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The Pokémon Company has announced it is exploring the introduction of My Number Card identity verification for select Pokémon TCG product lotteries and official events in Japan, with an August 2026 target for initial rollout. The system will use smartphone IC chip reading to authenticate a player’s identity against their Players Club account, with a specific assurance that the My Number personal identification number itself will not be collected or stored by the company.

Lionsgate confirmed during its recent earnings call that Michael 2 is coming, and it is already further along than anyone outside the studio knew. Motion Picture Chair Adam Fogelson revealed that 25-30% of the sequel has already been shot from footage captured during the original production, giving the studio a significant head start on a follow-up to a film that has earned $704M USD worldwide and is closing in on $1 billion USD.

Following up on her previous single “Rock Music,” Charli xcx continues to chart a cynical, high-concept trajectory with her latest track, “SS26.” Arriving alongside an official music video, the track acts as a dark, danceable premonition wrapped in the vocabulary of luxury fashion cycles.

ALIVEFORM and ACRONYM are officially set to release THE BLADE on May 23, a 3D-printed shoe built around a blade-like silhouette and an open lattice structure that creates airflow across the entire foot.

HUF and Stones Throw Records are releasing a commemorative T-shirt on May 30, 2026, marking the 30th anniversary of one of Los Angeles’ most important independent labels. The tee arrives five days before Peanut Butter Wolf brings the label’s anniversary Japan tour to Osaka and Tokyo for the first time in nearly a decade.

According to a report from Comic Natalie, as translated by MyAnimeList, the studio is creating its first animated project. This announcement about their adaptation of Gigant follows the recent release of Oku’s new manga, Kanrekihime, by just a few months.

Mark Gatiss, known for admiring authors like Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, has created his own detective character, Gabriel Book. Book, who owns an old bookshop, helps the London police solve crimes after World War II using his sharp mind and extensive knowledge of classic literature. The first season of Bookish, which premiered on PBS earlier this year, received a perfect 100% rating from Rotten Tomatoes critics.

According to reports, all three seasons of Jackass, originally shown on MTV, are now available again on Paramount+. Johnny Knoxville and the Jackass crew had asked for the show to be taken down from streaming services last year because they weren’t satisfied with how it looked. They wanted to go back and fix some of the original creative parts that had been changed over time.

The Sega Genesis had a lot of great games, but some were notoriously hard. Titles like Ghouls ‘N Ghosts and Ecco the Dolphin were so challenging that many players couldn’t finish them, and they remain difficult even today.

Though The Mandalorian and Grogu maintains the spirit of the original Star Wars movies, this latest installment ventures into a fresh and exciting part of the galaxy. Its distinctive look, compelling story, and intriguing possibilities left some viewers expecting a scene after the credits. While there isn’t one, the fantastic music playing during the credits makes it well worth staying until the very end.