Wesley LeBlanc

Latias as a girl in front of Ask Ketchum in Pokemon Heroes

THAT SHOULD’VE BEEN ME

As someone whose second crush ever was Latias in Pokemon Heroes when she transformed into a girl to be among humans…

My Ditto trainer in Pokopia is awakening something

the marathon key art

The launch of a new Bungie game is upon us, so here's everything you need to know about Marathon's launch times, pre-load, server slam rewards, crossplay & cross-save, and more. gameinformer.com/psa/2026/03/...

We're just a touchhhhh late but we added Assassin's Creed Shadows to our overall ranking!

Order by March 18 to get the Invincible VS issue (print and digital), featuring 14 pages of new details and developer insights on the upcoming tag team fighter, along with other in-depth features and previews for anticipated upcoming games! gameinformer.com/subscribe

an image showing various Assassin's Creed logos

In light of recent series leadership changes, Ubisoft has delivered updates across the entire Assassin's Creed franchise, including Codename Hexe, Codename Invictus, and more, alongside a tease of a Black Flag remake. gameinformer.com/2026/03/04/u...

An image of Edward Kenway from Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag walking up a beach with swords in his hand, his Jackdaw pirate ship in the bay behind him, and dead soldier of the Royal navy floating in the water beside him.

The long-rumored Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remake is all but confirmed as Ubisoft has teased its existence in a new update on the entire Assassin's Creed franchise. gameinformer.com/2026/03/04/a...

an image of Arno Dorian from Assassin's Creed Unity sitting atop a roof overlooking 18th Century Paris

Assassin's Creed Unity is getting a 60 FPS patch tomorrow on PlayStation 5 and Xbox. gameinformer.com/2026/03/04/a...

I'm admittedly weary of Aniimo a bit, because of its free-to-play nature and silence around its plan for that model, BUT, after playing it for about 4 hours, it's got the monster-collecting juice. It's a looker, too!

Aniimo Preview - Gotta Become ’Em All - Game Informer We spoke to the creators of Aniimo, the adorable Pokémon-inspired monster collector.

Another preview-feature I'm excited about in the latest issue of Game Informer is my words on Aniimo!

I'm always stoked to talk to any team making a creature-collecting RPG, knowing a Pokémon release is basically always on the horizon, & the conversation was great: gameinformer.com/preview/2026...

Hunting A Witch How the developers behind Witchfire built the shooter they’ve always wanted alongside its community with Early Access.

In the latest issue of GI, I spoke to The Astronauts to learn more about Witchfire, an FPS launching later this year that, as anyone playing it in Early Access knows, is a can't-miss game.

We talked early access, being a "5D shooter," the 1.0 launch, and more: gameinformer.com/feature/2026...

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a Saros image

Saros and Ghost of Yōtei aren't coming to PC as PlayStation charts a return to console exclusivity, according to a new report. gameinformer.com/2026/03/04/r...

That lil city section is such a tease – do I want an open world RE? I don't think so. Do I want to explore the rest of that city just to see what it looks like in the RE engine?? Yeah, I do very badly

So sorry to hear this, Deven. Please pitch us at Game Informer!

Hmm i disagree – if we know we’re getting just a part of the larger picture, we shouldn’t act like we have the full picture because the other parts aren’t publicly available.

Also, I don’t really care what gamers do or say either these stats - I take issue with reporting that does this

I don’t think Sony cares about being a part of the conversation either way tbh, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with utilizing Steam numbers.

I just see a clear overemphasis on Steam numbers. Yes, they’re what’s available but they’re only part of the story, not THE story

Matt Johnson in the Wii Shop Channel Update Day sketch

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Matt Johnson (left) and Jay McCarrol in Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie

Chrono Trigger

We spoke with Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie and BlackBerry director Matt Johnson about how video games are, "the single greatest influence on my creative output at all levels."

We also spoke about the legacy of the Wii Shop Channel Update Day sketch. gameinformer.com/interview/20...

True, that's a really good point. Whereas Highguard, which was free to play, NEEDED players (players committed and interested) to make money on in-game transactions and the like

Yeppp exactly. Like, it has its purpose – it is a look at one piece of the pie, but a lot of people just act like there aren't other pieces.

Obvi it's diff when a game is only on Steam but these multiplatform live-service games where people track metrics like it's a religion...nah

Somewhere along the line, it became, "Oh, we have Steam metrics, therefore, we have the best possible look at the playerbase" when in reality, it's the only look at the playerbase because PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo don't make that information public, save for marketing beats and PR

a graph from Highguard game director Chad Greiner that shows PS5 was the biggest playerbase for the game by at least 100%, following by Xbox, then Steam.

This is from Highguard's game director and more proof that we ~really~ need to stop reporting on Steam's numbers as if they are always the commanding metric. In this case, the Steam playercount was the lowest (ironic, given how many reports and takes and posts were made about its Steam concurrents)

I bet Hello Games is thankful every day that No Man’s Sky launched in 2016 and not the 2020s.

That said, Hello Games was able to take a really rough launch, turn it around with hard work and great community-led updates and now No Man’s Sky is still trucking today, new updates and all!

Studio isn’t necessarily shutting down, but I can’t imagine it’s long for this world given everything

Writing has been on the wall since launch/layoffs/etc. but damn if it isn’t yet another reminder that your first impression is very likely your only impression and it needs to hit.

That is not healthy at all but it is where we’re at for a number of reasons. Hope all the devs land on their feet.

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Hey, I'm in this!

First, I had the honor of interviewing MILLA JOVOVICH about her time in Hitman and adapting video games to film.

The woman just has an aura about her, it was very cool to sit down with her.

a Marathon cinematic screenshot

the Marathon Season 1 roadmap

Bungie has revealed that all new Marathon seasons, Runner shells, maps, and more will be free alongside a look at what to expect in Season 1 of the game. Plus, Bungie is teasing something. mysterious for Season 2. gameinformer.com/2026/03/03/m...

Game Informer can exclusively reveal Dupli-Kate as the latest confirmed fighter for Invincible VS! You can read our hands-on impressions and check out her gameplay reveal trailer here: gameinformer.com/2026/02/26/e...

an image from Bungie's Marathon

You (yes you, specifically) died a lot during the Marathon Server Slam over the weekend, and other game stats from Bungie: gameinformer.com/2026/03/03/p...