The shift from physical games to digital ones has decimated GameStop. Anyone who’s been inside one of its stores recently will know that toys and collectibles, like Pokémon cards, now outnumber the Switch 2 and PS5 games sitting on shelves. One of the only reasons to still buy games from…

PlayStation 5 and PC users can now pre-order the FlexStrike wireless fight stick controller, though the price of this dedicated controller is over twice as much as a standard DualSense wireless controller. The new controller will hit store shelves on the same date as a PS5 console-exclusive fighting game. The…

Open-world RPGs are largely governed by a set of rules and laws that give players a reason to keep playing and become stronger over time. Many games are happy to let you level up and become overpowered, with some even encouraging that playstyle, but in other cases, it is the…

An indie game called Lost Castle 2, which has been in early access on Steam since 2024, has finally launched and already reached an impressive milestone on Valve’s storefront. Developed by Hunter Studio, Lost Castle 2 is often compared to Castle Crashers, the 2008 beat ’em up that’s one of…

Microsoft’s potential options for the future of the Xbox brand reportedly include spinning it off into a separate company or operating as a “wholly owned subsidiary” rather than a division within Microsoft. According to The Information (via Reuters), these are just a few of the options Microsoft is considering. Xbox…

There’s an activist investor takeover bid going on right now at Kadokawa, parent company of Elden Ring and Dark Souls maker FromSoftware, and FromSoftware specifically is playing a big role in the investors’ pitch: they’re sick of giving sacks of money to Bandai Namco, and want to see FromSoftware publish…