Arizona couple Jacob Matthias and Cristian Matthias have been ordered to pay over $12 million to Nintendo for running the pirated ROM sites, LoveROMS.com and LoveRetro.co. The couple admitted to copyright and trademark infringement, and allegedly settled on the lofty judgement rather than risk losing more in a suit Nintendo brought forth in July. Many have speculated that the high figure is mea... more.

Bandai Namco is not shy about adding DLC characters to its fighting games, whether it's adding 2B or Negan to their banner fighting games, or going in heavy on the Saiyans in Dragon Ball FighterZ. That stays true in My Hero One's Justice, where Bandai Namco has already introduced the fire-based superhero Endeavor as pre-order DLC and has now annou... more.

The Fallout 76 B.E.T.A. (Break It Early Test Application) allowed players to carry their progress into the game which was set to release tomorrow (but had a stealth launch). Unfortunately, not every achievement makes that transfer. Luckily, Bethesda VP Pete Hines took to twitter to explain how to gain achievements and trophies after launch. http... more.

Bethesda Softworks' open-world multiplayer experiment, Fallout 76, was set to go live at midnight tonight, but the game is already live and players around the world are diving into its post-apocalyptic world. We've tested a standard retail disc and were able to play, and a number of Twitch streamers are also showing off their playthrough. Online stores still list Fallout 76 for pre-order, but if ... more.

Each year, Geoff Keighley puts on The Game Awards, a celebration of the best games of the year and a look forward at the exciting things to come. This year's show is on Thursday, December 6 at 8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT. Today Keighley announced nominees across 30 categories, and below are many of those nominees: Game of the Year Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Celeste God of War Spider-Man Monster... more.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is coming to the PlayStation 4 next month, confirming earlier reports that the PC and Xbox One game was coming to Sony's console. The game is coming December 7, and it includes a pair of in-game items from Uncharted and The Last of Us. You can see them at the tail end of the announcement trailer, below. The game is available in several incarnations. The Looter's ... more.

The latest Super Smash Bros. Ultimate trailer has a strange lack of music in the background, and as a result, has now become a bonafide meme. Fans from all over Twittersphere have stepped up to give their own personal take on the trailer, syncing up their own music to the trailer’s action. Classics like Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now and The Turtles’ Happy Together provide a pleasant twist, but... more.

Stan Lee, the former editor-in-chief, publisher, and chairman of Marvel comics has passed away at the age of 95. Lee started working in comic books in 1939, quickly developing a mission statement to add more depth to the world of superheroes dominated by do-gooders with uncomplicated motivations. He saw an opportunity to develop superheroes with flaws and pathos, struggling with demons both perso... more.

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood of Venice, a board game adaptation of the Ezio-era Assassin's Creeds, will begin its Kickstarter campaign November 13. The 1-4 player game combines cooperative and tactical gameplay, and comes with miniatures of existing Assassin's Creed characters alongside some new ones made just for the board game. The acti... more.

Warner Bros. Pictures released the first trailer for Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, the live-action film adaptation of the 3DS game Detective Pikachu. The story is set in Ryme City, a crowded metropolis where Pokémon and humans live together, and centers around Tim Goodman whose legendary detective father has mysteriously disappeared. The traile... more.