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The career of Yoshitaka Amano, the Japanese artist who is well-known for his art in the franchise, spans over 50 years, long before his work on Square Enix’s (formerly Square) popular gaming series. Amano’s work started off in the anime industry and has since reached far beyond, extending to games, graphic novels, comic books, and even music. Amano is wildly popular as an artist, having even illustrated the cover of .

Alpha Protocol has been re-released on GOG, with its latest version boasting a handful of new features, such as support for achievements and cloud saves. One of the most acclaimed espionage games ever made is thus finally once again available for purchase after almost half a decade in limbo.

WhatsApp users on Android may soon rejoice as a new feature appears to be making its way to the platform - voice message transcription. This feature, which has been available on WhatsApp for iPhone since last year, offers users the convenience of converting voice messages into text, making communication more accessible and convenient, and now it is making its way to WhatsApp for Android.

It's been nearly two years since Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin, retired from crime with his wife Typhoid Mary and literally sailed into the sunset, away from New York City, Hell's Kitchen, and Daredevil. And in June's Giant-Size Daredevil #1, he'll finally cross paths with Matt Murdock again - but this time, he'll have some hellish new powers to challenge the Man Without Fear.

WhatsApp, under Meta's umbrella, is testingout a new feature that will allow users to pin multiple chats and messages simultaneously. This functionality is currently in the testing phase and is available to a beta testers on WhatsApp version 2.24.6.15. With this WhatsApp update, users can pin up to five chats and three messages, enhancing their control over important conversations and information.

Inflexion Games, developer of Victorian fantasy survival crafting game Nightingale, has admitted there are several aspects of the game it's currently «not happy with», following disappointing player numbers at the game's recent launch.

MultiVersus' top 20 most requested characters have been revealed, with Ben 10, Walter White, and Rigby from Regular Show taking up the top three spaces.

A high-profile Pokémon Go player and streamer has had his game account hacked and some of his rarest Pokémon deleted, ruining countless hours of play.

A new fan petition to bring back Insomniac’s canceled multiplayer game has been gathering thousands signatures as enthusiasts are exposed to leaked trailers of the title that has been fully discarded. The game that was being developed for PlayStation consoles was abruptly canceled and the leaked footage online sparked outrage among fans who wanted to experience a bit of the in an interactive medium. The information about the canceled was obtained as part of the giant Insomniac leaks in late 2023.

Scream's original final girl, Neve Campbell, is reprising her role as Sidney Prescott for the upcoming sequel Scream 7. And in another return for the series, it's also been revealed that Scream creator Kevin Williamson will direct the sequel.

Following a lot of comparisons between the two games, the developer of Deep Rock Galactic is trying to get the Helldivers 2 studio's attention to ask for a collaboration.