Last month, Pavel Kolev finally got the email he’s been dreading for over a year: a request from Disney to shut down his unofficial digital Lorcana client, Pixelborn. Even though he always knew this day would come, it still hit him hard. “My heart is shattered to pieces,” Kolev wrote in a Discord post announcingthe imminent shutdown of Pixelborn. “I’ve put everything in this project for the past year and a half....

Gamers like to be optimistic about acquisitions in this industry. WhenMicrosoftspent billions onBethesdait was met with jaws on the floor, but once the shock had subsided, this formed into cautious optimism. The company behind Skyrim, Fallout, Wolfenstein, Doom, and plenty of other properties was suddenly stepping into the Bill of Gates, and all signs pointed to it being better off as a consequence. It turns out that we couldn’t have been more wrong....

Summary APokemonfan has decided to bring Pokemon Battle Revolution, one of the best and most popular spinoffs in the series, into the modern day, remaking the title usingBrilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Pokemon hasplenty of spinoffs out there, varying in size and quality, with titles like Pokemon Colosseum, Ranger,Mystery Dungeon, and many others complementing the mainline games very well. Pokemon Battle Revolution is often quite overlooked in the “best spinoff” debates, what with its focus on the battling side of the series, and it’s been stuck on the Wii ever since its release way back in 2006....

Summary You might think after more than a quarter of a century,Pokemonis running out of crossover ideas. You might also think that the out-there crossovers it does come with might not hit as hard as they used to. Wrong on both counts. Pokemon teamed up with the Netherlands' Van Gogh Museum in 2023, and the products available through it, particularly the Grey Felt Hat Pikachu promo card,caused a miniature riot in the museum’s gift shop....

Summary The Team of the Season (TOTS) promo for La Liga is set to be made available on July 31, 2025, onEA Sports FC 24, and it will commemorate the best performers in the league. The 2023/2024 season was a blast, and showcased great performances from all the sides, with Real Madrid securing the league title. Throughout the year, players like Jude Bellingham, Artem Dovbyk, Vinícius Jr, and others put on a show for us to enjoy....

Summary Way back in October 2022, it was rather casually announced that Skybound hadsigned off on some Invincible video games, though it gave us very little info on what they could be. Since then, we’ve hadFortniteandMortal Kombatcollaborations, and a rather disappointing mobile title in Guarding the Globe byUbisoft, but it now seems like Skybound is ramping up its ambitions. Announced earlier today, Skybound haslaunched a crowdfunding campaign on Republicto help fund a “highly produced, high-octane"Invinciblegame....

Quick Links Star Wars: The Acolyteis an intriguing take on the universe. Described as a mystery thriller on the official website, the Disney+ project is an eight-episode series run by the brilliant mind behind Netflix’s Russian Doll, Leslye Headland. The series follows Osha Aniseya, a Meknek for hire who is connected to both sides of the force in more ways than one. A prequel to the prequels, The Acolyte aims to explain a bit more of the Star Wars story,tackling periods that haven’t been addressed by any of the movies....

When you think ofStardew Valley, your mind probably doesn’t jump to its story. It’s a game where you create an avatar, move into a farm, and make as much money as you can by milking cows and growing crops. That is still the aim of the game, but it’s evolved into so much more than that over the years. The community has fallen in love with the characters found across Pelican Town, expanding their stories with mods, fics, and art that take ConcernedApe’s foundations and twist them into something magical....

Summary Have you ever wanted to read a short story about a couple of robots getting down and dirty? Well, we’ve got some great news for you then, becauseStellar Bladehas just the thing. Throughout the game, you can collect pages of a story called Plastic Hearts, and as the name would suggest, it’s pretty romantic. But across the five volumes, there’s some very cheeky innuendo thrown in there, and it quickly becomes clear that the bots are doing a bit more than just holding hands....

I should caveat all of this by saying I don’t care at all aboutLord of the Rings, and don’t play a lot of life sims. The fact I need those two very broad caveats should clue you in on my feeling ofTales of the Shire. I got my hands on The Lord of the Rings spin on the genre atSummer Game Fest, and I wish I knew more about Lord of the Rings to offer some cutting Tolkien quote about being underwhelmed here....

Quick Links Fighting against hordes of monsters and strong bosses is the heart ofSolo Leveling: Arise. So, knowing combat mechanics is essential if you want to survive. With detailed combat mechanics and multiple kinds of skills and combinations, there are a ton of things that you need to manage when fighting. The initial combat experience can be overwhelming for most players, especially if you’ve skipped the tutorial. To help you navigate these challenges and become a combat expert in Solo Leveling: Arise, here are some tips and tricks to help you get going....

Summary There are plenty of ways to break up the tabletop game hobby. There are wargames, card games, puzzle games,games that play like escape rooms, and plenty more. One way to separate those games in the tabletop hobby is by system. There are die-hard systems that have been around for decades and systems that have been freshly created with a single game in mind. One such system that has stood the test of time is that of the d100....

Are you a huge fan of the Netlix seriesStranger Things? If so, then these “Stranger Things Q Poskets” are calling your name! With these adorable homages to the show on your shelf, your love for the series will be on full display. Spanning both the original Hawkins crew and faces from Season 4, this collection features every fan’s favorite character. The “Q” in Q Posket stands for quality, and when you first hold them in your hand, you will immediately notice that the quality and details of these Stranger Things Q Poskets do justice to their on-screen counterparts....