Hyper Light Breaker is a 3D co-op follow-up to Drifter, coming next year

Find out if your friends are Drifter compatible Heart Machine is fresh off its most recent game,Solar Ash, and already has another in the works. Today, the studio revealedHyper Light Breaker, a new game set in theHyper Light Drifteruniverse. Today is the sixth anniversary ofHyper Light Drifter‘s launch, and developer Heart Machine took the occasion to unveil an animated trailer and a very brief snippet of early footage of its follow-up....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 294 words · Bethany Ward

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms Season 7 update details

The popular idle titleIdle Champions of the Forgotten Realmsis entering its 7th season. Titled The Rivals,Season 7 focuses specifically on the Rivals of Waterdeep, featuring reworks for half of them. Season 7 officially begins today, January 3. Here are all of theIdle Champions of the Forgotten RealmsSeason 7 update details. 3 Champion Reworks As part of the update, D’hani from Seat 1, Shaka from Seat 9, and Selise from Seat 12 have all received complete reworks....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Kenneth Malone

In only a few days, someone made de_dust2 in Far Cry 5

RUSH B! One of the coolest features inFar Cry 5is the ability for users to create their own maps. While this isn’t new for the series (this was present in the original game on both PC and Xbox), the flexibility of the new tools means you can create basically anything with relative ease. Apart from everyone recreating “World 1-1” fromSuper Mario Bros.as soon as they can, “de_dust2” tends to find its way into every game....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Julia Peters

iPhone game Pocket Zombie is officially complete!

A couple weeks ago, I excitedlydropped the newsthat I was going to be a zombified character in Panda Cake’s new iPhone gamePocket Zombie(yay, self-promotion!). At the time of the post, an early version of the gamewasavailable, but some minor kinks had to be ironed out. Well, it’s now official: the final version ofPocket Zombieisavailable on iTunes! Pocket Zombieallows you to take care of a zombie on your iPhone by feeding it brains, changing its outfit, and leveling it up....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 218 words · Andrew Leonard

La-Mulana EX is nirvana for punishing game enthusiasts

Alternatively, ‘Spelunking for Masochists’ There’s a certain thrill to a game that punishes you for attempting to best it, asBloodborneandSoulsseries fans can attest to. That’s why there happen to be so many of them cropping up here and there, especially over the last few years. La-Mulana EXis a member of this special breed of titles; a throwback to the 1980s where a gaggle of our favorite games were stiffer than your favorite drink and tougher than the very nails you’d want to hammer into your head after a play session....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 582 words · Morgan Williams DDS

Latest Destiny hot fix addresses Three of Coins exploit

Here’s what’s new, Guardian Destiny’slatest Hot Fix has nerfed the Three of Coins Exotic Engram exploit. If you’d been consuming a Three of Coins consumable and then hopped into the Scourge of Winter mission, only to keep rinse/repeating the final boss for Exotic gear, the jig is up: rapidly killing Ultras will now have a reduced chance to drop an Exotic Engram. The update also addresses problems with the High Level Targets quest (it didn’t always give Legendary Marks upon completion), tweaked problems with the Moments of Triumphs chest grinds, and revised an issue where Dreadnought loot chests used to be lootable multiple times per spawn....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Carol Koch

Madden Bowl XVIII to be broadcast on Xbox Live

Madden Bowl XVIIIwill be available to watch through the WatchESPN app and through ESPN on Xbox Live. This is a tourney that has NFL superstars hitting the virtual field withMadden NFL 12, and it kicks off tomorrow, Feb 2, at 9 p.m. EST. you’re able to also have a chance at playing against a NFL pro on Xbox Live prior to Madden Bowl XVIII tomorrow, from 6-7 p.m. EST. To do this send a friend request to “NFLBaller2012,” begin playingNFL 12on Xbox 360 at 5:30 EST and start looking for a game invite....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Tracy Johnson

Mario Kart Tour goes retro with Super Mario Kart event

Dibs on Koopa Troopa Mobile racerMario Kart Touris gearing up for its next in-game event, which this time around is an ironic reminder of far,farsuperior releases in Nintendo’s genre-defining series. TheSuper Mario Kart Tour, now live in-game, adds two drivers to the mix in the form of Donkey Kong Jr. and Mario himself, but now stylised in their classic 16-bit forms. Also being added to the loot pipe are a new pixelated kart and glider....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Richard Soto

Miyamoto on where the Wii U went wrong

I’m happy with mine NPR had anice chatwith long-time designer Shigeru Miyamoto about the origins of his characters and how he first got started with Nintendo a few decades ago. Lovely. He also opened up about the Wii U’s lackluster sales. Asked if the cost was an issue, Miyamoto said “I don’t think it’s just the price, because if the system is appealing enough, people will buy it even if the price is a little bit high....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Daniel Duke

Monkey Tycoon codes (October 2024)

Updated: August 01, 2025 We added new codes! I’ve never heard of a neon banana, not to mention the fact that said bananas can morph into monkeys, but it all seems possible inMonkey Tycoon. Not that I’m complaining because my monkey army is rising, and I’m getting wealthier with every passing minute. If you’re running out of space to merge monkeys, you don’t have to worry. That’s not a problem when you haveMonkey Tycooncodes....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Joseph Griffin

Murder by Numbers makes a good first impression

The animated intro welcomes you to Los Angeles, 1996 Don’t let anyone undersell you on the value of animated intros for video games. I won’t hear it! When done right, animated intros can fire up your imagination and establish the tone for the rest of the experience. Even before that point, they’re a novel way to help draw in casual observers. I wasn’t followingMurder by Numbers–not up-close–but now I am....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Kaitlyn Gonzalez

My Nintendo gets a few Mario Kart related rewards

Wallpaper, a guide sample, and a calendar I always feel obligated to update people on the happenings with My Nintendo, because I know one person somewhere cares. I don’t know who that person is, but this is for you. As of this week Nintendo has altered its rewards, adding in newMario Kart 8themed stuff. There’s three offerings — a wallpaper (for smartphones or your PC), a Link (but stillMario Kart) themed calendar, and a sample of theDeluxestrategy guide....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Stacy Peterson

NBA Playgrounds now has online play on Nintendo Switch

Catching up That bigNBA Playgroundspatch with online play, tweaked shooting mechanics, and new players is now live for Nintendo Switch. There were some worrisome bumps in the road to certification that led developer Saber Interactive topublicly air grievances, but the update is out now. They made it work. “Online is here at last. Play online, compete is ranked matches for top spots in the leaderboard and challenge your friends, enemies and other players....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 262 words · Steven Hall PhD