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The latest game in the grand HoYoverse has been unveiled. This morning, Chinese developer MiHoYo announced a new entry in the Honkai series – Honkai: Nexus Anima. The game was initially teased during Honkai: Star Rail’s anniversary concert back in May, but it’s been officially revealed today. Nexus Anima is essentially MiHoYo’s take on the legendary and long-running Pokemon series. It blends creature-collecting with adventure game elements, and you may even be able to get your hands on it soon. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Honkai: Nexus Anima’s reveal trailer is more of a…

Several retailers kick off the new year by rolling out sales right away, and many of those deals stick around. Almost every category out there sees massive drops, making it a great time to stock up on holiday essentials, plus grab the items that feel a little out of reach the rest of the year (TVs, laptops, tablets, premium headphones, etc). You can even grab games for less, both board and digital ones! If you’re looking for something action-packed, we just spotted Battlefield 6 by EA on sale at Amazon. The PS5 and Xbox Series X version are going for…

After playing well over 200 new releases this year, I am officially closing the book on 2025. My year-end list is published, as is Polygon’s, and I am at peace with the final results, even knowing plenty of excellent games likely fell through the cracks. Now, there’s nothing for me to do but sit back, unplug a little, and maybe enjoy a nice walk in the— ah crap, found another great game. There go my plans! In my more casual gaming time, usually reserved for a few oddball curiosities, I’ve come across what could be my first favorite game of…

Lego’s new Ninjago Legacy 15th Anniversary building sets are selling out fast at major retailers. Launched January 1 alongside a bunch of other Lego Ninjago playsets, the trio of commemorative models are limited edition and range in price from $45 to $300. The $45 Lego Ninjago Legacy Character Display is proving to be the most challenging to find in stock. At the time of writing, Amazon is the only retailer with the 447-piece Character Display in stock. The set features all seven members of the original Ninjago team as minifigures and an exclusive Master of Lightning minifigure with a collectible…

If you can believe it, Love and Deepspace is almost two-years-old, and Infold Games is celebrating the moment in a few major ways. The Throne of Eros update brings the game up to version 5.0, and it’s one for fans of all love interests. For one, this is the first time all five of them are brought together. The update is also adding some important new features, alongside anniversary events, and more. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Throne of Eros also doubles as the new Wish Pool, which is the one that has all…

The first free monthly PlayStation Plus games for paying subscribers in 2026 have been revealed and it’s a sleepy month for PS5 and PS4 players. There are also only three additions for this month, compared to last month’s five. On December 31, Sony revealed the first batch of PS Plus Essential games coming this year and while they’re decent games, none of the picks make a big splash. These games will be available to add to your PlayStation library permanently beginning on January 6. Once added, you can install them and play them whenever you want as long as you…

It’s time to snap out of your eggnog-addled haze, because 2026 is officially upon us. The year is already stacked with dozens of surefire blockbusters, from Marvel’s Wolverine to Grand Theft Auto 6. But there are still a whole lot of gaps to fill on this year’s calendar, and plenty of question marks looming for 2027. If you want to be in the loop on what’s next in gaming throughout 2026 and beyond, these are the major gaming events on the calendar you’ll want to keep in mind. We’ll update this article periodically throughout the year, as new gaming events…

8BitDo’s All-Button Arcade Controllers for Nintendo Switch 1/2, PC, and Xbox consoles are on sale for terrific prices at Amazon. The wireless retro-inspired edition for Switch 1/2 and PC is up for grabs for $70.68 (was $90), and the officially licensed Xbox and PC version is discounted to $80 (was $100). The deal on the Xbox edition is exclusive to Prime members, but all shoppers can get the discount on the Switch 1/2 version.8BitDo launched the All-Button Arcade Controllers last July. Both models were included in Amazon’s Black Friday sale; the Xbox edition was on sale for the same price…

Genshin Impact’s latest Special Program has spilled all the beans on the game’s next major update, Luna 4. The update, which arrives on January 14, kicks off 2026 with several bits of new content, including some previously-teased characters. Dubbed Traveler on a Winter’s Night, Luna 4 introduces three new playable characters, and brings back The Lantern Rite event to celebrate the beginning of the new year. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings The first new arrival in Version Luna 4 is Columbina Hyposelenia, the Moon Maiden. Columbina is a 5-Star Hydro Catalyst wielder. Her kit…

Matt Firor founded Zenimax Online in 2007 and helped Bethesda shepherd The Elder Scrolls Online into one of the premier MMORPGs out there. He left abruptly last summer when Microsoft laid off dozens at the studio amid a wider bloodbath at the company and canceled the upcoming online multiplayer game he and others were working on, Project Blackbird. He recently broke his silence on the reason for his departure, confirming what fans had long suspected. “Project Blackbird was the game I had waited my entire career to create, and having it canceled led to my resignation,” Firor wrote in a…