After a successful launch weekend, Pokopia has become one of the best-selling Pokémon spin-offs ever
It is fair to say Nintendo’s new Animal Crossing-like Pokémon Pokopia has had a pretty darn successful launch. Read more
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“We’re going to lay off 1,000 people and that’s going to be on you”: Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan says redundancy ultimatum led to his Blizzard exit
Former Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has said his 2021 departure from Blizzard followed an ultimatum about redundancies which “ultimately broke” his resolve and led him towards the exit door. The developer frames that moment as the culmination of a number…
PlayerUnknown reckons he can take back the term ‘metaverse’ because ‘It’s just been co-opted by certain people… like, I still use Twitter because f**k [Elon Musk]’
Remember, hang on a second, let me check… three years ago? Back then, our entire executive class was possessed of the same mental malady: a curious fixation on words like “blockchain,” “NFT,” “Web3,” and “Metaverse.” Those dark days are behind…
Video Games With Loot Boxes Will Now Have a 16 Age Rating Across Europe as Part of Huge PEGI Shakeup
The Pan-European Game Information age-ratings body — better known as PEGI, the European equivalent of the ESRB — is revising how games are rated in Europe. From July 2026, four new categories will be added to PEGI’s classification options to…
Microsoft is paving more PC roads to Project Helix, releasing a Windows 11 Xbox Mode in April for laptops and desktops
Perhaps setting the groundwork for the future launch of Microsoft’s Project Helix, Windows users will be getting access to a dedicated Xbox mode this April. This will work on laptops, desktops, and tablets, according to Microsoft. As announced via the…
55 years ago, The Andromeda Strain put the science in science fiction
After the overwhelming success ofThe Sound of Music (1965), Robert Wise kept up the momentum with a string of excellent releases. The epic war film Sand Pebbles (1966) and the musical drama Star! (1968) received a warm critical reception, while…
Hit Manga Chainsaw Man Will End Soon, Viz Media Confirms
The hit manga Chainsaw Man from creator Tatsuki Fujimoto will soon end, according to VIZ Media in a quote provided to io9. The 231st chapter of the series confused fans on release, given an abrupt and unexplained change to the…
‘This Is An Xbox’ Announcement Looks to Have Been Pulled Offline, After New Gaming Boss Asha Sharma Takes Charge
The official announcement of Microsoft’s “This Is An Xbox” marketing campaign is no longer accessible online, and appears to have been removed at some point in the last two weeks. The promotional campaign, begun in November 2024, was meant to…
Oscars on High Alert as FBI Warns Police Departments in California That Iran Could Retaliate for U.S. Attacks by Launching Drones at the West Coast
The Oscars is on high alert amid an FBI warning of a potential Iran drone attack on California in retaliation for the war. According to ABC News, the FBI warned police departments in California that Iran could retaliate for American…
WoW’s Horde/Alliance split was ‘really controversial’, says Jeff Kaplan, to the point where it was only locked in 9-12 months before the game’s launch
The factions of World of Warcraft don’t mean as much nowadays—which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. MMOs are having a tough enough time without splitting their playerbase and, furthermore, Azeroth has faced so many cosmic threats that continuing the faction…