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Hobbit, Avatar, and Blade Runner alum joins our favorite Lovecraftian TTRPG Call of Cthulhu as art director
Former Wētā Workshop art director Paul Tobin has been playing Call of Cthulhu for 35 years.
December 05, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Elder Scrolls 6? No. God of War: Egypt? Nah. Diablo 4? Nope. So what Game Awards announcement is Geoff Keighley actually teasing?
Doom DLC, Devil May Cry 6, and even Half Life 3 are all being touted as answers to this bizarre riddle Geoff Keighley has posted.
December 04, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Banned game Carmageddon is on the streets again with Rogue Shift, coming in 2026
Hyper-violent vehicular combat franchise Carmageddon, the first edition of which was banned in Brazil and censored in the UK, is launching a new entry with less-human, more zombie adversaries
December 04, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Chrono Trigger remake? Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii is out here giving fans hope that it's really in the works
"I can't talk about that," Yuji Horii told a Japanese panel show when asked about a potential Chrono Trigger remake.
December 04, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Grab your berets, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Ben Starr and Jennifer English are coming to Emerald City Comic Con 2026
Don your finest French attire to meet Ben Starr and Jennifer English from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at Emerald City Comic Con 2026
December 03, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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TTRPG "summer camp meets private ren faire" event Champions Grove unveils its 2026 guest list
Want to spend Memorial Day 2026 weekend living your best roleplay life? Ohio is calling you, and we can tell you who you'd be hanging out with
December 03, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Features
Watch Behind the Codec: The Voice Cast of Metal Gear Solid with David Hayter, Jennifer Hale, Christopher Randolph, Cam Clarke, and Tasia Valenza from NYCC 2025
Hear Solid Snake (Hayter), Naomi Hunter (Hale), Otacon (Randolph), Liquid Snake (Clarke), and Sniper Wolf (Valenza) like you never have before, from New York Comic Con 2025
December 03, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Magic: The Gathering’s Avatar: The Last Airbender set was created in part to counter the Final Fantasy crossover
Magic: The Gathering's Final Fantasy crossover was hugely successful, but its Avatar: The Last Airbender set needed to be different
December 02, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
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Marvel Cosmic Invasion balances the X-Men '97 aesthetic with the dark Annihilation storyline to do something new in a Marvel game
Marvel wanted to see the Annihilation storyline get some love, so Tribute Games gave the dark story a 90s makeover.
December 02, 2025
Trent Cannon
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GTA developer reveals how the US government tried to turn Rockstar Games into a "media bogeyman" and nearly shut down the company
During an appearance on British radio, Dan Houser recalled when the full weight of the US government came down on the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption developers
December 02, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
How playing the Jak and Daxter games, helped me open up to my girlfriend and eventual wife [Gamify My Life]
She didn't want to play them herself, but it felt important that she understand Naughty Dog's Jak and Daxter if she was going to understand me.
December 01, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Critical Role just broke the rules of villain design in Daggerheart — now the whole table builds the dragon queen
Forlorn, the central antagonist of upcoming Daggerheart campaign Reign of the Weredragon, is a creation not just of the GM, but of the whole table. We asked Elise Rezendes, Rowan Hall, and Spenser Starke t explain more
November 28, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Narrative games aren't as niche as people think, says Dispatch developers
Dispatch proves the narrative adventure isn’t dead — and AdHoc hopes the industry is paying attention.
November 28, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Flambae in Dispatch was originally more of a bully until Lance Canstopolis made him hilarious
AdHoc Studio devs explain that it isn't until the infamous karaoke scene in Dispatch that people see the real fun of Flambae.
November 28, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
The Twenty-Sided Tavern proves live D&D is unbeatable — especially in an age when we’re not sure who’s human online
Why The Twenty-Sided Tavern is selling out: D&D, theater magic, and the power of real human connection.
November 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The Daggerheart romantasy campaign With Love and Magic is coming “fast” as Critical Role tests a digital-first release strategy
After Critical Role's Matt Mercer announced it earlier this year, we've been waiting on details regarding Daggerheart's With Love and Magic campaign. And at PAX unplugged 2025, we got to ask for details from the developers
November 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The future of live play isn’t “another Critical Role” or Dimension 20 says Anjali Bhimani— it’s whatever wild new thing creators dare to try
Why the next era of TTRPG live play will reward the weird, the risky, and the unapologetically original.
November 27, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role's Matt Mercer and a bit of restraint are the secret sauce to making Shroud the biggest villain of Dispatch Season 1
AdHoc Studio devs say they're surprised they're "not getting more shit for" how little Shroud is in Dispatch Season 1, but they found the right amount of Matt Mercer to give us.
November 27, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
AdHoc Studio explains why the Dispatch game's comics are still canon — even when they contradict the game
AdHoc Studio knows that the comics present the death of Mecha Man differently than the Dispatch game, but that doesn't mean they aren't canon.
November 27, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Voice acting legend Jennifer Hale believes Hollywood is overlooking voice actors and doesn't understand why
The Metal Gear Solid and Mass Effect star says that Hollywood isn't taking advantage of the massive talent that voice actors have for the live action remakes coming out.
November 26, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Dispatch game devs say fan distrust of Blonde Blazer shows how cynical modern superhero stories have become
What Dispatch and Superman say about our increasingly cynical world.
November 26, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Metal Gear Solid icon David Hayter has "no idea" what it's like to work with Hideo Kojima, even after decades
David Hayter, who has voiced Solid Snake for years, admits that he has only met Hideo Kojima "two or three times" in all the years he's worked on the Metal Gear Solid series.
November 26, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
How the Dispatch season 1 ending was changed at the last second to call players out for their romance choices
Dispatch devs reveal the hilarious late-game twist they added after players tried romancing everyone.
November 26, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
The hidden hardware hack that made the original Legend of Zelda a breakthrough for the NES and all game systems
Being able to save your game seems totally normal now, but Nintendo had to work around the limitations of the NES cartridges to make it happen.
November 26, 2025
Trent Cannon
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Metal Gear Solid voice actor Jennifer Hale shares the unpredictable nature of video game voice acting
The legendary voice actor Jennifer Hale reflects on how difficult it is to know if a game like Metal Gear Solid will be a hit - or if it will even come out at all - while it is being made
November 25, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Inside Date Everything: Ms. Marvel co-star Anjali Bhimani on voicing a bathtub woman in the year’s weirdest romance game
Bhimani, who plays Bathsheba in the game where you get to... well, Date Everything, figures she probably got a similar call to all of the other Critical Role and Dimension 20 stars that are in the dating sim
November 25, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
How MCU and Overwatch star Anjali Bhimani avoids revealing spoilers — even for her own characters
Miss Marvel star Anjali Bhimani isn't worried about getting in trouble for spoiling her many, many voice acting projects. I guess that's a benefit of being able to "Men in Black" yourself
November 25, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role's Darrington Press turns limitation into invitation with new TTRPG - "If it doesn't fit on a card, it's not Daggerheart"
I'm quoting producer Elise Rezendes and lead codesigner Rowan Hall here - both of whom explained Daggerheart's less is more philosophy at PAX Unplugged this year
November 25, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role’s Daggerheart team explains what makes a great TTRPG adversary in new monster pack reveal
Specifically, we asked designers Rowan Hall and Spenser Starke, plus producer Elise Rezendes, what makes for the best beast. And it isn't the "tiny numbers" on their stats page
November 25, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Critical Role's Daggerheart is perfect for horror, say the Dungeon Dudes (which is why they're moving Dungeons of Drakkenheim over to it)
Dungeons of Drakkenheim, the longrunning 5e campaign that's been core to the Dungeon Dudes' YouTube channel, is officially coming to Critical Role's D&D rival. And apparently, it's got a lot to do with the fear factor
November 25, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The Dungeon Dudes' Kelly McLaughlin has already run a cozy TTRPG campaign in D&D's Forgotten Realms - you'll just never see it
The Dungeon Dudes' next campaign, Seasons of Silence, will start their characters in a cozy, Shire-like setting. And for McLaughlin, that won't be an unfamiliar place at all
November 25, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Tales from Woodcreek creators want a bigger, bolder season 2... if the show can secure a budget for it
Dungeon Dudes Kelly McLaughlin and Monty Martin would love to team up with Deborah Ann Woll for another adventure in Woodcreek, but even a high Charisma modifier won't change real-world production expenses
November 25, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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D&D icons are rebooting Acquisitions Incorporated with a fresh Daggerheart-powered adventure
Dungeons & Dragons titan Jeremy Crawford announced at PAX Unplugged '25 that the first real actual play show (arguably) is switching TTRPG systems to Critical Role's own Daggerheart
November 25, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Superman's optimism, the possibility of Dispatch season 2, and the Matt Mercer effect - What the Dispatch developers say about the hit superhero game
Adhoc Studio's Dispatch devs explain how optimism, streamers, and risk shaped their breakout success.
November 25, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Dispatch ending explained: How to get the Hero, Antihero, and Everyman endings
There is no right or wrong way to play Dispatch, but AdHoc Studio gave us plenty of options to make the ending perfect for you.
November 25, 2025
Trent Cannon
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For Metal Gear Solid IV, David Hayter made one big change to how he recorded his lines to make them better
The long-time Solid Snake voice actor insisted that he and the other actors be given more context to their performances for future Metal Gear Solid games.
November 25, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Magic: The Gathering x Avatar: The Last Airbender lead designer created their own Avatar cards as a kid
For the lead designer behind Magic: The Gathering and Avatar: The Last Airbender's crossover set, their love for both the game and the show runs deep
November 25, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Discovering the original Legend of Zelda game's aborted time travel storyline has changed the way I view my favorite video game series [Gamify My Life]
Nintendo almost made the first Legend of Zelda a time-travel game, and it explains so much about the series’ future.
November 24, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Made in '87: Rewinding to the movies, comics, games, and TV shows that define pop culture to this day
Why 1987 became one of pop culture’s most important years across movies, games, TV, and comics.
November 24, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Critical Role is giving us all a free RPG in 2026, as Darrington Press' Dying Spire comes to Free RPG Day next year
The Critical Role team is bringing more Daggerheart to Free RPG Day in 2026, continuing the story that began with Marisha Ray & Grant Howitt's one-page adventure, A Familiar Problem
November 24, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Getting inside Calliope Games' Tsuro 20th Anniversary Edition and new games Martian Dice and Roll For It! Going Big
Calliope Games' art director Nicki Wiehrs joined Popverse backstage at PAX Unplugged and talked about the new games Martian Dice and Roll For It! Going Big, and the highly anticipated 20th anniversary edition of their flagship game, Tsuro.
November 22, 2025
Chris Arrant
Features
A board game for cat lovers is here in Purrramid, and we got an early demo at PAX Unplugged
Got a cat lover in your life (or are you one yourself)? Lucky Duck Games has a new board game that'll be catnip for many of us in 2026 called Purrramid.
November 22, 2025
Chris Arrant
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Critical Role is taking their love of John Constantine, Castlevania and more gothic horror into new Daggerheart campaign
An addition to Daggerheart's first expansion book, Hope & Fear, Dark Heart of Andaluria will tie together some of your favorite monster tropes into a hauntingly beautiful world, says co-designer Rowan Hall
November 22, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Critical Role has listened to your request, Daggerheart players: A GM fear tracker is coming in 2026
Keeping track of your players' Fear is going to get a lot easier if you're a Daggerheart GM, and it's all thanks to the fans who have been bugging Critical Role's Darrington Press about a special GM screen
November 22, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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Critical Role is bringing its Delicious in Dungeon-style Daggerheart campaign to life in liveplay with Viva la Dirt League
Beast Feast, which Critical Role's Daggheart has described as a campaign similar to fantasy anime Delicious in Dungeon, is coming to Viva la Dirt League.
November 22, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
The iconic game Catan has a new look with the classic playstyle we love, and we played it at PAX Unplugged 2025
Catan fans: there's a new edition, with new art and more!
November 22, 2025
Chris Arrant
News
Magic: The Gathering’s next Secret Lair drop is a massive Monster Hunter collab
It's time to hunt... for details about the next Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair superdrop
November 18, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Dispatch fans have uncovered the secret stat that determines Invisigal's ending in Episode 8
The hit game from AdHoc Studio and Critical Role is full of important choices, but not everything that influences the ending happens during cutscenes in Dispatch.
November 18, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
If Critical Role's Legend of Vox Machina is The Hobbit, says Marisha Ray, then Mighty Nein is Lord of the Rings
Prime Video's second Critical Role adaptation will be "a little bit darker" in tone, says Ray, who provides the voice for kickass monk Beauregard Lionett
November 17, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Moreso than even Dragon Ball, Chrono Trigger represents the best work of Akira Toriyama [Gamify My Life]
The JRPG classic Chrono Trigger came out when Akira Toriyama had spent more than a decade creating Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump.
November 17, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Elder Scrolls 6 could be a shadow-drop like Oblivion: Remastered, says Bethesda boss - but it's "still a long way off"
If Bethesda president Howard isn't pulling our leg (he shouldn't be, because of the arrow wound), we might not know Skyrim sequel Elder Scrolls VI's release date until we reach it
November 13, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
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How Wizards of the Coast hired some of their top MTG designers using a reality TV-style competition
The Great Designer Search from Magic: The Gathering was inspired by competition reality TV shows
November 13, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
The heartwarming gift for his mom one Magic: The Gathering designer hid inside the game Mystery Booster
You might think you love your mom, but do you love your mom enough to recreate history at your job in her honor? One Magic: The Gathering designer did
November 13, 2025
Graeme McMillan
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Magic: The Gathering has plans as far out as 2034, and is beginning by reducing the number of new sets per year
Posting to Tumblr, MTG's head designer Mark Rosewater revealed a "less is more" strategy when it comes to the future of the world's most popular deck-building game
November 13, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
WATCH: Out of The Adventure Zone and into Emerald City Comic Con: The McElroys on nerding out, audible art, and of course, family
Clint, Justin, Travis, Teresa, Griffin, and Rachel McElroy were all at ECCC '21 for a special event called The First Family of Podcasting. And thanks to Popverse, you can watch it here now
November 13, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
The superhero game Dispatch from AdHoc Studio and Critical Role is even bigger a hit than they expected - selling 12 times faster than they could even hope
With stars from Breaking Bad and Critical Role in the cast and stellar animation, Dispatch is the superhero game we've been waiting for.
November 13, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Spoilers!Critical Role creators were asked to pull back on the phallic imagery for the Mighty Nein Prime Video show
We get it - Prime Video has to go through the MPAA to produce Critical Role's Campaign 2 adaptation, The Mighty Nein. But if you think you're gonna stop Critters from being horny, I have news (and many, many subreddits) for you
November 12, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Dispatch season 2 could be on the way, after the AdHoc Studios and Critical Role hit exceeds sales expectations
After 1 million copies of Dispatch being sold, it looks like the former Telltale Games developers are wondering where to go with season 2, which is a good problem to have.
November 11, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Everything you need to know about Chicago's C2E2 2026: Guests, Artists Alley, Deadlines, and more
C2E2 2026 preview: Everything you need to know before Chicago’s biggest pop culture event
November 11, 2025
Chris Arrant
News
Magic: The Gathering announces new card bans, and it's officially low tide again
Say goodbye to cards like Vivi Ornitier and High Tide, because Magic: The Gathering has a new slate of card bans in effect
November 10, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Metal Gear Solid star David Hayter chooses his best performance, because war is hell on the voice (in a good way)
Which Metal Gear Solid performance is Solid Snake actor David Hayter's favorite?
November 10, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
All the guests, panels, booths, coming to Seattle's ECCC 2026 (announced so far, at least!)
From Critical Role to X-Men writer Chris Claremont and more, here's everything coming to Emerald City Comic Con 2026 in Seattle.
November 10, 2025
Chris Arrant
Features
The Dispatch episodic release schedule makes the new game from AdHoc Studios and Critical Role even better, not worse [Gamify My Life]
Dispatch is a great superhero TV show and it needs to be enjoyed an hour at a time.
November 10, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
How I found the heart of Critical Role at New York Comic Con
In this enormous and accepting fantasy world that Critical Role has created, I found the messy human realities make these fantasy worlds fantastic.
November 10, 2025
Jim McDermott
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The biggest hurdle Square Enix has had when making Final Fantasy VII Remake has always been the original game - and fan expectations
Fans are pretty passionate about the Final Fantasy series, so Square Enix had to walk a fine line of making changes but not making too many changes.
November 10, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
From EA to Nintendo to SNK, here is every major game company and eSports event the Saudi Arabian government owns
Savvy Games Group has pushed the Saudi government's investments in the gaming industry hard over the past four years.
November 07, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Netflix is serving up a new reality cooking show - based on the chaotic recipe developed by the Overcooked video games
A24 is reportedly producing the series for Netflix alongside Overcooked developers.
November 07, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
The surprising simple design philosophy of Final Fantasy VII Remake, according to director Naoki Hamaguchi
Square Enix sees Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth as a reunion both for their characters and fans returning to the series.
November 07, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
All of the cutscenes in God of War: Ragnarök were filmed with one take - which was "daunting" for the actors but led to "moments of great levity" when they made mistakes
God of War used "No Cut Camera" so every cutscene had to be filmed in one take - even if one actor kept messing up at the end
November 07, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Square Enix hadn't planned out where each Final Fantasy VII Remake game would end ahead of time
Square Enix knew how Final Fantasy VII ended, but that didn't mean they had the ending for each of the remakes figured out as early as you would assume.
November 07, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Move over, Selfless Savior: There’s a new sad Magic: The Gathering card from Avatar: The Last Airbender that will make you cry
Tale of Momo from Magic: The Gathering x Avatar: The Last Airbender has art and flavor text that will break your heart
November 06, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Critical Role fans, remember - Matt Mercer's homebrew warrior class (now available in Daggerheart) was created specifically for Vin Diesel
Daggerheart players can now unleash the power of the Blood Hunter - so long as they also remember that Matt Mercer created it for a Critical Role special starring Vin Diesel
November 06, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
The cast of Metal Gear Solid share their favorite lines from the videogame series
One of the Metal Gear Solid cast has a favorite dialogue exchange that didn't even make it into the games - but almost did, thanks to a language barrier problem
November 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
Watch Capcom tell NYCC 2025 how they've kept up the fight for over 45 years
With four decades plus of experience publishing the most-talked about games, Capcom had a lot to tell New York Comic Con 2025. And Popverse was there to listen
November 06, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Everyone involved in Final Fantasy VII Remake, from the actors to the directors, wanted to show more layers to the characters
Both Aerith and Barret get more depth thanks to the advances in voice acting since the original Final Fantasy VII came out.
November 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
Guides
Have you heard Final Fantasy VII Remake part 3 has been canceled? It's a lie, acording to director Naoki Hamaguchi
If the sequel to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth had been cancelled, it was news to Naoki Hamaguchi.
November 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
When Sony's God of War recast Kratos, they had big plans for him to have a British accent - until the first take
Voice actor Christopher Judge has shared how the quirk was scrapped the very first time he filmed a scene as Kratos.
November 06, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Does Critical Role's Mighty Nein title sequence music sound familiar? It should - it's Welcome to Wildemount, released in 2022
Prime Video is using the most appropriate music they can to intro new Critical Role series The Mighty Nein, working a song written for Campaign 2 directly into the opening credits
November 04, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Magic: The Gathering's Cabbage Man Secret Lair drop reveals Avatar: The Last Airbender's most tragic mishaps
The Secret Lair x Avatar: The Last Airbender Magic: The Gathering drop features Cabbage Man in all of his glory
November 04, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
The Witcher creator Andrzej Sapkowski doesn't think much of the Netflix series - but then again, he doesn't think much of the games, either
During a Reddit AMA, Witcher creator Sapkowski explained why novels will always tower over the TV shows and gaems that come out of them. But to be clear - he doesn't think it's just in the case of Netflix or CD Projekt Red's adaptations
November 04, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond drops a new trailer featuring new enemies, new powers, and a badass Akira slide
Why even ride a motorcycle if you're not going to pay homage to Akira along the way?
November 04, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Original Critical Role GM Matt Mercer promises “really cool announcements” for Daggerheart at PAX Unplugged
What is Critical Role bringing to PAX Unplugged? Popverse will be there to let you know as soon as it drops.
November 04, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
The Sims and Mass Effect maker EA says they will retain "creative control" over games should Saudi-backed deal to buy the company go ahead
Games like Mass Effect and The Sims won't be affected by the purchase, even if the new owners seem to disagree with their messaging, says internal document
November 04, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Dispatch, the new game from Critical Role and former developers from Telltale Games, hits 1 million copies sold - before it is even fully released
Who among us hasn't dreamed of working as a superhero dispatcher surrounded by the stars of Breaking Bad and Critical Role?
November 04, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Nintendo smashes Switch 2 sales expectations, with 10 million units already sold
At this point, the Switch 2 will outpace the original Switch in sales, something we never expected to see
November 04, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Magic: The Gathering Commander players, steel yourselves: Dockside Extortionist is back for Avatar: The Last Airbender
Magic: The Gathering x Avatar: The Last Airbender will feature Partner Source Material cards that use frames from the animated show as the cards' artwork
November 03, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Why I switched from Silksong to Hades 2 - I wanted a challenge I could do [Gamify My Life]
Sure, I'm going to die repeatedly and brutally in both games, but Hades 2 has felt like a manageable challenge while Silksong has felt like a punishment.
November 03, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Uncharted voice actors Nolan North, Emily Rose, and Richard McGonagle are coming to Chicago's C2E2 2026
Nathan Drake and family are coming to C2E2 2026 for three days of photo ops and autographs
October 30, 2025
Graeme McMillan
Guides
How to play the Halo games in release and chronological order
How to play Halo in release and chronological order
October 29, 2025
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Nintendo and legendary creator Shigeru Miyamoto want to keep making Mario games for 100 years - provided they can keep up with new gaming technology
Could Mario reach 100 years of gaming? Depends on if Nintendo is able to keep his games fun.
October 29, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Lord of the Rings MMOs and New World MMO face uncertain futures after Amazon announces massive layoffs in their game studio
New Worlds servers will stay up through 2026 but no new content will be developed for the MMI following Amazon Game Studio cutting most of its AAA development staff
October 29, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Need a last-minute costume? Critical Role and Spirit Halloween have you covered
Just in time for Samhain, two of the most popular characters from Critical Role's Mighty Nein are getting the Spirit Halloween treatment. Hope you like dressing as a tiefling
October 28, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
News
Yes, your Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair orders will be late - Here’s why
Due to a problem that affected Magic: The Gathering's manufacturing schedule, Secret Lair drops are going to be delayed
October 28, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
Features
I finally understand that Sony doesn't want to make video games anymore - they want to make movies [Gamify my Life]
Ghost of Yotei has forced this realization upon me far later than it should have, but Grand Theft Auto broke Sony in ways we never could imagine.
October 27, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Kpop Demon Hunters will be "one of the best" Magic: The Gathering collabs of 2026, says Wizards of the Coast exec
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks says that the KPop Demon Hunters Secret Lair will go down as one of Magic: The Gathering's best-selling releases
October 24, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
Nintendo Switch 2’s handheld mode makes it the most challenging of all consoles to port games like Final Fantasy VII Remake onto
Naoki Hamaguchi explained the challenges that the Nintendo Switch 2's handheld mode brought to Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's port
October 24, 2025
Jules Chin Greene
News
God of War: Egypt? Kratos actor Christopher Judge says it would be "full circle" for him as the next God of War game, but then it gets even more interesting
Did Christopher Judge accidentally say what the next God of War game would be about? He is nervous he just did.
October 24, 2025
Trent Cannon
News
Five Nights at Freddy's studio Blumhouse is getting into comics - via video games, of all things
Fear the Spotlight, one of Blumhouse's first in-house video games, is getting an in-house graphic novel from the team of Patricia Villeto and Claudia Leonardi
October 23, 2025
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Fandom saved the Final Fantasy Tactics remake, but it also scares Square Enix a little bit
All those fan sites helped make the Final Fantasy Tactics remake happen, but it also meant the developers knew there was a lot of pressure to get things right.
October 23, 2025
Trent Cannon
Features
After Critical Role & Dimension 20's sweeping success, DMing YouTubers The Dungeon Dudes predict the future of Dungeons & Dragons live play
Kelly McLaughlin and Monty Martin know a thing or two about TTRPG web series, which is one of the reasons they've helped build actual play/escape room hybrid Tales from Woodcreek
October 23, 2025
Grant DeArmitt