In advance of the launch of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, one early access player discovered that the physical edition needs an online connection just to install the game, preventing access entirely for now. After numerous delays, the latest Ubisoft open world title, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, is now days away from release. Unlike previous Ubisoft open world games like Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, and Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora attempts to break free of the typical mold these big games fall into ..read more

Sony has released its three Essential Tier PS Plus games for December, which operate as the longstanding "free games" offered on the service. The PS Plus free games for December 2023 include LEGO 2K Drive, PowerWash Simulator, and Sable. The Essential Tier allows players to play online and further incentivizes the subscription with three games every month, while the highest tiers of the service—PS Plus Extra and Premium—give subscribers a larger catalog of games going as far back as the PS1 ..read more

The Xbox Game Pass catalog is expanding today with four new games, including Crystal Dynamics' Rise of the Tomb Raider and Saber Interactive's World War Z: Aftermath. These new games join the hundreds of games already available on Xbox Game Pass as part of the ongoing effort of Microsoft to keep on providing more games to its players on a regular basis ..read more

With the December 5 release of Update 2.1, developer CD Projekt Red is officially done with its dystopian action RPG Cyberpunk 2077. The game’s highly anticipated launch in 2020 was generally considered disastrous, with a plethora of bugs and graphical and performance issues that greatly damaged the Polish developer’s reputation and caused its stock to tank. Despite this, Cyberpunk 2077 was the biggest digital game launch of all time, and discounting the technical problems, the game received predominantly positive feedback ..read more

PlayStation announced the next PlayStation Plus Free Online Multiplayer Weekend, allowing every PS4 and PS5 player to access the multiplayer mode of their favorite game at no extra cost. Outside of this PlayStation Plus Free Online Multiplayer Weekend, players need to purchase a PS Plus membership to compete against others or team up with their friends in multiplayer games ..read more

A Pokemon fan has created amazing artwork featuring the three Legendary Birds Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. Artwork for Game Freak's legendary RPGs comes in a variety of forms, showing the creativity of the franchise's fan base. This includes 3D pieces based on Pokemon that do a good job of showing how much gamers love the series ..read more

Many players are reporting that their PlayStation Network accounts have been suspended indefinitely. Digital gaming is a huge part of the current generation. The premise of being able to save shelf space and reduce expenses in producing physical media has caused companies like Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony to push through with digital alternatives. However, a few concerns have been raised regarding going digital-only, specifically the possibility of inaccessibility in the future. In 2020, several PS5 users got banned for taking advantage of a PS Plus Collection loophole, which meant they also ..read more

Announced during a special press conference in Osaka, Japan, the Donkey Kong Country theme park expansion to Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan will be coming in Spring 2024. The land will expand the existing Super Nintendo World section of the park, which is based on the Super Mario Bros. games ..read more

On social media, a credible leaker for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet seemingly confirmed that the upcoming DLC, The Indigo Disk, will feature a Pokemon with the unused type combination of Bug and Dragon for the first time in the series. The leaker posted a screenshot of Hydreigon and Volcarona as a way to confirm the change, which sparked discussion and excitement from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players ..read more

A Pokemon fan and artistically talented woodworker is receiving attention from quite a number of fellow Pokemon fans after they posted an impressive wooden carving of the fan-favorite Pokemon Flareon. The visage of the Pokemon, which is fashioned out of different species of wood, appears to be continuously racking up the likes as well as comments ..read more