“Why send a train to invite us to a black hole?” This mystery sets the stage for Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate, Bungie’s upcoming expansion to the FPS looter shooter launching July 15. Guardians receive an invite to new planetoid Kepler via a time-displaced train car, seemingly from modern-day Earth. Kepler is precariously held together by a black hole, which threatens the entire solar system if destabilized. The resulting...
Netflix has announced the premiere date for Leviathan, the upcoming anime adaptation of the bestselling steampunk novel series by Uglies author Scott Westerfeld. Set in an alternate version of 1914, Leviathan explores a world on the brink of war, where mechanized war machines clash with genetically engineered beasts. The story follows a runaway prince, Aleksandar, and a daring girl disguised as a boy, Deryn, as they wind up aboard a...
With the Switch 2 merely days away, Nvidia boss Jensen Huang has taken the opportunity to detail the innards housed in the portable console in a new Creator’s Voice video from Nintendo. Much of it is what you’d expect to hear: According to Huang, the computer chips inside the Switch 2 are a technical marvel, allowing it to be the most powerful portable console ever. On a more sentimental note,...
Let’s Play creator Leeanne M. Krecic has always followed her heart, whether as an anime enthusiast, a tuba player, a PC gamer, a computer scientist, or a webcomic creator under her alter ego, “Mongie.” And her committed pursuit to finding life’s most joyful path has also resulted in tremendous success. Not only did Let’s Play, her breakout romantic comedy webcomic, attract millions of readers during its run on Webtoon from...
At the State of Unreal 2025, CD Projekt Red unveiled an impressive new tech demo for The Witcher 4, highlighting its cutting-edge graphics, immersive world design, and the debut of Nanite-powered foliage, which dramatically enhances the realism of natural environments. The presentation opened with a cinematic trailer depicting a carriage ambushed by a flying creature. The transition into gameplay is seamless, picking up with Ciri investigating the wreckage. The visual...
FromSoftware announced via X on Tuesday that Elden Ring Nightreign will officially receive a two-player mode “at a later date.” This comes after director Junya Ishizaki admitted the developer “overlooked” a duos mode during development. The lack of two-player co-op has led to some frustration from players. While Ishizaki had said the studio had been considering implementing duo support, players now have confirmation (though no set timeframe). It’ll be a...
Nintendo is not reinventing the wheel with GameChat, its new video and voice chat feature for Switch 2, but the company has created an incredibly slick, highly polished, safe, and easy-to-use tool for its customers. While experienced gamers will point to services like Discord or the now-ancient Xbox Live Vision camera as tech that already accomplished what Nintendo is doing with GameChat, the Switch 2 feature does it better than...
Nintendo was smart to turn its demo of the Switch 2’s new capabilities into a virtual immersive experience, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour. It’s a fun, occasionally delightful way to learn the ins and outs of Nintendo’s new hardware. But Nintendo’s virtual spin on popular real-life exhibits like the Museum of Ice Cream, Meow Wolf, and teamLab’s dazzling, Instagrammable installations sometimes feels a little too sterile, with minigames that feel...
Your mileage may vary, but after spending half a day playing with Mario Kart World’s various modes across dozens of new and reimagined race tracks, the headline-grabbing price tag for Nintendo’s Switch 2 flagship launch title is starting to feel earned. During an all-day hands-on event with Switch 2 in New York City last week, I spent four hours with the game and still barely scratched the surface of the...
Sony is joining the Summer Game Fest fray with a new State of Play showcase coming on Wednesday, June 4. Sony Interactive Entertainment promises “news and updates on must-play games coming to PS5,” during the event, with “a selection of great games from creators across the globe.” The new State of Play showcase will stream at 2 p.m. PST/5 p.m. EST/11 p.m. CEST on PlayStation’s YouTube and Twitch channels. The...