Pokémon & Nintendo

Pokémon TCG Pocket is finally welcoming the incredibly powerful Mega Rayquaza next week, so get ready to adjust your decks! In other Pokémon news, Uniqlo has launched its second UT collection of T-shirt designs celebrating Pokémon's 30th anniversary, which is available right now in Japan. Over in Pokémon Go, players are genuinely concerned after a newly surfaced survey hinted at a future where Gyms might stop giving out free PokéCoins.

It’s a massive day for Nintendo fans because Splatoon Raiders is officially out today! Just a quick PSA if you're diving in: if your tank limiter isn't working, you might just be pressing the button wrong. If you're looking for deals, Woot just dropped an incredible bargain featuring a Grade "A" Refurbished Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World Console Bundle for just $419. On the software front, rhythm fans should keep an eye on Maestro, a wild new game that has you conducting music with your Joy-Con when it hits Switch and Switch 2 on September 17, 2026. Over on the Japanese charts, Rhythm Heaven Groove is maintaining a solid lead. Finally, in a surprising but understandable industry shift, Shigeru Miyamoto stated he is "not really thinking about" directing another game anytime soon.

Fortnite

Fortnite Chapter 7, Season 3 is officially underway and the community is loving the new gameplay mechanics! You can now hunt down and extract the unique Pollo Sprite to add to your collection, alongside finding the rare Cube Sprites scattered all around the island to gain awesome new abilities.

Call of Duty

Activision is completely changing the multiplayer landscape as Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 launches its new season today, introducing three different matchmaking systems that have left the community delightfully confused. Meanwhile, players diving back into Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 are absolutely loving the nostalgia, specifically praising how incredible it feels to just play the game and create custom emblems without constantly being nickel-and-dimed by modern microtransactions.

Arc Raiders

The Arc Raiders community is pushing back hard against the "dead game" narrative, with players taking to Reddit to share how much fun they are still consistently having in Embark Studios' intense extraction shooter. The game's community highlights also include a stunning new piece of concept art painting imagining a high-altitude loot spot, as well as a hilarious community rap tribute from an artist known as "BrewWho" that you absolutely need to look up!

Steam & PC

Valve has finally brought order to the chaos by updating Steam wishlists with fantastic new gifting features that might just nudge your friends into buying you some games! In another massive win for PC gamers, Metal Gear Solid 1 is currently in a free-to-play period on Steam, but you only have 3 days left to jump in and try to obtain that legendary Big Boss rating. When you need a break from tactical espionage, you can also fire up Forza Horizon 6 to track down the quirky hidden tank lattes scattered across the map.

Gaming Roundup

The movie news is heating up as the first trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil drops, delivering a double-barrel blast of fanservice that is already putting past film adaptations to shame ahead of its September 18, 2026 release. In animation, Avatar: Seven Havens officially secured an October 9 release date on Paramount+ alongside a fresh teaser trailer revealed at San Diego Comic-Con. On the business side, Xbox is catching some serious heat for starting to put unskippable ads before games, while a former PlayStation boss is publicly calling for the industry to abandon AAA mega-budgets and return to the golden era of AA gaming.