If you want to get new video game hardware at launch, you typically need a pre-order. Historically, most major brick and mortar retailers only get a set number of pre-orders and a much smaller number of first-come, first-serve stock that they can sell to walk-ins. When the PS5 was released, for example, many GameStops only […]
D&D fans who had their first look at the newly announced game Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked from Resolution Games may have experienced deja vu. The upcoming project, based on the Demeo Action Roleplaying System, looks and feels a lot like another product that was recently officially canceled by Wizards of the Coast: the
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Elden Ring Nightreign has shot out of the gates, selling 2 million copies its first day, yet the critical and player reception hasn’t reached the same highs that most of FromSoftware’s games do. Matchmaking in Nightreign is something of a challenge: you literally can’t quit it, and the game isn’t balanced for solo play, despite
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Nintendo Switch 2 players will be minding the speed limit in Mario Kart World after the console launches this week because the game will ship without the series’ notoriously fast engine class. As reported by Rolling Stone, the aggressively brisk mode won’t be making a return for Mario Kart World, though Nintendo isn’t ruling out
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Metaphor: ReFantazio, the 2024 massive RPG hit made by Studio Zero and published by Atlus, sailed from critical acclaim to Game Awards glory to a marquee debut on Xbox Game Pass. The game’s legs are a testament to Katsura Hashino, Shigenori Soejima, and Shoji Meguro – the same folks responsible for the more recent Persona
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Fortnite officially arrives on the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5, according to Epic Games. The optimized release comes complete with visual enhancements, technical improvements, and fresh control options that take advantage of the new hardware. Nintendo’s new Joy-Con 2 controllers introduce mouse-style controls, and the feature will be enabled on Fortnite on June 7
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has destroyed or damaged many of the country’s medical facilities. You can help buy new medical equipment and support ambulance crews, doctors, and hospital staff with an $8 benefit bundle containing more than 250 tabletop role-playing game titles from independent creators. The project aims to raise $100,000 for the Serhiy
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Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription service entered 2025 bigger than ever, after finishing 2024 by adding two massive day-one blockbuster games: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. In fact, as we approach the midpoint of 2025, Game Pass is enjoying perhaps its best year ever, with great day-one releases
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The Nintendo Switch 2 has changed Mii character creation, Polygon can confirm after going hands-on with the console. When creating new Mii avatars, players won’t be able to choose between male or female options like the Switch, but rather between two “styles.” The new system offers players a generic avatars, with the option to customize
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Thousands of games will be backwards compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2 — but streaming apps are getting left behind. Ahead of the Nintendo Switch 2’s launch on June 5, players are keeping an eagle-eye on Nintendo’s compatibility page, which lists how many games have been tested for compatibility with the new console. As of
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