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Data Mining Game Demos Isn’t Fandom, It’s Spoiling...

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2025/10/02

Data mining has been around for years. For those unaware, it’s the practice of digging through the code of PC demos, betas, or unfinished builds of games to extract information developers haven’t made public. Some see it as exciting, an early peek behind the curtain. But for others, myself included, it’s nothing more than a [...] The post Data Mining Game Demos Isn’t Fandom, It’s Spoiling the Fun first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Dan Forden Departs NetherRealm Studios After 37 Years...

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2025/10/02

Longtime sound designer and composer Dan Forden has announced his departure from NetherRealm Studios. Best known to fans as the man behind the iconic “Toasty!” Easter egg in Mortal Kombat, Forden shared the news on Instagram with a heartfelt message reflecting on his decades in the industry. “Wednesday was my last day at NetherRealm,” Forden [...] The post Dan Forden Departs NetherRealm Studios After 37 Years of Mortal Kombat History first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Kirby Air Riders Gets Surprise Course Breakdown From...

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2025/10/02

The Nintendo Switch 2 has many big titles on the way before 2025 ends, with one only two weeks away. Then, in November, two big exclusives drop a few weeks apart from each other. One of those exclusives is Kirby Air Riders, which is the next big game from legendary creator Masahiro Sakurai. A while [...] The post Kirby Air Riders Gets Surprise Course Breakdown From Sakurai first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Pokemon Legends Z-A Drops Overview Trailer

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2025/10/02

Pokemon Legends Z-A is the next big release for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. While it will follow some of what Pokémon Legends Arceus did a few years back, it’s tweaking the formula to be more self-contained, while also expanding on certain elements that the previous spinoff did. Today, Nintendo dropped the overview trailer [...] The post Pokemon Legends Z-A Drops Overview Trailer first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Manga Planet Opens Pre-Orders for Psychedelia Manga...

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2025/10/02

Manga Planet is happy to announce the print release of the Boys’ Love (BL) title Psychedelia by Hidebu Takahashi through the futekiya imprint. The new print editions are now open for pre-order (as of October 2nd) via Kinokuniya USA’s online store, and will be available for early-bird sale at New York Comic Con 2025 from October 9th [...] The post Manga Planet Opens Pre-Orders for Psychedelia Manga Series first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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IDW and Top Shelf Reveal Their October Comic Releases

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2025/10/02

IDW Book and Top Shelf Productions have a number of titles coming your way this month! Below are the new releases you can find across comic shops and their website: Earthdivers Omnibus Writer: Stephen Graham Jones Art: Davide Gianfelice, Riccardo Burchielli, Patricio Delpeche, and Emily Schnall October 7, 2025 The year is 2112, and it’s [...] The post IDW and Top Shelf Reveal Their October Comic Releases first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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AEW Dynamite Recap – 10/1/2025

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2025/10/02

It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means. Tonight, AEW Dynamite celebrated a very special 6th-year anniversary with a two-and-a-half-hour show! Now, before I start my AEW Dynamite Recap, I just wanted to say this: Being able to witness AEW grow year by year felt as though I had taken the role of a proud [...] The post AEW Dynamite Recap – 10/1/2025 first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Monolith Soft Celebrates Anniversary With Special Fan...

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2025/10/02

While Nintendo has many teams under its banner making various impressive 1st party titles, or helping with 3rd party collaborations, many fans point to Monolith Soft as being one of the best within the publisher. The reason for this is that the team knows how to make grand titles with deep stories and characters, and [...] The post Monolith Soft Celebrates Anniversary With Special Fan Poll and Tease About Future first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Tetsudou Musume Railway Girls Project Receives TV Anime

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2025/10/01

It was announced that a TV anime for the Tatsudou Musume Railways Girl Project has been green-lit in honor of its 20th anniversary. The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2026! The anime will focus on four university students who are part of the Train Travel Club, spending their youth traveling around Japan and seeing [...] The post Tetsudou Musume Railway Girls Project Receives TV Anime first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!? Receives TV Anime

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2025/10/01

It was announced that Norishiro-chan and Sakana Uozumi’s Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!? manga series will receive a television anime in 2026. The initial staff and cast were not revealed at this time. The story of Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!? is described as follows: Meet Takuya Seo, an otaku who sits behind [...] The post Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!? Receives TV Anime first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land Receives TV...

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2025/10/01

It was announced that Marukawa’s Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land manga series will receive a television anime adaptation. The initial staff and cast were not revealed at this time. The story of Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land is described as follows: A shoujo fantasy that brings readers into the magical world [...] The post Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land Receives TV Anime first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Matsurika Kanriden Receives TV Anime

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2025/10/01

It was announced that Rinne Ishida and Izumi’s Matsurika Kanriden light novel series will receive a television anime adaptation The initial staff and cast were not revealed at this time. The story of Matsurika Kanriden is described as follows: The story follows a commoner who quickly climbs the ranks in the Inner Palace, thanks to [...] The post Matsurika Kanriden Receives TV Anime first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Manga Planet Announces Closure of Digital Platform in...

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2025/10/01

Manga Planet announced today that they are ceasing the operation of its digital platform effective at the end of March 2026. In the statement released via social media, they stated that the closure is only to the digital side of their business and they will continue to focus on print licenses and print releases through [...] The post Manga Planet Announces Closure of Digital Platform in March 2026 first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Kodansha House Announces Legendary Creator Lineup...

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2025/10/01

Kodansha House has announced its creator lineup featuring some of the biggest names in modern manga! The following mangaka were announced: Atsushi Ohkubo (Fire Force, Soul Eater) Fujita (Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku) Suu Morishita (A Sign of Affection) They will make a rare U.S. appearance to answer questions and sign autographs at the [...] The post Kodansha House Announces Legendary Creator Lineup Featuring Atsushi Ohkubo, Fujita, and Suu Morishita first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Seven Seas Announces Seven New Titles

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2025/10/01

It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means! Seven Seas is back with another dose of their Wonderful Wednesday announcements. Below, you can find what was announced this week! A grieving officer gets up close and personal with a demon king in this full-color and Mature-rated Boys’ Love/#BL manhwa—the long-running supernatural webtoon, finally in print! [...] The post Seven Seas Announces Seven New Titles first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Manta Brings Some Romantic Heat to Your Spooky Season

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2025/10/01

Halloween is almost here, which seems to be a lot of people’s most-loved holiday. Whether it’s the spooky decorations, the chill in the air, or the fact that pumpkin spice is in literally everything, Manta has decided that pumpkin spice wasn’t enough. They wanted to add a little bit of romantic spice for you to [...] The post Manta Brings Some Romantic Heat to Your Spooky Season first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Crunchyroll Adds Shows to Their Fall Anime Lineup

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2025/10/01

Crunchyroll recently announced its initial slate of Fall anime titles. Today, they announced new shows coming to join the previously announced series. Below are the new shows that were added: October 2 My Awkward Senpai (7 AM PT / 10 AM ET) October 4 Digimon Beatbreak (8 AM PT / 11 AM ET) Kingdom Season [...] The post Crunchyroll Adds Shows to Their Fall Anime Lineup first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Exclusive Interview with Hololive Justice’s Artist...

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2025/10/01

Before Anime NYC 2025 and the Hololive English 3rd – All For One Concert back in August, we had an opportunity to interview one of the Hololive talents—namely, the artist with the God Eyes of hololive Justice, Raora Panthera. Myself and Getseliouss asked her questions in regard to streaming, her community, the Chattinos, being involved [...] The post Exclusive Interview with Hololive Justice’s Artist Raora Panthera first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Kindergarten Wars Announces TV Anime And Cast

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2025/10/01

Bandai Namco Filmworks announced Thursday that You Chiba’s Kindergarten Wars manga is receiving an TV anime adaptation. The first two cast members have also been announced, which include Atsumi Tanezaki as Rita and Kentarō Kumagai as Doug. More information is expected to be revealed at Jump Festa 2026 later this year. The series has been [...] The post Kindergarten Wars Announces TV Anime And Cast first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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Spectator Mode Podcast Ep. 202 – Wolverine, ROG Ally,...

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2025/10/01

In this episode of Spectator Mode Podcast, the crew dives into a packed week of gaming news and industry shake-ups. We kick things off with our current playthroughs before jumping into the exciting Wolverine gameplay and Dynasty Warriors 3 Remastered reveal during Sony’s State of Play. Xbox finally confirms the long-rumored ROG Xbox Ally prices, [...] The post Spectator Mode Podcast Ep. 202 – Wolverine, ROG Ally, Code Vein 2, Nintendo Shake-Up, and TGS 2025 first appeared on The Outerhaven.

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