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When the Game Boy launched in 1989, it revolutionized handheld gaming with a fantastic library of games – many of which are still enjoyable. However, The Amazing Spider-Man for Game Boy isn’t one of them. While it could have been good despite the system’s limitations, the game is unfortunately a poor adaptation. It’s a side-scrolling beat ’em up with clunky controls and strange combat. The jumping feels particularly awkward for a Spider-Man game, and it’s not a title players revisit for nostalgic reasons.

The movie Anaconda arrives in theaters on December 25th and is being produced by Brad Fuller of Platinum Dunes. Platinum Dunes first became known for remaking classic horror films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Amityville Horror. More recently, the company broadened its scope to include sci-fi and action projects such as TMNT and A Quiet Place, and also produced the TV series Jack Ryan and The Last Ship.

Most people are familiar with how vampires are made these days: a human drinks a vampire’s blood, then dies to be reborn as one of the undead. Some stories even try to explain it with fake science, saying the person needs to die quickly enough for the blood to work. However, a surprising detail appeared in a comic book last year that everyone seems to have missed.

Like most large game companies, Blizzard has started many projects that were ultimately cancelled. Some, such as StarCraft: Ghost, have well-documented histories, but others were promising ideas that never made it to completion. Here are five significant Blizzard games that were never released, and the reasons why fans didn’t get a chance to play them.

As a fan, I was really disappointed with The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III. They just didn’t capture the magic of the first movie. Instead of being thrilling and unpredictable, the stories felt really familiar and predictable. One of them felt like it was just repeating the same ideas, and honestly, it was frustrating because I was hoping for something new. The other tried to be a simple dinosaur survival story, but it ended up feeling cheap and didn’t really make much of an impression. It’s a shame, because I heard the original script for Jurassic Park III was actually really promising, and the final movie just didn’t live up to that potential.

I was so excited when Hulu added that new Stephen King series, The Life of Chuck, on December 26th! It’s from Mike Flanagan, the guy who did The Haunting of Hill House and Doctor Sleep, and it’s a really unique story. It tells a man’s life backwards, starting with his death – and even the end of the universe! It’s unlike anything I’ve seen before.

Sources say Rosario Dawson will return as Claire Temple in the upcoming series Brand New Day. This has led fans to wonder if the show will recreate a famous and brutal scene from the comics: The Punisher carrying an injured Spider-Man and calling for help. One fan on X (formerly Twitter) jokingly asked how severely Spider-Man will be beaten up in the series.

Superman’s history in comics is full of amazing stories and has dramatically shaped the character over the years, cementing his place as a top-tier hero. Here are five periods of Superman comics that stand out as particularly fantastic, offering readers incredible narratives and concepts.

Stardew Valley was first released on PC on February 26, 2016. It then came to Linux and Mac in July 2016, followed by PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in December 2016. The game was later launched on Nintendo Switch in October 2017, PS Vita and iOS in May and October 2018 respectively, and Android in March 2019. Besides Steam, the PC version can also be found on GOG and the Humble Store.

Version 8.0 will add a brand new story and characters to the game. More details will be revealed at the Dragon Quest X Spring Festival 2026, taking place on March 20th and 21st.