How to access photo mode in Final Fantasy XVI (FF16)

Time to summon your camera! The photo mode inFinal Fantasy XVIallows you to show your creativity and love for the graphics in-game. The lighting of this PS5 exclusive alongside the pretty visuals help make great snapshots. While the photo mode inFinal Fantasy XVIis lacking some features, it’s certainly a neat element to have all the same. Here’s how to access it. How to activate the photo mode inFinal Fantasy XVI The photo mode inFinal Fantasy XVIisn’t obviously placed in the game’s menus....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Tina Davis

How to find Cryogenic Canal in Fisch

One of the four new fishing areas in the Northern Expedition update that adds the Northern Summit area toFischis the Cryogenic Canal. It’s a great location to earn some money from fishing in the update and is also one of the four areas in which you will need to complete its bestiary to access some new rewards from the update. Here is where you may find the Cryogenic Canal inFisch....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 248 words · Whitney Bennett

How to use the Sound Recorder in Phasmophobia

There are many different types of equipment you can use throughout your investigations inPhasmophobia. The Sound Recorder is by far one of the most unique, although it can also be decently tricky to use. Using this item is crucial if you want to conduct the best investigation possible. It’s a fairly easy item to use once you understand how it functions, so here’show to use the Sound Recorder inPhasmophobia. Table of contents What does the Sound Recorder do in Phasmophobia?...

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 918 words · Rebecca Robbins

Injustice 2 update brings about super fixes

But don’t worry, Deadshot still has guns Like all NetherRealm fighters, last month’sInjustice 2release did gangbusters numbers, even if its impact on the community was slightly smothered by the launch ofTekken 7mere weeks later. Regardless, the rubbery-limbed fighter has amassed a very strong following, thanks to its all-star cast of DC reprobates and its frantic fight action, which combines merciless zoning with the NRS staple of extended combo sequences. NetherRealm has just released the first major update for the title....

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Jerry Long

Japan’s next splatfest is another product placement deal

Drone or Sheep, you decide! Nintendo Japan has revealed the topic of the next splatfest to be held on Switch shooterSplatoon 2. As is sometimes the case with splatfests in the East, it features cross-promotion with a top retail brand. The question this time around pertains to buying habits, asking whether, when it comes to your purchasing decisions, you’re a fan of buying “What’s New” or “What’s Popular”. Gross. Pearl is apparently all about blinding buying the latest thing to hit the high street, while Marina chooses to follows the crowd like a puppet....

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Jennifer Cox

Nooo, don’t internalize misogyny, you’re too good at video games

Or, “pick me” girls and the culture that encourages them The “pick me” girl has always existed in one form or another, you might recognize her as a proponent of the phrase “I’m not like other girls,” or for being “one of the boys.” This particular incarnation, often depicted as sinister and possibly prone to hair-twirling, originated on TikTok, a spoof of theGrey’s Anatomyscenewhere Meredith pleads that Derek “pick me, choose me, love me....

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 815 words · Peter Graham

Ori and the Will of the Wisps partners with Rainforest Trust for charity drive

The Tree of Life Moon Studios – the indie outfit behind beautiful platform adventureOri and the Will of the Wisps–has announced that it is partnering with charity Rainforest Trust for a short-term drive to benefit the preservation of the planet’s tropical rainforests. From now until December 13, Moon Studios will donate 5% of all sales ofOri and the Will of the Wispson Nintendo Switch to the non-profit organization. In addition, publisher and merchandiser iam8bitwill be donatinga lump sum of $25,000 to the charity, which works to purchase and protect acres upon acres of rainforest, as well as the endangered wildlife that resides within....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Kimberly Torres

Portal designer Kim Swift joins Xbox Game Studios Publishing

A portal to innovation Xbox is expanding its publishing arm today by bringing on a well-known creator, as Kim Swift is joining Xbox Game Studios Publishing. In a tweet today, Xbox confirms that Swift is joining to accelerate its innovation efforts and “collaborate with independent studios to build games for the cloud.” Our team focuses on three pillars in our games: Community, Innovation and Inclusivity. Today,@K2TheSwiftjoins us in XGS Publishing to accelerate our Innovation and collaborate with independent studios to build games for the cloud....

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Laura Hall

Sonic Dream Team update adds Time Trials, overhauls boss fights, and more

If you’ve been enjoying the Apple Arcade-exclusiveSonic Dream Team, you’ll have more to dig into later today. SEGA has the first content update scheduled to go live at 2:00 pm PT. From the looks of it, there’s a little something for those who want more from the bosses and folks who are striving to go even faster. For the former, the update adds eight new boss missions, as well as overhauls to some of the key boss fights....

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 210 words · Samuel Sweeney

Souls boss says he wants to tackle the battle royale genre, but single player games are thriving

He cites Devil May Cry 5, God of War and Spider-Man as healthy examples We’ve seen a lot of “single player games are on the way out” discussions lately and they have about as much evidence as the “PC is dying” mantra that’s been peddled for years on end. Although there are certainly nuanced discussions to be had about how single player games are evolving (DLC, live service models, lengthier play times) they’re here to stay for the foreseeable future....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Tiffany Bailey

Starfield: Shattered Space does not break your modlist, after all

Modded games tend to fall apart whenever the developer pushes an official update to them, but I am thrilled to announce that this is not the case withStarfield. Specifically, the release ofShattered Spaceandits accompanying patchworked surprisingly flawlessly, and our mods are mostly safe. The jury is still out on whetherStarfield: Shattered Spaceis some of Bethesda’s finest work yet. I find it roughly comparable to prior Bethesda mainline DLCs such asDragonbornandFar Harbor, though a tad more disappointing in some key ways....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Alan Allen

The Doom Eternal next-gen upgrade is out today, here’s what it does on PS5 and Series X

Three modes of play, all minimum 60 FPS [Update:So Bethesda has provided trailers of the game running onXbox Series XandPS5, as well as highlights from “Update 6,” which was released with the upgrades. The gist of the latter is thatDoom Eternalnow has a new Master Level (Taras Nabad), as well as a new battlemode arena (Corrosion). Bethesda also notes that the battlemode has been improved with new tweaks like bug fixes, balance changes, and “multiple bandwidth optimizations....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 248 words · Brianna Shelton

Ubisoft financial report reminds us that Skull and Bones still exists

It’s still sailing the seven seas Skull and Bonesstill exists, according to Ubisoft. And development is even going well, apparently, and isn’t even canceled (yet)! Speaking on an earnings call (as reported by GamesIndustry.biz), Ubisoft CFO Frédérick Duguet confirmed that development onSkull and Boneswas going “well,” mentioning it in the same breath as theAvatargame (yes James Cameron’sAvatar, I totally forgot about that one too) andMario + Rabbids. Duguet acknowledged openly thatSkull and Boneshad been in dev “for a long time,” but noted that he was “very happy” with how it was progressing, particularly from an aesthetic standpoint....

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · John Alvarez