Pokémon Pokopia is shaping up as Switch 2's system seller
Pokémon Pokopia is pushing console sales as fans abandon their wait-and-see approach to Switch 2. The hybrid life sim is already the highest-rated Pokémon game on Metacritic.
Jake Nguyen Gaming
Video games, esports, gaming industry, and interactive entertainment
Jake Nguyen 
Bungie's Marathon Shows What Good Voice Acting Can Deliver
Marathon's voice-acted NPCs stand in sharp contrast to Arc Raiders' AI-generated alternatives, highlighting the enduring appeal of human performance in games.
Jimmy O'Brien 
Marvel Rivals Cracks Down on Paid Match-Throwing After Community Outrage
Marvel Rivals developer NetEase has issued a zero-tolerance warning against players paid to sabotage matches via third-party bounty websites, threatening permanent account bans.
Priya Narayanan 
Pokémon's Legendary Sea God Gets a Charming Southern Drawl in Pokopia
In a striking departure from how Pokémon games traditionally treat their legendary creatures, Pokémon Pokopia gives players the chance to converse with gods of nature, revealing them to be far more human than expected.
Sophia Vargas 
Sony's PC Strategy Reversal Threatens Studio Caught in the Shift
Sony is abandoning its PC porting strategy after five years, putting acquired studio Nixxes in precarious position and raising questions about corporate strategic mismanagement.
Oliver Pemberton 
What Death Stranding 2 Abandoned Reveals About Kojima's Pandemic Reckoning
Death Stranding 2's newly published art book reveals the game that might have been: mech-suited heroines, cyberpunk exoskeletons, and a narrative that never saw the pandemic coming.
Nina Papadopoulos 
Legacy of Kain remaster succeeds by respecting the original
The newly remastered Legacy of Kain: Defiance shows that the best remasters know when to step back and let classic games breathe.
Sophia Vargas 
Teyon's Slip-Up: Inside the Hunter Leak That Exposed an Unannounced Game
A development build of an unannounced Hunter: The Reckoning game briefly appeared on Steam today after what appears to be a major mistake by Teyon, the studio behind RoboCop: Rogue City.
Jake Nguyen 
KOTOR Remake Still Alive, But Five Years On, Fans Get Only Silence
Five years after announcement, the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic remake has received only an 11-word confirmation that development is ongoing, offering fans little comfort about the troubled project's actual progress.
Zara Mitchell 
Nintendo's Final Mario Galaxy Movie Push: What to Expect from Monday's Direct
Nintendo has announced a movie-focused Direct for Monday, March 9, featuring the final trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie before its April 1 release. Expect new character reveals and celebrity voice talent.
Jake Nguyen 
Diablo 4 Slows Early Levelling for Smoother Progression in Lord of Hatred
Blizzard is flattening Diablo 4's levelling curve with the Lord of Hatred expansion, slowing early progression so players can learn their characters gradually rather than blazing through the first 20 levels in minutes.
Tom Whitfield 
Resident Evil Requiem's Dual Identity: A Franchise Learning to Compromise
Resident Evil Requiem has become a commercial triumph and critical darling, but beneath the praise sits a genuine creative tension: two distinct games working in parallel rather than harmony.
Yuki Tamura 
Marathon Credits Antireal After Art Theft Settlement
Bungie's Marathon launches with a notable credit: the artist whose work the studio used without permission. A settlement resolved the dispute months ago.
Sophia Vargas 
Marathon's Gamble: Bungie's Shooter Launches Into a Market No One Can Crack
Marathon launches today as Bungie's first major new title in over a decade. The $40 extraction shooter enters a volatile live-service market where studio expertise and backing no longer guarantee success.
Aisha Khoury 
Bungie's Review Embargo Request Raises Fresh Questions Over Live-Service Transparency
Bungie has requested that video game critics delay their final reviews of Marathon until the game's Cryo Archive endgame zone releases later this month, echoing a strategy first tested with Destiny over a decade ago.
Priya Narayanan 
Award-Winning Kena Finally Lands on Switch 2 as Sequel Looms
Five years after its original release, Kena: Bridge of Spirits is heading to Nintendo Switch 2 this spring. The port arrives bundled with all post-launch content and arrives just as the studio prepares the game's sequel.
Jake Nguyen 
Pearl Abyss opens the books on Crimson Desert as delays give way to launch
Pearl Abyss is flooding the market with gameplay footage and hands-on previews for Crimson Desert, acknowledging that a decade of delays demands accountability and openness.
Oliver Pemberton 
Diablo 4's Warlock Class Offers Wild New Playstyle for Hell-Bent Players
The Warlock class transforms Diablo 4's magic system by letting players harness demonic power with unprecedented physicality and build flexibility, launching alongside the Lord of Hatred expansion in April.
Daniel Kovac 
Slay the Spire 2 launches into early access with co-op gameplay
Slay the Spire 2 has launched into early access on Steam. The sequel features new and returning characters, a four-player co-op mode, and promises significant content additions throughout its development cycle.
James Callahan 
Fallout Series Proves Games and TV Can Amplify Each Other
The Fallout TV show's success has triggered a remarkable revival in video game sales that extends beyond recent releases to 1997's original, with some older titles seeing consistent interest months after the initial spike.
Yuki Tamura