Its no secret that DC has fallen quite far behind Marvel when it comes to video games. Marvel Rivals is only the latest game to reiterate this, and even though Marvel and DC dont need to be perpetually locked into a competition between one another it would be wonderful if DC could wield Marvels wins as inspiration to produce its own. If that was to manifest itself transparently and unabashedly, DC would hop on the 6v6 hero-shooter bandwagon sooner than later and put forth its own take on Marvel Rivals.

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is an all-new Hello Kitty experience, bringing together the vibes of Animal Crossing but with everyone's favorite characters from the Sanrio franchise. The game will remind many people of Disney Dreamlight Valley and other cozy games as it mixes a lot of what the players love best in those games; allowing players to live on a cozy island with their villagers and do various things to take care of the area.

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Even with Netflixs recommendation algorithm serving you new movies, new TV shows, and original programming tailored to your viewing habits, the streaming services fire hose of content makes whats coming difficult to parse. Were here to help.Nothing says Valentines Day like the new Witcher animated movie! Oh, and also the next installment of Cobra Kai, Amy Schumers new comedy, and a show where Bear Grylls chases 12 celebrities through the Costa Rican jungles. There are also new episodes of Too Hot to Handle and Love is Blind. And theres a NEW Carmen Sandiego game for the first time in a decade! What!From the back catalog, theres a whole range of cinema from Happy Feet to Happy Feet 2 and also Parasite, Spencer, and The Nice Guys.Editors pick: Sonic the Hedgehog 2Director: Jeff FowlerCast:Ben Schwartz, Idris Elba, Jim Carrey, Colleen OShaughnesseySonic the Hedgehog 2 made me fall in love with the Sonic movies and more specifically, Knuckles the Echidna, who is my son in all but legal terms. The first Sonic was cute, but adding more little guys? And having those little guys interact with each other? Screaming, crying, shaking. Also! Shemar Moore of Criminal Minds is in this one. Nice! Available nowCARMEN SAN DIEGO (Netflix Games)From Netflix: After a decade-long wait, its time to don the red hat of iconic superthief Carmen Sandiego and track VILE criminals, solving high-profile heists around the world!.Available sometime in Feb.A Copenhagen Love Story (Netflix Film) From Netflix: After author Mia finds love with single father Emil, their happiness is put to the test as they undergo fertility treatments to have kids of their own.Graveyard: Season 2 (Netflix Series) From Netflix: Chief Inspector nem and her team race against time, unearthing dark secrets behind a closed femicide case that tests their courage and personal bonds.Roosters (Netflix Series)From Netflix: In this comedy series, a group of friends going through a crisis of masculinity clumsily try to salvage whats left of their relationships and careers.Too Hot to Handle: Germany: Season 2 (Netflix Series) From Netflix: A new batch of hot singles are about to be put to the test. Who will resist temptation, form a genuine connection and win 200,000?Available Feb. 1SAKAMOTO DAYS (Netflix Anime) (New episodes weekly)From Netflix: Once the greatest hitman of all, Taro Sakamoto retired in the name of love. But when his past catches up, he must fight to protect his beloved family.Cult of ChuckyFrom Prada to NadaHappy FeetHappy Feet TwoHome Improvement: Seasons 1-8It (2017)Magic Mike XXLMiss CongenialityThe Nice GuysParasiteQueen & SlimRichie RichSpace Jam (1996)SpanglishTwo Weeks NoticeThe Wedding PlannerAvailable Feb. 2The FounderAvailable Feb. 3Bogot: City of the Lost (Netflix Film) From Netflix: After moving to Bogot for a chance at a better life, a young Korean man rises through the Colombian black market risking peril for a shot at success.Available Feb. 4The Graham Norton Show: Best Bits: The Week of January 24, 2025Available Feb. 5Alone Australia: Season 1Celebrity Bear Hunt (Netflix Series) From Netflix: Holly Willoughby hosts this competition show set in the Costa Rican jungle, where 12 celebrities become prey for that fearsome hunter Bear Grylls.Envious: Season 2 (Netflix Series) From Netflix: Vicky finds herself torn between two possible paths: marrying and building a family project with Dani, or allowing herself to explore a relationship with Matas. At times, that country club life she once dreamed of no longer seems so appealing, but the desire sparked by the possibility of a new love terrifies her. More neurotic and frazzled than ever, she begins to go back and forth between both worlds, unwilling to let go of either. Desperate, she will have to make a decision and face the consequences.Grimsburg: Season 1Kinda Pregnant (Netflix Film) From Netflix: Jealous of her best friends pregnancy, Lainy wears a fake baby bumpand accidentally meets the man of her dreams.Prison Cell 211 (Netflix Series) From Netflix: Caught in a prison riot, a human rights lawyer poses as an inmate to survive. As he blends in, chaos and personal loss unveil the darkness within him.Sintonia: Season 5 (Netflix Series) From Netflix: As Doni, Nando and Rita face new moral dilemmas as adults, will their convictions alter their paths, or is friendship stronger than what divides them?As Doni, Nando and Rita face new moral dilemmas as adults, will their convictions alter their paths, or is friendship stronger than what divides them?Available Feb. 6Apple Cider Vinegar (Netflix Series) From Netflix: Two young women advocate for wellness remedies to cure deadly illnesses, unraveling their lives as they unknowingly and knowingly mislead the world.The re Murders (Netflix Series) From Netflix: A Stockholm detective under internal investigation heads to a ski resort to unwind, until a young girls disappearance compels her back to work.Cassandra (Netflix Series) From Netflix: A family moves into a vintage smart home and discovers that its under the control of a virtual assistant who will stop at nothing to keep them there.Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido (Netflix Series) From Netflix: With two map pieces secured, Sugimoto and Asirpa continue their hunt for the remaining 22 tattooed convicts whose bodies hold the key to hidden treasure.Supreme Models: Limited SeriesSweet Magnolias: Season 4 (Netflix Series) From Netflix: Its a very Serenity holiday season as the Magnolias weather a tragedy, a town crisis and a fierce storm in the weeks from Halloween to Christmas.Available Feb. 7A Different World: Seasons 1-6The Conners: Season 6The Greatest Rivalry: India vs Pakistan (Netflix Sports Series)From Netflix: Tracing the cricketing rivalry between India and Pakistan, this documentary series explores their intricate past and uncertain present on the pitch.Pokmon Horizons: Season 2The Search for Laqua Part 1 (Netflix Series) From Netflix: After traveling with the Rising Volt Tacklers, Liko, Roy and Dot decide to improve their knowledge as Trainers and learn more about their Pokmon pals.Wrong Side of the Tracks: Season 4 (Netflix Series) From Netflix: In the final season of this acclaimed series, Tirso is drawn into a serial killings case and seeks revenge for the tragedy that devastated his family.Available Feb. 8SpencerAvailable Feb. 10AftermathAmerican Pickers: Season 16Rambo (2008)Rambo: Last BloodSurviving Black Hawk Down (Netflix Documentary)From Netflix: In shocking detail, US soldiers and Somali fighters recall the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu and the now-famous downing of three Black Hawk helicopters.Available Feb. 11Felipe Esparza: Raging Fool (Netflix Comedy Special)From Netflix: In a furiously funny special, Felipe Esparza riffs on his tough-love Mexican mom, keeping a marriage spicy and why dairy is more dangerous than drugs.The Graham Norton Show: Best Bits: The Week of January 31, 2025PeninsulaTrain to BusanThe Witcher: Sirens of the Deep (Netflix Film) From Netflix: Monster hunter Geralt of Rivia gets drawn into an epic conflict between land and sea in this animated film from The Witcher universe.Available Feb. 12Death Before the Wedding (Netflix Film) From Netflix: When Maja brings her fianc home, her traditional parents must overcome their cultural biases amidst a crisis at their dairy farm. Can love find a way?Honeymoon Crasher (Netflix Film) From Netflix: When his fiance dumps him at the altar for her ex, a young man is left with no alternative but to go on his romantic honeymoon with his mother.Available Feb. 13Cobra Kai: Season 6: Part 3 (Netflix Series) From Netflix: Granted one final chance to finish the Sekai Taikai, Daniel, Johnny and the team lay it all on the line in the ultimate championship showdown.Dog Days Out (Netflix Family)From Netflix: When their humans are away, cute and curious pup Holm and his dog pals love to play with their best friends their favorite toys!The Exchange: Season 2 (Netflix Series) From Netflix: After their big break into Kuwaits male-dominated stock market, will Farida and Munira keep rising to success or lose everything theyve worked for?La Dolce Villa (Netflix Film) From Netflix: Successful businessman Eric travels to Italy to stop his daydreaming daughter Olivia from restoring a crumbling villa. Italy, however, has different plans for him as it delivers on its legendary promise of beauty, magic, and romance.Resident Alien: Season 3Trial by FireAvailable Feb. 14I Am MarriedBut! (Netflix Series) From Netflix: After a meet-cute ends in a whirlwind romance, a couple must learn to navigate the messy reality of married life thats nothing like a fairy tale ending.Love Is Blind: Season 8 (Netflix Series) From Netflix: A new group of singles face the ultimate dating experiment. Will they find their soulmates and get married, or will looks get in the way of love?Melo Movie (Netflix Series) From Netflix: A movie buff falls for an aspiring director, igniting a romance that fizzles out too soon. When their paths cross again, can love find its way back?Valeria: Season 4 (Netflix Series) From Netflix: As the four friends enter a more grown up era of love, careers and life, Valeria must finally work out her feelings especially those involving Vctor.Dhoom Dhaam (Netflix Film) From Netflix: On their wedding night, a timid mommas boy and a daring wild child find themselves on the run from ruthless goons, finding love and chaos in a night of crazy adventures all while searching for the elusive Charlie!Love Forever (Netflix Film) From Netflix: A Stockholm couple plans to get married on the gorgeous island of Gotland, where family-imposed traditions turn their most important day into a disaster.The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (Netflix Film) From Netflix: A playboy stages a dating show to earn his inheritance by granting his fathers last wish: for his son to marry the most beautiful girl in the world.Umjolo: There is No Cure (Netflix Film) From Netflix: After losing her title for publicly exposing a scandal, a former pageant queen works on a tell-all book all while her love life remains unwritten.Available Feb. 16Dont Let GoGoldTed 2Available Feb. 17Gabbys Dollhouse: Season 11 (Netflix Family)From Netflix: Gabby, Pandy and the kitty crew are back for more feline fun, cool crafts and imaginative adventures and theres a new room in the dollhouse, too!Available Feb. 18Court of Gold (Netflix Sports Series)From Netflix: For the first time ever, top medal contenders in mens basketball granted behind-the-scenes access at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Court of Gold gives an unfiltered, insider look at Team USA, France, Serbia and Canada as they gear up and battle for gold in Paris. International basketball has caught up to the U.S. and the competition and stakes are higher than ever.The Graham Norton Show: Best Bits: The Week of February 7, 2025Offline Love (Netflix Series) From Netflix: Young singles spend ten days in a foreign country, relying on fate alone to fall in love. Without any digital devices, will they be able to find the one?Rosebud Baker: The Mother Lode (Netflix Comedy Special)From Netflix: Rosebud Baker delivers a raw and hilarious look at motherhood in all its chaotic beauty filmed both before and after giving birth.Available Feb. 19My Family (Netflix Series) From Netflix: A terminally ill father prepares his chaotic family to care for his two young kids and face life without him but they must put old quarrels to rest.To Catch a KillerAvailable Feb. 20Operation FinaleZero Day (Netflix Series) From Netflix: After a cyberattack sabotages transportation and power infrastructure across the U.S., former President George Mullen is asked to find the culprit.Available Feb. 23The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (Netflix Live Event)From Netflix: Kristen Bell hosts as the biggest names in film and TV light up the stage for the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. (Live event in English.)Available Feb. 25Full Swing: Season 3 (Netflix Sports Series)From Netflix: This immersive documentary series follows the worlds greatest golfers on and off the course during a season of relentless competition.The Graham Norton Show: Best Bits: The Week of February 14, 2025Really LoveWatcherAvailable Feb. 26Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Seasons 5-6Miss Italia Mustnt Die (Netflix Documentary)From Netflix: Behind the glitz of Miss Italia, director Patrizia Mirigliani fights to save the iconic pageant, now wavering amid scandals and changing beauty standards.Available Feb. 27Demon City (Netflix Film) From Netflix: Framed for his familys murder and left for dead, an ex-hitman will stop at nothing to exact revenge on the masked demons who have taken over his city.Running Point (Netflix Series) From Netflix: When a scandal forces her brother to resign, Isla Gordon is appointed president of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises, and her family business. Ambitious and often overlooked, Isla will have to prove to her skeptical brothers, the board, and the larger sports community that she was the right choice for the job, especially in the unpredictable, male-dominated world of sports.Toxic Town (Netflix Series) From Netflix: Brave mothers fight for justice in a drama based on the true story of the Corby poisonings, featuring Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood and Claudia Jessie.The Wrong Track (Netflix Film) From Netflix: When chaotic single mother Emilie hits a new low, she looks to her brother for help. He has a brilliant plan: to enter a cross-country ski marathon.Available Feb. 28Aitana: Metamorphosis (Netflix Documentary)From Netflix: In this documentary series, Aitana reveals intimate moments and untold thoughts about her journey from regular teen to international pop sensation.Despicable Me 4Sonic the Hedgehog 2Squad 36 (Netflix Film) From Netflix: A police agent launches his own investigation when a series of killings claims the lives of officers from an elite unit he was forced to leave.

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Want more housing market stories from Lance LambertsResiClubin your inbox?Subscribeto theResiClubnewsletter.National home prices are rising 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. While some markets in the Gulf and Mountain West regions are seeing mild home price declines, theres another cohort concentrated in the Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast that are seeing gains well above the national aggregate.Among the 200 largest metro area housing markets, the chart below highlights the 30 markets with the largest home price increases between December 2023 and December 2024, according to ResiClubs analysis of the latest Zillow Home Value Index data published in January.While home prices have softened in Gulf markets like Texas, Florida, and Louisiana (where inventory has spiked back above pre-pandemic levels) most of the housing markets in the Northeast and Midwest still have inventory far below pre-pandemic levels, and still have elevated home price growth.Many pandemic boomtowns in the Sunbelt are experiencing greater affordability strain as well as facing significant home insurance shocks and higher levels of new-home inventory. In some Sunbelt areas, this inventory requires discounts to sell in the current environment of reduced pandemic-era migration and strained affordability.In contrast, many Northeast and Midwest markets were less reliant on pandemic migration and have less new-home construction in progress. With lower exposure on that demand shock, active inventory in these Midwest and Northeast regions has remained relatively tight, keeping the advantage in the hands of home sellers.Will these 30 tight housing markets remain sellers markets in 2025?Excluding a few acute economic and monetary shocks over the decades, local housing dynamics usually shift slowlymeaning, unless those markets cool off quickly and see active inventory spike, home sellers in those pockets will likely retain their iron grip on their local housing markets in spring 2025.

Despite growing up with a financial planner for a father, the idea of investing intimidated me well into my adulthood. From my point of view, investing seemed like a mysterious process. Not only was this magical money-making exercise conducted in an arcane language (what exactly is a NASDAQ, and why does it sound like something you treat with a special cream?), but it also required my dad to keep the TV in his office tuned to the worlds most mind-numbing broadcast, even though cartoons were just a channel away.Its no wonder I grew up thinking that investing was boring and impossible to understand. And investment ambivalence is pretty common. A recent NerdWallet financial angst report found that 79% of Americans feel intimidated by at least one financial topic, and 30% of those surveyed named investing as the most daunting one of all.But investing is a crucial part of money management. If you dont invest your money, youre committing yourself to working for every dollar, rather than letting your money do the heavy lifting.The good news is that investing isnt as incomprehensible or boring as you might believe. Heres what you need to know to make investing part of your financial life.Why investing is importantIf you type the words compound interest into Google, youre likely to come across the following quote, falsely attributed to Albert Einstein: Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it . . . he who doesnt, pays it.Incorrect attribution aside, whoever put these words in Einsteins mouth was onto something. Compound interest is an incredible economic force that you can use to build wealth.Heres how it works: When you invest, the money you have invested earns interest. But that interest compounds periodically, meaning that the interest you have earned is added to your principal, and you then start to earn interest on both your original investment and on the interest youve earned, until it compounds again.This process is the reason why youll see those calculations that say $10,000 invested today in a mutual fund earning an average of 8% per year could be worth more than $100,000 in 30 years, even if you dont add another penny to it. The process of compounding interest can create exponential growth.The power of compound interest is why we all should be investing. Investing your money lets the money grow without you having to work for it.(The flip side of compound interest is what happens when borrowers dont pay enough each month to cover accrued interest on high interest loans and credit cards. You do not want to be on that side of the compounding equation.)Getting started with investingBack when I was still a cartoon-loving kid whose eyes glazed over upon hearing the words Dow Jones, I learned about the potential growth available to anyone who got themselves some compound interest.As a budding money nerd, I wanted in on that action.As someone who did not think of mutual fund prospectuses as riveting beach reads, I had zero idea how I was supposed to get in on that action.Not only were the sheer number of potential investments dizzying, but I also felt like I had no clue how to evaluate whether an investment was a good idea. The intimidation and dread I felt is why I carried my invest-i-phobia into my 30suntil I learned two valuable investing strategies that everyone should know.Timeline your goalsJoe Saul-Sehy, host of The Stacking Benjamins Show podcast (and my coauthor), taught me how timing can help you narrow down your investing options. Specifically, Saul-Sehy suggests that every investor should place financial goals on a timeline, including the age at which youd like to meet those goals.For instance, lets say a 25-year-old wants to buy a house by age 35. They have been putting $150 per month into a savings account and already have $3,000 saved. Theyd like to have at least $40,000 for a down payment. If they keep setting aside $150 per month, it would take nearly 20 years to reach their goal. But investing that money would allow the money to earn compounding interest, making the 10-year time frame more possible.To figure out the interest rate needed to reach $40,000 in 10 years, use this compound interest calculator from Investor.gov. You already have the initial investment ($3,000), the monthly contribution ($150), and the length of time in years (10 years). With those numbers plugged in, you can play around with potential interest rates (also known as rates of return) to find the rate you need to reach your goal.In this case, the 25-year-old would need an investment with at least a 10.5% rate of return to make their $40,000 goal within ten years. Unfortunately, that is not a realistic rate of return. The stock market as a whole has historically seen an 8.5% annual return over time (adjusted for inflation). A stable investmentmeaning one that wont suddenly lose value overnightshouldnt expect a higher return than 8%.The future homeowner can either extend their timeline, increase their monthly contribution, or reduce their goal number. Shifting the goal back to 12 years instead of 10, increasing the monthly contribution to $200 instead of $150, or aiming for a $32,000 down payment instead of $40,000 would all allow this investor to reach their goal with a rate of return of 8% or lower.Choose the investment to fit your timelined goalHaving a reasonable rate of return in mind for your investment makes it much easier to choose where to put your money. Instead of trying to find The Best Investment, you only need to find an investment that will meet your specific goals and needs. Typically, a newbie investor may want to check out mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), index funds, or target date funds. These funds invest broadly, spreading out your risk.There are a number of sites that aggregate best of investment lists and allow you to look up information about various investment options, including important information about fees (described as a percentage called expense ratio), minimum investment requirements, and historical performance. (Just remember that theres a reason why all financial professionals have historical performance is no guarantee of future returns tattooed on their foreheads. Looking at how an investment has done in the past doesnt give anyone a crystal ball about its future performance.)One other important criteria to consider is the investments potential volatility. Yahoo! Finance allows investors to look at a Mountain Chart that shows the historical movement of the investment over time. A more volatile investment may look like your money is riding Space Mountain, while a more stable investment may look more like its chilling through the alpine section of Its a Small World.Typically, higher levels of volatility correlate with higher potential for growth, but investors need to have the stomach for it. If just the idea of a major investment drop has you reaching for the Mylanta, you might want to stick to the tamer rideseven though it may mean smaller returns.Once youve chosen your investment, you can open a brokerage account and start letting your money do some of the work.Jump in! The investment waters fineAmbivalence over investing keeps many of us from putting our money to work. But leveraging the power of compound interest is much easier than having to work for every single dollar you earn.To get started with investing, figure out what financial goals you have and give yourself a timeline for achieving them, as well as a monthly contribution you can afford to put toward it. With those numbers in mind, you can use Investor.govs compound interest calculator to figure out what rate of return you will need to reach your goal.From there, you can find an investment that fits your goal, looking at the historical rate of return (which is no guarantee of future performance), the fees, minimum contribution, and volatility, to narrow down your options.Doing this kind of investment planning will only take a couple of hours of your time and it isnt nearly as scary or difficult as you might believe.Best of all, you can even watch cartoons while youre doing it.