Gaming
New “Pokémon Winds and Waves” characters inspire memes and a “Republican” backstory
"Where was Boca Raton Pikachu on January 6th?"
The new “Sims” expansion pack is Bridgerton-coded, a perfect crossover for fans of both
Scandals, extortion, gossip, and grand balls: what more could you want?
“Weirdly unique”: Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds spent years turning Capture the Flag into a new video game
"Dan Reynolds building games? Love the creator vibe CTF with fresh twists and original tunes hits right."
Steam Deck suddenly goes out of stock. Gamers blame AI
"In 10 years we're legit going to be making Frankenstein monster PCS just to play Stardew Valley."
“World of Warcraft” partners with Zillow to promote new in-game homes. Players’ reactions are mixed
"How did I end up in this timeline?"
Creative fans attempted to bake the pizza recipes from “Hello Kitty Island Adventure”
Make the cute and cozy pizzas at home. Careful cutting the avocado.
“This is a hill worth dying on”: Voice actor behind Anran in “Overwatch” responds to character’s controversial new design
"People feel understandably let down."
Chappell Roan arrives in Fortnite after asking to be featured: “Give me a skin, please”
"Pink Pony Club" came to Fortnite.
“You gotta blow stuff up”: Brendan Fraser admits he was stuck in “Zelda: Breath of the Wild” and hasn’t finished the game
He also complained that the game never gave him enough bomb flowers.
A “Baldur’s Gate 3” TV show sequel is headed to HBO Max. Why are fans questioning the move?
"Baldur's Gate might get more popular now, but at what cost?"
“Dispatch” devs apologize after fan confusion over censorship on the Nintendo Switch: “This is 100% our mistake”
"Censorship is bad and preordering a game should get you institutionalized."
“Homodachi Life confirmed!!”: Nintendo Miis are now allowed to be gay and nonbinary in latest “Tomodachi Life” release
The game also allows for non-binary preferences to be set.
“Misses the whole point”: Players are pushing back on the trend of AI-altered “Animal Crossing” edits
"Mine may not be as pretty, but at least they're not AI!"
Roblox users are tricking the age verification process with “old people makeup”
Will they close the loophole?
