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Halo fans are divided on whether or not Activision should completely reboot the franchise or keep Master Chief's story going. A rumor floating around the internet from a user named TechnicalHalo suggests that Activision will totally reboot the series, throwing all of the lore out the window in favor of a fresh start. We advise you take this with a grain of salt, as we have no idea what Activision's plans are for Halo, but it has started an interesting conversation among fans. Should Activision use its first Halo game to create a clean slate for the beloved sci-fi franchise? A segment of fans are under the impression that, although Halo has gone off the rails in the last decade, there are still some elements from the newer games that are worth keeping. Bungie's contributions to the franchise (Halo: Campaign Evolved through Halo: Reach) are valued by fans, so some believe that if there's a way to retcon Halo 4 and onwards, that would be a valid option, as well. This ens...

When developers show off their games, they tend to defeat the enemy AI in spectacular fashion. But that’s exactly the opposite of what happens in the gameplay King Art Games just released for its upcoming real-time strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 . In the video, below, creative director Jan Theysen and senior game designer Elliott Verbiest team up against Hard AI Orks in a 2v2 Team Skirmish PvE battle. These two developers have been at the helm of pretty much all the Dawn of War 4 battlefield report videos released so far. But those previous gameplay videos focus on PvP; this time, Theysen and Verbiest join forces to face the enemy AI — and they decide to go up against hard mode. The video shows two matches, the first of which goes so spectacularly badly for the poor developers that they suffer defeat in just over four minutes. They declare that a practice round — mere training before the second match, in which the pair promise they're “locked in.” They also increase ...

Nintendo Switch 2 gamers, don't miss out on this great Switch 2 exclusive deal. For a limited time Amazon has dropped the price of Kirby Air Riders , normally $69.99, to $50.99 with free shipping, a savings of about 26%. This is the lowest price I've seen for a brand new, physical retail copy of the game since Amazon Prime Day back in June. 27% Off Kirby Air Riders (Nintendo Switch 2) At first glance, Kirby Air Riders is a kart racer similar to Mario Kart World but with a unique cast of characters that includes Kirby, Waddle Dee, King Dedede, and Meta Knight. That comparison, however, is skin deep. These two games are different enough that they're both worth adding to your Switch 2 collection, even if Masahiro Sakurai had hinted otherwise . Although both Air Riders and Mario Kart World involve racing against other characters in go-karts, even the fundamental gameplay is quite different. Mario Kart World focuses on racing mechanics, but Kirby Air Riders is more battle-orient...

NBA athlete Steven Adams has warned that fans should expect a "league-wide" drop in performance for athletes across all sports in November due to GTA 6's release. Speaking with media, the Houston Rockets center warned that athletes' performance will drop in November — not just for the NBA, but also the NFL. He noted that the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 will likely distract players and coaches, but he expects things to improve in December once they've spent enough time with the game. Steven Adams has jokes at media day: "I will say: you guys should anticipate November. The performance of the league, league-wide. GTA is dropping." pic.twitter.com/OIBnRbDFeL — Underdog NBA (@UnderdogNBA) September 22, 2026 "You guys should anticipate November. The performance of the league... league-wide. GTA is dropping. Look at the NFL, look at all the leagues, and watch them plummet, mate. Just for the month of November, performance is gonna go down; it sho...

A Pokémon scalper has reportedly been arrested and trespassed after punching a man in a viral confrontation that resulted in a four-year-old child getting hurt in the chaos. A Target store in Lisbon, Connecticut is at the center of a viral incident that occurred on August 28, 2026. Footage from the ordeal spread across social media in late September, showing two scalpers with a cart full of Pokémon merchandise making their way to the shop’s self-checkout stations. The person who recorded the footage confronted the duo along with his girlfriend, who submitted the footage to PokéStreetz, an account dedicated to exposing bad behavior within the Pokémon TCG community. In the footage, the four parties argued about the amount of merchandise the scalpers were making off with; the scalpers themselves proudly said, “Damn straight” that they were checking out with all that merch, rather than abiding by the two-per-person limit enacted by Target, and warned the couple not to touch their shoppin...

Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, has begun taking down videos and posts about leaked GTA 5 and GTA 6 content. Last week, a ton of files for Grand Theft Auto 5 leaked online. These were reportedly obtained during the 2022 hack, which also resulted in the first-ever footage of GTA 6 leaking online. These files have been rumored for some time, but are only just now surfacing publicly. They include cut dialogue from GTA 5, which also seems to hint at different outcomes for the story, such as a darker ending for Franklin. However, the two biggest things are details of a scrapped Liberty City expansion for GTA 5 and an extremely early version of GTA 6's map. Given that this material was illegally obtained in a hack and not officially released by Rockstar or datamined through the game's files, the studio's parent company, Take-Two Interactive, is working to scrub the assets from the internet. Various YouTube videos and posts with visuals of the leaked ...

Speaking with IGN Japan at Tokyo Game Show 2026, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director Naoki Hamaguchi said the game will contain an option to let players automatically level up their characters, allowing them to experience the story without needing to grind — but the broader gaming community is at odds with this idea. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation , like every other game in the series, is very narrative-focused. Luckily, there’ll be a feature for those who want to breeze through tough battles and get to its major story beats, as told by Hamaguchi at TGS 2026. During our conversation , he told us that he’d received feedback from players who claimed they had a hard time getting through the previous games’ main story due to being underleveled, saying they didn’t want to grind through the wealth of side quests to work their way up to a higher level. "Naturally, because we've prepared so much side content, [a player's] level might not quite reach the requirement for the main story....