Digimon Story Time Stranger Was Such a Big Hit, Bandai Namco Wants to Make More Digimon Games

The newest Digimon Story game, Time Stranger, has been a hit with both players and critics. It puts you in the shoes of a secret agent who unexpectedly gets caught up in a war within the Digital World. With a 94% positive rating on Steam and a perfect 100% score on OpenCritic, Digimon Story: Time Stranger has received even better reviews than Pokemon Legends: Z-A, a significant accomplishment considering Pokemon‘s popularity.

Rainbow Six Siege Bans Return, Inspired by Viral ’67’ Meme

Last month, Rainbow Six Siege servers were taken offline due to a significant hack. This hack resulted in unauthorized access to exclusive skins, a large amount of in-game currency, and player bans. While the servers and online store were temporarily shut down for repairs, Ubisoft is still working to fix the problem and hasn’t reopened them yet.

Games With Better Plot Twists Than Any Movie

When players actively shape a story – whether through action or choices – it makes the consequences of their decisions, and any resulting surprises, feel more impactful. Let’s look at some of the most memorable plot twists in video game history and how they affected players. These will be brief overviews, as the stories are often quite detailed, but we’ll cover the key points.

Replaying Borderlands 2 Revealed the Secret Ingredient Borderlands 3 and 4 Are Missing (& It’s Not Just Handsome Jack)

My coworker, Drew Swanson, believes that Borderlands 2 was a unique success for the series, and not representative of the overall trend. Neither Borderlands 3 nor Borderlands 4 (as of now) have been as popular or long-lasting, and it’s unlikely they ever will be. Considering the consistent, improved gameplay, it seems clear to me that the character Handsome Jack is the key to the game’s success.

ARC Raiders Boss Defends Controversial AI Usage

Despite controversy surrounding its AI implementation, Embark’s game ARC Raiders became a huge success in 2025. Released in October, the extraction shooter quickly gained popularity, reaching over 481,000 players on Steam at its peak and receiving positive feedback from both gamers and reviewers. Remarkably, it retained 91% of its player base even into 2026. Many predicted ARC Raiders would struggle, launching as it did between the highly anticipated Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. However, those established franchises haven’t impacted ARC Raiders‘s success. In fact, Battlefield 6 has seen a significant drop in players – losing 85% of its active users in just three months, while ARC Raiders continues to thrive.

Final Fantasy 9 Character Designer Leaves Square Enix

I’ve always loved Toshiyuki Itahana’s work, and while a lot of fans know him from Final Fantasy 9, he actually contributed to so many other games in the series! Beyond that classic, he worked on Final Fantasy 11, Final Fantasy 13-2, Final Fantasy 14, and even Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13. It’s amazing how much he did – he also designed art and characters for the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Final Fantasy Fables games, plus titles like Final Fantasy Explorers and Mobius Final Fantasy. He really left his mark on the whole Final Fantasy universe!