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
If you want to recreate retro arcade gaming at home but don’t have the time, expertise, or money to set up your own cabinet, Arcade1Up cabinets are your best bet. These cabinets are 3:4 scale replicas of the original product, complete with officially licensed artwork and preloaded with multiple games. Besides Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, … Read more
Update (3/31 at 3:54pm PT) – The Call of Duty Studio Community Teams Took to “We know a lot of players enjoy them, but we’ve scaled back the 4/20 celebrations this year to a single bundle for fans of the Half Baked movie,” the teams wrote. “No events or LTMs this time.” In 2025, Call … Read more
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is here, and there are many great video game deals out there. You can save on plenty of PS5 games, Switch games, and accessories. However, one of the best gaming deals available today is the Luke and Jamie Street Fighter 6 amiibo for $9.99 a piece, and it’s not even an … Read more
It’s March 31 as I write this here in the States, and April 1 already in a number of other countries. That means here in the IGN newsroom, we’re being extra careful about inadvertently falling for news tricks – fake stories, silly goofs from companies, and so forth. Most of the ones I’ve seen so … Read more