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Switch 2 at Summer Game Fest got AAA games, all the ports, and Ocarina of Time

Nintendo's new console is picking up speed and has a lot of upcoming games and third-party support

My Adventures with Superman showrunner reveals how it connects to the DC Universe

The showrunners of the Adult Swim series discuss why they changed Krypton

Goals is a free FIFA alternative that is actually good

Goals is a free-to-play soccer game going toe-to-toe with EA Sports FC and even though it isn't as authentic, it's the best competitor ther…

20 years ago, the most underrated Doctor Who episode tested fans' faith

In Doctor Who's 2005 revival season 2, episodes 'The Impossible Planet' and 'The Satan Pit' tested the Doctor's beliefs in one unbelievable…

Paramount-Warner Bros. merger creeps forward as US regulators approve

Paramount Skydances buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery has been OKed by the Justice Department, leading to a mega studio merger.

Mortal Kombat 2 and 9 more movies to stream on Netflix and beyond this weekend

I Am Frankelda plays on Netflix, They Will Kill You arrives on HBO Max, and Kraken is available to rent

Blood Message gameplay preview reveals an action game on par with God of War

NetEase's Blood Message impressed at Summer Game Fest with a demo that leaned into brutal combat and an impressive one-shot presentation

What's new on Xbox Game Pass this week (June 8-12)

Here are some of the best new games to hit Xbox game Pass this week.

Disclosure Day's ending gets one thing wrong that Spielberg nailed 49 years ago

Disclosure Day has a satisfactory ending, but its noting compared to the big payoff at the end of Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Sea of Remnants gameplay preview: After 1 hour, it's no AC: Black Flag

NetEase’s upcoming PC and PS5 pirate game Sea of Remnants already feels confused about what kind of game it wants to be

Worst possible people could be put in charge of Elden Ring studio

Oasis Management, a group infamous for suggesting that Nintendo should consider monetizing Mario's jumps wants to "fix" FromSoftware.

RPG Maker users could lose years of important history as official forums shut down

Gotcha Gotcha Games is deleting the existing RPG Maker forums and pushing users toward a hated alternative.

The Batman 2's surprise villain revealed in new report

Matt Reeves' The Batman Part 2 may have found its main villains: serial killer Victor Zsasz played by Sebastian Stan and a new Two-Face.

Best games from Summer Game Fest 2026

We played tons of upcoming games at this year's Summer Game Fest. These were 10 of our favorites.

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The Wolf Among Us 2 director reveals the sequel's darker tone

We saw The Wolf Among Us 2 in action, and got a glimpse of the long-awaited sequel's much darker tone.

You need to hear this Valve vet's rant on why TF2 could never be made by AI

Chet Faliszek, one of the key writers for franchises like Left 4 Dead, Half-Life, and Team Fortress 2, has some strong opinions on game dev…

Crimson Desert's new patch lets you recruit even more pet companions

Crimson Desert's 1.11 patch from Pearl Abyss lets you register up to 100 animals, turning Kliff into a cat lady.

Taliesin Jaffe just answered one of Critical Role's biggest mysteries in the latest Campaign 4 episode

There are many mysteries surrounding Critical Role, but Taliesin Jaffe just answered one of the biggest in the latest Campaign 4 episode.