Pocketrecently released its ninth set in the form of Wisdom of Sea and Sky, which is dedicated to the region of Johto from Gen 2 mainline video games and the Pokemon and characters that inhabit it. The set contains over 200 cards, and it’s only natural that it immediately had a huge impact on the meta and which cards are considered the best overall, to the point that there are severalS-tier decks inPokemon TCG Pocketnow that use new cards, like Espeon Ex....

Summary One Pieceis a series that is known for its masterful foreshadowing. Due to the sheer length of the story, fans often tend to sweep things under the rug as inconsequential, only for those same things to resurface as massive plot points that affect the entire story. One of the best examples of foreshadowing in this story has to do with Luffy’s Gear 5, which was hinted at all the way back in the Skypiea arc, almost 800 chapters before the reveal....

This article contains spoilers from One Piece’s Elbaf Arc. Quick Links One Pieceis currently in the Elbaf arc, where Oda is continuously expanding the lore of the whole world. It can be said that right now,One Pieceis the most intense that it has been since the Onigashima War of Wano, and that certainly is incredibly exciting. In fact, if anything, things are bigger now than ever before, since everything directly connects to Imu, the Void Century, and of course,Joy Boy and the Great War....