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For every successful standalone movie, there is at least one popular franchise, or so it would seem. Hollywood tends to create long-lasting movie franchises because when the first movie is successful, it’s likely that its fans will return to watch the sequel and bring even more money to the creators. RELATED:Horror Movies That Should Have Spawned Franchises (But Never Did) Throughout the years, this led to some franchises that gradually lost their quality and became mere parodies of themselves....

Summary One Pieceis one of the longest-running anime, and it is certainly among the best.The anime’s quality of animation has drastically improved since the beginning of the Wano arc. With the improvement in the quality of anime, the series has made a lot of new fans. The adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates have entertained viewers for years, and one would hope that there’s plenty more to come....

Summary The Nintendo DS was an incrediblypopular handheld devicewhen it was first released due to the variety of games that could be enjoyed on it. Out of all the available titles for release in both Japan and North America, rhythm games were some of the best titles to be played on the DS. From games that allow players to experiment with music, to those that test the reaction time of the player, being able to use the stylus to tap along to the beat made rhythm games perfect for this handheld console....

Giancarlo Esposito is commonly renowned for his portrayal of Gus Fring inBreaking Badfrom 2009 to 2011. So much so that Esposito admitted that he was apprehensive about playing the businessman/drug kingpin again in the show’s prequelBetter Call Saulseveral years later. Esposito admitted that because of his original portrayal of Fring inBetter Call Saul’s predecessor, he was reluctant to come back to play the younger version of him. Esposito would later relent, believing that there were more depths to Fring not seen inBreaking Badbecause of its predecessor taking place in the past....

Skull and Bones, Ubisoft’s multiplayer pirate game, has gone through a tumultuous development cycle up to this point. Not only has the game been in development since prior to its announcement in 2017, but it also went through a reported rework as announced in 2020. However, whileSkull and Boneshas yet to receive an official release window, it does appear to have had significant progress made. A newly leaked video from theSkull and Bonesalpha shows how much the game has changed in some exciting new ways....

Since its release,Borderlands 3has been enthralling players byreturning to beloved Pandora charactersand continuing their storylines. However, in a culture that binges content as soon as it is released, some fans are not content with the official release alone. Reddit user DelusionPhantom’s thread has dug through theBorderlands 3game files and uncovered various archived audio and art assets. Since his initial discovery, fans have added their own observations by pointing out various details in the leak and speculating on what the implications of the game files' secrets are....

The first weekend of theCall of Duty: Vanguardbeta has wrapped up, and Sledgehammer Games has been given plenty of feedback about the game. Fortunately, it seems like some of the biggest complaints aboutCall of Duty: Vanguardwill be addressed soon. There were certainly things in theCall of Duty: Vanguardbeta that were deserving of criticism. Some come down to the overall experience being slower than fans would like, while other players called out guns they saw as too weak or too powerful....

Hideo Kojima’s games have a reputation for having complicated, confusing stories, and many are expecting the same from his next title,Death Stranding. To get an idea of just how hard to follow theDeath Strandingstory will be, even one of the game’s actors, Mads Mikkelsen, is struggling to fully understand the plot. “[Hideo Kojima] was trying to tell me the full plot of the game. And it’s so elaborate that I got lost, but I really wanted to learn more right then,” said Mads Mikkelsen, who is playing a mysterious character inDeath Strandingthought to be the game’s primary antagonist....

Despite the fact that Bungie had to delayDestiny 2’sThe Witch Queenexpansion to February 2022, this year has been great for the developer. Bungie celebrated its 30th anniversary on July 7, andDestiny 2is getting an entire DLC called the30th Anniversary Packto mark this milestone. With a lot of hype surrounding the 30th Anniversary Pack’s release, there is still a lot players don’t know about what the DLC entails. The update is not fully paid, and there will be a free six-player activity called Dares of Eternity themed around the mysterious entities that are the Nine, as well as Xur and a space horse that the community has named Juan....

Destiny 2faces a tough problem: How to welcome new players who might not have seen the game, while also satisfying veteran players who have invested hundreds of hours. Although much of the attention within theDestinyfan base right now is focused on the newRise of Iron expansion, there is a looming cloud in the background. We don’t have a firm release date, but we know thatDestiny 2is coming, and with it will bring a new start for Bungie’s mega-franchise....

Summary There’s much to be excited about regarding the upcoming content drops forDestiny 2. While the hotly anticipatedThe Final Shape DLCwill be available on June 4, Into the Light is a free update that recently came to the game. While the origin of Into the Light may have stemmed from necessity, one of its defining features makes it particularly appealing, and it could serve as an inspiration forBorderlands 4. The upcomingDestiny 2Into The Light DLC was originally conceived as an appetizer for its successor, as The Final Shape’s release was delayed....

The first ofDoctor Who’sthree 2023 special episodes released last week, bringing back the fantastic duo of the Doctor and Donna Noble. Titled ‘The Starbeast,’ the episode marks Russell T. Davies’s return as showrunner, something fans are extremely excited about. David Tennant gets to play the Doctor once more, and Catherine Tate returns as Donna. The episode picks up from Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor’s regeneration into the Fourteenth Doctor, although he now has the Tenth Doctor’s face again....

Dungeons and Dragonsis more popular now than ever before, as 5th edition did a good job finding the balance between the ease of entry of 4th edition and the complexity of 3.5 edition. Still, newcomers and old timers alike often find themselves asking the same question:why are there no dragons in this campaign? The lack of the titular creature from mostD&Dcampaign is nothing new, and has been the subject of many jokes for quite some time, but with the right tools, Dungeon Masters can include dragons in their games much earlier than they probably think that they can....