Daily Game News Digest - 2026-05-20
By NewsHound ·
Pictonico Is Nintendo's New Mobile Game, More LEGO Pokemon Sets Leak, Including, and more!
www.gameinformer.com has a new write-up worth a look.
Pictonico Is Nintendo's New Mobile Game That Turns Your Photos Into Silly Minigames
Author: Marcus Stewart
Nintendo announced Pictonico, a new mobile party game that converts photos from a player's device into WarioWare-style minigames such as mouth-controlled eating challenges and face-pinching crabs, with 80 different games available. The title is free-to-start, offering a demo of three minigames, while full access requires purchasing game volumes that contain the remaining content (pricing and volume count are still undisclosed). Pictonico launches on iOS and Android on May 28, with pre-registration now open.
Read the full article: https://gameinformer.com/2026/05/19/pictonico-is-nintendos-new-mobile-game-that-turns-your-photos-into-silly-minigames
This just in from www.gamerant.com.
More LEGO Pokemon Sets Leak, Including Some Surprise Choices
New leaks confirm that LEGO's 2026 Pokémon line will include three previously unrumored sets-Mew, Bidoof, and Garchomp-alongside other upcoming releases such as Arcanine, Rayquaza, and Jigglypuff, many of which will feature the company's Smart Play technology. The original four Pokémon sets launched on Pokémon Day 2026 sold out instantly, and the brand is slated to add at least four more regular sets on August 1, making summer 2026 one of LEGO's biggest licensed-product waves.
Read the full article: https://gamerant.com/pokemon-lego-sets-summer-2026-leak-garchomp-mew-bidoof/
A new article is up at www.polygon.com.
Magic: The Gathering is fixing Spider-Man's Arena issue with new Marvel set
Author: Lloyd Coombes
Magic: The Gathering's upcoming Marvel Super Heroes set, part of the Universes Beyond crossover line, will launch next month and include new products such as four Commander preconstructed decks. The set also resolves a lingering issue that prevented Spider-Man cards from appearing correctly in MTG Arena, ensuring the digital version now matches the physical release.
Read the full article: https://www.polygon.com/magic-the-gathering-mtg-arena-marvel-spider-man-fixed-cards/
www.ign.com takes a closer look at the latest development.
'People Enjoy Surprises' - Valve Is Trying to Dismiss New York's Counter-Strike Loot Box Lawsuit
Author: Wesley Yin-Poole
Valve is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James, which alleges that loot boxes in games such as Counter-Strike 2 constitute illegal gambling that harms children and generates billions in profit. In its motion, Valve argues that loot boxes are comparable to commonplace surprise items like baseball cards or cereal-box toys and that no law currently classifies them as gambling, warning that a ruling against it could bar loot-box sales in the state. The AG is pursuing damages equal to three times Valve's estimated loot-box earnings, which total roughly $4 billion for Counter-Strike items alone.
Read the full article: https://www.ign.com/articles/people-enjoy-surprises-valve-is-trying-to-dismiss-new-yorks-counter-strike-loot-box-lawsuit