The $1.7 trillion asset manager utters its boldest digital-asset maneuver to date, a gesture toward pensions and sovereign funds as if the market’s shrieks could be coaxed into silence by a bigger number on a ledger.
The 2001 movie Summer Catch, featuring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jessica Biel, is often considered one of the most disappointing baseball films.
The recently released Pokemon life simulation game, developed by Omega Force, has quickly become popular with fans since it launched in early March. Players of Pokopia are sharing impressive creations, rebuilding everything from real-world places and locations from the Pokemon universe. People have built functioning subway systems, paid tribute to classic Pokemon games, and even recreated an Olive Garden restaurant! Now, one creative fan of Final Fantasy 9 has rebuilt a famous location from that Square Enix RPG within their Pokopia world.
Recent Naruto games feature many different versions of Sasuke, often with unique abilities reflecting different stages of his life. Some of these versions are particularly enjoyable to play, thanks to a combination of their skills, how his story is presented, and how well the gameplay matches his character.
Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem has been a massive hit, achieving record-breaking sales for the series. The game introduced Grace Ashcroft as a new main character – her mother, Alyssa, was last seen in Resident Evil Outbreak back in 2003. The combination of a fresh protagonist and the return of popular character Leon S. Kennedy created a lot of buzz, making it one of the year’s biggest game launches. Critics have praised the game as well, giving it an average score of 89 on OpenCritic.
The success of the Switch 2 highlights how much console launches have improved over the years. Many will remember the difficult starts of consoles like the Xbox 360, plagued by issues like the “Red Ring of Death,” or the unusual Nokia N-Gage. But those weren’t the only consoles to struggle; several failed so badly they quickly disappeared, taking their games with them. While the PlayStation and consoles like the Sega Saturn and Nintendo 64 thrived, others couldn’t compete and were ultimately forgotten.
The Game & Watch series was one of Nintendo’s earliest steps into making video games. Throughout the 1980s and 90s, they released a lot of simple, handheld games. Many of these featured Mr. Game & Watch, the series’ character – a simple black silhouette. While he’s not as famous as characters like Mario or Link, he played a significant role in Nintendo’s history.
So, I just got my hands on the new Switch 2 Pro Controller, and it’s awesome! It basically lets you play all your Switch and Switch 2 games the way you’re used to, with a classic controller feel. It’s got all the stuff the original Pro Controller had – amiibo support, motion controls – but they’ve added a few cool things. There’s a dedicated button for GameChat, which is super handy, and two programmable back paddles on the grips. You can map those to any button you want, which is a game-changer. It ended up costing me $84.99, a little more than they originally planned, because of some tariffs, but honestly, it’s worth it.
Now, the chaps in the know are keeping their monocles trained on industrial demand, what? Platinum and palladium, you see, are as tied to automotive manufacturing as Jeeves is to his polishing cloth. Traders are thus watching supply and demand with the keen eye of a butler spotting a speck of dust on the silverware.
Lionsgate is releasing Scream 4 on 4K Ultra HD for the first time. Fans can purchase a combo pack with 4K, Blu-ray, and digital copies for $42.99, or a limited edition steelbook for $34.99. The steelbook features the original movie poster, showcasing Ghost Face and his knife. The back cover includes the iconic line “Welcome home, Sidney,” and the inside art depicts Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott preparing for a fight. The standard slipcover version has a collage of red-toned character and suspect images, including returning stars David Arquette as Dewey Riley and Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers, as well as newer characters like Hayden Panettiere’s Kirby and Emma Roberts’ Jill.