Kingdom Hearts was once Disney’s most ambitious crossover, way before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a thing and multiverse stories became a tired trope. The 2002 game introduced the world of SquareSoft (now Square Enix) with several Final Fantasy characters mingling with iconic Disney…
Courtesy of The Pokemon Company Pokémon has announced that it’s coming back with its first new movie in seven long years, and it’s going a completely different route without Ash as teased by its first look revealed with a new trailer. Pokémon has had a long history of anime feature films under its…
Xbox Game StudiosA quarter-century after Halo: Combat Evolved hit stores as a flagship launch title for the original Xbox, the franchise that completely recontextualized first-person shooters is still alive and well. After laying dormant following the release of 2021’s Halo: Infinite, the beloved…
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered will take on Grand Theft Auto 6 when both games launch this November, but the team behind the arena fighter said Rockstar's latest title was "never part of our thinking" when choosing a release date. In case you haven't heard, GTA 6 comes out November…
The stylish 2-player co-op game Orbitals is out on Switch 2 later this week. If you preorder a physical copy at Walmart right now, you’ll get a $10 discount. That drops the price of the physical version down to $39.88, bringing it in line with the digital version on the Nintendo eShop. If this deal…
If you haven’t already purchased a Nintendo Switch 2 but have been planning to do so, you’ll want to pull the trigger today. Back in May, Nintendo warned that it would be increasing the cost of the Switch 2 later this year by $50. However, compared to other gaming manufacturers, Nintendo made this…
Remakes of two classic PS1 exclusive games have been leaked, if a new report is accurate. Both of the games in question are late 1990s releases, having come out in 1997 and 1998, respectively. And both games are classic PS1 titles that many will have played if they had a PS1, or at least seen on…
Asobo Studio says it's interested in making a new A Plague Tale game set in the modern day The studio says it would be like The Last of Us, since Naughty Dog's game was a "big inspiration" Actor Anna Demetriou says a modern-day spin-off would work well since the Macula is "fantastical" Asobo Studio…
Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons recently released its long-awaited gameplay reveal at gamescom, and it gave us an extended look at main character Kaatri and the powers she has at her disposal. If you weren’t already aware, Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons is a single-player, third-person, open-world…
A swath of angry spouses on social media believe that Grand Theft Auto 6's in-depth relationship mechanic is equivalent to cheating on your real-life partner and worth breaking up over. Last week, we got a boatload of details on Grand Theft Auto 6 thanks to media previews and an extended look at…
Pokemon via YouTubeTrading cards have been a cultural staple for well over a century, commemorating everything from baseball players to key figures in Operation Desert Storm. But many iconic trading cards tend to feature fictional characters, and you can’t mention cards without mentioning Pokémon,…
Bandai Namco’s slate of games in 2026 has boasted a lot of returning favorites, with the likes of Ace Combat, Captain Tsubasa, Tales of Eternia, and Sword Art Online getting returns this year. Their biggest new IP is The Blood of the Dawnwalker, a sprawling vampire epic and the debut of developer…
GTA 6 has confirmed a violent feature never seen before in a single previous Grand Theft Auto game. That said, Rockstar Games did debut the feature in Red Dead Redemption 2, so it’s not too surprising that it’s being reused in GTA 6. Further, it’s been 13 years since the release of GTA 5, so the…
TechRadar Verdict The FiiO FG3 has some audiophile-designed hardware and software, and so there's a lot of potential. However, the rumbly sound profile and slightly uncomfortable fit mean they're a little hard to recommend. Pros +Relatively affordable +Web-based control app +Removeable, flexible…
Naughty Dog's next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, has wrapped shooting on the game's performance capture. Naughty Dog has confirmed in a new social media post that Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet has concluded its "cinematic shoot." This means that all of the story content has been…
After a twenty-year gap between releases, Onimusha is finally back. After a trilogy of challenging and engrossing grim samurai fantasy epics in the 2000s for the PS2, the series has largely lain dormant. That’s changing with Way of the Sword, a game that benefits (and suffers) from modern touches…
Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett are not shy about using conspiracy theories in their movies. Even in the very mainstream and relatively family-friendly Godzilla franchise, the creative duo (Wingard directs, and Barrett writes) incorporates imagery and themes that, for better or for worse, mark them…
Ahead of its launch next year, Xbox and developer Playground Games have confirmed roughly how long it will take to complete Fable. Historically, RPGs tend to be one of the most expansive genres in all of gaming, as some titles can take well over 100 hours for players to see through to the end. With…
PlayStation has announced that it will be holding a new State of Play broadcast to kick off the month of September 2026. On virtually an annual basis, a State of Play takes place in September, as PlayStation uses the event to highlight games that will be coming to PS5 in the final months of the…
Housemarque co-founder Ilari Kuittinen has announced his exit from the PlayStation studio after 31 years. The Saros developer shared the news with its followers with Kuittinen's final message, confirming today as his last with the team. It's a lengthy letter to fans that saw the studio head wave…
The next Nintendo Direct has reportedly been revealed. The date, that is. And it is soon. The last Nintendo Direct was on June 9, so it’s been a while for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 fans. This was a big one, though. Typically, the one that follows after the summer drought is also…
There’s an argument to be made that The Blood of Dawnwalker didn’t need to take any risks. A new AAA open-world RPG from the director of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt would have been an easy sell without any new bells and whistles. But in today’s risk averse industry that favours reliable IP, remasters,…
Onimusha: Way of the Sword marks the long-awaited return of Capcom’s iconic samurai action-adventure series, introducing a brand-new story and a legendary new protagonist in Miyamoto Musashi. Nearly 20 years after the last mainline entry, Onimusha: Way of the Sword brings the franchise back with a…
TechRadar Verdict Onimusha: Way of the Sword is easily the best entry in the samurai demon-hunting franchise, delivering an immersive, cinematic, and epic experience in both its highly detailed cutscenes and combat encounters. It has a few tedious and repetitive segments, particularly due to the…