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Nintendo has announced that Pokemon Champions will officially launch for Switch 2 and Switch 1 consoles on April 8. The competitive battling game is free to start, but Nintendo and The Pokemon Company will also release a Starter Pack bundle on launch day that includes additional Pokemon storage space, an extra battle song, and more. Switch 2 players will also be able to download a free upgrade for the game that improves its visuals on the hybrid console.

In case you missed it, Pokemon Champions focuses purely on the battle aspect of the franchise. Familiar gameplay mechanics like turn-based combat and each Pokemon having four moves to use in battle will be present, and like the main games, strategies will revolve around type affinities and abilities.

The new overview trailer also revealed three different modes of Pokemon battles–Ranked Battles, Casual Battles, and Private Battles–and how they can be tackled in both Singles and Doubles formats.

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Fortnite developer Epic Games has announced it is laying off 1000 staff, due to a „downturn in engagement“ in its evergreen battle royale.

Amazon’s full-color ebook reader, the Kindle Colorsoft, is on sale for its all-time low price. You can also save a bunch on a bundle that includes accessories.

Chris Charla, the general manager of portfolio and programs at Xbox, has been with Xbox for 16 years, and worked on ID@Xbox for 13. At this year’s GDC, I was able to formally interview him about his job, the indie landscape, and what’s on the horizon for Xbox and its third party relationships.

Apple created one of the most compelling technology products of all time in the iPhone, and it quite literally changed the world. Its influences on people and society haven’t been 100% positive, though, as experts agree that people spend too much time on their phones. Now, Apple CEO Tim Cook has joined in to say people should put their phones down and go outside.

„I don’t want people using them too much,“ he said on Good Morning America. „I don’t want people looking at the smartphone more than they’re looking in someone’s eyes. Because if they’re just scrolling endlessly–this is not the way you want to spend your day. Go out and spend it in nature.“

Stanford’s Maris Loeffler said the negative effects of screen time are „insidious.“ She said negative effects of excessive screen time would be „minimal“ if people didn’t do it often. „But if it becomes a habit, day after day, month after month, this behavior can take a toll,“ she explained.

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Warframe creative director Rebecca Ford explains the enduring appeal of the free-to-play action-RPG as it turns 13.

At long last, 1978’s animated The Lord of the Rings movies is getting the collectibles it deserves. Check out our exclusive first look at these stylish figures.

The GameSir G7 Pro doesn’t cost nearly as much as other high-end controllers, but it brings everything to the table and largely succeeds.

Warframe interview with creative director Rebecca Ford on Steam charts obsession, upcoming updates, and the Nintendo Switch 2 version.

New data shows that most gamers just do not care about the use of generative AI in video games and that a vocal minority is making a lot of noise on the subject. At the same time, there is a growing share of people who say they are more likely than before to refuse to buy a game if they found out it uses generative AI.

New data from Circana’s PlayerPulse showed that just over 25% of US video game players surveyed in December 2025 said a game using generative AI would make them less likely to buy it.

„The majority were neutral or unsure,“ Circana’s Mat Piscatella said. „At the moment, a vocal minority is against genAI usage, while the majority of video game players don’t currently care that much either way.“

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