Konami is giving away the original Castlevania as a free mobile app for a limited time, allowing iOS and Android users to revisit the game that started the long-running series at no cost. The promotion is part of Konami’s celebration of Castlevania’s 40th anniversary, which officially arrives tomorrow. The series…

No news is good news, they say. They also say that some news, however little, is good news, too, and girl, do we have some news: Ubisoft’s struggling action-adventure game Beyond Good & Evil 2 is still alive despite remaining in development hell. Ubisoft Bordeaux’s lead writer and associate narrative…

Several major Final Fantasy XIV modding communities have taken steps to remove the work of a popular not-safe-for-work mod creator after chat logs were exposed in which the modder was seen participating in graphic discussions of illegal material. Content warning for discussion of child abuse sexual assault material (CSAM) On…

Within hours of the World of Warcraft: Forever beta launch on September 17, Blizzard’s servers were buckling under a crowd far larger than the studio had planned for. For some of Blizzard’s developers, the turnout was unlike anything they’d seen over years of running the MMO; given the product’s quality,…

After suing a former Reddit moderator in October 2025 for pirating Switch games, a Washington court has ordered the individual in question to pay Nintendo $4.5 million in damages. According to a September 25 TorrentFreak report, US District Judge Lauren King ordered former r/SwitchPirates moderator James “Archbox” Williams to cough…

After seven long years, Bandai Namco has finally cleared Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve for takeoff and judging from the reviews, it’s a worthy successor to Ace Combat 7, thrilling critics with high-flying dogfighting action and, perhaps for the first time, with great storytelling, too. Rather than relegate the…