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Catch a Pika. We've seen our fair share of Pikachu plushies over the years (it's only one of the most recognisable faces in media ever, after all), but few have been quite as lifelike as this. Yesterday, Wow! Stuff and RealFX unveiled their latest creation: the Pikachu Puppetronic. As that name suggests, this is a puppet with a traditional hand-controlled design, combined with a fair amount of electronics for even more movement and expression.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen are coming to Switch next week to celebrate 30 years of the Pokémon series, alongside a Pokémon Presents broadcast.

Apple has lined up its first event of the year. Already! It’s taking place in New York City on March 4 at 9AM ET, but the company hasn’t confirmed if it will stream the media event. It seems likely the event will be mainly iPads and MacBooks — so business as usual. However, it could include new entry-level MacBooks in a fresh array of colors. I think that’s what everyone’s reading into the lemon-and-lime tinged invitation. I’m very much up for a return of the colorful Mac. The first Mac I ever u...

"Players really liked being ambushed."

We were all hungry for a new soulslike to kick off the year, I guess.

Midsummer Studios is closing its doors, and I'm surprised to learn its 'Sims meets a sitcom' life game was leaning heavily on AI.

Embark are continuing their meteorological experiments in extraction shooter Arc Raiders with a rousing injection of wind. There’s a hurricane coming to the game on February 24th, a new map condition that limits visibility, degrades shields, impedes movement, and makes you suck even more at shooting things. Still, this stormcloud has a few silver linings. With the gale at your back, you’ll naturally move a lot faster. Also, you may find it easier to avoid detection in the open if you disable you...

Jake Solomon, a decorated game designer known for his work at Firaxis on games like XCOM and Marvel Midnight Suns, has announced that his studio Midsummer is going to close. In doing so, he also shared a pre-alpha look at the "Life Sims + The Truman Show" game the studio was making, called Burbank.

Ubisoft is laying off 40 employees at its Toronto studio, which is currently working on the company's long-in-the-works Splinter Cell remake.

Following the closure of Bluepoint Games, the team behind the Demon’s Souls remake, Sony has allegedly shut down a Bloodborne fan game.

Start horsing around.

Why you so spooky, AI?

That's a lot of cash.

Bixby isn’t typically part of the conversation when it comes to virtual assistants for mobile devices, but Samsung is clearly hoping that you would use it more. The company has launched the latest version of Bixby with the new One UI 8.5 beta, and it has been tweaked to work as a “conversational agent.” Samsung says you’ll now be able to talk to it and give it tasks using natural language, like how you’d talk to other people or, these days, to chatbots. You don’t have to remember exact commands ...

The ace Luxtorpeda project has expanded, and now it makes it real easy to install the popular MGSHDFix pack for various Metal Gear games on Linux / Steam Deck

Apple is expected to launch a new foldable iPhone this year, based on multiple rumors and credible sources. The long-awaited device has been rumored for years now, but signs increasingly suggest that Apple will release its first foldable device in 2026. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Below, we've collated an updated set of key details that have been leaked about Apple's foldable iPhone so far. Apple will allegedly call the device the "‌iPhone‌ Fold," which is the nam...

Season 1's a hit, I'd say.

It feels weird to buy a peripheral in order to play games you don't own. I'm generally very positive about the Nintendo Classics offered through the Nintendo Switch Online membership (and the classic Mega Drive games). I know I'll lose access if I stop subscribing, but it feels like a reasonable fee to get these on top of other benefits. But, just like I have never bought DLC for a game I don't own, I find the idea of needing to buy a peripheral to play the newly added Virtual Boy games a little...

Logan Paul’s $16.49 million Pikachu Illustrator is now the most expensive trading card ever sold. Here are the next six highest sales ever.

It's now Omega Strikers developer Odyssey Interactive's turn to lay off staff, with around 50% of the workforce apparently being affected.

Mega Crit just revealed that Slay the Spire 2 is set to arrive in Early Access on March 5, and we're getting 4-player co-op with the launch

"We have nothing to announce regarding any other potential titles". The news that the GBA Gen 1 refreshes, Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen, are coming to Switch next week has gotten us excited this morning, but it's also raised some questions with fans. How come these games aren't coming to Nintendo Switch Online like the other GBA games in the Expansion Pack? Will I be able to trade? Will we be seeing more Virtual Console-style releases like this?

XCOM designer Jake Solomon has announced that his studio Midsummer, which was founded less than a year ago, is closing down.

Every year, Pokémon holds a presentation to mark the anniversary of the original Pokémon Red and Green titles launching in Japan for Game Boy, and this year is no exception. One thing that does make this February's Pokémon Presents a little different, though, is that this year marks 30 years since Red and Green made their debut.

Even one of Matt Smith's bowties earned more than a TARDIS

Widelands is a free and open source Settlers-like strategy game, and their developers appear to be setting a firm stance against an AI generated contributions

You don't have to wait too much longer to murder the steeple for a second time, with Slay The Spire 2's early access release now set in stone. Following the delay which pushed it back to this previously secret Thursday, it'll arrive on March 5th, 2026.

Unfortunately the stock availability of the Steam Deck has only worsened recently, with the EU now appearing to be completely out of stock

Unfortunately the stock availability of the Steam Deck has only worsened recently, with Europe now appearing to be completely out of stock

Google has announced that with the help of AI, it blocked 1.75 million apps that violated its policies in 2025, significantly down from 2.36 million in 2024. The lower numbers this year, it said, are because its "AI-powered, multi-layer protections" are deterring bad actors from even trying to publish bad apps. Google said it now runs more than 10,000 safety checks on every app and continues to recheck them after they're published. Its use of the latest generative AI models helps human reviewers...

It's Pokemon's 30th anniversary soon, and to celebrate, Nintendo is releasing Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen on the Switch.

Yo, that's Fire! Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have been going all-out with the Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen news this morning, so it'll be no surprise to hear that the Poké pair are today's Nintendo Music drop. You can listen to the game's soundtrack on the Nintendo Music app right now, comprising 43 different tracks for a sweet 1hr 6min of GBA bliss.

Nioh 3, the challenging Team Ninja samurai action game, has passed one million copies sold in two weeks. According to the game's publisher Koei Tecmo, this makes it the fastest selling entry in the series' history.

Another intriguing Baldur's Gate 3 custom campaign mod has emerged to confront your party of quirky RPG adventurers. This one's a short story which lets you take a break from BG3's main story to attend a dinner party at the house of a not-at-all creepy rich bloke, who happens to be very good at jamming out on the organ via illusions.

Still just a download code, mind. It's official, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen will arrive on the Switch eShop right after the Pokémon Presents wraps up next week on 27th February. It's a cause for celebration, of course, but there's a part of us that can't help but feel a pang of envy after realising that Japan is getting treated to a 'Special Edition' physical release, too. We use "physical" hesitantly there, because it seems that this boxed release is still reliant on its included download co...