FLARE U Opens Its Next Chapter With First Comeback ‘LOVEHOOD’
Rookie duo FLARE U is officially entering its next era. After making their debut earlier this year, the group has announced the schedule for its first-ever comeback, giving fans th…
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Kim Young Kwang and Lee Ju Myoung Pair Up for ‘The Queen of Taming,’ a Power-Play Rom-Com
Kim Young Kwang and Lee Ju Myoung are joining forces for a brand-new romantic comedy that brings together a fiercely ambitious hedge fund manager and a fearless veterinarian. The t…
aespa’s Winter Steps Back From Dallas Show After Shingles Diagnosis Amid ‘SYNK : COMPLaeXITY’ Tour
aespa’s Winter will not participate in the group’s Dallas concert after being diagnosed with shingles during the group’s ongoing U.S. tour. SM Entertainment announced that the sing…
Neverness to Everness Version 1.4 Adds Two Porsche Cars, Opens Pukaland, and Introduces Blackbird
Neverness to Everness (NTE) Version 1.4 is now available, bringing a substantial new batch of content to Hotta World and Perfect World’s supernatural open-world RPG. The update exp…
Space Marine 2 Director Says Chaos Is Harder Than Tyranids and Confirms a Future Balance Pass
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 players who have long felt that Chaos Operations are more difficult than Tyranid missions now have an answer from the development team. Game direct…
LEGO One Piece Writer Says Usopp’s Exaggerated Stories Let the Team Push the “Craziness” of the Anime Even Further
Netflix’s LEGO One Piece takes a deliberately different approach to retelling the Straw Hats’ adventures. Instead of simply recreating the first two seasons of Netflix’s live-actio…
Baldur’s Gate 3 Lead Says The Blood of Dawnwalker Sequel Should Expand Its Human-Vampire Conflict Instead of Repeating Coen’s 30-Day Story
The Blood of Dawnwalker could have the foundations of a much larger RPG franchise, according to Larian Studios publishing director Michael “Cromwelp” Douse. While much of the recen…
Capcom Says Monster Hunter Wilds’ Switch 2 Port Required Rebuilding Assets and Shaders in a “Painstaking” Process to Preserve Its Full Experience
Capcom is taking an unusually involved approach to bringing Monster Hunter Wilds to Nintendo Switch 2. Rather than simply reducing visual settings to make the demanding action RPG …
Crimson Desert Gets HDR10+ Gaming Support to Improve Lighting, Contrast, and HDR Presentation
Crimson Desert has officially joined a growing group of games supporting HDR10+ Gaming, giving Pearl Abyss’ open-world action RPG another display technology designed to improve its…
Pokémon HOME FireRed and LeafGreen Compatibility Arrives October 7
The long-awaited Pokémon HOME compatibility update for Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen is arriving on October 7, 2026. The Pokémon Company has confirmed that Pokémon HOME wil…
Sung Hoon Returns to TV Dramas After Three Years With ‘The Boss’s Blatant Taste’
Sung Hoon is officially returning to television dramas after a three-year break from regular drama roles. The actor has been cast as the male lead in MBN’s upcoming romance drama “…
GFRIEND’s Yuju Announces Fourth Mini Album ‘file. 07’ for October Comeback
GFRIEND’s Yuju is preparing to return with a new solo release, officially announcing her fourth mini album “file. 07.” The singer will make her comeback in October, marking another…
TikTok Removes Go Young Wook’s Account One Day After Launch Following Instagram and YouTube Takedowns
Former Roo’ra member Go Young Wook has once again had a newly created social media account removed, this time from TikTok just one day after he announced its launch. The developmen…
XngHan&Xoul Set to Make Japanese Debut With First Single ‘HIGH BEAM’
XngHan&Xoul are set to officially begin their activities in Japan with the release of their first Japanese single, “HIGH BEAM,” on September 30. The project, led by XngHan, will in…
Netflix’s ‘The Scandal’ Draws 1.9 Million Views in Just Three Days Amid Major Controversies
Netflix’s historical romance series ‘The Scandal’ has quickly attracted significant global attention following its September 18 premiere, recording 1.9 million views during its fir…
BTS’s Jimin Finally Makes His TikTok Debut After Surpassing 5 Million Followers Without a Single Post
BTS’s Jimin has finally made his highly anticipated debut on TikTok, and he chose to introduce himself to the platform in the way fans have come to associate most closely with him:…
Shim Eun Kyung and WOODZ Decline Roles in Upcoming Korean-Japanese Film ‘Damako’
Actress Shim Eun Kyung and singer WOODZ have both turned down offers to appear in the upcoming Korean-Japanese film “Damako,” following reports that the two stars were being consid…
Sylvester Stallone Says “I’m Not Dead Yet” as He Reacts to His Upcoming Rocky Biopic
Sylvester Stallone has shared his reaction to I Play Rocky, the upcoming biopic about the making of the 1976 classic Rocky and the young actor’s struggle to bring the project to th…
Path of Exile Co-Creator Chris Wilson Says Diablo 5 Must Ditch Enemy Scaling to Recapture Diablo 1 and 2’s Progression
Diablo 5 has surprised some longtime fans by appearing to move closer to the design philosophy of the original games, and Path of Exile co-creator Chris Wilson believes that could …
Diablo 4 Director Says Seasons Will Continue After Diablo 5 Launch as Long as Players Keep Playing
The announcement of Diablo 5 at BlizzCon 2026 raised an obvious question for players still invested in Diablo 4: what happens to the current game once the next mainline entry arriv…
Elder Scrolls Writer Says a Typo May Have Inspired the Dragon Break and Helped Explain Daggerfall’s Multiple Endings
A simple typo may have played a surprisingly important role in shaping The Elder Scrolls lore. Former Bethesda writer and designer Kurt Kuhlmann says he is “100% convinced” that an…
Zero-sen Hayato Screenwriter Sō Kuramoto Dies at 91 After Decades in Japanese Film and Television
Screenwriter and playwright Sō Kuramoto has died at the age of 91. His foundation, Kuramoto Sō Kaiwai, announced that Kuramoto died from multiple organ failure on September 18, 202…
Silent Hill Series Producer Says Konami Limits Access to Its Lore Bible So Developers Can Create Their Own Silent Hill
Konami has an internal “bible” covering the lore and creative identity of the Silent Hill franchise, but the document is deliberately kept away from development teams as much as po…
Gintama Voice Actress Asami Yaguchi, Who Voiced Young Gintoki, Dies Suddenly at 47
Voice actress Asami Yaguchi has died at the age of 47, her talent agency Kenyū Office announced on September 28. According to the agency, Yaguchi died suddenly on September 26. A p…
Naruto’s Live-Action Movie Reportedly Could Adapt the Land of Waves Arc as Team 7’s First Mission
The upcoming Naruto live-action movie may be adapting one of the original series’ most important early storylines. According to an exclusive report from Knight Edge Media, the film…
Japanese Manga Titles Nearly Doubled in Length From 2011 to 2026 as Isekai and Reincarnation Trends Grow
Japanese manga titles have become dramatically longer over the past 15 years, with their average length nearly doubling between 2011 and 2026. The finding comes from a new analysis…
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Reportedly Gets 19 Episodes, With Crunchyroll Set to Stream the Anime
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is reportedly set to run for 19 episodes when the enhanced remake begins airing in October, according to a new leak. The rumored episode count would allow…
Palworld Official Card Game Reveals 10 New Promo Cards and Rare OSR Versions Featuring Cattiva, Chillet, Grizzbolt, Quivern and Depresso
The Palworld Official Card Game is expanding its collectible lineup with a new accessory bundle that introduces 10 exclusive promo cards. Bushiroad has revealed the cards included …
Monster Hunter Outlanders Devs Confirm “There Is No Auto-Combat” as Rare Materials Still Require Specific Hunts
Monster Hunter Outlanders is taking a different approach to mobile action RPG design by keeping the series’ defining hunting mechanics intact. In a new interview with Pocket Gamer,…
Monster Hunter Rise Hits Lowest-Ever $4.99 Price on Nintendo Switch, 87% Off Until October 16
Monster Hunter Rise is now available for just $4.99 on Nintendo Switch, marking one of the strongest discounts yet for Capcom’s acclaimed action RPG. The digital deal cuts the game…