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Why Darkrai ex Is Dominating Pokémon TCG Pocket
26.2.2025
The Space-Time Smackdown expansion is a few weeks old now in Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, and it has shifted the game’s competitive landscape by leaps and bounds. Up to this point, Psychic decks have ruled the roost. Mewtwo ex, combined with the Energy generation of Gardevoir, inflicted such...
Studio Behind Acclaimed Silent Hill 2 Remake Reveals It's Working On A New Mystery Game
25.2.2025
In addition to getting generally great reviews from critics, Bloober Team’s remake of Silent Hill 2 also went on to sell over 2 million copies across PlayStation 5 and PC. Based on that success, Konami is now letting the Polish horror studio work on a brand-new game based on one of the Japanese...
Metaplanet Expands Bitcoin Treasury to 2,235 BTC With New $12.9 Million Purchase
25.2.2025
Tokyo-listed investment firm Metaplanet has acquired an additional 135 BTC for $12.9 million, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 2,235 BTC. The company has outlined ambitious targets of 10,000 BTC by 2025 and 21,000 BTC by 2026 as part of its strategic treasury operations. Japan’s...
Monster Hunter Wilds: The Kotaku Review
24.2.2025
A giant rooster that sets a desert sea on fire every time it brushes its beautiful but deadly tail feathers. A toad-like octopus that sends mini-tidal waves roiling through a thick jungle forest as it flops around like a violent puppy. These and other majestic creatures I’ve killed dozens of times...
Elden Ring Nightreign Impressions, Marvel Rivals Layoff Reactions, And More Of The Week's Top Commentary
22.2.2025
We’ve been playing quite a bit of Obsidian’s great new first-person RPGAvowed lately, and we have thoughts about the companions who fight by your side during your journey. Also, we share our impressions on Elden Ring Nightreign after spending time with its recent network test, and look at how...
Marvel Rivals Hit With Layoffs, MrBeast Says Life Is 'Easier When You're Broke,' And More Of The Week's Top News
22.2.2025
This week saw many of the people behind smash hit Marvel Rivals, including the game’s director, get laid off by developer NetEase in a move the company says was made “for organizational reasons and to optimize development efficiency for the game.” Meanwhile Humane, the company behind a $700 AI...
Yakuza Creator's New Action Game Could Be In Trouble
21.2.2025
Long-time Sega producer Toshihiro Nagoshi left the Sonic publisher in 2021 to form a new studio under Chinese gaming giant NetEase. After establishing the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series as one of the best action-RPG sandboxes around, he had the chance to start up a new team to work on a new franchise....
It Took 10 Years For The Makers Of This Blatant Pokémon Rip-Off To Apologize And Pay $15 Million
21.2.2025
Pocket Monster: Remake was released back in 2015. The mobile game played almost identically to Pokémon, even using the art, names, and move sets form the existing franchise. A decade later, The Pokémon Company has finally reached a settlement with the Chinese devs behind the rip-off and gotten them...
Japan Approves Measures to Enhance User Protection in Stablecoin Market
21.2.2025
Japan has approved new stablecoin regulations to increase collateral flexibility and improve user protection during bankruptcy proceedings. Japan Aims to Protect Users The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has approved measures to make stablecoin collateral management more flexible....
How And Where To Watch The Pokémon Day Presents Showcase
20.2.2025
It’s that time of year when The Pokémon Company pulls back the curtain on things it’s been cooking up. Pokémon Day, the anniversary of the release of the original Pokémon Red and Green, is February 27, and The Pokémon Company has announced it will be holding a Pokémon Presents livestream on YouTube...
Japan’s Metaplanet Boosts Bitcoin Holdings to 2,100 BTC With $6.6 Million Purchase
20.2.2025
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet Inc. has expanded its bitcoin holdings to 2,100 BTC (worth approximately $203 million) after purchasing an additional 68.59 BTC ($6.6 million), reaffirming its commitment to cryptocurrency as a core treasury asset. Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Reserves Hit 2,100...
Elden Ring Nightreign Is The Multiplayer Hades I've Been Craving
20.2.2025
Elden Ring Nightreign looks like Elden Ring, the 2022 FromSoftware hit,and it seems like it should play like Elden Ring, an action-RPG about fighting massive bosses in a cursed open world. And in a lot of ways it does feel cut from the same cloth as its predecessor, but there are also some very...
Call Of Duty LocksTMNT Characters Behind $80 Paywall
19.2.2025
Activision is bringing the famous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Call of Duty Warzone and Black Ops 6. Players will be able to buy skins based on each of the four amphibian crime fighters starting Thursday. But if you want all four of them, you’ll need to shell out $80. Read more
The Final Fantasy Commander Deck Cards In Magic: The Gathering Look Incredible
18.2.2025
Magic: The Gathering has been on a cross-over binge lately, and the next property up is Final Fantasy. The card set inspired by the Square Enix RPG series arrives in June, and Wizards of the Coast recently revealed four pre-constructed decks led by commander-style hero cards: Terra (FFVI), Cloud...
Metaplanet Announces Stock Split to Enhance Liquidity
18.2.2025
On February 18, 2025, Japanese Bitcoin-standard company Metaplanet announced a stock split aimed at improving liquidity and expanding its investor base. Following a significant rise in stock price after a reverse split in August 2024, the company will split each share of common stock into...
Metaplanet Expands Bitcoin Holdings With Additional Purchase of 269.43 BTC
17.2.2025
Metaplanet announced on Monday that it has acquired an additional 269.43 BTC, valued at approximately $26.4 million (¥4 billion). This latest purchase brings the company’s total holdings to around 2,031 BTC, which is worth about $196 million at current prices. With an average purchase...
Okami 2: 7 Small Details We Now Know About The Mysterious Sequel To A PS2 Cult Classic
14.2.2025
Okami 2 was one of the most surprising game reveals ever, as evidenced by the fact that host Geoff Keighley almost broke into tears when talking about it at The Game Awards 2024. But there’s still a ton we don’t know about the sequel to the beloved PlayStation 2 cult hit, including its official...
Elden Ring Nightreign's First Network Test Isn't Going Well At All
14.2.2025
Elden Ring’s online co-op spin-off should be beginning its first big network test today, except it’s all gone rather wrong. Back in January, soon after the announcement of this three-player incarnation of FromSoftware’s adored soulslike, a series of three-hour-long testing blocks were scheduled...
Japanese Energy Firm Remixpoint Boosts Crypto Holdings More Than 8,000% in 9 Months
14.2.2025
The firm’s shares surged after Donald Trump’s election victory as a result of the positive outlook for cryptocurrency regulation
The PS5's Future Is Full Of Sword-Swinging Action Games
13.2.2025
If you watched Sony’s February 12, 2025 State of Play showcase, you might have noticed that there are an awful lot of third-person, melee-based combat games on the horizon for PS5 (as well as Xbox and PC). Some are expected this year, while others are more likely to land in 2026. Read more