Overwatch 2’slatest crossover collab goes live tomorrow, and it unsurprisingly features a new skin for Mercy, but it just might be my favorite new skin of hers in a long time. OW2andGundam Wingare teaming up for the 30th anniversary of the classic anime series filled with mech battles, and Blizzard’s favorite healer has the honor of donning the armor of the series’ titular suit, Wing Zero. The premium skin is one of four coming as part of the collab, alongside Ramattra as Epyon, Reaper as Deathscythe, and Soldier: 76 as Tallgeese....

Not quite your average princess Throughout a show like PAX East 2023, you’ll usually hear some variation of the “seen anything good” small-talk around the show floor. It’s a casual fallback, and sometimes you hear about something you’ve missed. Yet there was one phrase, around one game, that really dominated this year: “Have you seenSlay the Princessyet?” I went into the show already familiar with Black Tabby Games’ unique adventure game, asits trailer caught my eyea while back and its demo impressed in arecent Steam Next Fest....

Just a tiny bit… During this morning’sPokemon Direct, The Pokemon Company announced that it is partnering with Netflix to produce a new animated series,Pokemon Concierge, which will tell tales of Pokemon, their trainers, and their adventures, all set on a beautiful, paradisian resort. Produced by the cutting-edge French animator Dwarf Studios,Pokemon Conciergewill utilize super adorable stop-motion animation to tell an array of new and familiar stories, inspired by the comics, anime, and fan contributions about your favorite characters from the world ofPokemon....

The augmented reality developer is cutting back Niantic, the company behind 2016’s massively successfulPokemon Go, is cutting back. A new report reveals the company is cancelling several projects and cutting jobs. Bloomberg reportsthat four Niantic projects have been canceled, including itsTransformersgame and a collaboration withSleep No Morecompany Punchdrunk. It’s also reportedly set to cut “about 85 to 90” jobs. Niantic hit huge success withPokemon Go, the augmented reality game that turned into a summer craze for the ages....

Won’t make my aim any better, no doubt Speaking on the game’sofficial twitter, theRainbow Six Siegeteam have suggested that the tactical shooter is in line for PS4 Pro and Xbox One support in the future. Though no specific details were given, Ubisoft responded to a fan, stating that upgrades for the beefier consoles were definitely “on the road map”. This makes sense given that a 4K textures pack was released for the PC version of Siege way back in 2015....

You knew this would happen Rare executive producer Danny Isaac announced on Spike TV that moreKinect Sportsis on the way. But before you get up in arms thinking this was the studio’s big E3 2013 reveal, that’s happening later today during theMicrosoft press conference. Kinect Sports Rivalswill be a launch game for Xbox One, featuring activities like climbing, soccer, target shooting, tennis, and bowling. Isaac said that the team has “re-imagined some of the fan favorites” and that the new Kinect sensor allows game types that simply weren’t possible before....

Late last night, a demo forRayman Originsmysteriously hit Steam. If you haven’t played it yet, either because you don’t own any consoles or you just plain missed it, go do yourself a favor and download the demo now. Rayman Originswas one of the best games of 2011, and one of the greatest platformers in recent memory. Hopefully this does well enough on PC to help contribute to the coffers of a sequel....

RE producer flirts with the idea of change Eurogamer had the chance to speakwith franchise producer Masachika Kawata on the future oftheResident Evilseries, and the results are pretty interesting. When asked about the reception ofResident Evil 6and potential change for the series, the conversation entertains a chance at a reboot. “If we did [go with an open world], we would want to preserve whatResident Evilis and what makes it appealing to fans, while also making it accessible to new players,” he explains....

‘Da-song is an artist by nature’ If you’ve seenParasite(which is very easy to do now since it’s been re-introduced to a ton of theaters and is out on home video), you probably won’t get its mansion out of your mind anytime soon. In case you want to ponder its themes even further in a first-hand investigation sort of way; you’re able to check out this re-creation of the house inThe Sims 4....

Leave it in! Sometimes we see real dumb stuff in games and keep it to ourselves. Not today! huhpic.twitter.com/JMS2CviA0r — Jan Xanadu (@HBJohnXuandou)July 31, 2025 Aerial tricks inSpider-Mancan look funny enough as is even when everything’s working as intended (real talk: it was one of the first skill-tree upgrades I went for), but rolling on water? I’m cracking up. A few other players captured the water glitch. It turns out you may do more than just roll....

Thailandhas halted sales ofGrand Theft Auto IVafter a teenager robbed and stabbed a taxi driver. The killer claims he was recreating a scene from the game and, naturally, the Thai government must now stop the plastic disc from being sold, as it clearly is thesole reasonthat this murder happened. “We are sending out requests today to outlets and shops to pull the games off their shelves and we will replace them with other games,” stated Sakchai Chotikachinda, sales and marketing director of New Era Interactive Media....

An oldie but goodie If you’re one of the many new Wii U owners out there who picked up the console forMario Kart 8, or for all the exciting new games that Nintendo showed off at E3, you may not be caught up on all the great games already on the thing.Pikmin 3,Super Mario 3D World,Rayman Legends,Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze,ZombiUandThe Wonderful 101at retail.Ittle Dew,Little Inferno,Mighty Switch Force! HD,1001 Spikes,Pushmo World, andShovel Knighton the eShop....

A local village for local people Anybody fancying a little bit of a slow burn scare this weekend would do to take a look at Cloak & Dagger Games’ latest release,The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, now available on PCvia SteamandGOG.com. Seeped in folk horror vibes and sporting an aesthetic reminiscent of the golden age of the Commodore Amiga,The Excavation of Hob’s Barrowis the tale of author and antiquarian Thomasina Bateman, who is traveling the length and breadth of the countryside to explore the many barrows of Victorian England....