After years of tax write-offs, political favors, silencing of critics and sun downing of cultural institutions, the intimidating merger between Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures could move forward as soon as this week. While state-level challenges and the upcoming midterms made the seismic deal uncertain, swift backroom deals with the…

It may still be a few months before the Fallout 76 World Pets update officially goes live, but I’m already eager to see exactly how these teased companion tweaks affect the overall experience. Fallout 76 has been seeing big improvements for nearly eight years now, and World Pets could prove…

Magic: The Gathering’s new Reality Fracture set introduces a mind-blowing 3-turn combo that wins the game on the spot. Wizards of the Coast’s TCG can be as much about collecting cool cards and playing relaxed games every now and then as it can be about making vicious combos work to…

Although it is true that open-world games are supposed to make players want to wander off the main path, sometimes being a little too curious may come with an unexpected downside. Imagine spending an hour exploring a new area, only for the main story to bring you there again a…

Cyberpunk 2077 has officially climbed above Gears of War: E-Day on Steam’s global Top Sellers chart. The result puts the nearly six-year-old RPG ahead of one of Xbox’s biggest first-party releases during its launch window, serving as yet another reminder of the remarkably long tail that Cyberpunk 2077 has achieved.…

Cookie’s Bustle, the most normal video game in the whole wide world, is not done with us yet. The ultra-obscure and hard to source Japanese PC game celebrated two milestones this year: A quarter century anniversary and liberation from a mysterious patent troll. The dreamlike odyssey has frequently raised more…