Crimson Desert features tons of creatures for you to tame, pet, and ride. Alongside dragons and wolves, cats and dogs roam the world of Pywell, too, and thanks to the many systems developer Pearl Abyss has included, you can get the best companion ever: a fat, lazy feline.The latest open-world…

The internet has a new favorite gaming grandparent. Crimson Desert needs to fix its mounts. And Sony says so long to an EV concept car with Honda that could stream PlayStation games. Welcome to Morning Checkpoint for March 25, 2026. I am currently reading an incredibly worthwhile but grim 4,000…

Despite being over a decade since its release, Assassin’s Creed Unity continues to receive support from Ubisoft, as the studio has once again released a new update for the classic title. This time, however, the latest Assassin’s Creed Unity update is only available to download on Xbox Series X/S, as…

Marathon has not had quite the impact that Sony and Bungie were hoping it would, one analyst has claimed. The lead-up to the extraction shooter’s March 2026 release was fraught with controversy, from an AI art scandal to reports of a nosedive in morale among developers, but the game managed…

Next month, Pokemon Champions will bring the turn-based action of Pokemon battles to Nintendo Switch 2–and later this year, to mobile devices. Champions will be making some impactful changes to the core battling mechanics of the Pokemon franchise, including the removal of one of the game’s most long-lasting statistics: Individual…

This year’s Metacritic Game Publisher Rankings are out, and they hold a few surprises. For example, I didn’t expect Square Enix to be at the top. I also didn’t expect Nintendo to be outside the top 10, or that both Ubisoft and Xbox would beat out the Switch 2 maker,…