Yet another rad gaming tool parts ways with Microsoft

As anyone who’s endured hearing me talk about Linux (which is cool) will know, one of my favourite things about the sunlit uplands of free and open-source (FOSS) software is Luxtorpeda, a compatibility tool that will automatically download and install open-source engine reimplementations—and other mods—for supported games you run with it. For instance, fire up…

Hunter x Hunter confirms return with new manga volume and chapters

A new Hunter x Hunter volume is going to be released in Japan on July 3, according to publisher Shueisha. The upcoming publishing of volume 39 of the manga is great news for fans of Yoshihiro Togashi’s seminal shonen manga, because it also means that the long-awaited new batch of chapters is going to be…

Tekken 8 Director Kohei Ikeda Leaves Bandai Namco After 20 Years, Six Months After Longtime Series Producer Departed

Longtime Tekken leader Kohei Ikeda, who most recently directed Tekken 8, has announced he is departing from Bandai Namco after 20 years at the company. This news follows the departure of veteran Tekken director and producer Katsuhiro Harada in December, marking a significant shift in Tekken’s leadership.  As for why, Ikeda’s announcement doesn’t delve into…

The Tekken 8 Exodus Continues As 20-Year Veteran Exits Bandai

Kohei Ikeda, the producer and director behind recent entries in the Tekken fighting game franchise, announced on Monday that his role as Tekken 8’s game director “is coming to a close,” and that he’s “officially left” Bandai Namco after 20 years with the company.Ikeda’s statement was published on X in the early hours of June…

The Asus Xbox Ally X just got a massive screen upgrade, days after the Steam Deck OLED price rise

Asus has announced a new special edition version of the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X, to celebrate 20 years of the Republic of Gamers brand. The Xbox Ally X20 comes with a new, slightly larger OLED display, a special translucent chassis, a gold internal structure, and comes bundled with the ROG XREAL R1 Edition 20…

Upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Games & Accessories For June & July 2026

Star Fox – June 23rd (Switch 2) Announced in early May following rumours that Nintendo was bringing back Fox and co., Star Fox on Switch 2 is a remake of Star Fox 64 that keeps the same level layouts but gives everything a current-gen glow-up while adding difficulty options, new modes, and (hopefully) a surprise…

Xbox CEO Calls PS5 Logos A ‘Miss’ As Fans Beg For Exclusives

Ahead of the big Xbox summer showcase in June, chief content officer Matt Booty gave fans a sense of what to expect from the event. Was it his confirmation that news of Microsoft’s next gaming console, Project Helix, would not be at the show that set off a firestorm? No, it was something much sillier….

Extrapolation is the future of frame generation without the latency hit… and it’s not far off

Computex has not even really started yet and already I’ve seen the two most exciting gaming developments I’ll see this week. One is the new Nvidia RTX Spark Arm-based hardware, and the other is Intel’s G3 family of handheld processors. It’s a game-changing bit of hardware that is delivering on the twin pillars of gaming…

The team behind Turtle WoW is starting fresh with a new MMO: “We know this is an enormous undertaking”

Just two weeks on from the complete shutdown of Turtle WoW, the fan-run private server network for World of Warcraft, its creators have made a decision about what’s next – and it’s a big one. “This isn’t the end of our journey together, but rather the beginning of a new one,” the group of developers…

Pokemon Go June 2026 Events: Raid Bosses, Community Day, And More

Pokemon Go‘s latest season, Forever Forward, officially begins on June 2, and the mobile game is ushering it in with a host of events this month. Some fan-favorite legendaries and Mega Pokemon are returning to Raids over the next few weeks, while the elusive ice dragon Frigibax is taking center stage for June’s Community Day….