A new Elden Ring mod puts a comedic spin on the RPG's first major fight, the Margit boss battle, and we won't look at it the same way againA new Elden Ring mod puts a different spin on the Margit boss fight, turning the RPG game’s difficult early challenge into something that’s both more difficult and rather hilarious at the same time. The mod is called “Margit Ridiculous Windup Attacks and Farts,” which pretty much says it all. Margit, like other Elden Ring bosses, is well known for his delayed...

The Homeland Security grant for combatting extremism in games aims to create a network of resources for identifying exploitation before it happensThe United States Department of Homeland Security provided a grant of nearly $699,763 to help fund research into extremist groups using popular multiplayer games as recruitment grounds. Middlebury’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism leads the research, alongside mental health nonprofit organization Take This and Logically, an AI comp...

Nintendo accidentally confirmed the Switch 2's mystery button is a "C" Button, in some promotional material for the company's new Nintendo Today app on the Google Play store. The reveal happened after the March 2025 Nintendo Direct, during which Nintendo also announced virtual game cards and showcased Metroid Prime 4 again. Twitter and Bluesky user Wario64 first spotted it and posted a zoomed-in version of the image to make viewing it easier.We speculated about the nature of the mystery button s...

Sega has released a new Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii trailer ahead of the action game's Feb. 21 release date, which has properly revealed AEW star Samoa Joe's role. Sega previously teased Samoa Joe's involvement in an earlier trailer, but offered no details on who the wrestler played or his connection to the story.Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii follows Goro Majima, the series' frequent antagonist and occasional hero, after he washes up on a Hawaiian beach with no memory of how...

Lenovo unveiled two new Legion Go handheld gaming PCs at CES 2025, one of which is powered by Steam OS like the Steam Deck, and they’re both still massive. They’re also mostly Lenovo’s version of the ROG Ally X and Steam Deck OLED – incremental improvements, rather than generational upgrades. However, the most expensive version of the Legion Go S comes with a new AMD Ryzen processor variation, and Lenovo also teased a prototype Legion Go, confusingly also called Legion Go, with a higher-end proc...

Marvel Rivals is here, and the biggest surprise facing most players as they jump into NetEase’s multiplayer game is how dangerous Jeff the adorable Land Shark is. Jeff’s healing might be middling enough to keep him out of the S-rank of our Marvel Rivals tier list, but his ultimate is literally game changing – and not going over too well with some parts of the Marvel Rivals community. Jeff the Land Shark’s ultimate sees him disappear underwater, where he can then position himself under his targe...

You can get Honkai Star Rail’s Dr Ratio for free in the version 1.6 update, and you don’t even have to do anything to claim the 5-star character. HoYoverse is sending him to every player’s in-game mailbox after the 1.6 update goes live on Dec. 27, 2023, and you only need to complete the Warp tutorial mission in Star Rail’s early hours to be eligible. The in-game message containing Dr Ratio will remain available until Honkai Star Rail version 2.1, so you’ll have plenty of time to scoop him up....

Update: June 12, 2023 The FTC has filed its injunction against the Microsoft-Activision deal. Microsoft president Brad Smith issued a short statement in response. "We welcome the opportunity to present our case in federal court," Smith said in the statement that Microsoft provided to GLHF. "We believe accelerating the legal process in the U.S. will ultimately bring more choice and competition to the market." Original Story The FTC is reportedly preparing to file an injunction to block the Mi...

Ratchet and Clank maker Insomniac Games is the latest studio in the games industry to support women’s reproductive rights following the leaked documents that suggest the U.S. Supreme Court will allow the states to make laws banning abortions. The announcement came indirectly, however, through an internal email shown to The Washington Post and the Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Program thanking Insomniac for the donation. Sony will reportedly match the donation and any individual donation...

Four United States senators want the Federal Trade Commission to assess the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal more closely on the grounds of its potential harm to the labor market and existing Activision employees. The letter, penned by Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Corey Booker, and Sheldon Whitehouse, raises a number of concerns aside from the immediate effect such extensive consolidation may have on the games and technology sectors, including Microsoft’s poor reputation in labor relations and the ethical implications of allowing the deal to proceed.