We've reached the point where studios taking inspiration from Zelda: Breath of the Wild has become commonplace. While the original Oceanhorn elicited some gasps from the audience for its adherence to Wind Waker's aesthetics, the s...

Next month, Project xCloud is bringing more than 100 games to Android-using Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. However, iPhone users shouldn't expect Xbox's game streaming service to hit their devices anytime soon. In a statement to Busin...

As someone who played the hell out of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles back in the day, it came as a shock that the upcoming remaster would not support local play. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that this remaster...

Just a few months ago, The Pokemon Company made a big deal about a special stream that would showcase an upcoming project, that a lot of people thought would involve the next generation of Pokemon or a remake of a beloved entry. Instead, it...

It hadn't struck me until just now that Diablo Immortal – that not-quite-right, built-for-mobile take on Diablo that we first heard about in 2018 – is still unreleased. I figured it had already slipped by. The latest footage co...

[Update: Bandai Namco's Play Anime Live stream is about to start and if you link up your Twitch account, you'll get a free Steam copy of Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker for tuning into the show. I nearly let this one slip through the crac...

It's dead, Jim! No Bones you can't bring this one back: Pokemon Rumble Rush seems completely lost to the ether. Following a warning from The Pokemon Company recently, they made good on their word to kill off the ill-fated Rumble Rush&n...

Following Hearthstone since the start and dabbling in every expansion has been fascinating. I feel like I've seen it all: super dark storylines, narratives that ape Warcraft proper with loads of fan service and super silly themes ...

Two weeks ago, Mario Kart Tour went to the beach. That's evidently enough Vitamin D for a while because now Mario Kart Tour takes to the dark, dank caves to do its best Temple of Doom impression. Mario Kart Tour tackles...

As someone who grew up during the fourth, fifth, and sixth generations of gaming, I have a litany of fond memories of playing games - be they cooperative or competitive - with friends sitting alongside me. One of those fond memories was pla...

Ubisoft is mostly known for one type of game: the open-world action game, usually a shooter. Not a lot of people associate Ubisoft with fighters. Well, Brawlhalla is still going strong and coming to some new platforms within the next m...

Triband took the gameplay-as-comedy premise of What the Golf? to its (il)logical extreme, but the team hasn't run out of outlandish ideas for golf at its most abstract. The Apple Arcade version of What the Golf? got a Sporty Sports Special ...

No more kidding around with grunts. Team Rocket isn't complete without Jessie and James, and while they didn't blast off at the speed of light to reach Pokémon Go, they're here now, ready to be trounced. You'll want to keep an eye o...

Crash Bandicoot is officially back. He's getting another real core entry (that retroactively bills itself as the "fourth game") and now, a mobile spinoff. The whole Temple Run formula thing (which has been endlessly used for ages) is the fr...

You like Tetris right? How about money? We can always have more of that, so what if I told you that you could win money just by playing Tetris against other people? Today N3TWORK has announced that there will be a daily game show taking pla...

As mobile devices continue to approach console-level quality, more and more developers are trying their hand at expansive and visually impressive open worlds. Archosaur Games' (Zulong Entertainment) Noah's Heart, which runs on Unr...

It was a struggle to get a full group together for the original Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on GameCube, but Square Enix is putting a lot of thoughtful features into the upcoming Remastered Edition that'll make co-op gatherings a cinch...

This morning, Tsunekazu Ishihara of The Pokemon Company announced Pokemon Unite, the first "strategic battle game in the series." Ishihara has partnered with Tencent (presented by its Timi Studio) on the game (uh oh), a partnership th...

Although folks were expecting bombshells, so far today's Pokemon Presents has had a completely chill feel to it. We had a tooth-brushing game, and now we have a match-puzzler in Pokemon Cafe Mix. What's most interesting about Cafe Mix ...

It's like Pokemon Go for your bathroom! In a completely unexpected turn, the very first announcement of Game Freak's Pokemon Presents stream was Pokemon Smile. Created "to make brushing your teeth a fun activity for kids," the app lite...

Globally, a ton of small, local businesses have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. With everyone staying home, nonessential stores forced to close, and rent due every 30 days, a lot of shop owners have found themselves in tough financi...

I've been counting the days until Beyond Blue's PC and console release since it showed up on Apple Arcade back in April. This soothing, somber, immersive oceanic adventure game just seemed like something I'd want to experience on a larger s...

[Update: Slay the Spire is now available for $10 on the App Store.] Following a round of console ports, the fan-favorite deckbuilding roguelike game Slay the Spire is coming to iOS and Android. It's not my thing – card games generally...

Although he isn't as well known outside of Japan, you've probably seen the cat mascot Toro before. Whether it's a cameo in LittleBigPlanet or PlayStation All-Stars, the character had a decent push during the previous generations, ...

You don't hear the words "Harry Potter and Professor Layton" thrown around very often, but usually it's because of WB's crack legal team protecting the former at any cost. Announced by Pine Studio, The Academy: The First Riddle is a ne...