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Balatro from developer LocalThunk and publisher Playstack is finally coming to mobile later this month on iOS, Android, and also directly on Apple Arcade. Yes, this will be a premium release on iOS and Android, but also one available as a “+” version on Apple Arcade from day one. The Poker-inspired roguelike Balatro has sold over 2 million units across PS5, Switch, Steam, PS4, and Xbox platforms in less than six months, and I can’t wait to see how it performs on mobile with more planned including a major free update in 2025 bringing new ideas and strategies. Balatro will…

The Elder Scrolls: Blades, a free-to-play mobile RPG released in 2020, will permanently shut down on June 30, 2026. This comes after another Elder Scrolls mobile title, 2017’s digital collectible card game The Elder Scrolls: Legends, was permanently shut down in January 2025 (though development on Legends was halted in 2019). Once Blades shuts down, that will leave management sim The Elder Scrolls: Castles, which was officially released in 2024, as the only remaining Elder Scrolls mobile game. It’s a disappointing end for a game that had lots of potential but, according to players, was bogged down by excessive wait…

When you think of a demon, you probably think of some scary winged beast with a long forked tongue. Maybe one of those big uggos you blast to bits in Doom: The Dark Ages. In Arc Systems Works’ new twin-stick shooter Damon and Baby, the titular demon isn’t frightening, nor grotesque; if anything, he’s mostly a regular dude (with horns) saddled with being a babysitter for a toddler he doesn’t want anything to do with. Their journey together makes for an enjoyable, guns-blazing romp, though some of the game’s design choices tend to get in the way of the fun.…

Ubisoft is celebrating its 40-year anniversary today, March 28, 2025. Below, we look at how Ubisoft helped to establish the modern game industry, and where it may go from here.In 1986, Zombi was released for the Amstrad CPC computer. The first-person adventure game heavily borrowed from George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, to the point that knowledge of the film’s plot was necessary to complete the game. While it received decent reviews, Zombi’s only remarkable quality is being the debut game of a French developer called, at the time, Ubi Soft.Four decades later, and Ubisoft has shed both the…

In the latest look at retro game offerings on the Nintendo Switch, I’ve opted to take a different approach. You see, there aren’t quite so many distinct Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS ports on the Switch as some other consoles. I know, it surprised me too! So they’re going to be sharing a list, much like how they shared a few years on retail shelves. While you can find plenty of great games from the Game Boy Advance in the Nintendo Switch Online app, we’re instead looking at those games that dare to exist in the wilds of the…

One of the biggest reveals out of today’s Xbox Partner Preview showcase has been the new Stalker 2 expansion. The developer did tease some sort of announcement ahead of the event, but I don’t think an expansion was on many of our bingo cards. Cost of Hope is the big news; a new add-on that the developer has wisely decided to reveal fairly close to release. Or, at least, the planned release target. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings First off, Cost of Hope is set for release this summer. It’ll arrive on all current…

According to the ever-reliable NateTheHate, a bunch of exciting titles, including a new Star Fox game, are set to land on the Nintendo Switch 2 this year. Of course, all anyone can talk about right now is Nate’s statement, corroborated by VGC, that a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is set to launch exclusively on the Switch 2 in summer 2026. Now, if you ask me, this is exciting, but I’m also a little wary of the prospect. For many, Ocarina of Time is a sacred game, so you’d expect a remake of it to be extremely…

​ In 1975, Steven Spielberg created and killed the shark movie genre all in one fell swoop. Jaws emerged out of nowhere to become Hollywood’s first “blockbuster” movie and changed the nature of filmmaking itself, inspiring a slew of imitators and transforming the summer from a dumping ground for B-movies into a showcase for cinematic spectacle. But while countless shark movies have followed in Jaws’ wake, none of them have ever come close to capturing the magic of Spielberg’s vision. Then, 50 years after Jaws (give or take a couple of months), director Sean Byrne (The Devil’s Candy) and screenwriter…

Pokemon Go players who want an alternative to their Go Plus devices may soon have an in-game item that lets them automatically throw Poke Balls and unleash Pokestops while searching for creatures to recruit.PokeMiners (via IGN) uncovered the existence of the new Explorer Gadget during its latest datamining efforts in Pokemon Go. Players could already access automatic Poke Balls and Pokestops with some pricey physical accessories like the Go Plus. This gadget, however, appears to be a fully in-game device without any need for extra peripherals.Assuming the report is accurate, it seems very likely that the new device will be…

Back in April, the Razer Nexus (Free) app on iOS and Android was updated with support added for an unannounced “Razer Kishi Ultra” controller boasting features like analog stick deadzone customization and more. Since then, Razer has announced and released the Razer Kishi Ultra with support for more than just phones. The Razer Kishi Ultra is also the most expensive mobile controller as far as I’m aware, but it offers more features than expected for specific devices. Having used the Razer Kishi and the Backbone One including the new USB-C versions for years now, I didn’t think I needed a…