For the past week or so, people playing the recently released Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 ports on PlayStation have been reporting that an alleged hacker from CoD’s past has returned to cause mayhem and misery. Now, things are so bad as a result of this infamous hacker that…

A batch of one of Nintendo’s rarest consoles was recently discovered in a completely unexpected place, a Japanese love hotel. The unusual Nintendo consoles were found in surprisingly good condition and had an assortment of games that still worked after nearly 40 years. Nintendo became a household name in gaming…

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender is a pretty dark, adult take on the Nickelodeon cartoon that preceded it, which makes sense as it ages up Aang and his friends into young adults who are looking at the world through a more grown-up lens. But it turns out the sequel movie…

Xbox has made three games completely free to download and play for the weekend, with each game available until August 2 and only one requiring any form of Xbox Game Pass subscription. Xbox’s Free Play Days promotion is a tad underrated, as it often lets players check out games for…

Image via Nintendo Published Jul 30, 2026, 11:08 AM EDT Marc Deschamps has been writing about video games and popular culture for more than a decade, at various outlets. Prior to joining GameRant, Marc served as a freelancer, staff writer, and editor at sites like IGN, Nintendojo, and ComicBook. Gaming is…

Dominik Bošnjak / GameRant | Source image: Epic Games The Epic Games Store has formally announced two new freebies for August 6. One of them is the critically acclaimed adventure Beacon Pines, while the other is a returning title that was already offered to Epic Games Store users in 2025.…