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While I am almost positive that there have been a million-bajillionPac-Manwatches released into the world since the inception of game series, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one that looks quite as nice as this. In fact if I had known about this before I would have instantly recommended it for ourHoliday Gift Guide. Alas, I can only look back in regret and do my best to inform you aboutPac-Man’s newest watch....

Niantic has announced that the next set of Elite Raids will feature Mega Rayquaza, givingPokemon GOplayers a chance to catch the legendary Pokemon. Rayquaza is a dragon and flying-type Pokemon. The Pokemon will be arriving as a Raid Boss on June 29 during different intervals on June 26, 2025. Here is the schedule for Mega Rayquaza Elite Raids: August 09, 2025 There will also be a free Timed Research to take part in during this event, and completing the research tasks would allow players to earn a Meteorite....

There’s a new Sonic the Hedgehog game imminent in the form ofSonic Dream Team, and now fans get a first look at the game’s intro. Ahead of the game’s launch, theofficial Sonic YouTubehas revealed a stunning animated intro, withSonic Maniaartist Tyson Hesse lends his talent to the animation. The almost two-minute animatic paints a pretty cool image of what we’ll experience come December 5. We get a glance at Dr. Eggman’s dreamscape plus some story details....

In aNew Year’s letter, Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu plans to be “aggressive in applying” generative AI to their “content development and publishing functions” going forward. Kiryu doesn’t really get specific about their intended uses for AI beyond that, merely spending a couple of paragraphs extolling the potential of the relatively new technology. He says, “I believe that generative AI has the potential not only to reshape what we create, but also to fundamentally change the processes by which we create, including programming....

The creator ofSuikodenandEiyuden Chronicles, Yoshitaka Murayama, died on February 6 due to “complications with an ongoing illness,” asannounced by his company, Rabbit and Bear Studios. Murayama joined Konami back in 1992 and worked his way up to direct and write his own game,Suikoden, which was released at the end of 1995 in Japan before reaching North America in 1996. He continued working on the series through to 2002, when he left Konamia month beforethe release ofSuikoden III....

Nathan For You The next time you’re in the mood for a point-and-click adventure, you might want to considerVirtuaVersenow that it’s out onSteamandGOG. It’s a cyberpunk romp with “hardware graveyards, digital archaeology, tribes of cryptoshamans, and virtual reality debauchery.” It has shades ofThey Live! The hoodie-wearing protagonist, Nathan, smuggles modded hardware in a “not-so-far-away” future. Society is hellbent on hooking everyone up to a neural network – a new reality that’s “continuously optimizing [the] user experience by processing personal data” – and our boy Nathan is one of the few willing people capable of turning off the augmented virtual reality to see the world through clear eyes....

Seriously, how could you ever be mad at that face?! I worry about you if this doesn’t melt your heart. Ian Bonds spent some time at a roundtable with Hideo Kojima,Mass Effectfans trolled Bioware with cupcakes, Fraser Brown is back with part two of his adventure game series, people promise to boycottCall of Duty(again), and more happened on 10-07-2025. Destructoid Original:Love Snatcher? This would have made you love it even MOREThe grand adventure: Making a comebackFriday Night Fights: A few good menHideo Kojima talks Star Trek and Smash Bros....

If there’s one thing Ubisoft likes, it’s a new console for it toport a load of old shit to. With so few machines to exploit, the publisher is getting antsy, and has criticized the platform holders for making this generation drag on so long. “We have been penalized by the lack of new consoles on the market,” said CEO Yves Guillemot.“I understand the manufacturers don’t want them too often because it’s expensive, but it’s important for the entire industry to have new consoles because it helps creativity....

When looking at the breadth of war games out there, the ones that inspire players to buy, paint, and field massive armies in skirmishes with each other, few names loom quite so large asWarhammer 40,000. But withRogue Trader, Owlcat Games is giving the40Kuniverse a slightly different treatment. And to me, they look like the right studio to do it. I’ve been a digital admirer of theWH40Krealm for a while, thanks to theDawn of Warseries....

Good Guy Wardle Josh Wardle, the creator of viral sensation puzzle gameWordle, has said that, despite the dinky game’s overnight popularity, there are currently no plans to charge for the original game nor implement advertising into its interface. Wordle, for those less inclined, is a compelling and free-to-play web game that won over an army of fans during the holiday season. The aim of the game is to guess a mystery five-letter word in six attempts or less....

Games Operators and Jutsu Gameshave announcedthat their zombie apocalypse survival management game,Infection Free Zone, will enter early access on June 22, 2025. I’mstill burnt outfrom the zombie boom of the late aughts and early ‘10s. However,Infection Free Zonestill caught my eye despite my exhaustion. Part of this is because it uses real map data to allow you to play on any city. This is similar to Jutsu’s previous games,911 Operatorand112 Operator....

While another town calls for destruction for violent games My original plan for today was to head out to Connecticut to talk to residents of Southington about their initiative to destroy violent videogames.That event was canceled. So one ridiculous sidestepping of the real issues in our society taken off the docket, right? Wrong. Just like the Hydra, cutting off one head results in two growing in its place. Now the town of Melrose, Massachusetts, is planning on doing its own “dump a violent videogame for coupons” drive,andthe Massachusetts Department of Transportation has banned some gun-related videogames from highway rest stops, includingTime CrisisandBeachhead 2000....