Former Pokemon world champ slates a Gen 2 mon as the series’ worst starter, says it’s like the devs “designed a Pokemon with the express purpose of punishing anyone who uses it”

Even if you’ve only ever played one Pokemon game in your life, chances are, you have very strong feelings on who the best starter Pokemon is. The companions you first … Read More

Helldivers 2’s new Major Order offers a shiny new dual-cannon Emancipator mech as a reward – but only if the community can overturn its losing streak

Helldivers 2’s new Major Order is offering players a new mech suit strategem – if they can liberate an Automaton factory that’s making its own new weapons. The new Major … Read More

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Direct confirmed to follow the Xbox Games Showcase with its “first in-depth look at all-new gameplay”

Microsoft previously revealed that its Xbox Games Showcase 2024 would be followed up by a mysterious post-show segment diving deep into an unannounced game, akin to last year’s Starfield Direct. … Read More

After surviving Embracer’s $460 million studio shuffle, director of anticipated open-world roguelike hits back at “cascading effect” of corporate consolidation

The developer of our most-anticipated open-world roguelike has hit back against the “cascading effect” that recent swathes of layoffs and corporate consolidation can have on the rest of the industry. … Read More