Collider - Gaming

‘Alien Deathstorm’ Could Officially Be the Perfect 1-Weekend Horror Game

Chris McPherson — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:03:37 GMT

There was a time when finishing a game over a weekend didn’t require canceling every plan you had and temporarily abandoning the concept of sleep. While enormous 50, 80, or even 100-hour experiences certainly have their place, there’s something increasingly appealing about a game that knows exactly how long it needs to be. Rebellion’s next shooter could fit that description perfectly.

'Half-Life 3' and 'Portal' Officially Get Huge Updates Following Valve Breach

Chris McPherson — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:30:11 GMT

Valve might still hate counting to the number 3, since that seems to trigger some sort of nervous response from the company, but the projects it hasn't released have become almost as legendary as the ones it did release. But none are more notorious than the abandoned Half-Life series. However, an enormous cache of apparent internal Valve material could shed considerably more light on the future of the series.

Pokémon Officially Reveals Where the 2027 World Championships Are Headed

Hannah Hunt — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:00:25 GMT

Pokémon fans are currently gathered in San Francisco for the 2026 Pokémon World Championships, but it is already almost time to start thinking about next year. After a packed weekend of competitive play, major announcements, and plenty of surprises, Worlds is coming to a close. Of course, the closing ceremonies are about more than celebrating this year’s champions. They also traditionally give fans their first look at what comes next for competitive Pokémon, including where players from around the world will gather to battle for the title of World Champion next year. Now, we finally know where everyone will be heading next.

Pokémon Fans Rally Around Young Fan Scammed at Pokémon XP

Hannah Hunt — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:08:22 GMT

Pokémon has always been a franchise built around trading. From swapping creatures with a Link Cable in the earliest games to trading cards across tables at conventions, sharing the things you love with another fan is baked into the DNA of the franchise. For younger fans in particular, events like the Pokémon World Championships can be the place where that community suddenly becomes real. This weekend, tens of thousands of fans descended on San Francisco for the 2026 Pokémon World Championships and the inaugural Pokémon XP, a massive three-day celebration taking over the Moscone Center. Pokémon XP has offered everything from panels and workshops to exhibitors and opportunities for fans to trade with one another. Unfortunately, one young fan walked away from one of those trades without the card he'd spent years working for.

Pokémon Worlds Abruplty Shuts Down Its Most Popular Pin Rally Event

Hannah Hunt — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:50:28 GMT

There are a lot of things to do at the Pokémon World Championships and Pokémon XP, even if you never step foot near the competitive floor. This year's event in San Francisco has taken over the Moscone Center with Pokémon activities, merchandise, demos, and plenty of collectibles for fans to hunt down over the weekend. One of those biggest activities was the Pokémon Pin Rally, which sent attendees across the event in search of event exclusive pins. It was supposed to continue through the final day of Worlds on Sunday, August 30, but fans hoping to finish their collections discovered Sunday morning that the hunt was already over.

The Best Video Game TV Adaptation That Doesn't Exist Is 'The Mandalorian' Meets 'The Terminator'

Jeffrey Harris — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:02:11 GMT

Video games are experiencing a bit of a moment right now. Multiple iconic franchises have received successful television adaptations, including Twisted Metal, Fallout, Devil May Cry, and The Last of Us. Others, like God of War and Mass Effect, are actively in production. While there have been some misfires, like Paramount+'s Halo television show, these examples prove that Hollywood is ready and willing to spend huge amounts of money to adapt popular video game IP to the screen. However, one massive franchise still needs a live-action television show, and it's one of the most iconic FPS series in video game history.

The 10 Best Video Games of 2026 So Far, Ranked

Robert Lee III — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:57:11 GMT

Video games as an industry are in an interesting spot in the current year, as the entire industry is going through massive changes while being as massive as ever. While larger studios are faltering and failing to live up to the dominance of games as a service juggernauts, indie games are reaching massive new heights and becoming massive successes built on word of mouth. There's also the looming anticipation for Grand Theft Auto VI, which will undeniably dominate gaming culture and discussion once it releases this Winter.

'Fallout' Officially Expands With Stunning New 2026 Release

Chris McPherson — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:15:11 GMT

The Wasteland is a place where you actually need to look the part. You may think it's not a place to go for inspiration but it's not like Fallout is the most subtle of places, is it? Vault suits are fashionable, right? Well, Prime Video's adaptation brought retrofuturistic Americana into live-action, while its expansion into New Vegas has opened the door to another distinctive aesthetic and none embraces that more than one particular location.

‘Prince of Persia’ Is Officially Back With New 2026 Release

Safwan Azeem — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:45:11 GMT

Kids from the '90s are still making memes about how fun it was to get back home from school and play the immersive and acrobatic Prince of Persia games. The wall-walking, time manipulation, and combat mechanics of Sands of Time, in particular, became a defining baseline for several bigger Ubisoft games that later came. And now, thanks to GOG (formerly Good Old Games), those same kids can once again play the game on PC, and it plays better than it ever did.

2 Free PlayStation Games Will Officially Vanish in 10 Days

Chris McPherson — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:52:55 GMT

PlayStation loves giving away the occasional freebie, and it's always worth keeping an eye on them because when you don't need to complete hours worth of challenges to collect something, it's worth doing. And throughout 2026, Gran Turismo 7has been particularly generous in that department, with Polyphony Digital previously giving away two special cars during the opening round of the Gran Turismo World Series in Milan. With the championship moving on to Tokyo, another pair of rewards has arrived. Better still, getting them is ridiculously easy.