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The recent announcement about the future of the hit Adult Swim series, Smiling Friends, left fans confused. Many wondered if the show was actually ending, or if it was all a prank. Adding to the mystery, Adult Swim released its schedule for March 31st and April 1st – dates typically used for their annual April Fool’s Day joke – and it’s currently filled with new Smiling Friends episodes! You can see the schedule, first noticed by @swimpedia on X, below.

The Switch 2 is currently missing quite a few key features and games. While many Animal Crossing fans are disappointed there’s no new installment, the problem goes deeper. Nintendo’s lineup is lacking entire genres they’ve become known for. To really become a fantastic console, the Switch 2 needs these essential first-party Nintendo games.

Here’s the problem: even making the right choice doesn’t guarantee a good outcome. A decision that seems good at the time can have unexpected negative effects later on, potentially changing the entire story of a franchise. This happened with The Empire Strikes Back – the famous reveal of Darth Vader as Luke’s father unintentionally harmed the overall Star Wars story. Interestingly, Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi was, in part, an attempt to address this issue, which is sadly one of the main reasons fans disliked the film.

Look, I’m a huge comic book fan, and I know death isn’t really death in this world. But honestly, when some of these villains go out making a heroic sacrifice? It’s awesome. Even if they inevitably pop up again later, doing bad stuff, those moments of selflessness really show there’s a decent person buried somewhere inside them. It makes them way more interesting characters, you know?

Bungie acknowledged players’ concerns about a recent change to in-game audio and agrees it went too far. They’re planning an update to restore clear communication without overly extending the range. In the meantime, this week’s update will increase how much ammo, salvage, and grenades you can store in the Vault. Specifically, Volt ammo, healing items, and shields will now stack up to 30.

The next game might build on what Donkey Kong Bananza established, but it will also try new things. Producer Kenta Motokura explained to GamesRadar that, like the transition from Super Mario Odyssey to Donkey Kong Bananza – where ideas foreshadowed future development – this next project will likely contain hints about what’s coming after that. He anticipates ideas from Donkey Kong Bananza will offer clues about their future plans.

As a lifelong fan, it’s incredibly frustrating that we may never get the full picture of why Hulu pulled the plug on the reboot. Honestly, it feels like this effectively kills off the entire Buffy universe. It’s especially disheartening because even the comics and novels had already wound down, seemingly to make space for this new show. Now, I’m left wondering what the future holds for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Is there any chance Disney and Hulu will reconsider and give this iconic franchise another shot?

This week also brings new releases including The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin for PlayStation 5 and PC, MLB The Show 26 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Switch, and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach now available on PC.

Now, active Challenge Cards will appear on a leaderboard, so you can easily track your progress and see how much time you have left to improve your score. We’ve also enabled Quickplay for Survival Missions by default, which should make it much faster and easier to find matches if you enjoy that game mode.

To give you an idea of its potential, Resident Evil Requiem was one of the most anticipated games on Steam in February 2026, with 2.5 million wishlists, making it the third most wishlisted title. While Pragmata likely has wishlists from multiple stores, these numbers are still encouraging for a brand new game, especially one with a unique style of gameplay.