Football fans are spoilt for choice this year with the release of EA Sports’ Madden 25 and College Football 25, which begs the question of which is the better choice to buy. We’ve given our view below. With just a month separating the releases of Madden 25 and College Football 25, many players may be deciding which of the two titles to pick up. Of course, you can always get both with the MVP Bundle, but you may not want to splash out that much. View the full article
The latest trailer for Sony's newest Spider-Man film sans Spider-Man, Kraven the Hunter, is here, and there's plenty of blood and a little bit of, uh, The Rhino. Of all the characters and their respective villains Sony could have bought, Spider-Man is probably the best of them, particularly at the time it got the rights. Since then, we've seen a whole bunch of different interpretations of the character, but seeing as the current incarnation is relegated to Disney's MCU, Sony has been left trying to figure out what to do with the other characters it has. So far on the live-action front it's found most success with its Venom films, which are silly and trashy through and through, but hey, I'm still excited for Venom 3. But Venom was already a popular character, so that's not much of a surprise. Somewhere along the line, though, someone decided that a film about another of Spider-Man's villains, Kraven, would be a great idea, and the latest trailer for it just dropped today. As you can see above, Kraven looks to be a particularly violent outing - I doubt we'll be seeing the ole webslinger in this one, even as a cameo. Mostly the trailer is just lots of violent, dramatic shots of Aaron Taylor-Johnson brutally ******** people set to a movie version of Johnny Cash's The Man Comes Around. Oh, and one guy gets his arms clean ripped off by some wolves, so, maybe stay clear of this one if that's not your kind of thing. Perhaps worse still, it seems like Kraven's antagonist for this flick will be another Spider-Man villain, The Rhino, who's looking particularly computer generated this time around. Read more View the full article
Helldivers 2 game director Mikael Eriksson has addressed the community in a new statement, laying out plans for the live-service game's future following a controversial update on August 6. The Helldivers 2 community was unhappy with the Escalation of Freedom patch after it nerfed a magnitude of weapons and stratagems, but Arrowhead says it has been listening to feedback. View the full article
There's been a lot of love for the cRPG genre ever since Baldur's Gate 3 stormed onto the scene and swept up every award under the sun last year, which has some fans asking if Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment will ever return to its own cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, with a third game. View the full article
Most people deserve to be happy to make life more enjoyable. “Make extremely happy” can be achieved in multiple ways, but today’s NYT Mini Crossword has one particular answer to this conundrum—it’s less a method and more of a description. ‘Make extremely happy’ NYT Mini Crossword clue hints Six down clue. Image by Dot Esports Hint one: It has three vowels.Hint two: It rhymes with reducing a balloon.Hint three: One letter short of a family bond.Hint four: It begins with “r.” I can’t give you any more hints, so now it’s time to reveal the complete answer to this clue. View the full article
It’s been looking grim for Super Earth recently. I mean, not really. Multiplayer shooty Helldivers 2 is still sitting around 35,000 concurrent players, which is perfectly respectable, if only around 10% of its peak back in April. Still, a clutch of disgruntled ‘divers have recently found a novel way to protest an increasingly unpopular series of nerfs: laying down their guns and letting the bots take the ***** planet. “If Super Earth wanted to remain safe, they would stop nerfing our guns," reads one comment on the subreddit, in response to a post titled “Let the bots advance. Let the Super Earth *****.” It seems to have picked up some steam inside the actual game, too. As of earlier this week, there’s only around a thousand players actively trying to stop the bots advancing perilously close to the home planet, via Gamesradar. Whether this is all massively overblown for the sake of a dramatic yarn or not, Arrowhead themselves have taken note of player concerns over nerfs. Yesterday, game director Mikael Eriksson unveiled a plan for the next 60 days, directly addressing player feedback over the controversial ‘Escalation of Freedom’ update. Read more View the full article
Madden 25 is finally here, but the game isn’t without issues. Though you may expect them to be largely server-related, Superstar mode has some big problems—but we’ve got some fixes. Superstar mode in Madden 25 enables you to live out your dream career as an NFL player, and following the success of College Football 25, you can continue the journey you started in the other EA Sports title. View the full article
Finding and sharing Free Stuff is one of the time-honoured duties of the video game journalist or SEO-monger. Back when I was OXM's online editor, "free Xbox games" was one of our golden Google pillars, the other two being "Minecraft Xbox 360 update" and "Skyrim something something". Well, uncle Valve has just rudely torpedoed that ancient investigative initiative by adding a Trending Free tab to the Steam frontpage, encompassing prologues, demos, free-to-play games and that most treasured of jewels, a full free game with no monetisation elements, such as Grimhook. Do not cry for us pitiful electronic scribblers, crowded on our melting internet icebergs. Play free games instead! Thanks to that new tab, I've just discovered a demo for neato wide-format tower defender Frontline Crisis. Hah, that'll keep the awareness of steady livelihood erosion at bay. Read more View the full article
Disney didn't have much to show of Frozen 3 at D23 this weekend, but it has now at least confirmed when you'll be able to watch it. As reported by Deadline, Disney has slotted Frozen 3 into a Thanksgiving-week release date, opting for the day before the US holiday, November 24… 2027. Yep, if you couldn't guess from the fact that the only thing the house of mouse had to share of the threequel was a piece of concept art, the film is a while away. There's actually seemingly two more films, in fact, as at the time of its reveal producer Jennifer Lee said, "Coming out of Frozen 2, we still have some questions. A lot of questions actually. Now, you see why we need two films to tell this story." Disney CEO Bob Iger previously teased that a Frozen 4 might be in the works back in 2023, so this tease from Lee isn't all that surprising. The 2027 release is actually a bit of a delay, as the film was originally expected to release sometime in 2026. A November release does make sense though, as that's inline with the previous two Frozen films as well. Plot details haven't been shared about the threequel, but the concept art that was released does somewhat hint as to what you can expect - it shows Elsa, Anna, and Olaf riding on horses heading towards some kind of magical, floating kingdom, with a shadow of a figure holding a spear seen behind them. Read more View the full article
Following the backlash that’s erupted within the Helldivers 2 community in response to the game’s recent Escalation of Freedom update, developer Arrowhead has been busy gathering feedback in various different ways. Now, the studio’s unveiled its plans to act on this feedback, which include making a number of changes within the next 60 days. If you’re out of the loop, the inclusion of some nerfs to ***** damage in the Escalation of Freedom update’s changes seemed to be the straw that broke the camel’s back for a lot of players, with many questioning whether Arrowhead was adopting the right approach to balancing. Some have even gone as far as attempting to let the Automatons reach Super Earth in the game’s galactic war as a protest of sorts against the tweaks. Now, via a post to the Helldivers 2 subreddit, Arrowhead has shared details of its plan to act on the feedback it’s received in response to the update. “We didn’t hit our target with the latest update,” game director Mikael Eriksson wrote in the post, “Some things we just didn’t get right - and other more fundamental inconsistencies in our approach to game balance and game direction. Read more View the full article
There are infinite possibilities when it comes to creating a crosshair in VALORANT. Many players like to keep it simple or copy the crosshair of a professional player in the hope of improving, while others are far more creative and have made the perfect Minecraft crosshair. VALORANT players have created the default crosshair from Minecraft, a custom variation totally different from any crosshair you have seen before. View the full article
Madden 25 allows you to continue the player career you began in College Football 25. We’ve got you covered if you want to know how to complete the process. The synergy between both EA Sports titles is clear, and continuing a player’s career in Madden 25 adds further realism to the experience. It also provides some benefits, so it’s advisable to always choose this option when available. View the full article
Bakeru, the game considered the spiritual successor to the Goemon series of games, is coming to the west. The game was released on the Switch last year under the title Otogi Katsugeki Mameda no Bakeru, but only in Japan. Now Spike Chunsoft has announced that it will be releasing the game on Switch and PC in the west on September 3, where it will simply be called Bakeru. Read More... View the full article
Diablo fans have managed to get the original game running natively via web browser, which means that you can play the first game on any device that supports the internet right now. View the full article
When you create a custom server in CS2, whether competitive or casual, the game will add nine bots to play alongside you. Having them around isn’t necessary a lot of the time, though. Thankfully, there’s an easy way to remove bots. The command to remove bots comes in handy when you want to practice grenades in CS2, practice executes or retakes with your friends, or if you want to play a custom match. Without further ado, here’s how to remove bots from your custom server in CS2. View the full article
Knowing smoke grenade lineups in CS2 will separate you from everyone else on the server, allowing you to run different strategies on the fly. But to memorize the lineups, you’ll need to save some time to practice smokes. The best way to practice smokes in CS2 is to create a private dedicated server. If you’re tired of missing your smokes in CS2, here’s how to get better at it. View the full article
Developers from Saber Interactive, the studio behind third-person shooter Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 explained why the game's cooperative mission mode has a maximum player count of three. Called "Operations," the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 co-op mode pits teams of three Space Marines against hordes of enemies in unique missions. View the full article
Today’s LoLdle is certainly a hot one, with the six-word clue quite the challenge for anyone unfamiliar with the League of Legends champions who wield righteous flames. If you fall into this category and don’t know who might have said the tricky Aug. 14 LoLdle quote, don’t worry—I’ve solved the answer below. Who says, “My flames ***** only the unworthy” in LoL? The LoLdle quote on Wednesday, Aug. 14 is, “My flames ***** only the unworthy.“ The League champion who says this line is Kayle. View the full article
IShowSpeed has made no grand plans to return to streaming on Twitch anytime in the foreseeable future, despite claims to the contrary swirling in the streaming community after he was banned on YouTube earlier this month. The super popular content creator was temporarily banned on his primary platform after sharing a viral video where he jumped over several speeding supercars. The upload earned IShowSpeed a Community Guidelines strike and a suspension—and once the star was banned, the Twitch rumors began. View the full article
The final event of the Pokémon esports calendar is here, with the Pokémon World Championships 2024 taking place from Aug. 16 to 18. If you’re not attending the glamorous event in Honolulu, Hawaii, you can still watch all the action live. There are plenty of streams available, so, depending on which of the four big games you’re interested in, there’s something for you. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the Pokémon World Championships 2024. View the full article
If you enjoy sports, you may know about a little area called the end zone and the end zone marker. But if not, you might be in a bit of a pickle with today’s NYT crossword clue. “End zone marker” is a clue from the Aug. 14 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle. If you’re not sure what these are called—especially if you’ve never really watched any NFL or football before—you’re in the right place for hints, and the answer. View the full article
The 2024 League of Legends competitive season has been roaring on since January already, with the Split Two contest now winding down to its eventual end. With incredible Victorious skins on the line and, of course, bragging rights for how high you can climb rank-wise, every League player will want to know exactly how long they have to breach the next illustrious level—whether it be Bronze or Diamond. Here’s everything you need to know regarding League‘s latest split closing its doors. View the full article
The war on Summoner’s Rift ranges on in League of Legends, with the 2024 competitive season well underway. Players have already slogged through Split One and pocketed an incredible Victorious Kog’Maw cosmetic. Now all eyes turn to the battle across Split Two and the cool new rewards waiting at the end. Receiving a Victorious skin for a champion in League is a time-honored tradition at this point. Each ranked season, players who earn specific ranks are rewarded a Victorious skin. Even though the ranked season has since been divided, this is still the case. View the full article
In response to the overwhelmingly uproar over the controversial Escalation of Freedom update in the Helldivers 2 community, game director Mikael Eriksson has now ***** out a huge 60-day roadmap he hopes will leave the shooter in better shape. Eriksson authored an impassioned message to Helldivers 2 players, directly addressing the update’s controversy. In the Aug. 13 message, Eriksson declared to fans: “What matters most now is action. Not talk.” What the Helldivers 2 boss means is the developers are now working on a whole pile of game-fixing changes in a bid to reverse egregious balance changes, fix aspects for quality of life, and optimize performance. View the full article
Valorant's Update 9.03 has been officially revealed, bringing a series of significant adjustments to gameplay, particularly focusing on ground-spreading and map-targeted abilities. Additionally, this Valorant update introduces the map Pearl to console players for the first time, expanding the game's reach and providing new opportunities for strategic play. View the full article
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The latest trailer for Sony's newest Spider-Man film sans Spider-Man, Kraven the Hunter, is here, and there's plenty of blood and a little bit of, uh, The Rhino. Of all the characters and their respective villains Sony could have bought, Spider-Man is probably the best of them, particularly at the time it got the rights. Since then, we've seen a whole bunch of different interpretations of the character, but seeing as the current incarnation is relegated to Disney's MCU, Sony has been left trying to figure out what to do with the other characters it has. So far on the live-action front it's found most success with its Venom films, which are silly and trashy through and through, but hey, I'm still excited for Venom 3. But Venom was already a popular character, so that's not much of a surprise. Somewhere along the line, though, someone decided that a film about another of Spider-Man's villains, Kraven, would be a great idea, and the latest trailer for it just dropped today. As you can see above, Kraven looks to be a particularly violent outing - I doubt we'll be seeing the ole webslinger in this one, even as a cameo. Mostly the trailer is just lots of violent, dramatic shots of Aaron Taylor-Johnson brutally ******** people set to a movie version of Johnny Cash's The Man Comes Around. Oh, and one guy gets his arms clean ripped off by some wolves, so, maybe stay clear of this one if that's not your kind of thing. Perhaps worse still, it seems like Kraven's antagonist for this flick will be another Spider-Man villain, The Rhino, who's looking particularly computer generated this time around. Read more View the full article