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A.A. Milne first delighted readers with Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends – Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, and the rest – back in October 1926. A century later, the stories’ heartwarming messages about friendship, simple kindness, and appreciating life’s little joys still feel incredibly relevant, perhaps even more so today. Disney is celebrating this 100th anniversary with a huge range of new products, including books, collectibles, clothing, beauty items, and technology.

Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’ Saga is a critically acclaimed series from Image Comics that has captivated a wide audience. Over its 14-year run, it’s become known as a great entry point for people who don’t typically read comics, and has developed a dedicated following. While many fans have hoped for a TV or movie adaptation, it’s increasingly clear that won’t happen. The series is simply too complex to translate to the screen, and ironically, one of the reasons fans love it – its intricate storytelling and diverse characters – is also what makes it unfilmable.

Romance is an area where My Hero Academia showed potential but didn’t fully deliver. While hints of romantic connections existed, particularly with characters like Deku and Uraraka, they weren’t developed enough to add significant depth. The connection between La Brava and Gentle Criminal focused more on their shared past experiences than on a central love story. It’s therefore a welcome change that the spin-off series, Vigilantes, actively explores romance, demonstrating how it can be successfully woven into the shonen genre.

Nintendo Switch 2 has received a new update to firmware version 22.0.0, bringing several improvements to the system. The most notable addition is “Handheld Boost Mode,” which can be enabled in the settings. This allows original Switch games to run at a higher performance level – similar to when they’re played on a TV – even while the console is in handheld mode. While this feature doesn’t apply to games designed for the new Switch 2 console, it significantly enhances the backward compatibility experience.

While Street Fighter 6 continues to thrive, other fighting games like Tekken 8, 2XKO, and Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves are facing challenges. These games have been hampered by problems like unbalanced gameplay and, in some cases, company layoffs that threaten their long-term support. Despite entering the final stretch of its third season of downloadable content, Street Fighter‘s success story echoes similar transitions experienced by other games in the genre, and mirrors changes Capcom itself has navigated.