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The Stanley cup is everything: Your cold drink can now survive a car fire. It holds a lot of liquid, so you’re always ready to hydrate. They’re easy to carry, and they’re pretty; Stanley is always releasing new, alluring colors. But there’s one thing that the Stanley cup is not: gamer-friendly.

If you tuned into Awesome Games Done Quick today, you might have seen one of the charity speedrunning event’s biggest milestones as it welcomed its first dog speedrunner. 

Final Fantasy XIV has emerged from its 24-hour maintenance to deliver some of the game’s most epic mounts, accessories, and weapons.

So, you’re in a bit of a conundrum about pulling for Kaalaa Baunaa, also known as Black Dwarf, in Reverse 1999. Can’t really blame you when 37 and 6 are right around the corner for the next 1.4 version.

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet’s Hidden Treasure of Area Zero epilogue ties together all the different game and DLC stories — and it’s all centered around a devious little Pokémon called Pecharunt.

Announced on Ubisoft+’s news page, the company is renaming its subscription service. Now, when you’re telling your friends about Ubisoft+ Multi-Access and PC Access, you should call it Ubisoft+ Premium instead.

A Pokemon fan has unveiled artwork depicting a possible fusion of Heracross and Ampharos, two popular creatures from the second generation. The Pokemon community makes a wide variety of fan art, ranging from new designs of classic Pokemon to Paradox forms, regional variants, and fusions. However, this new fusion artwork stands out due to its high quality and creativity.

Ubisoft has shaken up its subscription service, releasing a premium offering and adding a back-catalog focused option.

Today, Ubisoft announced some changes to its Ubisoft+ subscription service. The multi-access and PC access will now be known as Ubisoft+ Premium, featuring access to the latest games and DLCs. On the other hand, Ubisoft+ Classics (previously available on PlayStation Plus as part of the Extra and Premium subscription tiers) now becomes its own subscription available on PC.

Ubisoft is testing out more changes toRainbow Six Siege in its Lab Test Server, and not everyone is happy about what’s in store. 

There are so many Funko Pops that whether you're a new collector just starting out or a seasoned vet looking to branch out, I'd recommend either picking fandoms you like and sticking to them, or simply grabbing figures you like from across the board. Regardless of which of those avenues sounds more appealing, any Muppets Pops you find should be must-buys, as should any figures you find that can be used to recreate popular memes. Lucky for you, there's a new two-pack coming that ticks both those boxes.

Though the main enemy of Reverse 1999 is this storm that’s causing everyone to disappear, your actual biggest enemy will be these mind-bending puzzles.

Fortnite finally welcomed Family Guy's Peter Griffin to the island last month, following a bunch of leaks and rumors. His arrival was extremely well-received by fans, though Peter Griffin was a lot buffer than what fans of the show were expecting, rocking a body that would make your average gym-goer blush. Fortnite explained this away in a cute video near release that featured Peter Griffin downing some expired Slurp Juice after asking Meowscles how to get swole before his introduction.

Squishmallows are the must-have toy in the plush world and have been for a while, and they don't have a rival. That might be about to change. Famous for letting its customers create and customize their own soft toys, Build-A-Bear has launched a new line of plushes similar to Squishmallows, but with their own Build-A-Bear twist. They're called Skoosherz, and the first five are available right now for less in preparation for Nation Hug Day later this month.

Jusant asks players to do one thing: climb. As a silent mountaineer accompanied by a cute critter, the only thing standing between you and your mysterious mission is one very tall mountain. The journey to its summit is treacherous, but thanks to an ingenious climbing system, beautiful art direction, and intriguing world-building, inching toward the top is worth the effort. 

Old School Runescape players are on another level, man. The game's flooded with zero-sum games where the house always wins: yet compared to the person who gathered 1 million of the same crappy fish, this is small pennies. Despite this, I'm still somehow surprised whenever somebody goes so far out of the way just to prove a point.

I'm not sure why but Mario Kart's Moo Moo Meadows has become the latest meme to circulate on Twitter - but I can't get enough of it. 

Tales of Seikyu, an upcoming co-op fantasy farming sim blending Rune Factory vibes with Japanese folklore, is the first new game of its kind to really catch my attention in as long as I can remember.

Moving house is one of the most bittersweet events in human life. Stressful and sublime, exhausting and exhilarating, you’re given a world of new possibilities as you discover that your old furniture won’t fit quite how you imagined, you’d completely fantasised about how big the space under the stairs was, and that cute and “quirky” old passageway means you’ll be cutely and “quirkily” parking your sofa in the hallway. Having recently moved house, I’ve got a new dilemma, and it’s a vital, terrifying and life-altering decision: where does my PC go?

You know how it goes: sometimes you aim for Spyro and land on Boss Baby. At least, that's how I assume Riot arrived at the initial design for Smolder, League of Legends' newest champion. Announced last week, Smolder is an "audacious dragon cutie" whose design was intended to evoke a kind of mascot-ish, Pixar/Dreamworks-style cuteness that fans and fan-artists could latch onto. 

Palworld is the game that asks the disturbing yet fundamentally sensible question: What if Team Rocket had access to a large cache of HK416s and maybe some M72 LAW rockets? After all, pulling little monsters out of your pocket and making them fight might be cute but if you're serious about getting things done, hardware helps, right? 

The end of the Japan Fanfest keynote yielded a long-anticipated reveal for Dawntrail: the addition of female Hrothgar as a playable race. So, how did female Hrothgar turn out, and were they worth the wait?

After the customary New Year cooling off period where Steam's release lineup consists almost entirely of experimental indies enjoying the uncommon quiet, one of the biggest genres on PC is about to kick it into high gear. The survival game space is due for a double whammy later this month with Palworld and Enshrouded, both among the most wishlisted survival games on Steam according to SteamDB, now confirmed to be launching less than a week apart.

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Sony appears to be teasing a new project in the Patapon franchise.

Released alongside Navia’s Genshin Impact debut, Verdict is a new 5-Star Claymore weapon. With a CRIT Rate substat, Verdict is generally good for DPS characters who rely on their Elemental Skill to deal damage. However, due to Verdict’s reliance on the Crystallize reaction, you need at least one Geo character on your team for the Elemental Skill DMG buff to kick in.

Sins of the Flesh is the next update for our darkly cute cult sim Cult of the Lamb, and it’s the biggest yet. As well as a shrine-load of killer new content and a congregation of quality of life improvements, a deliciously evil new resource has been thrown into the macabre mix: Sin. But how do you generate it? Well, by sinning.

I caught up with Pikmin 4 over the holidays — Nintendo had a good 2023, didn’t it? — and it’s been a joy to slip back into the unique rhythms of this oddball strategy series. But it took me a minute to get comfortable with them.

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Square Enix has debuted a full trailer for Final Fantasy 14's upcoming expansion Dawntrail at Final Fantasy Fan Festival 2024. The trailer shows off a look at the new world continent and its inhabitants interacting with a diverse lineup of FF14 classics.

The Association for Computing Machinery has reported that Niklaus Wirth, the Swiss computer scientist known as the creator of the programming language Pascal, has died at age 89.

UNO! Mobile is throwing a virtual celebration party for its fifth anniversary with the Anniversary Carnival. The celebrations started on December 29 last year but the best part has just kicked in this week. The carnival will run until February 28th, so follow along as we break down all the details of UNO Mobile Fifth Anniversary.

If you’ve just put away all your festive and winter-themed Squishmallows and need something else to display, then Amazon has your back. Brand-new Valentine’s and Easter-themed Squishmallows have arrived!

Studio 67—AKA Salman Arif—describes Chicky Pop as a “minimal drop merge puzzle game”, which might just be the most poetically concise description we’ve ever read.

Released on Meta Quest VR in April 2023 to widespread acclaim, Breachers is a Rainbow Six Siege-style 5v5 tactical shooter that's now available on PSVR2. You and four teammates assume the role of either 'Enforcers' or 'Revolters'; the former team is tasked with infiltrating the location and disarming bombs, while the latter must strive to prevent this happening.

Fans of Pixar’s Luca — specifically those who ship the titular young sea monster and his best friend Alberto — are rejoicing on social media, announcing that “Luberto” (as the ship has been dubbed) has been declared canon. This conversation sparked when McKenna Harris, story artist on Luca and director of the companion short Ciao Alberto, shared a sequence of cute (and unofficial) art of Luca and Alberto in an Instagram story, ending with a picture of the two kissing beneath an umbrella.

A game that’s cute, has great aesthetics and is about desserts? Count us in! Sweet Farm: Cake Baking Tycoon is a new game that has just launched on Android. It’s published by Pixel Federation Games, also known for titles like Emporea, Train Station and Diggy’s Adventure.

Update: Ubisoft reached out to IGN to say that the "late 2024" timing had been updated to a "correct" release window of 2024. The original story is below.

Fantasy Tales: Sword and Magic, the exploration MMORPG by Ling Ren Games, is about to drop on Android, iOS and Steam. So, go ahead and pre-register now to snag some awesome goodies. Here’s the game on the Play Store.

It's fair to say, in a game with endless customisation, that we quickly become bored of poor ol' Steve and want look a bit more unique. You can achieve this by trying out the best Minecraft skins you can download in the game right now.

Step aside, Pikachu! Pokémon has found its new star, and that glittering beacon is a round yellow duck with chronic headaches. Psyduck is the scene-stealing pal of Pokémon Concierge, a new stop-motion animated Pokémon series from Netflix and dwarf studios. Like any good Pokémon show, this series contains plenty of cute little guys to go gaga over, but Psyduck stands out from the crowd. Pokémon Concierge is pure Psyduck propaganda, and I’m here for it.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, despite all of its shortcomings, added some pretty great new 'mons to the series' ever-growing Pokedex. It's introduced some new fan favorites, but only one of them can be crowned the game's most popular Pokemon. That's exactly what a Japanese fan poll has done recently, with Meowscarada coming out on top, after a whopping 152,681 votes.

It’s been advertised for a while that a Netflix series called Pokemon Concierge will debut in December. It’s only four episodes long, but it offers a unique slice-of-life perspective of the franchise which may be enough to rekindle the flame of passion for the franchise in even the most disillusioned fans.

Tekken 8's latest gameplay trailer featured a massive surprise for Tekken fans, as it revealed that Kuma has added Heihachi's Electric Wind God Fist to his moveset.

Everyone who’s ever wished Pokémon were real will get a kick out of Netflix’s Pokémon Concierge, where the lovable pocket monsters are rendered in the softest sweetest stop-motion style. From dwarf studios — known for the adorable Rilakkuma and Kaoru — the anime follows Haru, an anxious young woman who takes a job as a resort’s newest concierge. She’s in charge of making sure the Pokémon are having a good time.

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The folks at Mythwalk Studios are speaking my language. The studio's upcoming Metroidvania, Dewborne Dawn, is pitched on Kickstarter as a 2D search-action adventure inspired by Hollow Knight, Sekiro, the Legend of Zelda, and perhaps most importantly, Dust: An Elysian Tail, one of the best games of 2013. It looks and sounds fantastic, and with an RPG-like companion system thrown in too, it officially has my attention. 

eCongrats, you are the owner of a Nintendo Switch! It’s a wonderful position to be in, as the console has a robust, delightful library of games. Plus you not only get to play them on a television screen or monitor; you can also take the console with you wherever you need to go. And it doesn’t hurt that there are tons of cute Joy-Con colors, a great pro controller, and lots of themed peripherals for fans of all stripes.

We lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). We fretted about AI bots and teen mental health. We cocooned in private chats and scrolled endlessly as we did in years past. For social media users, 2023 was a year of beginnings and endings, with some soul-searching in between.

Steam’s next city-building hit mixes two endlessly endearing things: Lemmings-style people-guiding to collect money and an incomprehensible amount of particles flying around the screen. 

Originally set to drop the gaming bombshell in December this year, the release forecast has taken an unexpected detour. The Rainbow Six mobile release was postponed and is now rescheduled for the fall of 2024, specifically in September. That’s right, almost a year later than the initial estimate.

The viral puzzle game hit Suika Game has received a new update on Nintendo Switch, which adds a festive background theme as well as a fresh tune to match and merge fruits to. 

Final Fantasy 14 had its 10th anniversary back in September—though the official website's been stacking up post after post to celebrate, including some very cute anniversary messages from voice actors, prominent figures, and the father of Final Fantasy himself Hironobu Sakaguchi. 

Hey, Soul Divers! Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds has unleashed a magical winter extravaganza in collaboration with the adorable Sanrio characters! Picture this: Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds and Sanrio, ie. Evermore is now teeming with Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, and friends—you heard that right! It’s a fusion of cuteness and adventure.

It’s official: The Bobby Kotick era at Activision Blizzard will end on December 29. According to The Verge, Instead of appointing a new replacement, the top Activision Blizzard executives will now report to Microsoft’s game content and studios president Matt Booty. Several more higher-level Activision Blizzard employees will also leave the company in the new year with departures planned through March 2024.

The Indigo Disk DLC, like all the Pokémon expansions in the past, adds a signature Legendary for everyone to collect at the end of the story. This time you’ll get the Tera Crystal Pokémon Terapogos, a rainbow turtle with a totally new twist.

The Pokemon Company dropped plenty of tidbits for fans to chew on regarding the new Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Indigo Disk DLC, including the Legendary Pokemon called Terapagos, as well as a new Tera Type. Now that the game is officially out, these details have come into focus.

The multi-headed Hydrapple is an all-new Pokémon exclusive to the Indigo Disk DLC for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — Hydrapple is also one of the trickiest new Pokémon evolutions in the game so far, requiring a very specific set of actions to unlock him. And this is one weirdly cute Pokemon. An evolution of Dripplin — a Pokémon only available in the Teal Mask DLC — Hydrapple comes with five heads and an awesome signature move.

Patch 28.2.3 is a data-only patch going live today with updates to Standard and Battlegrounds. This patch is our last scheduled patch for the year, and our aim is to make the most fun patch we can for the holiday break. We hope you enjoy and we’ll see you in the Tavern—and in the new year!

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Cozy and colorful farming sims have a new entry with the charming cat-venture , which takes traditional tropes and mixes them up with clever mysteries and a cute cat-theme. Developed by indie devs Bluecurse Studios and published by Armor Games Studios, is a wholesome and calming experience to play. It not only has the fluffy cows, decorating, and farming that are apparent at first glance, but it maintains a humor and general feeling of cheer even in the darkest depths of the mysterious forest and beyond.

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The Pokémon Company and Game Freak released Scarlet and Violet’s second installment of DLC, The Indigo Disk, last week. The game adds a hefty amount of content — there’s a new region to explore and a new series of battles that includes a new Elite Four challenge. However, my favorite part is that we just get to hop around as our favorite little guys. That’s right: You can finally play a Pokémon game as a Pokémon.

The Synchro Machine in the Indigo Disk is a fun new feature that lets you roam the Terrarium through the eyes of your Pokemon. Naturally, this means fans have been sharing clips of all the most interesting animations for Pokemon exploration mode.

Video games can be expensive. We don’t have to tell you that! I’m sure you’re fully aware of what new AAA games go for now with the latest-generation platforms. That means we’re being extra cautious about what video games we’re throwing money at when they launch. Knowing what games to pick up as they release and which to hold off on is rather crucial to ensure our bank accounts are taking a beating. So, we like to share the details whenever we come across a notable sale or promo. While not active right now, Valve revealed a Steam sale is coming next week.

The first sight of that room in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory with the churning waterfall and a whole meadow full of candy is always pure magic, no matter the version of the story: 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder, 2005’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp, or the newly released Wonka starring Timothée Chalamet.

This week on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Godzilla woke up.

There are very few years that aren’t “winners” for Nintendo. You can set your watch to the publisher putting out at least one Game of the Year nominee annually. Now, it’s time to decide the best of 2023.

A word of caution to trainers usingPokémon Scarlet andViolet’s new Synchro Machine: The nifty feature that allows you play as a Pokémon will also let you knock out shiny Pokémon. So if you’re into shiny hunting, just make sure you take a closer look each time you decide to fight a wild Pokémon while using the mode.

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Google Stadia didn’t make much of a splash when it launched back in 2019 and, although it certainly had its own small share of ardent defenders, the cloud gaming service was eventually shuttered for good on January 18, 2023.

Adorable and nostalgic building sim Summerhouse is like a "tiny interactive love letter" to childhood summer holidays, and now it has a demo. 

Building a village is the name of the game in LEGO Fortnite, where you create to survive. But one player took things up a notch and created a beautifully decorated space for their villagers to thrive.

As a certified arachnophobe, it pains me how many games insist on including a creature that absolutely should not have that many legs. Thankfully, a handful of games have started to implement an arachnophobia mode over the years. You've got Grounded's shiny round blobs, Kill it with Fire's cartoonish balled-up arachnids and Webbed's decision to reduce its spider protagonist down to a purple sphere. 

A decade ago, I wrote a story for the USgamer calling Pikmin 3 "the greatest war game I've ever played."

Hello Games, the studio behind No Man’s Sky, is directing their gaze away from the infinite promise of space in the upcoming Light No Fire, a game that promises to reproduce a single planet that dwarfs the one that we live on. That includes all the climbable mountains, some of which are “miles high, taller than Everest,” according to the project lead.

Something like two and a half years after I first saw the concept and thought «that looks neat» we're finally gonna get it. We're finally gonna get a game where you use a mech to plow a field grow and plant some seeds and water them and then harvest a big weird alien fruit.

Santa Clauses are coming to Final Fantasy XIV in droves!