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Paramount: Michael Buckner/Variety; Warner Bros.: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images What was seen as one of the biggest hurdles in the planned merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Brothers Discovery is now cleared, for now. In a June 12 statement, the United States' Justice Department has announced that, after extensive review and consideration, they will approve the merger between two of the most storied studios in the business, stating that they “determined based on the evi

(NetEase Games) The team behind "Marvel Rivals" has released the official character trailer for Scott Summers aka Cyclops, who will be joining the roster beginning June 12, 2026. Cyclops will join the Duelist class inside the game. The character trailer showcases all of Scott's abilities inside the game, including a devastating chain-reaction optic blast, along with an over-the-top Ultimate Ability that will for sure do damage on the battlefield. (NetEase Games) In addition,

(Nintendo) As announced during the June 9, 2026 Nintendo Direct, "Nintendo Switch Sports Resort" will move its way exclusively onto the Nintendo Switch 2 system on Oct. 22, 2026. At the time of writing, pre-orders have not yet been launched, but they are expected to by the end of the day. "Nintendo Switch Sports Resort" includes 12 different sports, including: Boxing Table Tennis Archery Tennis Volleyball Bowling Basketball Golf Thumb Wrestling Skateboarding Power Cruising Pr

(Nintendo) The June 9, 2026 Nintendo Direct concluded with the announcement that "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" will get a remake on the Nintendo Switch 2 that releases in 2026. The remake announcement trailer sets up the story from the original game, which was released on the Nintendo 64 in 1998. The remake itself is particularly notable as it was the first-ever game in "The Legend of Zelda" series to use full 3D graphics. The game will now be imagined, seemingly, in

(Square Enix) (Square Enix) During the June 9, 2026 Nintendo Direct, Square Enix revealed that "Kingdom Hearts Collection I-III" and "Kingdom Hearts IV" will soon be making their way to the Nintendo Switch 2 system. Regarding "Kingdom Hearts Collection I-III," the collection includes: Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind (DLC) "Kingdom Hearts Collection I-III" will release on Nintendo Switch 2 October 8, 202

(Nintendo) Nintendo has officially announced that its next Nintendo Direct presentation will take place tomorrow, June 9, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time / 7 a.m. Pacific Time. The presentation will take place over approximately 50 minutes, which will be followed by a Nintendo Treehouse Live event, which is expected to take place over approximately 95 minutes. At the time of writing, there are no further details regarding the contents of either presentation. This Nintendo Direct come

Pokémon is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and The Pokémon Company has announced that the celebration will start on Feb. 27 with a special Pokémon Presents presentation. With the celebration beginning in one week, the gates are about to open wide. (Image/The Pokémon Company) Pokémon is celebrating their 30th anniversary as a franchise in 2026. With that, The Pokémon Company has announced that a special Pokémon Presents will occur on Feb. 27 at 9 a.m. Eastern. (Ima

Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Lynwen Brennan. Courtesy Lucasfilm (2); Joel Aron There has been an awakening at Lucasfilm. After serving as President of Lucasfilm for 14 years, Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down, paving the way for new leadership to take over. That new leadershop will include Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan being promoted to Co-Presidents of the studio for the forseeable future. Both Filoni and Brennan have been with Lucasfilm for over 20 years, ensuring th

A Nintendo Direct is on the way. Nintendo has announced this morning that a Nintendo Direct, featuring Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 games, will air September 12 at 9 a.m. Eastern, and 6 a.m. Pacific. The presentation will include 60 minutes worth of reveals. All in all, this is excellent news for fans of Nintendo, as the home of Mario and Zelda will look to showcase just what they have coming up for the rest of 2025, and even beyond. A New Nintendo Direct Is On The W

(Image Credit | Star Wars Celebration) Star Wars Celebration has concluded, with a lot of exciting news tidbits that have gotten Star Wars fans all over the world excited for what is to come. Here is a recap of everything that was revealed throughout the duration of the weekend. Star Wars Starfighter (Image Credit | Lucasfilm) Star Wars Starfighter, directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Gosling, debuts in theaters May 28, 2027! Not much is known about the film, other than

(Image Credit | Nintendo of America) Twenty-four hours is all that remains until the Mario Kart World Nintendo Direct, and Nintendo has released new information about how long this presentation will be, which means the time has to come to offer final predictions about what will be shown in tomorrow's presentation. (Image Credit | Nintendo of America) In an announcement on the social media platform X, Nintendo confirmed this morning that tomorrow's Mario Kart World Direct will

(Image Credit | Nintendo) In just one week, the first Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Direct dedicated to a specific game will be taking place, as on April 17, 2025, Nintendo will showcase one of the launch titles for the Nintendo Switch 2, in Mario Kart World. First revealed during the April 2, 2025 Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, Mario Kart World is promising to be one of the most expansive games in the Mario Kart series, while also changing some fundamental aspects to how the game as

(A Nintendo Switch 2 console playing Mario Kart World at a hands-on event in New York City | NPR.) It has certainly been an interesting last couple of days for Nintendo. On Wednesday, via a Nintendo Direct, Nintendo officially unveiled the Nintendo Switch 2, the launch games, and even some of the technological achievements of this new system. Although the reveal went off largely without a hitch (the video and audio were out of sync at least on the Nintendo of America feed, as