Double Fine opens up voting on its next game prototypes

Amnesia Fortnight goes public with help from Humble Bundle Double Fine Productions has been pretty vocal about itsAmnesia Fortnightprototyping process that ultimately resulted in games likeCostume QuestandIron Brigade. This time, they’re going a step further, and you’ll have an opportunity to participate — Double Fine has teamed up with the Humble Bundle folks tomake the activity public. Instead of CEO Tim Schafer selecting which projects get to move forward himself, that decision will be up to contributors (the minimum amount is set at $1)....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Tracey Ewing

Dune Awakening final trial answers

The Final Trial, aka theEighth Trial of Aql, or theFootsteps of the Fremen quest, is the final piece of the puzzle to solve inDune Awakening, but it’s a stern test. The trial is unlocked after you have finished the others in sequence, so it will require some time. In case you’re there already, here are the final trial answers and more information about the quest in Dune Awakening. Dune Awakening Final Trial location The final (or the eighth) trial can be found atSietch Tal’ab, at the border ofMysa Tarilland theEastern Shield Wall....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Mark Martinez

Every Fortnite Star Wars skin, weapon, and more for update v29.40

Fortnite‘s v29.40 update brings a bevy of newStar Warscontent to the battle royale in time forStar WarsDay on May 4. The update should hopefully be live by the time you’re reading this, so we’ve put together a rundown of all the brand-newStar Warsrelated content you can acquire with your V-Bucks. All newStar Warsskins forFortnite Here is a list of every newStar Warsskin added toFortniteon May 3, along with an explainer on how you can unlock them....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Stephanie Richardson

Final Fantasy VII Remake slips from top spot as UK Chart suffers sales slump

Physical sales 43% down on last week Just two weeks ago we were reporting on how Britain had seen a huge spike in physical sales, as lockdown legislation kept schools closed and most people behind closed doors. But it seems like the industry is officially past this peak, as this week saw sales numbers drop by almost half. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, physical game sales in the U.K. dropped 43% compared to last week, bringing to an end a hot period which saw over 1....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Zachary Ortiz

Final Fantasy XII will have a badass reversible cover on Switch and Xbox One

By art director Hideo Minaba Hideo Minaba is one of the most talented artists in Square Enix history. While Yoshitaka Amano’s beautiful works (particularly his concept art forFinal Fantasy VI) are circulated most frequently, you’ve no doubt seen Minaba’s art as well. He was the art director forFinal Fantasy IXandXII, and worked with Amano onVI. XIIin particular is a standout for me. It’s one of the first things that really drew me to the game when it was revealed and one of the key aspects that keeps it in my mind today....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Sean Murphy

First raid will land in Palworld soon, featuring brand new Pal ‘Bellanoir’

Back in January, we received the first glimpse of things to come inPalworldwith themini-roadmap, and now we’ve received news of the first new content to be added to the game — the Bellanoir raid. Palworldplayers have been wondering when new content would be arriving, with recent patches being dedicated to bug fixes and optimization, but the wait is nearly over. PocketPair announced the upcoming raid on Twitter and Discord, along with the following video:...

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · William Snyder

Frank West gets Radd: Bionic Commando cosplay spotted in Dead Rising Wii

Just yesterday, that Wii-loving bad boy Brad Nicholson posted some hot news on aninterview with Capcomstating thatDead Rising: Chop Till You Dropwill have more outfits that the original. Sad thing is, the interview doesn’t say exactly what those outfits will be. The 360 original featured a fullMega Man Xcostume (complete with Mega-Buster), as well as a creepy-cute Servebot mask that pretty much sold me on the game upon first sight....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Tiffany Johnson

Future Overwatch heroes and maps will be free for all players

Winston is all I really need, personally When it was announced at BlizzCon thatOverwatchis to be a full price titleinstead of being free-to-play as many had assumed, there were concerns that it would lead to a mass of community splitting microtransactions and paid-for DLC. If that was something you were worried about, you can now rest easy.Overwatchdirector Jeff Kaplan has confirmed in a developer update video that all new heroes and maps released post-launch will be freely available to all players:...

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 252 words · Kim Stokes

GDC Awards led by The Last of Us, Tearaway, and Gone Home

Five nominations each The Game Developers Choice Awards, the gaming industry’s premiere peer-based awards show, has revealed its nominees across the ceremony’s ten categories. Leading the way with five nominations a piece areThe Last of Us,Tearaway, andGone Home. The GDC Awards has an open nomination process for industry professionals to determine the finalists. The winners are chosen by an invitation-only group of top game creators. The complete list, as seen below, is made up of everything from tiny indie projects to the biggest of triple-A games....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Ashley Johnson

Halo 4 downloadable content discounted today

Map pass and specific map packs on sale today Still playingHalo 4’smultiplayer but haven’t gotten any of the downloadable content yet? Well lucky for you there’s a sale going on today where you may get them at a small discounted price. The War Games Map Pass is running for 1600 Microsoft Points, originally 2000 MSP. If you’d rather skip out on the full season pass however, then you can get the Crimson Map Pack orMajestic Map Packfor 600 MSP each, a savings of 200 MSP each....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Jessica Hill

Halo Infinite campaign co-op pushed further back into August

As previously confirmed, it won’t arrive with season 2 Halo Infinitecampaign co-op will be arriving in August,a new 343 Industries blog update has fully confirmed. The news comes directly followingthe acknowledgment that the gametype would not make it in for season 2’s launch, but now we have a more clear window in mind. Interestingly, the developer didn’t elaborate too much on the exact details of co-op play, other than saying “it’s being worked on....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Johnny Garrett

Here’s a clear list of every Xbox Game Pass Core game

Xbox Live Gold is no more, but in its place comes dozens of Xbox Game Pass Core games to play alongside access to the console’s online services. It’s certainly the end of an era, and we’ve gotten some requests to create a clear list of what’s available: here you go! Every Xbox Game Pass Core game, listed Here are all of the Xbox Game Pass Core games you can play right now....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Richard Russell

How to find and use Aether Canister in Black Ops 6 Zombies (BO6 Liberty Falls Easter Egg)

Collecting the Aether Canister is one of the last steps to completing the BO6 Zombies Liberty Falls Easter Egg, unlocking a special cutscene in return. Since it’s the puzzle’s final step, it proves to be the most difficult challenge yet. To help you with this feat, here’s how to find and use the Aether Canister inCall of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies. Table of contents How to get the Aether Canister in Black Ops 6 Zombies Before you do anything else, you mustobtain theJet Gunandcraft the LTG Deviceto unlock the Aether Canister inBO6 Zombies....

May 19, 2025 · 5 min · 890 words · James Cross