Rogue Legacy gets a surprise patch for its 5th anniversary

Your legacy lives on! It has been roughly five years sinceRogue Legacyfirst came out. The game never got a paid expansion, but it didreceive extra contentlate into 2013 that added a bunch of bosses and extra rooms. While this 5th-anniversary patch isn’t as substantial as new enemies, it adds a tremendous amount of quality of life changes that should make return visits a lot more enticing. The biggest addition for patch 1....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Katie Reeves

Should you build for Armour or Evasion in Path of Exile 2?

There are numerous defensive options available to you inPath of Exile 2,with two of the best to focus on being Armour and Evasion. Both stats are competitive, but which one actually edges out between the two? Is Armour or Evasion better in Path of Exile 2? While it would be very easy to give you a direct answer to this question, the truth is:Path of Exile 2is a complex game, and there is no clear-cut answer thanks to the sheer volume of options available to you....

May 23, 2025 · 3 min · 617 words · Donald Salinas

Sonic Universe says, ‘Make way for the Chaotix, son!’

“Maaaaaan, Mobius sure is boring around he– URK!“ While theupcoming ArchieSonic Universestory arcrevolves Silver the Hedgehog and his Secret Freedom Fighters, the arc following that will star the OG gangsta crew, the Chaotix.The boys haven’t seen much action as a full team sinceSonic #200over three years ago, so it’s about time they get themselves back in order.Scratch that. The Chaotix were featured inSonic Universe #9-12. Nevertheless, it’s been almost three years since then....

May 23, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · Susan Harmon

Split Fiction, with no microtransactions, is outselling the Steam Deck and AAA blockbusters on Steam

Split Fiction, an online co-op action-adventure game, has just launched and has already claimed the top spot on Steam’s global Top Sellers list. The Top Sellers list ranks games based on total revenue, meaning it includes direct game sales and games with microtransactions alike—whether they’re free-to-play, likeCounter-Strike 2, or full-priced titles with additional purchases, likeMonster Hunter Wilds. Developed by the creators ofIt Takes Two,Split Fictionis already a hit many players are eager to experience....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Mary Simmons

Star Power returning in Guitar Hero Live

Seven hero powers to click through Those of you who, like me, used to be heavily invested in plastic instrument music games likely rememberGuitar Hero‘s Star Power. Do well at the song you’re playing, tilt the guitar neck up, and get a bonus multiplier to your score for a limited amount of time. It seems that the same functionality is coming toGuitar Hero Livetoo, if only on one of the game’s modes and under a new name....

May 23, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Amanda Decker

State of Decay Xbox One remaster hits April 28, upgrade plan detailed

Improved graphics and ‘hundreds of smaller improvements’ Oh, right,State of Decayiscoming to Xbox One. Rough as it is in spots, the third-person zombie survival game is worth experiencing (though preferably during a Steam sale). Running around town with your crew, fortifying bases, and smashing undead heads in — these are things I enjoy. State of Decay: Year-One Survival Editionwill be $29.99 / ₤19.99 / €29.99 when it releases for Xbox One on June 22, 2025 in North America and June 11, 2025 everywhere else....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · James Petersen

Swery’s The Good Life is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2020

Sharapova sighting! RememberThe Good Life? The next game fromDeadly PremonitionandD4: Dark Dreams Don’t Diemastermind Swery? It… kinda slipped my mind. And by “kinda,” I mean “one-hundred percent.” The idyllic adventure game about turning into a cat or dog, paying off debts, and solving a murder in a small English town made an appearance during today’sIndie World Showcase. White Owls and Grounding are bringingThe Good Lifeto Nintendo Switch, in addition to the previously announced PS4 and PC versions....

May 23, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Michael Nunez

The Callisto Protocol shows off its gory nightmare gameplay

Goo Moon During today’s Summer Game Fest 2022 live stream, developer Striking Distance Studios and publisher Krafton showed off a fully uncensored version of its interstellar terror trip,The Callisto Protocol.Accompanying the trailer was the first raw gameplay footage, which shines a pretty miserable, viscera-covered flashlight on the brutal space adventure. The gameplay footage saw a protagonist picking their way through a terrifying space vessel, packed out, whackin’ n’ smackin’ a bevy of disgusting, body-horror monstrosities....

May 23, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Elizabeth Schaefer

The GTA 6 “preorder,” explained

It’s safe to say that gamers eagerly await news regarding a release date forGrand Theft Auto VI, with every official bit of news or trailer being overly dissected to the point of frame-by-frame analysis. It’s set to be the biggest game release in years, so how can you guarantee your copy? Well, you can’t yet, at least not officially. Rockstar hasn’t provided a release date, let alone offered any details about an official pre-order....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Mary Perry

Top Spin 4 announced, features ‘uncanny realism’

The uncannily realisticTop Spin 4has been announced today by 2K Sports. The game will hit Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii in 2011. According to 2K Sports president of product development Greg Thomas, this will be the most authentic tennis game you can get in your home, outside of playing or watching tennis. And if you’re playing tennis in your house, I hope you have homeowners insurance, because I suspect you’re going to make a mess....

May 23, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Katie Franklin

Ubisoft shutting down online services for 10 older games, including 4 Assassin’s Creed entries

Ubisoft is shutting down online services for 10 of their older games early next year. This includes a few olderAssassin’s Creedgames on platforms like PC and Xbox 360, as well asTrials Evolution‘s PC servers. This isn’t the first time Ubisoft has elected toend online servicesfor some of their older games. Although some may be displeased by it, eventually shutting down online services for older entries iscommonin the gaming industry. The services areset to shut down early next year, on June 14, 2025 to be exact....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Rachel Moon

Watch Dogs: Legion is busted, so Ubisoft’s gonna fix that and delay the online mode

Downton Crappy They’re deleting saves, hard-locking consoles, and blocking progression. It truly is anarchy in the UK. Watch Dogs: Legionkind of sucks— a hollow game hamstrung by its insistence that any character can be the main protagonist, and weighed down by a repetitive structure. It’s also very broken, as there have been many reports in the month following launch of players who simply cannot complete the game thanks to some combination of problems in an impressive array of technical fuckups....

May 23, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Ashley Scott

Watch the leaked Warcraft movie trailer before it’s pulled

Pregnant Orcs A new trailer fortheWarcraftmoviedebuted exclusively at San Diego Comic-Con behind closed doors, and like every other trailer that came out of the event, it has leaked by way of phone footage. The first public trailer isn’t coming until November, but you can get a quick look at it here — who knows if they’ll change their marketing around to account for the leak, much likeDavid Ayer didforSuicide Squad....

May 23, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Whitney Dean