During an interview at Paris Games Week, I mentioned we were choosing between two potential titles,” explained Hamaguchi to GameSpot. “Ultimately, the final decision rested with Mr. Nomura. He made his choice after the event, and we’ve officially settled on a title since then.”
Even with all the new ideas in game design, a recent game proves that a classic 30-year-old mechanic still works incredibly well. This mechanic – turn-based combat where players time their button presses – first appeared in Super Mario RPG and continues to be a hit with gamers. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, named Game of the Year in 2025, is a prime example, but it’s not the only great game using this system. No one predicted that simply pressing buttons at the right time would become so popular, but this simple addition has had a lasting impact on RPGs since Super Mario RPG.
Some films started strong in theaters, but they didn’t have lasting success. Now, they’re largely forgotten and barely noticeable within Netflix’s vast library.
It really frustrates me how these tired story ideas just keep bouncing off each other – it’s like everything’s been done before! We see the same plots, the same types of characters, and the same attempts to pull at our heartstrings, over and over. I get that people like what they know, but when everything feels recycled, it just kills creativity and turns making movies and shows into a factory process. Honestly, it feels like the industry is scared to try anything new, happily re-hashing old stories and pretending they’re groundbreaking.
The Avengers battle powerful foes like gods, robots, and incredibly intelligent beings from outer space. However, their most challenging enemies aren’t just strong – they make the Avengers question their purpose. These enemies represent huge, overwhelming forces – like pride, disorder, or unstoppable fate – that no single hero can handle, pushing the team to work together and become something more.
I was so excited when Disney and MGA Entertainment announced their new show, Armorsaurs! It immediately reminded me of Power Rangers and even the old Dino-Riders series from way back when, which is awesome. The show is about a team of teenage pilots who have to save Earth from aliens, and they do it with the help of incredible armored dinosaurs. They actually have a genetic condition that allows them to bond with these dinos – it’s a really cool connection, almost like Pacific Rim, but with dinosaurs instead of giant robots! Plus, each pilot and dinosaur pair has its own unique color scheme. I can’t wait to see it!
Despite the hopes for a strong start, the film Mercy didn’t perform as well as expected. Variety reports it earned only $11.2 million domestically during its opening weekend. While this was enough to move it into first place at the box office, ending Avatar: Fire and Ash‘s five-week run, it’s not a particularly impressive result. This is Pratt’s lowest opening weekend as a lead actor, falling short of the $14.8 million earned by Passengers in 2016. He’s been in films with smaller opening weekends before, but those were either films where he had a smaller role or were released in fewer theaters.
Disney+ is adding The Muppet Show on February 4th as a special celebration of the franchise’s 50th anniversary. It’s the biggest new addition for February, but there are other great titles coming to the platform too. You can find a full list of what’s new below.
Take, for example, the new comic series Hulk: Smash Everything by Ryan North and Vincenzo Carratù. The series explores what it really means for the Hulk to be the strongest one there is. The villain, the Leader, tricked Hulk into going after Doctor Strange, hoping to rob Strange’s home. However, Strange managed to turn Hulk’s rage against the Leader himself. But the Leader had a plan within a plan, and sent Hulk back in time millions of years, just before a major extinction event.
It’s understandable why people are confused, as GamesRadar+ pointed out to Craig Duncan, head of Xbox Game Studios. He admitted the feedback is valid, explaining that team size and initial development plans are the main factors influencing the situation.