In 2025, it’s very difficult not to see gambling advertised everywhere. It’s on billboards and sports broadcasts. It’s on podcasts and printed on the turnbuckle of AEW’s pay-per-view shows. And it’s on app stores, where you can find the FanDuel and DraftKings sportsbooks, alongside glitzy digital slot machines. These apps all have the highest age ratings possible on Apple’s App Store and Google Play. But earlier this year, a different kind...

Hypercharge, a whimsical action figure shooter, just went from near-obscurity to becoming one of the top 10 sellers on PS5 over the weekend, and it’s all thanks to the developers’ honesty. Every day, thousands of new games are released on major storefronts, and the sad reality is that most won’t make it. Live service titles like Fortnite already hoard most of the user base on any given platform. Some games...

Since their launch, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have faced criticism for their subpar performance. But that’s about to change with the newly released free upgrade for the Nintendo Switch 2. In a new trailer, fans just got a first look at the enhanced experience. Serebii Update: A trailer for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet for Nintendo Switch 2 has been released on the Nintendo Today app https://t.co/gDbXkHSvkT pic.twitter.com/JQlc66YobG— Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) June...

The Switch 2 is out on June 5, which means that anyone who scored a pre-order will be keeping a close eye on its status. What people expect are notices that their Switch 2 has been processed or shipped, and that they’ll get Nintendo’s new console on time. Instead, some people are getting hit with the news that they won’t be getting a Switch 2 at all. Walmart pre-orders in...

Elena returns to the fray in Street Fighter 6 on June 5, but she isn’t the only world warrior returning to the franchise. On Sunday, Capcom announced on X (formerly known as Twitter) that legendary music composer Yoko Shimomura would be contributing a new track to Street Fighter 6’s soundtrack in a “special collaboration.” The new background song, called “Edge of Triumph,” will be available in the character BGM settings...

Nintendo has predicted it will sell 15 million Switch 2s in its current financial year. Analysts think the number is conservative; Nintendo says the price of the Switch 2 is what’s holding back that estimate. But what does that mean, really? Is it a reasonable target? If Nintendo hits it, does that guarantee the Switch 2 will be a massive hit? If a console sells out at launch, what does...

Cosmology of Kyoto is a first-person horror exploration game where players navigate a deeply haunted yet surprisingly educational terrain. Originally released in 1993, Cosmology of Kyoto and its disturbing depictions of suffering have since become a cult classic. Roger Ebert, known hater, loved the game so much that he spent weeks playing it. Despite its acclaim, though, the game was a commercial failure and never got a sequel. At least,...

If you play indie games, you may have noticed Strange Scaffold’s incredible hit rate. Every single one of the studio’s games — from  Clickolding, I Am Your Beast, and most recently, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown — has ended up somewhere within the “Positive” ranking system on Steam (with several achieving “Very Positive” or even “Overwhelmingly Positive”). So, how does the studio’s creative director Xalavier Nelson Jr. ensure his...

The Duchess is one of the eight classes you can play as in Elden Ring Nightreign, but she’s not one of the Nightfarers who are available at the start. With her theatrical flair and tremendously helpful passive ability (you can string together dodges), the Duchess is one of the best characters in Elden Ring Nightreign. It’s worth spending the time to add her to your character selection repertoire as soon...

Nintendo Switch 2 will launch June 5 with an impressive mix of splashy launch titles, from the first-party must-have Mario Kart World to third-party ports of games the Switch couldn’t run, like Cyberpunk 2077. With the launch of a new generation also comes the possibility of old titles and series getting a renewed spotlight, whether via sequels or full-on remakes, like how the first Switch saw the The Legend of...