League of Legends animated series Arcane is coming to Netflix this fall

It’ll be a Riot It won’t be too long beforeLeague of Legendshas its own Netflix series alongside the many other video game adaptations on the service. A new teaser today announced thatArcanewill arrive this fall. Announced during Riot’s10-year anniversary stream,Arcaneis a new animated series that is about two “iconicLeaguechampions,” and the power that will eventually tear them apart. Following adelay last yeardue to the COVID-19 pandemic, today we got confirmation thatArcaneis coming to Netflix and a glimpse of the action, including what looks like currentLeague of Legendschampions Jinx and Vi....

August 10, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Bobby Evans Jr.

Left 4 Dead studio Turtle Rock announces zombie shooter Back 4 Blood, which is not a battle royale

PC, PS4, Xbox One It feels like forever ago when Turtle Rock was on top. They had a great gig developing games directly for Valve, rolling in praise withCounter-Strike: Source and theLeft 4 Deadseries, thenEvolvehappened. Their ill-fated partnership with 2K Games never really panned out, even afterthe proposed “Stage 2” resurrectionof the alien-centricEvolve, but now their eyes are on the prize and firmly fixed back on zombies. Yep, the company has announced a new co-op zombie project inBack 4 Blood, which they are working on with publisher WB Interactive....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · Jason Bray

Magic The Gathering Sales Decline Sharply, but can Crossover Events Save it?

Despite the excellent sales ofDungeons & Dragons’ 2024 revision manuals, Wizard of the Coast hasn’t been doing great lately. According toICV2, the company’s tabletop sales went down 3% compared to the previous year, with the last quarter falling 22% from the highs of the fourth quarter of 2023. Magic: The Gathering, in particular, took a hit, with Q4 2024 sales 19% lower than Q4 2023. What sets the last three months of 2023 apart for Magic: The Gathering might be the manyUniverses Beyond releases, the popular crossover sets based on intellectual properties unrelated to MTG....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Brenda Moore

Mega Man 11 producer explains why Proto Man and Bass didn’t make the cut

It was so new players didn’t feel confused The always rockin’ Rockman Corner managed to snag an interview withMega Man 11producer Kazuhiro Tsuchiya, which contains all sorts of juicy tidbits regarding the creation of the revival and why the team made the choices they did. While he isn’t trumpeting its sales from a mountaintop Tsuchiya does say that the response is “overwhelmingly encouraging,” and that he has noticed “many newMega Manfans” as a result of the launch that will help cement a “more supportive community....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Frank Vaughn

More top talent signs up for Xbox studio The Initiative

Ex-Respawn and BioWare devs join the party Fledgling Xbox studio The Initiative continues to bolster its ranks with some of the video game industry’s top AAA talent, having added four more developers from major league studios. As noted by theirrespective LinkedIn profiles,Apex Legendsdesigner Sean Slayback has joined the team, alongsideUncharted 4artist Ryan Trowbridge, BioWare lead animator Ryan Duffy, and finally Justin Walters, who was environmental artist for the stunning looking 2016 shooterDOOM....

August 10, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Teresa Wang

New Detroit Become Human trailers introduce us to the game’s android cast

We are the robots Sony have released three new trailers ahead of the release of Quantic Dream’s moralistic cyber-storyDetroit Become Human. Each of the trailers presents us with on of the android protagonists players will control in the shifting-narrative adventure. First up is Connor – RK800. Connor is designed to assist detectives at crime scenes to establish cause and effect of events using a sophisticated reconstruction device and a variety of in built forensic tests....

August 10, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Kimberly Johnson

New Kirby’s Return to Dream Land trailer spotlights ‘Merry Magoland’

You must be this Puyo to ride Here’s a healthy dose of cuteness for your Thursday lunchtime, as Nintendo has released a colorful new trailer for the incoming releaseKirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe, which will launch on the Switch platform later this month. The trailer, titled “Welcome to Merry Magoland“, invites us into the almost sickeningly adorable theme park, described by the enthusiastic narrator as an “out of this world destination for general merry-making”....

August 10, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Erika Lee

PETS GO! codes (March 2025) [10x Luck]

Updated: July 22, 2025 Searched for new codes! If you collected as many pets as physically possible inPet Simulator 99, you might need a break from catching all those square-shaped animals. Why not try their spin-off game and usePETS GO!codes for that sweet dopamine rush? While there are no active codes forPETS GO!at launch, we can assume thatPETS GO!codes will grant you either unique pets or boosts in order to roll for the square critters....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Aaron Raymond

Pour another one out for the Wii U, the Nintendo UK site removed it to make room for Nintendo Labo

RIP The Wii U didn’t just get discontinued, it has been dying a continuous death for the past year or so. A number of remakes have been announced for the Switch, to the point where almost the entire Wii U first party lineup seems to be slated for it, but this extra nail in its coffin was particularly funny to me.As someone has pointed out, theNintendo UK websitehas utterly erased the Wii U’s existence from the map....

August 10, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Steven Reyes

Q&A with Final Fantasy XI Director Yoji Fujito and Producer Akihiko Matsui

Happy 18th Birthday, FFXI! Today, May 16, marks 18 years sinceFinal Fantasy XIreleased in Japan for the PlayStation 2. Despite the closure of its PS2 and Xbox 360 servers back in 2016, its developers still nourish a healthy PC community with consistent updates and events, outlasting so many other MMORPG games that came and waned from relevance. Even after all this time, being exposed to more modern iterations of the genre with technological and design advancements,I’ve been unable to shakeFFXI from my mindfor, well, about 18 years now....

August 10, 2025 · 12 min · 2443 words · Nicole Graham

Should you accept or refuse Sapadal’s powers in Avowed?

As a Godlike, you’ll continuously find ways to unlock your hidden potential, bringing out powers beyond your wildest dreams. One such chance occurs during the Ancient Soil main quest, where you are presented with the choice to refuse or accept Sapadal’s powers. Let’s dive into this crucial decision inAvowed. Be warned: there aremajor spoilers aheadfor certain powers and characters in theAvowedmain campaign. Avowed Ancient Soil quest Sapadal’s power decision, explained In the Ancient Soil quest, Sapadal will ask for your help while exploringEmerald Stair....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Christopher Cox

Suda 51’s Grasshopper Manufacture is teasing something for June 15

No More Secrets Grasshopper Manufacture, the studio founded by esoteric game designer Suda51, is teasing some sort of announcement for June 15, which is the date that its online countdown clock hits Terminus. While the clock was first started back in March (on the anniversary ofNo More Heroes, no less), fan@Knoebelbroetspotted that it had recently been updated with a new design, as well as offering a new and definitive date for the mysterious reveal....

August 10, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Cindy Martinez

Temtem has a busy year ahead of it in Early Access

Crema posted the 2020-2021 development roadmap There’s a long road ahead ofTemtem‘s 1.0 launch. Crema pulled off a strongSteam Early Accessrelease just over a month ago, and it’s picking up fans who are down for an alternative take on thePokémonformula, but the real trick will be keeping players engaged in the months to come. Early Access is hard! Today, the team shared its vision for the rest ofTemtem‘s year. It’s a roughed-in 2020 roadmap – not every feature is “100% confirmed,” and delays and date swaps are expected – but here’s the schedule....

August 10, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Cindy Smith