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  CultureNews

  Ghostrunner Devs Explain Why Their Napoleon Soulslike Valor Mortis Is Just $40: ‘The Fall Is Stacked And There’s High Demand For Your Time And Money’

  Steam competition is fiercer than ever

  By Ethan Gach Published September 17, 2026
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  CulturePokemon

  Pokémon TCG’s 30th Celebration Set Has Incredible Pull Rates, And It’s Demolishing Resale Prices

  The prettiest cards are showing up five times more frequently than in years of recent sets

  By John Walker Published September 17, 2026
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  CultureNews

  GTA 6 Won’t Have A Game Disc But It Is Getting A Vinyl And CD Soundtrack

  That’s something for the physical media lovers, I suppose

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 17, 2026
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  CultureCosplayGallery

  18 Stunning Cosplay Outfits From Japan’s Comiket Convention

  The biennial doujinshi con sees some incredible fits from anime, manga, and gaming

  By John Walker Published September 17, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Kojima Says Physint Is Making ‘Steady Progress’ And Stars Bill Skarsgård In First Update Since Switching To Xbox

  Kojima Production's Xbox published action-espionage game now has its lead; horror star Bill Skarsgård

  By Lewis Parker Published September 17, 2026
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  CultureFeature

  EA Tells Devs Its Saudi Arabia Owners Won’t Make Creative Decisions, Queer Fans Don’t Buy It

  BioWare, Sims, and Apex Legends fans found belonging in games they feel they can no longer support

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 17, 2026
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  Entertainment

  Early Reviews Hail Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil As A Clever Homage That Doesn’t Get Bogged Down By The Details: ‘This Is How Movies And Video Games Can Merge In A Way That Makes Them Stronger’

  Fans weren't sure about the director moving beyond the source material

  By Ethan Gach Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Studio Behind Last Year’s Poorly Rated Call Of Duty Promises Something New As It Leaves Black Ops 7 Behind

  'We're ready to make something new,' said Treyarch as it wraps up support of BLOPS 7 with the launch of season six on Thursday

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Epic CEO Says EU Banning Kids From Playing Fortnite Is ‘Terrible For The Next Generation Of Humanity’

  Tim Sweeney isn't a fan of a proposed European Union ban that would aim to keep kids 14 and under from playing games online

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Endless Legend 2 Dev Reflects On How Early Access Has Changed Nearly 15 Years Later: ‘People Can Be A Bit Unforgiving’

  The 4x strategy game is hitting 1.0 on Steam

  By Ethan Gach Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  ‘Nearly Everyone’ Laid Off As Hyper Light Drifter Studio Risks Closing: ‘I’m Not Sure Yet How Or If Heart Machine Survives’

  The team's recent projects didn't quite pan out

  By Ethan Gach Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Denuvo Is Suing A Prolific Game Pirate But They Don’t Seem Worried At All

  The DRM maker is trying to figure out who the pirate it is and wants to stop them from bypassing its software in games like Doom and Hogwarts Legacy

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 16, 2026
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  CulturePokemon

  Super Ugly Mew Cards Are The Chase For Pokémon’s 30th Anniversary, And One’s Already Sold For $20k

  The RGB Mew cards were at one point believed to be a hoax

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Drama Around A PS5 Exploit, AI-Coding, Linux, And GTA 6 Has One Popular Hacker Calling It Quits

  An anticipated open-source Linux mod for newer PS5 consoles might now be in danger of never happening

  By Zack Zwiezen Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Level-5 Promises To Fix Yo-Kai Watch 2 And Professor Layton Presentation In The Wake Of AI Backlash And Explains That Many Of Its Artwork Mistakes Were Simply Down To Human Error

  According to Level-5, many of the perceived 'AI slop' elements in its recent presentation were due to the rushed nature of the Nintendo Direct, and were not AI-generated

  By Lewis Parker Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  New PS5 Features Are Live, Including One That Tells You What Games Are The Most Popular

  You can now see what's trending in your region

  By Ethan Gach Published September 16, 2026
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  Entertainment

  Spider-Man: Brand New Day Dethrones Star Wars: The Force Awakens As America’s Highest-Grossing Movie Ever

  Disney beat itself in the all-time domestic box office war

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 16, 2026
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  Games

  Diablo Himself Didn’t Get Dedicated Diablo 4 DLC Because ‘Diablo’s Very Demanding,’ Devs Say

  But he's the star of Diablo 5 now instead

  By Rebekah Valentine Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Why Wolverine Players Are Crashing Out About The Game’s Motorcycle Segment That ‘Plays Itself’

  Insomniac’s latest scales back the open-world traversal of Spider-Man, and in some ways feels less involving than its predecessor

  By Kenneth Shepard Published September 16, 2026
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  CultureNews

  The Studio Behind MindsEye Is Closing Following Latest Round Of Layoffs

  Multiple Build a Rocket Boy employees have stated that their time at the MindsEye maker has come to an end, and sources have confirmed to Kotaku that the company is winding down for good

  By Lewis Parker Published September 16, 2026