Uh, it’s a little early to pre-order Titanfall 2, GameStop

Seriously, dude? Everyone knowsTitanfall 2is a thing that is happening. EA and Respawn Entertainment haveconfirmedas much. But the thing is, we haven’t seen so much as a teaser trailer or even a piece of concept art for the new game. So, GameStop, you may want to cool your jets with all of the promotional boxes with placeholder cover art andwebsite listingsbegging for pre-orders. Maybe let the people see the damn game first....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Joan Barker

Valve issues Steam Deck warning as heatwave takes hold

Steam Deck Chairs Yesterday saw Britain hit with the highest temperatures the country has ever recorded, part of an increasing, (and highly worrying), weather crisis that is battering Europe. In response to the climate, Valvehas issued a warningregarding the use of its recent handheld PC hardware,Steam Deck. In a statement issued by the developer/publisher, Valve noted that the Steam Deck, though a hardy piece of kit, is designed to work at ambient temperatures sub-35°C....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Katherine Ayala

Victoria 3 is already entertaining 500,000 strategy-loving brains

And also Anthony Marzano Paradox Interactive has proudly announced that the grand strategy sequelVictoria 3has sold over half a million copies since its release back in October on PC and Mac platforms. “We want to thank allVictoria 3players!” exclaimed Paradox Interactivein a celebratory tweet. “With 500k games sold since its release a little over a month ago, this is one of the most successful Paradox launches ever!” We want to thank all Victoria 3 players!...

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Jessica Nichols

We had a blast goofing off in Sea of Thieves

An hour of footage from the closed beta The number-one thing to know aboutSea of Thieves? You can load yourself into a cannon and have your buddy fire you over islands and, presumably, onto other player-controlled ships if you’re aimed well. The number-twothing to know? You can get wasted, stumble around, and vomit on your friends. Doing so obscures their vision. Better yet, you can throw up into a bucket, save it for later, and toss the weaponized barf when the situation calls for it....

May 30, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Anthony Miller

World of Warcraft is introducing cross-faction guilds in patch 10.1

Alliance and Horde, together at last World of Warcraftis getting its patch 10.1 “Embers of Neltharion” as part of theDragonflightcontent rollout. And when it arrives, it’ll add a feature that should bring theWorld of Warcrafta little closer together through cross-faction guilds. Though guilds had to stay within faction lines previously, the new patch will allow guilds to exist across the barriers of Alliance and Horde. The faction binary has long definedWorld of Warcraft, as the war of Alliance v....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Karen Bell

Xbox Developer Direct set for January 18, includes Indiana Jones and Avowed

Microsoft is ready to get 2024 rolling. The company has announced that it will host an Xbox Developer Direct on January 18. Xbox teased several of the projects that we’ll be seeing during the January 18 Developer Direct. Amongst them are Obsidian Entertainment’sAvowed, MachineGames’Indiana Jonestitle, and Ninja Theory’sSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. Consider this your formal invitation to Developer_DirectJoin us January 18 for an inside look at highly-anticipated games straight from their developers:https://t....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Kathleen Myers

Xbox’s Phil Spencer says xCloud works well on Steam Deck

The cloud seems to merge well with Steam Xbox head Phil Spencer got to go hands-on with Valve’s upcoming PC handheld, the Steam Deck. And in his remarks on it, it sounds like it’s coming along well, especially for folks who want to use it with the xCloud. In atweet posted last Friday, Spencer says that after having a Steam Deck for most of the week, he can say it’s a “really nice device....

May 30, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Dawn Harris

1 + 1 = WIN! Working calculator created in LittleBigPlanet

Yay! Another person that makes me feel inadequate! I have been fiddling around in theLittleBigPlanetbeta for about a week now and have not even come close to creating anything this unbelievably impressive. PSN user Upsilandre has created a level inLittleBigPlanetfeaturing anactual working calculator. Now, at first this seems kind of boring and almost shrug-worthy. But before you dismiss it, keep in mind that there isnothinginLittleBigPlanetthat allows you to just easily create something that adds and subtracts numbers....

May 29, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Tyler Barber

10 Best Isekai Anime of all time

If you go onto any anime streaming site, chances are you’ve seen anime with wacky titles likeReborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the DungeonorDo You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?While the titles make them sound like April Fool’s jokes, these are real anime and are part of a popular subgenre known asisekai. In isekai, protagonists are transported or reincarnated into another world vastly different than their own....

May 29, 2025 · 7 min · 1450 words · Emma Lawrence

3,000 Guild Wars 2 players banned for vendor exploit

Rules is rules ArenaNet has revealed that it banned 3,000Guild Wars 2players last night for knowingly exploiting a vendor error that saw them buying cheap gear and selling it on for economy-wrecking profit. “The players we banned were certainly intentionally and repeatedly exploiting a bug in the game,” lead producer Chris Whiteside toldReddit. “We intended to send a very clear message that exploiting the game in this way will not be tolerated, and we believe this message now has been well understood....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Sarah Davis

A new Doom will reportedly be announced at Xbox Games Showcase

Are you thrilled about the possibility of a newDoomgame? If you’ve clicked on this article, chances are good you’re pretty pumped. There have beenrumors about a new revealfor a bit now, and we’ll find out whether it was worth getting excited soon enough. According to an exclusive report fromInsider Gaming, not only is there a chance that id Software could unveil a newDoomentry at this year’s Xbox Games Showcase, the game’s final title is said to be finalized....

May 29, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Douglas Watson

After over two years since launch, Republique will finally be complete this March

Wow, what a wait! How’s this for episodic content? Republiquefirst launched in December of 2013 on iOS, and it’s still not fully complete yet. Episode 2 launched five months later, with the third part coming five months after that, and Episode 4 comingover a yearafter that. Now, we know that Episode 5 will inherently be arriving this March, when the “complete” PS4 version is out on March 22. The PS4 port will feature “full control” of Hope (rather than an indirect method as in the past), with a new cover system, new costumes, and touchpad hacking....

May 29, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Kelly Vargas

All Golden Fleece locations in Wuthering Waves: Where to find and farm Brant’s ascension material

If you are like me and cannot wait for Brant’s playable debut inWuthering Waves2.1, then gathering the 60 Golden Fleece crystals needed to ascend him to level 90 must be your top priority. But although the specialty is not hard to spot, knowing where to look can make one hell of a difference. Here are all Golden Fleece locations inWuthering Wavesand how to get all of Brant’s remaining ascension materials....

May 29, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Amy Brown