Aksys reprints 999 with all-new box art

I hope you guys managed to pre-orderVirtue’s Last Rewardon time to get thatsweet watch, because that sh*t sold outfast. I had heard that Aksys offered a second batch of watches this week, but by the time I scoped out Amazon, they were once again gone. Well, horse puckies. If you’ve somehow missed out on its DS predecessor,999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, Amazon is offering areprint with brand new box art....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Felicia Stone

All EA FC 25 Champions Finals rewards (Season 5)

EA Sports has once again buffed theEA FC 25Champions Finals rewards, as Season 5 witnesses the introduction of Future Stars items in the pool of available cards. In Season 4, players were guaranteed promo items if they managed to secure four wins or more. The same trend also continues in the latest season, which went live earlier on January 30. The new set of rewards will be a great incentive for all to grind out as many wins as possible....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Leah Henry

Arcana Heart delay breaks my heart

Thanks to the ever dutifulHamza CTZ Aziz, we know that Japanese brawlerArcana Heartis slated to be released this week. Fans of magical anime girls and 50+ hit combos rushed to preorder the 2-D all-female title when it was firstannounced. Now Atlus sends word that there will be a bit of a delay on the release of this PlayStation 2 game. Today, April 8th, was the original ship date forArcana Heart, and fans planned to either pick up their preorder or receive their shipment tomorrow....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Katie Ryan

Art Attack Friday: Andy Helms’ Dude-A-Day project

[Art Attack Friday is your weekly look at videogame fan art created by a talented artist.] Back in February (which, if you’ll recall, was the internet Stone Age), Hamza featured Andy Helms’ Dude-A-Day project onthis very column. Dude-A-Day is exactly what is sounds like: Andy wants to draw 365 Dudes in his distinctive art style. He should’ve wrapped up the whole project a month ago, so I figured it was time to check in with him....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Dustin Merritt

Atlus fighter AquaPazza flaunts new assailants

Team ToHeart 2 revealed The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One may be looming just around the bend, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to put your current generation systems out to pasture just yet. Software will continue to trickle out for older platforms following next month’s hardware transition, as is the case with Atlus USA’s upcoming fighting gameAquaPazza: Aquaplus Dream Match. The publisher released a new trailer for the crossover fighter, which vaunts a cast of characters from the catalogue of visual novel distributor AquaPlus, featuring a pair of bruisers fromToHeart 2....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Rodney Holland

Bayonetta PC port clears 170,000 sales

Witchcraft and sales wizardry It sounds like the decision to portBayonettato Steam is paying off. John Clark, SEGA Europe’s VP of commercial publishing, has stated that the game has sold “over 170,000” copies. The report comes from an interview with Clark published onPC Invasion. According to Clark, the publisher is “really happy with [Bayonetta‘s] performance.” The port released on Steam April 11th, and currently has a “Very Positive” rating. The sales numbers aren’t too surprising....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Margaret Scott

Borderlands half off for Steam weekend deal

Oh, hell yes. I’m just going to cut to the chase.Borderlandsis my favorite FPS in a very, very long time. You should buy it. If you have Steam, you should buy it this weekend because its price is slashed in half and will run you a sweet $24.99. But that’s not all! Steam has always offered a four-pack of the game so that you can get a full group of players going right out of the gate at a nice savings....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Marcus Benjamin

Call of Duty: MW3 Season 1 brings new maps, Gunfight, Zombies content

In a post on theCall of Dutyblog, Activision has detailed some of the content coming toCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3Season 1. The multiplayer mode will receive some brand new 6v6 maps and the addition of the popular Gunfight mode. Meanwhile, both Zombies and Warzone are also getting some updates as well. A handful of maps and Gunfight mode Three new 6v6 maps are going to be joining the rotation specifically inMW3Season 1....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Timothy Roberts

Confederate Express Kickstarter shows awesome sprite work

I tend to shy away from videogame Kickstarter campaigns that don’t show much gameplay or that seem too early in development, but what little we have of the tactical RPGConfederate Expressis just too good not to share. The most notable elements on display are theLegend of Dungeon-esque sprite-based lighting effects, a relatively unique explanation for the existence of zombies, and a really kickin’ soundtrack byAdhesive Wombat. The description tells more about the plans forConfederate Express— multiple crew members with unique skills, procedurally generated levels, permanent death — but little is shown regarding those features....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 142 words · Ashley Sanders

Decidueye features in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s next 7-star raid

Who’s thatPokémon? The JapanesePokémonTwitter account has announced where the spotlight will land for itsupcoming 7-star raidsforPokémonScarletand Violet. It’s Decidueye! The dashing bird-of-prey and final evolution of Rowlet, one of the original starter critters fromPokémon SunandMoon. 『ポケットモンスター スカーレット・バイオレット』の★7の黒い結晶のテラレイドバトルに「最強のジュナイパー」が襲来決定!ひこうテラスタイプで、強力なポケモンだよ!出現期間など、ゲーム内最新情報はこちら!https://t.co/1ZL9lNC1bC#ポケモンSV#最強のジュナイパー#テラレイドバトルpic.twitter.com/LxkGAqn5w0 — ポケモン公式 (@Pokemon_cojp)July 26, 2025 You’ll have two opportunities to bag this owl: Since Decidueye and its earlier forms aren’t part of Paldea’s Pokedex, this will be the first opportunity players will get to add it to the pile....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Daniel Franklin

Did you know Destiny 2 is probably going to sunset fishing?

I’m not one forFOMO,feature deprecation, andcontent sunsetting. Time and again, I’ve voiced my opinions on these matters, but the schtick keeps rearing its ugly head quite often. The latest (potential) victim? Fishing in Destiny 2, believe it or not, is as beloved as it might be. Destiny 2introduced fishinginto its eclectic mix of activities during the Season of the Deep. Veteran players will know that this was, essentially, during the height of the community’s unhappiness withhow Bungie was handling the year ofLightfall....

July 10, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Emily Nguyen

Disney Dreamlight Valley has found the perfect way to introduce Star Wars—and I really hope Marvel is next

Picture this: You’re strolling along the beach with Darth Vader as you force him to go fishing with you and listen to him complain nonstop about how much he hates sand. That sounds like the dream to me, andDisney Dreamlight Valleyhas found the perfect way to deliver it. Now, Darth Vader and other characters aren’t actually coming toDDVjust yet, but we’re taking a step in the right direction with some Premium Shop offerings from a galaxy far, far away....

July 10, 2025 · 4 min · 707 words · Beth Thompson

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will deliver its final Trunks DLC later this year

‘The Warrior of Hope’ Dragon Ball Z: Kakarotlaunched at the beginning of 2020, and it’s been steadily getting a few major updates here and there. It even got a new card game mode! But now things are winding down a bit with what is seemingly the last DLC, which will once again feature Trunks; just like theXenoverse 2add-on due out this month. It’s called “Trunks: The Warrior of Hope,” and will feature a time-bending storyline that involves the Androids winning the confrontation from the anime arc....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Michael Beck