Diablo Immortal is coming to PC, Blizzard announced early Monday morning. Alongside the announcement, the studio revealed a host of changes for the PC version, such as controller support, UI scaling, and cross-progression. But it also revealed why the PC edition of Diablo Immortal exists: to combat emulation. In a blog post, Blizzard speaks a bit about going back and […]

Pokémon Go might alleviate mild depression symptoms, it turns out. A new study by the London School of Economics and Political Science titled “Location-Based Mobile Gaming and Local Depression Trends: A Study of Pokémon Go” argues that Pokémon Go “may alleviate non-clinical forms of mild depression for users playing the game,” because it encourages physical activity outside and face-to-face socialization. […]

Ubisoft is squeezing the tactical-shooter action of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege onto mobile devices with the aptly named Rainbow Six Mobile. The Android and iOS title’s developers describe their new game as “like the full-fat version of Rainbow Six Siege that everyone knows and loves,” but tailored for touchscreen devices. Developers at Ubisoft Montreal say Rainbow Six Mobile, which […]

Pokémon Go got a new Team Go Rocket event, “All-Hands Rocket Retreat,” which adds new Special Research that rewards Shadow Latias if you complete it. The event adds lots of new Shadow Pokémon as well as Sandalit and Salazzle. In our Pokémon Go All-Hands Rocket Retreat event guide, we detail the Special Research and other bonuses. The event takes place […]

The next expansions for World of Warcraft and Hearthstone, and a new mobile game set in the Warcraft universe, will be revealed over the next three months, Blizzard Entertainment said in a blog post on Monday. On March 15, Blizzard plans to announce the first Hearthstone expansion of 2022. There will be three expansions total this year. We’ll also get […]

Since its online release last October, Wordle has steadily grown from a fun daily internet distraction into a full-blown viral phenomenon now owned by The New York Times. Aside from inspiring whole swaths of players to devise their own strategies for correctly guessing each day’s new word, Wordle now seems to have inspired a nascent subgenre of “Wordle-likes.” That now […]

Viral word game Wordle is now part of The New York Times. Wordle creator Josh Wardle announced Monday that the media company’s games section will take over the game. Wordle will eventually move to the New York Times site, where it will be free-to-play for all players. Wardle said he’s trying to make sure players’ wins and win streaks move […]

My partner’s mom has this saying (more or less) that she didn’t care what her kids message her, she just wants regular messages to make sure we are all alive and well. Now, thanks to the viral word guessing game Wordle, she doesn’t have to worry anymore. In Wordle, you spend six turns trying to guess a daily word. With […]

In Please, Touch the Artwork, developer Thomas Waterzooi turns paintings into puzzles, and all it takes is a gentle touch. The game is available on Apple and Android devices, as well as Windows PC via Steam and itch.io, and is out Wednesday — $3.99 on mobile and $9.99 on PC. Built around classic abstract art from artists like Mondrian, Malevich, […]

An Oakland, California court has ordered Roblox YouTube creator Ruben Sim to stay off the popular gaming platform from which he’s been banned for several years, according to court documents obtained by Polygon. The Roblox Corporation filed a lawsuit against Sim in November, accusing the YouTuber of leading a “cybermob” that terrorized the platform. The company was originally looking for […]