Pokémon Go Holiday Cup: Little Edition best team to use

The much-anticipated return of thePokémon GoHoliday Cup: Little Edition is here, bringing a fresh set of challenges during the festive season. As we gear up for the little league, the prospect of working with the small but mighty creatures is sure to ignite your competitive spirit. We’re here to show the best team to use in thePokémon GoHoliday Cup: Little Edition 2024, including details on rules and durations. Table of contents What is the best team in Pokémon Go Holiday Cup: Little Edition 2024?...

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Michelle Miller

Preview: Madballs in Babo Invasion

Madballs in Babo Invasion has an interesting back story. Back when Canadian publisher Playbrains pitched the game to Microsoft, it was originally just going to be anotherBabogame. The people that checked the game out at Microsoft thought this was aMadballsgame though and from there, Playbrains was introduced to the people that owned theMadballslicense. And that’s how we gota game based on a really old toy line. This is Playbrains’ first console title and the amount of work that has been put into this game is staggering....

July 3, 2025 · 4 min · 825 words · Morgan Leon

Reggie: Nintendo is ‘talking to’ Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon for video on Switch

No timeline in sight Nintendo remained stalwart in their move to launch the Switch without video services or a Virtual Console infrastructure — a move that’s either “focused on gaming” or “rushing to market” depending on the analyst on any given day. But Reggie spoke to the video focus recently with the Washington Post, and said that moves are being made to make it happen. Speaking on getting video channels to the Switch, he stated, “We’re talking to a range of companies about other services, companies like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon — things that will come in time....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Sarah Miller

Resident Evil: Archives trailer shows and shows nothing

It is becoming more and more clear that Capcom doesn’t think it can possibly release the originalResident Evilenough. The game’s been updated and revamped more than Joan River’s face and they aren’t stopping. Next up is the Wii port of the gameResident Evil: Archiveswhich just got a Japanese teaser trailer. The budget game will feature remakes ofResident EvilandResident Evil: Zerothat have already been released before as separate games in Japan.The trailer itself is pretty much useless on all fronts as it doesn’t show any new content, but does proclaim proudly that the game will be on the Wii....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · William Johns

River City Girls artist puts pixel art to print with new art book

There was a time when print media and pixel art were like peanut butter and jelly. Before the advent of polygon-based graphics and online storefronts, nearly every game was made from chunky grids of color, and at retail, every game came with a printed instruction manual showing how to play it. Flash forward to 2023, and the bulk of the world’s biggest games are molded from three-dimensional shapes and are downloaded directly to hard drives....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Sonya Hart

Sandboard across an endless desert in Alto’s Odyssey

The sequel to Alto’s Adventure is out next week 2015’s endless snowboarding gameAlto’s Adventureis about to get a sequel, and on this next trek, we’re going sandboarding.Alto’s Odysseyis set in a desert, and it’s a gorgeous one at that. More than just looking pretty, the locale also brings new opportunities to jump, grind, and fall gracefully. From the looks of things, you won’t need to have played the last game to appreciate this one....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Jill Odom

Sea of Conquest Pirate War codes

Updated: July 17, 2025 Added the latest code! As someone who grew up withPirates of the Caribbean, the promise of an adventure on the open sea is something I can’t skip.Sea of Conquest: Pirate Warputs you in the role of Henry Hell, an infamous captain exploring uncharted waters in search of treasures and thrills. While the atmosphere is engaging, this title faces all the common pitfalls of the mobile game genre....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Alan Evans

Sony to launch PlayStation Mini Bundles?

Tye Australian Classification Board board recently put up ratings for three different “Mega Minis” volumes with Sony listed as the publisher. We’re not quite sure what they are, or what’s in them, but we know what it sounds like. It sounds like PlayStation Minis bundled together. I’d love to see a whole bunch of Minis on one UMD. These games have to get more of the spotlight, and bundling them together could be a great way to give them that....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Martha Morales

Starfield looks absolutely out of this world in new gameplay deep-dive

Fly me to the moon, let me play among theStarfield The closer to today’sXbox and Bethesda showcasewas, of course,Starfield. The upcoming spacefaring RPG is hotly anticipated, and today Bethesda showed off a lengthy look at someStarfieldgameplay. TheStarfieldgameplay starts with the player and their robot companion venturing out onto a planet. After gawking at some local wildlife and mining some ore, they infiltrate a base and take on some space pirates....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Jessica Jackson

Tell Me Why is free for Pride

The sudden surge of rainbow Twitter icons can only mean one thing: corporate America is ready to co-opt Pride Month. As we continue the stupid fight over kink at parades, the LGBTQ+ community can expect a full month of pandering and rainbow products, starting today with some goodies from Xbox. The brand announced it’s added some Pride-ified items to the Xbox Gear Shop, and for the entire month of June, it’s giving away the adventure gameTell MeWhyfree for Pride....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Brandi Craig

TGS 09: Frank West, Tekkaman Blade TvC gameplay videos

YES. After beingleakeda few weeks ago, it wasofficially confirmedyesterday that Frank West will be playable in the upcomingTatsunoko Vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars, much to our delight. We got a quick peek at a few of his moves in the opening video that accompanied that announcement, butonlya peek. Now, thankfully, we’ve got a direct-feed video of a full round of gameplay to show you. Here you’ll get a good look at what to expect, and I gotta say, some of Frank’s attacks are looking pretty vicious....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Jose Anderson

The 12 Best City Building Board Games of All Time, Ranked

City building board games make puzzling over the placement of tiles and planning your most creative construction strategies a ton of fun. To claim victory in these tabletop titles, you’ll often need to line up roadways, assemble buildings, and generate resources with your factories and farms. In the list below, we’re highlighting twelve fantastic board games that offer an immensely satisfying urban planning experience. 12. My City My Cityis relatively straightforward tile placement game that takes players through a twenty-four part campaign....

July 3, 2025 · 7 min · 1414 words · Melissa Wallace

The blackguards are revealed

And they all sound lovely Daedalic’s evil RPGBlackguardssounds like a bit of all right, with tactical combat and less than nice protagonists. Now the German developer is finally ready to spill the beans on exactly what’s up with these unpleasant folk. There’s Takate, one time slave and gladiator, honed into the ultimate weapon. He’s cold and merciless, and has a bee in his bonnet in regards to the upper classes. Then there’s Niam, a drug addict and poacher....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Paige Dixon