Pokémon XD: Gale Of Darkness is here. Last month, during the Pokémon Day celebrations, it was announced the 2005 GameCube role-playing title Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness was on the way to Switch 2. In case you missed it, here’s your reminder that this successor to Pokémon Colosseum is now officially available to Switch 2…
Almost exactly 10 years ago, OpenAI was founded. The AI outfit’s CEO, Sam Altman, has marked the anniversary with a retrospective blog post which concludes much as the company’s original mission statement began, with a call to “benefit all humanity.” Question is, how well has that ambition aged? Specifically, Altman signs his latest blog post…
Today in news that makes perfect sense, Dave Bautista may take over the role of Kratos in Amazon’s God Of War TV series. According to Variety, sources say Bautista is “currently in talks” to play demigod Kratos, the role that originally belonged to Ryan Hurst. Hurst, most recently seen in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey as…
Valve added a competitive mode to Deadlock back in October. This drastically improved matchmaking by sorting everyone into 11 ranks, which were more in keeping with players’ skill level, but now there’s another way to raise your blood pressure. As the December 6 patch notes reveal, Valve has introduced an “extra competitive option” for players…
Things aren’t looking so hot for Funcom’s sci-fi desert survival MMO Dune: Awakening. After the strongest launch in the Norwegian studio’s history, Funcom announced layoffs at the start of October, citing a shift from “development to long-term operation” as well as an upcoming console launch as the reasons for restructuring. But there may be another…
Vicious Mockery is one of the most iconic D&D 5e spells—in case you’re completely unfamiliar with the system, or just haven’t played a bard yet, it’s a cantrip that deals 1d4 psychic damage (scaling a bit with your level) and gives enemies disadvantage on their next attack roll. It also lets you insult someone so…
You may have seen rumours circulating around social media that the latest Cooking Mama title Cooking Mama: Cookstar for the Nintendo Switch has been pulled as as it uses the Nintendo Switch system to mine for Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency. 1st Playable, the team behind the game, has responded to this saying that these…
There must be some stray DNA in the water lately. In November, disappointing 2008 everything sim Spore inexplicably popped back up in the news. Then in December, I checked out Everything is Crab, a clever roguelike that turned out to realise some of that game’s lost potential. Now I’m playing Pathogenic, another game that pulls…
After The Forever Winter’s chunky March update, which dramatically overhauled one of the tense extraction shooter’s key systems, I just assumed the team at Fun Dog Studios would be having a quieter April. It turns out I was very wrong. April’s Nosebleed update might not be quite as big a game-changer as last month’s, but…
Category: ID@Xbox December 8, 2025 How Brok: The Brawl Bar and Natal Tail Evolve a Beloved Universe Fabrice Breton, Owner/Solo Developer, CowCat Games Summary Both titles build on the world of Brok the InvestiGator, the hit adventure-beat’em up. Discover refined combat, new stories, and deeper lore in Brok’s universe. A great entry point for newcomers and longtime…