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  CultureNews

  This Is What A $7,000 Pokémon Pinball Machine Looks Like

  Stern is also selling a limited edition version of the Pokémon pinball table for nearly twice that price

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 13, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Mewgenics Dev Responds To Criticism Of Its Voice Cameos: ‘If I Only Included People Who Share The Same Exact Opinions As Me, I’d Be The Only One Meowing’

  The roguelike tactical RPG was criticized for including controversial voices like Ethan Klein

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 13, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Overwatch Patch Tweaks All Its New Heroes, But The Cat’s Still A Pain In The Ass

  The game dropped an unprecedented five heroes at once on Tuesday

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 13, 2026
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  CultureNewsIRL

  AI Taxi Company Has To Pay DoorDash Drivers To Go Shut The Car Doors

  Waymo is paying people to close doors on driverless vehicles in Atlanta

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 13, 2026
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  Entertainment

  Dang, The Wait For KPop Demon Hunters 2 Is Gonna Be Longer Than We Thought

  The sequel to Netflix’s hit animated musical was projected for 2029

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 13, 2026
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  OpinionCommentary

  PlayStation Has Launched A Way To Rent A PS5, And It’s Gross

  Why not pay the same price but over three years, and then not own the console at the end?!

  By John Walker Published February 13, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Fans Keep Putting Overwatch’s New Jetpack Chaos Kitty In Timeout

  The new support hero is an agent of chaos and ruin

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 13, 2026
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  CultureNews

  PlayStation Boss Joked To Horizon MMO Maker That It Felt Like Marrying Off His Daughter

  Horizon Steel Frontiers turns the sci-fi franchise into an online MMORPG

  By Ethan Gach Published February 13, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Capcom Slaps Crappy DRM On Steam Ports Of Dino Crisis 1 & 2

  Nearly 30-year-old PS1 games probably don't need annoying DRM

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 13, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Starsand Island Devs Beg Fans To Stop Using AI To Post Fake ‘Overly Positive’ Steam Reviews

  The life-sim RPG posted a really weird announcement this week

  Lewis Parker Published February 13, 2026
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  Tips & Guides

  Metaphor Refantazio Director Praises Clair Obscur For New Steam Bundle: ‘I Am Genuinely Delighted To See Japanese-Style RPGs Being Born And Embraced’

  Both games are currently 10 percent off if you buy them together

  By Ethan Gach Published February 13, 2026
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  CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

  Capcom Apologizes For Street Fighter 6 Tournament Pay-Per-View Ticket Prices That Cost More Than The Game

  Also: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 keeps winning

  By Ethan Gach Published February 13, 2026
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  OpinionCommentary

  All The Biggest Game Franchises Are Going Backwards

  Halo, Splinter Cell, Max Payne, and now God of War are all going backwards with remakes instead of new games

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 13, 2026
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  ReviewsMultiplatform

  High On Life 2: The Kotaku Review

  An incredibly creative and often funny FPS held back by wonky combat and glitches

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 13, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Highguard Dev Who Just Lost His Job Calls Out Toxic Online Reaction

  A former artist at Wildlight says Highguard and its team of 'passionate' devs deserved 'better than this'

  By Zack Zwiezen Published February 12, 2026
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  Games

  Marvel Tōkon Gets Wolverine, Storm, And An August Release Date

  Feel the power of these hands

  By Ash Parrish Published February 12, 2026
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  Tips & Guides

  Bungie’s Marathon Will Let You Play For Free Before Launch And Earn A Helldivers Trinket

  The open beta weekend coincides with the Steam Next Fest

  By Ethan Gach Published February 12, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Everything We Saw At PlayStation’s Big February State Of Play Showcase

  Sony rolled out an hour-long presentation to talk about upcoming PS5 games

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 12, 2026
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  Entertainment

  John Wick Is Finally Getting A Proper Action Game

  And it definitely looks like Keanu is involved

  By Ash Parrish Published February 12, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Sony Surprise-Drops A Retro 2D God Of War Prequel You Can Play Right Now

  God of War Sons of Sparta is playable starting today

  By Ethan Gach Published February 12, 2026