While the El Niño climate phenomenon isn’t anything new, the 2026 version is projected to be one of the most severe in a very long time, and the Climate Prediction Center estimates an 82% chance that it emerges between May and July. Sadly, it is probably inevitable at this point,…

Pokemon Champions came out at a strange time, as it was released on April 8, in the middle of a series of VGC events for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s last season and the next few live events coming up all signal the shift to Pokemon Champions…

Overwatch’s hot streak has been undeniable, but sadly, it just came to an end. While the Reign of Talon relaunch and the removal of the 2 from the hero shooter’s title brought a huge boost in players, and Season 2 kept the momentum going by bringing back hero cards and…

In the past decade, life sims (and farming sims, in particular) have gone from a relatively niche genre with a handful of standout titles to a full-blown phenomenon. While this is great for players who now have an abundance of fields to plow, animals to tend to, and townsfolk to…

Over the weekend, a Marathon streamer who goes by NAPainter pulled off the most controversial stunt in the extraction shooter’s two-month-old history. Now Bungie is punishing him with a 30-day ban, and he’s not fighting it. “I am more than ok with this outcome,” he wrote on X. “I made…

Embark Studios confirms it’s currently experimenting with the current team sizes in ARC Raiders, hinting that future plans could involve larger groups to overcome challenges. After a steady and predictable content stream following the launch of ARC Raiders in August 2025, Embark Studios is preparing a number of major changes…