Fans ofSplatoon 3’s Little Buddy may be excited to learn that a new, official plush is on its way. The player character’s companion will be receiving a squishable plush toy later this year.Splatoon 3introduced Little Buddy, the player’s faithful Smallfry companion.Salmonids are generally seen as enemiesin theSplatoonseries, but Little Buddy is peaceful towards their Inkling or Octoling companion, and can even be helpful in the game’s story mode campaign.RELATED:Splatoon 3 Reveals Next Splatfest Theme and DatesSplatoon 3’s Little Buddy has been popular among fans since they were initially teased, so it makes sense for them to get the plush treatment....

Summary The following contains spoilers for Episode 4 of Spy x Family Season 2, “The Pastry of Knowledge/The Informant’s Great Romance Plan II,” now streaming onCrunchyroll. After the very heavy episode that aired last week, this week’s episode shows a return to the more humorous sides ofSpy x Family. The first part sees the series return to Anya and her adventures at school. It’s been a while since she’s been seen interacting with her classmates, and this episode lets the audience see these kids hang out for the first time this season....

Publisher Electronic Arts has taken the spotlight in the last week. While its recent EA Play showcase still has players talking, before the big eventEA was releasing its catalog on Steam. With many ecstatic about the option to play these games on Valve’s client, some problems are arising after launch. Of the big list of EA published games to release on Steam,Mass Effect 3saw considerable fanfare. The original trilogy’s finale was welcomed by fans, but elation has quickly turned into frustration....

Summer Game Festis returning this summer, stoking anticipation for video games in the year ahead. The event’s schedule details its events between June 10 and June 23, with an EA Play showcase scheduled for July 22, promising many reveals and updates for fans this summer. Today, a newly released trailer should further fans' excitement for Summer Game Fest. The hype trailer is dedicated to enticing fans with less than a week until Summer Game Fest’s kickoff begins....

Summary Looking at the state of theHalofranchise as it nears its 25th anniversary in 2026, it’s clear that the storied sci-fi series has lost some of the spark that once helped it dominate the shooter genre. Thanks to sometimes controversial changes made to core gameplay mechanics and an increasingly convoluted storyline that turned away some long-time franchise fans, Master Chief’s most recent outings haven’t generated the same level of excitement as the series’ earliest entries....

The Elder Scrollsand the recentLegend of Zeldagames have plenty in common. Both are open-world games that encourage exploration. Their protagonists are silent, save for grunts and fall damage wailing. More interestingly, they both have an ancient race that seems to have disappeared out of nowhere: the Dwemer and the Zonai. The games weave the existence of these ancient groups of people through clues in the environment, NPC conversations, and items. Through these hints, players can notice more similarities betweenthe lore of the Dwemerand the Zonai....

The lore ofGenshin Impactnever fails to amaze when it comes to building complex histories across the world of Teyvat. Ancient civilizations lay buried in lore, and some are only talked about in books, enigmatic pages, or scattered journals. Not only was time spent developing these worlds, but there’s always the chance that they may bring insight into the current situation inGenshin Impact’s Teyvat. After all, those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it....

Summary Whatever direction Tom Nook takes in the nextAnimal Crossinggame, he can’t be reduced to corrupt lender status—not after his escalation inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. Whatever happens in a futureAnimal Crossinggame, Tom Nook ought to be further developed, with the franchise doubling down on his comically exaggerated businessman persona. Animal Crossing’s Tom Nookhas long drawn the ire of players, with many considering him to be a greedy, opportunistic capitalist preying upon the economically disadvantaged....

Summary The Witcher 4is set to be the latest entry in CD Projekt Red’s influential RPG series that has defined much of the last few generations of video games. As Geralt’s story has seemingly drawn to a close after his exploits inThe Witcher 3and its DLCs, many fans are eagerly anticipating the new direction the series will go in. The devs in charge have the opportunity to make sweeping changes never seen before in the series, including introducing a new protagonist or taking the series lore in a new direction....

PopularYouTubecontent creator and celebrity boxer Jake Paul has officially had trespassing charges stemming from a 2020 looting incident dropped. Paul was previously suspected of looting during the event due to a video that he made documenting the looting of a Scottsdale, Arizona mall. Several protests happened in 2020 as the result of George Floyd’s murder andYouTubecontent creator Jake Paul participated in some of these protests. In the video that Paul had created at the time, he joked with looters to grab him some things, but there’s no evidence that Paul stole anything during the process....

Konami has been reaching into its past as of late to try and repurpose old games into new big sellers. Some of these, like the unexpected arrival ofCastlevania: Symphony of the Nighton mobile devices, have been welcome and delightful, but others have had slightly rockier roads to consumer’s pockets. One ofKonami’s attempts is the TurboGrafix-16 Mini, a reproduction of the old console for home use. It will come with several of the most popular games of the original TurboGrafix-16 pre-installed, including seminal action RPGsYs I & II, but players will have to wait a little longer than expected to get their hands on it....

A week agoUbisoftannounced its plans for an NFT collectible system in its games named Quartz. The announcement video for Ubisoft Quartz created a major controversy and was delisted within 24 hours, as players decried the environmental cost of blockchain technology and the manipulative nature of in-game items tied to fluctuating real-money value. It seems that fans ofUbisoft’s games weren’t the only ones confused and frustrated, however. A report shows that Ubisoft’s own developers were unhappy with the announcement....

It seems like popular musicians who also have an acting career are more common than those who don’t, but every performer is different. Some are just as prominent on the big screen as they are in the music world, while others appear in a few fascinating scattered cameos. Weird Al Yankovic probablydoesn’t get enough credit for the decades of stellar material and world-shaking influence he’s had on the comedy world. It’s hard to imagine what “enough credit” could possibly look like....