Earlier this month, HBO sent out an open casting call for the upcoming Harry Potter series specifically to find children in the United Kingdom who can play the three main characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley. But just because casting will soon begin, HBO CEO Casey Bloys wants …

As of today, one of the top hero shooters of all time, Overwatch 2, is available on Game Pass. Activision Blizzard is offering some enticing incentives to get Overwatch 2 players from other platforms to come to Game Pass, including new skins for some of the fan-favorite characters in the …

EA’s Battlefield franchise began 24 years ago with a World War II game, and the early word on the next installment will bring it back to the present. But will Battlefield head to Hollywood after that? Vince Zampella, the head of EA’s Respawn Entertainment, recently acknowledged that there is interest …

Gaming can be a transformative experience for some players, and that was especially true for Mats Steen. He was a young Norwegian man who was stricken with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a degenerative disease that ultimately took his life at only 25 years old. Steen’s disease may have prevented him from …

Comebacks in gaming are nothing new in the industry, but last week’s announcement about the return of Flappy Bird caught some people by surprise. The game was a huge hit on app stores after its release in 2013, but the game’s creator Dong Nguyen had it abruptly removed in 2014. …

A Minecraft Movie won’t be hitting theaters until next year, but one of the film’s stars is now being accused of mistreating the crew on set. Video game streamer Rachell Marie Hofstetter–who is better known as Valkyrae–has shared her account of Aquaman‘s Jason Momoa yelling at crew members while she …

Palworld has been one the of the big gaming success stories of 2024, but fans of the game were upset by a recently published interview which suggested that developer Pocketpair was considering a switch to live-service model. However, Pocketpair quickly released a follow-up statement which denied that change, while hinting …

Earlier this year, San Francisco 49ers running back–and last year’s Offensive Player of the Year–Christian McCaffrey was named the cover athlete for Madden NFL 25. But unfortunately, McCaffrey has been placed on injured reserve with calf soreness and Achilles tendinitis. As part of the IR designation, McCaffrey will miss at …

Normally in gaming, a weapon getting Nerfed means that it will no longer be as useful or fun as it once was. But Bungie’s new Destiny 2 Ace of Spades replica gun is an actual working Nerf hand cannon. Now, a Destiny 2 fan has come forward to accuse the …

Later this month, Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is finally giving Zelda a leading role in her own franchise. However, someone has apparently leaked the Echoes of Wisdom ROM weeks before the game’s scheduled release, which means spoilers for the game may already be circulating online. Via …