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The Sims is no stranger to collaborating with major fashion brands. Back in 2007, developer Maxis partnered up with H&M to bring dozens of real-life clothing items to The Sims 2. In more recent years, both Primark and Moschino have made their way into the series with The Sims 4 Stuff Packs. Now, the American brand Coach is headed to the game in the series' most luxurious collab yet. Starting on January 13, The Sims 4 players will gain access to The Coach Collection, a catalog of nine new...
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Super Mario 64, a game that was designed to be a single-player showcase for the Nintendo 64. This title may not have been built with multiplayer in mind, but at this year's Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) charity livestream, players turned Super Mario 64 into a team sport as 70 different speedrunners joined forces for a single 70-star run through the game. It was clear pretty early on that all of the speedrunners knew the tricks to getting Super...
Ubisoft's The Division series celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, and the franchise has multiple games in the works right now, including The Division 3. The game was announced with little fanfare back in 2023, but more details have emerged since then. In this post, we're rounding up everything we know about the next entry in Ubisoft's popular online shooter series. When will The Division 3 be released? Ubisoft has not announced a release date for The Division, or even a year. This...
The next game in The Sims franchise--codenamed Project Rene--has turned into a mobile-first experience that's all about social multiplayer. It is not The Sims 5, and developer Maxis states this title can live in harmony with The Sims 4 and any future single-player installments in the series. EA and Maxis discussed the future of The Sims in a blog post celebrating the new year. Within this article, the companies noted that "Project Rene has evolved to focus on social multiplayer play...
Lego has unveiled three Pokemon building sets themed around Kanto region legends from Generation 1. All three models are part of Lego's display series for collectors and experienced builders. Preorders are available now ahead of Lego Pokemon's debut February 27. The most affordable model in the lineup is a 587-piece posable Eevee figure for $60. From there, the price jumps to $200 for Pikachu and Poke Ball, a 2,050-piece dynamic model with a buildable lightning bolt stand. For Pokemon fans...
Ubisoft's The Division is getting a definitive edition, it appears. This would be in addition to ongoing updates to The Division 2 and a brand-new game in the series, The Division 3, along with a mobile title called The Division Resurgence. Advertising for an unannounced The Division Definitive Edition recently appeared in Japan, though there is no telling if the images are authentic or not. Images also surfaced of new The Division merchandise, but IGN theorized they could be prizes for an...
Microsoft's Forza Horizon 5 continues to be a huge hit on PlayStation, it seems. Research from Alinea Analytics claims that the game just recently passed 5 million copies sold on PS5. This works out to more than $300 million in revenue on PS5 alone for the 2021 game. Alinea's Rhys Elliott said this data proves why Microsoft is keen to release more of its own games on a rival platform like Sony's PS5. "Xbox's move to third-party is no mystery, especially given Microsoft's lofty profitability...
Steam sales are always a great opportunity to pick up some bargains, and the recent Steam Winter Sale, which ran from December 18, 2025 until January 5, 2026, was no exception. While many games typically see a spike in sales and players during these periods, one multiplayer game saw a particularly huge surge in sales following an enormous discount. Icarus, a PvE survival game from New Zealand studio RocketWerkz that was first released in December 2021, was reduced from its usual $35 price...
Baldur's Gate 3 was the kind of game that could take hours to get started, thanks in part to a rich character customization suite that allowed players to fine-tune everything from their race to several minute details. For the upcoming Divinity, developer Larian Studios says that players can expect "even better" options for fine-tuning their character when the game eventually launches. "We are planning to have an even better one! More colors, more options, more control," Divinity art...
Palworld: Official Card Game, a brand-new trading card game based on Pocketpair's creature-collecting game, has been revealed by Bushiroad and developer Pocketpair. While details are light for now, the game already has a launch date penciled in for July 30. Bushiroad describes Palworld: Official Card Game as a two-player competitive card game where players can "enjoy strategic and tactical battles" by deploying unique Pals to the battlefield. "Players fight alongside their Pal companions...
Hytale has been on quite a development journey. After being acquired and subsequently shuttered by Riot Games, the original development team bought the Minecraft rival back and recommenced development in November 2025. On January 13, the title goes into early access, which the team acknowledges will be unpolished and full of bugs. Still, Hypixel--the developer behind one of the most popular Minecraft servers of all time--is expecting mammoth launch-day numbers, estimating "over 1 million"...
Leaderboards have previously been a part of the Diablo franchise, and starting today, they're back. Blizzard is releasing a new Diablo 4 update across all platforms that reintroduces leaderboards as well as the multi-level dungeons known as The Tower. Blizzard's official site states that The Tower and the leaderboards are both in beta, with more refinements to come in future seasons. The leaderboards will be divided by the seven playable classes--Paladin, Rogue, Druid, Barbarian, Sorcerer...
Nintendo is discontinuing the sale of Switch Game Vouchers, a program that allowed Nintendo Switch Online members to get a discount on first-party Switch games by purchasing two game vouchers for $100. While existing vouchers will remain valid, no new vouchers will be sold after January 30, 2026. With precious few discounts available for first-party Switch games, Nintendo's game vouchers allowed players to save a little cash by purchasing two vouchers for $100, saving $10 per game as long...
In October 2025, rumors suggested that Larian Studios' hit RPG Baldur's Gate 3 could be getting a port for Nintendo's Switch 2. Unfortunately, that report has turned out to be inaccurate as Larian has confirmed that its wildly popular D&D will not be coming to Nintendo's console. During a recent AMA session on Reddit, Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke acknowledged that the company wanted to work on a Switch 2 port, but it was denied. "We would have loved to [bring Baldur's Gate 3 to...
Various map events in Arc Raiders provide unique challenges for players to tackle, including those with built-in requirements for accessing some extra good items. One of these is the Locked Gate event on Blue Gate, which tasks the lobby with finding four codes to unlock a massive gate housing underground tunnels full of loot. Like Spaceport's Hidden Bunker event, this one will take some exploration and time to unlock, so let's dive into how it all works. How to open the locked gate on Blue...
Arc Raiders is all about looting and shooting your way through a map and hoping to make it back home safely to Speranza. Every moment counts, and every container in the game could end up having that item that makes all the stress of the run worth it. So, it makes sense you may be disappointed to come across a Security Breach locker you can't open. Anything at all could be in there just waiting for you to take it home, right? Well, you might need to put in some time to make it happen, but...
The increasing demand for AI among tech companies is one of the reasons why the global shortage of memory chips remains an ongoing issue. And while it's expected to adversely affect the production of smartphones, Samsung Electronics co-CEO T M Roh has warned that TVs and home appliances may also be hit by shortages and increased prices. "As this situation is unprecedented, no company is immune to its impact," said Roh via Reuters. According to the report, Roh noted that TVs and home...
Electronic Arts' $55 billion deal to sell itself to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, and the private equity firm Silver Lake still has to receive regulatory approval before it's finalized. However, some Sims fans and creators have been concerned about how Saudi Arabi's potential control over the company will affect the inclusive nature of the experience. To alleviate those concerns, the developers behind The Sims franchise wants players to know their...
Sometimes, I feel like writing the same article four times could be considered a bit of a meme. But then I remember that this is a pretty phenomenal achievement for any streamer, let alone an AI VTuber. First Neuro-sama beat the Twitch Hype Train world record ... then it happened again. And again. This time around, her "sister" Evil Neuro, who has her own distinctive voice, model, and attitude, led the calls to beat the Hype Train record for a fourth time. In the process, she also helped her...
During Fortnite Chapter 6, most every cosmetic you could unlock from a pass or for free was earned simply by gaining XP in any mode. But Epic has returned to the old ways in Chapter 7, with unlockable cosmetics that require completing specific quests. Case in point is the Born in Chaos mini pass for Fortnite's new South Park crossover, which comes with a series of quests that you'll need to complete in order to unlock the otherwise-free cosmetics. That means that if you want to get those...