Mystery Gifts Galore! Pokémon Sword&Shield. Remember those games? They’re the ones most Switch owners were obsessed with before trying to master the stalk market or lure Raymond to their island. In a couple of weeks, players around the world will dive back into the Galar Region when the Isle of Armor DLC launches. To get everyone ready, The Pokémon Company is dropping some dope Mystery Gifts over the next few weeks....

What’s in the box? Remember that$375 collector’s editionofInside? We didn’t know what was in the box, but now we do, and if you’ve finished Playdead’s masterful horror-adventure game, you’ll have some guesses. The package is a collaboration between Playdead, iam8bit, and Realdoll. Tread carefully. One of the items is a bigspoilerthat’s best experienced for the first time in-game. Was it worth the money? That’s for the people who pre-ordered it to decide....

Publisher set to appeal biggest setback to date The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) hasofficially votednotto approve Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of publisher Activision Blizzard, placing a major blockade on Microsoft’s path to completing the $68.7 billion purchase, which wasfirst announced in January 2022. “The CMA has prevented Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market, leading to reduced innovation and less choice for UK gamers over the years to come,” reads the CMA’s official statement....

Adol looks edgy Ys IX: Monstrum Noxwill be releasing at some point in Fall 2019 for the PS4. Nihon Falcom broke the news on Twitter with a post that revealed some new concept art for the game. I’m not exactly sure if the shadowy figure is series protagonist Adol, but it certainly looks a bit edgy. His shadow has some crazy arm action going on and it’s likely to be some new mechanic in the sequel....

He’s more than just cardboard…he’s also half Joy-Con! We’re in a wonderful time frame that we don’t see very often: a time frame between the announcement and release of a newSuper Smash Bros.It’s a magical time of rampant speculation, character predictions, and people arguing on the internet whether or not Ridely is too big forSmash. But, Javed L. Sterritt, an Australian YouTuber, proposes something different. He proposes… #laboman4smashpic.twitter.com/nErBUaBkEY — Javed L Sterritt (@JavedLSterritt)July 22, 2025...

Keeping it in the family Online slugfestAbsolver‘s latest update lets players adorn their faces with masks inspired by some of Devolver Digital’s other games. In addition to the new headgear, the 1.06 update includes numerous UI improvements and ability-related tweaks. The fullpatch notesare evidence of developer Sloclap’s ongoing efforts to makeAbsolverreach its full potential. There’s plenty of information to glean from the post on game’s Steam page, but the real star of the patch is the host of new Devolver-themed masks....

3C3C1D119440927 NieR: Automatais getting a TON of new content. AfterFinal Fantasy XVadded Square Enix’s Yosuke Matsuda,NieR: Automatadid one better by not only bringing over Matsuda but also the CEO of PlatinumGames, Kenichi Sato. They will appear in one of three coliseums that appears beyond an elevator guarded by the mysterious “apologetic machines,” where you can unlock new costumes, hairspray to change 2B and A2’s hair color, equipment, music tracks, masks, and special bullets that change the appearance of enemy bullets....

TheDisney Dreamlight Valleyteam aired a developer update today, and it provided a look at everything we can expect to see arriving in the valley soon. One of the biggest announcements is the continuation of the main storyline as we finally unlock the ability to travel inside Skull Rock. Skull Rock will open in the Mysteries of Skull Rock update forDisney Dreamlight Valley, arriving on June 18. This iconic location fromPeter Panis bringing with it the film’s protagonist and a surprising second villager—our old friend, The Forgotten....

Where’s Peri? Fans of the Gallifreyan time-lord Doctor Who will be pleased to hear that another digital escapade is headed to PC and console platforms early next year.Doctor Who: The Edge of Realityis a joint production of BBC Studios, Just Add Water, and Maze Theory. Doctor Who: The Edge of Realityis described as a re-imagined version of 2019 VR releaseDoctor Who: The Edge of Time.The new game will see the 13th doctor (Jodie Whittaker) team up with the tenth doctor (David Tennant) in a continuation of The Edge of Time’s generation-hopping adventure....

Wastelanders delayed a little longer Like the rest of the world, the non-playable characters inFallout 76have to stay inside a little while longer. The only difference is that unlike us, they’ve never seen the light of day. Bethesda has been forced to delay the upcomingFallout 76: Wastelandersexpansion by an extra week due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Subsequently, the Steam release is also delayed another week. The developers have shifted to working remotely and it has altered their normal workflow, pushing timelines back as everyone figures out the most efficient ways to deal with this situation....

Spreading Managed Democracy throughout the galaxy is your sworn duty as a Helldiver. But what of those who choose to defy such a righteous calling? Getting labeled a ‘Traitor’ to Super Earth is possible inHelldivers 2, and the end result shouldn’t be surprising. To be labeled a traitor inHelldivers 2, you need to run outside the mission boundary of a map. You may have already noticed the warning. As soon as you reach the invisible boundary line, a message appears: “RETURN TO THE COMBAT ZONE....

Good luck Nearly a year ago CengizMangave us a very complicatedand very detailed “Pokemon Transfer Guide,” which sought to educate the public on how to carry over their creatures from game to game. WithPokemon SwordandShieldas the new generational be-all-end-all (minus some National ‘Dex characters here and there), some folks were on a mission to transfer every possible ‘mon, and by God, that little graph helped them do it. But with new options in the mix CengizMan has tweaked their guide a bit (beyond the last update a few months ago) to account for new transfer methodologies....

Alphabet soup Readers, you’ll have to let your intuition do the heavy lifting on this one. This is the type of story where I feel equal parts good and bad about it. It’s the kind of rumor that’s completely plausible yet the evidence is rooted in nothing firm. I present this to you as a grand “What if…?” more than anything else. Rumors have surfaced that Microsoft has a third Xbox Series model in store....