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Things at the studio have been tough lately. Over the past couple of years, we’ve lost some really important people, including Todd Hines, who retired from Bethesda in 2023. He was a huge part of the team, starting back in 1999 as a marketing VP and eventually leading all of publishing. He said he wanted to try new things, but now it seems like there were bigger issues going on behind the scenes that also led to his departure.

Many open-world games offer a main story, but what about those that keep you playing for hundreds of hours after that story ends? Luckily, several games do just that. We’re taking a look at some truly replayable titles, like No Man’s Sky and Minecraft. We’ve highlighted games with high replay value before, but some of those still relied on repeating story elements. These five picks offer consistently new and unique experiences, making them perfect for endless playthroughs.

The competition for the best anime between 2010 and 2019 was incredibly strong. Many excellent shows were contenders, making it a fantastic decade for anime. A few truly outstanding series became the defining anime of their year, and some have continued to be popular into the 2020s. Others remain beloved as the highlights of the 2010s.

I recently completed everything Cyberpunk 2077 had to offer – all the main missions, side quests, and NCPD cases. I tend to get really immersed in game worlds, and I love the freedom of creating my own story. That’s why I’ve always been drawn to open-world games.

Tanjiro and Nezuko have quickly become one of the most beloved pairs in anime. They’re arguably the most famous brother and sister duo in recent action-adventure stories, and it’s easy to see why. Their peaceful life in the forest was shattered when demons attacked, tragically killing their family and turning Nezuko into a demon herself.

Blizzard has previously canceled two first-person shooter games based on StarCraft, both of which were abandoned during the 2010s. Rumors of a new StarCraft shooter began circulating in September 2024 after industry reporter Jason Schreier mentioned in his book, Play Nice, that Blizzard was developing another one. According to Schreier’s sources, Dan Hay, a former Ubisoft executive producer known for his work on the Far Cry series, is leading the project, which has not yet been officially announced.

Currently, Escape From Tarkov features a Prestige system, but it’s only available in the player-versus-player (PvP) game mode. It functions as expected: players can advance through six Prestige levels and then reset their progress to earn permanent rewards. Recently, the game developers shared that only 593 players have reached the highest Prestige rank, while over 24,000 have Prestiged at least once. Considering the total number of players, this still represents a relatively small and dedicated group. Prestige was initially added to PvP in December 2024, and there are now signs that it will eventually be implemented in the player-versus-environment (PvE) mode as well.

The series took a huge turn when Raditz arrived on Earth. Suddenly, the villains were far more powerful, and the story expanded from focusing just on Earth to the entire universe – a trend that continued in later installments like Dragon Ball Super. Dragon Ball Z is a beloved show for many, and while each story arc has its highlights, let’s compare them all to see how they stack up.

Almost every generation of Pokémon games has included at least one dinosaur-like Pokémon, from Lapras to Arctibax, and it looks like that trend will continue for the foreseeable future. While it’s impossible to list them all, let’s explore the history of Pokémon to highlight some of the most iconic prehistoric creatures.