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  OpinionCommentary

  The New Halo Remake Has Some Of The Best Looking Video Game Water I’ve Seen

  I just want to go swimming in the cool, clear water of Halo: Campaign Evolved

  By Zack Zwiezen Published July 27, 2026
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  Tips & Guides

  Clair Obscur And 10 Other PlayStation 5 RPGs That Are Cheaper Than Usual During Sony’s Summer Sale

  These are the current role-playing game deals I'd recommend

  By Ethan Gach Published July 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2 Players Are Begging People To Stop Voting For The Same Three Maps: ‘Literally So Annoying And Borderline Unplayable’

  It's 2012 all over again as people keep voting for Nuketown, Raid, and Hijacked match after match

  By Zack Zwiezen Published July 27, 2026
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  CulturePokemon

  Nintendo Of America’s Original Pokémon Pitch From E3 1998 Is Wild To Watch Nearly 30 Years Later

  The series was already a hit in Japan, but Nintendo still had to convince Americans

  By Kenneth Shepard Published July 27, 2026
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  CultureOdds and Ends

  Splatoon Raiders Is Now A Top-10 Highest User-Rated Game On Metacritic

  Stay fresh!

  By Ethan Gach Published July 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Indie Dev Surprised To Find People Are Using His Old Game To Play Undertale Online

  Take care of yourself kid, ‘cause someone really cares about you (because you enable them to play Undertale together online)

  By Lewis Parker Published July 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  New Baldur’s Gate 3 Mod Has Given Me All The Excuse I Need To Play The Game Again

  Oh no! A third-person camera mod that makes it feel just like Dragon Age? Guess I'll just have to spend another 100 hours testing it out.

  By Ash Parrish Published July 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Xbox Servers Go Down And Lock Fans Out Of Games As A Grim Reminder Of Our All-Digital Future [Update: ‘Things Are Slowly Improving’]

  The outage prevented players from accessing their libraries or launch games

  By Zack Zwiezen Updated July 27, 2026
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  Entertainment

  The New Big Bang Theory Spin-Off Insists You Don’t Skip Its AI-Generated Intro: ‘You’ll Be Missing Out’

  Featuring beloved comic book genres like ‘befttjl’ and ‘minoiiigns’

  By Kenneth Shepard Published July 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Final Fantasy 7 Remake Trilogy Director Praised As The Guy Fans Want Square Enix To Put In Charge Of Final Fantasy 17

  Naoki Hamaguchi made a surprise ppearance onstage at the latest FF14 Fan Fest

  By Ethan Gach Published July 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  GTA 5 And Red Dead Redemption 2 Writer Dan Houser Says Companies Should Sell Game Discs If Players Want Them

  GTA 6 is the first major game release to go digital-only

  By Ethan Gach Published July 27, 2026
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  CultureNews

  PlayStation ‘Blackout’ Week Is Coming To Protest Sony’s Disc-Less Future

  The PSBlackout organizers are asking PlayStation owners to refrain from logging into and purchasing any content on PlayStation platforms from August 23 to August 30

  By Lewis Parker Published July 27, 2026
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  Culture

  Cyan Worlds Gives A Look At What Could Have Been A New Myst Sequel

  ‘Project Anglerfish’ would have been the first new Myst entry in 20 years, which isn’t to say there won't be more journeys through the Ages

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 26, 2026
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  Culture

  Miyamoto Believes Gamers Have Lost Interest In Hardware Specs, And Who Could Blame Them

  Gaming trends have the Mario creator feeling that cutting edge graphics and performance are no longer the priority for customers, and the evidence seems to be on his side

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 26, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Pokémon Company Strikes Blow Against Scalpers With Facial Recognition Checks To ‘Prevent Crime’ At Card Stores In Japan

  In a bid to counter Pokémon TCG scalping and 'prevent crime,' Pokémon card stores in Japan are introducing a new facial recognition system

  By Lewis Parker Published July 26, 2026
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  Culture

  Capcom Says The Goal Of A New Resident Evil Every Year Enables Games Like Pragmata

  While most studios burn themselves on overly singular projects, Masachika Kawata says that the steady success of the Resident Evil series has enabled Capcom to explore new ideas

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 26, 2026
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  Tips & Guides

  Big PlayStation Game Sale Is A Perfect Chance To Build Up Your Physical Collection Before Sony Kills Discs

  Critically-acclaimed exclusives are super discounted right now

  By Ethan Gach Published July 26, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Completed Fan-Made Portal Remake Stuck In Limbo As Valve Goes Silent

  Portal: Alive & Kicking had Valve’s blessing and even access to Portal 2’s source code, but that same arrangement now has the team sitting on their hands

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 26, 2026
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  Entertainment

  Black Panther, Ghost Rider, And More: Everything Marvel Revealed At San Diego Comic Con 2026

  The Hall H panel even included a Deadpool cameo

  By Ethan Gach Published July 26, 2026
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  Culture

  ‘Unfilmable’ Cyberpunk Classic Neuromancer Receives First Trailer

  The criminal underbelly of William Gibson’s genre shaping Sprawl comes to you from Apple TV

  By Zack Kotzer Published July 26, 2026