February 27 is Pokémon’s big 30th anniversary of its original launch in Japan, and while details are slowly trickling in on how Nintendo and Game Freak plan to celebrate, TIME Magazine is already getting into the spirit. The 96-page special edition issue of the magazine is coming out with three different covers, each featuring iconic … Read more
Imagine E.T. snorted your dad off a space toilet. You’d be mad, but there wouldn’t be anything you could do about it. Unless you happened to have an arsenal of powerful alien guns and some tricked-out power armour. This is the story of you, an unassuming kid who just happens to love video games, and … Read more
Have you ever fallen in love? I did nearly a decade ago, with Overwatch, Blizzard’s hero shooter of near-immaculate design. But that relationship sadly became strained, distant even, ever since its decision to move on from those initial glory days and reinvent itself as a sequel. Well, now Overwatch has gone and seduced me all … Read more
We already knew that Overwatch fans were returning in their thousands with the advent of its new name and “story-driven era,” but Overwatch hasn’t just matched its original Steam release-day fervor, it has smashed it, more than doubling the platform’s concurrent peak set back in 2023. You’ll remember that Blizzard’s sequel unfortunately stumbled out of … Read more
When you have a series that’s consistently gotten new games for almost 40 years, you have to think about how younger generations will be able to play them. That, and, of course, thinking about your bottom line, has led every publisher to lean more and more into multiplatform releases. On top of PC ports, Square … Read more
Blizzard Entertainment is just one day away from unveiling the future of Diablo with its 30th Anniversary Spotlight. Just like last week’s gargantuan Overwatch Spotlight, the February 11 presentation is said to show an extended look at new announcements and updates for the classic dungeon-crawling franchise. That means reveals for diablo 4, Diablo 2: Resurrected,and … Read more
If you’re in the process of building out a new gaming PC and you’re looking for CPU recommendations, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D AM5 processor should most definitely be on your shortlist. Amazon is currently offering it for $443.99 with free shipping after a $35 off instant discount. Even better, it comes with a free … Read more
Mewgenics, the cat-breeding tactics roguelike from the developer of The Binding of Isaac, has hit the ground running to say the least. It’s already made back the cost of its roughly seven-year development, blew past internal sales expectations, and is currently approaching the highest peak concurrent player count of Isaac itself – and it only … Read more
Wizards of the Coast has confirmed that it doesn’t “currently” have plans to visit any magical schools besides its own Strixhaven in future sets, suggesting that a Harry Potter collaboration isn’t in the cards for the moment. This comes from a Reddit post from the official WOTC_CommunityTeam Reddit account in response to a thread on … Read more
Magic: The Gathering just had its most financially successful year yet, Hasbro has announced. And it’s largely thanks to its collaborations with other brands, via its Universes Beyond and Secret Lair releases. In its earnings call today, Hasbro revealed that MTG revenue was up 59% year-over-year, in no small part thanks to the Avatar: The … Read more