Settle the Score in Riftbound: Vendetta, Available Now
Happy VENDETTA release day! We have some thoughts coming soon and are excited to share, but check out the press release from Riot Games and the Riftbound crew below~ Some rivalries can only be settled on the Rift. Riftbound: Vendetta, the fourth set for the Riftbound: League of Legends Trading Card Game (TCG), is now available worldwide in English and Simplified Chinese. Arriving one year after th...[Read More]
FRET12 and Huckberry celebrated Chicago on July 30th, feat. Live Music from Giant Pit of Glass and a Coffee-Themed Collab w/ Metric Coffee
That headline is a mouthful, innit? This past week, we were on location in Chicago, IL, attending a pre-release party at one of Huckberry’s two physical locations. We were invited to a private showing of Huckberry’s upcoming partnership with Chicago-based music culture brand, FRET12! FRET12 is the music shop located within Chicago’s Salt Shed and partners with local musicians to produce some incre...[Read More]
Stage Tour’s Setlist Reveal 5 Adds Three Massive Bands to an Already Massive Lineup
Holy mackerel, this lineup of tracks for Stage Tour is STACKED. And there’s MORE on the way? I can’t believe it! Check out the news from the Stage Tour crew below~ If, like us, you’ve been watching the Stage Tour setlist grow from a humble set of rock and roll riffing rhythms to a metal-tastic leviathan collection of killer tracks, you must be wondering how each new setlist reveal can ...[Read More]
Star Ocean: The Second Story R (Nintendo Switch 2) Review
The Switch 2 is getting some absolute banger ports as of late. From the Final Fantasy VII remakes to Pragmata, Switch 2 owners are getting access to games that were absent on the previous Switch handheld. It’s great to see so many publishers focus on getting some of their most beloved and critically acclaimed titles in the hands of Switch 2 owners, but some of that greatness is being overshadowed ...[Read More]
First Official hololive production Smartphone Game “hololive Dreams,” Jointly Developed by QualiArts and COVER, Officially Launches
A new hololive game! Check out the news below~ CyberAgent, Inc. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & President: Takahiro Yamauchi; TSE Prime Market: Code 4751) announced that its consolidated subsidiary, QualiArts, Inc. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & President: Yoshitatsu Tsujioka), in joint development with COVER Corporation (Head office: ...[Read More]
NOCTUA AND PULSAR GAMING GEARS PARTNER TO LAUNCH THE FEINMANN F01 NOCTUA EDITION, REFINING PREMIUM HIGH-PERFORMANCE PERIPHERALS
This mouse looks stunning! And it has a FAN inside? Check out the news from Pulsar below~ Yongin-si – July 21, 2026 – Pulsar Gaming Gears (AplusX Inc.), a leading developer of high-performance esports peripherals, is thrilled to announce the official global launch of its highly anticipated product: the Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition. This strategic collaboration brings together Pulsar Gaming Gear’s c...[Read More]
KiiBOOM Phantom81 V4 Mechanical Keyboard Review
Another year, another lovely refinement to one of KiiBOOM’s most visually striking (read: gorgeous) and satisfying products, the Phantom81 – the 75% variant of their retro and mostly-transparent Phantom keebs. This year’s variant is the fourth edition of the Phantom81, offering several meaningful updates that elevate the keyboard to contemporary standards while preserving what makes the keyboard a...[Read More]
BlazBlue Entropy Effect X coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on August 13 alongside a Major Content Update
Switch owners – the Switch 2 version is $1.99. Honestly, a massive steal for a graphical update for one of 2025/2026’s best roguelike platformers. Check out the news from 91Act, Arc System Works, and Astrolabe Games! SHANGHAI – July 15, 2026 – Astrolabe Games is excited to announce that BlazBlue Entropy Effect X, a roguelite action game developed by 91Act under the licence of Arc Syste...[Read More]
Denshattack! (PC) Review
Where do I begin with talking about Denshattack!? Where should I begin? Should I begin by talking about riding a train track out of an active volcano (inches away from being melted to bits)? Should I begin by talking about kick flipping over a castle from one rail to another, just narrowly missing a massive baseball that could only have been thrown by Godzilla himself? Or…should I talk about how I...[Read More]
Teamfight Tactics: Enchanted Wilds Official Set Announcement Release
Hey folks – we were fortunate to get a sneak peek at Enchanted Wilds. No hands-on Chumps Preview coverage to share at this time, but I’m personally excited to see this set hit players’ devices later this summer! The pivot to Unreal Engine has the potential for some gorgeous games of TFT. Also…as an Ivern main, I am elated to see the Green Father get an opportunity to be a 5...[Read More]
Astrolabe Games Unveils “The A-GO Manifesto”: All Eligible Upcoming Titles to Receive PS5 Physical Disc Releases
We’re thrilled to see publishers support physical gaming media. Check out the news from Astrolabe games below~ SHANGHAI – July 11, 2026 – Astrolabe Games today unveiled the “A-GO Manifesto”. In response to the recent news surrounding the discontinuation of physical discs for PlayStation platforms after January 2028, this manifesto reflects Astrolabe Games’ commitment to stand alongside passi...[Read More]
Dave the Diver: In the Jungle Review
Oh, Dave the Diver, may you never change. Mintrocket’s stellar diving-sim-meets-sushi-restaurant-sim-meets-minigame-bonanza has earned quite amount of praise from us (let alone other players). Head honcho Nathan’s original review of it painted it as doing “so many things so well without skimming in some gameplay design” while I described its Switch port as “one of my most favorite games of 2023 an...[Read More]