GameRant Daily Crossword Mini (August 30, 2026)

Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd & Pichu gets first trailer and a Disney+ premiere date

The Pokémon Company International and Aardman have released the first teaser trailer for Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd & Pichu, a new stop-motion series set in the Galar region. Read more

Officially-Approved Portal Remake Now Available For Free

Portal is finally getting its Black Mesa moment, and it's all thanks to the talented Rhubarb & Rhubarb. After 15 years and a brief ghosting stint with Valve, the team has finally finished work on Alive & Kicking, an ambitious fan-made reimagining of the original 2007 title that seeks to address the retcons and aestheti...

Baldur's Gate 3 Console Version Gets New Red Dragon Subrace

Three weeks ago, I was highly complimentary of Larian Studios about the quality and cadence of the console content drops it had been releasing for the console version of Baldur's Gate 3. At the end of July, it added the ability for players to reach level 40, Aylin and Isobel as full, playable party members, and a bunch...

Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is aiming to be the "definitive" game for the setting, and I think it might be exactly that

In a small room inside a crowded Koelnesse convention centre, a short presentation on Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is shown to a gaggle of tired writers. Creative Assembly's brand manager says they're hoping to make the definitive game in the 40k universe. After playing the game for a little while, I think they may have...

GTA 6 Exec Officially Comments on Non-Lethal Gameplay

A Rockstar North executive has commented on the possibility of playing Grand Theft Auto 6 in a peaceful way, assuring fans that there is a brand-new gameplay mechanic to help with that. Grand Theft Auto 6 will follow the story of a young criminal couple, making it quite challenging to avoid shooting NPCs. However, Rock...

Pokemon TCG’s Record Sale Officially Smashed By Rayquaza Card

The Pokemon Trading Card Game is fast becoming a hobby for the rich, or the foolish. I've closely covered its meteoric rise to its current popularity over the last two years, exploring how scalpers are ruining the hobby, how cards are becoming wildly more expensive, and how regular collectors, like myself, are paying t...

What are we all playing this weekend?

Saturdays are for actually remembering that it's a Bank Holiday weekend, rather than forgetting and coming in on Monday and getting viciously annoyed with Julian and Mark for seeming to ignore your Gchat messages. (They do that anyway, regardless of whether it's a day off.) Read more

What we've been playing - "Forget the classics: remaster the duds"

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Kelsey didn't have to sacrifice a limb to play Elden Ring for the first time again; Bertie mucks around in the Prancing Pony with edgy Aragorn; and the rest of the team travels back from Germany. More to...

Team Rocket's Ambition Great Puzzle Challenge Answers

Between now and the end of September, Pokemon TCG Pocket players can take part in a special challenge to earn 24 Pack Hourglasses. The Team Rocket's Ambition Great Puzzle Challenge is made up of six rounds, which are spread across three levels: Poke Ball Level, Great Ball Level, and Ultra Ball Level.

Brand-New Pokemon Pokopia Code Takes You to Special Cloud Island

Pokemon Pokopia has released a new code that takes players to a unique Cloud Island based on PokemonXP and Pokemon World Championships 2026. Since its release, Pokemon Pokopia has not only become one of the franchise's highest-rated titles, but also one of Nintendo Switch 2's most successful launches. During the game's...

Every Hogwarts Secret Passage in the Harry Potter Books, Explained

Hogwarts is famously the least safe school imaginable, as made staggeringly clear by the number of dangerous magical creatures and dark wizards that broke into the castle while Harry Potter was a student. Clearly, despite the famed protective spells that encircle the school's grounds, Hogwarts has a serious security pr...