The Super Mario Galaxy Movie box office is quickly turning into one of the biggest surprises of the year—and that’s saying something considering expectations were already sky-high. Coming into its release, industry projections had The Super Mario Galaxy Movie tracking...
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.
Rockstar Games has officially delayed Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) to May 26, 2026, pushing back what was expected to be one of the most anticipated entertainment launches of all time. Originally slated for Fall 2025, the delay shifts the release out of the current fiscal year and sends shockwaves through an industry that had begun to plan around its arrival.
Polygon, the gaming site that was once a flagship brand of Vox Media’s digital publishing empire, has been sold to Valnet—the Canadian media conglomerate behind GameRant, ScreenRant, TheGamer, and a slew of other SEO-focused websites.
Following the controversial pricing rollout of the Nintendo Switch 2—including $500 hardware and $80 games—Microsoft has now confirmed a major price hike across nearly every facet of its Xbox brand. That includes consoles, accessories, and, by the holiday season, first-party games.
While it’s disappointing news for fans of the Blade Runner universe, the recent cancellation of Supermassive Games’ planned Blade Runner title may have inadvertently revealed something even bigger: a potential clue about the PlayStation 6 release date.
In a gaming landscape dominated by franchise reboots and remakes, it’s rare to see a brand-new intellectual property not only survive, but thrive. Yet that’s exactly what Sandfall Interactive has achieved with sales for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Just three days after launch, the game has already sold over one million copies, a feat made even more impressive considering its competition and the size of its development team.