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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition comes to Switch on July 30th, 2026 with a physical version set to arrive Oct. 1st, 2026. In just a few hours you’ll be able to join Rex and Pyra in their search for paradise, now enhanced for the Switch 2! This version features improved visuals, smoother…

Fla. -Video game enthusiasts in Pinellas Park are expressing frustration as Sony prepares to phase out physical PlayStation discs in January 2028

It’s Hater Week here in Aftermath and I have volunteered to defend Soulsgames because I am a masochist. I’m not going to defend the genre writ large because, with the exception of Lies of P, most companies that are not FromSoft suck at making them. I’m just gonna defend the games that FromSoftware makes because…

Over the past few weeks, few topics have sparked as much passionate debate across the gaming community as the industry’s aggressive push toward an all-digital future.

The Sega Genesis, or Mega-Drive as it was known in certain territories, was one of the most prominent home consoles of the ’90s. Powered by Sega’s signature blast processing, the 16-bit console gave Nintendo some serious competition with its own library of fan-favorite games. Sonic the Hedgehog first took off on the Genesis, while Sega…

Xbox experienced a strange outage earlier this week. Not only were the platform’s online services unavailable for almost an entire day, but even games on physical discs stopped working for some players. The company’s technology chief, Scott Van Vliet, explained that the outage was caused by problems at an external licensing service. And if your…

It’s been almost three years (already?!) since Square Enix and Gemdrops, Inc. delivered Star Ocean: The Second Story R, an HD-2D remaster of one of the PlayStation’s most overlooked gems, and normally, I would say that I can’t recommend it enough.

Undoubtedly, ARC Raiders was one of the biggest success stories last year, and in 2026, this Xbox Game Pass title could be a worthy rival that launches this week.

I am taking the opportunity this week to get something off my chest, something I haven’t been able (or willing) to share so publicly before: I hate Soulsgames. All of them. Even the ones that don’t have Soulsin their name, because they still count. 

I love card games, and I can usually get decent at them with some time and effort. I’ve climbed my way up to the top rank—Legend—in Hearthstone, and competed in some local (and one regional) tournaments in Weiss Schwarz. However, Magic: The Gathering has long been my white whale—a game that always intrigued me but…