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    Opinion: Attack On Titan Is a Modern Anime/Manga Masterpiece

    When many refer to anime classics, many are quick to bring up anime such as Cowboy Bebop, Evangelion Neon Genesis, Rurouni Kenshin, and the Original Dragon Ball. Over the past 10 years, anime has steadily been growing, evolving and emerging into an accepted cultural phenomenon across the globe. But what is one Anime that has pushed its self to mainstream gold, and proved it can forever stand the test of time with all the other glorious golden age of anime?! I believe it is Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin)

    What is Attack on Titan?!

    Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series both written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. The Narrative takes place in a fantasy world where humanity lives within territories surrounded by three expansive walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids which are called titans. Attack on Titan currently has three seasons of anime, which equals a total of 59 episodes and has kept consistent high-quality animation, storytelling, and bone-chilling moments from episode 1 of the series. Attack on Titan has one of the most unique reimaginings of post-apocalyptic settings with beings like zombies (Titans) attacking where humans live. This series has everything from plot, narrative, to Exhilarating character designs with beautiful cinematic, and choreographed animation done by WIT Studios, & Production I.G.

    The Impact of Attack on Titan

    Attack on Titan has Accomplished many things early on such as had a Marvel Studio’s Collaboration Titled ‘Attack on Avengers’, a theme park attraction ride at Universal Studios Japan, and is noted to be a part of the best-selling manga series, approximating over 90 million in sales. Attack on Titan also hasn’t even finished yet and already has live adaptation films of the franchise.

    CONCLUSION

    This series has impacted my life in various ways to where I can watch each episode multiple times and potentially gain another experience from it. Attack on Titan has a lot of exposition, mixed with high intense action and character relationships that just feel too realistic, even coming from an anime. Eren Jaeger, The Main character has a strong relationship with his close friends Mikasa & Armin in the series, but when these cast of characters face hardships and conflict with each other it seems like something I’ve experienced in another shape or form in my day to day life.


    There are new anime series emerging today, however, none of them are reaching the level of impact attack on titan has done to mainstream media. Attack On Titan is an evolving series and as it continues to impact many communities, fandoms, and geek culture across the world it; will continue to strive for many years to come. Attack on Titan is honestly just as amazing as many classic series and is currently having the same mainstream impact, love and positive reception with many manga/anime have had in the past.

    Attack on Titan is one of the few anime that I question everything on the screen but never confused about what’s going on. It makes me want to dig deeper the more I consume this franchise on a daily. Each episode/chapter is not only entertaining, but also life lesson enriched with key plot points with twists and turns. Attack on Titan Season 4 is the final series of Attack on Titan coming in autumn 2020. I couldn’t ever be more excited for the series going forward.

    PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Season 4 details announced

    Season 4 begins July 24

    The famed island of Erangel is getting an overhaul, PUBG Corp has announced. Season 4 of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is underway next week on PC and later this summer on consoles.

    In a cinematic trailer posted to their respective social media sites, PUBG Corp gave us a look at what’s coming for season 4 in the popular battle royale. Notable among the changes is a complete graphical overhaul to Erangel, the map that started it all. Popular landmarks such as the Prison, Military Base, Mylta Power, and the Mansion will be showcasing what is believed to be the “aftermath” of a great war, as seen in the trailer.

    Also coming to the battle royale shooter is a new turntable item. The turntable will spawn randomly throughout the map, allowing players to play music for all nearby combatants to hear. Turntables can be destroyed or turned off and will stop playing after one track. This should add a nice surprise mechanic to the game itself.

    Full patch notes can be found on PUBG Corp’s website. Season 4 is on the test server now and hits PC fully next week on July 24 and consoles later this summer. Stay tuned for updates.

    Someone at THQ accidentally leaked entire Darksiders 3 DLC inside the game.

    Game development is an extremely difficult and tricky environment, one that is definitely not immune to human error, even some of the most hilarious ones. We have often heard of leaks and rumors, but actual unintentional leaks INSIDE a video game might be a first, if not one of the few rare cases.

    User Dragonfire9000 on Reddit, reported recently a…strange event that occurred, to say the least after an update for Darksiders 3.

    “So I’m not too sure how many of you are in the same boat.

    I have the Season Pass for Darksiders 3 and this afternoon my Xbox just downloaded the second DLC, however I don’t think this was actually meant to happen on THQ Nordics side as the introduction cutscene seemed unfinished, there are no new achievements and the final confirming fact, when you enter the DLC, floating in mid-air is the text “start point for DLC2”.

    I think someone mixed up an update and the actual DLC in an unfinished state, there no background layer textures are missing, hard-line textures are still there (the things that indicate were something should be.)

    there are gaps in the scenery and it suffers from major pop in were entire chunks of the environment just appear out of mid-air.

    Hopefully, someone at THQ Nordic gets wind of what happened and issues a fixed notice… soon….”

    He claimed after receiving an update that literally leaked the entire second DLC in a less than unfinished state.

    For context, THQ announced two main DLCs for their Legend Of Zelda / Classic God Of War inspired franchise, Darksiders 3. While the first DLC dropped recently, the second DLC, named Keepers of the Void was not supposed to release THIS early. Therefore, Reddit user Dragonfire9000 got access to a whole new area with missions, story content, and puzzles.

    Darksiders III is a hack and slash action-adventure video game developed by Gunfire Games and published by THQ Nordic for Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, released November the 27th, 2018 with a still rumored Nintendo Switch release.

    Trails of Cold Steel III western release delayed to October 22, demo announced

    NIS America has announced a delay for the western release oof Trails of Cold Steel III to October 22. It was originally supposed to come out on September 24 for North America and September 27 for Europe.

    A demo will be released prior to launch.

    Free-to-play Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Lite coming to Switch this summer

    Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

    The latest issue of V-Jump reveals that Bandai Namco will release Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Lite on Switch this summer. This free-to-play version of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 first launched on Xbox One and PS4 in March. However, V-Jump states that this version will be a limited time release.

    Here’s a general overview of the Lite version provided by Gematsu:

    New players entering Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 through the “Lite” version of the game will be able to experience the following:

    • Play five story episodes—“Raditz’s Attack,” “The Saiyan Threat,” “Ruckus on Planet Namek,” “The Ginyu Force Strikes,” and “The Galactic Emperor”—from the main game.

    • Take part in Online Battles and Online Quests – with the option to play against those with the full version of the game (Online events and expert missions will remain exclusive to owners of the full game).

    • Compete in Hero Colosseum mode, with all content and online matches.

    • Additionally, players will be able to transfer saved data from the “Lite” version to the full game if they choose to purchase the full version of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2.

    Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is currently available on Xbox One, PS4, Switch and PC.

    Streets of Rage 4 OST composers announced with an all-star cast!

    Dotemu, Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games have announced that the original Streets of Rage composers Yūzō Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima will be composing the OST for Streets of Rage 4 along with an all-star ensemble of Yoko Shimomura, Hideki Naganuma and Keiji Yamagishi.

    More information and surprises about the Streets of Rage 4 soundtrack will be revealed in the future.

    Luigi’s Mansion 3 will launch on October 31st, 2019!

    Nintendo has announced that Luigi’s Mansion 3 will be launching on October 31st, 2019.  This is a Thursday, which also happens to be Halloween. The game will be available through the Nintendo Switch Voucher program, and you can read more about it below.

    He may still be cowardly, but Luigi has more tools and abilities at his disposal than ever before. Master Luigi’s new powerful moves of Slam, Suction Shot and Burst

    Team up with Professor E. Gadd’s latest invention, Gooigi, an all-green doppelganger able to slip through tight spaces, walk on spikes, and otherwise help Luigi overcome obstacles he can’t get past alone

    Interchange between Luigi and Gooigi as one player, or grab a friend and control one each at the same time

    Explore the Last Resort, ascending through its differently themed floors full of quirky contraptions and haunting enemies

    Race the timer with up to 8 players to clear objectives on a series of floors in the ScareScraper

    Are you picking up Luigi’s Mansion 3? Let us know in the comments!

    Brand new Joy-Con colors releasing on October 4th

    Nintendo announced this morning that brand new Joy-Con would hit stores on October 4th, 2019. It has been quite a long time since the last new Joy-Con, so it’s nice to see some new ones coming relatively soon. There are two new sets, Blue/Neon Yellow and Neon Purple/Neon Orange. They will be priced at $79.99.

    Are you going to be picking up one of these? Let us know in the comments and join the conversation on Twitter!

    Nintendo Switch with improved battery life on the way

    Nintendo has announced that the Switch will be getting an updated model in August, which will almost double the console’s current battery life. Docked Users aren’t affected, but for handheld users this is potentially a game changer. The estimated battery life is now 4.5 hours to 9.0 hours, going up from 2.5 hours to 6.5 hours. You can take a look at the battery comparisons below.

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    This updated Switch will launch in mid August in the USA, late August in Japan, and early September in Europe. Are you going to be picking up this new updated model? Let us know in the comments!

    Persona 5 Royal: Information About The New Personas to Be Revealed!

    Credit: Famitsu

    Famitsu just announced that their latest Weekly edition will cover information about Yusuke, Ryuji, and Anne’s new Personas!

    In addition to that, information about the third semester of the game, an addition from the original Persona 5, will be revealed as well. There will also be more revealed about the new hangout spot, Kichijōji, a new area that wasn’t accessible in Persona 5.

    More information to come, stay tuned!

     

    Persona 5: The Royal is being developed and published by Atlus. It is an expansion of the original Persona 5 game for the Playstation 4. It features new gameplay mechanics, palaces, characters and story! It’s expected release date in Japan is October 31st, 2019. Stateside release is still to be decided but it’s expected to release in 2020.