Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase July 2025: all the news and trailers
It’s likely that Hades 2 will make an appearance. The game, out on PC in early access, got…
Tales of the Shire is secretly a tragedy (if you know, you know)
Tales of the Shire’s setting, the little Hobbit hamlet of Bywater, is absolutely lovely. Its lush forest, picturesque…
Plagiarism claims hit Pokémon TCG Pocket as fans say Ho-Oh art was copied
Pokémon fans are accusing the creators of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket of plagiarism after artwork created by…
The chaos and confusion of itch.io and Steam’s abrupt adult game ban
Two of the biggest digital games stores have stopped selling thousands of titles following pressure from a coalition…
FOMO won, I own a Switch 2 now
Well, that didn’t even last two months. Just after the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, I wrote…
Microsoft starts rolling out Xbox age verification in the UK
Microsoft is starting to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act by prompting Xbox players to verify their…
Reddit and Discord’s UK age verification can be defeated by Death Stranding’s photo mode
Enforcement of the UK’s new online safety rules started on Friday, forcing a variety of platforms to roll…
Sorry, Mario, there’s a new Nintendo mascot for the working class
After becoming super, Mario seems to have pulled the ladder up behind him. Our hometown blue-collar boy made…
Monarch School students tell Comic-Con panel how Esports inspire them
The streets around Comic-Con at night. (Photo by Adrian Childress/Times of San Diego) In his early days at…
You can now easily buy a Switch 2 without jumping through hoops
Perhaps we’ve been thinking the same thing, you and I. That there won’t be a long-standing drought of…