Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard in shocking deal

Microsoft announced its upcoming acquisition of Activision Blizzard and what will come with it.

Trash         January 18, 2022

Kirby and the Forgotten Land gives the pink puffball a release date and a gun

Kirby and the Forgotten Land just got a new trailer featuring the game's release date, co-op gameplay, and new abilities.

Trash         January 12, 2022

A Yakuza fan is on a quest to translate the series’ rarest games

A Yakuza fan is on a quest to translate the series' PSP games, which have never been available in the West.

Gaming         January 12, 2022

Fortnite is about to get very, very frightening with thunderbolts and lightning

Fortnite received a new update that introduces dynamic weather conditions and an all-new weapon.

Trash         January 11, 2022

Shin Megami Tensei V’s demon designer explains what goes into making monsters

Shin Megami Tensei's demon designer Masayuki Doi breaks down his monster designs and what goes into creating them.

Gaming         January 11, 2022

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl review: A fighter with its eggs in one basket

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a promising new platform fighter with great combat. However, it's lacking in other areas.

Gaming         January 11, 2022

E3 2022 won’t happen in-person (and Summer Game Fest has already clapped back)

The ESA announced that E3 2022 will be another online-only event, much like the 2021 show.

Trash         January 6, 2022

Arcade1Up launches new Pro Series cabinets starting with Killer Instinct

Arcade1Up announced new machines for 2022 at CES, which include a new Pro Series line of arcade cabinets.

Trash         January 6, 2022

Castlevania’s 35th anniversary brings NFTs, not games

Konami is venturing into the world of NFTs with a new Castlevania collection, and it's just the beginning.

Trash         January 6, 2022

Xbox is working on reactivating mistakenly disabled dev mode accounts

Xbox dev mode accounts mistakenly being disabled have caused a stir with users. Xbox is looking to fix the issue.

Trash         January 5, 2022

Halo Infinite speedrunners are already beating the game in 30 minutes

Halo Infinite's speedrunners have already found out how to beat the game in under 30 minutes thanks to the grappling hook.

Trash         January 3, 2022

Persona 5 Strikers and more are coming to PS Plus in January

PlayStation announced its new PlayStation Plus titles for January, which includes Persona 5 Strikers.

Trash         December 29, 2021

Sonic the Hedgehog gets the Lego treatment to kick off 2022

Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the world of Lego with his own playset featuring Badniks, Eggman, and power-ups.

Trash         December 28, 2021

Sonic Frontiers’ open-world pivot is exactly what the series needs

Sonic has been through more evolutions than any game character, but open-world may be the perfect next step for him.

Opinion         December 26, 2021

The pandemic forced fighting games to grow up in 2021

Fighting games finally saw growth in recent years, despite being a genre left in the dark ages for so long.

Opinion         December 24, 2021

Dead by Daylight is bringing The Ring to its horrifying world

The newest Dead by Daylight chapter will feature the iconic Japanese horror series Ringu.

Trash         December 14, 2021

Sonic Frontiers is basically Breath of the Wild with hedgehogs

The Game Awards gave us our first real look at the next Sonic the Hedgehog game and movie.

Trash         December 9, 2021

Star Wars Eclipse is a new game being developed by Quantic Dream

A new Star Wars game is on the horizon from Quantic Dream, the developers behind games like Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human.

Trash         December 9, 2021

Watch now: The 2021 Game Awards

Trash         December 9, 2021

The Game Awards 2021: How to watch and what to expect

The Game Awards 2021 are right around the corner and said to be chock-full of new announcements. Here's how to watch and what to expect.

Gaming         December 9, 2021

Garfield and lasagna are coming to Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl

The latest character to join Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl is revealed to be the lasagna-loving cat, Garfield.

Trash         December 7, 2021

Street Fighter 5 is one of gaming’s best redemption stories

After five years, Street Fighter 5 has finally reached its end. The road it traveled wasn't the smoothest, but its journey was an interesting one.

Gaming         December 5, 2021

Get $450 worth of games and save the planet with this charity bundle

You can get 66 indie games from Future Friends Games and Plant Based Gaming's charity bundle via itch.io.

Trash         December 3, 2021

An unreleased Mortal Kombat game has popped up on eBay

A copy of an unreleased Mortal Kombat spinoff game is currently being sold on eBay by one of its original designers.

Trash         November 30, 2021

The best casual social games for groups this holiday season

If you're looking for good casual games to play at your next gathering, look no further. We've found some of the best around.

Gaming         November 27, 2021

Nintendo is officially sponsoring a Smash Bros tournament series

Nintendo is licensing a Super Smash Bros tournament series for the first time ever, in a partnership with Panda Global.

Trash         November 18, 2021

Sifu is releasing earlier than promised on PlayStation

PlayStation and Sloclap announced that Sifu is coming two weeks earlier than originally expected to PlayStation consoles.

Trash         November 18, 2021

Xbox adds over 70 classic games to its backward-compatibility library

Xbox announced the addition of more than 70 new titles to its backward-compatibility library for Xbox One and Series X/S.

Trash         November 15, 2021

Outriders gets a free update tomorrow, new story content in 2022

Outriders is getting a free update with quality of life fixes, plus a larger DLC with story content.

Trash         November 15, 2021

Far Cry 6 gets an October release date and new gameplay trailer

Far Cry 6 is finally coming out this October after a yearlong delay. A new gameplay trailer was also released.

News         November 11, 2021

Nintendo games are officially becoming high school esports

Nintendo and youth esports organization PlayVS are partnering up to bring Splatoon and Super Smash Bros to varsity leagues.

News         November 11, 2021

Blizzcon 2021 has been canceled, will return with a hybrid format in 2022

BlizzCon executive producer Saralyn Smith has just confirmed via a BlizzCon site update that the event has been canceled for 2021.

News         November 11, 2021

Resident Evil DLC characters are coming to Dead by Daylight

Dead by Daylight's new chapter is revealed to be including Resident Evil's Leon Kennedy, Jill Valentine, and Nemesis along with a Raccoon City map.

News         November 11, 2021

Dead batteries push the Playdate’s launch date to 2022

The unique new handheld console called the Playdate just had its initial late 2021 release delayed to 2022.

Trash         November 11, 2021