Sonic Forces’ new villain is Infinite, watch him kick Sonic’s ass

Sonic doesn’t come out of the newSonic Forcestrailer looking too capable. Dr. Robotnik has a new henchman on his side, and that villainous figure spends the one-minute clip kicking Sonic into walls and confusing Tails with his speed. Poor Tails just can’t get a good read on this guy (and also poor Sonic for all the times he gets kicked into walls). What little we know comes via a dialogue exchange where Sonic exclaims “I don’t know anything about you, not even your name!...

August 8, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · David Spence

Sylveon is live in Pokemon Unite, without fanfare

And it’s expensive Pokemon Unitehas taken the mobile arena by storm lately,thanks to its mobile portthatgives it lifeoff of the Switch platform. But now Sylveon is the main event, and it’s all due to a very swift stealth update. Eevee is a major part of thePokemonuniverse, thanks to a heavy history due to the anime and the obviousness of theLet’s Go Eeveesuccess. So it’s no wonder that Nintendo would make a big deal of it, and Sylveon is part of thePokemon Unitefamily as of today....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Joy Weiss

Take-Two and WWE face lawsuit over WWE 2K’s replication of tattoos

Ink Twice WWE and Take-Two Interactive could be headed to court after a tattoo artist filed suit over the replication of her artwork being featured in numerous titles in theWWE 2Kseries. As noted byThe Hollywood Reporter,artist Catherine Alexander is asking for remuneration after several tattoos she designed and inked for pro-wrestler Randy Orton between the years of 2003 and 2009 have repeatedly been featured on Orton’s in-game character model. The six tattoos in question include a dove, a skull, a bible verse and several tribal patterns....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Melissa Smith

The first of the Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle film trilogy premieres July 18 in Japan

The first of the three movies that would compriseDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castleofficially received a release date. The first film is set to premiere in Japan on July 18, though an international release date has yet to be confirmed. Aniplex announced the date during a livestream event, along with a few other interesting news. TheDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Trainwill be re-released in a 4K remaster....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Tamara Cruz

The Symmetra revamp is now live in Overwatch

Along with LFG, endorsements, and Lunar Colony tweaks The bigOverwatchupdate thatrevamps Symmetraand Horizon Lunar Colony has made it through public testing and it’s now ready for the live game on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Brace for impact. Along with sweeping hero changes for Symmetra (including the loss of lock-on for her primary attack and additions like a gigantic photon barrier ultimate), Blizzard has added a looking-for-group feature and the ability for players to endorse each other for good teamwork, sportsmanship, or shot calling....

August 8, 2025 · 4 min · 730 words · Paul Russell

This week, Quake Champions is free for everyone before launch

Jump in and get humiliated! Bethesda is pre-launchingQuake Champions’free-to-play variant right now for everyone. While the full free-to-play version isn’t ready just yet, people will be able to jump into the trial and keep the game whenever it does launch. This is actually similar to the trial version Bethesdagave out in April, just that you won’t need to jump through hoops to grab it. You’ll be able to grab it until June 17, after which it will return to its previous $30 price....

August 8, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Mrs. Leah Glass

Tony Hawk says that he wants to bring Pro Skater 3 and 4 back to life, then ‘work on a new direction’ for the series

Bring ’em on For a while there, it looked like the future ofTony Hawk’s Pro Skaterwas on hold; or at a bitter end. The unfortunately-namedTony Hawk 5was a new low for the series, and left us hanging for nearly five years as we anxiously awaited the fate of this once-beloved franchise. Just a few months ago, Tony Hawk let us in on 2020’s worst-kept secret: Vicarious Visions and Activision were creating a remaster of the first two games calledTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2....

August 8, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Makayla Glass

Two more maps are hitting Titanfall 2 next week

Marked for Death mode will soon return from the original game As a nice follow-up to thatrecentTitanfall 2DLC roadmap, Respawn has shared its plans for the next free update, “A Glitch in the Frontier,” which will bring out the tranquil map Glitch and the more claustrophobic Live Fire-specific map Deck. Both arrive on June 20, 2025, along with: Gosh these people have a talent for cutting trailers that make me want to play more....

August 8, 2025 · 1 min · 74 words · Nichole Norman

What goes into the Overwatch animated shorts?

A lot of hard work, bucko One of theOverwatchcommunity’s most eagerly anticipated events, apart from character nerfs, free loot boxes andwhichever new characterthey’ve recently fallen in love with, is the release of a new short movie, each giving a little history to one or more of the game’s colourful cast of characters. Blizzard have released another video, but this one details the process that goes into making each of the brilliant mini-movies, in this case recent tear-jerker“Rise and Shine”....

August 8, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · John Garcia

(Update) Nintendo is not going to have a June E3 Direct this year, according to reports

Work from home struggles are to blame [Update:Eurogamer sourcesalso corroborate the GamesBeat story, but with another twist. According to the report, Nintendo specifically needs more time to develop their first party lineup before they’re ready for primetime with a Direct. Also, Nintendo has allegedly informed partners to “not wait” for the Direct if they want to just reveal their projects via solo streams.] E3 is a pretty magical month for Nintendo....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Christina Alvarez

All Killing Floor 3 Zed weaknesses and how to kill them

Zeds come in different shapes and sizes inKilling Floor 3, and understanding their weak points will help you to eliminate them quite easily. Ordinary zeds are easy to eliminate, and a headshot should be enough in most cases. As you survive the initial waves, the difficulty cranks up. You’ll come across monstrosities doing plenty of damage, and you’ll have to target their specific weaknesses. All Killing Floor 3 Zeds and their weaknesses Before we deep dive further, know that targeting an undead’s weakness isn’t necessary....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Bryan Morales

Before he made Undertale, Toby Fox created a Mega Man X and Seinfeld mashup that slaps

Now entering: 2013 Toby Fox catapulted to fame thanks toUndertalein 2015, and has since worked on huge projects like Pokemon Sword and Shield and Smash Ultimate. But before that happened, Fox was a humble music composer that shared some of his creations on Tumblr:including this really old gemthat I just discovered existed. Citing the inspiration “just realized the slap bass sample inmegaman[sic]Xis the same one as in theseinfeldtheme song,” Fox shares a pretty bass-slapping and short remix of the two....

August 7, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Kimberly Stevens

Diablo 4 Season 7 goes mystical with Season of Witchcraft

In ablog poston its official website, Blizzard today announced the next season ofDiablo 4will be the Season of Witchcraft. Set to release on January 21 at 1 p.m. EST, the Season of Witchcraft will add new enemies, Witchcraft powers, rewards Occult Gems, and more. The primary seasonal feature of the Season of Witchcraft is, well, Witchcraft Powers. These seasonal-specific powers grant players new abilities and augment and empower existing skills. As players interact and progress through the story of the Coven, a group of Witches trying to serve the powerful Tree of Whispers, they will unlock new Witchcraft powers to use....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Jordan Mitchell