In 2023, our Morgan Park wrote about the phenomenon of Cosmetic Uglification, in which shooters of the modern era are inevitably swallowed by a rancid mire of crossover skins until they’ve lost all semblance of a cohesive visual identity. In the years since, things have only become more dire, culminating in Black Ops 6 reaching…
Do or do not, there is no try. If you have been meaning to check out Star Wars: Hunters for the last 16 months but never found the opportunity to do so, you’re time’s almost up. This is your friendly reminder that the servers will be closing one week today on 1st October. Zynga announced…
The Pokémon Company says the US government did not have permission to use Pikachu and other Pokémon content promotional videos for the Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection agencies posted to X—but what it’s going to do about it, if anything, remains to be seen. The first video, a montage of ICE agents and…
Sony’s back with another State of Play stream today, and has promised “nearly five minutes of gameplay” from Saros, the upcoming follow-up to bullet hell roguelike Returnal. The State of Play stream starts Wednesday, September 24 at 2 pm Pacific (see when it starts in your time zone here) and you can watch in the…
“New ways to play”. We know what you’re thinking, and yes, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is indeed already available on the Switch 2. It was a launch game, in fact! We don’t blame CD Projekt Red for putting out another trailer, however, because it really does a good job in highlighting the Switch 2’s versatility…
Category: Xbox Insider September 24, 2025 Xbox Insiders – We’re Looking for Users Interested in New User Research Opportunities Jon, Xbox Program Manager As we continue to look for new ways for Xbox Insiders to provide feedback to Team Xbox, we’re looking for users interested in future user research opportunities in addition to what’s…
Spoiler: it’s a good’un. Hades II, the long-awaited follow up to Supergiant Games’ roguelike masterclass, launches on Switch and Switch 2 this week on 25th September 2025. Our own review is still in the works, but don’t worry, it’ll be here very soon. In the meantime, a whole bunch of outlets have gone live with…
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Cosmic memories. The first Super Mario Bros. Movie from Illumination was… well, okay at best. It got a fair bit right, like the excellent visual presentation and delightful Easter Eggs throughout its 92-minute runtime. But a weak script, baffling casting decisions, and reliance on licensed music over iconic tracks from Koji Kondo resulted in a…
Category: Games September 24, 2025 Diablo 4’s Season 10 Adds Infernal Chaos to the End-Game Helltides Chelsea Leah, Blizzard Entertainment Summary Diablo IV’s 10th season, Season of Infernal Chaos, brings game-changing features to the wave-based Infernal Hordes activity. The amped-up Infernal Hordes include new Chaos Waves and a new family of chaos monsters. Season 10…