Dorothea beats Edelgard as the official Fire Emblem: Three Houses top character, but the Black Eagles still rule the roost

Black Eagles for life In case you haven’t been following along,Fire Emblem: Three Houseshas, well, three houses to choose from, which drastically alter the course of the plot. But it’s not just the narrative that’s altered, as the choice severely impacts which characters you can use on a daily basis: and the Black Eagles are the clear-cut fan favorite,even winning our fan pollby a significant margin. Naturally the chief Black Eagle member and house leader Edelgard is going to be a popular choice, as evidenced by in-game “popularity” loading screens that gather info from players to showcase which party members are the most frequently used....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Denise Johnson

Double Dragon heroes elbow their way into River City Girls 2 this summer

We may not be getting the April Fools’ Day promise of Bimmy and Jammy inRiver City Girls 2, but WayForward’s beat ’em up still plans to mine the past for some classic heroes. Instead of pure goofs, the real stars ofDouble Dragonare ready toget into the action as DLCthis summer. It’s not a joke, but it’s still played as over-the-top as one would expect from theRiver City Girlsgames. The DLC addition sees Dan Avidan and Arin Hanson of the Game Grumps voicing the brawlin’ mainstays — Billy and Jimmy Lee, respectively — as previewed in the brief reveal teaser below....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Mr. Michael Robbins DDS

EA FC 25: How to complete Anderson Talisca Flashback SBC

The Anderson Talisca Flashback SBC is now live inEA FC 25, and you can complete the challenge to unlock a special item from the Roshn Saudi League. This is the first special version of Talisca released in this year’s Ultimate Team, and everyone has an equal chance of playing with the item. To do so, you’ll need to complete all the tasks that are part of this challenge. EA FC 25 Anderson Talisca Flashback SBC tasks The latest challenge has five tasks, and here are their conditions....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 181 words · Alex Porter

EVE Online increased incentive to attack Dust 514 players

Blast the planets! EVE Onlinehas been tweaked a bit to change-up how players interact withDust 514players.Dust 514players used to earn orbital strikes be earning points during their match, but now they have to rely onEVEpilots to decide to do an orbital strike. Since it will be up toEVEpilots to perform orbital strikes inDust 514, CCP are increasing the incentive to seek outDust 514battles inEVE.EVEplayers will be given 3,000 loyalty points, which is a lot of currency to spend with your faction....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Colleen Barajas

Gen 3 is making its way to Pokemon GO!

Will Mudkip jokes become relevant again? It’s been rumored (and fairly obvious) for a long while now that the third generation would be making its way toPokémon GO. However, now it seems those rumors have come to an end with anofficial announcementfrom The Pokémon Company this morning: “Get ready to do a lot more exploring whenPokémon GOintroduces a huge update that will expand your Pokédex and change the way you play!...

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Erin Acosta

Get a good look at Dragon Ball FighterZ’s GT-era Goku

You know what this game needs? More Goku Just recently we learned that Goku’s non-core seriesDragon Ball GTincarnation would be making it intoDragon Ball FighterZas a DLC character, and now Bandai Namco is ready to lift the lid off and give us a full look at his in-game model. Yep, it looks like GT Kid Goku alright. For those who aren’t aware,GT(Grand Tour, not Gifted and Talented) was a subseries ofDragon Ballthat aired after the wildly popularZ, in which Goku is wished into kid form accidentally....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Samuel Keith

GTA Online shark cards and bundles on sale thanks to new update

Sure, flying motorcycle makes sense. This week of E3, we were treated to goodies such as $499 Xbonex, and a ton of games that seemingly all release in 2018… Assuming of courseifthey all aren’t delayed, which seems to happen more and more often these days. At the same time, Rockstar updatedGrand Theft Auto Vwith the new “Gunrunning” update patch which makes you an arms dealer. The patch also adds flying motorcycles to the game....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · Richard Oconnor

Half-Life Alyx guide: Stuck at the Chapter 10 construction puzzle? Here’s how to solve it

No spoilers Yep, that’s a big ‘ol picture of Russell: a guy you meet very early in the game. That’s just a spoiler guard though, because most of you probably clicked this because of a puzzle solution. Ready? Light spoilers ahead (nothing story related): Midway through chapter 10 you’ll come across a ruined indoor construction site with a giant pipe and a control panel that sports two levers. One lever controls the left pile of wood, the right one controls the right pile....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Tracy Cooper

Halo Reach October update now live, changes stuff

So, I haven’t playedHalo: Reachyet. That means that nuch of this list of updates to the game’s multiplayer is a complete mystery to me. I don’t know what “Crazy King” is, for example, and am forced to presume that it has something to do with the final days of King Henry the VIII and his mental deterioration due to syphilis. Some game modes have been moved from one playlist to another....

August 4, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Tamara Skinner

Hands-on: The DioField Chronicle is a surprisingly fresh strategy RPG

The DioField Chroniclefeels like a mixture of RTS and RPG, and it works Tactics fans are not left wanting this year. From re-releases and remasters to brand-new titles, there hasn’t been a shortage of good strategy options to go around, and Square Enix has been at the forefront of it. Because of that, I was left wondering where a new IP likeThe DioField Chroniclewould fit in. The answer, as it turns out, is that it doesn’t....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 996 words · Valerie Smith

Hitman 3 update adds the Tactical Turtleneck unlock and touches up every level

Version 3.11 is the ‘first major patch’ and it’s extensive As the “first major patch” since launch, today’s 3.11 update forHitman 3has a slew of additions and changes to pore over, including the newly-unlockableTactical Turtleneck(look for “The Final Test” in the ICA Facility), new items intwo Deluxe Escalations(Proloff Parable and Gauchito Antiquity),HUD improvementsfor trespassing and Silent Assassin(ating), and a bunch oflocation-specific upgrades. Reading over thelengthy patch notes, you get the sense thatHitman 3, on the whole, will be a smoother experience....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Deborah Jones MD

Horizon Forbidden West continues to look like one of 2022’s must-plays

Metal Mammoth Mayhem Developer Guerilla Games has releasedthe latest installment of its dev diary, looking at the production of one of the most anticipated releases of 2022:Horizon Forbidden West. In keeping with previous installments, the new update features thoughts from the team of talented coders, artists, and composers responsible for bringing Aloy’s beautiful but hazardous universe to fruition — alongside several new clips of the amazing tribeswoman in action. The new dev diary chapter focuses mostly on the intriguing and highly dangerous animal/android hybrids “The Machines” — metallic beasts of all shapes and sizes that have, unsurprisingly, become Earth’s most dominant species....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Jennifer Lee

Horizon Forbidden West has reportedly been delayed to 2022

Aloy’s next adventure seems to be headed into next year Horizon Forbidden Westhas been delayed into next year, according to a new report fromBloomberg. While it had previously been eyeing this holiday season, this report indicates theZero Dawnfollow-up will aim for the first quarter of 2022 instead. First reported by Jeff Grubb on theGrubbsnax podcastover at Giant Bomb, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreierfollowed up the report with a tweet, clarifying that his understanding is that “the game was delayed a little while ago....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Daniel Rocha