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Pokémon Legends: Z-A Knows The Heart Of A City Is Its People

You may not like running around Lumiose, but it gets the most important part of city living right

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 5, 2025

OpinionCommentary

Wow, There Are Way Too Many Nintendo Apps

I shouldn't need to download all these dang mobile phone apps

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 5, 2025
OpinionCommentary

6 Things We Just Learned From Nintendo About Its Switch 2 Plans

The company briefed investors on how the next-gen launch is going

By Ethan Gach Published November 5, 2025
OpinionCommentary

2025 Is Full Of Historical Blockbusters Trying To Rewrite Old Myths

Ghost of Yotei, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and Mafia: The Old Country each, to different degrees, complicate our vision of the past

Reid McCarter Published November 5, 2025
OpinionCommentary

50 Years Ago, One Of The Most Important Video Game Genres Was Born

1975 saw the first burst of D&D-inspired games appearing on university mainframes

By John Walker Published November 4, 2025

Opinion

Why Battlefield 6 Maps Feel So Dang Tiny

Despite the maps in EA's new shooter being about the same size as those in BF1, the scale of the two feels drastically different

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 3, 2025
OpinionCommentary

A Surprise Departure Shows The Problem With The Game Pass ‘Backlog’

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is leaving just a year after launch

By Ethan Gach Published November 3, 2025
OpinionCommentary

Dispatch Brings Back One Of The Worst Parts Of Telltale Games

The superhero workplace comedy has its own ‘Tell David Off’ moment

By Kenneth Shepard Published November 3, 2025
OpinionCommentary

Betting Markets Have Decided Silksong Doesn’t Have A Chance In Hell Of Winning Game Of The Year

Polymarket gambling on The Game Awards 2025 has begun

By Ethan Gach Published October 31, 2025
OpinionCommentary

Retro Games Are Coming To Animal Crossing: New Horizons But You Have To Pay To Play Them

A callback to the GameCube game gets an unfortunate paywall

By Ethan Gach Published October 30, 2025

OpinionCommentary

Trump Take Candy

Halloween candy hauls will shrink as prices soar

By Ethan Gach Published October 30, 2025
OpinionCommentary

This Escape Room Sim Sequel Captures The Madcap Fun Of The Real-World Games

We grabbed a quick chat with the creators of Escape Simulator 2

By John Walker Published October 30, 2025
OpinionCommentary

This Guy Is The Unsung Hero Of Pokémon Legends: Z-A

If nobody’s got me, I know the Poké Ball Collector’s got me

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 29, 2025
OpinionCommentary

20 Years Ago, Starship Troopers Captured The Lost Art Of Terrible Movie Tie-In Games

The bloody awful Starship Troopers game is 20 today, so let's celebrate!

By John Walker Published October 28, 2025
OpinionCommentary

White House Claims Trump Is ‘Hugely Popular’ With Gamers Despite Sky-High Console Prices

The revisionist history just gets more stupid with each passing day

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 28, 2025

OpinionCommentary

A Child Held Me Hostage In Pokémon Legends: Z-A

This game has no business being this funny

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 24, 2025
OpinionCommentary

All Video Game Controllers Need Back Paddles, Damn It

The DualSense Edge has ruined me on other controllers, even this cool Kratos one

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 23, 2025
OpinionCommentary

Nintendo’s Being Real Weird About Pikmin All Of A Sudden

Is the company teasing Pikmin 5 or just being its typical unpredictable self?

By Ethan Gach Published October 22, 2025
OpinionCommentary

Game Pass Might Be Hitting Its Best 31-Day Stretch Of Releases Ever

Keeper and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 bookend a month of big day-and-date releases

By Ethan Gach Published October 22, 2025
OpinionCommentary

Don’t Be A Coward, Put Your Pokémon Starter In A Box

If you hate the Legends: Z-A starters so much, you don’t have to use them

By Kenneth Shepard Published October 21, 2025

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