Twisted Metal shows up in The Simpsons’ 600th episode

Simpsons did it Header image byAlexRaspad on DeviantArt. The 600th episode ofThe Simpsonsaired last night, and if you blinked, you might have missed an easter egg or two referencing 90’s car brawlerTwisted Metal.Those familiar with the series may remember that each of the unique vehicles has an EXTREEEME driver with their own biography and motivation listed in the manual. Two of these seem to have been snuck in during the show’s first segment, Dry Hard....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Barbara Stewart

Where to find Loong’s Pearls in Wuthering Waves

If you’re on the hunt forJinhsi’sAscension materials, you’ll likely be puzzled by the mysterious Loong’s Pearls. Fortunately, there are a few ways to discover these items, upgrading this character to her full potential. Here’s where to find Loong’s Pearls inWuthering Waves. Wuthering Waves Loong’s Pearl farming guide You can get Loong’s Pearls inWuthering Wavesat these locations: Head to the Loong’s Rest Resonator Beacon for a quick and easy search. This is one of the most accessible places to get the material since you won’t have to complete any quests to unlock it....

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Samantha Haynes

Will Aerith be in FF7 Ever Crisis?

Whenever a newFinal Fantasy 7-related game comes out, Aerith’s presence in it always becomes a question. If you have to ask why, you are probably not the target audience for this article. So with the upcomingFinal Fantasy Ever Crisisbringing the “Compilation of Final Fantasy VII” to mobile, will Aerith be a part of it? Fortunately, we can confirm that Aerith is inFinal Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis. In fact, she’s a playable character!...

June 29, 2025 · 2 min · 248 words · Lisa Thomas

Wow, this sure is a speculative in-depth analysis of MGS V’s Mother Base

Go go gadget conjecture! What do we know aboutMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain‘s Mother Base thus far? Not a whole lot. We had an E3 presentation that contained parts of it, but not really anything concrete yet. Anything else is pure speculation. And pure speculation is what this video’s all about! Although, I have to hand it to the guy — his analysis seems well-thought-out, and probably spot-on in a lot of cases....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Bethany Bright

Xbox’s summer promotion gives you store credit for spending money on certain spotlighted games

$50 gets you $5 or $10 back You’ve gotta spend money to make money. The more you spend, the more you save. You gotta crack a few eggs to make an omelette. Here are the games that are currently eligible in the Xbox Summer Spotlight promotion: New ID@Xbox games will be added to the list every week. It’s not the best deal we’ve ever seen, but it’ll stretch some people’s dollar a little further....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 74 words · Brittany Cross

’90s Super GP, aka ’90s Arcade Racer, still exists, is supposedly Switch bound

It was planned for Wii U ages ago When a development team is basically just one incommunicado person, it can be tough to track down what’s happening with an individual project. Last year I spent several weeks trying to get in contact with Pelikan13, to no avail, after publisher Nicalis had dropped the Wii U listing from the game’s official site. When asked about the move I was given a “no comment” response from Nicalis, but this new development over a year later confirms that the Wii U is officially dropped....

June 29, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Amy Silva

10 best Sci-Fi horror movies

Our natural fear of the unknown immediately makes us keen on blending Science Fiction with Horror, but the combination isn’t all that easy to pull off. For everyAlien,you get ten movies likeThe Happening, and, well, theAliensequels. Here are ten movies that did the formula justice, some of which even pushed the genre forward by adding surprisingly effective, fresh new elements. Cloverfield (Matt Reeves, 2008) Movies about big monsters ravaging through a city rarely fail to entertain, no other did it better than Cloverfield, the only film courageous enough to ask people to experience all the fear and devastation in first person perspective....

June 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1128 words · Laura Jackson

All the deals for this week’s Rise of the Tomb Raider on PC

Discount up to 30% off (yep) Laura… I mean Lora… I mean Lara Croft’s latest adventure is leaving the Xbox One exclusivity. Come tomorrowRise of the Tomb Raidergoes live on PC (check out the port reviewhere). Below arethree big discountsonRise of the Tomb Raiderfor the PC, though each offer has some slightdifferences in pricing and pre-order bonus offers (or lack-thereof). Update 2/1: Now that the game is out Steam has a 10% instant discount....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Susan Davis

Are Cities: Skylines mods compatible with Cities: Skylines 2

These days, when a sequel to a simulator comes out, it’s almost invariably lacking options compared to whatever came before it. With the advent of DLC (and even before that with expansions), simulators often stand as a platform for more content. So, for retention’s sake, do the existingCity: Skylinesmods work inCities: Skylines 2. No, and I think that would be a rather strange expectation. On one hand, it’s true that both games are built in the Unity engine, but that doesn’t really mean much....

June 28, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · Lori Martin

Atlus teaches you how to make a map in Etrian Odyssey III

You may have heard that I’m already deep into the dungeons ofEtrian Odyssey III, playing it for review. I liken this game to crack for its addictiveness, and that can be attributed an odd combination of features and my own personal tastes. I really like dungeon crawlers, for one. I also love the game’s steady and stern difficulty level. Those alone would be odd in the eyes of many. But I also like drawing maps....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Jake Spencer

Call of Duty 5 to debut on Xbox Live

Call of Duty 5: World at Waris turning heads with its controversial decision to return to World War II and promises of neat new gameplay features. The game isset to revealitself fully on Xbox Live this weekend. A trailer forWorld at Warwill be available“only on Xbox Live Marketplace June 21-June 22.” If you have an interest on Treyarch’s tour of the Pacific Front, you know where to be. I am still sketchy about the game’s setting, but if it’s actually fun to play, it won’t matter....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Jacob Hill

Check out Flixist’s review of Hitman: Agent 47

Hit or miss? Hi! Nick Valdez over atFlixisthas just reviewedHitman: Agent 47, a film starring Rupert Friend as a silent but deadly super agent in the silent but deadly rebootquel to the silent but not deadly at all 2007 film. Here’s a little bit of what he thought: Despite never quite getting a videogame adaptation right, studios are still trying to churn out film after film in order to hit that elusive sweet spot where they please both new audiences and fans of the original videogame....

June 28, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Lindsay Ramos

Contest: This Zelda-themed Switch prize pack from PDP is your link to the future

You’re the winner of Hyrule Enter today’s contest and win a Zelda-themed Switch accessory bundle from PDP! Are you guys tired of PDP sending you awesome prize bundles based around popular Nintendo properties to deck out your Switch in style? If so, then beat it, because they’ve got yet another awesome prize pack to give away to a lucky reader! This week, we’re focusing on the oft-troubled kingdom of Hyrule....

June 28, 2025 · 3 min · 539 words · Robert Ortiz