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  CultureFeature

  10 Amazing Games To Play On Your Phone Instead Of Doomscrolling

  There are so many great ways to spend your screen time that aren't pure horror

  By John Walker Published January 30, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Legendary Persona ‘Demon Designer’ Will Port 3,600 AI-Generated Cards To His New Switch Game

  Kazuma Kaneko’s Tsukuyomi, in which the artist appears as a character, will cost $25

  Lewis Parker Published January 30, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Battlefield 6 Fixes Cosmetics A Month After AI Slop Allegations

  The emblem featured a M4A1 with two barrels

  By Ethan Gach Published January 30, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Report: Hitman Is No Longer Coming To 2025’s Biggest Flop

  MindsEye has apparently canceled it's big Agent 47 crossover

  Lewis Parker Published January 30, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Developers Hate AI, Want Unions, And Are Abandoning Xbox According To This New Survey

  The GDC 2026 survey offers a grim snapshot of the current video game industry

  By Ethan Gach Published January 30, 2026
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  CulturePokemon

  The Pokémon Company Apologizes For Listing Fan Meet-Up At One Of Japan’s Most Controversial Sites

  The Yasukuni Shrine is a site of great consternation in the country

  By John Walker Published January 30, 2026
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  CultureNews

  New Nintendo Direct Rumors Point To An Incoming Flood Of Switch 2 Ports

  February will reportedly kick off with a new Partner Showcase

  By Ethan Gach Published January 30, 2026
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  Tips & Guides

  Today’s The Last Chance To Buy The Nintendo Switch’s Best Deal

  The Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers go off sale from tomorrow, goddammit

  By John Walker Published January 30, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Stardew Valley Creator Busts 4 Myths About His Upcoming Haunted Chocolatier Game

  Everyone just needs to chill

  By Ethan Gach Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Borderlands 4 Reminds Fans It’s Alive In 2026

  Gearbox's open-world sci-fi looter shooter is set to have a big year according to a new roadmap and blog

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNews

  No Rest For The Wicked Will Cost As Much As Baldur’s Gate 3 When It Leaves Early Access: ‘I’m Not Trying To Do Any FOMO Marketing Here’

  The action-RPG is currently on sale after a breakout free-to-play weekend

  By Ethan Gach Published January 29, 2026
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  OpinionImpressionsIndie of the Week

  Save Kittens And Blast Away Demons In This New $15 FPS

  MeowGun: Hell Denizen is a boomer shooter that understands why people play these games

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 29, 2026
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  Entertainment

  Darren Aronofsky’s AI Movie Is As Bad As It Sounds: ‘Slop About The Forming Of The Country That Is About To Crumble’

  More unwatchable than the ending of Requiem for a Dream

  By Ethan Gach Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Google’s New AI Tool Had No Problem Making Bad Rip-Offs Of Mario And Zelda

  Project Genie whipped up an obvious Breath of the Wild clone, complete with paragliding

  Lewis Parker Published January 29, 2026
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  The BestsBest Way To Play

  The Best Way To Play Fallout: New Vegas In 2026

  There are some great and not-so-great ways to hop into this classic RPG from Bethesda and Obsidian

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Highguard’s First Patch Brings Much-Requested Fixes, But PC Optimization Is Still Being Worked On

  New settings options aim to help with framerates on PC

  By Ethan Gach Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

  Mega Man Designer Keiji Inafune’s Studio Behind The Mighty No.9 Kickstarter Debacle Is No More

  Also: a fan-favorite mode returns to Call of Duty after a seven year wait

  By Ethan Gach Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Nintendo Is Going To Make It Really Hard To Share Screenshots In Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

  It sounds like the company is worried about people sharing images of 'unpredictable moments' online

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 29, 2026
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  CultureNews

  Idle Game From Arc Raiders Publisher Offering Full Refunds After Players Discover ‘Systematic Deception’

  MapleStory: Idle RPG publisher Nexon told players that someone has been fired for the issue and that it's working to 'regain the trust' of players

  Lewis Parker Published January 29, 2026
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  Tips & Guides

  These Final Fantasy Games Are Really Cheap And DRM-Free

  Square Enix's RPG series comes to GOG with four entries from 'different eras'

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 29, 2026