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- $700,000 in Kickstarter booty says Sid Meier's Pirates! sickos are fully on board with this first-person, open world, and "most importantly - authentic" take on nautical history that's lacking in Sea of Thieves and Black Flag
- James Gunn's Superman actor David Corenswet compares Man of Steel's Zack Snyder and Henry Cavill to Christopher Nolan's Batman because they showed "a side of Superman that hadn't been explored on the big screen"
- James Gunn says he would not have made a Superman movie if he hadn't found the right actor: "I don't know if anybody I've worked with before would've been able to do this stuff, besides maybe Chris Pratt"
- Valve "cracked the problem that Netflix was struggling with" using diehard gamers and their backlogs, Steam expert says: "You get access to a bunch of drunken sailors who spend money irresponsibly"
- Netflix says that over 50% of subscribers watch anime – and it's all thanks to hit shows like Jujutsu Kaisen and Sakamoto Days
- EU publisher group addresses Stop Killing Games movement in early double down: killing online games "must be an option," and this proposal would make them "prohibitively expensive to create"
- "Romero Games is not closed": After reports of layoffs caused by Microsoft, Romero Games says it did lose funding but has now heard from "several publishers interested in helping us"
- The number of retro handhelds out there is frankly terrifying, but here are three I'd hit first over Prime Day
- BBC Sherlock creator says "no" to bringing back Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman for a revival: "What would be the point?"
- I have an outrageous amount of Switch 2 accessories, but all the ones I really want are under $25 for Prime Day
- Subnautica studio co-founder speaks on "shock" dismissal, says "we know that the game is ready" – "To find that I'm no longer able to work at the company I started stings"
- With Monster Hunter Wilds "Overwhelmingly Negative" in recent Steam reviews due to optimization, Capcom cancels panel on "everything you need to know about optimization" following statement on dev harassment
- Where to buy Nintendo Switch 2 this Prime Day (and all the biggest deals for lucky owners)
- "Make games and die. That's my plan": Coincidence's Zach Barth on making games about making things, a year of teaching, and being in it for the long haul
- I'm so sorry to Squishmallows fans, because these big discounts on Pokemon plushies and more are gonna cost you
- "It is a turning point in our universe": Gearbox explains Borderlands 4's deliberately less-stupid story, and it feels weird to actually be interested in a Borderlands plot
- Mecha Break review: "This mech battler makes up for lacking customization with a varied roster that lets me live out my Evangelion fantasy"
- Jensen Ackles jokes that reuniting with former Supernatural co-stars on The Boys season 5 is like "inviting your friends over someone else’s house for dinner": "I was like, 'Listen, guys, don't make me look bad"
- Horse girl gacha gamers are so obsessed with pink racer Haru Urara that the farm that owns the real-life horse she's based on, who never won a single race, had to respond
- So many World of Warcraft veterans and top streamers are trying Old School RuneScape that even Jagex has noticed, and the gap in MMO muscle memory is hilarious: "Chat I'm freaking out"
- I've searched every retailer, and none of them beat these six Prime Day CPU deals at Amazon
- James Gunn's Superman looks like a comics-accurate take on the Man of Steel at last – but will it be enough to revive DC at the box office?
- Despite the 8-year hiatus, Capcom has called Mega Man "one of our most important IPs"
- Cyberpunk Edgerunners season 2: Everything we know about CD Projekt Red's anime
- This Corsair headset was already cheap, but now it's down to a record-low price ahead of Prime Day
- 17 years after it was released, I'm tracing Undertale and Deltarune's origins back to Toby Fox's spooky Earthbound mod
- A Super Mario lore specialist issues an important correction: "Mario does not 'die and go to hell' - he is sent there directly while still alive"
- Do I need to watch any movies or TV shows before Superman?
- Fans of The Dark Knight, listen up: this awesome Lego Batman set has never been cheaper
- The Rising of the Shield Hero season 4 release schedule: when is episode 1 on Crunchyroll?
- James Gunn says there are three comic book origins he never wants to see in a superhero movie again – including that deeply upsetting Batman scene: "Who cares?"
- Dune: Awakening will finally reward your personal contributions in Landsraad thanks to a "game changer" update
- All Destiny 2 Edge of Fate Exotic weapons and armor we know about so far
- Baldur's Gate 3 Karlach actor says the biggest misconception around the Tiefling is that she's a "sweet" and "happy-go-lucky person": "She was a piece of work in hell"
- My PS5 game backlog is already ridiculous but these early Prime Day deals are about to make it worse
- The best Amazon Prime Day deals for gamers 2025 - top early discounts across PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PC
- A former Hytale dev is bringing other veterans let go from Hypixel Studios onboard to make a fantasy-themed Hytale mode for their eldritch horror survival sandbox game
- All the Superman movies ranked from worst to best, ahead of James Gunn's upcoming DC movie
- I'm a huge reMarkable fan, but this Kindle Scribe Prime Day deal is too good to ignore
- A couple of legendary board games just dropped in price by almost 50%
- 25 years later, Final Fantasy 9's stylized visuals have ensured it's aged brilliantly without a remake
- The factions of Mecha Break explained
- Scarlett Johansson tops $14.8 billion at the worldwide box office to become the highest-grossing Hollywood actor of all time, beating Marvel co-stars Robert Downey Jr. and Zoe Saldaña
- After almost 2 years of waiting, Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 is officially in production, with one star teasing "the battle scenes are on a whole different level"
- One-Punch Man fans are fearing the worst after a trailer no-show just 90 days out from season 3: "Might be the most mismanaged IP on Earth"
- Death Stranding 2 players reach "breaking point for hating signs" as devious porters place speed boosts in inconvenient places: "I ran over a quokka because of one of those signs... I was devastated"
- Final Fantasy 9 celebrates 25th anniversary with a short video, not news of the long-awaited JRPG remake fans wanted: "Do the remake already or leave me alone, Square Enix"
- Superman directors James Gunn and Zack Snyder made surprise hilarious cameos in Rick and Morty season 8, and "there was no pushback or bristling" from either of them
- Marvel's Blade reboot star Mahershala Ali dodges MCU question: "Leave me out of it"
- Demon Slayer Infinity Castle's rumored runtime makes it one of the longest anime movies ever
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners showrunner is already preparing us for heartbreak and "sadness" in season 2 as CD Projekt Red says it's coming "in due time"
- Eagle-eyed Nintendo fans have spotted a number of unreleased N64 classics in a Switch Online promo video, including Super Smash Bros and Donkey Kong 64
- The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann joins the chorus of industry praise for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 after rolling credits: "One of the most moving, creative stories I played in a long time"
- July 6
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- Former PlayStation boss says $200 million AAA budgets mean publishers greenlight fewer games: "Something that has to be done"
- Nintendo employed "so many incredible people," even a legendary Star Fox and Zelda dev had an "inferiority complex" during his 32-year stay at the company
- Ingenious Tears of the Kingdom player spends 3 glitchy hours bringing Purah, Paya, and a fake Zelda from across the map all for the perfect photo for Link's wall
- These are the desk accessories under $50 I couldn't live without, and you bet I'm watching them like a hawk this Prime Day
- If Elden Ring Nightreign wants to keep me around to buy DLC, it needs to lean into Dark Souls so much more
- Dishonored and Prey studio founder thinks Xbox Game Pass "is an unsustainable model" that's been "damaging the industry for a decade"
- An easily missed Ironheart finale detail could tease a terrifying future for Riri Williams and The Hood
- Denzel Washington might be taking the plunge again with one of his best roles in Crimson Tide 2
- Star Wars fans are debating the best Andor monologues, and it's almost impossible to choose
- One Marvel fan has made an incredibly odd observation about Doctor Strange in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame
- July 5
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- I’ve seen countless crime dramas, but Netflix’s Dept. Q and Poker Face season 2 are rewriting the sidekick archetype for the better
- With Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox, hopium for a Halo crossover is at an all-time high even if some divers are really against the idea
- David Corenswet has a favorite DC character he'd like Superman to meet next, and we're totally on board with it
- Squid Game VIP actor says his lines were dubbed over in response to criticism: "What's being played here isn't my voice"
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 is officially happening with CDPR and Studio Trigger back for the "standalone 10-episode story from the world of Cyberpunk 2077"
- After unconfirmed rumors of an Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2, Star Wars fans are sharing what they want to see
- Despite layoffs at Xbox's Rare, Crash Bandicoot 4 and Spyro remake devs are reportedly among the studios "really interested" in a new Banjo-Kazooie game
- Tiny Chef is saved, but immediately loses all goodwill by ordering a pineapple pizza
- New Tom Cruise underwater action thriller reportedly put on pause after budget spirals to $275m
- Marvel Rivals has thousands of comic book characters to choose from, so the devs are taking notes from player feedback: "We consider these votes to be highly valuable"
- July 4
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- Flydigi Vader 4 Pro review: “I’ve never run into as many issues with one gamepad as I have with this”
- Prime Day doesn't always provide retro console riches, but here are three gadgets I'd actually grab
- I'm glad the heatwave is over, because if it wasn't I'd think I hallucinated these weird Death Stranding 2 moments, from dancing dolls to sci-fi directors fighting while making pizza
- As Hollow Knight: Silksong gets 7 new Steam updates in less than a week, the SKONG community reaches levels of cope hitherto unseen: "The wait is almost over"
- Is James Gunn's Superman linked to Justice League and the rest of the DCEU? The new superhero movie's canon, explained
- Mods in Mecha Break and how to get them explained
- The legendary SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless is the headset I'd watch this Prime Day
- 2 years and one Switch 2 release later, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom hoarders are still celebrating their item duping glitches making it past Nintendo's patches
- Sun, sea, and strained relationships: Andor's Fiona Shaw and Barbie's Emma Mackey play a mother and daughter on the brink in new drama Hot Milk
- I've built three gaming PCs with these screwdriver kits, and you don't need to waste your money on anything more expensive
- Death Stranding 2 is actually Australian Truck Simulator in disguise, and it's because Sam Porter Bridges is not a man: he's a truck
- The Silent Hill f writer's debut game was basically the original Doki Doki Literature Club, and it's still terrifying me 23 years later
- Helldivers 2 is "definitely not" coming to Game Pass despite its Xbox launch, and there are "no plans" for cross progression, but most players are just happy to be getting reinforcements
- Going on vacation? Here are the best travel board games to take with you
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 master laughs in the face of the RPG's challenge modifiers, as not even the game's toughest boss with 100 times more health can withstand 1.4 trillion damage
- Perfect Dark Joanna Dark actor calls for a Hi-Fi Rush-style revival after Microsoft cancels the reboot, as Starfield and Deus Ex star reveals his scrapped role will cost him "thousands of dollars"
- This HYTE and Bandai Namco Gundam collab has me shaking in my 90s anime fan-loving boots
- Borderlands 4's jetpack and grappling hook were prophesied 6 years ago through a Borderlands 3 joke poking fun at the era's FPS tropes by shooting them into space
- I didn't expect to like the latest D&D book, but after an utterly stupid adventure I'm all in on Dragon Delves
- This stunning 2D "plotformer" is the ultimate cottagecore fantasy with an extra dose of mystery, sapphic witches, and a giant lady who fights you
- Elden Ring's Let Me Solo Her already has 155 hours in Nightreign largely spent helping other players, and like us he's hoping for more maps and characters
- FromSoftware is struggling to squash an Elden Ring Nightreign bug that sees its new, third boss bug vanish from a notorious duo bug fight, making it impossible to win
- Nintendo combats big budgets with games that only need "shorter development periods" alongside $80 Switch 2 behemoths like Mario Kart World
- The 10 best Superman comics to read before the new DC movie
- Marvel Rivals tanks strike back at the flyer meta as The Thing gets the ability to yeet himself at the floating fiends in Season 3
- Jurassic World: Rebirth writer "didn't have a single idea" how to continue the previous movies' 'dinosaurs in the our world' thing – so he backtracked using a key moment in Michael Crichton's novel
- Infinix makes gaming accessible with the GT 30 Pro phone and global eSports initiatives
- Nintendo wants to "expand the number of people" who have access to its franchises, and that means it's working on "various" post-Legend of Zelda movie projects
- Battlefield 6's battle royale opening leaks in a Vine-length clip, as a dataminer claims the map is set in California
- Gotta watch 'em all: The best Pokémon movies from your childhood are available for free on YouTube for a "limited time"
- This Lego Toothless set is going to charm the heck out of How to Train Your Dragon fans
- This Razer gaming chair just plummeted to a record-low price ahead of Prime Day
- Marvel Rivals is reheating more of Overwatch's nachos with a romance-themed season that's in a position to out-thirsty Blizzard
- Squid Game's Front Man actor breaks down hit Netflix show's controversial final scene: "Maybe Gi-hun was right"
- Xbox executive producer offers "best advice I can" to those caught up in Microsoft's latest lay-off spree – AI prompts to "help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss"
- Fans are sharing their highs and lows from Marvel Phase 5, but some are wondering why the MCU is still bothering with phases post-Avengers: Endgame
- Hideo Kojima's fabled USB stick full of ideas contingency plan has been put aside, as it was actually put in place during a 2020 health scare long before Death Stranding 2's release
- We're not getting a Guardians of the Galaxy-style soundtrack in Superman, but James Gunn has made the next best thing: a Spotify playlist for Clark Kent: "I haven't had more fun this year"
- New Chainsaw Man trailer sees Denji caught in an explosive love triangle as one of the year's most anticipated anime movies gets a full first look
- One Superman actor reveals a Krypto scene was cut because it did "really bad" in test screenings, but they were "pissed" it was left out
- The 32 greatest '90s animated movies of all time
- GTA 6 will "remain" the most expensive game ever, former Rockstar dev predicts, because GTA 7 will see the "bulk of the work" replaced by AI
- July 3
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- Phil Spencer reportedly had so much fun playing the Elder Scrolls Online dev's unannounced MMO that Xbox's Matt Booty had to take his controller from him — 4 months later it's canceled
- Krypto the Superdog - The comic history of Superman's best friend
- The Sandman season 2 reviews are split right down the middle, with some critics praising it as an "undeniable visual feast" and others calling it a "pretentious emo drama" that "comes off like unimaginative cosplay"
- Marvel's new Black Panther animated series Eyes of Wakanda gets a remarkably Disney-fied first teaser
- A Steam Deck user with an extra thumb asked if anyone had an adapter that would fit their hand – the next day someone had 3D printed one, and then someone else 3D printed an extra thumb so we can all enjoy it
- The Mario Party developer's first new game on Switch 2 is already out: it's Welcome Tour, the weird and divisive tech demo
- Superman's Lex Luthor star wants to team up with The Joker in a future DCU movie
- Michael Madsen, Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs star, dies at 67
- "Save them Bucky": Fans hope for the best after Palworld and Pocketpair Publishing lead asks Romero Games about its defunded game – "Would love to hear more about this project if possible"
- Cobra Kai's sixth and final season was supposed to have another major Karate Kid cameo, but the star turned it down: "It just wasn’t something she was ready to do at that moment"
- Spider-Gwen's new comic introduces her own personal symbiote villain, Tantrum: "Tantrum is the embodiment of everything Gwen was trying to leave behind"
- Mecha Break's $47 skin packs and gameplay-boosting auction house drag user reviews down to "mixed" even as the shooter's concurrent player count hits 132k on Steam
- 6 new movies and shows to watch this weekend on Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus, and more (July 4 - 6)
- My current GOTY contender sold itself to me with an out-of-nowhere musical number, and I can't praise that choice enough
- "No subscriptions. No loot boxes. No battle pass": Subnautica 2 devs address concerns following major leadership changes, insist "it will remain a single-player first experience"
- Dying Light dev Techland acknowledges cancelled games but says it didn't lay anyone off: "Developers were moved to other projects and are working on a number of games"
- Stop Killing Games reaches its 1 million signature goal after a desperate month where it seemed doomed to fail, but it's looking for more because "there's a chance a significant number of them aren't real"
- I accidentally became a god in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and it broke combat so badly that I had to nerf myself to keep things fun even on Expert mode
- The Traitors is out, but this pirate game combines all my favorite board games into one deceptive pocket-sized package
- Don't expect Animal Crossing for Switch 2 anytime soon, former Nintendo marketing lead warns: "It's maybe a little bit early"
- This Nintendo Switch 2 case fixes the handheld's biggest problem, and I'm obsessed
- FromSoftware actually did it: Elden Ring Nightreign powers up its annoying bug duo boss by – I almost can't believe this – adding a third bug to the fight
- Final Fantasy 9 fans have long thought Vivi's name came from his tragic background, but a new prequel book has a much sillier explanation
- 6 years too late, I bring lukewarm takes: Death Stranding rules, and we should all play more games outside of our comfort zone
- How to beat Mashmak mode in Mecha Break explained
- Scuf's Squid Game controller just dropped in price, and the irony is killing me
- Despite rumors to the contrary, Perfect Dark developer confirms the canceled game’s awesome, Dishonored-riffing demo was actually real
- Superman star David Corenswet reached out to Henry Cavill about the DC role, but the Man of Steel actor wanted him to do his own thing: "Superman isn't one for dictating how other people should be"
- The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin shares statement after creator Neil Druckmann steps away from the HBO series, promises to "deliver the show our audience has come to expect"
- Dune: Awakening sandworms now linger around recently harvested spicefields, and spice fiends are having such a hard time with it they're not sure if it's a bug or a feature
- Microtransactions reach new level of hell once thought impossible with buy now, pay later options: "Interest-free biweekly payments or longer-term monthly installments"
- Xbox puts a bandage over its latest self-inflicted gaping wound with Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox Series X next month – inexplicably on the same day as Gears of War: Reloaded
- Marvel Rivals is allowed to use characters from the last "85 years" of comics, and fans want everyone from a literal wall to a mutant who poops ice cream in the game
- The games industry is so broken even FPS legend John Romero and his studio are struggling with funding, and now-former staff say it's Microsoft's fault: "Our whole studio is being let go because of the layoffs"
- Manor Lords' new update is "overhauling a lot of systems at once," and it should be worth the 6-month wait as "we'll be able to shift to smaller, more frequent updates going forward"
- Best Buy's anti-Prime Day deals have dropped early, all my top picks from this weekend's 4th of July sale
- The Super Pocket is still keeping the heart of physical gaming alive, and the latest retro handheld flavors are distracting me from the Switch 2
- My Talking Tom developers Go "All In" with Three New Releases and Brand Evolution in 2025
- Anime Expo 2025 schedule: times and dates for all major panels, including Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and Chainsaw Man
- Helldivers 2 makes a highly requested change: the Warbond Token, a new item that fills a hole in the game's special editions and stops people from buying things twice
- Upcoming sci-fi show based on the legendary novel that inspired The Matrix is finally in production at Apple TV Plus
- Netflix cancels two new shows after just one season, including a murder mystery with the same Rotten Tomatoes score as Squid Game
- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End actor is taking a health-related break, but it shouldn't affect season 2: "I hope everyone stays well and takes care too"
- Reviving Hytale is such a risky proposition, its founder kind of "wants Riot to say no" to his offer for the Minecraft rival because it "makes no business sense"
- Superman star confirms he won't be returning as his Marvel X-Men character in Avengers: Doomsday, but is "excited to see" the original Beast back on screen: "It'll be fun to see how they incorporate those characters into that world"
- Dune: Awakening hoarders swiftly discover a second item duping glitch, barely a day after the survival MMO's devs fixed the first one: "This game is cooked"
- Stop Killing Games petition is 95% of the way to its 1 million signatures goal, a year after Ubisoft sparked the preservation campaign by taking always-online racing game The Crew offline
- "Guys we can't add cannibalism to Peak": Co-developer of viral indie survival game lays down the law, despite fans' protests of "what if just one little nibble"
- Squid Game creator originally wanted a far more uplifting ending but it was "more fitting" to end on a sad note with a "powerful message" instead
- DC boss James Gunn says we can expect to see Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman on screen together in the DCU, but not just yet
- July 2
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- Of the 9,000 workers let go in Microsoft's layoff blitz, less than half were at Xbox specifically
- Despite playing one of TV's most iconic villains, Idris Elba reveals why he will never watch The Wire: "It's weird for me to go back and watch it"
- James Gunn's Superman may be setting up The Authority movie with its enigmatic villain The Engineer
- "Phil is not retiring anytime soon": Xbox responds to rumors Phil Spencer is leaving after Microsoft's next console launch
- Doctor Doom is using all his power as Sorcerer Supreme to hunt down Thunderbolt Ross in Red Hulk #9, but some unlikely allies might even the scales
- Dying Light dev Techland has reportedly chucked two more cancelled games into today's river of bad news
- After a 2-year wait, South Park creators say the new season has been delayed over a streaming rights fight: "This merger is a s***show and it's f***ing up South Park"
- After 18 years, Elder Scrolls Online director and studio head Matt Firor is leaving the company amid Microsoft layoffs: "There are many more stories to be told, adventures to be had"
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps gets a puzzling "first look" months after footage was initially released
- Twink Link is being freed: Nintendo apparently backtracks, says you are allowed to call yourself Twink Link as it works to unban a Switch 2 it "flagged by accident"
- The Institute star Mary Louise Parker praises Stephen King's craft, but admits she doesn’t watch horror movies: "I cry at Verizon Wireless commercials"
- I blinked and Hades 2 has another patch out, but here's the real news: Supergiant says it "will likely be our final patch before our v1.0 launch"
- Naughty Dog boss Neil Druckmann is leaving HBO's The Last of Us season 3 to turn his "complete focus" to Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and the studio's "future projects"
- Perfect Dark reboot canceled amid heavy Xbox layoffs, with developer The Initiative shuttered and Forza developer Turn 10 reportedly losing half its staff
- Nintendo and Illumination are "working hard" on Super Mario Bros. Movie 2, with Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto saying the idea for the sequel is an "interesting" one
- "A giant black hole sucking everything in, and spitting out bones": Devs react with anger and concern as yet more Microsoft layoffs see huge cuts and cancellations at game studios
- Battlefield 6 has reportedly cost over $400 million to make and led to developers taking up to 9 months off due to burnout
- WWE 2K25 has the biggest game file size on Switch 2, and is releasing as a code in a box despite advertising a game key card in its trailer
- Full Mecha Break tier list and the best Strikers ranked (July 2025)
- Clone Wars fans are eating well with these new Lego Star Wars sets
- After 7 years of development, Elder Scrolls Online developer's new MMO is reportedly canceled amid wider Xbox layoffs
- 70 hours in, Death Stranding 2 is one of few open world games that justifies having such a huge map
- Dark and Darker update plunges the game into negative Steam reviews, director blames his "inconsistent decisions and shallow responses to feedback" and says "we're not particularly good at developing games" by chasing "successful formulas"
- Steam faces a stampede: horse girl game Umamusume: Pretty Derby is "actual cinema," and a massive hit on PC with 5,000 overwhelmingly positive reviews after a week
- After 11 years of development, 6 years of marketing, and a full reboot, Rare's Everwild has been canceled amid mass Xbox layoffs – 5 months after Phil Spencer's assurances it's making "progress"
- Asus ROG Azoth X review: "a top-tier mechanical deck with the price tag to match"
- Death Stranding 2 has a "completely hidden mechanic" that lets you fire lethal rounds, meaning voidouts are now inevitable
- Madden 26 preview: Scott Hanson delivers ESPN NFL 2K5 half-time show vibes at long last
- PS5 architect Mark Cerny is preparing for "the next generation of consoles" but doesn't expect to talk about hardware for a few years
- Asked about concerns Switch 2 game-key cards could turn off players and third-party publishers, Nintendo president says the controversial cards were introduced since file sizes have gone up
- New Street Fighter movie continues to rival the '94 flop for unconventional casting choices, adds The Suicide Squad's Polka-Dot Man as eccentric big bad M. Bison
- Microsoft orders more Xbox layoffs, boss Phil Spencer tells staff "our platform, hardware, and game roadmap have never looked stronger" but the fourth big round of layoffs in 18 months is coming anyway
- The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5 headset has become the ultimate Switch 2 accessory thanks to a new update
- The Boys season 5 has wrapped filming as showrunner Eric Kripke says emotional goodbye to the show: "It's bittersweet, but my primary feeling is gratitude"
- Alien: Earth showrunner says the new series could confirm one of the original film's longest standing mysteries
- Blumhouse boss Jason Blum says M3GAN 2.0 flopped at the box office because they "overthought how powerful people's engagement was with her": "We all thought M3GAN was like Superman"
- I can't use the Switch 2's handheld mode, so I'm hoping a Lite is on the horizon
- A Final Fantasy 14 raid so convoluted it's only been cleared 400 times in over 3 weeks is getting some much-needed changes early, with Square Enix deciding it outweighs "minor risks" of adding to the MMO's technical issues
- Rockstar remembers Red Dead Online exists and puts out a new update trailer for the first time in 4 years, leaving fans hopeful it's not dead after all: "Are we back?"
- My friend needed an outdoor projector to beat the heat this summer, so I sent her straight to this budget model
- Superman star David Corenswet isn't sure if his character "knows of" the "existence" of the DCU's Batman yet
- I'm enjoying Death Stranding 2, but I wish Hideo Kojima would stop teasing me with cool powers I'll never have
- The new Dragon Ball Super CG Fusion World manga cards are so incredible, I've already ordered a second box
- A Claptrap volume slider is just the start, Borderlands 4 boss Randy Pitchford says there are "so many things we are holding back from everyone until launch. So. Many. Things"
- The first teaser for Christopher Nolan's new epic The Odyssey is showing exclusively in theaters and, predictably, it has already leaked online
- All Mecha Break codes and how to redeem them (July 2025)
- I missed Sonic the Hedgehog's birthday, so I'm making up for it by playing his best game on a Sega Saturn-inspired handheld
- WandaVision and Agatha All Along showrunner set to take over Amazon's adaptation of hit fantasy book series Fourth Wing
- Death Stranding 2 is pushing the Decima engine to new heights, and that's amazing news for Horizon Zero Dawn fans
- Ironheart fans claim it's "one of the best Marvel TV shows" as they call for a second season following its cliffhanger finale: "Don't leave these storylines to die"
- Anime streaming site Crunchyroll accidentally leaves ChatGPT listed in subtitles, months after streaming boss said the site is "not considering" using AI
- Nintendo Switch 2 could revolutionize Zelda technology: Tears of the Kingdom tinkerers confirm lasers are way deadlier now – "We always knew 60 fps would be insane, but I didn't expect it to be this insane"
- Ironheart gave us the Marvel villain everyone wanted, but his true form is hiding in the finale's best Easter egg
- Subnautica 2 fans worry the underwater survival game is "dead before arrival" following its studio's sudden leadership change: "I'm scared to know what this means for the future"
- Squid Game season 3 might be controversial, but it's already made history for Netflix with a record-breaking premiere
- The 32 greatest episodes of The Twilight Zone
- Every dinosaur in Jurassic World Rebirth, listed
- Jurassic World Rebirth ending explained: Who dies? Does it set up a sequel?
- Ironheart casually reveals the Marvel villain everyone has been waiting for – and it makes perfect sense
- Ironheart ending explained: the mysterious man, Natalie, and that Doctor Strange tease
- Does Ironheart have a post-credits scene?
- Well, Marvel finally did it: THAT comic book character is officially a part of the MCU thanks to Ironheart's surprisingly dark finale
- July 1
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- 25 years later, Diablo 2 director still hasn't gotten over how much the stamina bar sucks: "It's like a newbie tax almost"
- In a massive shakeup, Subnautica creators and Unknown Worlds co-founders have been replaced by The Callisto Protocol studio CEO months before Subnautica 2's early access launch
- The Justice Gang explained - The non-Justice League in James Gunn's Superman may be influenced by team of classic DC supervillains
- 25 years after launch and 15 years after its last Evo appearance, the legendary Marvel vs Capcom 2 is back on the big stage and we're set for "the largest MvC2 tournament of all time"
- Hey Blizzard, the best part of Diablo 4 Season 9 isn't even in the patch notes: a new wardrobe quality-of-life feature that changes the true endgame – fashion
- Minecraft is finally making copper useful with a new tier of tools bridging the gap from stone to iron, and a long-lost mob returning as the automatic item sorter fans have wanted for years
- Elden Ring Nightreign players are using an extremely rare Legendary sword to juice their stats to the moon, stacking thousands of HP and even one-hitting final bosses
- Weeks after changing owners, Nexus Mods updates rules on "illegal" and "adult" content – but even the original owner says calm down, it's purely about following the law or being "fined out of existence"
- Legendary comic writer and editor Jim Shooter, creator of Secret Wars and writer of Avengers, Superman, and more dies at 73
- Long before the Super Mario Bros. movie grossed $1.3 billion, Sega's president tried making a Crash Bandicoot movie but was told "video games is like a toy business"
- FromSoftware ruins my entire week by announcing Elden Ring Nightreign's next Everdark boss fight is the bug duo that frankly already sucks
- "A new low": The Final Fantasy 14 cash shop just got a $42 outfit set, more expensive than anything that's come before and even pricier than the MMO's latest expansion
- I have 464 games on my Steam wishlist, 23 games in my Steam Summer Sale shopping cart, and I can feel my already overstuffed library giving me the side-eye
- James Gunn shares the most important Superman review yet - from the grandchildren of comic creator Jerry Siegel "This is the Superman movie we've been waiting to see"
- RedMagic Astra review: "small form factor, big potential"
- It's finally official: Marvel Rivals Season 3 is getting Phoenix and Blade, and it looks like Knull is the new big bad you'll have to defeat
- If you gaze at the night sky in Death Stranding 2 while taking a bath, you might see a constellation shaped like Hideo Kojima's face looking back at you
- Sega president says "reviving" the Sonic maker will be "the greatest achievement in my career," despite also working on the first PlayStation and helping make Kingdom Hearts happen
- These under $30 Switch 2 accessories prove some of the best things come in small Nintendo packages
- One of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's funniest moments was actually "random improv"
- Dan Da Dan season 2 release schedule: when is episode 2 on Crunchyroll and Netflix?
- Xbox finally has a VR headset, but it's not the PSVR 2 rival I was hoping for
- This tiny Atari console is naturally great for Pac-Man, but I use it to play one of the most cursed retro games from the '80s
- I got a nicotine rush and set zombies on fire in this PS1-style survival horror demo, and it's basically Resident Evil on a submarine
- Nintendo relents, confirms Donkey Kong Bananza is being made by the Super Mario Odyssey team after weeks of fans guessing just that
- Dying Light: The Beast will "hint at the future of the series," which is why it's doing away with Dying Light 2's narrative choices
- "The essence of football is not in the rules": Rematch's creative director on nailing that five-a-side feeling and making a game "about kicking a ball rather than kicking heads in"
- Realizing it won't get far with the story alone, Solo Leveling explores new fields of action and aura farming: an ice skating musical
- Stephen King remake The Running Man gets star-studded first trailer, and the dystopian thriller looks like Squid Game meets John Wick
- Donkey Kong Bananza is a destructive delight that's basically Super Mario Odyssey+, and I can't believe it wasn't a Switch 2 launch title
- Strategy game expert behind Manor Lords partners with Ubisoft for Heroes of Might and Magic prequel with 600,000 Steam wishlists
- Saving Hytale isn't something Stardew Valley's ConcernedApe is "thinking about too much" thanks to Haunted Chocolatier, but "If something were presented to me, I would be open to entertaining the idea"
- Hytale's original dev wants to buy it back from Riot, but "a lot of content would be cut early on" to release it as quickly as possible
- Hideo Kojima says he "kind of hates" the AI assistant in his phone, which is why Death Stranding 2's message is that people shouldn't just rely on technology
- Asus gave my favorite gaming keyboard a makeover, and I'm 90% happy with the result
- Bravely Default's remaster is secretly the Switch 2's must-play RPG, but it's still flying under the radar
- Alienware gaming PCs aren't cheap, but I'd grab a discounted Aurora rig over a single graphics card right now
- M3GAN 3 looks unlikely after new sequel M3GAN 2.0 malfunctions at box office
- GTA veteran says game releases seem "more stressful" now than during the PS2 era, because "not knowing whether you can fix everything in the day-1 patch seems terrifying"
- New Fantastic Four concept art post unveils our best look yet at the Baxter Building – and Marvel fans think they might prefer it to the comic version
- I built my friend a gaming PC over the weekend, and this motherboard made it far too easy
- An MCU-style Squid Game cinematic universe graphic has gone viral, but it's actually a really obvious fake
- Borderlands 4 includes a feature the series should have had from the beginning: a Claptrap-only volume slider that means you never have to hear a word he says
- This Razer headset is so good my fiancé stole mine, but this limited time deal has convinced me to get a new pair
- Pixar's Elio reportedly underwent massive behind-the-scenes changes after a test screening where no one wanted to pay to watch the movie
- 'Nearly complete' prototype of cancelled Animaniacs GBA game surfaces online after nearly two decades
- If you're melting in a heat wave, you need these water guns that make all others look stupid
- Fantastic Four star Pedro Pascal wanted to use an authentic '60s accent as Reed Richards, but Marvel said "talk more like yourself": "I had a hard time doing that"
- Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake rumors get even more fuel as Ubisoft France posts about the original game following a blatant hint from Edward Kenway's actor
- "I'm so glad we never gave up on making this game": Death Stranding 2 director Hideo Kojima celebrates his latest hit's launch with its stars, says "I won't let go again"
- James Gunn addresses a DC rumor that won't go away, saying one fan frontrunner would make a "great" Wonder Woman
- When does Fortnite Season 4 start in Chapter 6?
- The ultimate Nintendo Switch 2 starter pack
- Jurassic World Rebirth star Jonathan Bailey thinks his co-star Scarlett Johansson's character "grounds the whole film": "She feels like somebody who has lived a life"
