With the Nintendo Switch 2 approaching like a Spiny Shell in Mario Kart, it’s tempting to start thinking about shelving the ...

Remembering my gaming Grandma, who shaped my love of video games. My grandmother recently passed away at the age of 95. She was a constant in my life. She was witty, wise, and inspirationally ...

Nintendo's collection of memorable game soundtracks has found a new home. Here’s our regularly updated roundup of every album included on the Nintendo Music App ...

Nintendo’s collection of memorable game soundtracks has found a new home. Here’s our regularly updated roundup of every album included on the Nintendo Music mobile app. The Nintendo Music app is ...

Balatro picks up the top prize at the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards. Balatro was the big winner at the 25th annual GDC Awards. The roguelike deck builder developed by LocalThunk secured four ...

My coffee table doesn’t have a lot of room for coffee cups these days. Finding a spot for a nice cup of Café De Altura En Grano has become an increasingly tricky task, given the number of ...

While the Hollywood machine spins its wheels in nostalgia, two recent video games take Star Wars and Indiana Jones into fresh territory. There’s something risky about revisiting the stories that ...

The ongoing pandemic has claimed another delay as the highly anticipated Elite Dangerous: Odyssey expansion is pushed back on PC and console. The expansion threatens a No Man’s Sky-worthy update of ...

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The Game Awards 2019 featured a cavalcade of big announcements, including the reveal of the Xbox Series X, a new game from PlayerUnknown, and an expanded trailer for Ghost of Tsushima. Although The ...