Thirty years later at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, I finally found a worthy successor to my treasured pixelated companion. Sweekar is a Tamagotchi-inspired pocket pet, an AI companion that grows physically ...

All throughout Donkey Kong Bananza, DK and Pauline are battling Void Company and its leader Void Kong. However, with each new ...

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The gaming obsessives at CNET and its sibling sites ZDNET, PCMag, Lifehacker and Mashable put their heads together and chose their absolute faves that were released this year. As Senior Video Producer ...

Who hasn’t thought to themselves, I’d really like to play something new again, but unfortunately my wallet looks so empty. These days, a full-price game costs at least $70–sometimes even more. There ...

Autobiographical stories and mystery games resonated in a chaotic year. By Yussef Cole In its struggle to understand and make sense of life, art has a way of remaining relevant even when, in chaotic ...

Indiana Hoosiers running back Kaelon Black (8) headbutts teammates after scoring a touchdown Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, during the 100th annual Old Oaken Bucket game at ...

Blending real-time strategy and a strategic world map, the best Total War games have, over the last two decades, become a deeply iconic strategy format. Starting as little more than wargames, they now ...

Father Time might be finally catching up to LeBron James. James, 40, saw his 1,297-game streak of scoring at least 10 points snapped Thursday night, tallying just eight points in the Lakers’ 123-120 ...

Amazon Prime members can get 14 free games this month. Better yet, the games come via redeemable codes from various PC gaming storefronts, like the Epic Games Store and GOG, meaning you'll still own ...

Face front, True Believers! With Tribute Games’ side-scrolling beat 'em up Marvel Cosmic Invasion launching onto every system under the sun, we thought it would be the perfect time to look back on the ...