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Nintendo Reportedly has no Chance of Victory Against Palworld Makers Pocketpair as Two-Year Legal Battle Nears its Close
When Palworld was first revealed back in 2024, though no one could have predicted how much of a hit game the would become, everyone predicted that Nintendo would try to do something to stop that from happening. It wasn't long until an investigation, followed by an official lawsuit from Nintendo...
Everything Announced At The UploadVR Showcase - Summer 2026
The UploadVR Showcase - Summer 2026 has come and gone, and with that came a killer lineup of VR games that brought a little bit of something for everyone.
Shadow Of The Colossus Creator Wanted To Remake Ico With Bluepoint Before Its Closure
Everyone was saddened when Bluepoint was shut down, but none more so than Fumito Ueda, who was hoping could work on a remake of Ico with them.
Xbox's New Startup Animation Is Now Live For Everyone, Plus Four Other New Features
Or at least, it should be. Over the past couple of days, we've noticed numerous people pointing out that they've received the new Xbox startup animation on their consoles, and after looking into it a bit further, it turns out this happened on Wednesday. This was part of a public Xbox system update...
Gotta Fetch 'Em All! Your Pet Will Love Pokémon's Latest Merch Line
Well, your cat will probably tolerate it. Pokémon merch has extended to basically every facet of our lives by this point, but one section that's remained relatively untouched is our beloved pets. How are we supposed to let everyone know that we're the biggest Poké fan in the world when out on a...
Weekend Update – We are continuing to work on Solarpunk with full energy
Hey everyone, we would like to give you a quick update before the weekend. Right now, we are fully focused on improving Solarpunk. We also want to share a roadmap with you, but preparing something like that properly takes time — and at the moment, we are putting that time mainly into important...
Out in Late October, Phantom Blade Zero Dev Doesn't Care How Close It Is to GTA 6
"We don't even think of the competition". One of the running themes from last week's gaming events was how everyone is trying to avoid October and November release dates, in order to give themselves as much breathing space as possible before GTA 6 arrives. What that's actually resulted in is an...
Ultrapool brings some Balatro-like brain teasing to the baize
Regular readers will know that the Balatro-like has become a supreme sub-genre since LocalThunk's hypnotic roguelike captured everyone's attention back in 2022. On an almost weekly basis, it feels like we see something new that's reading from that particular playbook. Ultrapool is the latest effort...
Why Platform Wars Shape the Way Players Experience Fortnite’s Universe
When Fortnite first exploded onto the scene, it felt like each match invited everyone in, console, PC, and mobile players converging in the same lively playground. But underneath those neon-lit battles, the fight between gaming platforms turned into the real arena. Today, decisions made by Sony,...
Nintendo Music Adds The Wii Sports Resort Soundtrack Today
Get ready for Nintendo Switch Sports Resort. Wuhu Island is back later this year in Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, and to get everyone ready, Nintendo has today added the original Wii Sports Resort soundtrack to Nintendo Music. This soundtrack contains a total of 99 tracks and has a run time of 1...
New Xbox Exec Advocates For Something Everyone Hates To Help Save Gaming
Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball believes one way to help revitalize gaming is through something most people do not care for: in-game ads. Speaking to The Game Business, Ball said there exists a "two-sided problem" in the modern gaming space. Development costs for many games are now "way...
'AI Can Help Our Team Get to the Right Answers Faster': Tomb Raider PS5's Controversy Explained
"We'll make sure the finished content is human-crafted". I think this last week, more than any other, has proved to me that AI – and specifically generative AI – is an issue in gaming we’re increasingly going to need to confront head-on. Now I think it’s important to underline that everyone has...
I just started Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and I already see why everyone gets a flight stick for it — so here's what I'm getting and why
I've just got into Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and it's already clear how much value even a budget flight stick is to the experience. Here's what I'm getting and why.
Everyone, including Amazon, is being extremely weird about the Lord of the Rings MMO
The Amazon Lord of the Rings MMO non-cancelation/cancelation thing has been super weird, and Amazon executives continue to be super weird about it, which is leading the games industry to be even weirder about it, all for a game we’re probably never getting anyway. As we’ve been covering, when...
"Not only viable but quite enjoyable": I used Windows 11 with 8GB of RAM to see if it's as bad as everyone says
I'm seeing a lot of negativity recently about running Windows 11 on 8GB of RAM, so I thought I'd test it out myself to see what the experience is really like. Here's what I found out.
For Palworld 1.0, one dev would "force wipe everyone" if he could just because players "will realistically be missing out on content" if they don't start over
But don't worry, Bucky doesn't have that power
The Number Of Steam Next Fest Demos This Month Is Too Damn High
As Not-E3 season starts to wind down and everyone's wishlist starts to look crowded with games scheduled for September and October, the next big event on the calendar is Steam Next Fest. The second of three planned week-long demo showcases for 2026, Next Fest is positioned to provide an early taste...
$140 Dune Sandworm Lego set leaked and it’s massive
Dune fans are about to get a brand new Lego set to enjoy, this time in the form of everyone’s worst nightmare, the Sandworm.
Microsoft's search lead unveils a Bing 'kill switch' for Copilot AI answers: "Not everyone wants AI for everything"
Microsoft gives Bing users more control with a new extension that lets users remove AI-generated answers.
Stellaris Dev Diary #424 - Nomads and 4.4 'Pegasus' Preliminary Release Notes
by Eladrin Hi everyone! The Stellaris 4.4 ‘Pegasus’ update and Nomads are releasing next Monday, June 15th. Today we have the preliminary release notes, the last Spinal Mount, the new Achievements, and information about today’s Dev Q&A. We’ll have some last minute fixes and adjustments going into...
Monthly Decals for June!
Hey again everyone! We’re happy to be back with some new unlockable decals for June! We have a handful of new inscriptions this time around, all three of which were suggested by you! So as always keep the suggestions coming, if the decal is fitting and interesting we try and work them into future...
Amazon's streaming plan is confusing everyone again, as the platform chooses to send Project Hail Mary to MGM add-on channel before Prime Video
Amazon's Project Hail Mary has finally set a streaming release date
Mid-Season Playtime Event! (ft. Magnus)
Hello Lumia Island survivors! Mid-season is here, and so is a brand-new playtime mission event featuring everyone's favorite biker, Magnus! Clear the missions during the event period to unlock some awesome Magnus emotes. Team up and secure that win! 1. Event Period - Thursday, June 11th after...
Land of Arielia piles dragons, pets, and everything else into one big adventure
Land of Arielia has a dragon hunt, flying mounts, pet hatching, an open world, idle farms, and a fishing minigame. If you've played anything in the last five years, you've probably done most of this before. That's fine. So has everyone else. The setup involves dragons shaping a continent, then...
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