There are no shiny Pokémon in Pokopia. That’s either a shame or a relief, depending on your attitude toward shiny hunting. Only one of each unique Pokémon exists in the game, and it will never be shiny, so you do not have to agonizingly reset your game again and again in hopes of a slightly … Read more
Revealed yesterday exclusively on IGN, Dark Horse’s newest art book centered around The Legend of Zelda is available for preorder on Amazon as of today. you can reserve your copy of the hardcover The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Secrets of the Zonai Hero’s Edition for $107.64 (it’s usually $119.99) before it … Read more
It’s April Fools’ Day 2026, and that means it’s once again time to comb through another round of the best jokes and pranks the gaming industry has to offer. Social media feeds have already been filled with high-quality, low-quality, and downright confusing gags from AAA and indie games alike. You won’t have to look too … Read more
Sony has announced the PlayStation Plus Monthly games lineup for April 2026, confirming earlier leaks that spilled some — but not all — of the games. Three titles make up the entirety of Sony’s offerings for next month, which will be available to claim from Tuesday, April 7 until Monday, May 4. As previously detailed, … Read more
Fortnite has released its first major update since last month’s devastating layoffs, which left more than 1,000 staff at Epic Games out of work. Today’s additions to battle royale gameplay are comedic yet sizable — and will only last 24 hours. Today is, of course, April Fool’s Day — and Fortnite is leaning into the … Read more
The USPTO has rejected Nintendo’s controversial ‘summon character and let it fight’ Pokémon patent, after it was heavily criticized by IP lawyers last year. In November, the director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ordered a reexamination of the patent after IP lawyers had criticized the US patent system and the USPTO … Read more
Pokémon Go is celebrating April Fool’s Day with a big in-game surprise — and the best part is that it really isn’t a joke. Today sees the long-awaited launch of fan-favorite creature Mimikyu, the ghostly Pokémon who dresses up in a Pikachu costume. Fans have been clamoring for Mimikyu’s release for years, with its continued … Read more
Crimson Desert has now hit the 4 million copies sold mark, two weeks after launch. Pearl Abyss’ open world action adventure launched on March 19 and sold 2 million copies in a day. It then hit 3 million sales in five days, and now, just over a week later, it’s added another million to its … Read more
I love exactly two baseball games: Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball for the SNES, and Backyard Baseball ’97. They came to me at an important time in my youth, when I was voracious for any sports game that included arcadey, approachable action and I still thought baseball was cool. In 2026, I’m happy … Read more
Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series has produced some of the most popular romance books the genre has ever seen. With the release of Onyx Storm last year taking the best-seller charts by storm and a Fourth Wing TV series currently in the works, this sexy fantasy world is quickly becoming a major entertainment franchise. And like … Read more