From the moment that Shadow the Hedgehog appeared in the first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, it seemed obvious that Sega’s antihero was going to be the sequel’s breakout character. But few could have predicted that it would mean Sonic 3’s Build-a-Bear line would be disrupted by Shadow’s resurgence. As reported by Kotaku, Shadow’s […]

When Donald J. Trump won a return to the White House, many countries thought they knew what to expect and how to prepare for what was coming. Diplomats in world capitals said they would zero in on what his administration does, rather than what Mr. Trump says. Bigger nations developed plans to soften or counter […]

After seven years on the market, 146 million systems, and more than 1 billion games sold, Nintendo is finally gearing up to announce its next piece of hardware. In this post, we’re rounding up everything we know about the Switch 2–or whatever the next console is called–and what’s been speculated about the next system from […]

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and his French counterpart, Jean-Noël Barrot, spoke on Wednesday in Paris of the challenges already posed to U.S. alliances by the imminent return of Donald J. Trump to the White House, and said they believed that an American takeover of Greenland was an impossible idea. But they also asserted […]

An Israeli reservist left Brazil in a hurry this week after a Brazilian judge ordered an investigation into whether he committed war crimes in Gaza. Israeli consular officials helped the soldier, Yuval Vagdani, fly out of the country on Sunday after the order became public. It was prompted by a criminal complaint filed by a […]

The Lenovo Legion Go S will become the first PC handheld not named Steam Deck to run on Valve’s SteamOS when it launches this May. On paper, the $500 handheld is more powerful than the Steam Deck. That said, it doesn’t have an OLED display or trackpads, so you’ll have to weigh the pros and […]

Mel Medarda, one of the main characters from the League of Legends show Arcane, is officially joining the game’s roster with the start of the game’s 2025 Season 1, Welcome to Noxus. Developer Riot announced the news in its latest Dev Update video. After the events of Arcane Season 2, Mel returns to Noxus, and […]

Best Buy has a terrific deal on its exclusive 8BitDo Retro Wireless Keyboard bundle that drops the price to only $70 (was $100). Inspired by the Nintendo Entertainment System, the N Edition of 8BitDo’s wireless keyboard comes with a detachable Super Button module and an arcade stick. Best Buy also has deals on 8BitDo controllers, […]

President-elect Donald J. Trump said Tuesday that he planned to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” one of several foreign policy proposal that left world leaders reeling. “It has a beautiful ring,” he said of the proposed name change for the body of water that borders several U.S. […]

For the better part of two decades, Dwarf Fortress has been the passion project of brothers Tarn and Zach Adams. Although the acclaimed fantasy simulation game has technically remained in development since its debut in 2006, Dwarf Fortress’ Adventure Mode will launch out of beta on January 23. The announcement was sent out with the […]