Epic Games has been fighting a crypto and metaverse company called Utherverse over patent infringement since 2021. Utherverse filed a lawsuit in June 2021 saying that Epic Games infringed on several of its patents related to people hanging out in big, virtual worlds with its Fortnite concert series — specifically, Ariana Grande and Travis Scott’s respective in-game performances. In January 2022, Epic Games filed a counterclaim wherein it says it...

Hoyoverse just wrapped up the Genshin Impact version 5.6 preview livestream, showing off all sorts of details about the upcoming patch. Most importantly, there were several codes that award Primogems and other rewards shown during the stream. Our Genshin Impact 5.6 livestream code list provides you with the three stream codes for rewards and explains how to redeem them. We’re actually heading back to Mondstadt this patch, seeing what’s up...

It’s hardly a surprise, but it was worth confirming: the Nintendo Switch 2 won’t have achievements. When Polygon asked Nintendo’s vice president of player and product experience Bill Trinen if Nintendo was about to change its ways and introduce the ubiquitous progress trackers, he returned a simple, one-syllable answer: “Nope.” At this late stage — 20 years after Microsoft debuted its Gamerscore achievement system on Xbox 360 — it seems...

Are you ready for some football? There’s never really an offseason for America’s most popular sport, but the biggest event on the offseason calendar — the NFL draft — begins Thursday night, and Electronic Arts has marked the occasion with a great draft-themed ad for EA Sports College Football 26 and Madden NFL 26, alongside the confirmation of the games’ respective release dates this summer. EA’s two-and-a-half-minute commercial “The Call”...

Vilverin is one of the first dungeons you can go to in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered. It’s an early game dungeon, but if you know what to look for and how to complete it, you can exit this location with some high-value items like the Varla stone as well as a starting set of armor. This Oblivion Remastered guide will show you how to solve all the puzzles...

What is an “Xbox game”? Fairly recently, the answer was simple: An Xbox game is a game that you play on your Xbox. But now, with Microsoft pushing a multiplatform strategy — and openly challenging preconceived notions of what even counts as a platform — determining the best Xbox games isn’t as straightforward as it was. For us, though, the answer is still pretty simple, if somewhat evolved. Some games...

The launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 is only a few weeks away, and with it comes a healthy spread of games to play — and that are now available to pre-order. Releasing alongside the Switch 2 on June 5 is the brand new Mario Kart World and a handful remastered original Switch games, including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. You can...

Much like the original Nintendo Switch, the Switch 2 is all about playing with friends, whether that’s together in your living room or remotely. If you’re planning to play with more than two people locally, you may want to stock up on some extra Joy-Cons. A set that includes the left and right Joy-Con 2 controllers and corresponding straps costs $94.99. However, at this time Joy-Con 2s are not available...

The Nintendo Switch 2 will launch on June 5, alongside a suite of new accessories for the console. If you own an original Switch, many of your current accessories will work on the Switch 2. However, there are plenty of accessories worth considering picking up for your new console, even though their prices increased slightly following news of tariffs. So far, the official Switch 2 accessory lineup includes a range...

With the upcoming launch of the Switch 2, Nintendo is giving Zelda fans more reasons to get excited, and to dig deeper into their wallets for spare bucks. Not only are there Switch 2 editions of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom (each promising performance upgrades and intriguing Zelda Notes features), there are new Legend of Zelda amiibo, too. Four amiibo based on Riju, Tulin, Yunobo, and...