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New Pokémon Gen X Leak Shows A Glimpse Into The Games’ Open World

The games are likely to be revealed later this month on the series’ 30th anniversary

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 6, 2026

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Nintendo Isn’t Freaking Out About The RAM Shortage Affecting Switch 2, Yet

The company is taking a measured approach to unprecedented economic conditions

By Ethan Gach Published February 6, 2026
CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

Is Hideo Kojima Okay?

Also: what if instead of game prices going up, game budgets go down?

By Ethan Gach Published February 6, 2026
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Roblox Advertises AI Tools That Immediately Rip Off Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Players can use genAI to 'paint' worlds that other people made

Lewis Parker Published February 6, 2026
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How Rockstar Hyped People Up For GTA V Over A Decade Ago

From a simple tweet to a mural in NYC to a trailer delayed by a massive hurricane, here's the complete marketing timeline for GTA V

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 6, 2026

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Overwatch’s New Jetpack-Using Cat Hero Is An Agent Of Pure Chaos

Jetpack Cat can tether onto allies and enemies and fly them around the battlefield

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 5, 2026
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PC Gaming Graphics Cards Are Basically A Rounding Error For Nvidia And It’s Acting Like It

Also: Bethesda settles for a Switch 2 solution worse than game key cards

By Ethan Gach Published February 5, 2026
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The Winter Olympics Will Make Sure Nobody Cheats By Injecting Their Penis With Acid

A report claims some ski jumpers are injecting hyaluronic acid to cheat this year

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 5, 2026
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Overwatch’s ‘Same Face Syndrome’ Has Claimed Another Victim

Anran sure didn’t look like Kiriko and Juno in her earlier appearances

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 5, 2026
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Pokémon Accidentally Finds The Perfect Way To Troll Scalpers

If you tried to buy up all of today's Surging Sparks restock, you got an irritating extra

By John Walker Published February 5, 2026

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Resident Evil Requiem Amiibo Does The Impossible: Makes Leon Ugly

I know amiibo are cheap, but who is this man?

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 5, 2026
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Xbox Has Big Plans In 2026, But Is Also Trying To Avoid GTA 6‘s Launch

Halo is summer, Gears and Fable in fall, and the Fallout 3 remaster is still in development, according to a new report

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 5, 2026
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DropShot Is A Hyper-Stylized Shooter Whose Developer Isn’t Taking The Easy Way Out

Aerial_Knight's upcoming game, a tribute to a late friend and collaborator, is a shooter that decenters guns

Jeffrey Rousseau Published February 5, 2026
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Blizzard Is Open To GenAI But The Overwatch Devs Don’t Want It: ‘We Want This To Feel Like A Handcrafted Universe’

The company may have one stance, but Aaron Keller says the Overwatch team feels differently

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 5, 2026
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Today’s Nintendo Direct Was A Damning Display Of The State Of Switch 2

Without a single original big-name reveal, the Switch 2 feels like the home of the afterthought

By John Walker Published February 5, 2026

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Starfield‘s PS5 Release Date Might Have Just Leaked And It’s Not Far Away

Rumors have been bubbling about a 2.0 overhaul

Lewis Parker Published February 5, 2026
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The Next Horizon Game Is A Colorful Three-Player Co-Op Game

Horizon Hunters Gathering will launch on PS5 and PC

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 5, 2026
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Is Coming To Switch 2…Eventually

The 20-year-old game has no release date for Nintendo's console

By John Walker Published February 5, 2026
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Everything We Saw At Today’s Nintendo Partner Direct

The partner showcase focused on third-party games

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 5, 2026
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Wastes No Time Coming To Switch 2

It's out in June with a new 'boost' mode

By Ethan Gach Published February 5, 2026

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