Mini-games in video games enhance the world, providing a break and unique rewards. Card-collecting mini-games attract completionists and offer physical collectibles. Popular mini-games like Tetra ...

The era of playing a game off a disc might basically be over. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. One of Sony’s ...

2025 has been an awful year for Xbox Series X|S physical media, and following this year's Xbox Games Showcase, where many titles received pre-order details, the situation is looking even more worrying ...

Nintendo has revealed that physical copies of certain games on the new Switch 2 console will be 'Game-Key Cards', requiring a download before they're playable ...

One of the biggest changes of Nintendo's generational leap to the Switch 2 is the new console's game carts. Not the aesthetic shift—they're now red, to differentiate them from the original Switch's ...

Certain physical Nintendo Switch 2 games will be digital downloads that use a new feature called Game-Key Cards, Nintendo has revealed. Why a particular game may use a Game-Key Card instead of a ...

Viraaj is a spirited gamer, lifelong PlayStation main, huge petrolhead, but most importantly, a principled journalist. With experience at publications like FandomWire, HotCars, and DriveTribe, writing ...