On Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified on behalf of the app to a united — and ornery — U.S. Congress. He was called in to address growing concerns from U.S. lawmakers that his platform, TikTok, threatened national security…
Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, two characters who have been the heart of the Pokémon series since its start in 1997, retired as the protagonists on Friday. Their final episode was relatively quiet — nothing too flashy happened — but it…
Hoyoverse, the creators of the breakout hit Genshin Impact, announced a release date for the company’s next big game, Honkai: Star Rail, as part of a developer’s stream Friday morning. The new sci-fi adventure from Hoyoverse will be released on…
Super Meat Boy is getting a spinoff title: Dr. Fetus’ Mean Meat Machine. The game combines match-4 puzzle-gameplay with the high-difficulty gameplay that Super Meat Boy is known for. The game is also actually a reference to another game, Dr.…
Rika Matsumoto, the voice of Ash Ketchum in the original Japanese version of the Pokémon series, gave fans an absolutely electric performance of the opening title theme for Ash’s final journey. She performed it as part of The First Take…
Disney Speedstorm, the high-octane but cartoony racing game featuring a cast of beloved Disney and Pixar characters like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Mike Wazowski, has an early access release date. Those who pre-order one of the game’s packs of…
Emmett Shear, the CEO of Twitch, announced he is stepping down from his role as the head of the streaming platform via Twitter on Thursday. Shear has been with the Amazon-owned livestreaming platform since its inception and has been the…
Penn Badgely, the American actor most known for starring as Dan Humphrey in the iconic teen drama series, Gossip Girl, has another key acting credit, but you won’t find it on his IMDB page — it’s a promotional video for…
I think my sick video game fantasy is undoing environmental harm. There is something both appealing and perhaps naive about imagining that we can actually undo the harm of large-scale ecological disasters. And even if the current outlook in real…
A new release from The Pokémon Company called Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic will bring back classic cards from the Pokémon TCG, including the base set of Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise. The forthcoming product, which pairs a stylish game board…