'We're extending the 6v6 playtest': The game director of Overwatch 2 stokes the flames that 6v6 will make an official comeback someday

Game Freak reminds us that it’s more than PokĆ©mon with Beast of Reincarnation, a ‘one-person, one-dog action RPG’ about fighting robots and corrupted beasts in post-apocalyptic Japan

At today’s SGF 2025 Xbox Games Showcase, Game Freak—the developer of acclaimed solitaire-based horseracing sim Pocket Card Jockey and, you know, PokĆ©mon—made a surprise appearance to confirm that it’s not just the PokĆ©mon company. (Technically, The PokĆ©mon Company is the PokĆ©mon company.) The studio unveiled Beast of Reincarnation, a “one-person, one-dog action RPG” coming in…

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Petit Planet is exactly the Animal Crossing clone it looked like, but after 15 hours of it I’m shocked by how many new ideas it has too

HoYoverse is no stranger to “shameless ripoff” allegations, having contended with Zelda: Breath of the Wild comparisons since Genshin Impact released its first trailer. Genshin, as it turns out, isn’t very much like BOTW at all. But Petit Planet? Yeah, I feel pretty safe calling it a blatant Animal Crossing: New Horizons ripoff. How could…

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How to get Complex Root in Borderlands 4

Sniper rifles in Borderlands 4 aren’t my cup of tea, but like the similarly definition-breaking Katagawa’s Revenge sniper, the Complex Root is simply too good to ignore. This legendary sniper shoots a slow-moving mesh of…energy bolts? It’s a barrage of projectiles that twist and turn as it moves, giving it the potential to hit larger…

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