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Brave and with heart. If you're a fan of the absurdly charming platforming series Dadish, then you'll be pleased to know that developer Thomas K. Young's next game, Be Brave, Barb, is bringing even more immaculate adorability to the Switch eShop today. Much like the dev's previous titles, Be Brave, Barb is a sweet platformer with a twist of comedy. In this one, you play as Barb (naturally), a somewhat nervous cactus (again, naturally) on a quest to find her lost book of positive affirmations (na...

Human Torch certainly isn’t the worst hero in Marvel Rivals, but he’s far from the best — maybe too far for one of the newest additions to the game. According to RivalsMeta, Human Torch is one of the weakest heroes right now. His winrate isn’t much higher than Black Widow, who has consistently been at...

I guess it's time for an upgrade.

For years, one of the most highly requested additions to World of Warcraft has been player housing. Late last year, Blizzard finally caved, revealing that a WoW housing system would be coming to the game in late 2025. Even though we’re many months away, the studio has just given us a fresh taste of what to expect by providing an early look at interior decorating, which is actually way more detailed and unrestricted than I thought it would be.

Not even a month ago, Polygon’s Petrana Radulovic called for the ad campaign of the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch to show us any characters other than Stitch. And today, with Disney’s release of the first full trailer I can confidently say: “No, no, stop, that was too many live-action characters. What have you...

"You are laying band-aid on top of band-aid on top of band-aid."

Working out how long Monster Hunter Wilds is depends on the sort of player you are. This game is all about the grind, and you’ll be able to play it for hundreds of hours if you’d like to — but there are only so many quests for you to complete and only so monsters to...

Starting High Rank in Monster Hunter Wilds is when the “real” game begins and many of the juiciest features unlock — and as such, players will be itching to get there as soon as possible. As with previous entries, there is a neat split between Low Rank and High Rank, and this guide explains the...

Announced Wednesday during the Humble Games Showcase, developer Chuhai Labs — the studio founded by original Star Fox programmer Giles Goddard — is working on a Star Fox spiritual successor called Wild Blue.  Shown in a brief teaser trailer and detailed via a press release and Steam page, the game will be a rail-shooter complete...

You might know Le Creuset from its premium ceramic cookware, but did you know that it made a striking collection of plates, cups, and other crockery inspired by Pokémon? Its collection has been available in international markets for nearly a year, but it hasn’t been easy to buy the cookware stateside — until now. If...

Apple refreshed the MacBook Air lineup last week, and those new models are available starting today. We picked up one of the M4 ‌MacBook Air‌ models for a quick unboxing and first impressions overview. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. If you've seen the M2 or M3 ‌MacBook Air‌ models, then you know exactly what the M4 version looks like. Apple didn't change the design one bit, though there is a new Sky Blue color that replaces Space Gray. It's a subtle blue that doesn't...

Widespread problems with stuttering, low frame rates, and sub-par graphics have saddled Rise of the Ronin with a "mixed" rating on Steam.

Lingering snags from Endwalker have left Dawntrail's early months feeling a bit strange, but the road ahead looks brighter.

Defiance, indeed.

Sunblink has announced that cozy life sim Hello Kitty Island Adventure has managed to sell half a million copies since January.

One of my favorite games is Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, and I’ve always been enamored with that game’s depiction of its nightlife. The Asylum, Confession, and Vesuvius are all bars and clubs owned by vampires, each with its own vibe. So, when The Sims 4 developer Maxis launched a new expansion all about creating...

Assassin's Creed Shadows might run on the Steam Deck after all. In a huge u-turn from what was posted during a fan Q&A a few weeks ago, Ubisoft has come out and stated it has submitted the game to Valve for classification, meaning it could be rated Playable or Verified come launch day. In my original story, the technology director of Assassin's Creed Shadows, Pierre F, stated that the game would not support the Steam Deck "at launch." This left the door open for future support, but due to fan de...

Many people using older Chromecast devices experienced a shock in recent days when their units lost the ability to cast content. The company ended the brand last year, which led folks to think that this was a planned obsolescence of some kind. Here’s some good news. It’s just a software issue and Google is working on it. The company sent an email to users to say that its engineers are "working to resolve this as soon as possible, and will keep you updated when there is more to share.” Google was...

If I were ever trying to get my dad hooked on videogames, Ground of Aces is the type of thing I’d show him. His countless hours watching WW2 documentaries, building model Spitfires, and being positively obsessed with the logistics of the conflict make me certain he’d enjoy it. For me, and all you strategy heads reading this, however, it’s got all the management, base building, and minute detail we’ve come to love on PC. Ground of Aces has a little for everyone, then, and a new demo means you can...

7 GHz-plus computing here we come...?

Be warned. Back in April 2024 you may remember a flurry of excitement when Landfall's Content Warning released for PC. A first-person co-op horror game which involves capturing footage of scary events and uploading it to 'SpöökTube' for likes and clout, it was made free to download for 24 hours at launch and its blend of quirky comedy and genuine scares proved to be a hit. Switch has seen its fair share of shocking clones recently, the latest of which appears to rip off Landfall's game. Out tomo...

Wanna read AI’s take on teenage poetry? Eh, not especially…

Gold Veins are a resource you can mine in Fortnite. Gold Veins provide you with Gold Rush and bars. With the Chapter 6 Season 2’s golden theme, there’s an excess amount of bars for the taking in the lawless lands. An easy way to gain bars is by mining Gold Veins that are found around...

Wanderstop director and co-writer Davey Wreden watched two shows when he was making the game: Better Call Saul and BoJack Horseman. The shows, he told Polygon ahead of Wanderstop’s release, “are deeply empathic stories about troubled people in a difficult world just trying to do their best.” Both of them, Wreden said, influenced the characters...

New Crusader Kings 3 DLC Khans of the Steppe is set to kickstart the fourth chapter of Paradox Interactive’s finest creation. The studio’s grand strategy game lineup ranges all the way across history, from Europa Universalis 4 to Hearts of Iron 4, and even stretches across the stars as the likes of Stellaris blends the boundaries into the 4X realm. Yet CK3 feels, to me, the most definitive of its experiences to date - and now the developer unveils its next set of expansions and add-ons, beginnin...

Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today reiterated his belief that a new HomePod with a screen will enter mass production in the third quarter of 2025. Kuo is likely referring to Apple's rumored smart home hub, which is expected to have a square iPad-like screen that can be attached to a HomePod-like speaker base, or mounted on a wall. If his timeframe is accurate, it means that the device would enter mass production after Apple's annual developers conference WWDC in June. Kuo originally p...

Major majorana disputes, here.

An interesting new gaming laptop concept is hoping to raise funds on Kickstarter, bringing together a laptop-style form factor using top-spec desktop components. The unique project claims to be the world’s first fully built-in water-cooled gaming laptop design, while also claiming support for Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 gaming GPUs and brand-new AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D gaming CPUs, although the bulky and untested design means it might be an unappealing option for most gamers. We’ve seen DIY gaming lapto...

Every McCloud has a silver lining. With the Star Fox series skipping the Switch generation, we've seen more than a few imitators step up to fill its space. But none have appeared quite as Star Fox-y as Wild Blue, an upcoming "modern take of the beloved on-rails adventures of the 90s" from Giles Goddard's indie game studio, Chuhai Labs (Cursed to Golf, Halloween Forever). The reveal at today's Humble Games Showcase 2025 didn't showcase all that much gameplay, but reading the description and check...

Apple and Metallica have teamed up to bring a free, immersive experience from one of the band's concerts to Apple Vision Pro. Starting on March 14, owners of the headset will be able to watch live performances of "Whiplash," "One" and, of course, "Enter Sandman" filmed at a stop on Metallica's M72 World Tour last year. An EP recorded at the show, titled M72 World Tour: Mexico City, will hit Apple Music this Friday and be available with spatial audio. To capture the set in 180-degree video and sp...

Just don't tell the Guild Knights I'm bullying frogs for bragging rights.

Blockbusters?

Avowed's game director Carrie Patel has been on the blower to Eurogamer about why Avowed doesn't have any romance in it, which is to say it does, actually, if you're paying attention, and also, affairs of the heart aren't supposed to feel like min-maxing your Wizard, Kevin. To put that another way, she has gently suggested that relationships are more relatable when they aren't some kind of mechanic or system.

Niantic Labs just announced that it has found a buyer for its game division after putting out feelers back in February. The Saudi Arabia-owned company Scopely has agreed to purchase the division for $3.5 billion. Scopely was founded in Los Angeles but was purchased using money from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, otherwise called the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF). The agreement includes most of Niantic’s portfolio of AR games, including Pokémon Go, Monster Hunter Now and Pikmin Bloom,...

With March now at the mid-way point, Sony has revealed the latest titles joining its PlayStation Plus game catalogue for Premium and Extra subscribers - with the highlight undoubtedly being Ubisoft's superb Price of Persia: The Lost Crown.