Drip, drip, drip. The Nintendo Switch 2 leaks keep coming, as this time uncofirmed images of a retail-model left Joy-Con for the upcoming console appeared online over the weekend. In addition, fans believe they've discovered an unexpected feature for the new Joy-Cons after poring over the pictures: mouse functionality.The three new Switch 2 Joy-Con images popped up on Reddit over the weekend, allegedly from a Chinese factory, showcasing a black controller with a light-blue interior. VGC then reported that eagle-eyed fans believe they've spotted an optical sensor on the side of the Joy-Con. That would mean the controller could function like a PC mouse, offering a new method to play Switch 2 games. Supposedly, shipping data for Switch 2 also points to mouse-like functionality, per another Reddit post.New Joy-con Photos from Chinese SNS by u/SwordfishAgile3472 in NintendoSwitch2 The new Joy-con appear to have an optical sensor similar to a mouse on the side, so people are speculating now they could be used as a mouse https://t.co/mrxPvE5WPd Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) January 5, 2025 If true, Switch 2 wouldn't be the first gaming handheld to offer mouse-like features built into the device. The Lenovo Legion Go has detachable controllers like the Switch, with the right gamepad able to function like a mouse.Continue Reading at GameSpot

My Hero Academia concluded recently and fans got to see quite a lot of exciting information-packed and its final volume. At the same time, Horikoshi also released a 38-page epilogue, which added quite a lot to already existing characters, and the ending that they received in Chapter 430.

Director Naoko Yamada has proven herself in the niche of lower-stakes, slice-of-life anime, with decades of experience in the industry and a reputation from both the international sensation A Silent Voice as well as multiple entries of the Sound Euphonium franchise. Her works are known for their ability to take simple premises and draw from them emotional explorations of youth and friendship. With her newest film The Colors Within, Yamada channels those emotional depths through the visual and pallet sensibilities of one of animes most visually bold studios, Science Saru, whose 2021 series The Heike Story she had previously worked on as director. The result is a charming display of music and color, a refreshing celebration of friendship and self-acceptance that ends up being perhaps Yamadas most poetic project to date.

Bayonetta developer PlatinumGames is celebrating the original games 15th anniversary with a special yearlong event in honor of the franchises fans. The original Bayonetta was released on October 29, 2009, in Japan and January 2010 across the rest of the world. It was directed by Hideki Kamiya of Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe fame, featuring his trademark stylish action as players stepped into the role of Bayonetta, a powerful Umbra Witch who fights supernatural enemies using guns, over-the-top martial arts, and her magically-empowered hair.

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Valorant announces its newest initiator, Tejo the well-dressed man of action has officially joined the Agent roster. Hailing from Colombia, Tejo will undoubtedly shake up the gameplay with his unique kit that flushes out enemies using a top-down approach. Tejo requires you to analyze the situation mid-round and use abilities to help clear the way for your team strategically. Based on the enemys playstyle, where are they likely to be? Can you use their location to your advantage and get them in a vulnerable position?Play VideoWe had a gameplay opportunity where we wanted to have an Initiator who thought of the map a little differently more top-down instead of taking angles one by one. We wanted to try adding a couple of abilities with outputs like flushing that was really exciting for creating these windows of power, noted Ryan Rycou Cousart, game designer for Tejo.Initiators need to do things precisely. Weve all been there looking up Agent guides on YouTube, heading to a custom to test out a lineup, ghosting through the walls to see if it landed correctly. Tejo offers Initiator players something different by being able to accurately place utilities using the map in more precisely targeted areas, instead of relying on the perfect-pixel lineups that some utilities with bigger footprints may rely on. This allows you to be more precise with what you want to do but with the trade-off of having a smaller area of impact.To effectively use his precise utility, Tejo needs some info and like other Initiators, hes good at gathering that info himself. Since Tejo can provide information about where the enemies are, it allows him to be a lot more consistent with the value he can bring, stated John Goscicki, Agent team lead. Tejo is one of the few Initiators without a flash so hell be more effective with another Initiator like Breach or KAY/O where you can create these really fast, explosive takes.The idea of this Agent being an Initiator who leads a team with strong game sense goes along with the perception of someone who is experienced on the battlefield and in life.The phrase we used a lot was just man of action. Weve all seen the movies, read the books where you just see the dude in the button-up, in the blazer, just coming and destroying everyone, noted Goscicki. Hes the rugged professional his shirt is unbuttoned and hes ready for action. Hes not like Chamber where every detail about his attire matters to reinforce the idea of landing the perfect shot. Tejo is going to run in there through all the explosions and everythings got to be loose, wavy, and comfortable.Everyone can play Tejo but those with strategic game sense can make him really shine. Step up to the challenge and learn to use him to your advantage before everyone else. If the new Agent isnt enough excitement already, check out the new PlayStation Plus offerings which include various in-game items, such as Snowball Gun Buddy, Celestial Player Card, Sentinels of Light Spray, Sovereign Spray, and Radianite Points.As Tejo would say, We can stand around all day talking about killing them or we just do it. Valorant is free-to-play on PS5 now.

Some of the most important issues in Marvel Comics history are currently on sale at The Folio Society. Through Jan. 12, you can save 50% on select hardcover compilations encompassing the Bronze, Silver, and Golden Ages of Marvels history. Each cloth-bound volume includes a variety of issues scanned from their original prints packaged in a clamshell case, along with an exclusive print and a facsimile comic. Typically, each volume costs $280, but for the next week, you can pick them up for just $140.However, you also have the option to grab a number of volumes focused on the most daring exploits of some of the biggest names in the Marvel universe. Normally $100, the compilations of adventures starring Thor, Hulk, Captain America, or Doctor Strange are available for just $50. These specific volumes are quarter-bound in cloth and packaged in a slipcover case along with a single-issue reproduction of the characters first appearance.

Who knew Doomguy was so cultured? Doom: The Gallery Experience is a silly little recreation of Doom, but with wine and art instead of demons in hell. You can play it for free right on itch.io. Created by Filippo Meozzi and Liam Stone, Doom: The Gallery Experience is described as a parody of the wonderfully pretentious world of gallery openings. And its beautiful. Doomguy, donning glasses instead of a helmet, casually sips wine and contemplates a variety of art from different cultures and eras. Youll find some money laying around, used to purchase items in the gift shop, as well as hors doeuvres thatll fill up your cheese meter. (Essential!)To put it simply, its a new age, and E1M1: Hangar has been renovated for the art lovers. Beyond contemplating the beauty of art recreated in the style of Doom, you can also click links attached to each piece to learn more on the Metropolitan Museum of Arts website.hmmmmmmmmff Jasozz (@jasozzgames.bsky.social) 2025-01-05T17:38:57.422ZDoom: The Gallery Experience isnt actually a Doom WAD a file that is essentially a mod of the game but a recreation made using Construct 3, a browser-based game engine. One of the developers wrote in the itch.io comments that it was a student project. i spent about 7 hours researching E1M1 on the field across different versions of DOOM (the DOS version, the 2020s remake) and trying to nail down the level design and make all the aesthetics (view bobbing, UI) feel just right, one developer wrote on Newgrounds, where you can also play the game for free.Everyone deserves a little classic art and music, even Doomguy.

On Sunday night, Colin Farrell won the Golden Globe for Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for playing a DC Comics villain, the Penguin, in Maxs The Penguin.The win raised a few questions: Was The Penguin a miniseries? Apparently, but the creator says there have been quiet conversations around a second season/follow-up. Did Cristin Milioti also win for what was arguably an equal or greater performance as Sofia Falcone? No, she did not lets get mad!!And finally, is there any quicker path to award-season glory than taking a DC villain super seriously? At this present time, no.Farrell has joined a small-but-notable group of actors who have picked up statues for their work in comic book movies. Heath Ledgers performance as the Joker in the 2008 Christopher Nolan film The Dark Knight broke the dam, in a way, lending prestige to what had up until that point been seen as the big-paycheck gig of playing dress-up in studio blockbusters. Ledger posthumously picked up both the Golden Globe and the Oscar for his work in the film. Eleven years later, Joaquin Phoenix would pull off the same one-two awards punch for his work as The Joker in Joker. (Phoenix does not appear to be back in the Oscar conversation for 2024s Joker: Folie Deux quite the opposite!)As Oscar prognosticators have noted over the years, DCs wins opened the door for the four-quadrant Marvel business to enter the awards conversation. Black Panther finally netted the studio a Best Picture nomination in 2019 (and a win for costume designer Ruth E. Carter), while Angela Bassett scored Marvels first acting nom, in Supporting Actress, for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. That is as close as the studio has come to awards glory, and based on the current epic-crossover plans, maybe the closest it will get for the foreseeable future. Its a lot easier to let Robert Downey Jr. go win his Oscar for a Nolan movie than to fund an awards campaign for Doctor Doom.In terms of cinematic success, Marvel and DC seem leagues apart. The MCU remains on the single-continuity path first treaded by producer Kevin Feige in 2008s Iron Man, while the DC strategy has seen one universe wind down (so long, Snyderverse), another pop up in its place (hello, Gunniverse), and scattered one-offs succeed (good on you Reevesverse?). The Marvel business is cohesive maybe to a fault? and its clear that DC is chasing that success.But DCs James Gunn has said he wants the studio to be nimble enough to veer in a multitude of directions. There will be movies in continuity, first with his Superman this summer, and Elseworlds projects like The Batman and the Joker films. The hope is that filmmakers can tell exciting, dramatic stories within the confines of DC but without a house style or demand of the continuity. In that way, hes following what has actually worked for DC in the past, and netted it awards to boot.Who will continue to prove the theory that DC villains have the awards juice? Gene Hackman earned a BAFTA for playing his clown version of Lex Luthor in the 1978 Superman, so theres plenty of reason to think Nosferatus Nicholas Hoult could rage his way to critical praise as Gunns version of the character. Though Paul Danos Riddler was snubbed for The Batman,the recently delayed The Batman Part II could offer a new actor the type of meaty part that crosses over at the Oscars. Or maybe Mike Flanagans just-announced horror-tinged Clayface movie is the ticket traditionally, the goopy villain is a griping B-list actor out for vengeance. The Academy loves a movie about the movies.The Globe is not the final award Farrell could win for playing the Penguin; the show is eligible for this years Emmys, where the actor could win yet again and remind people that Marvel money isnt everything.

New York-based design group Colony is righting the wrongs in the independent design world a cooperative movement designed to work for the designer, not just with them. In an age of increasingly tight margins as material costs rise, beneficial relationships between distributors and designers are ever more important. Lighting studio Kawabi is emerging as a star addition to Colonys roster of artists, presenting three inaugural lighting concepts: the Souvenir Collection, the Legume Lamp, and the Cascade Pendant.These three handmade-to-order collections instill a sense of calm organic, swooping paper forms give way to sturdy wooden bases, accented with charming brass hardware. This simple celebration of the material, translated uniquely into lighting, offers a glimpse of how we can elegantly blend innovation and tradition. The Souvenir Collection, characterized by its signature double-orbed shape is inspired by a lamp found in San Franciscos Chinatown. This iconic shape is featured in the Souvenir Table Lamp, as well as the Souvenir Floor Lamp. An organic form held in space by two sturdy legs at either end, this collection celebrates the ancient art of paper lighting while steering us into this century with modern accents.The Legume Lamp is a clever example of how an organic form can be interpreted by the human eye. Two bulbous ends with a slim middle remind one of a cheeky peanut, with a solid wooden base to ground us in reality and elevate the look. Traditionally constructed in Brooklyn with the finest materials, this lamp would fit in anywhere within the home, from the study to the bedroom. The warm glow of paper is a great example of how materiality can take on a peaceful feeling, and offer a respite from the busy world outside.Weve always considered our creative practice to be a practice about love and cooperation because were trying to find harmony in the things we make and the way we collaborate, say Aaron and Irisa Kawabi, the founders and creative minds behind the studio. When we made our first light together, we knew instantly that it was the perfect medium to carry out an intention of resonance and attunement. That same light became the seed of our opening collection with Colony and we couldnt be more thrilled to share it in their thoughtful curation.The Cascade Pendant features softly bisecting organic forms, slowly curving into shapes that are made to accept the paper bulbs. The rule of threes is evident here, delicately balanced and perfectly proportional to the wooden housing. Each angle offers a new and fresh perspective, with every piece organically descending into the other like water rushing down a mountain pass.I am struck by Irisa and Aarons ability to draw from traditional Asian iconography and bring forth designs that are contemporary and fresh, says Jean Lin, founder of Colony. Because of our full roster, busy workload and commitment to our Residency program, I rarely have the pleasure of inviting new designers to join Colony nowadays. Kawabi, in my opinion, is one of the most exciting and genuine new design voices to enter our market and Im so looking forward to sharing their work with our audience and clients.To learn more about Kawabi, visit their website at kawabi.com, and for more on Colonys work, visit goodcolony.com.