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The Future Of Halo Is Coming And It Includes Multiple Games
7.10.2024
Ever since mass layoffs at Halo maker 343 Industries, fans have wondered what the future will hold for the famed sci-fi shooter. It turns out Microsoft still has big plans for Master Chief, and they involve multiple upcoming projects as well as the franchise making the jump to Epic Games’ Unreal...
Revenge And Retribution Reign In Our Post-Bash In Berlin WWE Pound-For-Pound Rankings
2.9.2024
The WWE’s first ever Bash in Berlin Premium Live Event took centerstage this past weekend in front of a packed house in Germany, and it did not disappoint. We ended the event with new Women’s Tag Team Champions, retribution for the Terror Twins, an uncontroversial finish between Gunther and Randy...
Manufactured Call Of Duty Controversies, New Dragon Age Romance Details, And More Of The Week's Gaming News
8.6.2024
It was eclectic week of gaming news, and we’ve got a diverse sampler platter for you with the week’s biggest stories, or at least, the biggest ones from before Summer Game Fest kicked off on Friday. For more on that, see our roundup of everything shown off at this year’s Keighley-fest, and our look...
This Might Be The Fyre Festival Of Pokémon Fan Conventions
4.6.2024
Pokémon has a rich history and spans across several mediums like video games, trading cards, merchandise, and more. So it would, in theory, be a perfect fit for fan conventions. The Pokémon Company hosts plenty of its own events like Go Fest for Pokémon Go fans and its World Championship...
$450 League Of Legends Bundle Leaves Players Gobsmacked
29.5.2024
If you play League of Legends and have roughly $450 burning a hole in your pocket then rejoice, then boy does developer Riot Games have the bundles for you. The new cosmetics in question are themed to LoL esports player Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as Faker, and even in a world of ludicrous...
The Wild Story Of Tetris World Records Has To Be Seen To Be Believed
17.5.2024
YouTuber and video game documentarian Summoning Salt has made a career out of chronicling remarkable tales of competition and achievement in speedrunning. He’s so good at capturing the inherent drama in these struggles that his videos routinely rack up millions of views, whether he’s recounting...
Předveďte mistrovství v Mariovi nebo Zeldě. Nintendo World Championship nabídne přes 150 výzev z klasik pro NES
9.5.2024
Meet The Guy Who Spent $90K On One Of The Rarest Copies Of Castlevania In The World
19.4.2024
Tom Curtin had just secured the video game of his dreams: a factory sealed first run copy of Konami’s original 1986 Castlevania for NES with a rare hang tab on the back of the box. There are only six currently known to exist and Curtin, together with his childhood friend, paid just over $90,000...
Police Arrest Suspect Behind Nintendo Live Tokyo 2024 Threats
3.4.2024
After multiple persistent threats against attendees and staff that led to the cancellation of the major Nintendo Live event in Tokyo in December 2023, Japanese police have reportedly arrested the person responsible.Read more
Three Decades Later, Someone Has Finally Beaten Tetris On NES
2.1.2024
Classic puzzle game Tetris has been around for over three decades, and in that time, plenty of people have reached its various endings, usually by clearing four rows of bricks at once like a digital demolitioner. That’s a challenge in and of itself, but now, someone has taken the concept...
Pokémon’s 2023 Showed The Darker Side Of The Pikachu Machine
28.12.2023
Pokémon’s profit margins probably don’t reflect it, but the franchise had a rough year in 2023. Without a new mainline role-playing game to dominate the series’ headlines, Pikachu and friends were, instead, shrouded in controversies throughout the past 12 months. Between Pokémon Go angering swaths...
Nintendo Cancels Major Live Event In Japan After Threats
7.12.2023
A major live Nintendo event for early 2024 has been canceled following threats against attendees and staff, the company has announced, expunging world championship tournaments for games like Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon 3.Read more
How K-Pop Made League of Legends Immortal
6.12.2023
The longevity of League of Legends is astounding. Across the industry, developers are trying to grab a share of the lucrative live-service games pie. Since 2009, the enduring popularity of this multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game has made it a golden goose: often imitated, but never...
The 10 Top-Selling Cards In Pokémon TCG's Obsidian Flames
22.8.2023
The Pokémon TCG’s Obsidian Flames was always going to be an awkward, middle child of a set. Released before the fuss of Paldea Evolved and its Iono frenzy was over, but also just a month ahead of the inevitable deafening noise of Pokémon 151, if it weren’t for its Charizards it might have been...
Competitive Pokémon Is Full Of Cheating, According To New Data
21.8.2023
A week after the winners were crowned at the 2023 Pokémon World Championship in Japan, a new survey of the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet competitive community appears to show just how rampant “cheating” is in the hit Nintendo Switch game. The data looked at recent teams fielded by pros and found that...
Competitive Pokémon Is Full Of Cheating, According To New Data
21.8.2023
A week after the winners were crowned at the 2023 Pokémon World Championship in Japan, a new survey of the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet competitive community appears to show just how rampant “cheating” is in the hit Nintendo Switch game. The data looked at recent teams fielded by pros and found that...
The 10 Top-Selling Cards In Pokémon TCG's Obsidian Flames
21.8.2023
The Pokémon TCG’s Obsidian Flames was always going to be an awkward, middle child of a set. Released before the fuss of Paldea Evolved and its Iono frenzy was over, but also just a month ahead of the inevitable deafening noise of Pokémon 151, if it weren’t for its Charizards it might have been...
Pokémon Company Hints That Its Game Output May Be Unsustainable
14.8.2023
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet sold phenomenally well on Switch. They also launched with tons of bugs and frustrating raid battle performance that made them some of the most busted games in the series’ long history. Fans have been debating for years now if developer Game Freak is just making too many...
Pokémon Tourney Cracks Down On Hacked Monsters, Disqualifies Tons Of Players
11.8.2023
The biggest Pokémon tournament of the year is going on right now and tons of players are getting disqualified for fielding hacked teams. The first Pokémon World Championship since Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s big launch, the stricter checks are apparently catching some pros off guard, and ending...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Is Faltering, But Fans Feel Konami's Ignoring Them
14.7.2023
During a recent Konami shareholder meeting, the game company’s president addressed concerns that its latest free-to-play Yu-Gi-Oh! game, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, has negatively affected the franchise’s growth. A shareholder noted that Master Duel’s play style poorly translates to the popular trading...