LocalThunk is the developer of the hit roguelike deckbuilder, Balatro, and therefore holds the power to single-handedly destroy our productivity with a mobile release of…

Pokémon Legends: Arceus is an incredibly fun and innovative experience, which is really funny considering that it kind of really sucks.

If you say “no thanks, One Piece is too big and scary for me” you are quite simply a big old coward who is afraid of commitment.

Sonic is all about speed, but SEGA has come in last place in the race to capitalize on Breath of the Wild. 

Elden Ring doesn’t need an easy mode. Elden Ring is easy.

Overwatch 2 has cancelled its planned PvE Hero Mode experience. Read all about what's happening instead, and what caused the cancellation.

It’s time to grow up, babies. We’re not gonna hold your hand like these other video game websites.

Months ahead of its planned return to a physical event, several sources have confirmed that E3 will no longer be a part of E3 2023.

But the good guy still has to be Batman, right? So give the baddie an evil plot at the end.

All this nonsense that you are dreading? It has been in Final Fantasy way before Kingdom Hearts could ever be conceived.

Wokeness gone too far????????

You know, some light escapism from our current reality.

When normal, well-socialized humans saw Mario transform into an elephant they probably chuckled. Some may say “awww,” finding the trunk-wielding Italian cute and cuddly. But…

The new trailer confirms something important: The professors are hot this time.

Now is a better time than ever to reflect on the game, its legacy, and how mean you all have been to it over the years.

On behalf of all your fans and fellow cinephiles alike, and with God and Geoff Keighley as my witnesses, I must now formally implore you.

It turns out there’s been a secret to getting Nintendo to listen to its fanbase all along…someone who has been invisible to us all this time.

All this nonsense that you are dreading? It has been in Final Fantasy way before Kingdom Hearts could ever be conceived.

In recent years we’ve been introduced to the Wilhelm Scream's way cooler cousin. A cousin that rides a motorcycle.

Streaming keeps getting worse — is cloud gaming also destined to be dogshit?

Microsoft’s game subscription service is now the ultimate service for dads.

If these bops can’t convince your friends of Slider’s musical genius, nothing will.

Whatever Taylor was offered, it represents a tiny sliver of the franchise’s profit margin,

Sonic fans are known for suffering through awful games in the name of their hedgehog. For them, speed-based platformer Pizza Tower may help.

Hitpiece, a new service that was founded, fucking, I don’t know, like today, apparently, is stealing everybody's music and selling it as NFTs.

We are very sorry to announce to you that Kyle Rittenhouse is making a video game.

A cute store named after the guy who wiped out half of existence in the universe and left every single human being on Earth grieving.

So okay, I love my Switch. I just wish it could do more. Like, things that have been considered basic for years and years at this point.

Well, it's kinda playable. I mean, sorta playable. If you squint enough.

I’m not ashamed to admit I ignored work emails, calls, the holiday weekend, and desperate messages from my family wondering if I was OK.

Here’s five pro-level strats for Fall Guys that you can use if you’re some kind of weirdo who’s looking to try hard in this game for children

Microsoft is banning people in Minecraft and Reddit is in full 1984 mode over it.

If you’re the kind of person who loves to retell weird video game myths as an icebreaker at parties, I’ve got some bad news.

According to a new Rolling Stone report, that rabbid army of Snyder enthusiasts may have been — brace yourself — largely fake.

What’s more true to the skateboarding lifestyle than having your wallet drained by little hidden fees that add up over time?

I’ve got some great news for you pal: pretty much every digital video game marketplace you use today is Blockbuster. 

What if it hadn’t been based on The Silmarillion at all? What if, instead, it was about the best character in all of Tolkein: Tom Bombadil.

Our own universe is in a steady decline, so maybe it makes sense that Marvel’s is too.

Leftist ideas are becoming mainstream in America, but many workers are still forgotten. I am here to advocate for perhaps the most forgotten of all.…

If you are a gamer in New York City, this is your best chance in a lifetime to experience a real life video game level.…

Things are not looking great in terms of climate change. Permafrost is thawing, the water level is rising, and the consensus solution seems to be…

Sonic fans are known for suffering through awful games in the name of their hedgehog. For them, speed-based platformer Pizza Tower may help.

PS Plus’ remodel was a chance to think outside the box and build a more unified Sony ecosystem, one that made space for devices like the Vita

If you want to watch it as soon as possible to avoid spoilers, it’s going to cost you.

It’s most assuredly not going to be the stream that leaves fans salivating like sick little dogs.

I deeply hold one conviction, which I know to be true based on nothing more than gut instinct and general vibes.

We have something funnier than these rich kid losers called "comedians" now.

Listen, Animal Crossing is great and all but there comes a time — particularly with recent addition New Horizons — where you’ve heard everything your…

If an independent games studio releases a game that prominently features a forest or woodland creature, is it truly an indie game?

Unfortunately, the developers of Spellbreak have announced that they are shutting down the game for good in 2023.

We really need to figure out a snappy title for my new favorite genre before it gets saddled with something awful like Metroidvania.

How am I expected to feel patriotic in a world where this kind of inequity is still happening?

In a tale as old as time, the Super Mario Bros. Movie released today to raucous applause from the audience and middling reviews from film critics.

For the past 15 years (holy shit has it been that long), the Marvel Cinematic Universe™ has dominated cinemas worldwide.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in 2022, it’s that I am completely over random encounters.

The Streamer Awards held this Saturday ended with a fizzle, not a bang. According to QTCinderella, the $50,000 afterparty for the Streamer Awards was shut…

As you can imagine, it was rockier than a Stone Talus.

MultiVersus' 1.02 Patch Notes have been released! Check out who's been buffed, nerfed or otherwise changed in the Season 1's HUGE patch.

Looking for a new, fun MMORPG to play? Check out The Elder Scrolls Online to explore a new, huge Elder Scrolls world.

The year is 1994. The gaming market is flooded with mascot platformers, turn-based RPGs, and fighting games. Most gamers were preoccupied with Donkey Kong Country,…

E3 is the lone force saving us from wildcard titans like Nintendo.

At the risk of sounding like some kind of weirdo — Nintendo, we need a story mode in Mario Kart 9.

if you saw Illumination Studios’ The Super Mario Bros.. Movie and you’re upset that you missed out on the 10 easter eggs per minute (EEPM), we’ve got you covered.

Chex Quest was, no joke, a first-person-shooter made for kids in the 1990s.

Blizzard’s new mobile game works perfectly for passing the time while cleaning out your colon.

In 2023, I played two space games – Starfield and Outer Wilds. In theory both games are, at their cores, space exploration games, but in…

Final Fantasy is a staple of the JRPG genre that’s bigger than ever right now, between the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV and the upcoming Final…

Looking to play one of the most underrated Legend of Zelda games before the release of Tears of the Kingdom? Check out Cadence of Hyrule!

You’re feeling a little nostalgic and boot up a game from childhood. However, things are not as simple as you remember in this game.

One afternoon, I dropped my Game Boy while I was saving. The batteries fell out. I put them back in, the Game Boy restarted, and—Don’t make me say it.

Looking for a new game to play on your Switch? Here's 6 of the best RPGs on the Nintendo Switch, as of 2023.

Shooters have been a popular genre for nearly as long as video games have existed. Multiple generations have cut their teeth on games like Doom,…

Warner Bros. delays Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League until the latter half of 2023 when everyone forgets the game sucks.

Hand this game to any trucker at a Louisiana rest stop and their heart will swell with pride. 

Looking for a game to really give you a reason to go get that vasectomy? Check out Bloodborne to get loads of reasons to give in!

If these bops can’t convince your friends of Slider’s musical genius, nothing will.

If you’re in the same Venn diagram of Really Really Into Battle Network and Doesn’t Know Dick All About Computers, we’re in a similar pickle here.

Square Enix recently released the Outline of Results Briefing from February 3, 2023. It reveals disappointment with Forspoken & more.

Looking for a new, more unhinged Pokemon-like game? Consider checking out Shin Megami Tensei 3: Nocturne on PlayStation 4, Switch, or PC.