Casting Ryan Hurst as Kratos is 4D chess by Amazon. The man is 6'4", built like a tank, and has the emotional range to play a tortured father (see Sons of Anarchy). But the irony of him going from playing Thor in the game to playing Kratos in the show is legendary. He already knows the lore better than any other actor they could have hired. He doesn't just look the part; he respects the source material. This is going to be the best video game adaptation since The Last of Us.

Okay, the price hurts, but the design of that Pikachu popping out of the Poké Ball is genius. The lightning effects built with bricks? Incredible. This isn't just a toy; it's an art piece. It’s way better than the Mega Construx sets we used to get. I already pre-ordered the Eevee set. Take my money, Nintendo.

I was so excited for LEGO Pokémon until I saw the prices. $650 for the Venusaur/Charizard/Blastoise set?. Are they out of their minds? That is the price of a PS5 Pro. LEGO is pricing out the actual fans. I wanted to build this with my kids, but I can't justify spending a rent payment on plastic bricks. It feels like they are exploiting the nostalgia of millennials who have disposable income.

The game looks incredible, but as a PC gamer, I am already pre-emptively annoyed. Rockstar has this terrible habit of treating the PC community like second-class citizens by releasing the console version a year early. In 2025, there is absolutely no excuse for a staggered release date other than double-dipping on sales. I refuse to buy a PS5 just for one game, but avoiding spoilers for 12 months is going to be impossible. I really hope they break tradition and give us a simultaneous global launch.

I honestly don't care if it takes another two years; let Rockstar cook. People complaining about the wait are the same ones who cried when Cyberpunk 2077 was broken at launch because it was rushed. The trailer alone had more life in it than every Ubisoft game released in the last decade combined. The physics of the hair, the density of the crowds in Vice City, and the satire of social media culture look absolutely next-level. This isn't just a game release; it is a cultural reset waiting to happen.