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Sony Record $560 Million Loss On Bungie Deal As Marathon Stalls

Sony purchased Bungie for $3.6 million back in 2022 on the eve of Destiny 2‘s best expansion ever. Just over four years later, the PlayStation 5 maker is recording a $560 million impairment cost for its fourth quarter of the 2025 fiscal year, which closed just four weeks after the launch of Marathon. The company…

Mortal Kombat 2 and Liu Kang’s confusing fate, explained

Mortal Kombat 2 is full of dismemberment, decapitations, and death. It’s also replete with characters from 2021’s Mortal Kombat who’ve been brought back from the dead, like Josh Lawson’s Kano, or newly made undead, like Kung Lao (Max Huang) and Sindel (Ana Thu Nguyen). Their returns happen in ways that are authentic to the fighting…

Star Fox Is Back, So What's Nintendo's Excuse For Other Abandoned Franchises?

Unless it’s Mario or Zelda, there seems to be no guarantee that a Nintendo franchise will remain a constant presence in the company’s portfolio. Take it from the heartbroken and frustrated fans of Nintendo properties that have lain dormant for years–decades, even. Until very recently, Star Fox was perhaps the most notable example of this….

Aliens: Fireteam 2 Announced And It’s Bringing Four-Player Co-Op To PS5, Xbox, And PC This Summer

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, a sequel to 2021’s PvE shooter Aliens: Fireteam Elite, has been announced, and it’s launching this summer on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Developers Cold Iron Studios and Daybreak Game Company revealed the news with an exclusive trailer over at IGN, which reveals returning Xenomorphs, weapons, and more, with…

Nintendo Artist Behind Original Star Fox Weighs In On Remake

Artist Takaya Imamura, who designed the look of Fox McCloud for the original Star Fox, has some thoughts about the character’s controversial new appearance, recently revealed in the remake of Star Fox 64 for Switch 2. “I wake up in the morning,” Imamura wrote on X, according to the platform’s machine translation. “A ton of messages…

Atlus Reveals Persona 30th Anniversary Jazz Album Available On Streaming Today Alongside Vinyl Preorders

This year marks 30 years of Persona, and to celebrate the occasion, developer Atlus has revealed a new addition to its Persona vinyl collection with the Persona 30th Anniversary Jazz Album. It’s available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, and elsewhere today, and vinyl preorders are live as well.  This collection of jazz covers, which…

Stranger Than Heaven Uses Likeness Of Actor Who Died 12 Years Ago

Xbox and Sega presented a broadcast on Wednesday that shared new details about their upcoming Yakuza prequel, Stranger than Heaven. Since the broadcast aired, RGG Studio has come under fire for its bizarre choice to use the likeness of famous film actor Bunta Sugawara, who passed away in 2014.  In a press release for the…

Path of Exile 2 release date coming soon as early access gets final patch

Path of Exile 2‘s long path to 1.0 is finally winding down. On Thursday, developer Grinding Gear Games held a digital livestream detailing the latest patch (0.5, “Return of the Ancients”), during which game director Jonathan Rogers said this is the final major update before Path of Exile 2 leaves access and enters 1.0. While…

After A Chaotic Launch, Steam Controller Reservations Will Open Tomorrow

Valve’s much-anticipated Steam Controller went on sale on Monday, May 4, and quickly sold out amid what many consider a chaotic launch. Payment processing errors at checkout prevented many customers from buying the controller before it went out of stock (which occurred in minutes), leaving frustrated players empty-handed. Valve has acknowledged this rough start and…

Valve Reveals New Rules To Stop Resellers From Buying Steam Controllers

The Steam Controller launched earlier this week, and within about 30 minutes or so, it had sold out, leading to a lot of disappointed gamers and plenty of greedy online resellers. Now, Valve is promising more stock is coming, and new rules are being activated to try to ensure people who want the new controller…