Pocketpair has left a lot of people confused today by sharing something that, at first glance, is straight out of the depths of hell and needs to never happen – aPalworlddating sim. Of course, after taking a moment to think it through, it’s already April Fool’s Day in Japan. Getting ahead of the rest of the world, Pocketpair took to Discord and social media to share the following video that you’re either going to want to see come to fruition or will make you feel dirty in 100 different ways, and none of them good....

As you may have already heard, Podtoid was delayed due to our beloved Anthony Burch being taken in with a dodgy appendix. Apparently he is so incorrect aboutMetal Gear Solid 2, his internal organs cannot take the pressure and have started to rupture. As we wish Burch a speedy recovery, please enjoy Podtoid 99. It’s a good episode. This week, there is a special song, Samit gets stung by a bee (just a harmless bee), we talk for a long time about whether or notSix Days in Fallujahdeserves to die, and discuss the lack of terrific Western-themed videogames....

Look at these Big Boys The latest trailer forPokémon SwordandShieldis all about the nitty-gritty of battling, including new held items like Room Service, hidden abilities, and the oft-highlighted Dynamax mechanic that can turn one of your Pokémon huge for three turns and grant it powerful, battlefield-altering Max Moves. The Pokémon Company also detailed more battle mechanics in a trio of posts. The more I hear aboutDynamaxing, the more I’m warming up to it, and that’s in no small part thanks to its ease of use....

Mercenaries mode offers another path to the classic weapon Normally, the unlock process for the special handcannon weapon in theResident Evil 4remakeinvolves beating Professional Mode. To even unlock Professional you need to beat the game, then actually clear said mode (which can be tricky). Well, forget all that! Here’s how to sidestep that entirely and get the handcannon through the newly-added Mercenaries Mode. After installing Mercenaries Mode, you’ll be able to choose the Village stage and Leon as a playable character....

More bug fixes For me,Rare Replaywas an excuse to get way intoViva Piñata: Trouble in Paradiseagain, and for that, I am thankful. It was the most I’ve used my Xbox One since buying the console! Rare has another update out today with a couple of features and several bug fixes. There’s better full-screen support, and now developers are explicitly listed on the leaderboards. Updates: Bug fixes: As far as I know, I’ve never run into these bugs, but I’m glad to hear Rare is continuing to work on the collection....

Resident Evilis one of the longest-running series in video game history. The people behind the series definitely know how to keep players interested, though not without sometimes falling for weird plot twists. Here’s a timeline explaining every single main event in the history ofResident Evil. Some of the earliest events in the timeline were later add-ons, so for those entries, I’ll be putting the name of the game that added them to the fold in front of the date when they took place....

Complete sale saturation Resident Evilfirst arrived on Jul 30, 2025, and Capcom is commemorating that 20th anniversary this month with a franchise sale on the PSN. The discounted prices will run until March 8, and range all the way from recent titles (like the HD remakes for the original andZero), games from the last generation, and PSN Classics. All pertinent DLC is on sale too. Out of everything, I highly recommend picking upthe original, as well asResident Evil 4, which is required reading at this point....

Smooth ‘n Snazzy I am the keyboard man. I am become keyboards. Whether it’s been me reviewing Logitech’s morewallet-friendly Prodigy line, itsmore luxurious G610 Orion(probably my favorite offering from them thus far), orRazer’s BlackWidow Chroma V2, my organs have become actuated switches and tactile keycaps. SO OF COURSE I jumped at the chance to look at Logitech’s next ‘board. This one is a minimalist, affordable take on mechanical keyboards and I’m impressed by both the look and feel of it....

Investing in your future Remember daydreaming about a system that would let you buy and download games online, and then let you share your experiences socially? There was a day when the concept seemed so far off, but now that system is finally here. We’ve been talking about Sony’s next game console for years, so it feels kind of weird to actually have one now. The PS4 is a blend of technologies we expected and features we didn’t....

Russian gamers unable to play worldwide Gamers in Russia and Ukraine are unhappy with their purchase ofBorderlands 2at the moment, because they got a version of the game they never expected or asked for. Any version bought in the Commonwealth of Independent States is a Russian-only region-locked version that cannot be played with online globally. The Russian version cannot be gifted either, further highlighting just how chained down it is....

Keep it on the hush-hush We’ve been given an early glimpse at one of the upcoming DLC characters for SNK’s great fighting titleSamurai Shodown. As leaked by the NESiCAxlive2 app – produced for use with the arcade release – Sogetsu Kazama is expected to join the roster at some point in the future. The character was discovered by Twitter user@mayotaru12, who simply spotted the character after they showed up in the app’s front end, which cycles images of random character every time you login....

The lore is surprisingly fun to follow I never thought I’d get remotely invested in the universe ofSplatoonwhen I first previewed it over a year ago, but here we are, and I’m following along withofficial Squid Sisters fan fiction. Today’s Nintendo Direct showcased some more of Inkopolis, the game’s hub world (I’m surprised Nintendo went with “Shella Fresh” for their footwear store — touche), as well as the various weaponry. That includes the sub-weapon “Autobomb,” an AI that seeks out enemies to blow up, the “Baller,” aMonkey Ball-esque roller, and Toxic Mist, an area-of-effect bomb....

More than eight million to be precise Everyone knows that the Steam sale, and not milkshakes, bring all the boys to the yard, but how many boys does it actually attract? A lot. Like, eight million, all at the same time. The yard isn’t zoned for that many boys, and the fire chief would be mighty upset if he knew. Yesterday, during the last day of the sale, Steam set a new record by hitting eight million concurrent users....