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Article: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is the 31st film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and the Wasp (Evangeline Lilly) are pulled into the Quantum Realm with their family and must save the populace from the villainous Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors) while figuring out how to get back home. While the story is a bit silly in parts with some absurd looking characters (*cough M.

Casting Spells and Muggle Magic: The Wizarding World of Hogwarts Legacy

Grab your wands and join students Cory Galliher and Nia Bothwell on this piertotum locomotor episode of the Popzara Podcast as the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff alumni gather to discuss Warner Bros’ return to J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World of magic and never-ending teenage drama in Hogwarts Legacy, the latest non-Harry Potter Harry Potter game that’s charmed fans around the world.

From fantastic beasts to stuttery frame rates to the pleasantly irritating benefit of receiving too much gear, our two wizarding nerds take listeners on a journey about what it’s like to fully immerse themselves in a 19th century magical world. Can the wizarding world of Harry Potter survive, or even thrive, without its titular wizard? Listen as Cory and Nia cast their Expecto Patronum on fellow fans and curious outsiders today!

The State of Gaming February 2023: Hogwart’s Legacy, Wild Hearts, Atomic Heart, Metroid Prime Remastered, PSVR 2 Launches, COD on Nintendo, and NPD

It’s The State of Gaming Podcast, Popzara’s in-depth look at what’s shaking up the gaming landscape delivered on a monthly basis. Our hosts Cory Galliher and Nate Evans guide you through the best, worst, and everything else making headlines and headway in the world of interactive entertainment.

The biggest games of the month include: Hogwarts Legacy, Deliver Us Mars, Wild Hearts, Atomic Heart, Returnal (PC), Metroid Prime: Remastered (Switch), Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, Like A Dragon: Ishin!, Tales of Symphonia Remastered, Octopath Traveler II, Blood Bowl 3, The Settlers: New Allies, Kirby’s Return To Dream Land Deluxe, Company of Heroes 3, Destiny 2: Lightfall, Wanted: Dead, and Scars Above.

Sony's PSVR2 is about to unleash virtual reality for the PlayStation 5 with an absurdly long list of launch titles - including Horizon Call of the Mountain, Gran Turismo 7, Tetris Effect and many others. Are your eyeballs ready?

Article: Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society

Dungeon delving isn't a particularly lucrative line of work in real life. Believe me, I've tried.

Article: Wild Hearts

It's interesting to observe the evolution of a genre over time. An initial foundation is one thing, but real gaming gems tend to arise when developers build on what came before.

Article: Hogwarts Legacy

It's hard to say when a new franchise will spawn and shake up the media landscape. It's unlikely that anyone thought that J.

Article: Knock at the Cabin (2023)

Knock at the Cabin is the latest film from M. Night Shyamalan’s (Old, Glass) and, a rarity for writer /director, based on other source material, specifically Paul G.

Article: Roccat Magma Mini Keyboard

With each product they release, it seems Roccat just keeps getting better while giving other gaming accessory companies some much needed competition. Their latest, the Roccat Magma Mini Keyboard is the perfect device for those looking to sacrifice some space from their desk without losing any of their cool factor, especially if you’re into RGB lighting.

Article: Raiden IV x Mikado Remix

I remember back in the day seeing Raiden in the arcades and how cool it looked, especially when you had the powered up laser beam weapon that would lock onto enemies and curl all over the screen. It was so nice being able to bring it home on the PlayStation when The Raiden Project was released in 1995, and I loved playing the more recent fifth entry of the franchise.

Article: DualSense Edge Wireless Controller

The performance, gameplay, graphics and sound of games are one thing. The actual experience of playing them is quite another.

Article: Esther’s Notebooks (2023)

One of the greatest literary tragedies of the 21st century (so far) has been the inexplicable decision not to publish the final two volumes of Riad Sattouf’s groundbreaking biographical masterwork Arab of the Future in English. The first volume was published back in 2015 to major acclaim, while the second, third and fourth… not so much.

Article: A Space for the Unbound

When we’re young, we all make up stories. Some of us never grow out of it.

Article: Mahokenshi

I think I can pin my love of card games to an infatuation with Magic: The Gathering back in the day. The idea of customizing your own arsenal of magic spells based on the cards you had available had me thinking of all the ways I'd use my arcane might to crush my foes.

Article: One Piece Odyssey

Licensed games used to be a scourge, does anyone remember that? Back in the day you'd see a video game based on another franchise and quake in fear because you just might be in for a stinker. Slowly but surely, though, we saw titles like GoldenEye 007 break the licensed game mold and become classics in their own right.

Article: Hi-Fi Rush

Some people like surprises, but I'm not sure I'm one of them a lot of the time. Typically, a surprise tends to be like finding a spider in your bed, stepping in some cat puke.