If you’ve read the Harry Potter books and watched the films a million times over, it may be time to get a board game or two to continue enjoying the franchise with your friends and family. I will be prioritizing unique Harry Potter board games over Wizarding World renditions of existing board games, although there are some classic examples I can’t ignore. Table of contents Harry Potter Death Eaters Rising Harry Potter: Death Eaters Risingis a cooperative board game of teaming together to get through the Death Eaters and defeat He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named....

In August 2024, Bethesda addressed one ofStarfield‘s biggest criticisms with the release of the REV-8. This land vehicle made it faster for players to traverse the planets inStarfield. It was a surprising exclusion from the game’s launch, but better late than never. Predictably,Starfield‘s REV-8 was quickly moddedby the community, resulting in tons of great fan creations modifying and converting the vehicle and its mechanics in different ways. Here are 10 of the best so far....

It’s true to say that, throughout your adventure across Eorzea, you’ll meet a lot of memorable characters inFinal Fantasy XIV. Some of them leave more of a mark than others, but that’s not to say that each character isn’t meaningful in their own right. I have to admit, narrowing this list down to just 10 characters was tough. Even when I thought I’d reached a final list, someone else would pop into my mind, and I found myself second-guessing my choices a lot....

‘Round and ’round we go… In response to Gearbox Softwarefiling a Complaintagainst 3D Realms and Interceptor for unauthorized use of theDuke Nukemtrademark, 3D Realms (along with Defendants Apogee Software and Interceptor Entertainment) submitted an Answer on July 05, 2025. It’s mostly boilerplate, with the Defendants denying or claiming insufficient information to the majority of paragraphs — the stuff that makes up most Answers. However, it gets interesting when 3D Realms asserts its affirmative defenses....

As a beginner, it can be hard to wrap your head around a game likeClash Royale, as it requires an immense amount of strategic decision-making to win a match. But any strategy starts with a good deck and efficient elixir management. You can make a deck full of heavy cards, yet you will find it difficult to win a match. To help you overcome the hurdle of assembling good cards, here is a comprehensive guide to the bestClash Royaledecks for beginners....

5th Cell CEO Jeremiah Slaczka is frustrated with the console war and the way in which systems are ranked according to power. Nevertheless, he has stated that theWii Uis definitely more powerful than either the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. “[Wii U is] definitely more powerful than Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3,” he toldGame Informer. “It’s kind of frustrating to see the rumours and speculation of people going back and forth saying it’s weaker or more powerful....

Cranking out the news Panic is hosting a new Playdate Update next week, to share news about its crank-based handheld. The showcase will be held on March 7, airing at 9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. ET. The Playdate. if you’re not familiar, is Panic’s specialty handheld. It’s roughly similar to the Game Boy, but with a literal twist: its crank. On the right-hand side of the handheld, there’s a crank that can be manipulated, and that Playdate developers have used to create some pretty wild games....

Ubisoft laid a roadmap to regularly add new maps and game modes to XDefiant throughout the title’s first year. But before we get too ahead of ourselves, here is everything coming at launch. XDefiantlaunches with 14 original maps and five game modes. In addition, the title launches with a ranked mode practice playlist to test out the 4v4 competitive game mode. After a six-week preseason period, the devs plan on adding three new maps every three months, as part of a live-service content strategy....

Major capital investment already secured Sharon Tal Yguado, a media executive who has formerly worked for companies Amazon and FOX on a variety of smash-hit network shows, has announced the opening of new game development studio Astrid Entertainment. The remotely-operated studio is yet to announce its workforce, but has seemingly already entered pre-production on its first release — believed to be a multiplayer-centric title. Tal Yguado has already successfully secured a “seven-figure pre-seed investment” from a party of powerful investors including Netease, Tower 26, and Stardom Ventures, which will be used to get Astrid Entertainment off to something of a major headstart....

3.89 million physical Japanese copies sold As a long-timeAnimal Crossingfan who’s over the moon aboutNew Horizons, it’s heartwarming to see the gamedominate the sales charts worldwide. People areeating it up. Not just theACfaithful, or curious Nintendo Switch owners who need something to sink their time into at home, but all-new players who are trying – and struggling – to buy the console for this one special hangout game. A new weekly estimate fromFamitsu(viaGematsu) indicates thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizonssold 283,913 physical copies in Japan from April 20 to 26, andNew Horizons‘ running total in Japan has now topped 3....

Play the demo on Steam today It’s not every day I come across a game that could be loosely summed up asBreakoutmeetsMario Bros.withWario Landvibes thrown in for good measure. That’s how I’d sum upAntonball Deluxe, a soon-to-be-released Steam and eventual Nintendo Switch game from Summitsphere. Here’s the madcap trailer. I thought this looked neat enough towarrant playingthe Steam demo – it was! But it’s tough. The main mode, Antonball, involves scurrying around a single-screen location as a platforming character to try and bounce a ball back and forth until it clears out every last colored block....

A new trailer forAssassin’s Creed IIIhas appeared. The sequence is made up largely of footage members of the press had been shownback in March, specifically a mission set around the battle of Bunker Hill. And all of this as narration from our new Assassin, Connor, gives us his thoughts on the division of his world and what his place is in it. The video also reveals information on bonuses which will be available to those who choose to pre-order a copy ofAssassin’s Creed IIIat GameStop....

My experiences with Google “Let’s make tabs pop out of windows constantly” Chrome hasn’t exactly been joyous, but if there’s one thing that could tempt me back to the flock, it’s the promise of getting to stare at Bayonetta all day while I do my regular browsing. Google Chrome’s recently updated itself to include new themes, some of which happen to be videogame ones. Bayonetta,Super Monkey BallandRatchetare all available to decorate Chrome with....