Next Assassin’s Creed Game Gets Most Promising Update Yet

It appears Benoit Richter is now directing Assassin’s Creed: Codename Hexe, as recently discovered by Clawsome Gamer. Richter previously directed Batman: Arkham Origins at WB Games Montreal and his current LinkedIn profile shows he’s working on Hexe at Ubisoft as Game Director, meaning he’s leading the game’s development. If you enjoyed Arkham Origins, this makes Hexe even more promising.

The Best Crime Drama You Haven’t Seen Is Leaving HBO Max in Just 3 Days

If you want to watch The Alienist, you only have until January 8th! This crime drama, based on Caleb Carr’s novel, is leaving HBO Max after that date. The show, which originally aired from 2018 to 2020, follows a team—including Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, and Dakota Fanning—using new psychological techniques to hunt a serial killer in 1890s New York City.

7 Greatest Street Fighter Characters Who Are Never Coming Back

Some older characters are being honored in new ways in recent games. Instead of directly appearing, their fighting styles and legacies are being carried on by new characters. For example, Guy from Final Fight appears in Street Fighter games, but his Bushinryu style is now used by the new character Kimberly in Street Fighter 6. We also see Ed using moves from Balrog, Lily taking on the role of T. Hawk, and G fighting with a style similar to the enigmatic Q from Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike.

Shonen Jump Likely Ready to Cancel Its First Major Series in 2026

I’ve been noticing a lot of talk among fans about potential series cancellations in 2025, and it looks like Yuki Kawaguchi’s Out of the Flame is unfortunately becoming one of them. It’s a real shame, especially since this creator had a previous series cut short with fewer than 20 chapters. It seems like Out of the Flame is headed the same way; the final battle started in chapter 33, suggesting it won’t be long before the series ends.

7 Most Devastating Harry Potter Character Deaths, Ranked

Not all deaths have the same impact, and some are more heartbreaking than others within the Harry Potter story. We’ve ranked the seven most devastating deaths from the movies, looking at how they changed the plot, affected other characters, and still feel so painful because they seemed inevitable.