Summary SAG-AFTRAmembers havebeen on strike against some of the biggest companies in the gaming industrysince July 21, 2025. This was over AI protections, as many performers rightfully fear that their work is being used to develop AI voice acting, and ultimately, steal job opportunities. In practice, it’s resulted inActivision,EA,Epic,Disney,Warner Bros.,Insomniac,Take-Two, and more being unable to access union talent. But now, the end is in sight. SAG-AFTRA has announced that a tentative agreement has been reached with these companies regarding the use of AI voice acting....

Summary Shadow, Rouge, even Sonic in his Werehog form, they all haveFunko Pops. There’s stillSonicground that Funko is yet to tread, though, and a few more characters from Green Hill will be making their Funko Pop debuts later this week. Sonic’s roster runs deeper than you might think, which is why Funko still has opportunities to hand first appearances to characters that have appeared across other forms of Sonic media.Four characters are making their Funko Pop debuts later this week, two of which I’m a little surprised to discover haven’t been given the Pop treatment already, while the other two are characters I didn’t think we’d ever see in Funko Pop form....

Summary In just a few months,Starfieldwill celebrate its two-year anniversary. After what felt like a lifetime of waiting,Bethesda’s most recent titledidn’t particularly set the world on firelike its contemporaries inSkyrimorFalloutdid. Late last year,its Shattered Space expansion wasn’t particularly well-received, with “Mostly Negative” reviews populating on its Steam page. While rumors of a port to Sony’s PlayStation 5 continue to swirl, it feels like so much of the hype that Starfield once hadhas migrated to the recent Oblivion remasteror other recently released titles....

Chun-LI fans, rise up! Not only hasFortnitebroughtback the skinof one ofStreet Fighter’s most iconic characters, but the in-development live-action adaptation of the fighter has cast who will portray the expert martial artist. As reported by Deadline, Callina Liang, who rose to famein the British drama “Tell Me Everything,“and wasmost recently part of Steven Soderbergh’s “Presence,“will be the one to portray Chun-Li. When the movie releases, it’ll mark the third such portrayal of Chun-Li in live-action, with Ming-Na Wen having done so in 1994 and Kristin Kreuk in 2009....

Quick Links The Huntress is a long-range bow user inThe Slormancer, using a variety of different arrows to take down enemies. Even her standard Arrow Shot can be devastating when upgraded with certain Mastery nodes, allowing it to split when hitting an enemy or bounce against walls to create projectiles all over the map. For just the Huntress alone, there are hundreds of viable builds to go for, each with their own unique playstyle that let you tackle challenges in your own way....

On the roads ofMario Kart World,you will need more than just skill and luck in driving to come out on top. With one of the biggest and wackiest rosters in Mario Kart history, there’s a wide range of characters to have a blast playing as. Which character and kart you choose is key to every part of a race. From speeding ahead of the competition to recovering from getting hit, the stats of your character and kart can make all the difference....

Quick Links Ever since the beginning of Amphoreus during the Version 3.0 update inHonkai: Star Rail, Phainon has been the one character who stayed with us as we went on a journey with different Chrysos Heirs. He’s been the face of the region and one of the most anticipated playable characters, especially for Honkai Impact 3rd players. He’s finally joined the game’s roster as a five-star Physical Destruction unit, and he brings some unique mechanics with him....

Summary Water levels are perhaps what bring the entire gaming community together, in the sense that everyone hates them. While swimming is fine, when it’s about reaching a particular place, basing a level or quest around swimming will make every gamer grind their teeth. WhileThe Witcher 3’s doesn’t really force us into the water, there is a lot of loot down there. Thankfully, Geralt can hold his breath for a while, but is forced to use the terrible crossbow to deal with those annoying Drowners and Harpys....

Nintendo Switch 2is something Nintendo called a major breakthrough, as it is a handheld console that has the power to run graphically taxing games, as well as the PlayStation 4. The console sold huge numbers, but despite that, there is hardly any air of excitement around the launch. We can only speculate the reason, but perhaps it’s because the console has only one new title released on launch day, namely Mario Kart World....

Summary Most of us remember where we were the day certain video games got released in stores. Some of us may have even lined up for hours before to get their hands on a copy of the latest system or game, knowing that once they were on sale, it would be hard to find one. I know I certainly remember where I was when these popular games got released. So, let’s take a trip down memory lane and look at some of the most popular games ever sold, and how many copies they sold in the first 24 hours of their being released....

A few days ago, it was discovered thatPlayStationis seekingto hire a senior managerto oversee future ports to other digital platforms, including “Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox,Nintendo, and mobile”, while focusing on “optimising title profitability, ensuring cross-functional alignment, and leading a high-performing team focused on multiplatform expansion, mid-range commercial planning, and platform partner management”. Whoever’s hired will be leading a team of managers who work withXboxandPCports. Sony Has Already Begun To Warm To Porting Its First-Party Games This is a lot of words to say that Sony is taking steps to break further away from its console-exclusive strategy than it already has....

Gacha games make so much money these days that there’s now a steady stream of new launches each and every month, almost always aggressively marketed. Some go on to enjoy mind-boggling financial success;Genshin Impact, for example, has mademore than $5 billion since it arrived in late 2020and has seen a slew of copycats follows in its wake. Others are doomed to never make an impact. So, it’s understandable that everyone wants a piece of the pie, with some publishers even leveraging some of the industry’s biggest IP to make it happen....

Summary A lot of Warhammer video game announcements were made on Thursday. The good news for Warhammer 40K: Space Marine fans is that the original game is getting a remaster. The even better news is it will be here in less than three weeks. However, amid all that good news, quite a few people missed the lack of any mention that the remaster will be coming toPS5. The problem is, there doesn’t appear to be anything that needs to be cleared up, at least not yet....