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High-Rise Invasion Review: Bloody Anime is a Satisfying Character Study

This review contains no spoilers and is based on all 12 episodes of High-Rise Invasion season 1. “I refuse to die. I won’t lose to a world like this.” There’s nothing quite like a good, heightened mystery, especially if it’s working in tandem with something like the horror genre. Audiences have become increasingly savvy towards and desensitized by even the most extreme examples of each genre, which pushes entertainment to go even further.  This isn’t always the right approach, but it can sometimes be just the right kind of crazy and High-Rise Invasion succeeds in finding that balance. The new…
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E3 May be Unnecessary According to New Study of 2020 Game Reveals

Ryan Janes, head of analytics for game analytics group, Fancensus, has posted a story a series of figures on GamesIndustry.biz which he uses to suggest that 2020 has shown that the video game industry has moved beyond the need for E3. The figures are largely based on media coverage and social media engagements which would certainly seem to be one of the best ways to directly compare the impact of this year’s scattered reveals via various digital showcases vs. a more traditional event such as E3. For instance, the first series of figures focus on the media coverage that “bigger…
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