The new World of Warcraft expansion, launching March 2nd, continues the Worldsoul Saga. Players will work to prevent Xal’atath from taking control of the Sunwell. The update raises the level cap to 90 and introduces four new areas to explore, including updated versions of Eversong Woods and Zul’Aman, along with several new dungeons and raids.
Released in October 2024 exclusively for the Meta Quest 3 and 3S, Batman: Arkham Shadow is the second VR installment and tenth game in the Batman: Arkham series. Developed by Camouflaj, the studio behind Marvel’s Iron Man VR, the game was highly praised by critics for successfully bringing the atmosphere of the classic Rocksteady Batman: Arkham games to virtual reality. Batman: Arkham Shadow has earned multiple awards, including a Game Award, a New York Game Award, and a D.I.C.E. Award, and currently boasts a perfect 100% critics’ recommendation score on OpenCritic.
Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of Naruto, excels at crafting compelling villains. The series features some of the most captivating antagonists in anime, and the Akatsuki stand out as particularly mesmerizing for fans. They were a central and highly popular group throughout the story.
Over the next six months, owners of the new Switch 2 will have several games to enjoy, including Mario Tennis Fever – which features the biggest character lineup ever for the series – and the charming Pokemon Pokopia, a game that blends the worlds of Pokemon and Minecraft. It’s unusual to see so many new Switch games released close together, as they’re normally spaced out.
![The system models a punctuated arrival process wherein intervals of length Δ are systematically removed, effectively deleting honest blocks and influencing a cumulative score-[latex]B(i)[latex]-that reflects the impact of these deletions on a fully-delayed chain, with the score growth within each interval-[latex]S_{b,i}[latex]-being statistically independent and identically distributed due to the consistent [latex]\Delta[/latex]-length removal.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.09082v1/x2.png)
A new mathematical proof establishes, with greater rigor than ever before, that honest nodes will consistently outpace malicious actors in the Bitcoin network.
I’m so excited to share that Amazon is actually making a Tomb Raider TV show! It was announced last year, and it’s going to star Sophie Turner – yes, Sansa from Game of Thrones – as Lara Croft. We just got our first glimpse of her as Lara, and she looks amazing! I can’t wait to see it.
A great illustration of this trend is the “soulslike” genre, a term that didn’t exist before FromSoftware created challenging and difficult games. Now, it’s hard to discuss gaming without mentioning titles like Elden Ring, or the many other excellent games inspired by that initial risk-taking. But soulslikes aren’t the only example. Over the past few years, we’ve seen several new game classifications emerge to describe experiences fundamentally different from what came before. Some of these new genres are simply existing ones with a unique spin, while others cleverly blend elements from different types of games, creating surprisingly compelling combinations that nobody would have predicted.
Longtime fans of the Animal Crossing series likely noticed how naturally these changes happened. The game has always been about things shifting behind the scenes, and no characters represent that quite like Kapp’n and Mr. Resetti. They used to be central to how you traveled, faced consequences, and understood the game’s structure, but New Horizons has given them new, more relaxed roles. Here’s a look at their history and how they’ve evolved in the latest game.
Following the news that New World will no longer receive updates and will be shut down after 2026, Amazon Games has announced the specific date the game will become unavailable.
Certain game franchises, like Super Mario and DOOM, have an incredible staying power and remain popular even when new installments aren’t released frequently. This lasting appeal can also extend to creators and studios – think of Hideo Kojima or Naughty Dog – who continue to be well-known even as they work on different projects. Back in the early 2000s, many people would have predicted Duke Nukem would achieve this same level of enduring popularity, as it was often compared to DOOM and Quake. However, with younger gamers now unfamiliar with the series, it’s become apparent that Duke Nukem’s cultural impact has faded over time.