Gaming

Ever since PUBG pioneered the genre and the subsequent rise of Fortnite, battle royale has been the dominant shooter mode of choice online. But now, the emergence of the extraction shooter as a mainstream concern, namely the popularity of Arc Raiders, threatens to take that crown. For nearly a decade, players have been going head-to-head to be the last standing, and while other genre contenders…

Pokémon Champions is getting a mixed response from fans, who have criticized the newly-launched free-to-play game for its lack of features, performance issues and limited roster of creatures. Available now on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, Pokémon Champions is pitched as the home of the franchise’s competitive battling scene for years to come. But it’s clearly still early days, and…

Space simulator Kerbal Space Program has seen a resurgence as players celebrate the launch of the world’s first manned mission to the Moon, Artemis II, in decades. The Artemis II crew are heading home after travelling further from Earth than anyone before, with a splashdown back on Earth scheduled for April 10. This mission is a giant step toward a return to the moon and future missions to…

Last week, the third raid of World of Warcraft’s Midnight expansion opened up: The March on Quel’Danas. My guild and I were pretty proud to have finished off both its bosses on Normal difficulty over the weekend, thank you very much. But there’s currently an absolutely nuts race going on between the top two World of Warcraft raiding guilds in the world to be the first to beat it…