GamePro Expo now renamed to much lamer E for All Expo

Leave it to sub-par gaming mag GamePro topick and changethe name of an already awkwardly-named GamePro Expo to the even shattier moniker of Entertainment for All Expo — or as the cool kids call it, E for All Expo. Couldn’t they have picked a better name? Does it matter? Hell, you might as well just call the event what it really is: Swag Nerds Converge on Los Angeles Expo. Or: God Look at All These Hot Chicks I’ll Never Get Expo....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 335 words · Cameron Mitchell

Hack a bank, highway sign, and your body in Zachtronics’ Exapunks

Mess with the best, die like the rest Zachtronics has been on a roll with games likeOpus MagnumandTIS-100. The creator’s next puzzle title isset for Steam Early Accessthis August. “The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.” It’s a heck of a premise and trailer. My favorite part ofExapunksis that you glean tips and tricks (and precious worldbuilding) from a zine called Trash World News, which you’ll then put to good use when writing your own viruses....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Brett Harris

Helldivers 2’s relentless bot war has players questioning who the real enemy is

While Operation Swift Disassembly has been going well overall,Helldivers 2players are starting to worry if they’re killing more than mindless machines. Helldivers 2‘s Operation Swift Disassembly has seen players push back the Automaton menace into the last sector of space under bot control. Now,players are strategizing, finding the best way to take control of the three planets in this sector that will see the enemy faction wiped out from the galaxy....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 883 words · Cameron Webb

Hey, Star Trek Online’s a year old now

Hey there! Do you playStar Trek Online? I do, because that’s my guy up there in the header. He’s a Borg named One of Eleventy, and is captain of the the majestic vesselU.S.S. Weekly. He’s standing in front of a big ol’ holo-banner celebrating – you guessed it –Star Trek Online‘s first birthday. With that birthday comes the obligatory birthday patch! Thankfully, it does more than resolve bugs, throwing in major visual overhauls of the game’s hub areas as well as a few (welcome) interface updates....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Nathaniel Mathis

HORROR: PS Vita games will ship without manuals

Gamers have lamented the death of the quality game manual for years, but it seems that the PlayStation Vita hopes to truly hammer that final nail in. It appears that Vita games will ship without manuals at all, instead keeping its rules and tutorials strictly digital. The Vita version ofMarvel vs. Capcomwas the first to do this, confirming that it would use a digital manual.Inside Gamesthen obtained some other Vita game early and found that it, too, lacked a physical booklet....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Christopher Weaver

Horse Life codes (August 2025)

Updated: July 20, 2025 We checked for new codes! The city life is dull and colorless, and in the wilderness, all you’ll see is beauty. As you ride across the fields, you’ll be astonished at the sight of beautiful stallions, some even winged and mythical. Care for these horses and give them the bestHorse Life. Horse Lifecodes will only make your life better, as well as the lives of your stallions....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 271 words · Ashley Guzman

Hot damn! Fallout: New Vegas gets backward compatibility support on Xbox One

Also, several more games are available You, the people have spoken —Fallout: New Vegasis the best Bethesda-eraFalloutgame. And now it’s coming to Xbox One in the form of backward compatibility! Also joining the service isI Am Alive, Crystal Quest, Comic Jumper, Red Faction Battlegrounds, Joe Danger, Chronicles of Mystara,andBlood Knights. That’s not a bad lot. Some are better than others, butMystaradefinitely stands out the most outside of the aforementioned Obsidian classic....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Derek Clark

How to remove spiders with Arachnophobia mode Jedi Survivor

It’s an increasingly popular toggle these days! For decades, people have wanted spiders out of games wholesale, and for several high-profile releases (includingGrounded!) studios have answered the call. Here’s how to remove spiders with Arachnophobia modeStar Wars Jedi: Survivor. Just likeStar Wars Jedi: Fallenorder, you’ll encounter some creepy crawly enemies throughout your adventures with Cal Kestis, and not all of them are adorable. Sure there are mounts (including a long-lost relative of Yoshi, complete with the high jump off their back and everything) and cute creatures, but some folksprobablywon’t want to look at spiders constantly....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Breanna Carr

How to upgrade and evolve outfits in Infinity Nikki

Infinity Nikkiisn’t your typical gacha, and you don’t get to recruit different characters to build your team. Instead, you have to collect various dresses with unique stats and abilities and use them to clear the in-game content. As the in-game difficulty scales up, you’ll also want to improve the ability and potential of your dresses to get the most out of them. You can do this in two different ways – Glow Up and Evolution....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Jeremy Moses

If Pok?mon were a F2P mobile game, it might look something like this

Still less frustrating than Dungeon Keeper This mock-up of whatPokémonwould be like as a free-to-play mobile game has surfaced on reddit and is eerily reminiscent of several of the more widely panned F2P games in recent memory. It makes me sad to think of all the games that could really be fun and considered high quality if not for the rabid monetization of the current F2P trend in mobile gaming. Despite the low-quality Photoshop work in these images, it’s still a chilling vision of a future that we’re already living, somewhat....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Ricky Valenzuela

Is InZOI on Xbox and PS5?

InZOIcould be the next big entrant in the world of life sim video game titles, but there’s not much luck for those who game on their consoles. The hyped release is scheduled for a global releaseon March 28, and it will be available via Steam. Naturally, many gamers have been wondering about KRAFTON releasing the game on consoles (at least on the current-gen machines). Unfortunately, console users will have to be patient asInZOIwill not launch on either Xbox or PlayStation consoles....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Jessica Houston

Is Tales of Kenzera: Zau Steam Deck compatible?

Metroidvanias feel like a perfect fit on the Steam Deck because they’re so easy to play on the go, but it’s always tricky to know if a game is compatible. Surgent Studios’ debut titleTales of Kenzera: Zauis a striking title that uses the Metroidvania genre as an engine through which to tell a touching story that aims to help players process their feelings and experience the influences of many African cultures along the way....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Douglas Williams

Kingdom Hearts HD comes to PS3 on September 10

Pre-orders come with 24-page art book Publisher Square Enix revealed today thatKingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIXwill arrive on PlayStation 3 on September 10, filling the need forKingdom Heartsand awesomely bad game titles in one swoop. Pre-orders will be treated to a limited edition 24-page hardcover art book. The book will cover concept and promotional art from all series entries. Kingdom Hearts HDcontains a high-definition version of the previously exclusive to JapanKingdom Hearts Final Mixand remastered version ofRe:Chain of Memories, a PS2 remake of a handheld sequel....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Lori Murphy