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A Dead or Alive 7 fighter appears from the neck down.

OpinionCommentary

Gaming’s Console War Has Been Replaced By An ‘Attention War’ With Gambling, Porn, And Memes

A new industry report paints a harsh picture of gaming's present challenges and future prospects for growth

By Ethan Gach Published February 19, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Pokémon TCG Prices Are Completely Out Of Control As Ascended Heroes Sets Obscene Records On The Resale Market

These Ascended Heroes cards are going for ten times what we were seeing for new sets two years ago

By John Walker Published February 18, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Removing God Of War’s Sex Minigames In The Remakes Would Be A Big Mistake

Sony is bringing the first three God of War games to PS5, but what happens if they remove one of the series’ more controversial elements?

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 17, 2026

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

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

OpinionCommentary

The Live-Service Death Spiral Is A Bleak One

Most games like Highguard don't get second chances

By Ethan Gach Published February 12, 2026

A pixel sprite adventure stands on gold platforms.

OpinionCommentary

Switch 2 Owners Are Drowning In JRPGs

Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy are just the tip of the iceberg

By Ethan Gach Published February 6, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Nintendo Covers Up Violence With Hilariously Bad Gameplay

Leon Kennedy needs to get his eyes checked

Amelia Zollner Published February 5, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Sony’s New Live-Service Game Is Coming At Just The Worst Possible Time

Horizon Hunters Gathering looks neat, but not many people are excited about yet another live-service online multiplayer thing

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 5, 2026

CultureNews

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

OpinionCommentary

While You Weren’t Watching, Overwatch Put Its Crown Back On

After years of stumbles and shakeups, Blizzard’s hero shooter is the best it's been in a long time

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 4, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Everyone’s Freaking Out About A Fake ‘Reddit For AI’ Called Moltbook

Moltbook is a bunch of mindless LLMs sending each prompts, and not the singularity

By John Walker Published February 2, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Highguard Has Made Some People Unhinged But That Doesn’t Mean The Game Shouldn’t Be Criticized

Baldur's Gate 3's director called for civility amid the hyper-intense backlash

By Ethan Gach Published January 28, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Highguard‘s Small Team Sizes Are A Problem

More players can often mean less stress and more excitement

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 27, 2026

OpinionCommentary

I Have A Resident Evil Requiem Theory, And I Hope I’m Wrong

How will Grace and Leon’s story end? We don’t know, but I can speculate

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 26, 2026

Vaas looks down at the player in the jungle.

OpinionCommentary

Frustration Inside Ubisoft: ‘This Is Probably The Most Embarrassed I Have Felt Working Somewhere’

Some Ubisoft developers feel like they've been here before and they're tired of it

By Ethan Gach Published January 23, 2026

OpinionCommentary

It’s Not Too Late To Save Beloved Gaming Franchises That Have Become Too Big To Fail

A smaller team making a smaller-budget game makes lots more money than no game at all

By John Walker Published January 23, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Razer CEO Can’t Get Out Of His Own Way In Car Crash Interview On AI

The Grok-powered Ava waifu AI is about the most sensible part of the conversation

By John Walker Published January 20, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Why The God Of War Casting Has Me Worried

Kratos is much more than a luxurious beard, and I'm unsure Ryan Hurst has the range to pull off the surprisingly complex role

Justin Clark Published January 16, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Elon Musk’s Bot Lies About Locking Deepfake Nudity Factory Behind A Paywall

The generative-AI tool Grok has been found to be producing images of undressed minors

By John Walker Published January 9, 2026