Balatro is one of the (many, many) games marked down for Steam’s annual summer sale. Take it from me: Picking up Balatro on sale — no matter how big or small the discount — is one of the safest bets you can make. As someone who couldn’t tell a flush from a full house but could rattle off every Pokémon TCG Pocket mechanic by heart, I only gave Balatro a shot...

Imagine, after two grueling waves in Elden Ring Nightreign, you and a couple of comrades reach the boss at the end of the second night and take him head-on, with surprisingly good results. It’s nearing the halfway mark of its health, and before Crucible Knight goes into its aggressive secondary phase, another health bar populates on the screen. It’s the hungry, hungry Golden Hippopotamus here to ruin your hot streak. ...

In summer 2023, Blizzard debuted Overwatch 2’s Flashpoint, a combination of Control and Assault where teams race to occupy a series of territory points. Flashpoint was the first new map type for the series since the unpopular Push launched alongside Overwatch 2, and kind of a big deal. It was also kind of a disaster. Almost immediately upon launch, Reddit filled up with complaints about the mode’s map designs. Fast...

Nintendo has revealed what will be the first post-launch addition to the GameCube library on the Switch 2: knockabout soccer title Super Mario Strikers, coming next week. Super Mario Strikers joins Soulcalibur 2, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and F-Zero GX on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service on Thursday, July 3. Like all GameCube games on Nintendo Switch Online, it’s exclusive to Switch 2. First...

Nintendo has done something rare: It put its first-party games on sale! The company’s Summer Sale on digital games through the Nintendo eShop kicked off Thursday and runs through July 9, at 11:59 p.m. PDT. So, for all the gamers who are in dire need of games for their Switch 2, there are a ton of original Switch games that have received free updates to run on the new hardware,...

Capcom’s latest games showcase, Capcom Spotlight, will stream on Thursday, June 26. Scheduled to last roughly 40 minutes, the live-streamed event will be showing off upcoming games like Pragmata, and Resident Evil Requiem, along with updates for pre-existing titles like Monster Hunter Wilds and Street Fighter 6.  The Capcom Spotlight showcase begins at 6 p.m. EDT/3 p.m. PDT, and can be viewed live via Capcom’s official YouTube and Twitch channels....

Samantha Béart is perhaps best known for voicing Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3 — a performance that won her critical acclaim and a BAFTA nomination. But some of her upcoming roles are a far cry from the fiery tiefling that captured the hearts of so many Baldur’s Gate 3 players. In fact, her next role will see her voicing One, the aquatic, shapeshifting protagonist of New Tales’ upcoming action-adventure title,...

Nintendo has patched Mario Kart World with an apparently small change to the way courses are selected in online lobbies. But the change has infuriated players who were already frustrated with the style of racing in the first open-world Mario Kart game. In short: By changing the way the “random” option works when voting on the next course to play, Nintendo has made it impossible to guarantee that the next...

The Mario movie. The Minecraft movie. The Borderlands movie. Jack Black is everywhere in pop gaming culture lately, and will even make another appearance (well, technically two) in next month’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 remake. Black will reprise his role as Officer Dick, in addition to voicing Constable Richard, Dick’s UK counterpart, in the game’s London level. As a child, Dick, real name Richard Ennvee, “was mocked...

The real American heroes of G.I. Joe — and the evil terrorist organization Cobra — are coming to Overwatch 2 next month in Blizzard’s latest collaboration with toymaker Hasbro. And this time, the picks are pretty much flawless, with Reaper cosplaying (and accurately whining) as Cobra Commander and Genji dressed up as Snake Eyes. Joining Cobra Commander and Snake Eyes in the Overwatch 2 x G.I. Joe crossover are Freja as...