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Here are five great games on the GameCube that impressed fans with an excellent story.

Look, the sequels weren’t terrible, mostly. But they completely undid a really smart move the first movie made in its final act, and honestly, it felt like a big step backwards. It just didn’t make sense to me why they’d reverse course like that.

The horror film Him, which was widely considered a failure when released in 2025, has surprisingly become the most-watched title on Peacock during its first weekend on the streaming service, according to data from FlixPatrol.

As a huge Superman fan, I was really intrigued when I heard about this miniseries, Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum. It basically follows Clark as he encounters four brand new types of kryptonite and, you know, experiments on himself to see what they do. But honestly, it felt less about Superman and more about giving Lex Luthor all the info he needed! He uses what Clark learns to build this ultimate villain – a Kryptonite Man powered by all the different kryptonite types. And get this – DC also used the series as a way to quietly retcon one of the most debated kryptonite variations ever! It was a bit of a weird story arc, if I’m being honest.

Starring Jason Statham, Rainn Wilson, and Cliff Curtis, The Meg is a thrilling movie with a wild premise: a gigantic, supposedly extinct shark attacks a submarine, leaving its crew stranded deep in the Pacific Ocean. With time quickly running out, an expert oceanographer enlists the help of rescue diver Jonas Taylor to save the crew and protect the ocean from this 75-foot prehistoric shark, known as the Megalodon. Despite a 47% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, The Meg is a genuinely fun and exciting watch.

The popular Trails series turned 20 in 2024, and the developers, Nihon Falcom, are still going strong. They released a remastered version of Trails in the Sky: 1st Chapter in 2025, giving new and old fans a fresh start to the series. More remasters are planned, alongside completely new games that continue the ongoing story. The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon came out in Japan in 2024, and will be available in English this January. A demo is now available, letting fans play it even sooner.

Okay, so here’s the deal: if you’re a PC gamer with a Steam account, you’ve got until December 31st to snag Undercroft Warriors for free from Fuzzy, the developers. But, if you’re hoping to play it on your Steam Deck, it looks like Steam hasn’t officially confirmed it’ll work yet – they’re listing Deck support as ‘Unknown’ right now.

In the third issue of Star Trek: The Last Starship, Captain Sato and the crew of the USS Omega faced a fierce Klingon attack, resulting in a brutal battle. Though the Omega won, the victory came at a great price. Following another attack, Earth decided to leave the Federation and declare its independence. Beyond these dramatic events, a surprising romance emerged, potentially becoming one of the most unexpected in Star Trek history.

The popular manga and anime series Kochikame: Tokyo Beat Cop is getting a new anime project! This announcement was made at Jump Festa 2026, and it’s a celebration of the manga’s 50th anniversary since it first appeared in Shonen Jump magazine. Details are still coming, but a first look at the new anime has been released and is available to view.

Very few MMORPGs manage to last, and those that do, like World of Warcraft, often become genre-defining for years. Another game, released fourteen years ago, seemed poised to challenge World of Warcraft and expand on a popular single-player game. Sadly, it fell into the same common pitfalls as other MMORPGs, making it a particularly disappointing experience for me.