Dragonite Squishmallow Is The Cutest Pokémon Plush You'll Never Own

Part of the magic of cinema is how, in spite of only engaging two of our senses, it can evoke all of them. Food makes this abundantly clear: Cinematic stories about cooking and eating can bring about sensory bliss, bringing us home with a few shots and sounds of a beloved dish, or somewhere entirely new with the same.

If you’ve ever tried to stealth your way past a Terminid patrol in Helldivers 2 and found yourself somehow spotted despite your best efforts to creep silently about and remain out of sight, there might have been a very good reason for that: it turns out the horrible bugs can smell you.

If you've ever been in the middle of playing Helldivers 2 and wondered how one of the pesky terminids managed to track you down when it should never have seen you, there's a reason for that – they can smell you. 

makes a point of recommending the use of firearms in the war for Super Earth but one player is going a completely different route. When there are countless Automatons and Terminids swarming the galaxy, it stands to reason that taking them out will require some heavy firepower either shot from orbit or through the barrel of a gun. Having said that, sometimes a dedicated Helldiver just needs to get down and dirty, trading in an Eagle Strafing Run for the butt of their rifle.

A new mod for takes aim at Astarion's appearance, making him look less like the monster that stole Christmas. In the months after its launch, Larian Studio's massive role-playing game has been the recipient of innumerable mods that adjust everything from the overall graphics to minute tweaks like how NPCs' eyes respond to the player. Yet while there are plenty that change the appearance of the game's more notable characters, this particular mod takes aim at a very specific issue with Astarion.

The long-awaited New Game+ update for is finally here but it's also managed to introduce a bizarre and potentially frustrating glitch to the game. The latest patch for Insomniac's hit super-hero game introduces a wealth of new content for both Peter Parker and his Spider-Partner Miles Morales as well as some quality-of-life improvements that make an already-excellent even better. As a free update, all of these extra features can be enjoyed without paying a cent but players need to be aware of a major bug that may ruin their enjoyment.

and fans may want to study up for a motorcycle license because Toyota's latest project is right up their alley. The ever-popular pocket monsters are some of the most beloved fictional creatures in the world, a fact that has proved especially useful to The Pokémon Company given how much merchandise it tends to sell. Sometimes though, the opportunity to create real-life versions of Pokémon goes a little beyond simply recreating them as adorable plush toys...

As fans eagerly await news on Capcom's next remake, a recent update to one of the older games on Steam may shed some light as to what players can expect. is known as one of the most iconic video game series of all time, spawning all kinds of spin-offs and adaptations across comics, novels, movies, and streaming series. The games are so well regarded that Capcom was able to pull out some of the titles that haven't aged all too well and turned them into modern masterpieces with its excellent series of remakes.

If you're a fan who's desperately looking for a new adventure, then this new RPG might be exactly what you're looking for. Following the release of, a soft reboot of the sci-fi franchise, Bioware's sci-fi games have been dormant as the studio quietly continues development on the fifth mainline entry in the saga. While players look forward to that, it might be time to turn to the tabletop to satisfy that craving to send all those pesky Reaper packing back into deep space.

fans who want to take their love of The Wasteland to the next level can now order and design their own customizable Xbox controller. Following Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda in 2020, the developer's brands have become almost synonymous with the Xbox console and is no exception as the games' retro sci-fi aesthetic makes for a theme that's unique and aesthetically appealing. Such is the case with a new range of controllers that allow users to create a color scheme and pattern that evokes their favorite in-game faction.

Arrowhead have released a new Helldivers 2 update - patch 01.000.100 - which designer Alex K describes as "the first round in a never-ending series of balance changes". The patch nerfs three of what were hitherto the best Helldivers 2 guns and gear pieces - the SG-225 Breaker shotgun, the RS-422 railgun, and the SH-32 shield generator backpack, all of which break Arrowhead's pretty straightforward golden rule that "each gun has its purpose and none is strictly better than another".

Experienced players may want to start practicing their boost starts because Nintendo is hosting an official tournament soon!is known for its competitive scene that manages to pull in both casual and hardcore players thanks to its high skill ceiling and accessible mechanics. While some fans may be weary of the eighth game in the series, which was first released a decade ago, that hasn't stopped the community from keeping in shape and shaving off seconds on those circuits.