The Mana franchise is back with its first original mainline installment in over 15 years, and it’s a worthwhile revival of the series. Visions of Mana packs all the JRPG staples, seamlessly combining a heartfelt character-driven story with a challenging combat system that’s rich with strategy. The soul...

Visions of Mana review: A soulful journey

The game is only days away from launch. Last week, Square Enix revealed the final trailer for its upcoming RPG Visions of Mana. Along with the stunning video, the company has also begun posting countdown illustrations ahead of the title’s release on Thursday, August 29. The Mana series began...

Visions of Mana Team Reveals Official Countdown Illustrations

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Visions of Mana review: the RPG comfort food you’re craving

The Mana series is back with an original game after nearly two decades of remakes and spinoffs. Visions of Mana borrows heavily from the gameplay of 2020’s Trials of Mana, but this time with an expanded combat system and a whole new cast of characters setting off on a journey to the Mana Tree. First announced at the end of 2023, Visions of Mana is now just over the horizon. Here’s when you can get your hands on this gorgeous action RPG from Square Enix.

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It's been three years since beloved actress Betty Lynn passed away at 95 years old in 2021. As Thelma Lou on TV's 1960s classic sitcom, The Andy Griffith Show (CBS, 1960-68), actress Lynn was the ideal girl next door. As girlfriend to series star Don Knotts, who played Deputy Barney Fife to Griffith's lead Sheriff Andy Taylor, Lynn made Barney's heart flutter, and maybe a few home viewers too.

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A small, white box with horizontal slats is a familiar sight at weather stations around the UK and around the world. This louvered housing for thermometers measuring air temperature was invented in the 1860s by Thomas Stevenson, a lighthouse engineer and father of the author Robert Louis Stevenson. What is now widely known as a Stevenson screen was originally described by its creator as simply a “…box for holding thermometers”.

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

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Seafair is over but it’s still festival and fair season. With good weather forecast for the weekend, it’s perfect for getting out of the house. There are several festivals happening around the region, covering a range of interests, from food and crafts to a logging show.

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With two prequels, three sequels, and a bonafide midquel, you would think the strangest mysteries of 1979’s Alien would be clearer than ever. And yet, with the release of the provocative Alien: Romulus, some of the most elusive questions of the entire franchise remain either vague, confusing, or utterly unanswered. In most ways, Romulus side-steps the continuity of Ridley Scott’s divisive prequels Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), but it's also paradoxically very reliant on that same canon. And so, because Romulus is more about vibes than lore, it’s accidentally brought back several questions those prequels seemed poised to answer but never did.

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Check out the gameplay trailer from gamescom 2024 for Awaken: Astral Blade, a 2D Metroidvania exploration fantasy game developed by Dark Pigeon Games. Players will embark as Tania to explore ancient ruins to reveal her origins and fate. Utilize precise platforming and melee attacks to progress. Awaken: Astral Blade is launching in 2024 for PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store).

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Visions of Mana Is a Pretty Shell with a Hollow Core

The Mana series has always been something of a second-string role-playing game from Square Enix. Despite Secret of Mana being one of the best RPGs on...

Visions of Mana Is a Pretty Shell with a Hollow Core

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