Back to Hogwarts is celebrated every year on September 1. This is the day that prospective Witches and Wizards board the Hogwarts Express, arrive at school, and enjoy a welcome feast alongside the Sorting Ceremony. For those not going to Hogwarts this year, the celebration is mostly about…
TimTheTatman has revealed that he turned down an eye-watering amount of money for a sponsored Arc Raiders stream. The streamer was speaking candidly to his audience during a September 2 broadcast when he revealed that he'd turned down a six-figure deal to play Arc Raiders on stream for four hours.…
IKEA is partnering up with Skyrim in an unexpected collaboration that has fans making the same joke about The Elder Scrolls 6. On September 2, the official IKEA accounts for Ireland and the United Kingdom posted a promotional video on Instagram, showing a mountain of familiar Skyrim memorabilia…
Since Grand Theft Auto 3, fans have sprinted their way to a carjacking, run away from police, or marathoned toward a new mission by tilting a stick and vigorously mashing a button on their controllers. But with a new, redefining entry into the franchise, Grand Theft Auto 6 is looking to make…
A 77-year-old volunteer teacher was arrested after reportedly striking a young student in a dispute over Pokémon cards. A statement posted to the Dothan Police Department website by Chief William E. Benny describes the shocking incident, which took place on August 31, 2026. That day, Dothan Police…
Nothing screams Fortnite like the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, am I right? Fortnite and Focus Features announced Wednesday that the new movie The Uprising, starring Andrew Garfield, is now available to play as a custom experience on Fortnite ahead of the Paul Greengrass-directed film’s theatrical…
HBOWhen HBO first announced a series-length version of the Harry Potter franchise, most fans had a single question: why? The movies only began 25 years ago, and they hold up pretty well to a rewatch. But the powers that be at HBO kept saying this series would be different: there’s more screen time…
Paramount PicturesVideo games, especially competitive ones, love using the concept of rivals as a mechanical or narrative trope. It’s a concept most recognizable in the Pokémon games (with the original introducing Professor Oak’s grandson Blue as your competitor), but it also crops up in fighting…
Italian YouTuber Mike ShowSha got to visit Rockstar ahead of the company’s big GTA 6 Netflix showcase, where developers told him that overeager fans were literally measuring the oxygen levels around their campus in anticipation for a new trailer. Back in June, a GTA superfan went viral for…
Image courtesy of Nintendo Nintendo has today released a new update for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the first time this year. Following the arrival of Sora as the final DLC character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, developer Sora Ltd. and Nintendo have largely moved on from supporting the game.…
The survival genre continues to dominate modern gaming, with a new title in the midst of holding a free major playtest you can currently get involved with on PC. Developed by Nordic Trolls, Under a Rock blends the gameplay loop of Valheim with the tropical exploration of Tomb Raider, with the end…
Former Disney Interactive concept artist Ken Christiansen confirmed that Kingdom Hearts inspired a Smash Bros.-like crossover fighting game that never got off the ground. In 2013, Christiansen posted a slew of artworks to his online portfolio, some of which showed rough sketches of various Disney…
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has received an unexpected new update today that adds support for Switch 2 consoles. Upon the arrival of Mario Kart World last year, it seemed likely that Nintendo would be done with releasing new content and updates for its previous entry in the series. Instead, some 12 years…
Final Fantasy developer Square Enix has spoken out to address rumors that it's going private. Japanese business magazine Sentaku recently reported that Square Enix was looking into going private, leading to a nearly 12% increase in the company's stock price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. But this is…
Perhaps no movie was primed to be a video game more than Aliens. A bunch of marines with guns up against hordes of monstrous beasties? That’s a video game, baby. That was true for the first Aliens: Fireteam Elite, a game I enjoyed but didn’t stick with for too long, and it’s also true of its…
Every gaming franchise is going to have its share of ups and downs, especially when there are massive gaps in the property’s release history. Take Metroid, which has gone through periods of massive highs and absent lows over the years. Following one controversial game in particular, it took over a…
Toho/Magnolia/Kobal/ShutterstockJapanese horror movies are in a class of their own. From the goofy special effects of House to the cultural relevance of The Ring to the blockbuster that is Godzilla, J-horror has always made a chilling impact, even to global audiences. In 2001, Kiyoshi Kurosawa…
September is officially upon us, and while that means cooler weather is starting to blow in, it also means a fresh selection of PC games have dropped for the month courtesy of Humble Choice. This month's lineup features 8 games - including Frostpunk 2, Sonic X Shadow Generations, and Voidtrain -…
Character creators are no new thing when it comes to video games, especially RPGs. Fable is just one in a very long line of adventures allowing you to sculpt a hero in your image, but when it comes time to showcase a game ahead of time, decisions need to be made. From its initial reveal onward,…
Should the plural of “State of Play” be States of Play or State of Plays? Either way, Sony is starting September with two back-to-back showcase streams — a State of Play and a State of Play Japan — on Thursday, September 3. These will be the second and third State of Play of the year following the…
The Blood of Dawnwalker’s launch is upon us; on September 3, yet another GOTY contender will finally drop into the hands of gamers. Rebel Wolves’ debut title is a triumph, earning a score of nine from us here at GAMINGbible and averaging a score of 83 on Metacritic for its PlayStation 5 version.…
Key Preview Takeaways: Playing as a Skaven makes movement feel unique compared to other 2D sidescrollers. The level design reminded me of Hollow Knight. The quality of the story is still TBD after my very brief 30-minute hands-on demo. It's rare that the giant, horrible rat men of the Skaven get a…
The world of Pokémon Go will cross over into the Pokémon anime series later this month, in an episode where the gang meet Professor Willow and spin a PokéStop. Pokémon Go celebrated its 10th anniversary this summer, and the celebrations will continue this month as a landmark episode of the Pokémon…
Many Pokemon fans were disappointed when the 2026 World Championships ended without any real updates on Pokemon Winds and Waves. The Closing Ceremonies at Worlds often include the final influx of major news for the year. This year’s announcements had plenty to offer fans of ongoing mobile games and…