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Where's the weirdest place you've heard videogame music?
9+ hour, 53+ min ago (169+ words) Why does hearing it in public places feel so… wrong? Welcome to Critical Hit, where I (or someone else on the PC Gamer team) celebrate and lament all things videogame music, audio design, and the ways our favourite games make…...
Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts - August 16, 2026 - The Elder Scrolls 4 dethrones Splatoon Raiders
21+ hour, 5+ min ago (170+ words) The latest Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of August 16, 2026 are now available. Splatoon Raiders has been on a hot streak at #1 for a bit now. However, that honor now goes to The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered. The make…...
Bethesda reveals how The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered managed to squeeze into a Nintendo Switch 2 cartridge
11+ hour, 15+ min ago (290+ words) The Nintendo Switch 2 may offer a huge power bump compared to the original console, but compared to the PS5 and Xbox Series X, it's still lacking in performance. That said, development wizardry can still get some demanding games running on the…...
Disney, Square Enix preview ‘Kingdom Hearts 4’ video game at fan convention
22+ hour, 13+ min ago (411+ words) ANAHEIM, California, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Walt Disney and Japanese video game company Square Enix on Saturday previewed the yet-to-be-released “Kingdom Hearts 4” game as they celebrated the high-selling franchise’s upcoming 25th anniversary at a Disney fan convention in Anaheim. “Kingdom Hearts” is one…...
Pokémon Go Nickit Community Day: Everything You Need to Know
11+ hour, 12+ min ago (255+ words) Trainers have a new event to mark on their calendars as Pokémon Go prepares to host a dedicated Nickit Community Day. The event is scheduled for Sunday, August 16, running from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time. During this window,…...
'Pokopia 2' Feels Inevitable, But Do We Really Need A Sequel?
11+ hour, 53+ min ago (813+ words) If Pokémon Pokopia isn't in my top five games of 2026 come December, we will have had an astonishing four months. At launch, this game had me in a chokehold and refused to let me go until I found myself weeping…...
SF6 Devs Eye Baki Collab After Tekken 8 Lands Yujiro Hanma
13+ hour, 56+ min ago (544+ words) Sarah Chen is the Reviews and Guides Editor at Explosion.com. With a background in game design studies and 6 years of gaming journalism, Sarah brings technical insight to her reviews and creates comprehensive guides that help players get the most…...
Blue Reflection Quartet and the Effort of Preserving Multimedia Projects
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (754+ words) Blue Reflection Quartet revives a shut-down mobile game and turns an anime into a playable recap. Is that genuine preservation? Blue Reflection Quartet from Koi Tecmo Games is now available on PC, Switch, Switch 2 and PlayStation 5. The experience aims to…...
‘The kids were right’: 30 years of Pokémon, from school-wide bans to multimillion-dollar trading cards
7+ hour, 46+ min ago (689+ words) Pokémon outlived the moral panic of its early days in Australia and its staying power has proved that simple joy can cross borders There’s a generation of Australians for whom Cheez TV was a religion. Every morning before school, I’d…...
Kingdom Hearts 4 Fans Are Well Fed After 2 Days of Great Trailers
20+ hour, 46+ min ago (16+ words) During a 25th Anniversary panel for Kingdom Hearts, details about the next game came to life....