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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Revealed

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Nintendo has officially announced the newest iteration of its landmark Japanese role-playing game, Xenoblade Chronicles with Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (or Xenoblade 3 in Japan). The landmark JRPG franchise got its start on the Nintendo Wii and found its footing with the incredible Xenoblade Chronicles 2 . Nintendo unveiled Xenoblade Chronicles 3 on February 9, 2022, as the last big announcement during the Nintendo direct. We do not know anything about the game and speculating from a 2.5-minute trailer and a bunch of screenshots is a fool’s errand, so here is what Nintendo said about the game . A vast world awaits in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 , the next game in the acclaimed RPG series from developer MONOLITHSOFT. Players will step into the roles of protagonists Noah and Mio amid turmoil between the hostile nations of Keves and Agnus. Six characters hailing from those nations will take part in a grand tale with “life” as its central theme. Explore a new world that will connect the futures
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Nintendo Switch Surpasses 100 million Consoles Lifetime for Q3 FY 2022

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Watch out DS, the Switch is coming for you!! As a publicly-traded company whose primary business operation is videogames, Nintendo releases software and hardware sales regularly. Here is the website  of the latest financial statement for the third quarter of the 2021/22 fiscal year. 3rd Quarter FY 2021/22 Switch Hardware: 10.67 million Switch Software: 179.29 million  Lifetime to Date (LTD) Switch Hardware: 103.54 million Switch Software: 766.41 million As you can see with the lifetime to date number, Nintendo finally did it, it became the fourth Nintendo hardware ever to surpass one hundred million units. At 103.54 million LTD is surpasses the Nintendo Wii and the Sony PlayStation 1 in just under five years. As of February 3, 2022, the Nintendo Switch is the third highest-selling Nintendo console ever. Nintendo Switch could catch up to the Nintendo Game Boy (and Sony PlayStation 4) quickly since the console is still selling incredibly well, hugely different sales curve than numerous N
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Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard

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The press release image of the purchase By now, you have heard the news that Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard. If not, read the full press release here  that shook the world. The situation summarizes that Microsoft, the company behind the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X did a buyout of Activision Blizzard for $95.00 a share, totaling $68.7 billion in an all-cash purchase, bringing their 10,000 employees into Microsoft. Activision Blizzard is one of the oldest gaming companies in the industry with a wealth of well-known franchises such as Warcraft , Diablo , Overwatch , Call of Duty , Crash Bandicoot , Tony Hawk Pro Skater , and Candy Crush . Microsoft can initiate this purchase because they are one of the most cash-rich companies on the planet, with over $130.6 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments (Microsoft, 2021), thanks to the incredibly successful transition to software-as-a-service (SAAS) and the Azure cloud platform. They are a duopoly of enterprise c
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Second Master’s Degree Obtained

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My newest Alma Mater, San Jose State University In December 2021, I officially finished my second master’s degree, the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree from San Jose State University (SJSU). It is a wonderful achievement because, in this program, I graduated with a 4.0 GPA while working full time in my current academic library. I never imagined that I would graduate with a second master’s, forget thinking that I would graduate with a second master’s degree with straight A’s while working full time. The journey to an MLIS is an interesting one, here is a little of the story behind it. At an academic library, my job duties include marketing, outreach, photography, public relations, event planning, and a much longer laundry list of job duties. I planned an event several years ago in my academic library called, “The Living Library: Beyond Stereotypes,” with one of the librarians. In this event, we have guests talk about their unique journey called “books,” and the
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Manga Review: Saikyou no Kurokishi♂, Sentou Maid♀ ni Tenshoku shimashita

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Here is the main character, Maria, looking cute and cool Saikyou no Kurokishi♂, Sentou Maid♀ ni Tenshoku shimashita Manga Adaptation by: Kazahana Chiruwo Original Writer: Momokado Isshin Japanese name: 最強の黒騎士♂、戦闘メイド♀に転職しました English Translation: From the Strongest Dark Knight ♂, Changed Job into Combat Maid ♀ 6 Volumes, Ongoing (Not Licensed in North America) Original Run 2018 – Current You do not get second chances in life. The series Saikyou no Kurokishi♂, Sentou Maid♀ ni Tenshoku shimashita (which I will shorten to Saikyou no Kurokishi in future references) is all about second chances. Saikyou no Kurokishi started as a web novel by Kazahana Chiruwo that got popular enough to have a Light Novel adaptation. The light novels got popular enough to get adapted into an immensely popular manga; hopefully, it will get an anime adaptation soon. This manga is much better than it has any right to be. It could have devolved into the standard themes and elements of gender-bending manga, but it
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Review (Nintendo Switch)

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Xenoblade 2 Title with Rex and Mythra Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (ゼノブレイド2) Developer : Monolith Soft Publisher Nintendo Genre: Japanese Role-Playing Game Release Date: December 1, 2017 What would your life be like if you had ultimate power and immortality? That is a question many of us ponder as a thought experiment, and one of the many themes running throughout Xenoblade Chronicles 2 . This game was originally released near the beginning of the Nintendo Switch's lifetime; Xenoblade Chronicles 2 set the stage for Nintendo's latest console to be the premiere console for Japanese role-playing games. The game was released as a critical darling and a huge fan favorite, becoming the highest-selling Monolith Soft game ever, growing the Xenoblade franchise as one of the premier JRPG franchises. Let us explore one of the best Japanese RPGs ever made in our review of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 . Taking a note from Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest , Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has little attachment
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Manga Review: Okusama ga Seito Kaichou

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Rin Misumi and Ui Wakana, the two main girls of Okusama ga Seito Kaichou Okusama ga Seito Kaichou Original Manga by: Yumi Nakata Japanese name: おくさまが生徒会長！ English Translation: My Wife is the Student Council President 13 Volumes (Not Licensed in North America) Original Run 2012 – 2018  What happens if one of the most beautiful and charismatic girls in the school turns out to be a childhood friend and fiancé? That equally improbable and impossible scenario is the basis for the long-running ecchi manga Okusama ga Seito Kaichou. The manga originally released in the monthly shonen anthology Monthly Comic Rex (REXコミックス), and it was such a racy series that it became the first manga in that long-running anthology to get censored magazine spreads. The manga would produce two seasons of anime and become the highest-selling manga ever for Yumi Nakata, the manga artist, and writer. This manga would have extraordinarily strong highs and strong lows. Depending on who you like among the two main
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