Nintendo Indie World Reveals Best-Selling Switch Indie Games of 2020

The Nintendo has one of the most popular gaming devices available right now,with the Switch consistently boasting record-breaking sales. The appeal to the Nintendo Switch is partly in thanks to its first-party support, with titles likeSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate,Animal Crossing: New Leaf, andMario Kart 8continually topping the sales charts, but the indie games available on the Nintendo Switch can’t be ignored. This generation has brought forth the arrival of the Nintendo Indie World, a group that showcases Nintendo’s many indie games with Indie World Showcases thathighlight upcoming Switch indie games....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Steven Noble

Pac-Man Museum+ Confirmed as Day One Xbox Game Pass Game

SincePac-Manfirst burst into the arcade scenes, the iconic yellow sphere has become one of the most recognizable faces in gaming and one of the longest-running franchises in the industry. Throughout the four decades since the character’s debut, thePac-Manfranchise has spawned droves of compilations featuring games from the franchise’s most popular arcade cabinets as well as plenty of new spins on the old classic like therecent battle royalePac-Man 99. Now, the newest compilation of classicPac-Mangames,Pac-Man Museum+is set to bring Bandai-Namco’s most famous arcade games into players' very own virtual arcade....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 447 words · Richard Davis

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond Player Beats Game with Just Cherrim

ThePokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlremakes were designed in very specific ways, so many fans could enjoy the Sinnoh region in the same way that they remember from sixteen years ago. This included things such as the National Dex, the Poketch feature, and others, along with theclassic Pokemon creatures first seen in Sinnoh. One fan decided to play the game with their favorite Sinnoh Pokemon, Cherrim, all the way to the very end....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Ashley Martin MD

Red Dead Redemption 2 Map Assigns Regions to Real US States

A game’s map can be one of the most important aspects of development for a title and can determine everything from how immersive the world feels to what kind of experience players are signing up for. In the case ofRed Dead Redemption 2and its predecessor,development at Rockstar Gameswas fortunate enough to have the real United States to use as a template for the game’s Wild-West atmosphere. While the actual game map inRed Dead Redemption 2isn’t exactly a one-to-one recreation of the western states of America, much of the topography, climate, and wildlife can indicate the general relation between in-game regions and real-life locations....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Christopher Thomas

Skyrim: Every New Rare Curios Item (And What They Do)

The Rare Curios creation included withSkyrim Anniversary Editionadds a huge number of new Alchemy ingredients for players to make new Potions, a variety of new ammunition, the ability to create Poisoned Apples, and two Ayleid artifacts lifted straight fromthe dungeons ofOblivion: Varla Stones and Welkynd Stones. RELATED:Skyrim: Everything You Should Know About Forgotten Seasons To put it bluntly, it’s an expansive creation, and it will take players a long time to find everything the wide-reaching addon adds toSkyrim....

August 8, 2025 · 5 min · 1012 words · David Harris

Star Wars Shows To Watch To Make The Mandalorian Season 3 Better

Not much is known yet about season 3 ofThe Mandalorian, but with Grogu off to train with Luke Skywalker, and Mando on his own, it’s likely the show will now shift focus onto Mandalore, Bo Katan, and the Darksaber. If that’s so, it’s unlikely the show will have time to fully explain Bo Katan’s backstory, much less go into the Darksaber’s previous appearances. But some of that information would make the next season ofThe Mandalorianmuch more enjoyable....

August 8, 2025 · 4 min · 840 words · Amanda Gonzales

The Best Moments in Red Dead Redemption History

Western games aren’t common in the gaming industry, aside from a few exceptional examples. Two of the biggest Western games come from Rockstar Games, and its talented developers reinvented an arcade-like shooter into something much greater. The humble beginnings ofRead Dead Revolverin 2004 helped spawn two of the most influential open world games to date, withRed Dead Redemptionand its prequel showcasing its chops frequently. It’s hard to pick favorites from these games, considering the sheer amount of set pieces between both games....

August 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1240 words · Shannon Ramirez

Ubisoft Explains Why It's Shutting Down the Servers for Some Of Its Classic Games

Years after their release,Ubisofthas maintained online servers for classic titles such asGhost Recon Future SoldierandTom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas, but that’s all about to change. Ubisofthas officially confirmed that it will be shutting down servers for several classic titles such asTom Clancy’s Rainbow Six LockdownandGhost Recon Future Soldier. Some Ubisoft titles will no longer have online connectivity as of June 1st, while fans of other Ubisoft properties have until later this year to enjoy the online experiences....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Alyssa Mckay

Ubisoft Facing Lawsuit Over Workplace Abuse Allegations

A French union is preparing a lawsuit against Ubisoft over the multiple workplace abuse allegations that have surfaced over the last few weeks, it has been reported. MultipleUbisoft executives have resigned or have been firedfrom the company over the allegations, which range from allegations of creating a toxic work environment to allegations of sexual harassment and racism. In a post on its official site, France’s Solidaires Informatique invited people to come forward and join its efforts to launch a “collective lawsuit action” againstUbisoft....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 462 words · Harold Hebert

Ubisoft Making VR Firefighting Game Based on Notre Dame Fire

A new VR escape game fromUbisoftwill put players on the Parisian fire department as it fights the blaze that tore through the famed Notre Dame Cathedral on June 05, 2025. This one-hour VR experience will be a direct tie-in with Jean-Jacques Annaud’s upcoming IMAX docudrama,Notre-Dame on Fire, set to release in March. RELATED:Assassin’s Creed Timeline Shows When All the Games Take Place Ubisoft is the French video-game company behind theAssassin’s Creed,Far Cry,andWatch Dogsfranchises....

August 8, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Joseph Andersen

WandaVision: Agatha Could Still Play A Role In Wanda's Future

The following contains spoilers for theWandaVisionfinale. The finale ofWandaVisionhas finally hit, and Wanda Maximoff’s story has been wrapped up…at least for now. The series finale (aptly titled “Series Finale”)finally gave fans a glimpse at the Scarlet Witch, though the full extent of her powers likely hasn’t been seen yet.WandaVisiongave fans an epic finale fight between witches as Wanda and Agatha Harkness finally faced off against each other, in a blur of spells and blasts of red and purple....

August 8, 2025 · 5 min · 914 words · Barbara Oconnor

Winter Soldier Creator's Captain America Cameo Paid More Than His Idea

The Falcon and the Winter Soldieris just one more successful MCU production from Marvel Studios to grace Disney Plus' vast superhero catalog, but theWinter Soldier co-creator really wouldn’t know itfrom looking at his bank account. Although comic book writer Ed Brubaker has previously expressed his frustrations over the show’s existence, four episodes have done little to take that bitter feeling away. Brubaker and fellow artist Steve Epting came up with theconcept for Bucky Barnes' Winter Soldier alter-egowhile they were both working in theCaptain Americacomics in 2005, deciding to bring back a superpowered version of Barnes as Cap’s latest antagonist....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Steven Cox

ACLU Slams US Army Twitch Bans as 'Unconstitutional'

The American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, has criticized the United States Army’s decision to ban Twitch users as “unconstitutional.” The comments came following several reports this week that theUS Army has been banning users on Twitch and Discordfor posting messages about war crimes. On Twitter, the ACLU responded to reports about the US Army banning people on Twitch and Discord, saying that “calling out the government’s war crimes isn’t harassment, it’s speaking truth to power....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Aaron Burns