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Though Season 3 just finished a little over two months ago, MAPPA, the animation studio behind it, is already teasing news about what’s next. As part of their 15th-anniversary celebration, they’ll be sharing updates on upcoming projects, including the highly popular anime, Jujutsu Kaisen. A recent post on the anime’s official X (formerly Twitter) account hinted at exciting news about its return.

Of course, there are a few exceptions to that statement — and the challenges usually stem from bizarre world-building and visuals, deeply reflective narration, graphic subject matter, or some combination of the three. We’ve covered a few fantasy books that are hard to imagine on-screen already, including The Book of the New Sun, Gideon the Ninth, and The Poppy War. Three more stories would be just as difficult to film, adding them to that list.

The game Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online will be released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC (through Steam) on July 9th in Japan, and July 10th everywhere else.

Here’s a ranking of the most powerful characters in the Spawn universe, from Spawn himself to the leaders of both Heaven and Hell.

Creative Assembly recently announced Alien: Isolation 2 at Summer Game Fest. Shortly after, I had the chance to play the first 20 minutes of the game. As a big fan of the Alien films and the original Alien: Isolation, I went into the preview with high hopes, even knowing it was just a small glimpse of what Creative Assembly and Sega have been working on.

I just read this amazing story on Reddit! A user named Specialist_Basis5012 found a perfectly sealed copy of Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! while going through their grandpa’s old video game collection, and it graded a 9.2! It’s clear their grandpa was a serious collector – he didn’t just have games, he knew which ones to hold onto. Apparently, a copy like that could easily fetch a few thousand dollars at auction now. I’m sure the original poster is incredibly grateful for their grandpa’s foresight – what a find!

The recent memo reveals a concerning situation. Even with over $20 billion invested in the last five years – not including Activision Blizzard King – the company’s main revenue is down. Projections indicate a profit margin of around three percent by the end of June, which could mean major changes are needed.

Based on the video game, Joel was always destined to die in the second season, and the story was expected to shift its focus to Abby, the character who kills him. This change was bound to upset some viewers. However, The Last of Us has created a new, even bigger problem that could seriously impact the show’s future.

24 Jump Street will be the third movie in the Jump Street series, following 2012’s 21 Jump Street and 2014’s 22 Jump Street. Interestingly, a third film originally planned as ’23 Jump Street’ was canceled. This scrapped version was intended to combine the Jump Street universe with the world of Men in Black.