Xbox Game Pass appears to be taking a page from Nintendo Switch Online’s playbook by adding a slew of classic titles to its library. Xbox and Antstream Arcade have joined forces to launch Retro Classics, which gives all Game Pass members access to a 50+ collection of Activision titles like “Commando, Grand Prix, Kaboom!, Mech Warrior 2: 31st Century Combat, and Pitfall!” according to Xbox. The initiative is described as...

If you asked any Nintendo fan prior to the reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2, they’d likely tell you that the world would never see a sequel for Mario Kart 8. Why would Nintendo bother? A full decade after its release, the latest entry in the iconic racing franchise kept selling like hotcakes. In the age of live-service games, a company like Nintendo could simply continue updating the base game...

Halo is ostensibly a series about using guns to shoot aliens and defeat organized religion. But the coolest weapon in the series isn’t a gun. It’s a sword — specifically, it’s the energy sword. You may have encountered an energy sword for the first time in 2001’s Halo: Combat Evolved. Certain classes of Elites would wield what looked, at the time, like a cyan lightsaber drawn in Microsoft Paint. You’d...

When Disney initially invested $1.5 billion in Epic Games, a shape for the partnership seemed easy to trace. Surely, Fortnite would get lux branded skins alongside superhero-themed seasonal events, all tied to the release of major Marvel movies. Perhaps we’d see the digital equivalent of a Disney theme park? Nobody would have guessed that the deal would end up producing a slur-wielding AI of Darth Vader – much less that...

Grappling with mental health issues is a major theme in Brandon Sanderson’s epic fantasy series The Stormlight Archive. As the series’ heroes fight hostile armies and the machinations of a god bent on controlling the entire cosmere, they also have to confront their own depression, imposter syndrome, and repressed memories in order to grow and gain new magical powers. But it’s not just the people who need therapy — it’s...

In Doom: The Dark Ages, you have a long list of weapons at your disposal, each gun with its own flavor. But regardless of whether we are talking about the Combat Shotgun or the Chainshot, you will always need ammo upgrades for them. Right after your Health and Shield capacity, ammo is one of the most important resources in Doom: The Dark Ages. It’s also one of the scarcest. Since...

Maelle is one of the strongest damage-dealers in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — if you spec out her build properly, that is. With all of the weapons and pictos to choose from in Expedition 33, every playable character can be molded to fit whatever playstyle you need for the moment. You could turn Sciel into a tank, Lune into a glass cannon, or Monoco into….all sorts of things. While these...

Out of all the anime games available on Roblox, few can hold a candle to Anime Saga. Take control of your favorite anime characters and stand against waves of enemies with their unique abilities and playstyles. Anime Saga, however, deploys a gacha system that allows you to build your teams of the strongest characters. To do so, you must summon new units, which requires time and dedication. Fortunately, you can...

The Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament Full House 2025 finals ended in the most anticlimactic way Sunday — and it’s all because of an extremely rare glitch. The tourney featured a showdown between fourth-ranked Kurtis “Moky” Pratt and Cody Schwab, the second-ranked player in the Melee community. The two players both selected the Melee speed demon Fox McCloud and duked it out at Pokémon Stadium. When the stage transformed into...

Throwing your shield at demons is the bread and butter of Doom: The Dark Ages. However, Wolf Statues are also valuable targets to aim your shield at. In each chapter of Doom: The Dark Ages, there are many secrets to discover. Maps may hide little toys in underground tunnels or Nightmare skins in platforms that seem impossible to reach. Finding all of them is not mandatory, but some rewards —...