Actor and comedian Jack Black has reported that entertainer Donald Glover actively pursued the role of Yoshi in the upcoming animated film The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Black’s comment offers insight into casting dynamics for the sequel, which is scheduled for U.S....
Former Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider is once again weighing in on the RPG genre, this time praising Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for achieving what few games manage: appealing to a niche while breaking into the mainstream. This of course immediately drew discussion on the utter implosion of Dragon Age with last year’s epic flop The Veilguard.
Darth Vader has entered Fortnite again—and this time, he talks. Or rather, an AI-generated version of his iconic voice does. The new in-game companion feature allows players to interact with NPCs powered by artificial intelligence, and AI Darth Vader is among the latest additions. However, fans quickly noticed something strange: Vader wasn’t just spouting pre-written lines. He was responding to them.
A new exposé from YouTube channel Gothic Therapy, hosted by MasterOfTheTDS and Writing Raven, has exploded across gaming circles, pulling back the curtain on the origin of one of the most controversial narrative consultancies in the industry: Sweet Baby Inc. Long positioned as a boutique firm dedicated to uplifting marginalized voices through storytelling, the company now faces devastating allegations that its very foundation is a fabricated cover story—and that it may have government roots.
The long-gestating Gears of War movie adaptation has officially found its director. Fortunately, it’s someone who knows his way around bullets, brawls, and big-budget mayhem.
Ubisoft stock fell sharply on Thursday, dropping more than 18% to €9.55 per share following a fourth-quarter earnings report that disappointed investors and triggered renewed concerns about the company’s financial direction.
Nintendo may be worried about Switch 2 sales numbers.
The Japanese video game company is signaling a more cautious outlook for its next console generation. In a newly published English translation of its end-of-year financial Q&A, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa directly addressed why the company has set a 15 million unit sales target for the Nintendo Switch 2’s first fiscal year—a figure that has raised eyebrows among investors and fans alike.
Naughty Dog’s upcoming Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet continues to stir controversy every time it’s mentioned.
Neil Druckmann and Naughty Dog appear to be repeating a familiar strategy: provoke controversy, mock the backlash, and then weaponize identity politics when legitimate criticism inevitably follows.
The crisis inside Warner Bros. Games has reached new depths. In its Q1 2025 financial report, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed a staggering 48% decline in revenue from WB Games, citing a lack of new releases and the long shadow of last year’s disastrous Sweet Baby Inc. collab “Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League” launch. What began as a major gamble on a live-service superhero title has now rippled across the entire company—costing executives their jobs, shuttering long-standing studios, and calling into question the company’s future in gaming.
Nintendo has fired a warning shot at would-be hackers and modders just weeks ahead of the Switch 2 launch—tweak your system or engage in piracy, and you could lose it for good.
In a quiet but sweeping update to its user agreement, Nintendo now states it reserves the right to permanently disable your console—yes, brick it—if you’re caught attempting to pirate games, run unauthorized software, or tamper with any of the system’s protections.
In the ongoing lawsuit between former Kotaku journalist Alyssa Mercante and YouTuber Jeffrey Tarzia—better known as “SmashJT”—a new development has emerged. Mercante has filed a second amended complaint, continuing her efforts to hold Smash accountable for what she...
Despite what you might have heard from the gaming media, the South of Midnight player count is anything but a success a month after release.
When South of Midnight was announced, it promised something bold—a narrative-driven action-adventure steeped in Southern Gothic folklore with a unique stop-motion art style. It debuted with fanfare during Microsoft’s showcase events and landed day-one on Xbox Game Pass. From the moment it was revealed, the gaming press rallied around it.
But a month after launch, the South of Midnight player count numbers tell a very different story: almost no one is playing it.
After months of silence, Rockstar Games dropped a brand-new GTA 6 trailer today—and it’s already stirring debate. Clocking in at 2 minutes and 46 seconds, the trailer showcases breathtaking visuals, a glimpse at the criminal underworld of modern-day Vice City, and a more detailed look at the game’s protagonists. But there’s one thing fans can’t help but notice: Lucia, the heavily marketed female lead, doesn’t show up until over a minute in.