Mouse: P.I. For Hire Review – Almost a Mouseterpiece Mouseberg is a chaotic city. Home to mobsters, cultists, and corrupt cops, private investigator Jack Pepper has a lot of trouble to deal with. What better way to solve it than with some good, old cartoon hyper-violence? If that sounds enticing, Mouse: P.I. For Hire provides unrealistic carnage in spades. Familiar, Yet Refreshing Mouse: P.I. For Hire doesn't hide its inspirations.

Mouse: P.I. For Hire Review - Almost a Mouseterpiece

Sony Pictures Announces New Bloodborne Animated Film During the company's CinemaCon 2026 presentation, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced a new R-rated animated film adaptation of Bloodborne. The Bloodborne animated film is being co-produced by PlayStation Productions, Lyrical Animation, and Sean McLoughlin, also known as jacksepticeye. Sony Pictures and Lyrical Media, the parent company of Lyrical Animation, are co-financing the film. According to Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group president Sanford Panitch, the film will stay "very true" to the spirit of…

Sony Pictures Announces New Bloodborne Animated Film

Shikhondo: Blue Pieta Releases on May 18 for PC CFK and DeerFarm have announced that side-scrolling shoot 'em up Shikhondo: Blue Pieta launches on May 18 for PC via Steam and Stove. Shikhondo: Blue Pieta is coming to Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PlayStation 5 at a later date. All versions will support English, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options. Here's an overview of the game, via the official Steam page:

Shikhondo: Blue Pieta Releases on May 18 for PC

Overwatch is Coming to Switch 2 on April 14 with LE SSERAFIM Collab Blizzard has announced that Overwatch is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on April 14 alongside the launch of Season 2 "Summit" and the LE SSERAFIM collaboration. The Nintendo Switch 2 version of Overwatch features improved visuals, higher fidelity audio, and 60 FPS in both docked and handheld modes. "Take the fight with you as Overwatch arrives on Nintendo Switch 2," Blizzard said in its…

Overwatch is Coming to Switch 2 on April 14 with LE SSERAFIM Collab

The Beginning After The End Season 2 English Dub Cast Revealed Crunchyroll has revealed the English dub cast for The Beginning After the End Season 2 ahead of the English dub's premiere on April 15. The English dub cast and crew of The Beginning After the End Season 2 includes: English Dub Episode 1 Cast Arthur voiced by Amber May Jasmine voiced by Sarah Wiedenheft Grey voiced by Christopher Wehkamp Alice voiced by Colleen Clinkenbeard…

The Beginning After The End Season 2 English Dub Cast Revealed

DAN DA DAN Manga Goes on Break Until May 4 Shueisha has confirmed that Yukinobu Tatsu's DAN DA DAN manga series is now on break through May 4, and a new illustration was released. The DAN DA DAN manga will continue with the release of chapter 232 once the break concludes. DAN DA DAN Season 3 will premiere in 2027, and a stage play adaptation is coming to Tokyo and Osaka in August and September to celebrate the manga's 5th anniversary.

DAN DA DAN Manga Goes on Break Until May 4

Azur Lane Slow Ahead! Season 2 Confirms July 5 Premiere and New Theme Song The staff of Azur Lane Slow Ahead! Season 2 announced the anime's July 5 premiere and new theme song "Lu lu lun♪ ~Urahara Kibun wa Automatic" by Miyuki Hashimoto in a new promotional video. In Japan, Azur Lane Slow Ahead! Season 2 will premiere on July 5 on BS11 at 1:00 a.m. JST (effectively July 6) and Tokyo MX five minutes later.

Azur Lane Slow Ahead! Season 2 Confirms July 5 Premiere and New Theme Song

Studio KAI Announces Insolvency with $3.54 Million Deficit Anime production company Studio KAI has announced a net loss of 565 million yen, or about $3.54 million, in fiscal year ended December 2025 and faces insolvency. By entering insolvency, Studio KAI has essentially declared that it is unable to pay debts. Studio KAI has worked on many anime titles over the years with some recent examples including Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004…

Studio KAI Announces Insolvency with $3.54 Million Deficit

Utawarerumono: Lost Flag is Getting ‘Story Archives’ App After End of Service AQUAPLUS has announced that the Utawarerumono: Lost Flag mobile game will be getting a new app after the game's shutdown, titled Utawarerumono Lost Flag Story Archives. The studio is currently considering adding new features and content, including stories and full voice-overs, to Story Archives. It's unclear whether save data from the mobile game is required to determine the content and features that players will have access to.

Utawarerumono: Lost Flag is Getting 'Story Archives' App After End of Service

Crunchyroll Manga Adds Blooming Love, Diamond in the Rough and More Titles Crunchyroll has added several manga titles to the Crunchyroll Manga app and add-on for subscribers, including Blooming Love, Diamond in the Rough and much more. This is in addition to existing manga offerings from AlphaPolis, COMPASS, Square Enix, VIZ Media, and Yen Press. Here's the full list of newly added titles: New Crunchyroll Manga Titles for April 2026 Abyss Rage…

Crunchyroll Manga Adds Blooming Love, Diamond in the Rough and More Titles

Death end Re;Quest Code Z is Getting an English Switch Release in Asia Publisher eastasiasoft has announced that Death end re;Quest Code Z is getting an English release for Nintendo Switch in Asia. Physical copies of Death end re;Quest Code Z for Switch will be available to pre-order at Playasia starting April 16 at 11:00 a.m. ET. Death end re;Quest Code Z Standard Edition copies will be available for $39.99, while Limited Edition copies will be available for $59.99.

Death end Re;Quest Code Z is Getting an English Switch Release in Asia

INDIE Live Expo April 25, 2026 Showcase to Feature More Than 200 Games, Including .45 Parabellum Bloodhound Ryu's Office has announced that the INDIE Live Expo April 25, 2026 showcase will feature over 200 games, including Sukeban Games' new lo-fi cyberpunk action RPG .45 Parabellum Bloodhound. A new teaser trailer was also released to give fans a preview for some of the games that will be featured at the INDIE Live Expo April 25 showcase. Some of the featured games include:

INDIE Live Expo April 25, 2026 Showcase to Feature More Than 200 Games, Including .45 Parabellum Bloodhound

Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 – The Calamity is Coming to U.S. Theaters This June Fathom Entertainment and VIZ Media are teaming up to bring episodes 1-3 of the Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 - The Calamity anime to U.S. theaters for a limited theatrical premiere event from June 25 to June 29. The premiere event will happen prior to the Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 - The Calamity premiere on TV Tokyo and streaming services this July.

Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 - The Calamity is Coming to U.S. Theaters This June

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Passes $628 Million Worldwide A report from The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has passed $628 million in worldwide revenue. As such, it has more than quintupled its original budget of $110 million. This past weekend, it experienced a relatively short box office decline of $69 million. So far, it has made $308.1 million in North America specifically after just 12 days.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Passes $628 Million Worldwide

Pragmata Review – An Inventive Moonshot Following Project Hail Mary, the kickoff for the final season of Dr. Stone, and NASA's successful launch of the Artemis II rocket, I've been in a pretty big "space" mood. I've always been a huge fan of space and sci-fi overall, keeping up with both the private and public sectors over the years. However, the first launch of humans to the moon in 52 years is a great way to send me down the rabbit hole of space films, books, YouTube videos, and, of course, games.

Pragmata Review - An Inventive Moonshot

METRO 2039 Announced, Full Reveal Scheduled for April 16 4A Games and Deep Silver have officially announced METRO 2039, the next entry in the beloved Metro franchise. Additionally, both have confirmed that a full reveal for the upcoming game will take place via Xbox First Look on April 16. The showcase will take place at 10 AM PDT/1 PM EDT/6 PM GMT on the official Xbox YouTube channel…

METRO 2039 Announced, Full Reveal Scheduled for April 16

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance SEGA Villains Stage Review – Great Fights and Lackluster Stages SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance made quite the splash when it came out last year. It's a revival of the classic series, while being a great starting point for it as well. The game was well-received across many outlets and was even nominated for best action game at The Game Awards. When I finally got around to playing it, I completely understood the praise, and I immediately wanted more.

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance SEGA Villains Stage Review - Great Fights and Lackluster Stages

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 DLC Character Shinobu Kocho (Infinity Castle) Releases on April 17 in Japan Aniplex and CyberConnect2 have announced that Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 DLC character Shinobu Kocho (Infinity Castle) will release on April 17 in Japan. Shinobu Kocho (Infinity Castle) is a playable character in Versus Mode, and she will likely come with new profile photos, quotes and decorations in Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2…

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 DLC Character Shinobu Kocho (Infinity Castle) Releases on April 17 in Japan

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Reveals Tomoe Koga Key Visual The staff of the upcoming Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend anime film has revealed a new key visual, showcasing the character of Tomoe Koga. The anime film based on Hajime Kamoshida’s Rascal Does Not Dream novel series will open on October 16 in Japanese theaters. Check out the trailer showcasing the new key visual for Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend…

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Reveals Tomoe Koga Key Visual

Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy Character Preview Trailers Highlight Balthier and Firion Square Enix has released two new "Character Preview" trailers for Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy to give players a sneak peek at Balthier (VA: Hiroaki Hirata) from Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age and Firion (VA: Hikaru Midorikawa) from Final Fantasy II. Balthier and Firion will be added to the playable character roster of Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy soon. Onion Knight (VA: Jun Fukuyama) and Iroha (VA: Inori Minase) are now available in…

Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy Character Preview Trailers Highlight Balthier and Firion

Cave Story + Releases New Major Update for PC via Steam Nicalis has released a new major update for Cave Story + on PC via Steam, which implements the various additions included in its console versions. These include features such as two-player co-op, plus enhanced visuals and built-in mod support, among other inclusions. According to the Steam page, the patch notes are as follows: CS+ Switch on PC 2-player mode Famitracks soundtrack…

Cave Story + Releases New Major Update for PC via Steam

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave and Splatoon Raiders Get Updated PEGI Ratings Two of Nintendo's most anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 games, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave and Splatoon Raiders, have both received updated PEGI ratings, as spotted by My Nintendo News. Before April, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave and Splatoon Raiders simply had provisional ratings from PEGI on their respective Nintendo eShop pages in Europe. ESRB ratings for the upcoming titles were not made public at the time of this writing.

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave and Splatoon Raiders Get Updated PEGI Ratings

Rose Guns Days Season 1 is Out Now for MangaGamer and Steam MangaGamer has released 07th Expansion-developed visual novel Rose Guns Days Season 1 on PC via the MangaGamer platform and Steam. Rose Guns Days Season 1 supports English, Chinese, and Japanese text options, and a 10% discount is live through April 23. Lastly, here's an overview of the visual novel, via MangaGamer: 1944. World War 2 has come to a sudden and abrupt end for Japan after a great natural disaster devastated the entire island chain.

Rose Guns Days Season 1 is Out Now for MangaGamer and Steam

REMOW to Stream Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi! Anime REMOW has confirmed that the anime adaptation of Kumako Hisama's Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! (Living Life to the Fullest in a Tiny One-Tatami-Mat-Sized Room) manga will be streaming worldwide under the title Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi!. Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi! will stream on the following platforms and regions: Rakuten VIKI: United States, Guam, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, UK, Australia, New Zealand OceanVeil: United States, Canada…

REMOW to Stream Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi! Anime

Arknights: Endfield Version 1.2 Update Launches April 17 GRYPHLINE and Mountain Contour have announced that the Arknights: Endfield Version 1.2 update, titled "At the Wake of Spring," will launch on April 17. Arknights: Endfield Version 1.2 will introduce new story quests, a "high-stakes" boss encounter, new playable Operator Zhuang Fangyi, expanded exploration, and more additions to the game's factory-building systems. Get the full details about the new update below:

Arknights: Endfield Version 1.2 Update Launches April 17

Cardfight!! Vanguard New Anime Releases in 2027 The official X/Twitter account for the Cardfight!! Vanguard franchise revealed that a new anime in the series will air in 2027. It will commemorate the franchise's 15th anniversary. While little details about the anime are known, the first teaser has released, which confirms its release date and showcases the history of the Cardfight!! Vanguard series. Check out the first teaser…

Cardfight!! Vanguard New Anime Releases in 2027

Return to Shironagasu Island Manga Releases on May 9, New Artist Announced The May issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine announced that the Return to Shironagasu Island manga will finally release on May 9. While it was initially cancelled in 2024, it will now release with a new artist. The manga series was first announced at the Frontier Works booth during Comiket 103 this past December. However, the official Young Ace Twitter account…

Return to Shironagasu Island Manga Releases on May 9, New Artist Announced

Shakugan no Shana Browser Game Announced, Pre-Registration Now Live CTW Inc. has announced a browser game adaptation of the Shakugan no Shana light novel and anime series. Pre-registration for the game, titled Shakugan no Shana: Blaze Edge, is now live. The game will be free-to-play with in-app purchases on G123. It will feature main characters Shana and Yuji Sakai. Viz Media publishes the original light novel, which initially started releasing in 2002.

Shakugan no Shana Browser Game Announced, Pre-Registration Now Live

Etheria: Restart Season SS4 Loong’s Thunder: Shattered Dawn Now Live XD Games has announced that the new season of Etheria: Restart, titled SS4 Loong’s Thunder: Shattered Dawn, is now live. The season adds a new gameplay mechanic and five new Animus. The main new addition in SS4 is the Tactical Imprint progression system. Here, players can boost their combat stats by equipping a Tactical Imprint, which is shareable across all different Animus.

Etheria: Restart Season SS4 Loong’s Thunder: Shattered Dawn Now Live

Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.2 ‘So Laughed the Masses’ Update Launches April 22 HoYoverse has announced the Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.2 "So Laughed the Masses" update will launch on April 22 with all-new limited 5-star characters Silver Wolf LV.999 and Evanescia, the Trailblazer's unlockable Path of Elation, new story quests on Planarcadia, and so much more. In addition, HoYoverse teamed up with animation studio MAPPA to co-produce and release a new Honkai: Star Rail concept trailer, dubbed "Death in the Afternoon."

Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.2 'So Laughed the Masses' Update Launches April 22