Borderlands 4′s New $30 Expansion Pack Isn’t Winning Over Fans
Gearbox and 2K released the first of two story‑pack expansions for Borderlands 4, titled Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned, priced at $30. The DLC adds a new region, a handful of missions, several guns, and a new playable Vault Hunter, but players report the main quest can be finished in two to three hours. Mixed reviews on Steam contrast with a higher 4.3‑out‑of‑5 score on PSN, and the expansion’s cost represents roughly half the price of the base game. A bundle that includes both story packs and characters sells for $50, saving $10 versus separate purchases.
I Played Dark Souls For The First Time In 2026 And It Really Is The Best Ever
Bee Wertheimer recounts her first experience with Dark Souls: Remastered in 2026, describing initial frustration that gave way to mastery after persistent play. She highlights how the game’s steep difficulty curve forces players to learn patterns, ultimately rewarding perseverance. By...
After Next Week, The PS5 Pro Might Never Be Worth Buying Again
Sony will raise the PlayStation 5 Pro price to $900 next week, marking a $150 hike across all PS5 models. The increase follows a two‑year climb from the console’s launch price of $700, driven by component shortages, AI‑related costs, and tariffs. For...
17 JRPGs You Can Add To Your Collection For Cheap During All Of The Spring Game Sales
Spring sales across PlayStation, Nintendo eShop, and Steam are offering deep discounts on a curated list of 17 JRPGs. Prices range from $9 to $49, with many titles marked down 50% or more, including classics like Dragon Quest XI and...
New Star Wars XCOM-Like Game Includes A Surprising Feature
EA’s upcoming Star Wars: Zero Company, developed by Bit Reactor, merges XCOM‑style turn‑based combat with third‑person exploration of iconic Clone Wars locations. Players will navigate planets in an action‑adventure mode between tactical missions, while squadmates engage in dynamic dialogue that...
RAM Crisis Is Forcing Super-Popular Kids Console To Raise Prices Again
Nex Playground, the motion‑control console that captured the kids market, will increase its price by $50 on April 1, moving from $250 to $300. The hike marks the second adjustment in under two years and is directly linked to a global...
Jak And Daxter Fans, Prepare To Have Your Heart Broken
In 2019 Sanzaru Studios presented Sony with a pitch to remake the PS2 classic Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, but Sony declined the proposal. The series has not seen a new entry since 2009’s Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier, as Naughty Dog redirected...
10 Things You Should Never Say To A World Of Warcraft Fan
The article debunks ten common myths that new and veteran World of Warcraft fans often hear, ranging from faction rivalry to quest XP rewards. It explains how Blizzard’s design choices—such as easing faction friction and making flying mounts ubiquitous—have altered...
6 Wild And Overdesigned Details Hidden In Crimson Desert
Crimson Desert, the newly launched open‑world RPG, hides a suite of quirky mechanics that most players overlook. NPCs will retrieve items they drop, sunlight can be reflected off a sword to cook meat, and players can sit on rocks or...
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Pisses Everyone Off With ‘Out of Touch’ Response To Putting 1,000 Game Makers Out Of Work
Epic Games announced a second round of layoffs, cutting roughly 1,000 Fortnite staff in March 2026. CEO Tim Sweeney posted a boastful message on X, claiming the departing talent would flood the job market with "once‑in‑a‑lifetime" resumes. The tone was...
Union Blasts Greedfall 2 Publisher Over Studio Bankruptcies: ‘Years Of Mismanagement And Strategic Nothingness’
French union Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo accuses Nacon of mismanagement after three of its subsidiaries—Spiders, Kylotonn and Cyanide—filed for insolvency. The studios, which recently launched titles such as GreedFall: The Dying World and Styx: Blades of Greed, are...
Pokémon Pokopia, Let Me Give Mimikyu A Hug
Pokémon Pokopia introduces a heartfelt Mimikyu encounter where players must build a Pikachu‑shaped sofa habitat to win the shy ghost‑fairy’s trust. The game reveals Mimikyu’s true form to Pikachu, creating a brief scare before reconciliation, echoing the Pokémon’s tragic backstory...
Crimson Desert Can’t Stop Selling New Copies As The Open-World Vibes Rebound
Pearl Abyss’s open‑world action RPG Crimson Desert has rebounded, surpassing 3 million copies sold worldwide after a rocky launch. Player reviews on Steam and Metacritic have ticked upward as the studio rolled out rapid hotfixes and addressed early performance complaints. The...
Nathan Fillion Explains Why He’s Not Continuing Firefly’s Story Beyond Serenity
Nathan Fillion announced an animated revival of Joss Whedon's cult series *Firefly*, but clarified it will not continue the story after the 2005 film *Serenity*. The new series is planned as a pre‑Serenity bubble where all original crew members are alive,...
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Warframe Players Fear The Game Has Been Hacked After Receiving ‘Nefarious Invites’ [Update]
Warframe players reported receiving bizarre, often offensive in‑game invite messages, prompting fears of a hack. Digital Extremes investigated and confirmed the messages resulted from altered invite text fields, not from compromised accounts or data breaches. The studio deployed a fix...
HBO’s The Last Of Us Casts A Cis Actor To Play Its Trans Lead
HBO announced that Kyriana Kratter, a cisgender actress, will portray Lev, a transgender boy, in the third season of its adaptation of The Last of Us. The casting decision has ignited criticism because Lev’s gender identity is pivotal to the storyline...
Crimson Desert Players Debate Whether Some In-Game Paintings Are AI-Generated Or Just Sloppy
Pearl Abyss’s new action‑adventure Crimson Desert sparked debate over in‑game paintings that may be AI‑generated. Players shared screenshots of bizarre artworks, including a chaotic centaur battle and a strange woodcut, questioning whether they are placeholders, sloppy design, or AI‑created. The...
Space Marine 2 Messed Up Its Voice Pack DLC So Bad It’s Been Refunded And Made Free
Saber Interactive released a $5 Chapter Voice Pack 1 for Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, promising 450 new lines but delivering incomplete re‑voicing for only three of seven classes. Players encountered frequent voice swaps and a predominance of grunts, leading to an overwhelmingly...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Almost Had One More Choice At The End That Got Cut
Dragon Age: The Veilguard originally featured a post‑ending conversation where Morrigan and the Inquisitor asked the player why they bound Solas, but the scene was cut. Writer Trick Weekes explained the dialogue would have let players articulate their motivations, mirroring...
Buzzfeed Says Its New AI Slop Games Are Inspired By Nintendo
Buzzfeed is branching into AI‑generated mobile games with the launch of Conjure, its first offering from the new Branch Office unit. The game asks users to submit daily photos, which the AI then spins into quirky creepypasta‑style narratives. Buzzfeed cites...
Tomb Raider Studio Faces Fourth Round Of Layoffs In Just 12 Months
Crystal Dynamics, the studio behind Tomb Raider, announced a fourth round of layoffs, cutting 20 employees and bringing total reductions to over 70 staff in the past year. The cuts affect development and central operations roles amid ongoing restructuring at...
Every Song On KPop Demon Hunters’ Incredible Soundtrack, Ranked From Good To Best
Netflix’s animated musical *KPop Demon Hunters* has become the platform’s most‑streamed film and earned an Oscar for Best Original Song with the breakout hit “Golden.” The movie features seven original K‑Pop tracks performed by fictional groups Huntr/x and Saja Boys, each...
Yes, Your Pokémon Are Disappearing In Pokopia And It’s Really Annoying To Get Them Back
Pokopia features 300 town‑dwelling Pokémon, but the engine only renders about 30 at a time, causing many creatures to despawn. This technical limitation means players often cannot locate a specific Pokémon when needed. The game offers a workaround: using the...
Biggest GTA Wiki Leaves Fandom Over Censorship And Annoying Ads Ahead Of GTA 6 Launch
The GTA Wiki, the largest community‑run Grand Theft Auto encyclopedia with over 20,000 articles, has left the Fandom platform and launched an independent website. Editors cited Fandom’s aggressive pop‑up ads, intrusive video embeds, and tightening censorship policies as primary reasons...
Egg Adventures, Trash Bandits, And Waking Nightmares: 5 Neat Indies You Definitely Missed This Week
This week’s indie roundup spotlights five overlooked titles that push genre boundaries. "Mama’s Sleeping Angels" reimagines co‑op horror extraction with dream‑like rituals, while "Funi Raccoon Game" turns trash‑collecting into a chaotic 3D platformer. "Glasses Cleaning Simulator" offers a browser‑based micro‑simulation...
Unremarkable Medieval Action Sim 1348 Ex Voto Gets Hit With Absurd Conspiracy Over Italian Tax Relief Funds
The medieval action‑sim 1348 Ex Voto launched on March 12, receiving a Metacritic score of 54 and a user rating of 1.1 after an anti‑woke backlash. The game was awarded €656,131 in tax credits from Italy’s Ministry of Culture under the...
Pokopia Fans Are Making Other Pokémon Games’ Iconic Landmarks
Pokopia players are recreating iconic landmarks from the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series on their islands. The fan‑made Pelipper post office and Sharpedo Bluff reflect the post‑apocalyptic, human‑less world shared by both games. This trend highlights a growing community desire to...
Mega Man Voice Actor Drops Out Of Sequel After Being Asked To Work Without Union Protections By Capcom
SAG‑AFTRA issued a Do Not Work Order for Capcom's upcoming title *Mega Man: Dual Override* after the studio failed to initiate the required signatory process. Voice actor Ben Diskin, who portrayed Mega Man in *Mega Man 11*, announced he will not return to the...
Marathon Players Have Invented Drone Warfare
Kotaku’s roundup highlights several industry shifts: Marathon players are rigging in‑game drones with explosive claymores, creating a makeshift digital drone‑warfare tactic. Independent studio Heart Machine has voluntarily recognized a CWA union, joining a growing wave of game‑developer unionization. Meanwhile, the upcoming...
Three Pokémon Pokopia Upgrades You Should Buy Immediately
Pokémon Pokopia, the life‑simulation spin‑off from The Pokémon Company, offers a suite of purchasable upgrades that streamline crafting and exploration. The article highlights three priority upgrades—PP Up, Packing Tips, and the Handy Bag—that enhance attack stamina, inventory capacity, and quick‑access...
Take AI’s Job And Respond To Real Prompts In New Browser Game
A new browser game called "your ai slop bores me" lets players act as AI, answering random prompts within 60 seconds to earn tokens. Those tokens can be spent to request answers from other human players, creating a reciprocal marketplace...
Asmongold Dropped By Streamer Talent Agency He Co-Founded Following School Bombing Remarks
Asmongold, co‑founder of streamer talent agency Mythic Talent, has mutually part‑ed ways with the firm after making inflammatory comments about a U.S. school bombing linked to Iranian airstrikes. Mythic’s brief statement emphasized respect and responsibility while offering no details on...
One Person’s Unhinged Crusade To Erase An Obscure PC Game From Existence Has Finally Been Stopped
The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) halted a multi‑year DMCA campaign aimed at erasing the obscure 1990s Japanese PC title Cookie’s Bustle. Since 2022, individual Brandon White, operating under Graceware, filed false copyright claims that removed YouTube videos, Twitch streams,...
The Division 2 Plummets To $3 Bargain Bin Territory After Getting New Hardcore Mode
Ubisoft has slashed The Division 2 to $3, sparking a 400% surge in concurrent Steam players and pushing the title back onto the platform’s charts. The discount coincides with the launch of a timed Realism Mode in the Warlords of New...
Heartopia Removes Questline Featuring ‘Monkey Noises’ After Accusations Of ‘Blatant Racism’
Heartopia developer DX added a quest featuring a person of colour named Kapil who made "monkey noises" after eating a poisoned mushroom, prompting accusations of blatant racism. The controversial quest was introduced on March 4 and removed within 24 hours after community...
Nintendo Reveals Another Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct And I Hope It Tells Us Who’s Voicing Wario
Nintendo announced a second Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct for March 9, the day before Mario Day, promising the final trailer but no new game information. A fresh poster reveals classic characters like Wart and the iconic frog‑suit enemies, deepening the film’s nostalgic...
Rockstar Is Gearing Up To Turn GTA+ Into The Next Gaming Super Bundle
Rockstar Games announced that NBA 2K26 will join the GTA+ library from March 10 to April 20, offering subscribers a 5,000‑VC content pack and a 20% discount if they keep the game after removal. GTA+ originally launched in 2022 as a GTA Online perk...
Arc Raiders Rushes Out Emergency Fix After Its Discord Accidentally Spied On Players
Embark Studios released an emergency hotfix for Arc Raiders after its Discord SDK unintentionally logged all Discord activity, including private direct messages, on players' machines. The SDK created a full Discord gateway connection and stored events locally, prompting privacy concerns....
Helldivers 2 Charity Challenge Leads To Death Threats
Sony Interactive Entertainment and Arrowhead Game Studios responded after the creator of Helldivers 2’s D10 Dev Challenge reported receiving death threats and being doxxed at work. The challenge, which promised a $1,000 charity donation if developers completed the game’s hardest difficulty,...
The Helldivers 2 Discord Quietly Banned A Tiananmen Square Tank Meme As Some Players Protest Tencent Funding
Arrowhead Game Studios quietly removed the iconic Tiananmen Square "Tank Man" recreation from Helldivers 2’s Discord after it was spammed by players following the War Horse trailer launch. The ban also extended to the phrase "Tiananmen Square" via the server’s automod, prompting...
Crimson Desert Somehow Still Looks Too Good to Be True, Even in Preview Event Breakdowns
Pearl Abyss showcased its upcoming action‑adventure title Crimson Desert using a mid‑range PC build, achieving native 4K resolution, ray tracing, and a steady 60 fps at Ultra settings. The footage, provided to Digital Foundry, was captured on a Ryzen 9 7900X3D, 32 GB RAM,...
Rumored GTA 6 Leak Was Sitting On Someone’s Phone For Four Years Before They Posted It
A new Instagram account posted a short video that claims to be unreleased Grand Theft Auto 6 footage, showing a Vice City bridge and a GTA V truck. The uploader says the clip was recorded during a developer’s 2022 lockdown setup and...
New Resident Evil Pack On Switch 2 Is A Wild Deal, But It Goes Away Soon
Capcom launched Resident Evil Requiem on the Nintendo Switch 2 and paired it with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and Resident Evil Village in a limited‑time Generation Pack. The bundle sells for $90, a steep discount from the $160 cost of buying the three...
The Highest-Rated Pokémon Game On Metacritic Is Now An Animal Crossing-Style Life Sim
Pokémon Pokopia, an Animal Crossing‑style life simulation co‑developed by Omega Force and Game Freak, has earned an 89 Metascore on Metacritic, making it the highest‑rated Pokémon title to date. The score edges out Pokémon Y’s long‑standing 88 Metascore by a single point. Early critic...
Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Players Are Accidentally Losing Hours Of Progress
Nintendo’s Switch ports of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen add a soft‑reset shortcut that triggers when all four Joy‑Con face buttons are pressed simultaneously. The feature speeds up shiny‑hunting by instantly returning to the main menu, but because the games lack...
The Zoomer Obsession With DVDs Is A Blueprint For Saving Gaming
The Los Angeles Times reports that DVD sales, once in freefall, have slowed their decline to 9% in 2025, with stores like Vidiots renting about 1,000 discs weekly. Gen Z’s renewed interest is driven by a desire for ad‑free, reliable ownership amid...
PlayStation Retro Anime Spoof Will Be Available Outside Japan For The First Time In 27 Years
The 1999 PlayStation shoot‑em‑up *Robot Anime Geppy‑X* is receiving its first official release outside Japan as a remastered version on Steam this July. The four‑disc title, known for its tongue‑in‑cheek homage to 1970s mecha anime, has been fully localized and...
Which Starter Is The Best To Pick In Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen?
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen have launched on Switch for the franchise’s 30th anniversary, reviving the classic Kanto adventure for new and veteran players. The article evaluates the three original starters—Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle—highlighting their evolution timing, type match‑ups, and move...
Pokémon Store Plunged Into Chaos Over 30th Anniversary Pikachu Plush As Fans Blame Scalpers
The Pokémon Company released a black‑and‑white Game Boy‑inspired Pikachu plush to celebrate its 30th anniversary, sparking a chaotic rush at the Tokyo Bay Poké Center and similar scenes in Yokohama and Osaka. Fans swarmed the stores without tickets or lines, leading to...
Legend Of Zelda Actor Has Thoughts On The Live-Action Movie And Whether Link And Zelda Are Dating
Patricia Summersett, the voice of Princess Zelda for a decade, discussed her casting experience, the choice of a British‑inspired Hylian accent, and her enthusiasm for the upcoming live‑action adaptation. She praised director Bo Bragason and hinted that Zelda will be...