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Granblue Fantasy is one of Japan’s biggest mobiles games and its the next series in line to get the fighting game treatment from Arcsystem Works. Despite the mobile game not officially being available in the West with players having to jump through some hoops to play it in English. Arcsystem Works is still committed to bringing Granblue Fantasy Versus to the West with its closed online beta being playable throughout May 31st and June 1st. As a casual GBF player, I can confidently say that GBFV is not only an absolute treat for fans of the mobile game but also an extremely solid game on its own that fighting game fans should look out for. Check out some matches from the closed beta.  New Gallery 2019/5/31 Lance vs Ferry bitrate 6504 kb/s height 720 duration 00:03:57.62 fps 29.97 width 1280 originaldate 2019-05-31T17:26:07.000000Z Gran vs Ferry bitrate 6463 kb/s height 720 duration 00:02:21.57 fps 29.97 width 1280 originaldate 2019-05-31T12:47:50...

Video game adaptation films have notoriously been less than stellar throughout history. Because of that, Detective Pikachu as a concept is something that shouldn’t have worked on paper. Basing the first live-action Pokèmon movie around a spin-off game where Pikachu talks with a human instead of a traditional story around battling with other trainers is a huge creative dare. Despite this, Detective Pikachu makes the idea work more than well and proves to be an absolute delight for Pokèmon fans. Detective Pikachu is the perfect representation of real-world Pokèmon society. There are so many instances of Pokèmon interacting with the world in unique ways and the CG of the movie really helps sell the realistic versions of Pokèmon while staying true to each creature’s original design. The VFX doesn’t always hit the mark with the set pieces, with one scene, in particular, being noticeably lackluster but the Pokèmon themselves always look fantastic. Unlike ...

Dragon Ball is one of those series that feels like everyone under the sun has experienced or at least has heard of. Even my grandmother can at least recognize Goku as the guy in the orange karate gi with the spiky, golden hair. However, my experience with the series is a unique one as unlike seemingly every other person my age who enjoys anime, I didn’t grow up with Dragon Ball. I was the prime target audience for Dragon Ball as a child. Not only did I play video games and enjoy action-orientated shows like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Avatar: The Last Airbender but I also took mixed martial arts classes for a large portion of my life as well. However, for some reason, I never tried giving the show a shot. It may have been due to my parents thinking it was too violent for me at the time or a general lack of interest at the time but regardless of the reason, I never sat down and tried watching it. As I got older and became more into anime, I started to realize...