With Pokémon Champions now live, and Pokémon Legends Z-A finally compatible with Pokémon Home, there has never been a better time to get moving your Pokémon ready for battle. But, with so many Pokémon games and the added complexity of the Pokémon Home service, it's not entirely straightforward. So, here is a quick guide covering how to move Pokémon into Pokémon Home and then into Pokémon Champions.

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• How To Use Pokémon Home

How To Use Pokémon Home

If you are picking up Pokémon Champions for the very first time and want to move a Pokémon over from a different game, you will find that you need an additional service to make this happen. Pokémon Home is an interim app that allows you to host Pokémon from a multitude of different Pokémon games and send them back to compatible titles.

You can download Pokémon Home for either Switch or for mobile devices, but you will need the Switch version to transfer Pokémon from any of the Switch titles into Pokémon Champions.

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Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition (Switch 2)

$80 | Release Date TBD

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The Nintendo Switch 2 version of Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition is finally available to preorder. While we still don't have a release date, preorders going live is a good sign that a launch date announcement could happen soon. The bad news is that Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition will be yet another Switch 2 Game Key-Card release, and it costs a whopping $80. Now, considering you're getting the original $60 base game and its $40 expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, plus some new exclusive weapons and armor skins, that price makes a little more sense. But the fact that it's a Game Key-Card--meaning it has none of the game data on the cart, and instead simply unlocks access to download the digital version--makes $80 a tougher sell for fans who prefer true physical media.

Nevertheless, fans who want to add the game to their shelves can reserve a physical copy for $80 at Amazon and GameStop. There aren't any preorder bonuses at the moment, but we'll update this post if that changes. And if you're preordering from Amazon, their preorder price guarantee ensures you pay the lowest price between when you preorder and when the game launches, in case there's ever a discount.

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Out of nowhere, Take-Two's mobile game company Zynga has released a new Borderlands game for mobile devices. It's out right now on iOS, despite no official announcement from 2K, Gearbox, or Take-Two.

A spokesperson for Zynga told GameSpot that the company's NaturalMotion studio is conducting a "limited-time test" for Borderlands Mobile, which is only a working title. Gearbox is involved for the purposes of "creative guidance" for the game's design, history, and lore.

"We hope that players enjoy this new Borderlands experience and look forward to their feedback," the spokesperson said.

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Several Pokemon fans are expressing disappointment with Pokemon Champions at launch due to glitches and missing content, but some players think that the game's depiction of Pokemon sizes is a positive.

A Reddit post shared an image of a Steelix and Wyrdeer in battle, claiming that Champions has "accurate Pokemon sizes for the first time" since the release of Let's Go on Switch. In the screenshot, Steelix is notably taller than Wyrdeer, while in other games like Pokemon Legends: Arceus and Scarlet and Violet, the two are scaled to similar heights.

Social media posts from other players pointed out that Alpha Pokemon, which debuted in Legends: Arceus and are both more powerful and significantly larger than normal Pokemon, look appropriately big in Champions, and the game reflects size variations between Pokemon of the same species.

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Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 6 is 2026's most anticipated game, and perhaps it is the most anticipated game in history. People want to know everything there is to know about it, and that includes information about its unannounced but expected online mode. A new report says the game's online mode won't launch alongside the game in November 2026, and that would be no surprise.

History suggests a staggered launch between GTA 6 and its expected online mode, lending credence to the report.

Historical precedent

Grand Theft Auto 5 launched on September 17, 2013, and its online mode--GTA Online--was released on October 1, meaning players had to wait two weeks to play it. Its success in the decade since then has been well documented.

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Samson: A Tyndalston Story--the debut title from Just Cause developer Christofer Sundberg's new studio Liquid Swords--is finally here. But the gritty crime adventure's launch has been a bit rocky, mainly due to bugs that Liquid Swords is already working to address via a patch that's set to release on Friday.

"Early impressions [of Samson] are mixed and many of you are experiencing game-breaking bugs and performance issues," Sundberg himself shared in a post announcing the upcoming update. "That's unacceptable, and we are listening to everyone's feedback and are hard at work to deliver the game we spent years of our lives developing. Launching a game is a ton of work and I'm proud of the effort our team has put into seeing Samson from its initial concept through release."

The update, which is set to go live on Friday, April 10, is mainly focused on fixing performance issues, game crashes, and bugs that prevent progression. The patch will also add the ability for players to utilize up to eight save files.

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Pokemon Champions accidentally produced a queer icon, with a game tutorial including a Gallade--historically a male-only Pokemon--labeled as female. But it looks like the game's developers are taking this trailblazer away, stating that the gender of some Pokemon seen in tutorials is one of many glitches to be patched.

Players can battle against trans Gallade in a tutorial segment focused on status effects. Gallade evolves from a male Kirlia when exposed to a Dawn Stone; Kirlia can also evolve to Gardevoir when reaching level 30, regardless of gender. A female Gallade should be technically impossible, so several light-hearted social media posts celebrated the unexpected trans representation, intentional or not.

And unintentional it was indeed, with developers releasing a statement in Japanese (translated by Serebii) listing "some genders of Pokemon in the tutorial" alongside other known bugs, such as the Lightning Rod ability not working as it should. The developers state that bugs will be fixed in future updates. Fans on social media are already mourning the loss of trans Gallade.

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Jack Quaid is interested in being in a BioShock adaptation, and if that sounds familiar, it's because The Boys star has been campaigning to be in a BioShock project for some time already. Now, he's reiterated that desire in an interview with Collider, saying, "I would kill to be in a BioShock adaptation."

He explained that he doesn't have a preferred character in mind, but he would love to "just be involved in the slightest." He said BioShock was one of the first "horror games" he ever played, and he singled out the game's narrative, including the major twist, saying he found the game's plot to be "incredible."

"Let's manifest this," Quaid said. "Let's do it."

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Over the last couple of years, the Triple-I Initiative has established itself as a showcase that's worth keeping an eye on. While bigger events like the Xbox Developer Direct, Sony's State of Play livestreams, and Geoff Keighley's various shows shine a light on mostly bigger games, the Triple-I Initiative does a great job in highlighting a curated collection of titles from smaller studios and presenting them in an easily digestible format.

Back for its third year, you can catch almost an hour of reveals, world premieres, and updates for upcoming games today. Here's when and how you can tune in for the livestream.

How to watch the Triple-I Initiative Showcase 2026

Like previous Triple-I broadcasts, you can catch this one through several streaming services. GameSpot will also be livestreaming the event, and we've embedded the video for you above.

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The Flintstones Limited-Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray)

$33 | Releases June 2

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Flintstones, meet the Flintstones on 4K Blu-ray! Everyone's favorite prehistoric family is making a comeback, and fans can preorder a limited-edition steelbook for $33 before its June 2 release. Available through Amazon, Walmart, and Gruv, this edition is jokingly called a "stonebook."

The Flintstones Limited-Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray) $33 | Releases June 2

The two-disc set, one 4K and the other a standard Blu-ray, comes in a steelbook cover that captures Fred Flintstone's unique fashion style on the front and Barney and Barney Rubble's caveman aesthetic on the rear. Exact tech specs haven't been fully revealed, but Shout Factory confirmed this is a native 4K remaster approved by director Brian Levant and director of photography Dean Cundey. Audio specifications are not listed, but the film supports Dolby Vision and HDR10.

For the bonus materials, The Flintstones comes with audio commentary tracks, a documentary on how the city of Bedrock was created in live-action, the Meet the Flintstones music video by the B-52s, an art gallery, and theatrical trailers.

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If you want to add more steelbooks to your collection, you're in luck, as Shout Factory has several arriving in June. Besides The Flintstones, you can get the cult anime film Perfect Blue, a psychological thriller about fame and the pressures of Japan's entertainment industry. Shout Factory is also releasing a 4K version of Bruce Campbell's groovy movie Bubba Ho-Tep, perfect if you want to see Elvis take on an Egyptian mummy.

Sticking to horror, a new 4K steelbook of James Gunn's Slither is coming. The 2006 horror movie offers body horror and extraterrestrial thrills. This version is a 4K remaster based on scans of the original 35mm interpositives and it includes many special features, such as a closer look at how the film's grossest monsters were created. You can also get the ambitious sci-fi film Cloud Atlas in June, or if you want cheesy swords-and-sorcery adventuring, three Deathstalker movies are getting collected into one package, including the recent 2025 reboot. Check out all the upcoming Shout Factory steelbook edition Blu-rays in the list below.

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Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream is nearly upon us, but Nintendo has already given its ravenous fans a demo with robust character-creation tools that allows them to make and carry their creations over into the full release. That being the case, players have already made tremendous use of the demo’s character creator, making both gorgeous and grotesque Miis as they recreate celebrities, fictional characters, and maybe even a secret third thing.

Sharing these creations hasn't been as easy as you'd expect, thanks to Nintendo’s anti-image-sharing policy that stands to hamper Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream’s reach online. Though players can typically use the share button on their Nintendo Switch system to post images or video to social media with relative ease, the company is cracking down on this function over worries that Tomodachi Life's lax filters--allowing characters to be called some decidedly NSFW terms, which the Miis then say aloud--will enable players to share material that could erode the "fun and safe" online environment it is trying to cultivate.

Despite this, folks have been sharing their creations to the best of their ability. In perhaps the most obvious move, many players have immediately taken to making characters from other Nintendo games. We’ve got our Marios, Bowsers, and other favorites present. Astonishingly, one person even recreated their own Animal Crossing villager as opposed to the generic one. Like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate promises, everyone is here.

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Sony's next State of Play broadcast will take place very soon, according to a new report.

Prominent leaker Nate the Hate reported that the next State of Play event may take place on Thursday, April 16. However, he said this is unconfirmed for now. He added that it appears to be a State of Play that is focused more on third-party games, but he isn't 100% certain on that.

April 16 is also the day that Ubisoft will reportedly finally officially announce the recently confirmed Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag remake, but Nate the Hate said he doesn't know if this is connected to the rumored State of Play.

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Earlier this year, Overwatch broke the internet (and its own concurrent-player records) by adding five new heroes to its ranks. Two of these heroes, Anran and Jetpack Cat, joined the fray on the side of Overwatch, the game's titular organization of do-gooders. The other three, however, had more nefarious intents. Now, Blizzard is balancing the scales with the introduction of a new Overwatch member: Sierra.

The studio officially revealed the upcoming hero in the animated short Summit Breach, in which Sierra attempts to stop Deadlock, a crime syndicate operating in the American Southwest, mid-heist. Sierra is ultimately unsuccessful in her attempts, and Emre and Freja take off with the stolen goods. However, this trailer does give us a first glimpse at how this new Damage Hero might play.

Similar to Emre, Sojourn, and Soldier 76, Sierra looks like your standard run-and-gun hero, equipped with a pulse rifle of sorts. While the gun has a rapid main fire, Sierra can seemingly also take aim with the weapon and dish out a powerful, high-caliber round that embeds itself in her enemies. What truly sets her apart, however, are her tech capabilities, as Sierra seems to possess the ability to unleash a drone strike as well as send her drone to a select location than use it as a grapple point. Blizzard has yet to release a full overview of her kit, but should do so ahead of her April 14 debut.

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The Terran Armada expansion in Starfield didn't just deliver a new questline to complete and enemies to fight. It also introduced some new crewmates to the game, allowing you to expand your crew and assign new members to your spaceship, outpost, or party. As with every other crewmate you could previously recruit in Starfield, all of the new options come with their own set of skills, unique dialogue, and backstories.

However, some of the new crewmates in the Terran Armada DLC aren't simply handed to you, so you'll have to go out into the Settled Systems and recruit them for yourself.

As a warning, there are slight spoilers for the Terran Armada story up ahead.

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Long before they were raising shell in several animated series and movies, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were a comic book phenomenon. In the decades since they first took off, hundreds of TMNT comic books have been published by various publishers. Those interested in checking out the team's graphic novels should check out Fanatical's new bundle featuring hundreds of TMNT digital comics at a low price. The deal offers a scaling pricing model, starting at $1 for four TMNT volumes, then rising to $7 for nine graphic novels, $15 for 22 graphic novels, and capping out at $25 for a massive collection of 54 graphic novels valued at $540.

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So what can you read? The list includes multiple volumes of the family-friendly TMNT comic book series, like Saturday Morning Cartoon Adventures, a nostalgic throwback to the '80s when the Ninja Turtles ruled the weekend airwaves. If you're in the mood for something gritty, The Last Ronin is a dark tale set in a dystopian future where all but one of the Ninja Turtles have been wiped out, and IDW Publishing's reimagining of the IP has plenty of grim moments. It ran for 150 issues and was followed by a 2024 relaunch featuring an all-star team of writers and artists. Along with the newer releases, the bundle also offers a selection of TMNT Color Classics, which is a curated collection of reprinted issues from the '80s and '90s.

One thing to note about this collection is that you will need to download the free IDW Digital Comics Experience app on your smartphone or tablet to redeem and read these comic books. Here's a closer look at everything you'll get in each tier.

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Starting April 9, Fortnite is getting a new core mode developed by Epic Games called Arenas, which will allow players to take part in round-robin boxfight tournaments. Arenas, which was made with Unreal Editor for Fortnite, is essentially Epic's attempt to make its own version of a very popular genre of user-made Creative maps. Boxfights may be, in fact, Fortnite Creative's most common type of map.

Technically, Arenas is not Fortnite's first attempt at an official boxfight map. The Legends Landing island, which is likely better known among normal folks as a venue for watching pro Fortnite tournaments, has two small boxfight arenas in its lobby. But Arenas will be the first time that boxfights will be the actual main purpose of an Epic-made map.

Let's dive into the details so we can see how exactly it works.

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Microsoft is making changes to the popular and long-running Achievements on Xbox, and people can start testing the changes today, April 8. Xbox Insiders can test these changes first, and you can sign up for the free program on the Xbox Insider website. The changes will roll out to everyone else later.

To begin with, Achievement notifications are getting a "visual refresh," including updated icons and animations, while the "Achievement unlocked" pop-up will now display in the custom color of your choosing. Microsoft said the aim here was to make each Achievement notification feel "more personal." Beyond that, there are going to be separate Achievement pop-up graphics for standard Achievements and "Rare" Achievements, the latter of which will be marked with a diamond.

Additionally, players will be able to hide games from their public Achievement history page on their profile. Players might want to hide Achievements for any number of reasons, and soon you'll be able to. Microsoft stressed that this only impacts how Achievements appear on your profile; games hidden from the Achievement page will still add to your overall Gamerscore tally.

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Multiple Pokemon fans are finding that Pokemon Champions isn't up to snuff for the competitive scene, saying that it lacks several Pokemon and items that were even advertised in pre-release trailers.

Currently, Pokemon Champions only supports 186 Pokemon, only featuring fully evolved forms (with some exceptions like Pikachu). One X post spotted by Kotaku points out that a Mega Evolution for Raichu seen in the game's Pokemon Day trailer isn't present in Champions, and another post highlights items seen in the overview trailer that aren't in the game at launch.

>in the pokemon day trailer from a month ago
>isnt even in the fucking game
what did they mean by this pic.twitter.com/ssdJ3Rn6YE

— Lewtwo (@Lewchube) April 8, 2026

To be somewhat fair to The Pokemon Company, most of the game's trailers have disclaimers saying that footage might include Pokemon "unavailable at the time of the Nintendo Switch version's release," implying that other missing Pokemon and Mega Evolution forms like Mega Raichu X could be added at a later time or when the mobile version of the game releases.

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In the nearly 10 years since its debut, No Man's Sky has undergone some very dramatic changes. But the latest update from Hello Games has taken on even more unexpected directions, including some Pokemon-like battles in the new Xeno Arena.

As laid out in the new patch notes, Xeno Arena's battles will be "simulated combat," so players' creatures of choice won't be hurt by taking part in these matchups. The game is increasing the amount of critters that players can adopt from 18 to 30, and each one has their own set of abilities and moves that will determine their prowess in the arena.

There's also a breeding aspect that can used on the Space Anomaly to genetically modify the offspring of players' creatures with an eye towards certain physical characteristics and attributes. The behavior of each creature will also determine some of its battle stats and the way it behaves during a fight.

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The newly released Pokemon Champions game lets you use Pokemon from older games through Pokemon Home, though some players shared that a bug has locked their beloved pocket monsters in purgatory after the transfer process.

Competitive Pokemon player Justin Carris said on X that trying to send Pokemon from Home to Champions resulted in error code 9007. After receiving the error, those Pokemon couldn't be transferred to Champions, traded on the Pokemon Home mobile app, or sent back to their original games. Replies to the post indicate that other Champions players are experiencing the same issue.

In short, those Pokemon are still listed on Pokemon Home, but they can't be used or transferred outside of it after the error.

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