Overwatch’s D.Va ready to school some fools with new Nendoroid

Top of the Class And here come the variants! Good Smile Company has released images of the firstOverwatchNendoroid figurine to feature an alternate skin. And the hero in question is Korean cutie-pie and video game extraordinaire Hana Song, better known by her call-name D.Va. Although D.Va already has her own Nendo out in the wild, this new edition features her all-new “Academy” skin, currently featured inOverwatch’sanniversary event. Standing 100mm in height, D....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Edward Johnson

PSA: If you’re swapping out your microSD card on the Nintendo Switch, make sure it’s not in sleep mode

It needs to be completely off After learning that you can easily export screenshots from the Nintendo Switch in bulk to the PC with a microSD card (and adapter, which is included in nearly every card these days), I just had to try it out. The thing is, I didn’t think to turn the Switch completely off, and obtained an error message that instructed me to never remove the card unless the system was shut off entirely....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Tammy Diaz

Ragnarok Idle Adventure Plus codes (August 2025)

Updated: July 17, 2025 We added new codes! You either die as an iconic MMORPG or live long enough to become an idle mobile game.RagnarokOnlineis in the second category. If you enjoy battles as relaxing as possible and buffing up your heroesad infinitum, you’ll enjoy the new twist on the formula—Ragnarok Idle Adventure Plus. The game is riddled with microtransactions upon microtransactions, but you don’t have to let that ruin your experience....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Christopher Gordon

Real life Splatoon guns exist, and they shoot ink

Revealed at the 2017 Toy Fair Last weekend at the Toy Fair 2017, toy manufacturer Jakks Pacific unveiled newSplatoon-themed toys, and they look to bring back the glory days of Super Soakers. Allegedly releasing this year they’re based on the designs from the games, and shoot officially licensed “ink” (a slime of some sort). As long as the slime tanks can be refilled easily with water, I’m down to get at least one of these....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Lori Jenkins

Retro games made me feel stupid until I remembered the most basic thing

It was late 2024 when I grabbed my Nintendo Switch to play some old games. I had never really gotten into retro gaming deeply, and I’m not a walking encyclopedia on obscure Mega Drive and Super Nintendo titles—though I secretly admire those who are. So I went the most mainstream route and used Nintendo Switch Online to play some SNES. I had this console in my childhood, but I never owned many cartridges....

August 7, 2025 · 5 min · 861 words · Austin Carter

Review in Progress: Greedfall

This game has Spiders making it You know, I’ve never played a Spiders game. I’ve been interested in a couple, likeTechnomancer, but never got around to actually buying or playing them. They’ve mostly received lukewarm reviews with plenty of uses of the word “jank.” Greedfallseemed particularly interesting to me, though it’s hard to pinpoint why. I guess I’ve just been hankering for a solid RPG to come by and satisfy a hole left byDivinity Original Sin 2....

August 7, 2025 · 4 min · 673 words · Brianna Young PhD

Rockstar continues to patch its problematic launcher for Red Dead Redemption 2

Stability While some folks are able to get into the newly mintedRed Dead Redemption 2PC port without issue, a lot of folks can’t. Issues are piling up that include Anti-Virus incompatibility, Vulkan setting problems (swap to DirectX12), and as I mentioned in my impressions piece, optimization troubles. But it seems like the main culprit isn’t necessarily the game itself, but the new proprietary Rockstar launcher that popped into existence a few months back....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Tyler Lewis

Roll up for this week’s Arcade Archives release, Circus Charlie

Rud-dud-duddle-luddle-lud-duh-der-der Something a little different from Hamster’s big bag of retro games this week, as Konami’s old-school arcadeCircus Charliereturns, now available to download on Nintendo Switch. Released in 1984 in arcades and on the MSX platform,Circus Charlieis a quirky game which sees the titular, (and apparently multi-talented), clown partake in a series of traditional circus acts. Players must help Charlie put on an awe-inspiring, death-defying show for the patrons, via tightrope, trapeze, trampoline, and… erm… lion-riding....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Stephanie Smith

Rumour: Photo reveals player count for Black Ops 4’s battle royale mode

Blackout may not hit the big 100 Activision have been keeping much under wraps ever since they revealedBlackout,the battle royale mode headed to this year’sCall of Dutyentry,Black Ops 4. But a mysterious photo doing the rounds online seems to hint at its player count, at the very least. The blurry shot, which surfaced online at the weekend, appears to show thatBlackoutcan house up to 60 combatants at once. Now, while that is obviously a good chunk less than most battle royale titles on the market, it figures, givenCall of Duty’shi-res visual clarity and intricate detail....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · John Lyons

Sessler & Sterling at ScrewAttack Gaming Convention 2013

“What is Chungus?” This past weekend, your ol’ pal Jim Sterling was in attendance at SGC 2013, and Adam Sessler was there too, representing our friends at Rev3 Games. Naturally, these two titans of games media had to clash and hammer out the big issues of the moment. The Sessler & Sterling panel was great fun, as we drew random controversies from a hat, railing on everything from DRM to David Cage to Chungus....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Todd Harrington

Shenmue III publishing rights transfer to ININ Games, which is ready to ‘shepherd’ the game ‘into its next phase’

Thepublishing rights to Shenmue IIIhave transferred from Deep Silver to ININ Games. The German publisher promises to “shepherdShenmue IIIinto its next phase,” making it more accessible to everyone. That’s a good thing. It’s been five years sinceShenmue IIIlaunched, and it’s currently only available for users on PlayStation 4 andPC via Steamand the Epic Games Store. With ININ taking the reigns, we can assume the publisher plans to bringShenmue IIIto many more platforms, such as PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and maybe even Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and mobile....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Dr. Samantha Schmidt

Should you tell Moore to “put it behind you” or “remain sad forever” in Elden Ring

As you playElden Ring, you will meet many NPCs. Moore is someone that you run into quite early in the game and can be found just outside Belurat Tower. He has a little quest attached if you know what to do but it is somewhat obtuse. In this guide, we will run you through the relevant steps, but obviously,there shall be spoilers ahead. Moore Questline Guide in Elden Ring You will first find Moore at the Main Gate Cross outside Belurat....

August 7, 2025 · 3 min · 556 words · Danny Bowers

Steam Capitalism and Economy Fest kicks off today

More than14,000 titles were released on Steam in 2023. To say that it’s the top dog of the digital PC gaming world would be wholly accurate. Part of the reason it remains as popular as ever is all the sale events that occur, and the first one of this year is going live soon. The Steam Capitalism and Economy Fest officially kicks off later on today. If you head to thewebsitenow, you can see what’s likely to be featured....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · Paul Beasley