Team Jackpot, the group that won the Splatoon 3 World Championship in 2024, is having its winning title formally revoked by Nintendo following allegations of misconduct against several of its team members. “It has come to our attention that certain members of team Jackpot, the team that recently won the...
Evo 2024: All the big reveals and announcements
Evo 2024 brings the best fighting game players to Las Vegas this weekend for a three-day tournament. This year’s Evo is the biggest in the event’s history, with more than 10,000 unique competitors facing off in games like Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, Guilty Gear Strive, and Mortal Kombat 1....
PlayStation needs more games like Astro Bot and Lego Horizon Adventures
After playing just 15 minutes of the adorable and smartly designed Astro Bot on PlayStation 5 as part of a Sony preview event earlier in July, I thought to myself, “Why aren’t there more PlayStation games like this?” My initial reaction to Astro Bot is meant as a compliment to...
Early access life sim Palia has become my Stardew-style game of choice
I’ve been spending a good amount of my free time lately in early-access life sim Palia. Since its early access launch, I’ve found myself returning to my human’s comfortable home to garden, hunt, and hang out with friends. Palia has become my Stardew Valley-esque chill game of choice. The idea...
Excuuuuse me, Princess: Link will be playable in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
It’s not often that Link’s gallantry is called into question, but today is one of those sad days. After 38 years of hogging the limelight, the hero in green has finally ceded the starring role in the next Legend of Zelda game to Princess Zelda herself, who will be the...
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond artist opens up about redesigning Samus’ HUD
After five years of relative quiet, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond finally showed up again during this summer’s Nintendo Direct. The gorgeous trailer set the tone with moody music, hostile new settings, and plenty of Space Pirates for intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran to blast into oblivion. In a post on...
Overwatch 2 is teasing its new hero in game — with some big lore implications
Blizzard is teasing the arrival of Overwatch 2’s next hero, a character codenamed Space Ranger, for her arrival in the game’s next season. Earlier this week, alongside the launch of Overwatch 2’s new Transformers crossover, a (somewhat) mysterious object appeared in the game’s Dorado map: an empty escape pod that...
Walmart has discounted the Animal Crossing Switch Lite to its lowest price yet
The Animal Crossing Switch Lite bundle is currently on sale for its lowest price ever at Walmart. This bundle includes a mint green version of the popular Nintendo handheld and a downloadable copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons for just $159 (was $199.99), effectively saving you $100 on the combined...
Overwatch 2’s Transformers crossover will give us Optimus Prime-hardt and Mega-Ramattra
Autobots and Decepticons are coming to Overwatch 2, thanks to a new Transformers crossover that rolls out on July 9. Blizzard Entertainment teased the collab back in June alongside the launch of season 11 of Overwatch 2, and a new trailer for the crossover released Monday confirms who’s going to...
What’s up with Beyond Good and Evil 2?
In June, on the eve of the release of Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition, publisher Ubisoft made a surprising announcement: The sequel to that game, Beyond Good and Evil 2, was still in development, the company said. It was the first official update on the sequel, which...