Gaming

Riftbound Ascends to Leading TCG Status Despite Remarkably Small Development Team

• Riftbound has become one of the most popular TCGs since English launch, backed by strong Gen Con presence and fan engagement
• The game's rapid rise is driven by an unexpectedly small development team
• Complete League of Legends champion roster planned for the game's future

Riftbound, Riot Games' League of Legends trading card game, has rapidly become one of the most popular TCGs on the market since its English launch last year. The game's momentum was highlighted at Gen Con, where it occup

How to open the drawbridge in Big Walk (First key puzzle solution)

• Guide explains solving Big Walk's first key puzzle to open the drawbridge.
• Players must find and solve four co-operative gourd puzzles for the key.
• The key must then be reshaped at five devices before use.

This guide from Destructoid explains how to solve the first key puzzle in the co-operative game Big Walk, a task players must complete to open the drawbridge and progress to new areas of the island. Understanding the puzzle matters for players stuck early in the game, as the…

The JSAUX Nintendo Switch 2 Carrying Case Fits the Console and Docking Station for Less Than $15

• JSAUX Switch 2 carrying case discounted to under $15 on Amazon
• Holds console, docking station or Pro Controller, plus 16 game cards
• Coupon on product page cuts price from $21.99 to $14.99

Amazon is currently offering a discount on a JSAUX hard shell carrying case designed for the Nintendo Switch 2, bringing the price down to under $15. The deal is aimed at players who need more storage space than a standard slim case provides, particularly for trips where the…

Naoki Hamaguchi Doubles Down on Connecting All Final Fantasy VII Spin-Offs Into Revelation’s Ending

• Hamaguchi says FF7 Revelation's ending will connect to franchise spin-offs
• Dirge of Cerberus, Crisis Core and Advent Children all cited as ties
• Comments echo earlier remarks from Hamaguchi and producer Kitase

Final Fantasy VII Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi has reaffirmed that spin-off titles including Dirge of Cerberus, Crisis Core and the Advent Children film will factor into the ending of the upcoming Remake trilogy instalment. Speaking at Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival Berlin 2026, he addressed persistent fan speculation…

Bill Hader, James Wan, Devon Pritchard, Nick Kroll and Keith Le Goy Join Variety Entertainment and Technology Summit Programming 

• Variety announces speakers for annual technology summit on September 17 featuring entertainment and tech industry leaders
• Conference programming includes panel discussions on artificial intelligence's expanding role in entertainment and business innovation
• Featured speakers represent major studios, gaming companies and technology platforms

Variety has announced Emmy-winning producer and actor Bill Hader; producer-director James Wan; producer-actor Nick Kroll; Nintendo of America president and COO Devon Pritchard, and Sony Pictures Television chairman Keith Le Goy as headlining speakers for its annual Entertainment and Technology Summit, presented by EY, held in Los Angeles…

Riftbound Directors Says Game Used To Be A Lot Like Magic: The Gathering–Until Players Rejected It

In recent years, the trading card game (TCG) environment has seen a boom of new games entering the market. There are still genre mainstays, like Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, and Yu-Gi-Oh!, which continue to receive support and feature a thriving secondhand market. However, new original IP TCGs like…

The biggest Baldur’s Gate 3 save scummers slammed quicksave over 1,400 times in one go, Larian says: “You doing okay there?”

• Larian says one player quicksaved over 1,400 times in a single session.
• The stat highlights extreme "save scumming" habits among Baldur's Gate 3 fans.
• Larian reacted with surprise, joking about the player's wellbeing.

Larian Studios has revealed that the most dedicated "save scummer" among Baldur's Gate 3 players hit the quicksave button more than 1,400 times in a single sitting, according to internal player data shared by the developer. Save scumming, the practice of repeatedly saving before risky decisions or dice…

Motorola Razr Fold Review

• Motorola's Razr Fold adopts a book-style fold, rivalling Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold.
• Priced at $1,899, it's ultra-thin at 0.19 inches when unfolded.
• Has IP49 water/dust resistance but only supports a single SIM card.

Motorola has released the Razr Fold, a new book-style foldable phone that abandons the flip-phone format of earlier Razr models in favour of a "hotdog fold" design similar to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold range. Reviewed by IGN, the £1,899 ($1,899) device is notably thin and well-built, suggesting Motorola…

Xbox’s free 25th anniversary gifts include a dynamic theme and avatars

• Xbox is distributing free anniversary badges, custom avatars, and dynamic backgrounds to all players logging in through year-end
• Game Pass will highlight classic titles from the platform's 25-year catalogue ahead of the November 15 anniversary date
• The celebration occurs amid industry-wide studio restructuring and cancelled projects at Xbox

Xbox is marking its 25th anniversary this autumn with a set of free digital gifts for players, ahead of the milestone's actual date of 15 November. The giveaways are largely cosmetic but aim to give the community a way to celebrate, even as the promised free translucent green…

Mistfall Hunter Has Made Me A Believer In Extraction Games

Mistfall Hunter is a fascinating mix of games. On the one hand, it’s a dark fantasy action-RPG with some deep class-building and light souls-like mechanics. On the other, it’s a PvEvP third-person battle royale that sits firmly in the extraction shooter genre. Typically, I’d avoid the latter kind…