After a two-week pause, One Piece is back, and fans are eagerly awaiting chapter 1169! This chapter will finally kick off the long-awaited Elbaf flashback, something the author has been carefully preparing for months. Oda has been steadily building towards this moment, and now it’s here.
The latest update for Final Fantasy 14, Patch 7.4, nicknamed “Into the Mist,” launched on December 16th after a short period of server maintenance. This update acts as a transition between the current story arc and the next, currently unnamed, expansion. Patch 7.4 includes a continuation of the main story, the conclusion of the Arcadion raid series, and a major update to the glamour system. Now, most armor and accessories can be used to change your appearance regardless of your job, level, or role – though weapons and tools still have job-specific appearances. The patch also adds new cosmetic items inspired by rewards from the discontinued Feast PvP mode, a new strategic board for raid planning, and a customizable command panel to help players organize frequently used actions, emotes, and macros without cluttering the user interface.
Great open-world games don’t just point you to objectives; they create vast maps that encourage you to explore and discover things on your own. With so many open-world games available, there are countless unique places to find and enjoy, making the experience truly rewarding.
Naruto Uzumaki is a hugely popular character, and even in the sequel series, Boruto, he remains central to the story. However, Boruto has divided fans regarding how Naruto is portrayed. Some viewers are willing to overlook the changes, while others believe the author could have developed his character more effectively.
This guide will show you how to find and catch Rotom and all of its different forms. You might even get lucky and find a shiny Rotom, but it’s notoriously hard to tell apart from the normal one, which has caused some debate among players.
Over the past few years, Nintendo has been gradually adding Nintendo 64 games to the Expansion Pack level of its Switch Online service, making many of the console’s most popular titles available to subscribers. Games like Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time have been included for a while, and more recently, classics like GoldenEye 007 were added. While the Switch Online Expansion Pack offers a great selection of N64 games, there are still many more that haven’t been released yet.
As in previous years, the Xbox One continued to thrive thanks to support from major game publishers. Some titles launched first on Xbox One, and others were also available on PlayStation 4. Whether exclusive to Xbox One or not, these are all fantastic games that will be celebrating their tenth anniversary in 2026.
Embark Studios has launched a big new update for ARC Raiders called Cold Snap, just in time for the holidays. The update includes lots of new cosmetic items, events, and gameplay improvements. A key feature is the Cold Snap Map Modifier, which blankets the game world in snow, reducing visibility and adding slippery ice. Players will need to be careful, as prolonged exposure to the cold can be dangerous. However, the modifier also increases the value of loot. The update also brings the Flickering Flames event, along with various quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes.
The One Piece anime is currently adapting the Egghead arc, and the animation quality has been remarkably good considering the challenges. While the pacing hasn’t always been perfect, the anime has consistently delivered high-quality episodes over the past few months. Most episodes have been better than average, and several are even being called some of the best of the year.
After the huge success of Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios faces high expectations with their next project, Divinity. Fans who have followed the studio and the classic RPG genre will know Divinity, with the last installment being Divinity: Original Sin 2 in 2017. Interestingly, the announcement of Baldur’s Gate 3 actually led many players to revisit Divinity: Original Sin and its sequel. Larian has always been known for turn-based combat, and Baldur’s Gate 3 felt like a culmination of that expertise. However, with the new Divinity title suggesting a fresh start, some wondered if Larian might explore real-time RPGs. But it appears they’re sticking with turn-based gameplay for now.