Nobody believes Blizzard meant to give Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred players a 900% gold boost, but that hasn’t stopped them from exploiting it until someone sticks a decimal point in there

Diablo 4 has had its fair share of bugs that players have gleefully exploited. If it’s not some item that gives you the power to deal infinite damage, it’s a dungeon dropping too much loot. Diablo is a complicated videogame; unforeseen interactions are kind of inevitable. But that’s not how I’d describe the latest thing…

Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight + Mixtape Review | Podcast

In this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, Alex returns from MagicCon: Las Vegas to share his experience spending the weekend playing and learning about upcoming Magic: The Gathering card sets, Charles dives into his Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight preview, and Marcus finally gets the chance to talk about the black-and-white boomer…

EVE Online Studio Renamed To Avoid Chinese Communist Party Confusion

For over 20 years, the studio and publisher behind long-running space MMO EVE Online has been called Crowd Control Protections, which is almost always shortened to CCP in articles and posts online. In recent years, this has caused some confusion and mix-ups with the over 100-year-old Chinese Communist Party, so the company is changing its…

Sinister war sim PVKK is delayed to 2027, because its dev has too many ideas to make it better

PVKK, or Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant, if you’re nasty, has been delayed to 2027. It’s the planetary defense game with the super clicky buttons and mysterious subplot, and now it’s going to be at least the best part of a year before I get to do my part for whatever autocratic leader happens to be in charge when…

Pokémon Go Lechonk Community Day event guide

Pokémon Go is having a Lechonk Community Day event on Saturday, May 9 from 2-5 p.m. in your local time. Now is your chance to nab this cute pink pig from the Paldea region. As expected with a Community Day event, Lechonk will spawn in huge numbers with a high chance for it to appear…

The Video Games You Should Play This Weekend – May 8

I love coming-of-age stories, but Mixtape stands out even among my favorites for how well it nails its earnest, whimsical tone, treating life milestones with grave sincerity. Its stellar writing, concise runtime, and inspired use of its licensed soundtrack make it an instant classic and a heartfelt trip down memory lane. Mixtape has an incredible…

If You’re Trying To Watch YouTube On Switch 2, You’ll Now Get An Error Code

Image: Jim Norman / Nintendo Life Earlier this week, a story surfaced about Switch 2 users accessing YouTube via the free-to-play title Super Animal Royale. Players reported opening a web browser within the game, and from there, they were able to visit the global video-sharing platform. Now, in an update, it seems this trick no…

GTA 6 Company "Exploring" AI To Help Make Games "Smarter" And Possibly Bring Down Costs

Grand Theft Auto 6 could be one of the most expensive games ever in terms of its budget, and this kind of investment may only be sustainable for a small group of games, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said in an interview. Speaking to Bloomberg, Zelnick giant investments only make sense for “massive blockbusters,” and “that’s…

Mixtape Devs Break Down The Game’s Soundtrack

Mixtape, developer Beethoven & Dinosaur’s musical coming-of-age narrative adventure, is set to a curated playlist of mood-setting songs. When I sat down with creative director Johnny Galvatron and producer Woody Woodward, they said that the team picked songs they wanted to feature and worked backward, starting with the opening song, “That’s Good” by new wave…

PS5 Getting Intriguing Action & Adventure Games, Out Soon

Several new PS5 action and adventure games were showcased this week that are worth keeping an eye on, some of which are out very soon. Without further ado, here’s what’s coming and when. All promising new PS5 action and adventure games announced this week Do note that not all games listed below strictly fall under…