There is no shortage of fantastic Pokemon merchandise to collect, including all the incredible number of cards in the Pokemon TCG. In continuing our celebration of Pokemon’s 30th anniversary, we asked the IGN staff to share the rarest and coolest Pokemon merch and favorite Pokemon cards in their collections.
Miranda Sanchez – Executive Editor, Guides
My old desk at IGN’s San Francisco office…
Path of Exile 2 Reveals Return of the Ancients, the Final Major Update Before 1.0 Launch Later in 2026
May 11, 2026
Path of Exile 2 is “redefining” its endgame with an all-new update coming later this month.
Return of the Ancients, dropping on May 29, introduces a staggering 50+ hours of “new endgame content,” including a new challenge system, a host of powerful unique items…
Mixtape Review
May 8, 2026
True nostalgia isn’t the replication of a specific place or time, but of a feeling. It’s those flashes of emotion that transport us back into memories that have long sat dormant. I was born too late to be a teenager in the ’90s. I grew up thousands of miles away from…
18 Pokemon You Probably Forgot Exist
May 8, 2026
Thirty years and nine generations later, Pokemon has amassed over a thousand Pokemon, and yet most promotional material outside Japan still goes to the original 151. The launch of the US and UK Pokemon Centers have done a commendable job getting a variety of Pokemon more time in the spotlight through merchandise promotions, and Pokemon Go’s community events keep lesser known Pokemon in game…
150 bug fixes and new features are on the way to The Sims 4 later this month.
With “an incredible range of content and experiences” released since The Sims 4 launched way back in 2014, the team said it is now committed to “making that content even better by delivering…
Ubisoft has announced Heredis, a “spectacular new stage experience” set within the world of Assassin’s Creed, that’s set to debut later this year.
The two-hour show will feature circus artists, acrobats and dancers from Les 7 Doights (The 7 Fingers) company in a…
Grand Theft Auto VI May Cost $1.5 Billion
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GTA 6 may well be the most expensive video game ever made, with parent company Take-Two estimated to have spent $1 billion to $1.5 billion so far.
Business Insider suggested the eye-watering budget based on industry analyst estimations as part of an interview with Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick. Zelnick wouldn’t say how much the company had spent on GTA 6 so far, but did admit “it was…
UPDATE: A statement from the IWGB workers’ union to Rock, Paper, Shotgun has clarified earlier reporting on further staff members leaving MindsEye maker Build a Rocket Boy this week.
According to the union and its own sources within the studio, these latest departures are…
One of the most hotly anticipated Magic: The Gathering Universe’s Beyond sets, The Hobbit, is now up for preorder online. The Hobbit set will release on August 14, 2026, following up on the other big Universe’s Beyond set releasing in the summer, Marvel Super…
It is one of the biggest questions facing the video game industry right now: how much will Grand Theft Auto 6 cost? Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two have so far given little away, save for saying they want to offer great value and that games haven’t really gone up in price over the years. Well, now a new party has waded in: Bank of America.
According to Seeking Alpha, Omar Dessouky, of…
