With the upcoming release of Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, fans have plenty of great Metroidvania and roguelike games to play in the meantime. A new game arriving this year blends tower defense with roguelike elements found in popular titles like Hades 2 and Mewgenics. This combination appeals to a broad range of players and creates exciting overlap between different gaming communities.
Starting April 4th, the anime version of Rumiko Takahashi’s newest story, Mao, will be available on Hulu in the US and Disney+ internationally. The animation is being handled by Sunrise, the studio behind popular series like Inuyasha and Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon. This new anime is planned to have twenty-six episodes, offering fans a substantial story that offers a fresh take on Takahashi’s previous work. Similar to Inuyasha, Mao follows a young girl who finds herself in a different world, where she meets the main character and faces various supernatural dangers.
It’s not a new Super Mario game, but fans will be excited to hear that Hasbro has released a Super Mario Galaxy version of Monopoly! The updated board game is available now at Amazon, Walmart, and Target, and is sure to be a popular collectible for fans of both Monopoly and Super Mario.
Nintendo seems to be making the same mistake Marvel Studios did at the beginning of its movie universe, and that’s concerning. It looks like they’re repeating past errors.
Currently available on Tubi, the 1990 horror film Graveyard Shift wasn’t successful when it was released in theaters. It earned only $11.6 million despite costing $10.5 million to make, and critics universally disliked it – it received a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with no positive reviews. Based on a short story by Stephen King, the film was directed by Ralph S. Singleton and featured David Andrews, Stephen Macht, Kelly Wolf, and Brad Dourif.
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Fans haven’t seen new gameplay footage in over a year, but a trailer will finally be revealed at the Triple-i Initiative on April 9th.
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The recent remake of Anaconda was the most popular movie on Netflix in the U.S. for the week of March 23rd to 29th. Even more notably, it was the third most-watched movie worldwide on the platform. Over the past week, viewers watched the film for a total of 13 million hours, racking up 7.9 million views. Because Anaconda didn’t appear in the top 10 lists of other countries, its strong performance seems to be driven mainly by its success in the United States.
I like Martian Manhunter a lot, but I always suspected he wouldn’t be one of DC’s most popular heroes. While he’s a central figure in the Justice League, he hasn’t appeared in as many comics as you might think – around 1694 times. That’s a decent number, especially considering how quickly he’s been brought back to life after dying, but it still leaves him at the very bottom of the list. He’s a fantastic character, but he just hasn’t resonated with readers the way some others have.