GAME NEWS PODCAST

https://www.ign.com/articles/bethesda-found-another-platform-to-release-skyrim-on-nintendo-switch-2-and-its-out-today Bethesda has released The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on pretty much every platform since it came out in 2011, but now it’s found another: the Nintendo Switch 2. And it's out today.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/analogue-3d-returns-soon-with-fresh-retro-colourways/1100-6536777/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f The Analogue 3D N64 emulator console is getting a restock, and in some delightfully 2000s-era colors to boot.

https://www.ign.com/articles/pokmon-thieves-steal-cards-worth-100000-in-latest-californian-store-heist Thieves keen to steal Pokémon cards have struck again in Southern California, turning over a Burbank store and taking more than $100,000 of stock.

https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-7-remake-director-issues-update-on-part-3-progress-and-reveals-clouds-iconic-buster-sword-was-almost-resized-to-make-it-more-realistic Final Fantasy's Cloud has one of the most recognizable weapons in gaming history, but the Final Fantasy 7 Remake team actually considered resizing his iconic Buster Sword to make it more realistic before deciding to stick...

https://www.ign.com/articles/after-almost-a-decade-pokmon-go-delights-fans-by-finally-adding-remote-trading-and-for-now-there-are-no-strings-attached Pokémon Go now finally lets players trade creatures from afar — a feature that fans have wanted for almost a decade.

https://www.ign.com/articles/blue-prince-creator-tonda-ros-i-will-never-make-a-sequel Sorry, puzzle geeks. Don't expect a Blue Prince 2 any time soon. Or, ever, really.

https://www.ign.com/articles/i-am-looking-forward-to-finally-moving-on-indie-dev-tonda-ros-is-still-in-his-blue-prince-era I spoke to Blue Prince creator Tonda Ros last month, who told me that for him personally, Blue Prince has not yet ended. But it will, eventually. And he has many more, very different adventures ahead of him.

https://www.ign.com/articles/skate-story-review Fusing a solid foundation of satisfyingly grounded skate tricks with a bizarre, abstract world, Skate Story wobbles a little under its weirdness but there’s no doubt it’s one of the most distinctive skateboarding games of the decade. 

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/lego-the-legend-of-zelda-great-deku-tree-nintendo-building-set/1100-6523747/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f The 2,500-piece Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 model is one of several large Lego sets on sale at Woot while supplies last.

https://www.ign.com/articles/tmnt-empire-city-hands-on-preview-why-the-ninja-turtles-might-be-perfect-for-vr The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are finally getting a first-person video game, and it's a VR game. Both novel approaches to the Heroes in a Half-Shell seem to work quite well for TMNT: Empire City, though, based on our initial first impressions.

https://www.ign.com/articles/high-on-life-2-weapon-reveal-meet-travis-an-smg-voiced-by-ken-marino-ign-first Introducing High on Life 2's newest weapon: Travis, voiced by Ken Marino.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/high-on-life-2-preorder-guide/1100-6536772/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f High on Life 2 launches on February 13, 2026, and preorders are available now.

https://www.ign.com/articles/hot-wheels-mario-kart-bowser-castle-deal-december-2025 null

https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-2-remake-plans-revealed-as-kotor-1-reimagining-continues-development-at-saber Saber Interactive’s troubled Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake is reportedly still in development – and a KOTOR 2 remake may be on the way, too.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/a-full-star-wars-kotor-2-remake-was-in-development-report/1100-6536775/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f A new report states that Aspyr and Lucasfilm Games were remaking Obsidian Entertainment's iconic 2004 RPG until at least March 2025.

https://www.ign.com/articles/take-two-hires-former-perfect-dark-leads-for-brand-new-2k-studio Following the cancelation of Perfect Dark and the dissolution of its dedicated studio, The Initiative, two of the project's leads have reportedly found a new home at Take-Two Interactive, and more specifically at 2K.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-thieves-make-off-with-100000-in-rare-cards/1100-6536774/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f A trio of robbers in Burbank, California cleaned out a card shop's best Pokemon cards in minutes, and they may have done it before.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-boys-is-getting-a-chaotic-video-game-aiming-for-same-humor-and-brutality-of-the-show/1100-6536773/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f Prime Video's popular superhero parody show is becoming a video game.

https://www.ign.com/articles/tomb-raider-will-be-at-the-game-awards-this-week Tomb Raider will be at The Game Awards this week. Which Tomb Raider, you ask? The game or the show? We don't know! Maybe both!

https://www.ign.com/articles/riot-games-reveals-new-riftbound-spiritforged-cards-and-details-at-pax-unplugged Riot Games revealed a whole host of new cards and mechanics for Riftbound's second set, Spiritforged, arriving in 2026.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/tomb-raider-news-confirmed-for-the-game-awards-following-remake-leak/1100-6536770/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f "Lara Croft returns at The Game Awards."

https://www.ign.com/articles/a-closer-look-at-riftbound-the-tcg-thats-hooking-league-fans-and-new-players-alike Riot Games' new card game is off to a promising start. I took to a local game store to talk to Riftbound players about its potential.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/future-assassins-creed-games-could-have-multiple-protagonists-says-ac-shadows-dev/1100-6536769/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f Assassin's Creed Shadows' associate director Simon Lemay-Comtois also reveals an area of gameplay that will receive a renewed focus.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps5-was-the-no-1-best-selling-console-this-black-friday-in-the-us/1100-6536765/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f PS5 came out on top, followed by Switch 2 and console you'd probably never guess.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-initially-rejected-idea-to-bring-flight-simulator-to-ps5-dev-says/1100-6536767/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f Microsoft eventually agreed, and this led to a "whole avalanche" of Xbox titles coming to PlayStation, Flight Sim boss says.