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Tapas, a popular North American comic and web novel hosting site, is shutting down. According to a report on BigGo Finance, Tapas is “a drag on earnings” for parent company Kakao Entertainment, a South Korean media company which purchased the platform in 2021 for roughly $800 million. BigGo Finance reports that Tapas was home to…

Fans of superheroes, cinema, and gaming are having a time right now, as those worlds are colliding in several high-profile projects that have been released in late sumer/early fall. That includes Insomniac’s new Marvel’s Wolverinevideo game, which is already becoming a major pop-cultural lightning rod. On the big screen, horror maestro Zach Cregger (Weapons) has…

For many VALORANT players, choosing an agent is not just a tactical decision. It can become part of how they recognize themselves inside the game, from the abilities they practice to the character they keep returning to match after match. That kind of attachment is exactly what makes gaming characters useful beyond the screen.