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It is my favorite day of the year. Today, we celebrate our Royal Rumble day! One of WWE’s longest-running PPVs delivers its 31st installment, and it should be a blast. Like last year’s edition, there will be both a men’s and women’s royal rumble match, and there will be plenty of surprises during the evening.

This year’s event comes to PPV and the WWE Network starting at 4 PM PT / 7 PM ET / 12 AM GMT (January 28); however, there is a Kickoff Show starting two hours prior. As of this writing, there will be two matches on the preshow: one for the Cruiserweight Championship and one for the United States Championship.

Aside from both Royal Rumble matches, there is a lot to look forward to for the January PPV. There are seven championship matches on the card, with only the Raw Tag Team Championship and Intercontinental Championship missing from the show. In total, there are nine matches on the card, and with the Rumble matches usually lasting more than an hour–and with two of them on the card–it’s going to be one long evening of wrestling.

Brock Lesnar shows up to defend his Universal Champion against Finn Balor, the first person to win that title. Hopefully, Lesnar loses and we never see him again (That’s just my hopeful prediction). Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Championship should be a fantastic and highly athletic match, but on the Smackdown side of things, Asuka vs. Becky Lynch for the Smackdown Women’s Championship should be a barn-burner, as both Lynch and Asuka have been killing it on the Tuesday night show. Check out the full match card below.

Royal Rumble 2019 Match Card:

• Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Kalisto vs. Hideo Itami (Cruiserweight Championship: KICKOFF SHOW)
• Rusev (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (United States Championship: KICKOFF SHOW)
• The Bar (c) vs. The Miz & Shane McMahon (Smackdown Tag Team Championship)
• Asuka (c) vs. Becky Lynch (Smackdown Women’s Championship)
• Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Sasha Banks (Raw Women’s Championship)
• Women’s Royal Rumble
• Men’s Royal Rumble
• Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles (WWE Championship)
• Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Finn Balor (Universal Championship)

Below, you’ll find the results for the show, as it happens, from Kickoff Show to the main card to everyone that partakes in both Royal Rumble matches. Stay tuned after the show for our review of all the matches.

Kickoff Show

Bobby Roode & Chad Gable (c) vs. Rezar & Scott Dawson (Raw Tag Team Championships)

Roode and Gable win at 6:52 by pin.

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Monster Hunter World launched one year ago this month, and Capcom is celebrating the occasion with a special in-game anniversary event. The Appreciation Fest is now underway on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, bringing a new assortment of gear to craft, Event Quests to undertake, and more.

The Appreciation Fest runs until February 21. Throughout the event, the Gathering Hub will be decorated with balloons, confetti, and other party favors. All facilities will also offer discounts on in-game items and services, and a special appreciation platter will be available.

Capcom says “almost all” past Event Quests will return during the Appreciation Fest, giving you another opportunity to obtain special gear you may have missed out on. Additionally, there will be new quests featuring even larger and more fearsome versions of monsters, such as the Greatest Jagras. You can find the full Event Quest schedule on the Monster Hunter World website.

Capcom is also offering daily login bonuses and new limited bounties to complete during the Appreciation Fest. These will get you Appreciation Tickets, which you can use to craft the Gala Suit for your hunter and the Star and Star α gear for your Palico. The Handler and Poogie will also have festive new outfits during the event.

You can find more details about the Appreciation Fest here. There is plenty more new content on the way to Monster Hunter World this year. On February 8, The Witcher 3’s Geralt of Rivia will arrive in the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game as a free update (with a PC release set to follow later). Capcom will also release a big Iceborne expansion for the game this fall, which will introduce new monsters, locales, gear, and much more content.

It’s been almost 17 years since the first Kingdom Hearts released for PlayStation 2. While the series may go down in infamy for its, let’s say, difficult-to-follow plot, you can’t deny the impact it has had on its legions of fans. From its beautiful music to its positive messaging about the importance of friendship–and the marriage of two huge franchises–Kingdom Hearts has been a mainstay in millions of people’s lives for almost two decades.

With Kingdom Hearts 3‘s release almost upon us, the video above takes a look back on the history of the series, from its infamous elevator pitch in the building that Disney and Square Enix used to share to the impact it’s had on its millions of fans.

Kingdom Hearts was originally inspired in part by Nintendo’s seminal 3D platformer, Super Mario 64, and some key figures in its creation include Final Fantasy VIII producer Shinji Hashimoto and Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi. Of course, the series vision and came from Final Fantasy VII character designer Tetsuya Nomura, with Kingdom Hearts being the first game he would direct.

In the video above, you can learn all about the development of Kingdom Hearts, from its main series entries to its numerous handheld spin-offs. If you’re looking to get caught up on the story so far before you jump into Kingdom Hearts 3, be sure to check out our extensive recap. You can also check out GameSpot’s review of Kingdom Hearts 3. We gave the game 8/10, calling it “a heartfelt tale of enduring friendship.”