As it's routinely done with previous games in the series, The Pokemon Company is giving away a variety of freebies for Pokemon Legends: Z-A. These in-game goodies range from helpful items to elusive Mega Stones that can't otherwise be acquired, making it worthwhile to snag them while you can.
Most of the free items can be downloaded via Mystery Gift, a function that you'll automatically unlock after the first time you speak with Mable at the Pokemon Research Lab, roughly one hour into the...
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For the past two decades, the Call of Duty titles have almost always been the US's top-selling games of the year. But it looks like Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is experiencing a marked decline in sales from its predecessor, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
According to GamesIndustry.biz, Alinea Analytics' data indicates that Black Ops 7 sold 401,000 copies on Steam in the first 26 days after its launch. By comparison, Black Ops 6 sold 2.3 million copies in the same time period in 2024. Call of Duty...
Fallout fans have been understandably curious about the future of the franchise, especially since Fallout 5 isn't expected to arrive before The Elder Scrolls 6, and Bethesda hasn't been very forthcoming about when that game is coming either. For now, Bethesda's Todd Howard is keeping the company's plans close to his vest, but he has indicated there's more happening with Fallout than any other Bethesda property at the moment.
"We've had a long-term plan for Fallout, and so I wish I could...
The Safehouse in the Hills update in GTA Online has also been called the "Mansion Update," and it's easy to see why. The update has introduced full-fledged mansions into Los Santos, allowing you to live life like Michael and Franklin from the story mode of GTA V. You can even access a new Michael mission in the Safehouse in the Hills update, if you've been missing the aging fella.
Between completing missions in Safehouse in the Hills, though, you might be curious about acquiring and...
The Winter Offensive update went live in Battlefield 6 on December 9, bringing new content and a limited-time event. Unfortunately, the update also added a host of issues that affected gameplay. The problems were so severe that the developer has now postponed Battlefield 6's $1 million tournament series for Redsec and outlined the fixes planned for future updates.
The Winter Offensive update caused a wide variety of issues across all platforms, with bugs related to the Breakthrough and...
The wait for The Elder Scrolls 6 has been long, and fans are eager for any sign of progress--and don't expect any sort of announcement this holiday season. However, that excitement only grew when Bethesda released a live-action comedy trailer to celebrate Skyrim's sudden launch on the Nintendo Switch 2. The trailer features a mischievous Santa and two elves, and at first glance, it seems like simple holiday fun. But the numbers shown on the elves' character screen quickly caught the...
Developer Aspyr Media announced that Deus Ex Remastered has been delayed (seemingly indefinitely) so the team can "deliver the best possible experience."
Aspyr delivered the news on X, posting that, alongside a commitment to delivering the best possible experience, the team wants to meet the expectations of its fanbase.
As such, the game has been pushed back from its initial February 5, 2026 release date. More updates will be shared "when the time comes," Aspyr said. By delaying the game...
The recent A Safehouse in the Hills update for GTA Online may contain clues about Grand Theft Auto VI, or at least that's what the franchise's passionate fanbase is theorizing based on some recent discoveries.
After the big new update went live on December 10, people dug into the game's code in search of anything that might provide clues about GTA 6, and people think they found some. A line of text that was discovered references a voice line for the character Jimmy, the son of main...
Bigfoot isn't a myth. It's real, and it's really wandering around the forests ... in Fortnite, as a new update added the mythical sasquatch to the battle royale shooter.
Thanks to a recent 39.10 update that landed on December 11, players noticed something strange in Fortnite's woods. Apparently, Epic Games introduced Bigfoot to the game's sprawling world, but it isn't easy to find. Bigfoot roams the entire map, meaning it could appear by the Fore Fields, near the Humble Hills, and anywhere...
A new report detailed how much it costs for developers to have their games shown off at The Game Awards. Kotaku reported that a 60-second trailer can cost up to $450,000, with the price scaling to $1 million for a three-minute trailer.
The ad sales team for The Game Awards can charge that much due in part to the show's massive scale. The Game Awards 2024 drew an audience of 154 million livestreams, which was up from 118 million for The Game Awards 2023. This counts streams on YouTube...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been one of 2025's breakout success stories in gaming, and it was developed on a relatively small budget, apparently.
The New York Times reports that the budget was "less than $10 million," crediting the information to developer Sandfall. The report added that the team "conserved resources" by purposefully avoiding an open-world setup in favor of making Expedition 33 a turn-based game.
Sandfall's Guillaume Broche said Sandfall now has the right technology to...
Helldivers 2 has been one of the big live service success stories of 2025, but there may be a new way to play the multiplayer title in the future. Arrowhead Game Studios CCO and Helldivers 2 creative director Johan Pilestedt has revealed that there is a prototype version of a roguelite mode, and he hinted that it brings some big changes to the game.
Pilestedt shared the news while replying to a message on social media, adding that "It changes the game fundamentally!"
It's currently...
Just one day after Bethesda released The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the Nintendo Switch 2, the publisher admitted the new version has performance problems. Players called the port a "disaster," and many more reported major input lag and a locked 30 frames per second.
Over on Reddit, the details of the lag became apparent when someone posted the delay between moving the Joy-Con stick and his character reacting in the game. "There's like a whole second between me flicking the stick and my...
Maybe as a holiday treat, Nintendo has added a new GameCube title for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers out of the blue. Wario World is now playable for the service on Switch 2.
Originally released in 2003, Wario World is a 3D platformer that sees the antihero looking for payback after his treasure is stolen and his castle destroyed. Coincidentally, Treasure is the developer behind the GameCube title. The studio is known for Gunstar Heroes, Sin and Punishment, and Ikaruga...
Bethesda's RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been released on so many platforms over the years since its 2011 debut that one developer at Bethesda believes it's becoming something of a joke.
Bethesda's Matt Carofano, the creative director for the just-released Switch 2 Anniversary Edition of Skyrim, told Nintendo Life that, "It's a bit of a joke at this point how often we release Skyrim."
Carofano said Skyrim is a "great game" and the goal in releasing the game in so many places is to...
Ahead of The Game Awards, a trailer for the new James Bond game 007: First Light has leaked, revealing what appears to be the game's main villain and the actor playing him. The character is reportedly named Bawma and he will be played by Lenny Kravitz, according to the trailer leak.
Kravitz is best known for his success in music, but he does have acting experience as well, appearing in The Hunger Games movies as Cinna. He also acts in his many music videos.
Actor Patrick Gibson plays a...
The second season of Prime Video's Fallout TV series is almost here, and to celebrate, Microsoft has revealed a new Xbox controller that looks like it came straight out of the radioactive wasteland. Currently a timed exclusive through the Microsoft Store, the Fallout Pip-Boy Xbox controller is now available to order for $83 (was $99). If you want to add some flair, you can also customize the controller through the Xbox Design Labs, which lets you choose button styles, upgrade to metallic...
It seems telling that Microsoft and Activision haven't been touting sales numbers for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, a sequel that hasn't been as well-received by players as Black Ops 6 was a year earlier. Regardless, Microsoft has announced that the Call of Duty franchise led the charge on Xbox Game Pass in 2025 in two key categories.
On social media, the official account for Xbox Game Pass noted that Call of Duty ranked first for total players and hours in 2025. Specific figures beyond that...
Fortnite has drawn upon some of the most iconic characters from the world of fiction, which recently led to a massive crossover. Now, the game is apparently expanding its roster to reality TV stars, as Kim Kardashian is slated to make her Fortnite debut on December 13. The influencer, model, and part-time actress has had her own hit mobile game, but this is her first appearance in an existing game.
Kardashian's appearance in the game is also a collaboration with her clothing line SKIMS. So...
In 2012, programmer Chris Oberth passed away after a career that spanned from the dawn of video games in the late '70s to the PlayStation 2 era. Now, one of Oberth's unfinished games, Xcavator 2025, has been completed and it's slated for a physical release on the console it was originally intended for: the NES.
The Video Game History Foundation--with the permission and support of Oberth's family--found the source code for Xcavator 2025 in Oberth's development archives. It was originally...