Diablo 4 has a new game director

Joe Shely is the new game director of Diablo 4, Blizzard Entertainment revealed Thursday. Shely replaces former Diablo 4 game director Luis Barriga, who exited Blizzard in August in the wake of a lawsuit against the company alleging a toxic workplace environment that subjected female employees to gender discrimination and sexual harassment. Shely has been […]

Metroid Dread has a game-breaking bug — here’s how to fix it

It could happen to you: Metroid Dread has a game-breaking bug near its ending that will result in the game force-quitting with the message, “The software was closed because an error occurred.” But don’t worry. Nintendo has released a workaround for any players facing this problem, which the company also plans to fix in an […]

J Balvin has a new music video with Pikachu, but Hitmontop is the star

Reggaeton star J Balvin finds himself in a Pokémon-filled world in his newest music video. Part of Pokémon 25: The Album, a collaboration between various musicians across the globe to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the beloved franchise, the J Balvin video comes right at the album’s release. In the infectiously catchy music video, J […]

Phasmophobia Now Has Offline Single-Player

You no longer need an internet connection to play terrifying VR-compatible hit, Phasmophobia. As part of a one year anniversary update that hit this weekend developer Kinetic Games added an offline single-player option to the experience. That means you’ll no longer need to connect to the servers if you’re looking to play on your own […]

No More Heroes 3 has the most genre-breaking boss battle ever

The No More Heroes series has no shortage of weird boss battles. In its latest installment, No More Heroes 3, players take part in a life-or-death musical chairs match, a combat encounter that has mechanics ripped from an MMO, and even a first-person horror game segment. Most of these boss fights feel like homages or […]

Horizon Forbidden West has no upgrade option from PS4 to PS5

Horizon Forbidden West isn’t exactly an upgradeable game from PlayStation 4 to PS5. In a post outlining all of the pre-purchase options for Guerrilla Games’ action-adventure, Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed that buyers get versions for both consoles with one of three special editions starting at $79.99. The $69.99 standard version for PlayStation 4 can’t be […]

Pokémon Legends: Arceus has all-new Pokémon, including a new nightmare fish

Pokémon Legends: Arceus will send players to the Hisui region of the Pokémon world, the Sinnoh of the ancient past, and with that new location comes all-new Pokémon. During Wednesday’s Pokémon Presents digital showcase, developer Game Freak and The Pokémon Company revealed four new Pokémon native to the region, including one truly terrifying new fish: […]

Steam Deck Has 'Connectivity' For VR But Not The Performance

Valve’s handheld gaming system is called Steam Deck and the company is pitching it as “an open PC” that can “connect with any hardware.” The device will ship later this year with prices starting at $399. Valve says there will be a dock sold separately with an image for the accessory showing what looks like […]