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2026 looks like a fantastic year for vampire game enthusiasts! There’s a great variety of titles coming out, offering something for everyone. Whether you enjoy intense online role-playing games, story-rich adventures, exploring detailed worlds, or fast-paced, unpredictable challenges, you’ll find a vampire game to love. These four upcoming games are the biggest highlights for fans and are all scheduled for release in 2026.

For decades, fans have enjoyed incredible stories that demonstrate just how central Doctor Doom is to the Marvel Universe. The character has evolved significantly and appeared in many of the most popular comic books ever published. These seven Doctor Doom stories represent the very best, and are essential reading for anyone wanting to fully understand him before seeing Avengers: Doomsday.

The mystery surrounding a key element of the new Star Wars series, The Acolyte, may have been solved thanks to a recently published art book. The Art of Star Wars: The Acolyte (available on Amazon) features concept art of the tattoo seen on Mae’s forehead – called “Mae’s Ascension Mark” – and was designed by Robb Crafer, the show’s hair and makeup artist. Amandla Stenberg, who plays Mae, has explained what the tattoo means and how it fits into the larger Star Wars story.

Some chapters of this series are truly remarkable and stand out for their significant impact. While many are excellent, a few are particularly strong due to their scale, animation, or memorable character interactions. Here’s my ranking of the most important chapters, from the one that reveals why Eren is the central figure to the one that brings the story to a close.

I was hoping to love Sons of Sparta, but unfortunately, I found it more confusing and underwhelming than exciting. While it’s not a bad game, this God of War prequel feels too simple for a 2D action title, and doesn’t really offer anything new. Considering its connection to such a popular PlayStation franchise, Sons of Sparta had the potential to be much better than it turned out to be.

Despite the initial strong negative reaction to Marathon, everything we’ve seen suggests the new game is shaping up to be both successful and genuinely enjoyable. However, for me, this highlights a concern. While the trailers have been amazing and showcase Bungie’s excellent gameplay, I really hope the game eventually includes a single-player campaign, just like its original predecessor.

Following his recent comments about Game Key-Cards, he told Automaton that the Switch 2 versions of the game are expected to run at 30 frames per second, even with the larger and more detailed game environments. He explained that the team is prioritizing smooth, consistent performance over higher graphical settings, especially considering the Switch 2’s focus on portability and its two different graphics modes. Hamaguchi stressed that maintaining consistent performance is key to keeping players engaged.

If you already own the original game, this updated version is a free upgrade. However, it’s currently the only version available for purchase. The original game is now called Final Fantasy 7 – 2013 Edition, and you won’t be able to use your saved progress from that version in the new one.

Yen Press has announced that the first volume of the ‘Prelude’ novel will be released on March 17, 2026. This 160-page book will be available as a paperback and ebook on Amazon, Crunchyroll, and select other retailers. Pre-orders are already open! The novel, originally published in 2024, features five new short stories following Frieren and her companions—Fern, Stark, Lawine, Kanne, and Aura—on fresh adventures. While Tsukasa Abe provides the artwork, the novel is written by Mei Hachimoku with supervision from manga writer Kanehito Yamada.

Many viewers appreciated how realistic the show felt, especially since it was a nice change of pace for fantasy series. If you enjoyed it and are looking for something similar to watch while waiting for the next season, you’re in luck! Here are 7 excellent fantasy shows to check out after A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.