Games

New York unveils details for its first annual NYC Video Game Festival

Cities around the world have been showing their enthusiasm for gaming as an educational tool, and New York City is helping to lead that charge with its first annual NYC Video Game Festival on Saturday, May 31. The day-long event will feature esports competitions, arcades, and indie game demos, all taking place at Convene Brookfield […]

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EA cancels Black Panther game, closes developer Cliffhanger Games

Electronic Arts has canceled its Black Panther game and closed down developer Cliffhanger Games. IGN, which first reported the news, cites an internal email in which EA Entertainment president Laura Miele notified staff about the changes made to “sharpen our focus and put our creative energy behind the most significant growth opportunities.” “These decisions are

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Elden Ring Nightreign’s official Evanescence trailer is peak cinema

Amy Lee is having a big year. First, Evanescence’s “Bring Me To Life” became a running bit in HBO’s The Rehearsal after Nathan Fielder hypothesized that an airplane pilot may have listened to the iconic 2003 rock song while pulling off a tricky landing. Now the song is front and center in FromSoftware’s new trailer

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Switch 2 packaging is probably going to confuse people, retail workers say

As a console, the Switch 2 is definitely one of Nintendo’s more iterative hardware follow-ups. Both pieces of tech have the same overt sleek design with detachable controllers, and both consoles have significant overlap of their game catalogs. You’d think this might push Nintendo to try to differentiate their offerings as much as possible in

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‘Real talk…No’: Tekken 8 players still livid after Fahkumram gameplay, Armor King reveal

Tekken 8 is not sitting well with its community, and the latest gameplay trailer for Fahkumram didn’t do them any favors. Bandai Namco released the trailer on May 26, showing off the character’s move set, motivations for fighting, and subtle changes to the fighter’s design. The returning character will arrive as paid DLC on July

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A finally receives release date, with a new Pokémon Presents revealed

The Nintendo Switch 2’s first Pokémon title, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, will officially release on Oct. 16, 2025. Pokémon Company International announced on Wednesday that the game will be available on the Switch with players given the choice to retrieve the Switch 2 edition via an upgrade pack. Digital pre-orders for Pokémon Legends: Z-A will begin

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GameStop employees say scalpers stayed in line for new Pokémon cards through tornado warnings

Years into the resurgence of popularity for Pokémon cards, the collectibles aren’t just difficult to source — the situation is getting worse, judging by the rollout of a recent boxed set. In mid-May, The Pokémon Company released a hotly-anticipated collection called Prismatic Evolutions Super-Premium Collection, themed entirely around Eevee, a beloved monster known for its

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