Nintendo Switch 2 is off to a roaring start. Early on Wednesday, Nintendo announced that it had sold 3.5 million units of its new console in just four days, making it Nintendo’s fastest-selling console ever. In fact, this is likely the biggest console launch of all time — by quite some margin. For comparison, PlayStation 5 shipped 4.5 million units in its first seven weeks, PlayStation 4 sold 2.1 million...
I love clutter. Just tons and tons of crap stacked precariously on a shelf—all of it mismatched, sorted into asymmetrical piles, and serving no clear purpose. I like homes that look lived in. Clean, but not sanitized of personality. That's why I dig the hobbit design philosophy (or lack thereof), and have kept my eye on Tales of the Shire since its 2024 reveal. I'm wound way too tight to...
A beefy new update for Civilization 7 is coming soon, featuring "several long-awaited features" including Large and Huge maps, new advanced game options, town specializations, and Steam Workshop support.The full low-down for those who want to dive deep is up on the Civilization website, but here's the crash course version:Large and Huge map sizes, with a note that "bigger maps have bigger hardware demands," so you may notice slower turn...
The developer of Mecha Break, an anime-inspired mech battler which recently had a popular beta on Steam, wants to make sure we feel like we're playing as mech pilots, rather than the mechs themselves. To that end, Amazing Seasun CEO Kris Kwok says that the studio is putting special attention toward building explorable, interactive hangars—with toilets that flush, as all videogame toilets should."The ultimate goal for the hangar is for...
Four days after appearing on stage at Summer Game Fest in a MAGA-style "Make FPS Great Again" hat, Splitgate 2 boss Ian Proulx has posted a video apologizing for his poor judgment, although he still insists that there was no intentional political message behind it.Proulx said during his Summer Game Fest appearance that he was "tired of playing the same Call of Duty every year," a call-out seemingly designed to...
The video where YouTuber Syrobe kills Elden Ring Nightreign's final boss solo with a bell is paused right now, but I can still hear the ringing. I just watched them fling orbs at this Night Aspect guy for eight minutes straight with one of the most annoying items I've ever seen.It works, but at what cost?The Wraith Calling Bell in Nightreign is much stronger than it was in Elden Ring....
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news Tuesday that Pixar Animation Studios is going through with a new sequel to 2004’s The Incredibles, but that Incredibles and Incredibles 2 writer-director Brad Bird won’t be at the helm. The movie, first announced at Disney’s D23 expo in 2024, will instead be directed by Peter Sohn, a Pixar animation and voice veteran who made his directorial debut with the short “Partly Cloudy” in...
Dracula is one of the most iconic villains of all time, leading writers and filmmakers to constantly search for new ways to portray him, from focusing on his underling, to putting him on a boat to having him fight the X-Men. The latest version, starring Titus Welliver of Bosch as Dracula’s nemesis Abraham Van Helsing, is changing things up by keeping the Count in the shadows while building up family...
While on the ground at Summer Game Fest 2025, I got to play a little bit of Grounded 2 and then had a quick chat afterwards with game director Chris Parker. In the brief time I had with the game, which is a sequel that continues the survival game story of kids shrunk down to itty-bitty size, I got to fight off some creepy little multi-legged mites with a spear...
DC Studios head James Gunn has revealed several key things about the future of its cinematic universe, including confirmation that a Wonder Woman movie is currently in development. James Gunn clarified to Entertainment Weekly that Wonder Woman is “a separate thing” from the upcoming HBO series Paradise Island, which centers on the Amazons of Themyscira. While he acknowledged the series is “slow moving, but it’s moving,” he also shared an...