The Medium opens up its creepy parallel worlds on PS5 today

The Medium going Large on PS5 PlayStation fans can get a double-dose of psychological horror today, as Koch Media’s strange and ethereal nightmareThe Mediumisnow available to purchase on PS5, following on from its January release on PC and Xbox Series X/S. The third-person thriller tells the twisted tale of young hero Marianne, a spirit medium who finds herself pulled into the aftermath of a horrible cold-case murder that plagues her dreams....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Kimberly Moreno

The My Nintendo account system is now live in the US (Update: Miitomo too!)

Go log in [Update:Miitomoalso just went live for mobile devices. Search for it manually.] The My Nintendo account system that was meant to replace Club Nintendo isnow live in the west, after being available in Japan for the past few weeks. Having just signed in to test it out, “missions” (for points and coins) are immediately available. Also note the weekly sign-in bonus lying on the floor in your avatar’s play area at the top!...

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Crystal Downs

The sun never sets on Assassin’s Creed IV’s production

Touching on some of the challenges of an international production Another year, anotherAssassin’s Creed, and another series of developer diaries to get the hype train moving. I think by now we can all agree that these developer diaries are more masturbatory than actually informative. That said, the first diary forAssassin’s Creed IV: Black Flagactual delves just a little bit into some of the unique challenges of such a large international effort....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Joy Gregory

The winning Tales of Etrian Odyssey tale

[Editor’s note: As Nick Chesterjust mentioned, Evila won the grand prize in theEtrian Odyssey IIMEGA-Contest! On top of winning the sweet prizes, she’s also getting her winning entry promoted. Congratulations once again, Evila! — CTZ] For anyone reading on that missed my character information, check out myfirst postfor that. Azel rushed up the Inn’s stairs, clutching several pieces of paper. She took a moment to catch her breath and compose herself before opening the door to her guild’s room....

July 3, 2025 · 7 min · 1286 words · Bailey Smith

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition out now on PS4 and PC

Whatever happened to the heroes? Marvelous! and XSeed Games has launched the complete edition of 2018’s eccentricaction sequelTravis Strikes Again: No More Heroesdigitally on PS4 and PC. This newest edition of the nihilistic adventure includes the originalTravis Strikes Again: No More Heroesrelease, alongside all previously released DLC. The complete edition includes the “Black Dandelion” and “Bubblegum Fatale” packs – which add new playable characters Shinobu Jacobs and Bad Girl respectively – in addition to a selection of exclusive T-Shirts....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Justin Gross

Twisted Metal dev hit with layoffs, David Jaffe leaving

[Update:Jaffe has responded to today’s news, confirming that layoffs were had, but addressing talk of casual development by saying, “I have zero plans to make games likeFARMVILLEandANGRY BIRDS. I never said what I was doing post TM …I will be opening a game studio here in San Diego because I really miss internal game development. Happy to share more details later.”] Eat Sleep Play is the latest studio to be hit by the, “develop big game, kill off a bunch of jobs” phenomenon....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Mr. Ryan Wilson DDS

Ultimate Roblox Hell’s Kitchen Beginner’s Guide

Becoming a master chef takes a lot of effort in real life, and it is as hard to become one inHell’s KitchenonRoblox. So, we prepared the followingHell’s Kitchenbeginner’s guideto help you always be the last one remaining and the chosen one of Gordon Ramsay. Table of Contents What is Hell’s Kitchen on Roblox The gameplay ofHell’sKitchenonRobloxis very similar to what usually happens on the show that inspired it. You end up in one of the two teams, and then youcompete against other chefs until there is only one of you remaining....

July 3, 2025 · 3 min · 569 words · Billy Spencer

Valve promises it won’t do SteamOS exclusives

Not that we’d expect them to It wasn’t long after Valve’sSteam operating systemwas announced that talk of potential exclusives came pouring in. As wild as it would be to see something likeHalf-Life 3restricted to the platform, it’s not happening. No way. But don’t take it from me — Valve’s Greg Comer has toldIGN“you won’t see an exclusive killer app for SteamOS from us. We’re not going to be doing that kind of thing....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Danny Carter

Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Definitive Edition now available on PC

Hack n Slash epic hits Steam platform Publisher Koei Tecmo has released its period piece epicWarriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Definitive Editionon PC. The dramatic hack ‘n’ slash adventure, which was first revealed viaa leak on the Australian Game Ratings Board, is available to purchase right now on the Steam platform priced at $39.99. As the lengthy title suggests,Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate Definitive Editionfeatures every last drop of content from all previous editions ofWarriors Orochi 3, dating right back to the Xbox 360 and PS3 releases....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 210 words · Tiffany Hart

What post-launch content is coming to Avatar: FoP?

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandorais here, and with it, a bunch of promised content to keep fans playing throughout 2024. If you’re having fun on Pandora and are eager for more content, check out everything announced so far. Is there a Season Pass forAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora? BeforeAvatar: Frontiers of Pandorawas released, Ubisoft confirmed that the game would get extra content in 2024. That’s because theGold and Ultimate Editionsof the game came bundled with the season pass to access said content....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Curtis Miller

Wii U eShop game devs can set their own prices

FREEEEEEEDOM! Trinedeveloper Frozenbyte hasconfirmed to IGNthat the WiiU’s eShop will not be subject to pricing regulation from Nintendo, meaning games don’t have to adhere to strict monetary tiers as developers enjoy the freedom to charge what they like. “We have the power to price our products as we please, with just some basic guidelines from the big guys,” beamed marketing managerMikael Haveri. “The step to this is purely from Nintendos’s side and they clearly see that [their] previous installments have not been up to par....

July 3, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Timothy Owens

Xbox Game Pass for June adds Amnesia: The Bunker, Chicory, and more

Will you explore the bunker? Another month, another slew of games being added toXbox Game Pass. Typically games new games are added to the service twice a month, so this is essentially the first wave of games for June. This time there’s a little bit of everything, but the headline game here is certainlyAmnesia: The Bunker. The horror gamesuffered yet another delay last month, but the confirmation of its inclusion to the Game Pass as a day one release is probably a good indicator it’s finally releasing....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Charles Chang

XSEED reveals E3 lineup full of hot new projects

Trails, Onechanbra, EDF, Senran Kagura.. XSEED just revealed the games it’s planning to bring to E3 this month and they’re pretty exciting. First things first: There will be a lot of new reveals at the event, includingThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel(PS3, Vita — Fall 2015),Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair(PS4 — Fall 2015),Senran Kagura: Estival Versus(PS4, Vita — Winter 2015), andReturn to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale(3DS — Winter 2015)....

July 3, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Mr. David Nelson