Founding Xbox Staff Says Original Skepticisms Are Coming True

Laura Fryer was one of the first members of Microsoft Games Studios back in the ‘90s. There she served as producer on games like Crimson Skies. As Microsoft pushed internal teams towards the Xbox, she became one of the founding members, though with concerns about the software-focused company entering the hardware market. Now that Xbox…

Launch a Wheel codes (June 2026)

When you’re out of ways to boost your strength without wearing down your fingers with repeated clicks, it’s time to redeem new Launch a Wheel codes. Typically good for Luck/Power potions, fruits, vegetables, and just about any kind of free egg you can think of, they’re well worth keeping an eye on. Based on a…

Pokémon show’s first poster gives A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms vibes

On the first day of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Aardman and The Pokémon Company updated us on Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu and shared the first poster for the stop-motion animated series. Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu was first announced in 2024 and got its first teaser…

Naruto To Receive First Trading Card Game In Over A Decade

For the first time in over a decade, Naruto will be receiving an official trading card game from Bandai Card Games. Announced this week, the game will officially launch globally in 2027, with preview sessions held at upcoming conventions. The reveal was coupled with an original illustration from creator Masashi Kishimoto, showing rivals Naruto and…

Classic ARPG fans, rejoice – Titan Quest 2’s fourth chapter is here, and it’s the biggest yet

If you enjoy old-school ARPGs and aren’t playing Titan Quest 2 yet, you’re missing out. Grimlore’s sequel to one of the best games like Diablo might still be in early access, but it’s moving at an impressive pace. It offers an experience that stands apart from its peers, whether that be the genre heavy hitters…

Mailbox: Big-Screen Slippy, First-Party LEs, Wario/Waluigi Fanfic – Nintendo Life Letters

Image: Nintendo Life Well, hello there. Have you come to see what’s in the Nintendo Life Mailbox this month? Excellent timing. Having survived the first weeks of June and the deluge of gaming announcements — including the first full-fat Nintendo Direct since September last year — we’re all settling down for the summer minus the…

You will never guess who turns up in this video about why you can’t build British towns in SimCity 4

I needed no further incentive to check out this video that explores why a SimCity game set in the United Kingdom wouldn’t work, but even if the idea of comparing metropolitan systems of government isn’t thrilling to you, you’re going to want to watch it just to see who crops up at the end. It’s…

Control Resonant Hands-On: An Action-RPG Built On Creepypasta

When Remedy released Control in 2019, it didn’t fit neatly into any existing space. It wasn’t quite a booming AAA shooter, nor quite an indie darling, but rather its own strange little AA joint destined for “cult classic” status. Control‘s winning combination of brutalist aesthetics, mundane everyday items and office spaces, and the weird fiction…

Slay the Spire 2’s creator reveals the inspiration for its most controversial foe: “I was playing too much Deadlock.”

Slay the Spire 2 is full of strange and sinister creatures, and I’m always curious where the ideas for them originated. Mega Crit Co-Founder Casey Yano has provided us with some answers in a new edition of the developer’s ‘Neowsletter’ blog, and he claims its most notoriously balanced threat actually came about after spending too…

I Hope GTA 6 Will Let Me Trip Balls Again And Be An Alligator

Since the dawn of time, humanity has yearned for one thing: to trip balls and return to nature. While you’re not legally allowed to do that in most territories, the next best thing is a digital tour of the wild side in the few games brave enough to offer your in-game character a bag of…