A Russian chess player is facing possible jail time and ********* charges after she allegedly used liquid mercury from a broken thermometer to poison a rival player during a large tournament earlier this month. Read more... View the full article
The question on everyone’s lips right now is: Switch 2 when? Now in its eighth year, the current handheld hybrid is more than a little long in the tooth, and the evidence continues to mount that fans still have a bit of a wait to go before Nintendo launches its next console. Read more... View the full article
With just a week and change left until Concord hits the ground running, the team behind the first-person hero shooter has announced its plans for the PlayStation 5 console exclusive’s future. A roadmap confirms at least three seasons of post-launch updates, as well as a microtransaction store coming in October. Read more... View the full article
This month, the latest entry in the long-running Alien sci-fi franchise hits theaters. Alien: Romulus, starring Cailee Spaney (Civil War) and Isabela Merced (Madame Web) from noted horror director Fede Álvarez, debuts August 14, and from the trailers and early reactions, it looks like a fantastic entry in the… Read more... View the full article
Back in 2022, one of the most unexpectedly big games of the year was a cute little cult simulator. Cult of the Lamb, developed by Massive Monster and published by Devolver Digital, made a huge splash when it launched two summers ago and spoke to all the little freaks and deviants out there. Its hybrid of Animal… Read more... View the full article
Video game release dates are more a suggestion than a promise these days, and understandably so. Making games is hard and audiences have never been busier and more fickle. Still, it’s disappointing when you find out that sci-fi shooter or fantasy adventure you’ve been waiting for won’t be out any time soon, and a lot… Read more... View the full article
Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas is getting a big and pricey Lego set in September, just in time for the upcoming spookiest holiday of all: Labor Day. And I guess, if you want, you can celebrate Halloween with the new Disney Lego set, too. Read more... View the full article
If you’re like me and you’re excited for this fall’s Metaphor: ReFantazio, the next turn-based fantasy RPG from the team responsible for some of the most beloved Persona titles, you owe it to yourself to check out the latter series. Persona exploded in popularity over the last decade, turning into a bonafide hit for… Read more... View the full article
Modern-day anime, and the industries that shape its creation and distribution, are in a stride not dissimilar to the one video games have been experiencing since around 2020 during the height of the covid pandemic, when everyone was stuck at home with nothing better to do than tackle their backlog of games (or, in… Read more... View the full article
Once Human features countless resources and materials necessary for crafting and base-building, so it can feel confusing as you sort through the list. But it gets simpler once you realize that most resources are upgraded versions of previously available items from a lower-level zone. Take, for example, Special Parts… Read more... View the full article
Boss Team Games and Wayforward are working together on not one, but two new retro-inspired action-platforms. One is based on the original Halloween movie and the other is based on the series Ash Vs. Evil *****. It’s the start of a larger horror game franchise called RetroRealms. Read more... View the full article
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess constantly keeps things fresh with unique mechanics and levels. Enri Village is a wonderful example, as it’s a boss stage in all but name. Making things more difficult is that you’ll be physically useless throughout the night, forcing your villagers to pick up the slack. Read more... View the full article
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess offers plenty of variety in boss fights, but one of the most challenging will be encountered early on. Mukadejoro is an aggressive behemoth with unique mechanics and a persistent AI. It all comes together to feel like a massive difficulty spike. Read more... View the full article
Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 3 is the last time fans get to hear Kevin Conroy as Batman. But the initial version had one big problem. His archnemesis, the Joker, didn’t sound like Mark Hamill, the Star Wars actor who made the character his own in Batman: The Animated Series. Warner Bros. has now quietly stepped in… Read more... View the full article
There have been rumblings that Red ***** Redemption would finally get a PC port for a while now, and it looks like the Western epic could be closer than ever to hitting Steam and other PC gaming storefronts. A leaked description on PlayStation Network of all places points to an imminent launch. Read more... View the full article
Visions of Mana is the first new mainline entry in Square Enix’s Mana series in over 15 years, so naturally it has attracted huge attention from modern-day RPG fans and retro game enthusiasts alike. As is tradition with Square Enix games, a demo for Visions of Mana was released ahead of the game’s official August 29… Read more... View the full article
Officially, Valve—the company behind Steam, Half-Life, and more—has yet to announce its next big game. However, thousands of people are currently playing and posting about Deadlock, Valve’s next big game, literally right now. So uh, what’s going on? Read more... View the full article
Many Fallout fans consider Fallout: New Vegas the best game in the series. So folks have long wanted a sequel or similar spin-off led by New Vegas game director Josh Sawyer. And according to him, he’s down to do it, assuming he’s not too constrained by Bethesda. Read more... View the full article
McDonald’s is paying tribute to its lucrative merchandising past with a new set of collector’s meal cups that star past McDonald’s cup icons like Grimace, Hello Kitty, and Shrek. They’re plastic instead of glass, but they won’t leach heavy metals into your bloodstream this time either. Read more... View the full article
*********’s Creed Shadows is the next main entry in Ubisoft’s long-running open-world historical stab-a-thon series. The big game arrives later this year, and when it does, it will have had the longest development cycle in the franchise’s nearly 20-year history. Read more... View the full article
The cooperative shooter Helldivers 2 prides itself on being a tough game. It’s got enemies that love to overwhelm players, and the higher the difficulty of the mission, the more heavily armored and massive they are. The recent Escalation of Freedom update has upped the ante with a fresh crop of nightmares to face off… Read more... View the full article
You can subscribe to services for music, food, and underwear. Why not a subscription for kids party venues as well? Chuck E. Cheese, once the home of beautiful and haunting animatronics, is launching a new membership for free games and discounted food that can’t wait to get added to the list of automatic payments you… Read more... View the full article
PlayStation’s Summer ***** is nearly over. Sony is slashing prices across various games, DLCs, and even some in-game currency. Odds are if you’ve had a game you’ve been eyeing for a while, it might be fairly cheap at the moment. If you’re looking for a fun cooperative game to play with a friend, a lover, or a family… Read more... View the full article
John Carpenter’s horror classic Halloweenpractically invented the slasher film genre when it was released in 1978. And now the master of horror is returning to the franchise once more with the announcement of two new video games based on Carptenter’s Halloween series. Read more... View the full article
For those who enjoy sitting back and allowing a swarm of minions to clear mobs, the Necromancer in Diablo IV is one of the most potent classes each season, and for many the most satisfying. At first, you can summon Skeletal Warriors or Mages. They’re okay. What you really want is to learn how to summon a Golem in Diabl… Read more... View the full article
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A Russian chess player is facing possible jail time and ********* charges after she allegedly used liquid mercury from a broken thermometer to poison a rival player during a large tournament earlier this month. Read more... View the full article