The Best Pokémon Games to Start With Are Still the Classics From 20 Years Ago
The Pokémon series has some absolute classics, and two games from 2006 are the perfect way to step into that world.
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CBS's Sleeper Hit Sitcom of the Decade Is Officially Free on Streaming
This US adaptation of a British classic is well worth your time. Stream 'Ghosts' now for free on Pluto TV.
Read at PolygonPAX West 2026's Most Surprising Hit Was a 150-Year-Old Board Game that Combines Darts and Woodworking
I didn't know this game existed a month ago, so here is my story experiencing crokinole for the first time.
Read at Polygon31 Years Later, One 'Calvin and Hobbes' Line Remains The Greatest Quote In Comic Strip History
What's your pick for your favorite Calvin and Hobbes strip? Here's ours
Read at PolygonBG3 Is Great But Still Not the Best Baldur's Gate Game Ever Made
Baldur's Gate 3 is great. Baldur's Gate 2, 26 years old and still BioWare's best blueprint, might be better
Read at PolygonBig Bang Theory Spinoff Features Surprise Live-Action Cameos from The Flash and Mr. Freeze
Big Bang Theory spinoff Stuart Fails to Save the Universe featured a surprise fight between a live-action Flash and Mr. Freeze, but the show's creators originally wanted a different DC hero cameo.
Read at IGNThe 10 Best Books of the Decade So Far, Ranked
The sprawling epics of the 2010s are dead. Here are the 10 most ambitious books released since 2020 that will completely rewire your brain.
Read at PolygonFire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Returns to the Series' Best-Ever Era
Fortune's Weave brings the best parts of classic Fire Emblem games together and gives them some long overdue modernization
Read at PolygonEvidence of canceled Grand Theft Auto 5 Liberty City and 'Agent Trevor' DLC, plus early version of GTA6's map surface online
Their exact provenance is unclear, but they seem to have come from the big 2023 hack.
Read at PC GamerThe Last of Us Director Apologizes to God of War Laufey Devs After Calling Recent AAA Games 'Boring'
The Last of Us game director Bruce Straley has apologized to the God of War Laufey team after his comments about modern AAA games brought "uninvited and unnecessary negative attention."
Read at IGNAn ambitious fanmade expansion for Baldur's Gate 3 is out after almost two years in development
Enter The Chionthar Wilds with over 70 new items and 30 new fights.
Read at PC GamerJapanese devs aren't facing the same layoff crisis because their executives are paid an order of magnitude less, 'they didn’t get swept up in the live-service trend,' and their teams are smaller, says industry expert
It's hard to argue against those takeaways.
Read at PC GamerMaitreyi Ramakrishnan Will Destroy You at Super Smash Bros.
The star of Netflix's Never Have I Ever and Best of the Best opens up about her love of all things Nintendo on the latest episode of Shelf Quest
Read at PolygonInsomniac Says Marvel's Wolverine Uses No Generative AI After Fans Spot Strange Signs in-Game
Insomniac Games has stepped in to confirm Marvel's Wolverine contains no generative AI after a few bizarre in-game signs raised eyebrows on social media.
Read at IGNHow Zach Cregger Pulled Off Resident Evil’s Most Disgusting Scenes
Making the horror movie involved 50 gallons of fake blood and a lot of cleanup
Read at PolygonWe Ranked The 10 Best Eevee Pokémon Cards of All Time
We've ranked the 10 best Eevee Pokémon cards of all time, from priceless Japanese trophy promos to iconic vintage classics and modern chase cards.
Read at IGNThe Sims 4's Next Update Will Make Your Sims Act a Lot More Naturally
The Sims Team continues to work towards its goal of improving autonomy and making Sims act more realistically in The Sims 4.
Read at PolygonStar Wars Zero Company Unofficially Gets A Real Endgame
The Aftermath mod for Star Wars Zero Company gives the strategy game the endgame it's sorely missing
Read at PolygonNintendo Just Demolished Everyone’s Free Time
Switch 2 exclusive Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is 100-200 hours long. Are games getting too big?
Read at Polygon'The largest theft of labor in human history:' Court docs reveal Microsoft exec predicted AI 'doom loops' could hollow out the internet
Copilot's answer engine allegedly caused the New York Times' click-through rate to plummet by figures up to 93%.
Read at PC GamerThe Batman Part 2 Director Reveals New Image Seemingly Set in a Snowy Gotham Junkyard
The Batman Part 2 director Matt Reeves has done his part to celebrate Batman Day by sharing a new image from the movie.
Read at IGNIGN's Top-Reviewed Horror Movies of 2026
2026 has been a particularly strong year for horror, but some scares stand out from the pack. These are IGN's picks for the 10 best horror movies of the year so far.
Read at IGNXbox May Finally Get Its Own Version Of PlayStation Platinum Trophies
Xbox may finally be getting its own version of the Platinum Trophy, according to an Alpha Skip-Ahead Xbox Insider
Read at PolygonI played the adventure game so scandalous that it was physically destroyed by UK customs
What vile debauchery could lie within Sex Vixens from Space?
Read at PC GamerWorld of Warcraft: Forever's convinced me that we lost too much to modern MMO quest design
Reject three-quest conformity, embrace friction.
Read at PC GamerLollipop Chainsaw Is Getting An Official Live-Action Movie Prequel
Don't expect James Gunn to be involved, but a live-action Lollipop Chainsaw movie is in the works via Dragami Games
Read at PolygonParamount's New High Fantasy Epic is Already the Streaming Sleeper Hit of 2026
How Golden Axe turned a forgotten 'weird' old arcade game into streaming gold and season 2 plans
Read at PolygonIt rules that a 27-year-old RPG, one of the greatest of all time, is still getting patches
I wish all games worked like this.
Read at PC GamerThe Blood of Dawnwalker Modders Aren’t Missing the Point – They Just Love the Game
Modders are extending The Blood of Dawnwalker's 30-day time limit to allow more time to complete every questline. But while this goes against the developer's vision, it shouldn't be seen as vandalism.
Read at IGNThis unofficial engine patch for Thief: The Dark Project adds a huge new feature that won't be in Nightdive's upcoming remaster
NewDark 1.29 lets Garrett hide in shadows created by doors and guards spot the master' thief's silhouette.
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