Boston Bruins’ Patrice Bergeron to grace the cover of NHL 15

Beating out Canadiens’ P.K. Subban [Update:EA Sports has sent along the cover art, which can be seen below.] At tonight’s 2014 NHL Awards in Las Vegas, the winner of theNHL 15cover was revealed. The athletes went through a fan voting process, beginning with eight, and being whittled down until only Montreal Canadiens’ defenseman P.K. Subban and Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron were left. After bringing both of the players out, the game’s new commentators revealed that Bergeron had edged Subban in as the fan favorite....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Andrea Jones

Brainiac is looking for the fight of his life in newest Injustice 2 story trailer

Just a steel town girl on a Saturday night The long-awaited final part of the neat story trailer series, “Shattered Alliances,” brings us the main crux ofInjustice 2‘s story, Brainiac. Unless Darkseid comes in as an Act 3 final fight or something, I could definitely see Brainiac being the final boss here. Brainiac was the big challenge in theJustice League Unlimited,had a great two-parter inStatic Shock(woo woo), looked goofy as hell inSuper Friends, and is one of the few credible threats where you’d need every hero (and villain, most likely) on deck to fight him....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Kristi Farmer

Can LoL take on Pokemon TCG? Riftbound, Riot’s new TCG, will certainly try when it launches this year

Developers Riot Games is officially jumping on the card games bandwagon withRiftbound: League of Legends TCG, and there are plenty of reasons to be excited. After a mixed experience withLegends of Runeterra, players can have a physical experience withRiftbound. With over 300 cards already planned for the upcoming launch, let’s take a look at all the vital information. UnlikeRuneterra, the physical card game could well become Riot’s means to trump Nintendo andPokemon....

June 10, 2025 · 4 min · 649 words · Shane Leonard

Capcom pulls a bait and switch for newly announced Ghostbusters Puzzle Fighter

Wait, this isn’t Puzzle Fighter I was in the middle of dinner, eating some mashed potatoes, and someone texted me “hey, there’s a newPuzzle Fightercoming out from Capcom.” Holy shit! You’re telling me that Capcom is resurrecting one of my favorite puzzle franchises ever? My heart skipped a beat. Then sunk into my chest after I actually read what it was. It’scalledGhostbusters Puzzle Fighter, but it’s on iOS and looks like aBejeweled/Candy Crushripoff....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Dr. Tiffany Bell

Catherine: Full Body trailer reveals a busting bevy of details, special edition and… Persona 5 crossover?!

That’s ‘Qatherine’ to you, buddy Atlus has released a brand new trailer for the upcoming remake of the bizarre, sexy, mind-snapping puzzle adventureCatherine: Full Body. The lengthy four-minute clip features footage from the remake’s anime cutscenes, in-game machinima and platform-hopping puzzle sequences. Along with the new video, pink-haired new star “Rin” has been officially dubbed “Qatherine”. In a bizarre new feature, multiple soundtracks have been added, allowing players to pick fromelevendifferent voice artists to play the role of blonde-haired temptress Catherine....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Charles Molina

Complete Brighter Shores Hopeport map

Brighter Shores‘ first region, Hopeport, is full of early and mid-game content for you to check out. While it starts as the game’s tutorial zone, you’ll eventually unlock the rest of the region, allowing you to access several free-to-play professions and skilling options. Although you’ll only have access to the Training Ground at first, you’ll quickly learn there’s more to Hopeport than just a few NPCs and combat areas. Let’s check out its map, shops, and resources....

June 10, 2025 · 4 min · 821 words · Angela Pugh

Contest: Stretch out them quads, because you’re about to win a Steam copy of Speed Brawl

Fast-paced brawler In today’s contest, you can win a Steam copy ofSpeed Brawl! I know we typically give out new games, but where’s the love for the older titles? I mean, it’s like someone who won’t watch a movie because it’s like two years old. It’s rude. I don’t like that. Let’s give some love to the older guys. Speed Brawl isn’t new, but it’s still damned awesome. This runner-meets-brawler title deserves some love, so win yourself a free copy for Steam!...

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Tara Johnson

Creepy-cute horror game In Nightmare announced for PS4

Adorable Terror Sony Interactive are continuing to announce new games as part of their PlayStation China Hero Project. Earlier we talked about stealth gameEvotinction, and now we have a creepy new horror title to keep us hidden behind the sofa; In Nightmare. Developed by Magic Fish Studio,In Nightmareis both a grim and Grimm-looking adventure, where a young character must face their fears, both real and illusory, about growing up and maturity....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Matthew Thomas

Detective Pikachu bags record U.S. opening for a video game movie

Your move, hedgehog According to the number-crunchersover at Box Office Mojo,Pokémon Detective Pikachuhas beaten the record for biggest opening for a video game-licensed movie, having taken in some $58 million from North American theatres during its opening weekend. The movie tells the tale of Tim Goodman (Justice Smith) who teams up withPokémonposter boy Pikachu (Ryan Reynolds) in a series of misadventures to track down Tim’s missing father.Pokémon Detective Pikachuhas received solid reviews from critics and fans so far, with praise for its CGI and irreverent tone, if noting that the film is pretty much “safe” by design....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Angela Miller

Division decimates Destiny’s record for biggest beta of a new IP

By almost two million Ubisoft’s aspirations forThe Divisionarewell-documentedat this point: It expects the game to be the most successful launch of a new property in video game history. Lofty for sure, but not unreasonable. The recently-ended open beta is proof positive of that. It took almost no time at all for Ubisoft to talk up the beta’s performance. In a post on the game’s site, it was announced that 6.4 million people took part in the beta....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Thomas Kelley

Don’t forget to visit the easily missed No More Heroes 3 upgrade station

It’s in the basement and I bet some of you would never see it As I was talking about myNo More Heroes 3experience with our own Jonathan Holmes, we reminisced about a few mechanics we totally missed early on. For me it was upgrading. Like…the entire leveling up and upgrade process. For him, it was using items in battle. Oops! We made it through roughly 1/3 of the entire campaign separately missing these core mechanics....

June 10, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Andre Martinez

E3 10: Hands-on Quantum Theory

Koei Tecmo isn’t exactly known for its cover-based shooters. In fact, it’s almost exclusively known forDynasty Warriorsand big tits. Now we haveQuantum Theory, a game that makes no secret of itsGears of Warinfluence but does manage to hide a few neat tricks up its sleeve. It appeared at last year’s E3 as an unplayable demo, but I finally got to play it with my own two hands this week. If you want to know how that went, you’re in the right place, as I am about to tell you....

June 10, 2025 · 3 min · 557 words · Allison Simmons

EA FC 25 Backline Boss Evolution: Best players to use

The Backline Boss Evolution is now available inEA FC 25, allowing you to upgrade one of your CBs with new playstyles and roles. This evolution doesn’t boost your card’s stats, but it’s a free option that has some great boosts. For starters, your CB will be able to get one of the most meta playstyle+ as a second option, along with fresh roles. Let’s take a look at the requirements, followed by the best options to consider....

June 10, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Paul Wright